August 12, 2020 Expansion THQ Nordic appoints Eric Wuestmann as its first North American CEO "We certainly see an opportunity to expand our team on the ground in North America"
August 12, 2020 Financials Stillfront Group revenue up 148% year-on-year in Q2 2020 The growth has been attributed to recent acquisitions
August 12, 2020 Money Money Money PUBG Mobile shoots through the most mobile games revenue in July 2020 Lineage M had its best month since April 2018
August 12, 2020 Money Money Money US games spending hits a quarterly high with $11.6 billion in Q2 2020 "During the pandemic, many have turned to video games not only to keep them preoccupied, but also to stay in touch with family and friends"
August 11, 2020 Reasons To Attend 20 reasons why you need to (virtually) attend Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 250 expert speakers, 21 conference tracks, 1,500+ industry professionals, exciting fringe events - next month’s online conference is set to be a cracker!
August 11, 2020 By The Book The EU is keeping an eye on Apple and the App Store "The Commission is aware of these concerns regarding Apple's App Store rules"
August 11, 2020 The Dream Pitch HeyStephenHey’s Stephen Hey on his dream pitch “To me the innovation is not in the game content but in how the industry is reinventing ways to market.”
August 11, 2020 Milestone Summoners War breaches $2 billion in lifetime revenue It also broke 116 million downloads
August 11, 2020 Welcome Aboard Activision Blizzard names MLB executive Tony Petitti as its new sports and entertainment president "I couldn't be more excited to use my own 30 years of sports and entertainment experience to help Activision Blizzard realise its ambitions"
August 11, 2020 Bluff Plus Zynga launches new casual card game Bluff Plus Zynga Turkey gets its first game launched since being acquired in 2017
August 11, 2020 Too Much Pay EA shareholders vote against its exec compensation payment plan It is rare for a plan like this to be rejected
August 11, 2020 Put 'em Up ByteDance is looking to fight back against Trump and the US ban of TikTok "Will try every possible way to fight back"
August 10, 2020 Master The Meta Master the Meta: Understanding Zynga's remarkable trajectory and newest acquisition News and insights from the Master the Meta team
August 10, 2020 Money Money Money Microsoft's worth jumps up by $77 billion after announcing plans to buy TikTok in the US It is valued at $1.6 trillion
August 10, 2020 Being Prepared TikTok is returning money to advertisers ahead of its possible US ban It will honour ad campaigns it can still complete
August 10, 2020 Going Nowhere AT&T appears to be keeping hold of Warner Bros. Interactive "Warner Bros. Interactive remains part of the Studios and Networks group"
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August 7, 2020 Stripped Back Facebook Gaming launches app without Instant Games for iOS "Unfortunately, we had to remove gameplay functionality entirely in order to get Apple's approval"
August 7, 2020 Hard Work Recognised Voltage entertainment increases the pay of Lovestruck writers following 21 day strike "While we work together to move forward, releases will be on a slower schedule at first"
August 7, 2020 Switch Up Your Pitch Glu Mobile’s senior vice president Chris Akhavan on why your publisher pitch is not working on investors “I think over the next year we'll see the games industry work hard to offer people more meaningful ways to connect with each other through games since our “normal” ways of connecting have been greatly disrupted.”
August 7, 2020 Access Denied Apple claims that cloud gaming apps like Project xCloud violate its policies Microsoft is still commited to bringing its platform to iOS
August 7, 2020 Banned President Trump signs executive orders to ban business with TikTok and WeChat Will come into effect in 45 days
August 7, 2020 Big Indie Launchpad Big Indie Pitch developers take centre stage at the inaugural Pocket Gamer LaunchPad We explore and detail the 10 former Big Indie Pitch developers who were showcased as a part of the inaugural Pocket Gamer LaunchPad event
August 6, 2020 That's Epic Epic Games secures $1.78 billion in new funding round "Having the support of leaders in the financial community accelerates Epic's efforts to build a new kind of digital ecosystem"
August 6, 2020 Acquisition Enthusiast Gaming acquires Omnia Media from Blue Ant Media Solutions The deal is worth CAD$54.5 million
August 6, 2020 Equal Pay Update: Blizzard staff members preparing list of workplace requests as part of ongoing pay dispute "We will continue to adapt our compensation to build and keep the workforce our company needs today and tomorrow"
August 6, 2020 Power Of Expression Game Drive’s founder and CEO Chrstopher Green on creating cultures that reinforce positivity “While the gaming community gets more diverse and more inclusion, the last 12 months have pushed to show that gaming is not a waste of time.”
