Hiring
Creta brings on former Street Fighter designer, Yoshiki Okamoto
Yoshiki Okamoto, one of the designers behind series such as Street Fighter II and mobile game Monster Strike, is joining Creta
New Partnership
Hypercasual developer Tapnation partners with Ternoa on blockchain prizes
Players can win Ternoa's blockchain currency, Capsule Coin, as prizes
In-game Advertising
Adverty & Apex Mobile Media partner to offer advanced in-game ads in Canada
Adverty’s groundbreaking in-game ad format will be distributed in the Canadian regions by Apex Mobile Media.
Investment Incline
AppQuantum’s new Business Acceleration Program offers casual and midcore developers up to $1 million investment
From a total pot of $10 million, with potential to expand
Partnership
Yahaha Studios partners with Synty Studios
The partnership will see the expansion of Yahaha's 3D asset library
Interview
Anthony Cliquot of AirConsole discusses the future of in-car gaming
We talk to the CEO of N-Dream about the newly announced partnership with BMW
In-car Gaming Arrives
BMW Group partners with AirConsole to bring casual gaming into vehicles in 2023
Technology from N-Dream will make waiting in your car an entertaining experience
Mobile Streaming
Vodafone Idea partners with CareGame for India’s first cloud gaming service
The service will be previewed at India Mobile Congress 2022
Cooking Up Success
Netflix and Tilting Point team up on three new titles
SpongeBob and Narcos get new games, with an unnamed title also in the works.
Bringing The Blockchain
Sega’s first blockchain game is coming from partnership with double jump.tokyo
A blockchain game using the Sangokushi Taisen IP is on the horizon
Partnership
XPLA announce partnership with Xterio
XPLA are hoping to be the leading blockchain for gamers and this partnership is the next step toward that goal
Mobile Games Growth Programme
Ukie and Barclays partner to create mobile games growth programme
The programme will support the growth of the mobile games industry in the UK with experts offering workshops and guidance
Unveiling A New Partnership
NetEase and Shueisha Games partner up on unVEIL the world
The RPG will launch on iOS and Android
New Partnership
YAHAHA announces partnership with CGTrader
Community-first UGC metaverse YAHAHA has announced a new partnership with the 3D model marketplace CGTrader.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft to focus on mobile gaming moving forward
Ubisoft co-founder and chief executive Yves Guillemot has said the company will have a strong focus on mobile moving forward.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft announces three-game deal with Netflix along with other mobile titles
A Ubisoft and Netflix partnership is set to bring three new exclusive mobile games to the streaming service’s users.
Augmented Reality
Eight UK Studios selected for possible Niantic Lightship partnerships
The studios will pitch their AR experiences later this summer
More Equals More
Embracer Group announces several acquisitions and new operative group
The Swedish video game and media company revealed the firm entered into an agreement to acquire IP rights to the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit literary works by J.R.R Tolkein.
Another Acquisition
Aonic acquires exmox for nearly $100 million dollars
“exmox possesses an expert level of knowledge and has a unique marketing platform which will substantially strengthen the future growth of Aonic," said Aonic co-founders
New Partnership
Adverty and Yazle announce in-game ad partnership
The partnership will make Yazle the exclusive vendor of Adverty products in the MENA region
Power To The People
Niantic launches New Voyager apprenticeship program in partnership with Tech Elevator
Successful applicants will be given tuition-free training and the opportunity to begin their careers in tech
Scientific Partnership
NetEase Games and CCP Games team up to bring Project Discovery to mobile
NetEase Games EVE Echoes players can help scientific research to prevent and cure illnesses through Project Discovery
Igda Riyadh
International Game Developers Association announces its first Saudi Arabian chapter
The new chapter is being created in collaboration with Nine66
A New Partnership
WEBZEN signs partners with Crimoons to publish mobile idle RPG ‘Project F’
Project F is an upcoming mobile game with character collection and idle RPG features
A New Partnership
Xsolla partners with Adikteev to accelerate game monetisation
The new service will help developers market their titles directly to the consumer
Environment
Xsolla partners with GamesForest.Club to help preserve forests in Germany and Peru
The games industry is going green as more companies take on climate change
Getting A Backbone
New iOS PlayStation controller with remote play integration from Backbone
“Regardless of delivery format, having more high-fidelity gaming experiences on mobile is accretive for the ecosystem”, says CEO Maneet Khaira
Let's Drive
Adverty and Drive Ahead! developer Dodreams announce exclusive in-game ad partnership
Adverty, in-game ad provider and multi-patent-holding creator of Metaverse-ready ad opportunities signs an exclusive partnership with Dodreams, publisher of Drive Ahead!
