Esports Royale
World's top esports teams flock to Supercell's Clash Royale League
$1 million World Finals takes place at the end of the year
1v1me
Supercell kicks off Clash Royale League Challenge to give hopeful pros a chance at the big time
Players have until March 19 to reach 20 wins to progress to the next round
Supercell Financials 2017
Supercell revenues drop to $2.25 billion due to lack of new games and falling sales in Clash of Clans
Pressing on into China and Asia in 2018
Mobile Esports Future
Clash Royale scored a combined 1.3 million viewership hours from its 2017 esports tournaments
Newzoo peers into the future of esports on mobile
Raking In Prizes?
Does an esports component affect mobile game grossing?
From World of Tanks Blitz to Summoners War
Clash Royale World Champion
16-year-old Clash Royale player Sergioramos:) wins first place and $150,000 at Crown Championship World Finals
$400,000 in prizes given out across the competition
Battle Royale
How Supercell's Clash Royale Crown Championship World Finals is channelling the Olympic spirit
The developer's eSports man Tim Ebner on taking the games for all philosophy to eSports
Super Tax
Supercell generated €881 million in tax revenue in 2016
CEO Ilkka Paananen earned €46.6 million in taxable income
Big Numbers
The huge stats behind Supercell’s explosive success
Ilkka Paananen shares some impressive figures
Cash Royale
Supercell wraps up latest $200,000 Clash Royale tournament in Atlanta
Winning team takes home $60,000 between them
Plexchat Royale
Stats Royale partners with Plexchat to bring detailed data to mobile chat platform
Get to know other people better
Super Royale
Supercell’s huge Clash Royale Epic Quests updates adds new game modes
Touchdown strips away towers and tasks players with reaching the endzone
Still Got It
Years later Supercell's ageing games continue to show their grossing power
Its catalogue is ready for a refresh, but Supercell remains a powerhouse
Esports Royale
$1 million Clash Royale Crown Championship attracts more than 27 million participants
Supercell's big competition attracts a big audience
Stats Rule
Tel Aviv-based eSports tech firm Overwolf acquires Clash Royale statistics site StatsRoyale
Over 20 million MAUs checking all the latest card stats and more
Monetisation Royale
Brawl Stars versus Clash Royale: Designing a strong gacha
Adam Telfer delves into the monetisation of two of the hottest games on mobile
The Charticle
Are Clash Royale clones making any money?
Can developers feed off the crumbs from Supercell's table?
Back In Action
Hearthstone recovers from revenue woes as Clash Royale continues to be the top grossing mobile game
SuperData Research reveals the biggest earners of April 2017
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Supercell's Richard Bangs on how to get a job as a Game Programmer
Boss Alien co-founder and Clash Royale programmer shares career insights
Nordic Game Awards 2017
Clash Royale leaves 2017 Nordic Game Awards empty-handed as Twofold Inc. and Clapper score big wins
Small titles pick up the big wins
Time To Duel
Supercell kicks off year-long global Clash Royale Crown Championship
Promising $1 million in prizes throughout the first year
Digital Games Market March 2017
Lineage 2 Revolution dropped from the top of the worldwide mobile grossing ranks to 10th in March 2017
Clash Royale takes the top spot instead
2017 Finnish Game Awards
Clash Royale picks up two Game of the Year accolades at 2017 Finnish Game Awards
Kopla Games scores a win as Best Rookie
Retention Royale
7 reasons why you can't stop playing Supercell's Clash Royale
Michail Katkoff analyses why the hit mobile game is so addictive
Us Mobile Market 2016
2016's top five grossing mobile games in the US made up 28% of all revenues
Branded IPs are up, especially if you consider Clash Royale one
Nordic Games Awards 2017
Clash Royale picks up two Game of the Year nominations at Nordic Game Awards 2017
Bridgeside Interactive's Clapper picks up three nods
Baftas 2017
Pokemon GO and Clash Royale snag Best Mobile Game and Audience eSports Award at the 2017 BAFTAs
Multiplatform title That Dragon, Cancer also wins Game Innovation
Mobile Mavens
Why does Clash Royale have no worthy competition?
A year on, why has there been no challenger for the Clash Royale crown?
Battle Royale
Gameloft and Ubisoft gunning for Clash Royale with Blitz Brigade and Tom Clancy's ShadowBreak
Supercell's smash hit gets competition
Crikey
Lineage 2: Revolution was the top grossing game worldwide in February 2017 despite only being launched in South Korea
Monster Strike and Clash Royale didn't stand a chance
Supercell Shop
Supercell opens online shop to sell official Clash of Clans merchandise in the US and Canada
Supercell Shop is open for business
Clash With Friends
Supercell shaking up Clash Royale's competitive scene with new 2v2 mode
Clan Battles could add a new dimension to tournaments
At The Baftas
Pokemon GO picks up three nominations at the BAFTA Games Awards
Up for Mobile, Family, and Innovation
More Than Fun
What's the potential for eSports in India?
And does mobile have a part to play?
Imga Global 13
Pokemon GO takes home the Grand Jury prize at the 13th IMGA Global
Dawn of Titans snags two awards
King Clash
Clash Royale tops global mobile digital sales market in January 2017
SuperData Research breaks out the top ten
Supercell Acquisitions
Supercell's Ilkka Paananen says "it's no secret" that the studio is looking at further acquisitions
Also talks about how Pokemon affected sales
Cash Royale
Supercell’s Clash Royale grosses $1 billion in less than a year
Finnish studio's latest hasn't left US App Store top 10 grossing rankings since September 2016
Supercell Financials 2016
Supercell sees revenues grow to $2.3 billion in 2016 thanks to success of Clash Royale
Earnings also increase around 8%
Iap Inspector
How does Star Wars: Force Arena monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Money Makers
App Store developers earned $20 billion in 2016
Apple rounds up its 2016 with some big numbers
Cartoon Clash
Supercell's Clash-A-Rama! Youtube series surpasses 50 million views in two weeks
Drawing in over 10 million views an episode
Facebook Goty 2016
Gardenscapes beats Pokemon GO and Clash Royale to be Facebook's Game of the Year 2016
Instant Games and good Facebook Integration also recognised
Indie Mavens
Indie Mavens' Games of the Year 2016
Some big names, some smaller entries
Looking Back
Mobile games generated $40.6 billion in revenues from 2.6 billion MAUs in 2016
SuperData Research looks back on the year
Most Anticipated 2016
Our Most Anticipated games of 2016 - Where are they now?
A look back at the year that could have been
Now Playing
Now playing: Rovio's Will Luton on Clash Royale
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Final Clash
Clash Royale's inaugral North American championship finishes with the Crown Duel on December 17th
$15,000 and a trip to Helsinki up for grabs
Apple Best Of 2016
Clash Royale named best iPhone game of 2016 by Apple
Pokemon GO doesn't get a look in
Best Of The Best
Pokemon GO catches Best Mobile/Handheld and Best Family awards at The Game Awards 2016
Beats Clash Royale to the former