Need To Know
Raw Fury makes its publishing agreement public
“We believe having publisher contracts out in the open helps level the playing field"
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Articles by Kayleigh Partleton
Got Stock
Stillfront and Embracer Group dominate the stock market
Both companies have made various acquistions this year
#freefortnite
Epic Games returns to its #FreeFortnite campaign
It sent out packages to journalists and infleuncers
Switched
The Nintendo Switch is entering the "midpoint" of its cycle
"We believe we're just at the midpoint of this life cycle on this platform"
Going Digital
The digital games market grew 15 per cent in November
Mobile was up nine per cent year-on-year
Possible Deal
ByteDance is looking to acquire mobile games publisher CMGE
Its company stake would be worth $275 million
An Imposter!
Among Us hit 500 million monthly active users in November
Majority of users are on mobile
Gobble Gobble
Bandai Namco teams with the NBA for Pac-Man content
"Everyone at Bandai Namco Entertainment is extremely proud and excited to bring Pac-Man together in partnership with the NBA"
Welcome To The Family
Voodoo acquires Paris-based studio OHM Games
"We're thrilled to be able to build on our existing relationship with OHM Games"
Farm Life
Goodgame Studios opens pre-registrations for Big Farm: Home & Garden
Only avaiable through Google Play
Hyped Up
TapNation to host its first $150,000 game jam in January
"We are very happy to host the first hyper-casual game jam of the year, which is also the first one for TapNation"
Catch A Cheat
Over two million PUBG Mobile accounts have been suspended for cheating
Due to a variety of cheats
Proving Popular
KamaGames hits 150 million unique users across its library
"We're both humbled and proud to say we've hit the 150 million unique user mark"
Welcome Aboard
Jagex hires Shaun Rees as its new submission and release manager
Rees previously worked for PlayStation
Acquisition
Mag Interactive snaps up Swedish studio Apprope
"We are impressed by Apprope's combination of rapid development and high quality"
Top Dog
Rovio names Alexandre Pelletier-Normand as its new CEO
"We are delighted to appoint Alexandre as a new CEO. In accordance with our strategy, we have shifted our focus in the past years to our games business"
Switch It Up
Nintendo Switch remains the best-selling console in Canada for 25 consecutive months
790,000 units have been sold in the country this year
Down Under
Diablo Immortal enters a technical alpha in Australia
"This is an early look at Diablo Immortal—an exciting new chapter in our action role-playing game series"
Competition Time
Voodoo is hosting a hypercasual tournament with a top prize of $150k
Entries must be in the puzzle or runner genres
Coming Of Age
China introduces a new age-rating system for games
The categories are eight-plus, 12-plus and 16-plus
Ninten-yay
Nintendo to show off its new theme park in a showcase later today
No gameplay will be shown
See You In Court
Glu Mobile sues Reworks Oy for patent infringement
"Glu is not a litigious company, but given this clear patent infringement by Reworks, we have a responsibility to file this lawsuit—we must protect the value of our innovation and intellectual property"
Solving Problems
Nintendo could look at a solutions for Joy-Con drift issues
"First and foremost, we want every consumer to have a great experience with their Nintendo Switch, and with the games they play on Nintendo Switch"
Claim A Freebie
GameRefinery makes its iOS downloads and revenue data free
"2020 has been a tough year for everyone, and so we're delighted to offer our iOS revenue and download data free to all customers this Christmas"
Oh Snap
Snap Inc partners with Unity to bring its tech to game developers
"We're building on our commitment of enabling developer success at all stages of the game life cycle, from creation onwards"
No Fair
Facebook claims new App Store policies are anti-competitive
"Apple is behaving anti-competitively by using their control of the App Store to benefit their bottom line at the expense of creators and small businesses"
Going Public
Skillz becomes the first public mobile esports platform
"We stand at the intersection of mobile gaming and esports, perhaps the two most exciting growth opportunities of the next decade"
Money Money Money
Mighty Kingdom completes $4 million pre-IPO
It added two new board members
A Good Deed
Future Games of London donates nearly $18k to small charity Lifelites
To provide life-limited children with specialised tech to play games
Dynamite
MapleStory collaborates with BTS
In-game items are availabe from December 16th
Word Up
Zynga is launching a voice-based game for Google Nest devices
Daily Word Wheel will be released soon
Flexibility
Stillfront Group secures revolving credit facility of $447 million
"The new facility underlines the trust in our strategy..."
Integration
AdInMo integrates with programmatic advertising SSP Mobfox
"We're excited to be able to add Mobfox to our growing network of digital ad exchange partners"
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Reincarnated
Square Enix pushes Nier Re[in]carnation release to 2021
No word on when it will come to the west
Milestone
Goodgame Studios reaches 500 million registrations across its portfolio
"Delighting half a billion customers with our products is more than just a milestone"
Public Potential
Roblox delays IPO until early 2021
To improve relations with investors
Check Those Ads
Mindworks releases new version of self-service ad platform Playturbo
"Industry demand for playable ads is growing at an immense rate"
A Good Deed
Niantic gave $7m to Black Lives Matter charities
At least $5 million came from Pokemon Go Fest 2020
One Of Us
Among Us picks up the most downloads in November
It generated 53.2 million installs
Switched
The Nintendo Switch remains the best-selling console
For 24 consecutive months
Future Class
The Game Awards names 50 honourees for Future Class
"Builders, thinkers and dreamers whose voices elevate and diversify our artform"
That's Cool
Just Cause: Mobile, a new Among Us map and more appears at The Game Awards
Master Chief and The Walking Dead are coming to Fortnite
One Of Us
Among Us picks up Mobile Game of the Year at The Game Awards
Animal Crossing: New Horizons took home Best Family Game
Kinda Nifty
Peter Moore joins Nifty Games' board of directors
"I'm excited to join the Nifty Games Board of Directors"
Get Teh Facts
Newzoo furthers its games engagement insights
"The games business is moving at such a rapid pace that it's increasingly difficult for brands and game publishers to keep up with and understand what is driving trends"
See You In Court
Facebook hit with a lawsuit from most of the US
Could be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp
A Better Place
Over 80 per cent of Zynga mobile gamers play to escape reality
"Our passionate community of players have built deep, long-lasting connections"
Acquisition
Rollic buys mobile puzzler Onnect from Chef Game Studio
"We are proud to be a part of the rapidly expanding games community in Turkey"
Switch It Up
Nintendo beats PlayStation and Xbox as it shifts 1.3 million Switch's in China this year
"When compared to Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo has the best chance to seize the China market"
Best Behaviour
Twitch updates hateful conduct and harassment policies
Comes into effect on January 22nd