Hot Five: August 1st. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more

Hot Five: August 1st. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more

The HOTTEST stories on PocketGamer.biz in the last week - lowiro indie interview; Diablo Immortal; Space Ape interview; Big Indie Pitch winners; TikTok launches HTML5 games

Hot Five: Wild Rift breaches $500 million revenue, InnoGames publishes salary bands, and Unity's John Riccitiello apologies for PGbiz

Hot Five: Wild Rift breaches $500 million revenue, InnoGames publishes salary bands, and Unity's John Riccitiello apologies for PGbiz "fucking idiots" comment

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Hot Five: Unity's John Riccitiello describes some devs as

Hot Five: Unity's John Riccitiello describes some devs as "fucking idiots" amid merger with ironSource, bypassing app store fees, and Tencent denied new games licenses

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Hot Five: Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto, Tencent opens four studios, games industry will face recession

Hot Five: Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto, Tencent opens four studios, games industry will face recession

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Hot Five: layoffs at Unity, Niantic, and Adjust and AppLovin, 505 acquires D3, and Google's $90mil developer fund

Hot Five: layoffs at Unity, Niantic, and Adjust and AppLovin, 505 acquires D3, and Google's $90mil developer fund

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Hot Five: Miniclip to acquire SYBO, Supercell reveals PC-exclusive studio, and TikTok owners reach $1 billion

Hot Five: Miniclip to acquire SYBO, Supercell reveals PC-exclusive studio, and TikTok owners reach $1 billion

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Hot Five: Diablo Immortal makes over $24 million in first two weeks, a third of gaming app businesses expect to close, and Beatstar's exclusive over Spotify

Hot Five: Diablo Immortal makes over $24 million in first two weeks, a third of gaming app businesses expect to close, and Beatstar's exclusive over Spotify

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Hot Five: Supercell makes first NFT commitment, Apple Arcade execs leave tech giant, and only 16% of mobile players want blockchain games

Hot Five: Supercell makes first NFT commitment, Apple Arcade execs leave tech giant, and only 16% of mobile players want blockchain games

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Hot Five: Playtika layoffs could reach 250, Supercell invests $60mil into Love & Pies, and Square Enix commits to NFTs

Hot Five: Playtika layoffs could reach 250, Supercell invests $60mil into Love & Pies, and Square Enix commits to NFTs

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Hot Five: Mobile to exceed 60% of games industry, Diablo Immortal won't be released in Belgium, the Netherlands, and EA pursues merger with Apple, Amazon, Disney, NBC

Hot Five: Mobile to exceed 60% of games industry, Diablo Immortal won't be released in Belgium, the Netherlands, and EA pursues merger with Apple, Amazon, Disney, NBC

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Hot Five: Axie Infinity's utility currency value hits $0.004, Apex Legends is the most downloaded iOS game, and former King team raises $3mil for Bitcoin gaming

Hot Five: Axie Infinity's utility currency value hits $0.004, Apex Legends is the most downloaded iOS game, and former King team raises $3mil for Bitcoin gaming

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Hot Five: historic first as mobile game revenue decreases, Riot sues Moonton (again), and Facebook and Instagram intergration confirmed

Hot Five: historic first as mobile game revenue decreases, Riot sues Moonton (again), and Facebook and Instagram intergration confirmed

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Hot Five: Tilting Point bullish on blockchain, Warcraft Arclight Rumble, and Zynga’s Bernard Kim to join Match Group

Hot Five: Tilting Point bullish on blockchain, Warcraft Arclight Rumble, and Zynga’s Bernard Kim to join Match Group

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Hot Five: Ubisoft buyout speculation, Meta expects billion-dollar losses until 2030s, Q1 2022 financial reports, and App Store removal notice strikes indie devs

Hot Five: Ubisoft buyout speculation, Meta expects billion-dollar losses until 2030s, Q1 2022 financial reports, and App Store removal notice strikes indie devs

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Hot Five: Queer Eye launches first games partnership, Yomi Games in

Hot Five: Queer Eye launches first games partnership, Yomi Games in "Zynga of Crypto" bid, and Rovio surpasses five billion downloads

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Hot Five: Zynga, Rovio, ustwo games, Bluestacks interviews, and how to avoid UX/UI dark patterns

Hot Five: Zynga, Rovio, ustwo games, Bluestacks interviews, and how to avoid UX/UI dark patterns

