Growing Guilds
Animoca Brands and Brinc launch the Guild Accelerator Program to boost P2E ecosystems
Seeking sustainable guilds
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About Aaron is the News Editor at PG.biz and has an honours degree in Creative Writing.
Having spent far too many hours playing Pokémon, he's now on a quest to be the very best like no one ever was...at putting words in the right order.
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Raising Round
Tripledot Studios raises $116 million and receives $1.4 billion valuation
Series B Round led by 20VC
Racing In Roblox
McLaren MCL36 is first F1 car reveal in Roblox
Unveiled in the metaverse
Integrating Ecosystems
Pixelynx and Hiber partner to integrate HiberWorld with Pixelynx ecosystem
NFT cross-utility anticipated
Tentacle Zone
Payload Studios and Exient open applications for 2022 Tentacle Zone Incubator
Developer incubator returns for second year
Digital Dancing
The Sandbox and DanceFight partner to bring street dance battles to the metaverse
Featuring dance-move NFTs
Target Without Tracking
AdInMo and NumberEight partner to create targeted in-game ads
Will be done without the use of identifiers or cookies
Equity Investments
Krafton invests $6.6 million to create and sell NFT avatars
Partnering with South Korea auction platform Seoul Auction Blue
Adding Ads
Anzu partners with Top Down Games to integrate ads in All Star Tower Defense Roblox experience
In-game ads integrated as billboards, banners or on buildings
Wildlife Worldwide
Wildlife Studios launches new affiliate studio Playabit
Led by Toy Blast and Toon Blast devs
Gearbox Gameplay
Playable Factory launches Gearbox Video to streamline mobile video ad creation
A tool to generate gameplay videos
Virtual Vip Party
Roblox to host virtual VIP party for the Brit Awards
Will include live performances from Adele, Ed Sheeran, Pink Pantheress, and more
4 Million In 11 Days
Bravely Default Brilliant Lights reaches four million players in first 11 days
Featuring new and returning characters
Rpg Revenue
Fire Emblem Heroes approaches $1 billion
Nintendo's highest-earning mobile game
Most Read
Hot Five: Team17’s U-turn on NFT MetaWorms, Netmarble plans NFT projects, and Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions to float on London Stock Exchange
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Germanic Growth
Exmox has acquired Empfohlen.de, aiming to take German platform worldwide
Acquired for an undisclosed amount
Production President
Genvid brings Ubisoft’s Arthur von Nagel to head new publishing division
Former Rocksmith overseer joins Genvid
Co-create And Collaborate
Hiber upgrades its HiberWorld metaverse platform with no-code creation
More than two million virtual worlds
Partnering Platforms
Anzu partners with Smart to reach new audiences
Successfully utilising banners and videos
Public Prepared
Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions to go public on London Stock Exchange
Intending to raise up to £115 million from IPO
Audience Accessibility
Unlisted apps now allowed on the App Store
Intended for apps ready for distribution
Increasing Efficiency
Hutch to trial 4-day working week
Six month trial aims to see increased efficiency and improve staff health
Most Read
Hot Five: Netflix surpasses 8 million game downloads, Social First secures $2.5 million pre-seed investment, and Riot Games accuses Imba of copyright infringement
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Streaming Surge
Stream Hatchet: three out of 10 most streamed games in 2021 were mobile-exclusive
2021 Video Game Live Streaming Trends Report profiles rise in mobile games streaming audiences
Delivering A Daredevil
Hello Games launches remaster of first release Joe Danger
The ‘Most Determined Stuntman’ returns
Appealing Against Apple
Epic backed by attorneys-general from 34 US states against Apple
Support from Utah, Texas, and more
Building Blockchain
Together Labs launches blockchain subsidiary MetaJuice
Starting out in the IMVU metaverse
Closing Cloud
MagentaGaming cloud service is shutting down next month
More than two years since launch
Sony's Search
Sony is searching for a VP of mobile games
Aiming to gain a stronger grasp within the mobile games market
Finding Funds
PortalOne raises $60 million in Series A round for hybrid games platform
Tiger Global leads the investment
Esports Expectations
Newzoo: Mobile esports will continue to grow in 2022
Top publishers are battling out for the top position in the mobile esports sector
Eastern European Expansion
Virtuos acquires Ukrainian studio Volmi Games for undisclosed amount
An expanding global footprint
Cross-platform Compatible
Tilting Point to bring mobile games to PC, Mac, and Browser
Starting with Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest and Operation: New Earth
Transaction Time
Modern Times Group selling ESL Gaming for more than $1 billion
To be acquired by Savvy Game Group
Copycat Court
Riot Games sues Imba over alleged copyright infringement
Claims I Am Hero: AFK Tactical Teamfight infringes multiple League of Legends copyright
Most Read
Hot Five: Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard for $70 million, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang NFTs, and former Supercell and King artist joins Bandai Namco Mobile
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Avatar Attraction
Kippo 2.0 to let gamers date in the metaverse
Aiming to create a more organic experience
Sci-fi Surprise
East Side Games Group is developing a F2P Doctor Who mobile game
A multi-year partnership with BBC Studios will see the game launched this year
Supporting Studios
Gamigo boosts publishing capacity with new launch department
To be led by games publishing experts Marcus Behrens and Marc Berekoven
Growing Guilds
Infinity Force raises $5.5 million to grow blockchain and P2E games
Backed by key metaverse investor Animoca Brands
Take Aim
Rovio launches Angry Birds Journey worldwide
Returns series to slingshot gameplay after seven-year absence
Sporty Expansion
Nifty Games promotes Tom Shoenhair, hires Chris Rausch
Looking to create more "authentic" sports mobile games
To Toronto
Ogury opens a new office in Toronto
Sandra Mackechnie joins as Country Manager
Building Blockchain
Loop Games to invest $100 million to expand Pethereum.io blockchain metaverse
Initial coin offering coming soon
Mellowed Moba
Kabam to shut down Marvel Realm of Champions
One last hurrah before the game taken offline on March 31st
Repositioning
Kabam appoints Seungwon Lee as CEO
Former CEO Tim Fields to assist in the transition
Most Read
Hot Five: Take-Two’s $12.7 billion Zynga acquisition, NFTs in Habbo, and three new casual games in the Netflix lineup
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Yet To Impress
Netflix brings three more casual games to iOS and Android
Plans to add more genres in the future
Protecting Pandora
Avatar: Reckoning heading to iOS and Android in 2022
Closed beta coming soon
Providing Predictions
Newzoo: Apple and Google will open up app marketplaces in 2022
Expectations for the next year