Spellbinding
Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells storms to $40 million revenue, surpasses Wizards Unite after four months
Player spending consistently on the rise each month since launch
Credits Will Do Fine
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes made up 98% of all revenue from the last five Star Wars mobile games
Collectible RPG has generated $1.2 billion to-date
It's An Honour
Honor of Kings was the top-grossing mobile game in December 2020
Followed by PUBG Mobile
Money Money Money
Fyber experiences best ever Q4 as it grosses $108.2 million
“2020 brought about unique challenges and significant uncertainty, and Fyber’s success in navigating these challenges is a true testament of the resilience and diversity of our business"
Big Spender
Mobile consumers spent $143 billion on apps in 2020
Games revenue is predicted to hit $120 billion this year
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Animoca Brands had a record breaking 10 months in 2020
It generated $38 million by October 31st
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Lockdown causes UK video games revenue to hit $5.7bn in 2020
Market saw a 14.5 per cent increase year-on-year, digital rose by 16.5 per cent
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European consumers spent $14.8 billion on mobile apps last year
$9.6 billion was generated through games
One Of Us
Among Us tops worldwide download charts for 2020
PUBG Mobile was the most lucrative mobile title last year
Imposter
Among Us clone 'Werewolf Among Us' accumulates 663k lifetime downloads, 100k in a single day
International version 'Murder Party' picks up 19,000 downloads too
Bricked
Minecraft Earth failed to cross $500k in lifetime revenue - are location-based games off the map?
While Pokemon GO has adapted and thrived, others have come up short
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Digital games spending hit $126.6 billion in 2020
The majority was generated via mobile
Put 'em Up
Call of Duty: Mobile fires through $14 million in its Chinese launch week
The game has generated $644 million in lifetime revenue
Tick Tock
TikTok reigns supreme as the top-grossing app for December 2020
Followed by YouTube at No.2
Get Hyped
Hypercasual publisher Ducky is generating $1 million a month
Its games have been played 145 million times
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Ten Square Games hits nearly $50 million in Q4 2020
“This has been another great quarter for Ten Square Games"
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Mobile consumer spending hit $111 billion last year
An increase of 30.2 per cent year-on-year
Big Spender
European consumers spent $54.6 million on mobile apps on Christmas Day
Globally mobile spending hit $407 million that same day
Asynchronous Or Synchronous
Why "2021 will be the year of mobile esports" according to Ryu Games' Nick Contino
"I think we’ll see all of the big players jump into the space"
Public Potential
Playtika IPO shows revenues and debts of $2.3 billion
It aims to raise over $1 billion
Claim A Freebie
GameRefinery makes its iOS downloads and revenue data free
"2020 has been a tough year for everyone, and so we're delighted to offer our iOS revenue and download data free to all customers this Christmas"
Lockdown Lift
Five mobile games have made more than a billion dollars in 2020 so far
PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings and Pokemon GO all make list
Cod Tops Lot
The Game Awards 2020 mobile nominees revenue and downloads revealed
How do the top games stack up against one another?
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Honor of Kings was the top-grossing mobile title in November 2020
Followed by PUBG Mobile and Genshin Impact
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Publishers earning below $1m account for 2% of App Store games revenue
89.8 per cent of companies earn below $100,000
Growing Market
The Asia-10 market will have 826 million gamers by 2024
It is expected to generate $42 billion in 2024
High Impact
Genshin Impact generates nearly $400 million in two months
It has averaged $6 million a day
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Mobile games revenue hit $6.5 million on Black Friday 2020
The best ever day for mobile games revenue
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Fyber sees 94 per cent year-on-year growth in Q3
"We will continue to focus our efforts in this direction and expect further growth in the share of revenue from video advertising"
Financials
CD Projekt Red generates $27.8 million in sales revenue for Q3
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game was a contributing factor
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Ten Square Games experiences great revenue stabilisation after Q3 success
"We are very pleased with our strong performance in the third quarter of this year"
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Zynga experiences record-breaking quarter with $503 million in revenue
"We delivered strong results in Q3, ahead of guidance across all key financial measures, including our highest ever quarterly revenue and bookings and best Q3 operating cash flow"
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NetEase experiences a strong third quarter with $2.7 billion in revenue
"The strength of our games business is bolstered by our diverse and growing game portfolio with impressive longevity"
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Skillz experiences a successful quarter with $60 million in revenue
"These are exciting times at Skillz. During the quarter, we achieved an important milestone by entering into a business combination agreement with Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp"
Be Tactical
Strategy titles hit $2.8 billion in player spending in the US in the first 10 months of 2020
Clash of Clans was the top-grossing title
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Netmarble hit $535 million in total sales for Q3 2020
"We continue to see strong results at the end of our third quarter with significant overseas sales coming from our line-up of existing games"
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Mobile games saw $58.7 billion in player spending between Q1 and Q3 2020
An increase of 26 per cent year-on-year
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Unity experiences 53% revenue increase in first quarter since IPO
“We are very pleased to start our public company journey with such a strong quarter"
Make An Impact
Genshin Impact reigns supreme as the top grossing game in October
Tencent had three entries
Pgc Digital
Tencent generates $18.4 billion in Q3 2020
Online games revenue grew 45 per cent year-on-year
So Popular
The demand for mobile games rose by 45 per cent this year
“It’s not a surprise that we saw a massive increase in new players trying games for the first time"
Money Money Money
Mobile games consumer spending will hit $120 billion in 2021
There will be an increase of hybrid titles next year
Financials
Nexon experiences its best Q3 ever with $754 million in revenue
"Despite a delay in the year's biggest launch – Mobile Dungeon&Fighter – Nexon delivered our best Third Quarter ever"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Mattel and NetEase joint venture Mattel163 achieves 600% revenue growth in two years
160 million players worldwide
An Imposter!
Among Us surpasses 200 million downloads
It has generrated $39 million in player spending
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: South Korean mobile games market sees increase of 15% under pandemic
The market is estimated to be worth $9.8 billion by 2026
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Square Enix generates net sales of $1.6 billion for H1 FY21
Digital entertainment generated $326 million
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Yahtzee With Buddies exceeds $500 million lifetime revenue
Working towards over half a million daily average users
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Electronic Arts brings in $1.1 billion in Q2 FY21
"Our business has grown significantly this year, and we are projecting continued expansion into FY22 and beyond"
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Take-Two generates net revenues of $841.1 million Q2 FY21
"Our positive momentum continued in the fiscal second quarter with operating results that significantly exceeded our expectations"