The hottest interviews and features on PG.biz

Hot Five: Mobile Games Awards 2022 winners, Superbloom funding for women’s mobile game, and Miniclip commits to mobile games publishing

Hot Five: Mobile Games Awards 2022 winners, Superbloom funding for women’s mobile game, and Miniclip commits to mobile games publishing

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Hot Five: Q1 2022 mobile games spending drops 7.1%, 'wrong' Wordle sees downloads soar, and Miniclip surpasses 4 billion downloads

Hot Five: Q1 2022 mobile games spending drops 7.1%, 'wrong' Wordle sees downloads soar, and Miniclip surpasses 4 billion downloads

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Hot Five GDC: Lion Studio moves to merge games, Supercell expanding Clash of Clans IPs, and unusual tips from Wordle’s creator

Hot Five GDC: Lion Studio moves to merge games, Supercell expanding Clash of Clans IPs, and unusual tips from Wordle’s creator

The hottest articles from GDC 2022 on PG.biz

Hot Five: Krafton and Solana partner for NFT games, Roblox hosts 24kGoldn concert, and women-first platform Dorian raises $14 million

Hot Five: Krafton and Solana partner for NFT games, Roblox hosts 24kGoldn concert, and women-first platform Dorian raises $14 million

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Hot Five: Tripledot acquires Live Play Mobile, Bandai Namco Mobile trials four-day working week, and Sega licences out Sonic the Hedgehog mobile titles

Hot Five: Tripledot acquires Live Play Mobile, Bandai Namco Mobile trials four-day working week, and Sega licences out Sonic the Hedgehog mobile titles

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Hot Five: Supercell removes games from Russia, Netflix Games appoints Roberto Barrera, and Embracer Group completes Asmodee acquisition for $3.01 billion

Hot Five: Supercell removes games from Russia, Netflix Games appoints Roberto Barrera, and Embracer Group completes Asmodee acquisition for $3.01 billion

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Hot Five: new Netflix Games releases, Free Fire K-pop collaboration with BTS, and MiHoYo’s nuclear fusion investment

Hot Five: new Netflix Games releases, Free Fire K-pop collaboration with BTS, and MiHoYo’s nuclear fusion investment

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Hot Five: Bandai Namco shuts down Digimon ReArise, Apple privacy update causes IAP decline, and NFT and blockchain gaming to the mass market

February 28, 2022

Hot Five: Bandai Namco shuts down Digimon ReArise, Apple privacy update causes IAP decline, and NFT and blockchain gaming to the mass market

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Hot Five: Supercell's 45% revenue increase, Garena Free Fire banned in India, and FIFA Mobile pulled from Vietnamese app stores

February 21, 2022

Hot Five: Supercell's 45% revenue increase, Garena Free Fire banned in India, and FIFA Mobile pulled from Vietnamese app stores

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Hot Five: Philip La moves from Pokémon GO to Axie Infinity, the latest ironSource Supersonic competition, and $4.4 billion spend on money-themed games

February 14, 2022

Hot Five: Philip La moves from Pokémon GO to Axie Infinity, the latest ironSource Supersonic competition, and $4.4 billion spend on money-themed games

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Hot Five: Team17’s U-turn on NFT MetaWorms, Netmarble plans NFT projects, and Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions to float on London Stock Exchange

February 7, 2022

Hot Five: Team17’s U-turn on NFT MetaWorms, Netmarble plans NFT projects, and Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions to float on London Stock Exchange

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Hot Five: Netflix surpasses 8 million game downloads, Social First secures $2.5 million pre-seed investment, and Riot Games accuses Imba of copyright infringement

January 31, 2022

Hot Five: Netflix surpasses 8 million game downloads, Social First secures $2.5 million pre-seed investment, and Riot Games accuses Imba of copyright infringement

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Hot Five: Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard for $70 million, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang NFTs, and former Supercell and King artist joins Bandai Namco Mobile

January 24, 2022

Hot Five: Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard for $70 million, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang NFTs, and former Supercell and King artist joins Bandai Namco Mobile

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Hot Five: Take-Two’s $12.7 billion Zynga acquisition, NFTs in Habbo, and three new casual games in the Netflix lineup

January 17, 2022

Hot Five: Take-Two’s $12.7 billion Zynga acquisition, NFTs in Habbo, and three new casual games in the Netflix lineup

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Hot Five: Former Zynga execs launch Dice: Heroes of Whitestone, Tencent raises $3 billion, and Roblox’s Chinese app removed from mainland stores

January 10, 2022

Hot Five: Former Zynga execs launch Dice: Heroes of Whitestone, Tencent raises $3 billion, and Roblox’s Chinese app removed from mainland stores

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Hot Five: Everdale, Everdale, Everdale...

