Steady Ship
G5's Q3 FY21 sales up 1% to $38 million
Gross margin up to 64%
Delayed Kickoff
Mobile release of Konami's eFootball 2022 postponed until spring 2022
The Premium Player Pack has been removed from sale
Usa Expansion
MPL appoints Xbox and Twitch veteran Matt McCloskey as GM of North America
Will oversee platform's growth in US
Bank Shot
Miniclip partners with Coda Payments to expand 8 Ball Pool sales
Offers wide array of worldwide payment options
Milestone
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes hits $1.4 billion on 100 million downloads
EA Mobile's top game
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Up And Up
EA reports "strongest second quarter" in company history for Q2 FY22
Net revenues increased 29%, reaching $1.8 billion
Social Sharing
Medal.tv acquires Gif Your Game and Fuze.tv
Solidifying presence as social network within the PC and mobile games space
Lowered
Google Play Store tweaks payment terms in South Korea
Follows a new law passed in August
News
FarmVille 3 launches worldwide with special bonuses on offer for the first two weeks
Debuting on mobile and MacOS
Cash Up
Skillz sees sales jump 70% to $102 million
This is its 23rd consecutive quarter of revenue outperformance
Outage Outcomes
Users flocked to Among Us and Minecraft during Roblox Outage
Among Us saw sharp rise in downloads during the outage
Now Live
AppLovin partner studio Belka Games launches Bermuda Adventures
From the creators of Clockmaker
Schedule Reveal
The superstar schedule for Beyond Games is now live!
Immerse yourself in the future of interactive entertainment on November 18-19 with the Beyond Games conference
Mash Up
PUBG Mobile to add Arcane characters from Riot Games
In celebration of new League of Legends animated series
Shirt Sponsorship
How Plarium made esports sponsorship history with Natus Vincere
Plarium become the first mobile game developer to appear on an esports team uniform.
Live Op Support
Live ops platform Beamable raises $5 million to expand service
Brings total capital raised in 2021 to over $10 million
Schedule Reveal
Jam-packed schedule for PG Connects Digital NEXT is now live
Leading digital b2b conference for the mobile games industry runs November 15-19
New Toys
The global rollout of Netflix Games begins
Starting on Android, it will come to iOS later
Event
Arabic Games Conference returns with online 2021 edition
The conference provides game developers a hub to discuss and tackle industry challenges in MENA
Candy Crushing It
Spurred by Candy Crush Saga, Activision Blizzard see Q3 2021 growth up 6%
Blizzzard also on the up
Done Deal
Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming'
Josh Yguado talks Ludia deal and the future of the mobile games industry
Smarts Transfer
Why data's the glue to supercharge Stillfront's consolidation strategy
Head of data platform Andre Cohen on a new strategy
Obliviate
Why Harry Potter: Wizards Unite failed to find the magic
Nearly two years on, Niantic's game is moribund
The End Game
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite shutting down on 31 January 2022
Location-based wizarding game fails
Turning Up The Volume
Splash raises $20 million for Roblox music game
Will improve virtual instruments and establish more partnerships
Booster
PUBG Mobile announces partnership with Koenigsegg
Two of Koenigsegg’s most innovative models now available in-game
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Diamond Geezers
Xsolla Diamond Club accelerates mobile games industry connections
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The New Meta
The Sandbox raises $93 million to grow open NFT Metaverse
Already over 500,000 connected wallets
Job News
Frauke Grabow joins FunPlus as Europe’s Head of HR
FunPlus continues to hire top talent
Bye-bye
China version of Fortnite is being shuttered
Playable test version had previously been live for almost three years
Legendary
League of Legends: Wild Rift surpasses $150 million
Took just over 1 year
Live And Online
Highlights from the 2021 Huawei Developer Conference
The highlights from the 2021 Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) are now live and online to enable developers and publishers to catch up with all of the keynotes
Advertising Intelligence
SocialPeta helps mobile development companies acquire users worldwide
Track and create new ad campaigns based upon the success of market leaders
Growing Pains
Roblox servers are back online following three-day outage
Reportedly not due to external intrusion
On The Move
Nintendo is closing offices in California and Toronto
This is Nintendo's largest layoff since 2014
Big Indie Awards
Last chance to nominate your team or game for The Big Indie Awards 2021
Nominations for The Big Indie Awards 2021 have been extended to Friday, November 5th
Prosperous Partnership
State of Survival gains 20 million new players from The Walking Dead partnership
Brought the zombie survival mobile title to over 100 million
Thrills & Chills
Five horror games to get you in the Halloween spirit
Get spooky this weekend with these horror game recommendations!
Activision Acquisition
Activision acquires Digital Legends for unannounced Call of Duty mobile game
Will join the company's roster of wholly-owned independent studios
Rising
Rovio puts Darkfire Heroes into maintenance mode as it announces Q3 2021 sales of $83 million
Q3 2021 was Rovio’s best-performing period since 2019
New Markets
Connect with new business partners at G-STAR 2021, the biggest game exhibition in Asia
Expand your horizons and break into new markets this November
Dungeonin'
Diablo Immortal closed beta now playable in Canada and Australia
And so it continues
Euro Billions
European mobile games companies generate almost $2 billion in Q3 2021
The top-10 grossing games represent nearly 9% of total consumer spend for the quarter
Touchdown
UK-based New Star Games takes US by storm with Retro Bowl
Number one free app on iOS in US, with 7 million downloads and zero UA spend
Coming Soon
Arena of Valor offers $1 million in prize money at international championships
The event will be online and streamed on multiple platforms
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25 Every Month
Pokémon Masters EX adds new in-app bundles
The recent dev letter outlines upcoming plans for the game
More Catching
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have a nostalgic early-purchase bonus
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has gifts for early purchasers too