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A new potenital acquisition appeared over the weekend
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Articles by Kayleigh Partleton
Stand Together
Kickstarter has become one of the first major tech companies in the US to unionise
It has joined forces with the Office and Professional Employees International Union
Love It Go
Paper Games' Love Nikki Dress Up Queen scores first official Disney crossover in the West
Elex-published dress up game will feature dresses from the Frozen movies
Spread The Love
Google Stadia is adding support for Samsung, Razer, and Asus devices
More than 20 Android mobiles will support the platform
Aided Advertising
Adjust launches new feature to simplify mobile advertisement
The control centre is part of the Adjust Automate suite
Winning Rights
Report: Google paid $160 million for Activision Blizzard esports streaming rights
It covers Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Call of Duty
Fast Money
Sonic the Hedgehog movie sprints to nearly $60 million in its first three days
The film was released on February 14th
Never Take Our Freedom
Forces of Freedom closes down F2P version to avoid financial difficulties
An offline premium version will be released
Show Must Go On
GDC 2020 will go ahead with heavy restrictions for Chinese companies
The firms will need to send a North American representitive if they still wish to take part
Spil It
Azerion fully acquires Spil Games
It purchased the company's mobile division last year
Most Downloaded
Johnny Trigger racked up the most downloads in January 2020
SayGames had two titles in the top five
Trust Issues
Nintendo severs all ties with website responsible for Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks
FNintendo admits fault and apologises
Moving In
Former PlayStation boss Andrew House joins in-game ads firm Bidstack's advisory board
A "pinch yourself moment" for CEO James Draper
Won Over
Is Apple Arcade worth it? A personal view
Some of the best mobile games are part of the service
Making Money
PUBG Mobile generated $176.3 million in revenue in January 2020
The top grossing game of the month
Backing Out
Sony and Amazon cancel appearances at Mobile World Congress 2020
Coronavirus cited as the cause
Getting Competitive
There was an 87% increase in esports jobs in 2019
The US offered the most opportunities
"more Negotiation Power"
Chinese mobile companies partner up to take on Google Play
Huawei Technologies, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo all involved
Free For All
Google Stadia free tier to launch over the next "few months"
""No money down, without having to put a box in your home"
Huge Growth
New Zealand's games industry doubles in revenue over two years
63 per cent of titles created are mobile apps
Better Pay Check
Nexon Korea offers a 6.8% pay rise to its employees
Last year 600 employees protested for increased wages
Make Your Move
Huuuge Games signs publishing deal with Pakistan-based Turbo Labz for its game Chess Star
First investment in a Pakistan-based developer
To The Future
AI solution startup Modl.ai secures $1.7 in seed funding
It will be used to expand on an international level
Shifting Gears
Rod Fergusson is leaving The Coalition to join Blizzard
He will oversee the Diablo franchise
Epidemic
Update: Nintendo confirms coronavirus has impacted Switch production
Pokemon event in Hong Kong cancelled too
Join The Club
GameClub brings its subscription service to Android in March
It was released for iOS last year
Kings And Doctors
King hires Havok co-founder Dr Steve Collins as new CTO
Over 35 years experience in the industry
Electric Square Singapore
Keywords Studios opens a new Electric Square office in Singapore
13 employees to start, growing to 50 by 2022
Job News
Yoan Joncheret joins Homa Games as its new head of design
Former Ketchapp publishing lead jumps to new hypercasual studio
Keep It Safe
The BBC launches its first online mobile game for children
No microtransactions or loot boxes
Subscription Service
Fire Emblem Heroes looking to bolster revenues with new subscription pass
The Feh Pass is coming for $9.49 a month
Big Business
Barclays offering $130,000 minimum loans to games developers
Companies in the UK can register now
Follow Your Heart
Update: Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road arrives on iOS and Android this Spring
More details to arrive in February
Give Back
House House to donate at least 1% of its profits to Australia's Indigenous groups
It's part of the Pay The Rent initiative
Fix It
The ESA is planning to "shake things up" for E3 2020
People are encouraged to get in touch with ideas
Here's The Facts
Coin Master was the top-earning mobile title in Europe in 2019
Overall mobile games brought in $7.4 billion
Gotta Catch 'em All
Pokemon Masters exceeds 20 million trainers
1,500 gems are being given to players to celebrate
Developer Satisfaction
Conditions for working in the games industry are improving, according to the IGDA
Sexism and racisim are still giving the sector a bad name
Rng Redundancies
Independent developer RNG Studios lays off four employees
Current project has been put in hiatus
Split Up
Daybreak Games breaks off into three studios
Two based in San Diego and one in Austin
On The Move
Most of Nutaku's player base is now on mobile
Adult platform now boasts 45 million registered players
Case Closed?
Nintendo defeats Germany and Norway in court case over eShop pre-orders
The decision has been appealed
Gotta Catch Em All
Pokemon Go live events generated $249 million in tourism revenues in 2019
Further events have been added in 2020
Join The Fun
Project xCloud makes its way to Canada as part of preview rollout
Invited Canadians will have access from January 29th
User Acquisition
Consumer Acquisition snaps up former Zynga head of user acquisition
John Choi has 12 years experience in the industry
Expanding To Asia
Double Eleven to open new studio in Malaysia
Recruitment begins February
Jagex Hiring Spree
Jagex bolsters team with six new hires for 2020
All come from a strong industry background
Acquisition
Tencent makes initial offer to fully acquire Funcom
All shareholders have the option to accept or reject the offer
Job News
Sumo Digital hires Dr Jake Habgood and Jenny Muhlwa
They will be focused on training and education
Flying Higher
AppsFlyer raises $210 million in Series D funding round
It's been three years since the last investment round