Cites Regulatory Crackdown
Tencent revenue growth slows to a crawl following China’s crackdown on tech companies
Net profit fell to 23.4 billion yuan in Q1 2022 – down 51 per cent year-on-year from 47.8 billion yuan
Take-20
Take-Two to release 20 mobile games separately from Zynga
Mobile release of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition seemingly delayed, scheduled within fiscal 2023
Fertile Battlegrounds
Krafton: PUBG Mobile accounted for 75% revenue in Q1 2022
Of record-high $405.7 million revenue for the period, mobile title recorded $307.1 million alone
Football And Fighting
Nexon predicts doubling of mobile revenue following Q1 2022 financials
Record year for FIFA ONLINE 4 M and launch of Dungeon&Fighter Mobile bolster Nexon's mobile confidence
Ubisoft Alone
Ubisoft to bet on mobile, F2P as annual sales fall
CEO Yves Guillemot moves to quash acquisition rumours in investors call
Take Me On A Journey
Rovio targeting one major, Angry Birds Journey-scale, release annually
Alex Pelletier-Normand and René Lindell, CEO and CFO of Rovio respectively, open the Rovio capital markets day 2022 with a profile of Rovio’s growth opportunities
Fi-fuh?
Electronic Arts sees 82% increase in mobile revenue in fiscal year 2022
FIFA Mobile sees 80% growth in new players, as EA ends partnership with the football association
Where Is The Money
Call of Duty Mobile’s $1 billion consumer spend attributed to China despite highest spend in US
Activision Blizzard states 650 million downloads for mobile title now rivals console/PC player bases
Revenue Results
Higher revenue and lower costs for Zynga in Q1 2022
$691 million revenue marks a 2% increase over Q1 2021
Stats From Sweden
More than three-quarters of Stillfront’s Q1 revenue came from mobile games
Q1 2022 interim report reveals net revenue of $172 million
Catapulting
Rovio sees 26% revenue growth against mobile F2P decline
Revenue increased to €85 million in Q1 2022, a year-on-year increase from €67.1 million
$3 Billion Losses
Zuckerberg warns metaverse losses will continue until 2030s
Meta’s Reality Labs operated at $3 billion loss in Q1 2022
Do Not Activate
Activision Blizzard Q1 financial results reveal substantial decline
“Robust growth at King” unable to offset the considerable $500 million difference in revenue between Q1 2021 and 2022
Best Q2 Yet
MAG Interactive Q2 2022 revenues reach $8.1 million, up 6 per cent
Strongest second quarter in company history
Record High
Nexters saw record high revenues of $434 million in 2021
Also reported record high Q4 bookings and revenue
Towering Over
Tencent games revenue up 9.9% in 2021 to almost $33 billion
Solidifies position as largest games company worldwide by revenue
Revenue Rise
Flexion sees 52% Q4 revenue growth to $13.8 million
Strongest quarter in company history
Casual Control
Playtika revenue grew 8.9% to $2.58 billion in 2021
Board of directors considering the sale of the company
Saved By Q4
Netmarble scraped 0.8% revenue growth in 2021 to $2.12 billion
Q4 revenue climbed 20.4% to $656.6 million
Strong Growth
NetEase revenue jumps 19% to $13.75 billion, mobile games do $9.6 billion
Boosted by new titles such as Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and Revelation
Region Lock
Region Lock: Turkey's hypercasual truimph, and what it means for its young population
PocketGamer.biz takes a look at the meteoric rise of Turkey as a mobile games behemoth, and what it means for the country’s young workforce
Goods Of Growth
Embracer Group's Q3 net sales increased 135% to almost $600 million
Nine month performance increase of 78.3% to over $1.2 billion
Well Sourced
IronSource revenue rises 67% to $553 million
Projects up to $820 million in revenue for 2022 fiscal year
Still Growing
Stillfront revenues rise 37% to over $586 million
Planning to soft launch 15 titles in the first half of 2022
Hard Questions At Supercell
Supercell's 45% revenue increase in 2021 follows staff burnout
2021 revenue reached $2.24 billion, and a message about sustainable working from Supercell CEO
Birds Boost
Rovio 2021 revenues increase 5.1% to $326.6 million, boosted by Angry Birds titles
Record high fourth quarter results
The Might Of Mobile
PUBG Mobile boosts Krafton’s 2021 revenues to record-highs of $1.57 billion
Release of Battlegrounds Mobile India and PUBG New State boosted Q4 sales
Best Year Ever
Zynga reports record-high sales and bookings for Q4 and FY21
Company posts record highs despite greater losses
Fallen Fiscally
Nexon mobile revenue falls 20% following a year of "building and investment"
Looking ahead at upcoming games pipeline in 2022 to boost revenue
King Provides
Mobile games drive Activision Blizzard revenue
Record performance from King as console and esports revenue dwindles
To Be Expected
Nintendo’s mobile revenue falls 5.2% to $347 million
Nintendo Switch sells over 100 million units, overtakes Nintendo Wii
Boosted By Mobile
EA's mobile earnings jump 78% to $277 million
Overall revenues reached $1.79 billion for "largest quarter" in company history
Rising Arpdau
MAG Interactive Q1 sales increase 11%, despite decline in users
Boosted by strong performance of liveops
Financial Findings
Ten Square Games saw an increase in installs in Q3 2021
Fishing Clash launched in China
Steady Growth
Leaf Mobile's Q3 FY21 sales up 4% to $15 million
Historically the slowest yearly quarter
Embracing Acquisition
Embracer Group reports game revenues increased 89%, reaching $315 million
Plans a "similar amount" of acquisitions within the next 12 months
Staying Sanguine
Netmarble's Q3 FY21 revenue down 5.5% to $537 million
Overseas sales accounted for 70% of overall revenue
Heroic
Nexters sees Q3 2021 revenues up 77% to $115 million
Hero Wars reached over $1 billion in lifetime bookings
Domestic Disappointment
Tencent's international game revenue up 20% but local restrictions hit domestic growth
International revenues spurred by Clash of Clans and Valorant
More Eyeballs
Zynga sees Q3 FY21 sales up 40% to $705 million
Hypercasual games boost ad revenues
On The Up
Roblox sees Q3 FY21 revenue rise 102% to $509 million
Roblox was played for more than 11 billion hours this quarter
Steady Ship
G5's Q3 FY21 sales up 1% to $38 million
Gross margin up to 64%
Up And Up
EA reports "strongest second quarter" in company history for Q2 FY22
Net revenues increased 29%, reaching $1.8 billion
Cash Up
Skillz sees sales jump 70% to $102 million
This is its 23rd consecutive quarter of revenue outperformance
Candy Crushing It
Spurred by Candy Crush Saga, Activision Blizzard see Q3 2021 growth up 6%
Blizzzard also on the up
Positive Signs
Nazara reports H1 2021 revenue growth of 30%, reaching $35 million
EBITDA increased by 700%
Favourable Financials
MTG's Q3 2021 sales up 61% to $170 million
Significant growth from its games portfolio and esports earnings
Rising
Rovio puts Darkfire Heroes into maintenance mode as it announces Q3 2021 sales of $83 million
Q3 2021 was Rovio’s best-performing period since 2019
Steady Growth
My.Games reports steady YoY revenue growth of 2.3% for Q3 2021
Mobile games contribute 75% of overall quarterly revenue
Record Revenue
MAG Interactive records strongest year in company history, reaching $33.3 million
Q4 net sales grew by 26%