Expelliarmus
Jam City seals licensing deal for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery mobile game
Title set to hit the app stores in 2018
I Want To Believe
FoxNext partners with Creative Mobile on mobile game The X-Files: Deep State
FoxNext can't be stopped
Pole Position
Hutch's CCG Top Drives races past three million downloads in two months
Adds over 80 new Porsches to its ever-growing list of car cards
Bridge Constructor Portal
Valve licenses Portal IP to Headup Games for branded Bridge Constructor game
Bridge Constructor Portal is not the game we expected, but exactly the one we deserve
The Next Big Thing?
Pokemon GO developer Niantic making Harry Potter: Wizards Unite mobile game
Studio scores another huge licence
Capcom Financials Q2 Fy18
Monster Hunter Explore and IP licensing boost Capcom's mobile revenues to $21.9 million
Overall revenues hit $295.4 million
Partner Up
Webzen is teaming up with fashion brand Tokidoki for latest MMORPG venture
MU characters to be used across major business sectors such as fashion, toys and other merchandise avenues
Universe Of Legends
Firefly Games partners with DreamWorks on multi-IP RPG DreamWorks: Universe of Legends
All your favourite and forgotten characters together at last
Stranger Things Have Happened
Second screen: How successful are free-to-play mobile game TV tie-ins?
How are Star Trek, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones grossing on mobile?
Warhammer Blitz
Wargaming partners with Games Workshop for World of Tanks Blitz in-game event
Warhammer 40,000-themed event taking place over Halloween
Stranger Adaptations
Hit Netflix show Stranger Things gets new mobile game ahead of season two
US developer BonusXP grabs rights to develop title
Partner Up
Dutch developer Sticky Studios tapped for mobile game based on disaster movie Geostorm
Title launched two weeks ahead of film's release
Pocket Star Trek
More shooting, fewer discussions: SPYR Games on bringing Star Trek to its MMO Pocket Starships
Creator Lars Koschin discusses the task of merging two universes together
Close Collaboration
Vivendi touts internal collaboration as it reveals Gameloft’s latest mobile game Paddington Run
The official game for the new Paddington movie
Conceived And Created
Zynga partners with Ferrari on CSR Racing 2 in-game event for 70th anniversary
New cars and challenges for players between September 14th to February 2018
Seeing What Sticks
Glu Mobile licenses Deer Hunter for console game developed by GameMill
First time the developer has explored outside of mobile
Rock On
Hard Rock partners with Israeli developer for match-3 mobile game
Hard Rock Puzzle Match out now on the App Store and Google Play
Rcp Licensed Ip
Remote Control Productions on licensed IPs and how to secure them
COO Kalle Kaivola on building relationships and not focusing on genre
Not So Secret
FoxNext Games and NHN Pixelcube partner for Kingsman mobile game
Real-time puzzle RPG to be released alongside upcoming film The Golden Circle
Hibernum Lay Offs
Hibernum Creations lays off majority of staff amid "transitional period"
More than 100 jobs lost, at least
Gree Financials Q4 Fy17
GREE sales fall to $592.7 million amid "strategic pivot" to Japan-first development
Four titles from release blitz crack the top 20 grossing ranks
Studio Profile
Playing it cool: How Snowfall is building a business on one external IP
CEO Natasha Trygg discusses the studio's big plans
Lift Off
ITV Studios partners with Kuato for Thunderbirds Are Go mobile game
Story-telling app set for release in early 2018
Partnership Perfect
Pocket Gems partners with Universal Studios for new Episode story based on Pitch Perfect
Community writers can win a trip to Universal and face time with Episode writers
The Walking Deal
"As opposed to adapt, the word expand is better": Skybound's Dan Murray talks video game franchises
Speaking at PGC San Francisco, the Walking Dead boss discusses the challenges and opportunities of making games based on big brand IP
Words With Television
Zynga partners with MGM for new Words With Friends TV game show
Could also incorporate other titles in publisher's portfolio
To The Moomin
Moomin-focused mobile developer Snowfall promotes COO Natasha Trygg to CEO
Former CEO Petri Elovaara will stick around as a board member and advisor
Ar Next
Next Games pushes into AR and location-based games with Lume Games acquisition
Also sees revenues up 52% to $22.6 million
Tasty
Candy Crush TV show has sweet premiere with 4.1 million viewers
Scores a 1.1 Nielsen rating, whatever that means
Happy Face
Neon Play seals Emoji Movie deal with Sony Pictures for new game Traffic Panic Boom Town
Emoji Movie characters set to star in 10-day in-game event
Blade Runner 2049
Next Games partners with Alcon Entertainment on Blade Runner 2049 mobile game
Ryan Gosling's outline might make an appearance
Winding Down
NaturalMotion winding down commercial tech licensing business for third-party developers
Focusing on live operations and new game development
Goooaallll
Hugo Games signs up Liverpool FC for upcoming football game Soccer League
Joins PSG, Juventus, and more as featured teams
Licensing Deal
Anguilla publisher Shoal Games picks up licensing rights for games based on Moomin brand
Titles to be released on its educational games platform Rooplay
Because It's Batman
Tencent seals licensing deal for DC Comics characters in Strike of Kings
Batman, The Joker and Superman have already entered the fray
Keep On Rolling
Atari renews Rollercoaster Tycoon license until 2022 as mobile game clears 6.5 million downloads
Extends previous agreement by three years
Keep It Greasy
East Side Games' licensed IP Trailer Park Boys: Greasy Money hits two million downloads in a month
Time to crack open a cold one with the boys
I'll Be Back
Plarium launches long-awaited movie tie-in strategy game Terminator Genisys: Future War
Time to choose a side: humans or Skynet?
Do It Yourself
NBCUniversal focuses in on mobile with plans to self-publish future games based on its IP
Recent hire Chris Heatherly heading up the new publishing arm
Licensing Deal
Hugo Games claims license for mobile game based on Vikings TV show
Publisher also signs agreements with football clubs with Soccer League
Fully Licensed
How Glu Mobile designed MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2017 for accessibility and depth
Behind the scenes with Jerome Collin
Art Of The Deal
It's time for a rethink on how mobile games developers deal with licensed IP
Games companies are looking at new ways to structure licensing deals
Latin America Team-up
Animation outfit Anima Estudios partners with Colombia's Teravision to create licensed mobile games
Mexico's leading animation studio calls upon Colombian developer
Wrestlemania
Sega secures licensing deal for new mobile idle game WWE Tap Mania
US studio The Tap Lab working on title
Out Of The Park
How Glu Mobile became an ambassador for Major League Baseball
What value can mobile developers offer to partnering IP holders?
Bullish Future
Finnish developer Koukoi seals partnership with Fox to develop Ferdinand mobile game
Studio eyes up further licensing deals
Oceans & Pirates
South Korean dev Joycity bags license for Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War
Looks a lot like Oceans & Empires
Having A Party
Plarium launches Twentieth Century Fox-licensed Rio: Match-3 Party
Jesse Eisenberg reprises his role as a bird
You're Gonna Be A Star
Moonfrog Labs teams up with Bollywood star for new celebrity game Alia Bhatt: Star Life
Rise to the top with the help of your best bud
Run!
Scopely snags Temple Run license for soft-launched match-3 title Treasure Hunters
Now open for pre-registration on Google Play