Switch It Up
Fenyx Immortals Rising, Bravely Default II, Hitman III, Control and more are coming to Nintendo Switch
Announced as part of the final 2020 Nintendo Direct Mini: Partners Showcase
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Shooting Hoops
Netmarble partners with the NBA and NBPA for new mobile game
"We could not be more thrilled to partner with such esteemed organizations as the NBA and NBPA for our first Western-developed game"
Find The Imposter
Among Us is facing attacks on mobile
Innocent players are being booted from the game
Money Money Money
Scopely raises $340 million in Series E funding
“We’re proud to have built Scopely to be a significantly profitable business with a strong balance sheet driven by the success of each game in our diverse portfolio"
Take A Breath
Brightlobe launches mobile title Kai's Sanctuary to help children fight mental health
"Early data showed that children's mental health was worsening, so we proposed a game-based solution to address this crisis"
Check Those Ads
Anzu partners with Virtuverse for non-intrusive in-game ads
"Gamers won’t tolerate disruption anymore so we created a solution that works for them, game developers, and advertisers"
Welcome Aboard
Chimera Entertainment hires Peter Clauson as its first-ever narrative designer
"With the direction we are taking at Chimera, the role of a Narrative Designer is key to level up our creative powers"
Pgc Digital
Get clued up with Game Maker Insights Pocket Gamer Connects #4
One of 16 featured tarcks
Catch Em All
Pokémon Go celebrates Pokémon Journeys: The Series with new in-game event
The Animation Week 2020 event will take place from November 6th to November 12th
Farewell
Starbreeze CEO Nermark steps down with immediate effect
To be replaced by acting CEO Tobias Sjögren
On The Rise
The Swedish games industry saw revenues of $2.21 billion in 2019
The number of jobs rose by 8% to 8,578
Spinning Around
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run will hit mobile devices in Spring 2021
Pre-registrations open on iOS and Android
That's Pretty Epic
Fortnite has "many years" to go with its Marvel storyline
"We're only three years into an arc we have way planned out"
Pgc Digital
Uncover Incredible Indies at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Top Dog
Among Us racks up the most mobile downloads in September 2020
It picked up 83.8 million installs
In The Clouds
Facebook Gaming is bringing in new games through cloud streaming
Only available in certain regions of the US
No Stealing
Epic Games claims Fortnite direct payments are not "theft"
"Apple has no right to the fruits of Epic's labour, other than the rights arising under a contract"
Quarter Success
My.Games up 33% year-on-year as revenue hit $145 million in Q3
"Despite the lifting of global COVID-19 lockdowns in June and people making the most of the summer, we have still seen steady growth throughout Q3"
Approved
Bidstack launches Approved Partner Network
In partnership with GIMA Esports and Httpool
Money Money Money
VSPN raises $100 million in funding round led by Tencent
"VSPN's long-term company vision and leading position in esports production is vital for Tencent to optimise the layout of the esports industry's development."
Friends!
Admix partners with Fumb Games for player-friendly advertising
"Admix is full of passionate engineers that love playing games and building scalable platforms"
Pgc Digital
Be in the know with the Marvelous MENA track at Pocket Gamer Connects Digtial #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Moving On
Minecraft players will need a Microsoft account from 2021
To increase account security
Welcome To The Family
Scopely snaps up match-three developer Genjoy
Will join Scopely's operations in Spain
Put Em Up
Call of Duty: Mobile shoots its way through 300 million downloads
In just over one year
Welcome Aboard
Riot Games welcomes Jason Bunge as its first-ever CMO
"I'm thrilled to join Riot, a company with an unwavering commitment to players and one of the leaders in gaming and entertainment"
Pay Up
Stadia creative director Hutchinson insists streamers should pay royalties
Google has distanced itself, the tweets "do not reflect those of Stadia, YouTube or Google"
Play Time
Gen Z mobile users more likely to play games, but spend less time in top titles
Those 25 and over are more likely to stick with the same game
Welcome Aboard
AppsFlyer welcomes Adam Smart as its new director of product for gaming
"We recognised the need to add even more depth to our Gaming team and Adam has this experience in spades"
Pgc Digital
Get up to speed with Global Trends at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Welcome Aboard
Devolver Digital welcomes Fée Heyer as its new head of licensing
"I am delighted to join Devolver and Mediatonic to assist them in finding the right partners for what is starting to look like a phenomenon rarely seen before"
Partnered Up
Unity partners with Playing for the Planet to further its commitment to social responsibility
As well as Pledge 1% and Rare Beauty
Quibye
Streaming platform Quibi shuts down after six months
"Likely for one of two reasons: because the idea itself wasn't strong enough to justify a standalone streaming service or because of our timing"
Building Up
Roblox surpasses $2 billion in player spending on mobile
Generated $500 million in five months
Money Money Money
MAG Interactive brought in nearly $25 million over 12 months
"Q4 revenues grew more than 28 per cent compared to the same period last year"
Coming Through
Project Cars is racing its way on to mobile devices
“We’re working closely with the masters of racing sims and true fans of the sport at Slightly Mad Studios to meld the ultra-realism of Project Cars Go with streamlined mechanics and design"
Pgc Digital
Learn how to grow your games at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Lacking Trust
The US government files an antitrust lawsuit against Google
"Countless advertisers must pay a toll to Google's search advertising and general search text advertising monopolies"
It's A Party
Latin Grammy winner J Balvin will headline Epic's Fortnitemares event
"I am always looking for innovative ways to connect with fans that have been so incredibly supportive of my career and music, as well as gain exposure to future fans"
Catch Em All
Niantic partners with Verizon for US exclusive Pokémon Go content
The Special Weekend event will take place on November 7th
Get Angry!
Angry Birds are invading Topgolf to offer a new interactive experience
Across all US venues
Blast Off
Nokia to deploy 4G/LTE network in space
"The mission-critical LTE network we have developed has been specially designed to withstand the extreme temperature, radiation and vacuum conditions of space"
Helping Hand
DreamHack partners with Sweden Game Arena to support the Sweden Game Conference
"Coming together as a community is one of the key components of gaming culture"
Come One Come All
Update: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Twitch stream peaks at 430,000 viewers
A range of popular streamers will join her
It's An Honour
Honor of Kings reigns supreme as the top-earning mobile game in September
Followed by fellow Tencent title PUBG Mobile
Riddle Solver
June's Journey saw 178,000 try to solve its Railway Riddles campaign
"We are incredibly grateful to our dedicated community of players for their continued enthusiasm and could not be prouder of their in-game achievements yet again"
Born To Be Wild
Riot Games is launching a regional open beta for League of Legends: Wild Rift
In Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand on October 27th
Flying High
Alliance Entertainment acquires US games rental service GameFly
"We're intensely focused on listening to what our customers are telling us"
Back Again
TikTok restored in Pakistan following ban
"TikTok has assured moderating content in accordance with societal norms and the laws of Pakistan"
Esports
EVOS Esports raises $12 million in Series B funding
"Esports is currently one of the fastest-growing industries, and ATTN has managed to establish themselves as the most advanced esports platform across Asia"