Corporate Changes
William Ding steps down from corporate roles at NetEase subsidiary
Relinquishing roles as legal representative, general manager and director of subsidiary
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Retro Metaverse
Kongregate announce NFT-fuelled Bitverse
Three titles revealed for the retro-styled metaverse
Discord Dealings
Backbone adds Discord to growing list of partners
Microsoft and Discord now partnering with Backbone following Series A funding round.
Tcg Creator Enters Blockchain Brawl
Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield enters Web3 with WAX Studios partnership
Bringing PVP elements to the newly released Blockchain Brawlers
Playing For A Prize Pool
Gameloft for brands and ESL Gaming partner for Pagani racing in Asphalt 9: Legends
Snapdragon Mobile Open esports competition commences
Capital Committed
Left Lane Capital’s second fund closes with $1.4 billion in commitments
Investing in high-growth, high-retention companies
Att Analysis
One year on, less than half of mobile players opt-in for ATT
Hypercasual found to have the highest initial opt-in rate
Revving And Racing
Hill Climb Racing zooms to two billion installs
Milestone reached as studio and IP approach 10th anniversary
Platform And Publisher Partnership
ironSource extends advertising app partnership with Tilting Point
LevelPlay tool used across more than 95 per cent of Tilting Point apps
Possibility And Potential
Ubisoft could soon receive numerous buyout offers
Mobile games industry investors Blackstone and KKR among the "numerous" firms interested in Ubisoft takeover
Searching For Stats
Angry Birds is the most popular mobile game in the US, according to search volumes
Bits and Pieces analyse mobile game search data
Moving To Modernise
The latest App Store notice is causing concern for indie devs
Updates required to keep titles on App Store, says Apple
Most Read
Hot Five: Queer Eye launches first games partnership, Yomi Games in "Zynga of Crypto" bid, and Rovio surpasses five billion downloads
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Real-world Resources
Solitaire Grand Harvest players are helping plant a new Californian forest on Earth Day
Supporting the launch of a game initiative
Report Reveals
Drake Star Partners: Q1 2022 games industry deals casts shadow over entirety of 2021
More deals in mobile than any other gaming segment
Cloud-native Creation
Kakao Games invests $15 million in Playable Worlds to develop cloud-native Sandbox MMO
Metaverse platform also in development
From Concept To Completion
Code Coven and Facebook Gaming’s Game Developer Program will guide under-represented talent
Teaching coding to individuals from marginalised communities
Women In Mobile
Liftoff to promote women's roles in mobile industry via Women in Mobile
Launch party on 27 April 2022
Cross-media Customisation
Queer Eye announces first cross-media partnership with Project Makeover
Latest cross-media collaboration for IMG following Brit Awards and McLaren appearance in Roblox
Casual Crypto
Yomi Games raises $2 million to become the "Zynga of Crypto"
Will develop play-to-earn casual social games to be more accessible for those entering crypto gaming
For The Finals
One Esports partners with Riot Games for Wild Rift Champions SEA promotional campaign
Articles and a video series expected
Investment Incoming
Coda Payments receives $690 million in further funding
Investments from Smash Capital, Insight Partners and GIC
Flight To Five Billion
Rovio surpasses five billion lifetime mobile game downloads
Angry Birds creator continues to soar
Pokemon To Peridot
Niantic unveils latest AR game Peridot
Pokémon Go creator's latest AR title harness original IP
Analysis Of Ad Creatives
Liftoff: playable ads are most "cost-effective" ad format
Analysis of over 200 million instals and 12.6 billion clicks
Tennis Tournament
Wildlife Studios to bring The French Open eTennis event to Tennis Clash
Fifth anniversary of annual tennis esports event moves to mobile
Expanding Overseas
WonderPlanet opening Singapore subsidiary to explore blockchain
Following discussions on NFTs and the metaverse
The Cloud's Acclaim
Amdocs: 85% of UK gamers would give up new hardware for cloud gaming
Biggest draws are the option to play on any device in any location
Platform Play
Wemade brings Valofe’s Bless Unleashed to Wemix blockchain platform
Will feature play and earn elements
Racing To Release
Supercell backed Ultimate Studio launches Hot Lap League
First mobile title from EA and Firemonkeys alumni Tony Lay and Mark Zaloumis
Epic Investment
Sony and Lego invest $1 billion each in Epic Games’ metaverse development
Fortnite creator valued at $31.5 billion
The Wheels Of Eden
Animoca Brands acquires Eden Games to bring blockchain to racing games
Will bring additional utility to Animoca's NFT Race Passes
Engine Enhancements
Cocos raises $50 million in Series B ahead of metaverse development project
Plans to improve open-source engine
Selling Senior Notes
Take-Two unveils funding strategy for Zynga acquisition
Selling $2.7 billion in senior notes on April 14
Most Read
Hot Five: Mobile Games Awards 2022 winners, Superbloom funding for women’s mobile game, and Miniclip commits to mobile games publishing
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Esports Expansion
Legendary Play raises $4 million to develop mobile games suite for esports fans
Co-led by Bitkraft Ventures and MTG
Esports Events
Gameloft and Nodwin Gaming to launch mobile esports events in India
Events for Gameloft's Asphalt IP
Hypercasual School
Voodoo Academy is training the next generation of hypercasual developers
Launching April 14 with up to $3000 prizes for "high-potential" prototypes
Mobile Marketing
Adjust launches Datascape to deliver faster KPIs and performance metrics
"A mobile app’s success in this dynamic industry depends on smart and fast decision-making"
Brands And Blockchain
Reality Gaming Group and Mana Partners to bring blockchain to APAC brands
Following the demand increase for Web3 in the region
Anzu In Apac
Anzu and InMobi partnership brings 3D in-game ads to APAC region
Will utilise Anzu’s SDK
Based In Bavaria
fivefingergames announces turn-based blockchain game Knights of Cathena
Support coming from ComboStrike
Blooming
Superbloom raises $3 million to develop its first mobile game for women
"Women deserve games that are designed with their interests in mind."
Indian Investments
Nazara invests $2.5 million in Bitkraft Ventures
Aims to benefit from future partnerships, M&A, and co-investment opportunities
Pc Connects Interviews
Video interview: Data.ai on the rise and continuation of mobile spending
Data.ai's Karl Knights on consumer spending on mobile games during the pandemic and encouraging work flexibility
Investing In India
Games24x7 raises $75 million in latest funding round
Valued at $2.5 billion
The Most Searched
Minecraft, Free Fire and Genshin Impact are the most searched for mobile games, says Mozillion
18 games reached one million or more average monthly searches from January 2021 to 2022
Most Read
Hot Five: Q1 2022 mobile games spending drops 7.1%, 'wrong' Wordle sees downloads soar, and Miniclip surpasses 4 billion downloads
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Indian Investment
Bombay Play quadruples valuation in latest funding round
Raises $7 million in Series A, brings total funding to $9.5 million
Seed Round Secured
Former Riot Games founded Battlebound raises $4.8 million
First game will launch on PC and Mac, then coming to mobile