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Kayleigh Partleton
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Top Dog
Google tops the publisher download charts for February 2021
Half of the entries were games publishers
Welcome To The Family
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Marc Saña Forrellach as new game developer
He will work on free-to-play prototypes
Going Public
TinyBuild launches IPO on the London Stock Exchange
At a company valuation of £340.6 million
Show Time!
Universal Studios Japan to open Super Nintendo World on March 18th
The Orlando-based park will open in 2025
Welcome Aboard
Lionsgate coordinator Cole Schoneman joins Call of Duty: Mobile
"I've loved this franchise ever since I was a kid"
Girl Power
Zynga teams up with Girls With Code for International Women's Day 2021
It donated $100,000 from its social impact fund
Acquisition
OliveX snaps up Zombies, Run! dev Six to Start
“At OliveX we’repassionate about making fitness fun, and that’s exactly what Six to Start does"
On The Radar
UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigating Apple
For anti-competitive behaviour
You're A Winner
Supersonic Studios names two winners of its hypercasual contest
Get Rich! 3D and Archers.io by Murat Kul and Black Candy
Winner, Winner
PUBG: New State hits five million pre-registrations in one week
Pre-orders will open on the App Store later this year
Switched On
Nintendo Switch sales in the UK hit 1.5 million in 2020
Almost double the number of next-gen consoles
Making Bank
KamaGames experiences sixth straight year of growth
A revenue increase of 38.4% year-on-year
Whole New World
TiMi studios hiring for new open world cross-platform title
It will be developed with Unreal Engine 5
Back It Up
Riot, Blizzard, Valve and Bungie veterans launch new studio Theorycraft Games with backing of NetEase
Chinese giant has led $37.5 million Series A round
A Good Deed
The ESA launches $1 million initiative with Black Girls Code
"Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not"
Growing Industry
UK games industry publishes its first #RaiseTheGame report
It "shows a lot of positive progress from the games industry in regards to inclusivity"
Make An Impact
Genshin Impact cuts through $874 million in five months
The game was released on September 28th 2020
Money Money Money
My.Games' revenue grew 30% in 2020
Grand Hotel Mania and War Robots were key drivers
Game On
UK consumers spent £4.4 billion on games last year
Mobile is the most popular platform with 34.7% of players
Rising Up
The number of women playing games continues to rise
48% of mobile gamers are female
Open Book
Twitch to be more transparent with its safety efforts
"Creating a Transparency Report is an important measure of our accountability"
Switch It Up
A new 4K able Nintendo Switch could see release later this year
With seven-inch Samsung OLED screens
Get Hyped
Hypercasual titles account for 31% of mobile game downloads in 2020
RPGs proved to be the top genre for revenue
Making Bank
Roblox predicts $1.5 billion in revenue for 2021
A potential growth of 56% to 64% year-on-year
Welcome Aboard
Brian Chadwick joins Agnitio Capital as managing director
"I have long admired Agnitio Capital and Shum Singh"
Welcome To The Family
Zynga snaps up cross-platform studio Echtra Games
It will work on a multi-platform RPG with NaturalMotion
Show Me The Money
Lumikai leads $1.5 million investment in All-Star Games
The Indian studio specialises in Cricket mobile games
Money Money Money
InnoGames saw record-breaking revenues of $266 million in 2020
The pandemic and mobile titles have been cited as the driving force
Join Us
Digital Turbine signs agreement to acquire AdColony
The deal is worth between $350 million and $375 million
It's Mario
Nintendo reminds consumers that Mario items are being taken of the shelf
Including Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Keep Em Coming
Gismart experiences success with three new titles
Pencil Rush 3D, Warp Slider and Hidden Objects were launched in February
Open For Business
Apple reopens all of its US retails stores
They are all operating with different restrictions
It's About Time
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run spins onto mobile March 25th
Fans will recognise locations and outfits
Welcome To The Family
Vungle snaps up analytics specialist GameRefinery
"We couldn't be more excited to join Vungle's team"
Save The Planet
TiMi Studios joins the Playing for the Planet Alliance
"Great games can make positive contributions to society"
Helping Hand
The UK games industry will offer more than 100 jobs in the coming year
Six month placements for 18-to-24 year olds
Cloud Nine
Microsoft is testing 1080p resolution for xCloud
Project xCloud will come to iOS via web browsers
Tag Team
KamaGames forms partnership with All Elite Wrestling
The pair will launch AEW Casino: Double or Nothing
Hand It Over
Judge orders Valve to provide Apple with sales figures
As part of the iOS creators Fortnite battle with Epic
Puzzling
Dream Games raises $50 million for casual puzzle titles
It's first game Royal Match launched today
Welcome Aboard
Maunel Bronstein joins Roblox as chief product officer
His goal is "to enable the metaverse"
Outta Here
Nearly 50 squads have been disqualified from the 2021 PUBG Mobile Club Open
Reasons include cheating and ineligible players
Moving Up
Seriously's Petri Järvilehto takes over CEO role
"Every day working with this team is a privilege, and I can't wait to see what lies ahead"
Catch Em All
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl coming this year
Pokémon Legend Arceus to launch in Early 2022
To Be Fair
FlowPlay joins the Coalition for App Fairness
To combat Apple and its App Store policies
Winner!
Genshin Impact picks up three accolades at the Mobile GameDev Awards
Innovation & Excellence in Core Gameplay, Best Newcomer and Best Event
Show Me The Money
Hiro Capital invests $15 million in three mobile studios
Snowprint Studios, Double Loop Games and Happy Volcano
Fantasy Come True
Two new Final Fantasy mobile games are on the way
Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier and Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis
Moving On
Nintendo to cease 3DS repairs in Japan
New 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS models are not affected