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Nintendo brings back Animal Crossing Amiibo cards
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Coming Through
Onion Soup Interactive launches Nippon Marathon 2 Kickstarter campaign
With a target of £32,000
You're A Winner
Animal Crossing: New Horizons wins big at the Japan Game Awards 2020
Took home the Grand Award and Award for Excellence
It's War
Call of Duty: Mobile has more than 46 million pre-registrations in China
A final test will be held for Android next month
Red Carded
Update: EA removes monetisation ad from kids magazine
Encouraged the purchase of FIFA Points
Jury Duty
US judge advises Apple and Epic to go before a jury
"I think personally this case should be tried to a jury. I want everyone to think about that. I don't think individual judges have the be-all and end-all here"
Making Changes
Google to make third-party stores more accessible with Android 12
"We will be making changes in Android 12 to make it even easier for people to use other app stores on their devices"
All About Design
Glu Mobile launches real-life e-commerce store Design Home Inspired
"With Design Home Inspired, we are introducing a new way to express your style, shop and live the life of an interior designer, all while playing a game"
Still Banned
India's government not likely to bring back PUBG Mobile
"The violent nature of the game has been the cause of many complaints from all quarters"
True Or False?
Michel Ancel reportedly left Ubisoft due to misconduct investigations
The former game dev denies the allegations
Temporary Protection
Judge grants TikTok temporay protection against Trump's ban
"We're pleased that the court agreed with our legal arguments and issued an injunction preventing the implementation of the TikTok app ban"
Mobile Play
Microsoft is launching a new Xbox app with remote play on iOS
Already available on Android
Farewell
The sun sets on FarmVille at the end of 2020
"Following an incredible 11 years since its initial launch back in 2009, we are officially announcing the closure of the original FarmVille game on Facebook"
Two Become One
Krafton to merge with PUBG Corp later this year
"The announced consolidation will allow Krafton to create sustainable environments where each of our studios can focus on what they do best: development"
Hot Five
Hot Five: Zynga launches Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells, Nick Le discusses hypercasual success, and Chinese strategy games growth in the US
The top stories of the week
Reincarnated
Nier Reincarnation is coming to North America and Europe
No release date yet
A Good Deed
One Special Day looking to break $500,000 target on 2 October
"One Special Day is our opportunity as an industry to come together and support gamers with disabilities who need our help"
Epicly Super Duper
Epic acquires kid-safe platform SuperAwesome
Expected to be integrated within Unreal Engine
Heading To Japan
Microsoft is launching xCloud in Japan in 2021
"In Japan, we're seeing the community embrace this freedom to play"
Fight For Fairness
Coalition for App Fairness formed to combat Apple and its App Store policies
Includes Epic Games and Spotify
In The Clouds
Amazon enters the cloud gaming market with Luna
Will cost $5.99 per month in Early Access
Nation Of Billions
There will be 2.5 billion mobile gamers by the end of 2020
So predicts Newzoo
Welcome Aboard
Snap Games sharpens up with hires from Kongregate and Facebook
Panayoti Haritatos and Jessica Shetty hired
Better Ads
Bidstack teams up with Nautilus Mobile for Real Cricket 20 ads
"We are thrilled to add Nautilus as an exclusive partner to our growing gaming client base"
Stiff Competition
Ryu Games is launching its own games tournament platform to compete with Skillz
"The growth of this space has been incredibly exciting to watch"
Feel The Music
Roblox's Warner Music deal debuts with Ava Max record launch
Taking place September 25th
#justvote
Enthusiast Gaming teams with Global Citizen and HeadCount to encourage young Americans to vote
"We have a unique opportunity to work with one of the most influential, grassroots movements in the world"
Change In Focus
InnerSloth cancels Among Us sequel to focus on original
"We have decided to cancel Among Us 2 and instead put all our focus into improving Among Us 1"
Money Maker
Scopely's Marvel Strike Force leads the way in US RPG boom
Generated $144 million from January to August 2020
Opinion Tick Boxes
UK's call for views over loot boxes and gambling
Consultation runs until 22 November
Down Under
Melbourne International Games Week starts 3 October with a host of online content
Taking place from October 3rd-11th
Tee Off
Playdemic is bringing The Ryder Cup to Golf Clash
“We’re incredibly proud and excited to be working with The Ryder Cup to bring this globally-loved tournament to our Golf Clash players"
I Have A Dream
Former Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime founds new studio, Dreamhaven
"We believe in the power of gaming to bring people together"
Mo' Money
Admix raises a further $1.5 million in Series A funding extension
Accelerating roadmap to scale faster
Event Delayed
Reboot Develop Blue will now take place in April 2021
"Targeting what will be a hopefully safer and more predictable time in all of our lives"
It's Mario
Super Mario 3D All-Stars jumps its way to the top of the UK charts
The third best launch of 2020
Future Perfect
Post-ZeniMax, Microsoft still open to game acquisitions
"We'll always look for places where there is that commonality of purpose, mission and culture"
Going Digital
Blizzard moves its annual conference online with BlizzConline in February 2021
It will feature a range of contests
Welcome Aboard
Roblox welcomes Andrea Wong to its board of directors
"Roblox has tapped into a real need for people to connect and share experiences in the virtual world"
No Deal
Report: China is not likely to approve the US TikTok deal
"There's no way the Chinese government will accept your demand"
It's A Party
Fortnite to host hit boy band BTS
"We're always looking to partner with talented artists who are interested in pushing boundaries and finding innovative ways to reach fans"
Starting Fresh
Former Lab Zero devs form new studio Future Club
"We wanted to start fresh with a company structure that was worker-owned and gave everyone a say in the future of our organisation"
Smart Strategy
Chinese strategy games account for 56 per cent of genre revenues in the US
"The strategy genre has always been one of the cornerstones of modern and midcore mobile gaming"
Series A Funding
Playco secures $100 million in Series A funding round
"Our mission is to bring the world closer together through play"
Case Closed
Voodoo sues Rollic over plagiarism in hypercasual title Wood Shop
"We're super excited at the outcome. The decision of the court sets a precedent especially for hyper-casual game copies"
Case Closed
Gree wins its patent infringement lawsuit against Supercell
It's been awarded $8.5 million
Investment
My.Games invests in mobile games developer Hypemasters
"We are primarily interested in investing in people and talent, not just the end product"
Big Acquisition
Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media and Bethesda for $7.5 billion
"We have enjoyed a close partnership with Microsoft for decades..."
Money Money Money
ByteDance wants to value TikTok at $60 billion in its US deal
Oracle and Walmart would acquire 12.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent respecitvely
Funding
Mobile Premier League raises $90 million in Series C funding
"Even in an environment as challenging as the current one, we are impressed with the success and accessibility of the platform concept"