August 30, 2021

Hot Five: Everdale, Everdale, Everdale...

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Hot Five: Rovio cancels Hardhead Squad, Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle surpasses $3 billion and Merge Mansion trends

August 23, 2021

Hot Five: Rovio cancels Hardhead Squad, Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle surpasses $3 billion and Merge Mansion trends

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Hot Five: Digimon: New Century soft launch, Xsolla layoffs and highest-grossing mobile games ever

August 16, 2021

Hot Five: Digimon: New Century soft launch, Xsolla layoffs and highest-grossing mobile games ever

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Hot Five: More Embracer acquisitions, a Louis Vuitton NFT mobile game and Tencent stock plummets

Hot Five: More Embracer acquisitions, a Louis Vuitton NFT mobile game and Tencent stock plummets

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Hot Five: Top video game acquisitions, Activision Blizzard strike and Jam City scraps SPAC

Hot Five: Top video game acquisitions, Activision Blizzard strike and Jam City scraps SPAC

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Hot Five: The Witcher: Monster Slayer's launch snafu, more Yu-Gi-Oh and Netflix gets games

Hot Five: The Witcher: Monster Slayer's launch snafu, more Yu-Gi-Oh and Netflix gets games

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Hot Five: Dead Cells China success, Epic gets one over on Apple and Netflix moving into games

Hot Five: Dead Cells China success, Epic gets one over on Apple and Netflix moving into games

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Hot Five: Marvel Future Revolution pre-registration, SciPlay acquires Koukoi Games and Fusebox layoffs

Hot Five: Marvel Future Revolution pre-registration, SciPlay acquires Koukoi Games and Fusebox layoffs

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Hot Five: Gameloft NFTs, Dream Games valued at $1 billion and Ni No Kuni beats Pokémon GO

Hot Five: Gameloft NFTs, Dream Games valued at $1 billion and Ni No Kuni beats Pokémon GO

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Hot Five: EA buys Playdemic, Rovio gains exclusive rights to Moomin and BoomHits $2 million hypercasual competition

Hot Five: EA buys Playdemic, Rovio gains exclusive rights to Moomin and BoomHits $2 million hypercasual competition

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Hot Five: Krafton's $5 billion IPO, KPIs for hypercasual success and Batman goes AR

Hot Five: Krafton's $5 billion IPO, KPIs for hypercasual success and Batman goes AR

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Hot Five: Boom Beach: Frontlines in development, Activision building mobile studio and how Brawl Stars made a $1 billion

Hot Five: Boom Beach: Frontlines in development, Activision building mobile studio and how Brawl Stars made a $1 billion

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Hot Five: Honor of Kings lawsuit, Jurassic World Alive generates $100 million and Take-Two takes home Nordeus

Hot Five: Honor of Kings lawsuit, Jurassic World Alive generates $100 million and Take-Two takes home Nordeus

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Hot Five: Double Loop and Noice raise millions while Jetpack Joyride returns

Hot Five: Double Loop and Noice raise millions while Jetpack Joyride returns

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Hot Five: Jam City's SPAC float and Google Stadia app hits 3 million downloads

Hot Five: Jam City's SPAC float and Google Stadia app hits 3 million downloads

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Hot Five: Zynga's Chartboost deal, winning Gree may lose, and Turkish game riding high in the US

Hot Five: Zynga's Chartboost deal, winning Gree may lose, and Turkish game riding high in the US

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Hot Five: Finnish boom as Metacore gets $180 million and Small Giant $240 million

Hot Five: Finnish boom as Metacore gets $180 million and Small Giant $240 million

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Hot Five: Game M&A high, Apex Legends Mobile in soft launch, and Sega's NFTs

Hot Five: Game M&A high, Apex Legends Mobile in soft launch, and Sega's NFTs

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Hot Five: AppLovin's IPO, Crash Bandicoot's sales, and mighty Mighty DOOM

Hot Five: AppLovin's IPO, Crash Bandicoot's sales, and mighty Mighty DOOM

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