Out Of Service
Square Enix to shut down its mobile RPG Kou-Kyou-Sei Million Arthur
Service stops on May 12th
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Esports Competition
Skillz reveals its top-earning mobile esports players of the decade
Seven of them a female
Merging
Game development agency Amber and independent studio Scorpius Games are merging
It wants to further its PC and console expertise
A Good Cause
Google Play opens up donations for coronavirus relief efforts on its store
100 per cent of donations go to the cause
Sayonara Self Publishing
Indie developer Simogo signs publishing deal with Annapurna Interactive
They worked together on Sayonara Wild Hearts
Artomatix Acquisition
Unity Technologies acquires AI specialist Artomatix
For an undisclosed sum
Event Disruption
Game Connection America 2020 is postponed due to coronavirus concerns
The event was due to happen next week in San Francisco
Job News
Sumo Digital appoints new director of excellence and integration
Plus a new studio director at Sumo Sheffield
Restrictions
A parlimentary committee in Australia is calling for loot box restrictions
One of six recommendations
Keep Building
Mojang cancels Minecraft Festival due to coronavirus concerns
It's not willing to predict how long it will take for the virus to pass
Epidemic
SXSW 2020 will not take place due to the coronavirus
For the first time it would have had a games industry track
Speak Out
Julia Hardy and Aoife Wilson to host new gaming podcast for the BBC
Focused on games and real-life
Pubg For All
PUBG Mobile brings in a new colourblind mode
Three options to improve accessibility for all
Signed Up
Remote Control Productions welcomes Frag Games and Giant Gun Games to its roster
Will aid in the pair's business development
Need A Chat?
GameOn Technology raises $10.5 million for its ChatOS platform
It was led by Quest Ventures' Andrew Ogawa
Event Disruption
Epic cancels Unreal Fest Europe 2020 over coronavirus concerns
Was due to take place in Prague
Milestone
MAG Interactive's Word Domination reaches 10 million downloads
It launched in May 2018
Esports Growth
Esports Players League receives $1 million in funding
Led by VC 500 Startups
Still Happening
Update: E3 is still taking place despite LA declaring a state of emergency
ESA is keeping an eye on the situation
Brains?
Call of Duty: Mobile is losing its Zombies mode
It leaves on March 25th
New Style
Nintendo teams up with Levi's for Mario clothing and accessory range
No launch date yet
Phoenix Firefly
Phoenix Games acquires live-ops specialist Studio Firefly
It's the third acquisition
Further Cancellations
Games First London 2020 and Google I/O cancelled due to coronavirus concerns
Refunds will be issued
Interested?
PlatinumGames' The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter campaign was about "gauging interest"
Nothing to do with money
Coming To Asia
Curve Digital partners with H2 Interactive to bring some of its Switch games to Asia
Publishing deal extends to South Korea and Hong Kong
Super Powered
Netmarble teams up with Marvel for Marvel Future Revolution
First Marvel open-world RPG on mobile
Home Run
Glu soft-launches MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2020 in Canada
Franchise reaches 40 million downloads
Lacking Indies
Developers and publishers are avoiding Stadia because Google isn't offering a big enough incentive
A lack of money and industry commitment
Studio Closure
Swedish mobile games developer Strange Quest is shutting down
Almost three years since opening
Mix It Up
PlatinumGames wants to explore console live ops games with new Tokyo studio
Studio head Atsushi Inaba explains all
How Fun
New studio FunCraft raises $1.8 million in funding
Headed by industry veterans
Join The Battle
Shadowgun War Games shoots past one million downloads
Hit milestone in just two weeks
Event Disruption
Update: Square Enix, Capcom and more cancel appearances at PAX East due to coronavirus concerns
CD Projekt Red and PUBG Corp will have no attendance
Scan It
Mojang partners with Mattel on NFC-enabled Minecraft Earth toys
Releasing in Spring 2020
Esports Predictions
Esports revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020
China will generate the most revenue
Using Unity
Riot Games will use Unity for two upcoming projects
Legends of Runeterra and League of Legends: Wild Rift built using the engine
Here Comes The Boom
Facebook acquires VR and Sonic Boom developer Sanzaru Games
The studio will maintain its own independence
Trademark
Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures apply for two new trademarks in Japan
They translate to The Legendary Heartbeat and Amazing Rare
Dropping Out
EA pulls out of GDC 2020 due to coronavirus concerns
Kojima Productions also cancels appearance
"subsurf Experience"
Sybo Games partners with Walmart for exclusive Subway Surfers merchandise
Toys, apparel, accessories, wheeled goods, home tech and more
European Take Over
European mobile games revenue expected to reach $12.9 billion in 2022
Games will be responsible for 55 per cent of the revenue
Conjuring Money
Witcher developer CD Projekt Red becomes second-biggest games company in Europe
Valued at $8 billion
Making Money
Honour of Kings was the top-grossing mobile game in January 2020
Gardenscapes had its best month with $111.9 million
Next Step
Esports firm Tempo Storm raises $3.3 million to launch a game
The Bazaar will be a deck-building card game
Going Retro
Hasbro is bringing back the old-school Tiger handheld games
Sonic, The Little Mermaid, Transformers and X-Men are being released Fall 2020
Nexon Financials Q4 Fy19
Nexon profits grow to $1.03 billion as MapleStory M sees impressive revenue growth
Q4 was also successful for the company
Join The Fight
Pre-registration for War Of The Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius has begun
The game is out in Spring 2020
From The Ashes
New Japanese publisher Phoenixx sets up shop in Tokyo
It has five titles set for a 2020 release
Increasing The Team
Tag Games relocates to bigger studio in Dundee to increase its workforce
It spent £200,000 on the new office space
Deadly Game
The Chinese government is backing a new virus killing game
It is available on WeChat and Douyin