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Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business
Taking steps to solidifying blockchain presence
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Another Chicken Dinner
Now doing $8 million per day, PUBG Mobile surpasses $7 billion in lifetime revenue
China's Game for Peace leads the way in player spending
Master Of Coins
Coin Master creator Moon Active raises $300 million on $5 billion valuation
Quadrupled valuation in less than two years
More Metaverse
Azur Games invests $2 million into blockchain-based NFT metaverse Axes 2.0
$10 million reserved for future NFT projects
Tencent Suspension
China suspends Tencent from updating or launching apps in Mainland China
Apps and games remain functional
Mena Expansion
Waysun acquires majority share of Boss Bunny Games to lead MENAT publishing operations
First expansion into MENAT region
Arising Africa
95 per cent of gamers in Africa choose mobile, says Newzoo
South Africa leads the way for player spending across the continent
Plugged In
Plug In Digital raises $75 million for indie games publishing
Over 30 titles in the publishing pipeline
The Secret Sauce
UK-based indie studio Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million for casual mobile games
Founded by former Rovio, Space Ape, and Gram Games alumni
Making Of
How Lego Star Wars: Castaways was built "from the ground up" for Apple Arcade
Gameloft Montreal's Lee Kaburis and Jacques Durand discuss the challenges of working with a beloved franchise
European Expansion
Leaf Mobile prepping for London IPO
Will assume a dual listed structure between TSX and LSE
Playable Ad Polishing
Playable Factory launches new features for playable ad editing
Allows marketers to "refresh" visual identity
Bringing In Bitcoin
Viker partners with Zebedee to bring Bitcoin rewards to mobile games
Plans to support integration in 5 games by the end of 2021
Steady Growth
Leaf Mobile's Q3 FY21 sales up 4% to $15 million
Historically the slowest yearly quarter
Embracing Acquisition
Embracer Group reports game revenues increased 89%, reaching $315 million
Plans a "similar amount" of acquisitions within the next 12 months
Seasonal Spending
90% of top 100 grossing mobile games feature seasonal events
Game Refinery crunches the numbers
Jonesy, Here Jonesy
Alien: Isolation heading to iOS and Android on December 16
Will include full campaign and all additional content
Greener Good
Green Grey invests $2 million in US-based indie dev Pocket Size Games
The studio will use the investment to develop its first two projects
Publishing Powerhouse
Kwalee appoints Sega and Ubisoft veteran William Cox as head of mobile publishing
Bringing over a decade of industry experience
Staying Sanguine
Netmarble's Q3 FY21 revenue down 5.5% to $537 million
Overseas sales accounted for 70% of overall revenue
Reining It In
Nordisk Games acquires majority stake in Star Stable Entertainment
Star Stable Online for mobile currently in soft launch
Most Wanted List
Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play
From rhythm to RPG to WTF?
Heroic
Nexters sees Q3 2021 revenues up 77% to $115 million
Hero Wars reached over $1 billion in lifetime bookings
Live And Kicking
Why Boom Beach is still booming 8 years on
Supercell game lead Laura Gilliland talks suiting the players' needs
4x Success
US annual spend on mobile strategy games rises 24%, surpassing $4 billion
4X subcategory dominates the space
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: Five steps to "more human" leadership
Hutch co-founder and CEO Shaun Rutland talks a journey through leadership
Taking Over
PUBG: New State surpasses 20 million downloads in 5 days
Number one mobile game in over 160 countries
Libenssimulation
Stillfront devs Goodgame and Candywriter to launch German version of BitLife
Will culturally adapt
Funding The Future
Overwolf raises $75 million in Series D funding round
Will scale its user-generated content platform CurseForge
Downhill Destruction
ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash
Will release in early December
Metaverse Magnification
Metaverse mobile game revenues will surpass $3 billion in 2022, says App Annie
Play-to-earn and metaverse games to pave the way forward for innovation
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: How listening to your audience can increase user acquisition
Zag Games creative director Eran Holzman talks
Increasing Indian Operations
UK hypercasual firm Kwalee expands Bangalore operations
Follows recent expansion of Leamington Spa HQ
A Few Million Victory
French startup Million Victories raises $3 million to scale Million Lords
Will invest in stronger marketing and UA
International Expansion
Genshin Impact creator Mihoyo opens new Montreal studio
Plans to scale to 100 employees within next year
Mushrooming Into Mobile
Thunderful acquires indie mobile game dev Early Morning Studio
Expands reach into free-to-play mobile games publishing
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: Adding "real multiplayer" to hypercasual games
Photon Engine head of growth Mark Val shares hypercasual multiplayer tips and tricks
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: How to monetise mobile games beyond the app stores
Xsolla’s Miika Luotio talks how to expand monetisation methods
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: How to monetise your virtual real estate using in-play ads
Admix's Samuel Huber talks maximising viewability and the importance of virtual real estate
Get The Loot
Payday Crime War to enter limited beta on Android in early December
Scheduled for global launch on iOS and Android in 2022
A Slow Bloom
Pikmin Bloom generated $473,000 from two million downloads
The seedling is growing
Fantastic Fifth
20% of global game downloads come from India
Battlegrounds Mobile India soars to success during Q3 2021
Domestic Disappointment
Tencent's international game revenue up 20% but local restrictions hit domestic growth
International revenues spurred by Clash of Clans and Valorant
Creating Casual Titles
Turkish dev studio Hadi raises $5.2 million for casual mobile games
Currently working on several unannounced titles
Back Again
Honor of Kings snatches back first place for October worldwide revenue, reaching $329 million
Global player spending reaches $7.5 billion
The Journey Continues
Netmarble launches Seven Knights 2 worldwide
Set 20 years after the original game
M For Mobile
Lineage 2M launches in North America and Europe on 2 December
Based on the 2003 MMORPG of the same name
Welcome Home
Playrix launches new studio with Daily Magic as co-developer
Working remotely between US and Europe on Homescapes
Live And Kicking
Why user generated content is key in Trivia Crack
Etermax chief product officer Mariano Fraguila talks content delivery and experimentation
Bidding Wars
GameAnalytics launches mediation platform HyperBid
Promises developers will get the highest bid from the highest offer every time