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Netmarble revenue falls by 16% as Marvel Future Revolution looms
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Youth No Go
Tencent Q2 2021 mobile game revenue up 13% to $6.3 billion
Company is also cracking down on young players' activity
One Block At A Time
Roblox sees Q2 2021 revenue up 127% to $454 million
Player growth particularly strong in APAC
Hail Satin
Louis Vuitton's mobile NFT game hits 500,000 downloads in first week
"China is the biggest market to date driving downloads..."
Quality Inbound
Nexon highlights new games as Q2 2021 sales decline 21% to $510 million
Waiting for new blood to emerge
Everything Everywhere
From console blockbusters to mobile indies, how Genvid's streaming tech is creating mass engagement gaming
The shaping of a new way to play
"golden Opportunity"
Glu Mobile's Vicky Spachis joins Big Run as VP of people operations
The hiring of Spachis is the latest in a series of recent appointments
41 Million Dau
Zynga Q2 revenue up 59% to $720 million
Net income equalled to $28 million
Rocket Ship
Axie Infinity breaks one million DAUs and approaches $1 billion lifetime trading volume
Blockchain game expanding fast
Funplus Likes This
Facebook Gaming director Bob Slinn joins FunPlus as VP of business development
Fifth management signing in recent months
On The Up
EA Mobile bookings rise by 20% to $272 million in Q1
Figures include Glu Mobile but not yet Playdemic
$2.3 Billion
Activision Blizzard sees mobile boom as King and Call of Duty hit record sales
Call of Duty: Mobile on track to generate $1 billion in 2021
Finding Value
Tilting Point acquires publishing rights to Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery
WhaleApp's hidden object game has generated $40 million
Open Doors
CrazyLabs acquires Firescore Interactive to boost Indian hypercasual ecosystem
The companies launched a new hub together in July
It's Not Unusual
Spanish casual startup Unusuall raises $3.6 million, led by Garena
Free Fire outfit makes second investment
Scaling
Louis Vuitton launching NFT mobile game in August
Louis: The Game celebrates founder's 200th anniversary
Most Read
Hot Five: The Witcher: Monster Slayer's launch snafu, more Yu-Gi-Oh and Netflix gets games
The hottest articles of last week
Sign Up
Applications now open for NFT game accelerator Launchpad Luna
Animoca Brands and Brinc combine to speed innovation
Great Guns
Tilting Point raises $235 million to accelerate studio acquisition strategy
General Atlantic leads first equity raise
Ready Portalone?
Why PortalOne is merging mobile games, TV shows, celebrities and prizes
CEO Bård Anders Kasin talks us through the vision
Anticipation
Update: PUBG: New State has broken 20 million global pre-registrations
Gearing up for 2021 launch
Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: 'Play-to-earn gaming will replace free-to-play,' says Yield Guild's Gabby Dizon
The rise of a new way to play
150 Million Users
Etermax launches its first NFT collectables via a Trivia Crack tournament
TriviaTokens Cup runs July 9th to12th
They're Coming
The Walking Dead marches on blockchain UGC platform The Sandbox
Skybound Entertainment will also operate its own game in the metaverse
Apex Axie
Axie Infinity hits 350,000 DAUs and over $170 million monthly trading volume
Mobile-first blockchain game is tearing it up
Reset Button
Love Island developer Fusebox responds to layoff claims
"Fusebox is currently consulting with its employees on a proposed change..."
Sky High
$60 billion worth of deals in the games industry have already taken place in 2021
Drake Star Partners adds up the activity
Triple Word Score
MTG acquires Indian word game studio PlaySimple for $360 million
There's also a $150 million earn-out
Extended Play
Animoca Brands raises $50 million from investors such as Scopely and Samsung
Blockchain game funding is booming
New Backers
Mobile UGC platform Hiber raises $15 million
EQT Ventures leads the investment
Levelling Up
Wildlife unveils third US studio partnership in Foxbear Games
Headed by Marvel Strike Force director
Accelerating
Gameloft launching first NFTs within Asphalt 9
Partnered with Epik Prime
2022 Launch
Green Grey invests $4 million into Developers Unknown's third-person shooter Mercs
"We are sure that the results will turn heads..."
A Very Royal Match
Dream Games valued at $1 billion after closing $155 million funding round
Ex-Peak team accelerate business
Launch Better
Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug and Cat Noir hits one million players on Roblox
Zag's IP expands and finds more fans
Boom Times
Indian esports app Loco raises $9 million via seed round
Krafton leads the investment
580,000 Nfts Sold
Marvel partners with mobile collectables app VeVe for NFTs
Superheroes are inbound with added AR
Open Windows
Windows 11 to support Android apps via Amazon Appstore
Tech uses Intel Bridge
Smarter
DeepMind's AI now being tested on Android version of The Battle of Polytopia
Part of the AndroidEnv release
Slam Dunk
AdVenture Capitalist co-creator Tristan Rattink joins blockchain outfit Dapper Labs
Becomes GM of NBA Top Shot
Get Moving
Pokémon GO starts to reset for a post-lockdown world
Changing coming to US and New Zealand in July
Winners Take All
Top 100 mobile games accounted for 54% of global revenues in 2020
Percentage is even higher in the US
Six Year Deal
Rovio gains exclusive rights for Moomin mobile games
Also invests in Gutsy Animations
Most Read
Hot Five: Krafton's $5 billion IPO, KPIs for hypercasual success and Batman goes AR
The hottest articles of last week
Fast Forward
Pollen VC now allows devs to borrow four times their game's monthly revenue
Lending outfit has refined its revenue model
Expansion
Nazara buys a majority stake in MENA publisher Publishme
Spends $3 million for a 70% stake
Everywhere
RuneScape goes cross-platform with mobile release
Hit 1.8 million pre-registrations
Just For You
Moloco launches its personalised ad creative solution Dynamic Creative
Optimisation at scale
Gearing Up
Yield Guild raises $4 million to expand its mobile-focused blockchain gaming model
Bitkraft led the Series A
Gen Z Crosshairs
Vungle acquires JetFuel to boost influencer marketing
This is the company's fourth deal in 12 months