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Rovio refocusing mobile streaming service Hatch to save $6.5 million in 2020 News Feb 12th, 2020

Rovio refocusing mobile streaming service Hatch to save $6.5 million in 2020

Hatch cost the firm $11.8 million in 2019

The BBC launches its first online mobile game for children News Feb 3rd, 2020

The BBC launches its first online mobile game for children

No microtransactions or loot boxes

Roblox survey says 60% of teens don’t report inappropriate online behaviour to parents News Nov 8th, 2019

Roblox survey says 60% of teens don’t report inappropriate online behaviour to parents

Information asymmetry

Preteens start with tablets and move to console Special Report Nov 1st, 2019

Preteens start with tablets and move to console

87 per cent of parents think games are educational

How KIDS dev Playables thrives in the intersection between animation and games Interview Sep 11th, 2019

How KIDS dev Playables thrives in the intersection between animation and games

"We are still naive enough to believe that if you create something good, it will find an audience"

as Bandai Namco’s new Tori platform merges physical toys with mobile gaming News Jul 25th, 2019

Bandai Namco’s new Tori platform merges physical toys with mobile gaming

Use of physical objects will control the virtual world

1 Azerion acquires kids MMO Woozworld News Jul 8th, 2019

Azerion acquires kids MMO Woozworld

Deal comes hot off the back of purchase of Spil Games’ mobile division

as Chinese companies including Tencent want new age-rating system in the region News Jul 8th, 2019

Chinese companies including Tencent want new age-rating system in the region

Follows frustration with the country's approval process

Roblox Summer Creator Challenge teams up with Godzilla to teach kids to code News Jun 21st, 2019

Roblox Summer Creator Challenge teams up with Godzilla to teach kids to code

The King of Monsters takes time out from his day job to incentivise children to learn programming

Marvel collaborates with Kuato Studios on new educational storytelling app Marvel Hero Tales News Jun 12th, 2019

Marvel collaborates with Kuato Studios on new educational storytelling app Marvel Hero Tales

Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel and more appear

Google Play introduces new target audience features to make the platform safer for kids News May 30th, 2019

Google Play introduces new target audience features to make the platform safer for kids

All apps will need to meet the new standards by September 1st 2019

Kahoot acquires learn-to-read app Poio News May 16th, 2019

Kahoot acquires learn-to-read app Poio

Latest acquisition comes hot on the heels of its purchase of DragonBox

Supercell partners with Internet Matters to help improve online safety News Apr 24th, 2019

Supercell partners with Internet Matters to help improve online safety

Two to provide families with advice and resources for keeping children safe online

as Tencent extends its digital lock age cap to 16 in China News Apr 23rd, 2019

Tencent extends its digital lock age cap to 16 in China

Under-16s will now require parental consent and be limited to two hours play a day

Google Play home to numerous inappropriate games aimed at kids News Apr 11th, 2019

Google Play home to numerous inappropriate games aimed at kids

36 games submitted to Google for violent or inappropriate content

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