Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Playrix's Gardenscapes, Homescapes and Township bag top 10 grossing spots
Rankings from August 12th to 18th
One In Four
Devcom 2019: 26% of the US has a disability that affects them playing games
46 million players across the country
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Fortnite’s mechs send the battle royale hit to number one in the US
Rankings from July 29th to August 4th
Lawsuit Dropping In
Epic Games struck with class-action lawsuit over Fortnite account hacks
More than 100 class members have filed the document against battle royale phenomenon
Trump Tariffs
US video game console and mobile tariff delayed until December
“As part of USTR’s public comment and hearing process, it was determined that the tariff should be delayed to December 15 for certain articles”
Bomb Threat
Bandai Namco investigates potential bomb threat at Santa Clara office
This follows recent acts of violence across the US
Legal Advice
Update: Annapurna Pictures seeks bankruptcy protection
The company owns Annapurna Interactive, publisher of indie titles such as Florence and Donut County
Cool
Epic to disclose loot box odds following ESA pledge
Meanwhile, THQ Nordic refuses to put name to list of publishers as it says it has no plans to use this business model
Guns Or Games!?
Walmart orders its staff to remove signage for violent video games following mass shootings
But, of course, stores are still selling guns and ammo
Market Value
The US will overtake China as world’s most lucrative games market this year
Global games market estimated to be worth $152.1 billion by the end of 2019
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Dragon Raja helps Tencent claim top four highest grossing spots in China
Rankings from July 22nd to 28th
Financial Results
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes nears 80 million players but EA’s mobile revenue drops by 16%
The company earned net revenue of $1.21 billion for this fiscal year
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent’s Game for Peace reclaims top spot from Honor of Kings in China
Rankings from July 15th to 21st
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle strikes up US top grossing spot
Rankings from July 8th to 14th
Kyoto Drift
Nintendo Switch owners are suffering Joy-Con drift issues
This follows Joy-Con desyncing fault near consoles launch
Global Advertising
The top global game advertisers in the US, Japan and South Korea for June 2019
SocialPeta data shows which games are generating the highest number of ad impressions
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Honor of Kings is only the third top grosser in China as it faces a new challenger
Rankings from July 1st to July 7th
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Harry Potter remains stationary as Pokemon Go makes a comeback
Rankings from June 24th to June 30th
Season Pass
Clash of Clans had its best revenue month for two years in June
Player spending up 26 per cent as a result of season pass subscription
The Doctor Is In
Dr. Mario World tops iOS charts quicker than Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
BTS World beats both however
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Scopely’s Liz Liu on how to get a job as a people business partner
"Gaming is the convergence of art and science, where creative people work together to build experiences for human connection"
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Wizards Unite hits top 10 US download charts but is not a top grosser
Rankings from June 17th to June 23rd
Spellbinding Stuff
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite enchants players with $3 million in first week
6.5 million downloads in seven days
Job News
Jony Ive to leave Apple after 27 years to form independent design company
LoveFrom launches later this year with Apple as first client
Survive Together
Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony unite against US tariffs on consoles
Joint statement addressed to US government asking to exclude consoles
Collaboration
Niantic partners with AT&T and Simon to bring Wizards Unite incentives to retailers across the US
We’re excited to team up with AT&T and Simon to create a variety of custom Harry Potter: Wizards Unite gameplay experiences”
“we’ll Take The Lot”
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite on track to earn $10 million in first month
AR game brought in $1.1 million from opening weekend
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Candy Crush Saga shoots down PUBG Mobile’s chances of topping gross ranking in the US
Rankings from June 10th to June 16th
Galleons
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite makes $300,000 in first 24 hours from US and UK
Tops US App Store however can’t match the numbers of Pokemon Go
Unionisation Platform
US president hopeful Bernie Sanders backs game developer unionisation
Democratic Senator says workers should be reaping the rewards games brought in in the US last year
Wands At The Ready
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launches in the UK and US this week
Niantic CEO John Hanke confirmed at a press event in Los Angeles
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Dragon Ball Legends enters top 10 grossing rankings in the US and UK
Rankings from June 3rd to June 9th
Let’s A Stream
E3 2019: Nintendo looking into game streaming technologies
“We’re looking at those technologies and understanding their capabilities”
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: NetEase resurgent with four top 10 grossers on the Chinese App Store
Rankings from May 27th to June 2nd
Collaboration
Hatch and Samsung team to bring 5G cloud gaming to the US
Two companies continue to collaborate after bringing service to South Korea
Another Lawsuit
Developers sue Apple over App Store fees
“This isn’t the first time we’ve taken Apple to task over anti-competitive behaviour”
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: NetEase's top 10 grossing dominance diminishes on the Chinese App Store
Rankings from May 20th to 26th 2019
Job News
Gearbox Publishing boss John Vignocchi joins Nintendo of America
“I’m humbled by this dream opportunity”
Tariffs
The US-China trade war could see the States impose a 25 per cent tariff on game consoles
“Tariffs will hurt the American economy, its industries, and its consumers," said the ESA in response
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent claims top three positions for highest grossing in China
Rankings from May 13th to May 19th 2019
Done Deal
Zynga sells off San Francisco headquarters for $600 million
Company will lease space and remain headquartered in the city
Course Correction
Tencent changes Arena of Valor strategy to no longer concentrate on the West
“Letting it live or die”
Not Quite Iron Man
Google updates its Glass hardware with new Enterprise Edition 2
Priced at $999 per set
It Has A Crank
Firewatch publisher Panic reveals new handheld video game system Playdate
12 games will be rolled out over 12 weeks.
Job News
Lightstream appoints Major League Gaming co-founder to board of directors
Sundance DiGiovanni will be the company’s fifth board member
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Game for Peace the second top grosser in China behind Honor of Kings
Rankings from May 6th to May 12th 2019
New Research
Tapjoy: Mobile games have gone mainstream in the US
63 per cent of mobile gamers were found to be women
That’s A Twist
Detective Pikachu captures biggest weekend opening ever in US for a video game film adaptation
$58 million made from American Pokemon Trainers
Apple Vs Pepper
US Supreme Court declares Apple can face monopoly lawsuits
Dispute to be settled in lower courts
Job News
US games trade body ESA names new president and CEO
Interim boss Stanley Pierre-Louis takes the top job for the long term