Financials
Ubisoft mobile bookings soar 77.6 per cent over the first three quarters of the publisher’s FY2019
"Ubisoft delivered a solid performance in a quarter when, as expected, competition was particularly fierce.”
What's Next?
The Walking Dead: Our World dev Next Games lays off 26 staff as losses mount
Operating losses for 2018 increases to $19 million
Maple
Maplestory M’s massive success is only part of Nexon’s record-setting financial results
Nexon’s highest full-year performance across both PC and Mobile made FY2018 one of the publisher’s strongest years to date
External Funding
Rovio looking to sell over 30 per cent of its stake in streaming service Hatch
To stream or not to stream that is the question
Not So Angry Now
Angry Birds 2 Q4 gross bookings up 77 per cent year-on-year as Rovio reports record quarter for games business
Finnish giant reveals it has 13 new games in development, anticipates big 2019 with new Angry Birds Movie sequel set to launch
Smart Move
Activision Blizzard: "Mobile is a top priority for us"
Expect more mobile games from the Call of Duty and Overwatch publisher
Hail To The King
Candy Crush maker King's revenue up in 2018 to $2bn, touts $100m ads business
"The next phase about where the ad business heading is about continued scaling"
Job Losses
Activision Blizzard to cut eight per cent of workforce despite "record revenue"
Firm says development workforce to increase by 20 per cent
Keep Calm And Carry On
After generating $1 billion-plus from each of its first four games, Supercell’s falling revenue is kind of the point
2019 could see the company experience explosive growth again
Report
Mobile grows while PC declines in NCSoft’s Q4 financial results
The Lineage M publisher’s financial results paint a mixed picture for the MMO publisher
Financials
Supercell revenue drops again to $1.6 billion for 2018
But Brawl Stars performance signals better times ahead
Back In Business
GungHo breathes new life into Puzzle & Dragons as MAUs and sales increase in Q4
Sales and profits up quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year
Sales Lost
CyberAgent president “regrets relying too much on a single game title” as Dragalia Lost underperforms
Sales fall below expectations and aren't enough to recoup costs in other areas of the business
New Plan
Square Enix mobile games underperform as publisher signals it’ll rebuild business
Lowest sales quarter in 2018 and 2019 financial years for smartphone and browser sectors
Rune-ing To The Bank
Summoners War exceeds 100 million global downloads
Five-years after launching
Financials
Dragon Ball Legends drives a strong Q3 2019 performance for publisher Bandai Namco
Mobile brawler success sees expectations raised for the publisher’s end-of-year results
All Systems Go
More games, more M&A, more growth: Why Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau is bullish for 2019
Opportunities, not costs
Comeback Kings
“Zynga’s turnaround is now complete” as publisher posts record mobile earnings
Mobile revenue hits $816m in 2018
Forging Ahead
InnoGames revenue at all-time high as mobile sales grow 37% in 2018
Mobile takes 50 per cent revenue share in key US market
On The Up
Design Home generates $158 million in 2018 as Glu Mobile closes in on profitability
Big year ahead for the publisher's steady comeback
Ea Financials
EA Mobile downbeat on year-end earnings in face of “increasingly challenging” market
But China success for Command & Conquer offers hope
Financial Report
Animoca Brands ends a record year with Q4 revenue of $4.6 million
Continued blockchain partnerships and investments secure a strong year for the Chinese publisher
Sports Stars
Sports games score big sales for Konami as revenue tops $1.76 billion for last nine months
Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Links set to launch in China on mobile
Financials
Keywords anticipates revenue to grow to $287m in 2018
Unaudited financials claim strong growth following aggressive M&A strategy
Switched On
Nintendo posts strong quarter despite lowering Switch sales estimates to 17m for the year
Mobile spurs on approximately $300m in sales
Financials
iPhone revenue drops 15% year-on-year as Apple looks to services
But iPad revenue is up
Financial Slowdown
Apple blames China as it posts sales warning
Points the finger at Trump administration for trade war exacerbating country's economic downturn
Say What?
Report: Nexon put up for sale as founder and controlling stakeholder exits
Total 98.64 per cent stake owned by Kim Jung-ju up for grabs, it seems
Out
Goodgame founders relinquish leadership positions following Stillfront deal
Doctors Kai and Christian Wawrzinek to focus on new roles as Stillfront shareholders
Joining The Flock
New dev strategy for Angry Birds developer Rovio as it gets to work on 12 new games
Targeting at least two releases next year
Lukewarm
Tencent’s mobile revenues remain steady in Q3 despite China’s freeze on games licenses
Mobile revenues grew seven per cent year-on-year to $2.8 billion
Double Trouble
THQ Nordic acquires Goat Simulator dev Coffee Stain and Wreckfest maker Bugbear
A steady string of purchases leave the publisher in a strong end-of-quarter position
Financials
Tough quarter for Next Games as losses hit $12m and Our World is beset by "technical challenges"
Walking Dead titles said to be profitable, but lack of cash could hold back future development
Crushed
Revenues at Candy Crush dev King fall by $22m year-on-year
Monthly active users grew to 262 million, however
Summoned
Overseas sales accounts for 83% of Com2uS’ $106.7m total sales figure for Q3
Profits for the third quarter came in at $33.8 million
Result
Glu Mobile steps closer to profitability as it cuts losses to $0.3 million in Q3 2018
The result is a significant step up from an $11.7 million loss in the same period last year
Oops
Mobile underperforms as Square Enix posts $33m loss in half-year result
Restructuring at the recently-formed Luminous Studios blamed for the sharp decline
Stall
Madden Mobile and underperforming titles are holding back EA’s "stalled” mobile business
EA isn’t phased as it sees this year as a preparation for future handheld success
Get Bigger Faster
Frank Gibeau on how IP licensing will help Zynga to the next level
Jetfuel for the mobile generation
Gains
Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot: Asia mobile segment "growing significantly"
Digital and back catalogue drive French firm's H1 18/19 financials
Up
Animoca Brands Q3 revenue rises 283 per cent year-over-year following Crazy success
The Chinese firm has also consolidated its position in blockchain through a string of investments and acquisitions
Studio Woes
Telltale Games lays off majority of staff ahead of studio closure
A summary of last week's news: makers of episodic games trimmed to a skeleton staff
Surprise!
Keywords acquires The Trailer Farm and Sound Lab
Firm made $128.6m for the six months ending June 30th
Not So Angry
Angry Birds 2 bookings grow 44 per cent to reach a record $33.9m in Q2 2018
But Rovio’s financial report sees a slump in the wake of last year’s movie successes
Financial
South Korean publisher Com2us posts over $100m in earnings for the 11th consecutive quarter
Summoners War creator reports a 9 per cent sales increase since last quarter
Finance
Tencent reports a quarterly drop in mobile revenue, but across the board business is booming
Mobile games revenue took a blow from “transient factors”
Oh No
Netmarble shares plummet to all-time low as Lineage 2 popularity fades
Shares dropped 11.27 per cent on August 9th to close at 126,000 won
Financials
Square Enix profits drop after three months with no new games and new mobile titles fail to perform
Three-month financial results show a slow quarter for the Japanese publisher
Diverse
Mobile diversification strategy helps drive NetEase to $2.5 billion revenue for 2Q18
Horror game Identity V and battle royale title Knives Out were namechecked specifically
Decline Continues
GungHo revenue and profits fall again as publisher struggles to replace Puzzle & Dragons
New release Yo-Kai Watch World surpasses one million downloads