Film & Tv
Mobile hit Space Marshals to become an animated series
A new deal with developers Pixelbite includes both a TV series and movie
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Financials
TakeTwo full-year financials highlight Zynga acquisition and performance
The mobile publisher and developer was acquired in 2022
Releases
TakeOne score major brand-power with the release of the BLACKPINK game
The high-value branding deal allows players to play as the manager of the hit Korean girl band
Web
Kwalee partners with CrazyGames to bring mobile titles to the web
11 Kwalee titles will be available on the CrazyGames web platform
Showcase
NetEase Connect showcase to reveal new titles and more
Their 2023 event is coming soon, featuring guest appearances and exclusive reveals
Legal
FunPlus face another lawsuit for misleading advertising in King of Avalon
The latest suit is being filed by same firm as the previous suit
Acquisition
Pixel United owners Aristocrat Leisure to acquire NeoGames
Pixel United are the company behind Product Madness, Plarium and Big Fish
Financials
Ubisoft upbeat on Rainbow Six and Division Mobile in full-year financials
But it's worse news elsewhere as the company seeks to save at least €200m
Financials
Flexion announces Q1 financials. Quarterly revenue up by 54%
The company boasts of strong growth
Report
98% of app store spend on one-time purchases
According to new report by data.ai on app revenue
Promotions
PTW appoints Kaley Hurst as new VP of sales and marketing
The position is an internal promotion
Investment
Little Dot Studios invests in CLUB developer Formation Games
With a TikTok series forming part of the investment
Collaborations
DREST to partner with BAKEUP for in-game collaboration
The luxury styling mobile game will see another fashion brand collab
Shuttering
Rising of the Shield Hero mobile title to be shut down
One of a number of anime-inspired games to go under
Anniversaries
Sybo celebrates 11th anniversary with Hoverboard Hunt event
The Subway Surfers creators have teamed up with real world attractions in Copenhagen
Investment
The big Supercell investment roundup
Money to invest? Or looking for funding? Here's all the studios that Supercell has invested in, all in one place
Regulation
The UK CMA place blanket ban on investment between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard
It just gets worse. Now the two giants will not even be able to “acquire an interest” in one another
Leadership Changes
Riot Games gets new CEO with leadership shake-up
The new CEO will be working to smooth Riot’s rocky road
Financials
What part does mobile play in Capcom's record-breaking financials?
While their latest financial results are driven mainly by console and PC releases, mobile is beginning to play its part
Financials
Pixel Federation 2022 report 7% drop in sales in latest financials
The dip is attributed to post-Covid slowdown
Financials
Roblox revenue and DAU up by 22%
The game platform turned metaverse darling continues to grow
Financials
Unity hits $500m of revenue in Q1 financials
John Riccitiello: “The very nature of our platform will benefit from AI tools”
Startups
Earning from emotes: Kinetix Emote Infrastructure makes emoting easy
The AI startup has launched a platform to allow devs to more easily add emotes into their games
Releases
Niantic's next big game gamble Peridot officially launches
The new title from the Pokémon Go hitmakers takes a twist on their established AR formula
Financials
EA takes its eye off the ball as mobile growth slows to 1% in Q4 report
Mobile growth year on year drops from 48% to just 1%, but other sectors turn a familiar tidy profit
Collaborations
Jonas Brothers premier new music in Candy Crush Saga
Bypassing traditional routes to market, the musicians will be previewing their new album exclusively within the smash hit mobile game
Soft-launch
Bad Piggies 2 comes to selected countries in iOS-exclusive soft launch
Android release to come later
Releases
Indie classic World of Goo comes to Netflix Games
The original indie hit from 2008 has been remastered for modern mobile
Going Global
Using mobile games as part of a brand-building promotional strategy
As president of digital media at leisure giant Falcon's Beyond, Jason Ambler has made mobile gaming a key component in their theme park's promo plans
Investment
Phantom Gamelabs joins Supercell’s family of investees
The studio has received an undisclosed amount from the Finnish gaming giant
Cloud Gaming
Fortnite is back on iOS
The title will be available on multiple devices, including iPhones and iPads via Amazon Luna
New Games
Apple Arcade quietly drops 20 new games
Apple's pushing a whole new wave of titles on their platform
Legal
Krafton & NetEase get their day in court over PUBG inspiration dispute
Despite being settled back in 2019 Krafton still claims that two of NetEase’s titles infringe their copyright
Layoffs
600 jobs go as Unity completes their largest round of layoffs yet
The company is making an effort to “streamline” operations
Funding
Frantic Games raises $2.4m in pre-seed funding
The studio will use the fund to specialise in hybrid casual mobile games
Blog Posts
Rovio reveals the secrets of their level design
The studio’s latest blog post unveils some inside details
Markets
Mobile proliferation pushes gaming market growth
According to new global gaming market report
Anniversaries
It's been 10 years since Angry Birds Friends
Time flies… But what did the lesser-known Angry Birds hatchling bring to the (bird) table?
Sunsetting
Apex Legends Mobile shuts down
The sunsetting was announced in February
Ads Strategy
Unity Ads bidding now available in LevelPlay
The game creation platform deepens its game growth offering post ironSource merger
Stocks
Monster Hunter Now boosts Capcom share prices
The AR title is set to be released by Niantic
Expanding Markets
Dragalia Lost developer Cygames to launch American and European branches
The new branches will promote the studio’s games abroad
Charity
Ustwo's Maria Sayans on their ongoing charity work and sharing the profits from Desta: The Memories Between
"We always try to take what’s meaningful and great in games and deliver that to the widest audience possible."
Investment
Tencent takes the lead on European investment. Will the rest of China follow?
The company wants to hedge its bets abroad. Could more Chinese-funded M&A action be on the way?
Content Creation
NetEase brings player content-creation tools to LifeAfter
The open world survivor title gets a new level editor
Regulators
Bobby Kotick and Brad Smith defiant after CMA ruling
The bosses of both Activision Blizzard and Microsoft have hit back harshly at regulators who've blocked their deal
Releases
ONE Championship partners with Animoca for Web3 mobile game
The MMA promotion will collaborate for the game One Fight Arena
Legislation
Gamebake's Michael Hudson and Sandsoft's Lauren Lu on the changing Chinese market
Why China remains a lucrative market despite legislative barriers
Releases
NFL goes Web3 and blockchain for new mobile game
Mythical Games bag major partnership for potential breakout blockchain title
Financials
Activision Blizzard Q1 2023 financials show another record quarter for King
The mobile division of the trifecta continues to perform well