#metoo
IGDA speaks out on recent "heartbreaking" sexual misconduct allegations across the games industry
"Each and every one of us can help our industry be a safer and more inclusive environment"
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Change It Up
Apple reportedly cancels contracts with Arcade developers as it shakes up its strategy
"Apple Arcade has redefined what a gaming service can be"
Brand It
Over half of gamers prefer spending on brands "with a purpose", finds Gameloft
Gameloft and Vivendi Brand Marketing release report on gamers and brands
Welcome Aboard
MAG Interactive hires Tone Brennan as its new Brighton studio head
"He brings a deep experience of production of mobile games"
Drunk On Games
Niantic teams up with theatre company Punchdrunk for games that will "reinvent storytelling"
It has 10 games in development
Welcome Aboard
Retro Studios hires Bharathwaj ‘Bat’ Nandakumar as its lead engineer
He is known for Call of Duty: Black Ops
Create A Change
4Good Games closes its seed funding round to make socially impactful games
"Our mission is to be the change we want to see in the world"
Removed
India's government bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok
The apps were "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner"
Financials
MAG Interactive sees a 34 per cent growth in net sales for Q3 2020
"This is the highest turnover in a quarter for MAG since the company went public"
Not Really Wonderful
The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter backers are being hit with extra charges
PlatinumGames failed to mention custom charges
Allegations
Twitch is investigating sexual abuse allegations against streamers
It will dish out permanent bans
Ninten-no
Nintendo's Osaka-based theme park opening has been delayed
Still aiming to open this year
Pride
Microsoft donates $250,000 to LGBTQI+ organisations to celebrate Pride
"To help in their fight for LGBTQI+ rights and racial equity"
Not So Keen
It looks like Bethesda has cancelled Commander Keen on mobile
All traces have been removed from its websites
Back In Business
Nintendo Switch production is getting back on track
As long as COVID-19 stays at bay
Shoot 'em Up
Tencent Games teams up with SNK for a Metal Slug mobile title
It remains unnamed for now
Reviewed Policy
Apple changes up its App Store review policies
Appeals can challenge the guidelines
Financials
RuneScape subscriptions hit all-time high as Jagex revenues hit $137.6 million
"2019 was an extraordinary year," says CEO Phil Mansell
Celebrate
Roblox Mobile hits $1.5 billion in lifetime revenue
The US brought in over $1 billion
Switch It Up
The Defold Foundation adds Nintendo Switch support to Defold engine
"It was an absolute no-brainer to start with Nintendo Switch"
Can You Survive?
Tencent is bringing Klei's Don't Starve to mobile
Closed beta for Don't Starve: Newhome starts in July
On The Rise
There will be 2.5 billion mobile gamers worldwide at the end of 2020
Overall gamer count expected to hit three billion in 2023
Claim A Freebie
Pearl Abyss renews its partnership with Amazon for free Black Desert Mobile content
For the next three months
Just Dance
Lockwood Publishing partners with World of Dance for Avakin Life content
"We believe in empowering users and pushing the limits of their self-expression"
Be Diverse
Microsoft is committing $150 million to diversity and inclusion
"We are committed to take action to help address racial injustice and inequity"
Helping Hand
Jack Tretton joins Rogue Games as a strategic advisor
"We’ve always had our sights set on console too"
Help To Learn
Unity makes its premium learning tools permanently free
"The COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of jobs lost globally"
Going Virtual
Apple's virtual reality hardware could hit the market in two years
Mike Rockwell and Jony Ive did not agree on the design
Welcome Aboard
Resolution Games welcomes Tom Hall as its new senior creative director
"I've been a fan of VR and AR for a long time"
So Long
Oculus will stop producing its Oculus Go hardware
To focus on the Rift and Quest
Wanna Subscribe
Gameloft teams up with MTN for a subscription service in South Africa
“Subscription-based business models are increasingly trending in the market"
Join The Fight
Call of Duty: Mobile shoots through 250 million downloads
Eight months after release
Welcome Aboard
Luna Labs makes six strategic hires
Across London and Belarus
Sniff 'em Out
Avast reports 47 HiddenAds apps to Google
17 can still be downloaded
Outta Here
Epic Games removes police cars from Fortnite
Possibly due to the #BlackLivesMatter movement
I Need U(no)
Mattel163 teams up with South Korean boy band BTS for UNO! Mobile event
Features card sleeves, icon borders and voice packs
Digital Data
SuperData: Digital games spending dropped 3% to $10.2 billion in May 2020
A 14 per cent year-on-year increase for mobile
Milestone
Rumble Hockey skates its way to one million players
It was released on May 19th
Entering Japan
Anzu teams up with industry veteran Takuya Banno to bring its ads platform to Japan
"The Japanese gaming market is bigger and more advanced than ever before"
Join The Team
Game Freak is looking to increase its headcount by 16%
Artists, designers and programmers
For Charity
Skillz is hosting tournaments to raise money for the NAACP
From June 19th till June 20th
Switch It Up
Electronic Arts is releasing seven Switch games over the next year
Apex Legends lands later this year
Join The Club
Mobile subscription service GameClub launches on Android
Was released for iOS in October 2019
On Target
Konami's eFootball PES 2020 shoots through 300 million downloads
Developer launches in-game rewards to celebrate
Investment
Wings sets up new investment initiative for diverse teams
"The most impactful thing we can do is give access to resources"
Series A Funding
Admix raises $7 million in a Series A funding round
"We have spent the last two years building our platform and partnerships with publishers and advertisers"
Get Charged
New publisher ChargeUp Games enters the mobile games market
"ChargeUp Games aims to shake up the business model and create a fair deal between developer and publisher"
A Good Deed
Zynga launches a $25 million fund for educational and charitable purposes
"The focus of the fund is to increase diversity and inclusion within Zynga and the games industry"
#blacklivesmatter
Google pledges $175 million for aiding Black communites
"Google commits to translating the energy of this moment into lasting meaningful change"
Follow The Rules
Apple to reject any games without an ISBN in China from July 2020
Rumoured crackdown now looks set in stone