The Power Of Partners
Netflix and Microsoft partner for new subscription plan
The ad-supported Netflix subscription plan aims to provide "more options" to consumers
Bringing The Blockchain
Unity certifies Pocketful of Quarters to bring blockchain SDK to developers
Using the Quarters currency with optional integration into developers’ games
Reuniting Old Friends
Playstack and Laser Dog Games open Playstack Leeds
The micro-studio will reignite a previous partnership
A Desire To Distribute
King of Avalon launches on alternative app stores with Flexion
The third FunPlus title to be published by Flexion
Join The Chain Gang
Harmony Partners with Miracle Universe
Blockchain company Harmony is partnering with Miracle Universe to help support the evolution of the next generation of gaming in Web 3
Block Rocking Bratz
MGA Entertainment and Yodo1 announce long-term licensing agreement
Yodo1 secures agreement with MGA Entertainment for brand integration of licenses including Bratz, L.O.L. Surprise!, Little Tikes and Rainbow High
Bouncing Into Basketball
Niantic partners with the NBA to create an AR basketball game
Basketball in the "real-world metaverse"
Get That Brand
How to land your first in-game brand advertising partnership
Vungle's Scott Silverman provides his step-by-step advice on securing in-game brand advertising deals that are ripe within the mobile games ecosystem and beyond
Investment With Intent
MSA Novo invests in Tamatem Games' Chinese expansion
New partnership forged between companies to bring "top-tier" mobile games to the Arabic-speaking market
Co-development Deal
Mighty Kingdom and Lion Studios partner to develop unnamed title
Partnering for 12 months of co-development
Get In The Sea
Infinite Arcade partners with blockchain gaming community YGG SEA
Collaboration with Southeast Asia subsidiary of Yield Guild Games intended to bring half a million players to Web3 gaming
Alternative App Store Agreement
Flexion to publish FunPlus’ King of Avalon on alternative app stores
Releasing on Huawei App Gallery and Samsung Galaxy App Store Q2 2022
Party Like It’s 2009-2011
Minecraft is Angry Bird’s latest official collaboration
DLC created by Oreville Studios
Discord Dealings
Backbone adds Discord to growing list of partners
Microsoft and Discord now partnering with Backbone following Series A funding round.
Viva!
Horizon Chase devs reach publishing agreement with Epic Games
Brazil-based AQUIRIS has signed a multi-title publishing agreement
Tcg Creator Enters Blockchain Brawl
Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield enters Web3 with WAX Studios partnership
Bringing PVP elements to the newly released Blockchain Brawlers
Platform And Publisher Partnership
ironSource extends advertising app partnership with Tilting Point
LevelPlay tool used across more than 95 per cent of Tilting Point apps
Getting Serious
Moonlighter is Netflix Games' first non-exclusive title
Moonlighter delisted from App Store and Google Play in February 2022
Joining The Ranks
Netflix partners with East Side Games Group to bring Dragon Up to service
Coming to the service in May 2022
Esports Events
Gameloft and Nodwin Gaming to launch mobile esports events in India
Events for Gameloft's Asphalt IP
Anzu In Apac
Anzu and InMobi partnership brings 3D in-game ads to APAC region
Will utilise Anzu’s SDK
Gamification
Socios.com and Wave partner to bring mobile games to blockchain rewards platform
13 "bite-sized' sports games will come to the service in mid-April