Coca-cola Cooperation
Riot Games and Coca-Cola partner for Wild Rift mobile esports
Partnership will span over 100 countries
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Esports With Sony
PUBG Mobile partners with Sony to use Xperia as official smartphone for 2022 tournaments
For use by the pro PUBG Mobile teams
Ea-ducation
EA forms new partnerships to prepare UK children for computing careers
Preparing for careers in STEAM
Building With Blockchain
Netmarble partners with Klaytn to accelerate blockchain ecosystem maturity
Using a Klaytn mainnet-based blockchain ecosystem
In-game Ads Analysis
Anzu and Oracle Moat unveil first-to-market viewability measurement
Gives access to third-party in-game ad metrics on PC and mobile
Play-to-earn Partnership
Bayz partners with Ignite Tournaments to encourage entry into play-to-earn
Removing barriers to entry to improve global accessibility
Announcing Award
Skillz awards Play Mechanix as its first Developer of the Year at GDC
Following success of Big Buck Hunter: Marksman
Making Of
How Kemco blended its JRPGs with an up-and-coming genre
Kemco game director Riki Arimitsu and overseas marketing Matteo Conti talk small teams, localisation, and blending JRPGs with deck-building roguelike
Music In The Metaverse
Roblox to host 24kGoldn virtual concert
Taking place in San Dorado with first performance of new single
Supporting Streaming
Women-first streaming platform Dorian raises $14 million
Series A funding round led by The Raine Group
Most Read
Hot Five: Tripledot acquires Live Play Mobile, Bandai Namco Mobile trials four-day working week, and Sega licences out Sonic the Hedgehog mobile titles
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Charity With Coaches
Skillz games to host charity tournaments for three consecutive Sundays
Games include 21 Blitz, Blackout Bingo, Dominoes Gold and Solitaire Cube
Future Funding
Joyride raises $14 million to launch Web3 platform for casual Unity developers
Launching Solitaire Blitz, Tennis Champs and more
Mclaren On Mobile
McLaren 765LT races into New State in latest collaboration update
Skins available in Troi and Erangel
Ip Expansion
FunPlus hires Josh Burns spearhead IP partnerships
DigitalDevConnect founder and 6Waves co-founder joins the team
Integration For Indies
Tilting Point and Stardust partner to help indies integrate NFTs
Providing access to metaverse-building tools
Expanding Studios
Lockwood opens new office in Cambridge Science Park and expands key development hub
Lisbon studio is also expanding
Into Android
Scuti expands marketplace to Android with solitaire game Mahjong Deluxe
Cross-platform rewards
Buying On Binance
Axes Metaverse surpasses $4 million ahead of closed alpha version
14,000 chests sold during initial NFT sales
F2p Funding
Lila Games raises $10 million to develop its first F2P shooter
Series A led by Rainfall
Helpful Hires
Imagendary Studios hires Jason Hayes and Matt Cordner for audio and art skills
Both hires previously worked for Blizzard Entertainment
Collaborative Challenge
GameRefinery and CrazyLabs begin developer challenge with prizes up to $35,000
Testing marketability and retention
Gaming Grant
Code Coven receives $100,000 from Unity to run limited developer courses
Four eight-week long courses to run through 2022
Cumulative Campaign
Crypto Golf Impact pre-release to reward almost $150,000 to users
Distribution to 7,000 random Neopin wallet holders ahead of March 25 launch
Guessing The Growth
Global Industry Analysts: Mobile games market to reach almost $140 billion by 2026
Expected to reach $94.8 billion by the end of 2022
Most Read
Hot Five: Supercell removes games from Russia, Netflix Games appoints Roberto Barrera, and Embracer Group completes Asmodee acquisition for $3.01 billion
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Bringing Blockchain Brain
Playtika hires Jacob Mendel to leverage blockchain expertise
Having led blockchain initiative at J.P Morgan and Intel
Ar Acquisition
Niantic acquires 8th Wall to empower AR metaverse
Expanding the reach of Niantic Lightship tools
Bringing Bloom
Orlando Bloom joins King of Avalon as a limited-time playable character
Orlando the Nightshard enters medieval Europe
Reversing A Ruling
EA’s $11 million fine over loot boxes overturned
As ruled by the Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division
Modern Mobile Gaming
Tapjoy: Women play on mobile more times per day than men
Over 50% of mobile gamers prefer ads over pay-to-play
Sporting Sales
Monster League Studios launching NFT esports platform Mokens League
Prioritising gameplay
Unified With Unity
Anzu joins Unity’s Verified Solutions Partner programme
The first in-game advertising company on the programme
Loot Box Lawsuit
Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes
Claimant seeks $5 million in damages
Cricket Collab
Vorto Gaming partners up to bring blockchain to Cricket Star Manager
Vorto Gaming, Gold Town Games, and CS Games collaborate
Raising Round
Griffin Gaming Partners raises $750 million for its second fund
Biggest games-based VC fund to date will focus on Web3 and social platforms
Eyes On Activision
Bobby Kotick stepping down from Coca-Cola to focus attention on Activision Blizzard
Following acquisition by Microsoft
Microsoft Manoeuvres
Microsoft announces suspension of new sales in Russia
Protecting Ukraine’s cybersecurity
Most Read
Hot Five: new Netflix Games releases, Free Fire K-pop collaboration with BTS, and MiHoYo’s nuclear fusion investment
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Expanding In Europe
Mobile Premier League expands in Europe with GameDuell acquisition
First move in free-to-play space
Addressing Alterations
Samsung admits to throttling games on S22 smartphone
Plans to resolve the issue
No Homers Club
Updated: TheXPlace early access offered to studios and talent looking to network
CEO Maya Rand speaks to PocketGamer.biz, as Tencent, Playtika, Activision Blizzard, and Zynga among others get involved
Nft Nod
Tribe Gaming to launch limited edition NFTs with unique perks
All money raised will go to Quest to Conquer Cancer initiative
Partnership Pact
Infinity Games and Nerd Monkeys partner to port more games
From mobile to Xbox and Switch
Character Collaboration
Truz characters join Play Together metaverse in IP collaboration
Aiming towards a Millennial and Gen Z audience
Calling On Developers
Ukraine appeals to games industry to close Russian studios
Apple, Google, Riot, Wargaming, and Gameloft among mobile entities approached
Appointment Announced
Lockwood Publishing appoints Jon Goddard to senior management team
Prior roles at EA, Jagex, and more
Intended Investment
Global Top Round launces year-long seed investment programme
Supporting smaller studios
Scaling Studios
SciPlay acquires Alictus in $100 million all-cash transaction
Initial acquisition of 80 per cent
Offering Condolences
Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju passes away at 54
Cause currently undisclosed