August 6, 2020 Financials Zynga generates a record $452 million in Q2 2020 though suffers a net loss of $150 million "We delivered tremendous results in Q2"
August 6, 2020 Into The Unknown Making Of: Glu SVP Mike Olsen on tackling the RPG genre with Disney Sorcerer's Arena "The player community is critically important to the ongoing development and success"
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August 5, 2020 Fast Mover Zynga buys hypercasual outfit Rollic for $168 million All-cash deal gains 80% equity
August 5, 2020 Skill Up Transcend Fund leads $5.25 million investment into Big Run Studios Indie has fifth game Big Cooking out soon
August 5, 2020 We Care Jam City teams up with Care Bears for exclusive Panda Pop content "The timeliness of this partnership and this message feels so right"
August 5, 2020 Take Some Time Riot is giving its employees a week off to "disconnect, recharge, and reboot" It is putting the health of its staff first to avoid toxic crunch culture
August 5, 2020 Team Work Venatus teams up with Frameplay for in-game advertising "We are delighted to be partnering with Frameplay to drive our in-game advertising offering"
August 5, 2020 Welcome Aboard Improbable welcomes Chris Enock as its new head of publishing He was the vice president of publishing at Riot
August 5, 2020 Talking Heads Unity Technologies, Tenjin, Finnish Game Jam and NCSOFT confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 The speaker lineup for next month’s online-only conference heats up - who will you be learning from?
August 5, 2020 Going Digital BlizzCon will be held on a digital platform early next year "We're looking forward to sharing what the teams have been working on for that event"
August 5, 2020 Financials Glu Mobile's Q2 2020 revenue increases 40 per cent year-on-year to $133.3 million "The second-quarter financial results were the best in Glu's history"
August 5, 2020 On The Go Microsoft pins down September 15th launch date for Project xCloud Game Pass Ultimate beta Available in 22 markets on Android devices
August 5, 2020 Bringing Back The Dodo Indie Spotlight: How Moving Pieces pitched Dodo Peak for Apple Arcade "I think what's really exciting about mobile games right now is that the line is blurring between mobile gaming and games in general"
August 5, 2020 Financials Activision Blizzard experiences a record breaking second quarter as it hits $1.9 billion in revenue King boasted 271 million monthly active users in Q2
August 4, 2020 A Success Grand Cru Games and Roofdog Games join N3twork's NSP after successful testing period They now have access to the $50 million growth fund
August 4, 2020 Tick Tock Update: Trump insists the US government should have a slice of Microsoft's TikTok deal President Trump has given the company 45 days to secure a deal
August 4, 2020 Bring Back The Classics Animoca Brands extends its partnership with Atari It will create Blockchain versions of a further 15 classic games
August 4, 2020 Post-idfa Why are we bullish on contextual post-IDFA? Fyber president Offer Yehudai looks at what's coming once the IDFA finally dies
August 4, 2020 What A Goal! EA secures the licensing rights to AC Milan and Inter Milan for its FIFA series It is no longer partnered with AS Roma
August 4, 2020 Worlds Collide Ludia soft-launches Disney Wonderful Worlds Available to download across Indonesia and the Philippines
August 4, 2020 Financials Take-Two grows revenues 54 per cent year-on-year as it generates $831.3 million in Q1 FY21 "Fiscal 2021 is off to a terrific start with first-quarter operating results that significantly exceeded our expectations"