Mobile publisher Nordcurrent acquires River End Games
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NOVEMBER 15, 2023
With River End under its belt, Nordcurrent aims to get deeper into the console and PC game market while maintaining its strong mobile presence.
Toymaker Mattel is becoming a mobile game publisher
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MARCH 5, 2024
Hot Wheels and Barbie toymaker Mattel is expanding its video game interests, with a new publishing arm that will "co-devleop" and publish mobile games.
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Report: Sony making PlayStation mobile store for F2P games
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MAY 22, 2024
Now that it's in the PC market, Sony is seemingly taking its first steps into phones with a PlayStation mobile platform.
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African mobile game publisher Carry1st nets $27M in funding
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JANUARY 17, 2023
Carry1st, which published Call of Duty: Mobile in South Africa, plans to use its newly raised money to license more games and develop its own.
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Netflix taking mobile-first, 'phased approach' to game releases
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JUNE 26, 2024
The streamer still has dreams of being a big player in games, but keeping its feet on mobile ground is where it wants to be until it can make good on its larger plans.
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Playtika buys mobile game dev Innplay Labs
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Months after it swore off releasing new mobile games, Playtika has bought up Innplay to create "exceptional gaming experiences for our players."
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Tencent reportedly canceled unannounced Nier mobile game
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FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Without a proper monetization plan and licensing fees to pay, Tencent pulled the plug on Nier's second mobile spinoff.
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PlayStation finds two new execs for its mobile game division
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NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Two-year alums Olivier Courtemanche and Justin Kubiak will respectively lead the direction and business partnerships for PlayStation's mobile ventures.
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Sony and NCSoft form "global partnership" focused on console and mobile games
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NOVEMBER 28, 2023
NCSoft and SIE plan to partner on a number of "global businesses.across and beyond genres and regions," including the mobile games space.
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FBI warns that mobile games may be front for cryptocurrency scams
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MARCH 15, 2023
The FBI suggests mobile players be wary of anyone who wants them to spend real-world money on cryptocurrency to play a game on their phones.
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Mario no longer has a future in mobile games, says Shigeru Miyamoto
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APRIL 4, 2023
Mobile mia.
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How To Accelerate Your Mobile Game Growth
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DECEMBER 22, 2022
Learn how game developers can expand their mobile game business beyond the app stores, improve UA and discoverability, and discover more freedom to deliver unique experiences directly to new and existing players.
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Playtika will temporarily suspend launching new mobile games
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MARCH 1, 2023
Playtika puts its plans to release new mobile games on pause, for the moment.
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Microsoft considered acquiring Square Enix for mobile Game Pass plans
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JUNE 28, 2023
Microsoft has wanted to get its foot in the door for Japan and mobile games, and owning Square would've allowed for both.
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Google Play Games aims to capture Android and iOS mobile game revenue on PC
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FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Google Play Games is a defense strategy against competing storefronts that host PC ports of mobile games, ensuring Google continues to capture revenue from users who abandon mobile to play on PC.
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Take-Two struggling with mobile post-Zynga acquisition
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DECEMBER 21, 2023
Despite wanting to be a big player in the mobile games industry, acquiring Zynga to achieve those dreams may have come too late for Take-Two.
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Koei Tecmo sues mobile dev Youzoo for repeated copyright infringement
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APRIL 11, 2024
Koei Tecmo claims, despite numerous cease and desists, that Youzoo kept using material from its games to advertise its own mobile titles.
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Top mobile marketing strategies for 2024
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OCTOBER 17, 2024
How do you create a mobile game marketing strategy to make your game stand out from the crowd? In this article, we explore several ways of achieving this.
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Zeekerss warns Lethal Company's mobile game is "likely a scam"
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FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Be advised against that phone version of Lethal Company going around on mobile app stores.
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Forza creator Turn 10 collaborating with Hutch Games on mystery mobile project
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JUNE 15, 2023
The unnamed project will be a standalone mobile game focused on car customization.
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More Than Movements: Animation in Mobile Game Dev
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JULY 29, 2024
Common animation problems in mobile game development and find practical solutions to improve quality.
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Rovio's Moomin mobile game goes offline in July
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APRIL 16, 2024
The soon-to-be offline Moomin game is the first (and so far, only) game for the franchise from Rovio's multi-year game deal.
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Sega has completed its acquisition of mobile developer Rovio
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AUGUST 18, 2023
With Rovio now among its subsidiaries, Sega has a bigger presence in the mobile game market and another franchise to play around with.
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Square Enix will end Bravely Default mobile game in February 2023
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DECEMBER 29, 2022
The brilliant light has faded.
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Second Life is coming to mobile, nearly 20 years after launch
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MARCH 14, 2023
Second Life , one of the earliest attempts at the metaverse, is branching out into the mobile game market.
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Epic Games Store expands on mobile with third-party titles and free games
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JANUARY 24, 2025
The new additions will be available on Android worldwide and iOS across the European Union.
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Unity report shows sharp decline of in-app mobile spending during 2022's end
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JUNE 13, 2023
Unity's new report on 2022's mobile game revenue shows in-game spending had a hard drop in revenue during the holiday season.
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Designing maps that complement game mechanics
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FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Good level design must support the actual game mechanics – this affects both level design, and ultimately, player enjoyment. This article shows how we do things with our popular multiplayer mobile shooter game War Robots.
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Microsoft launching web-based mobile game storefront in July
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MAY 10, 2024
The marketplace will initially house first-party titles, but external partners could be ushered in 'shortly after.'
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Mobile dev Seven Stars secures seed funding for 'next-gen puzzle games'
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FEBRUARY 26, 2025
The three-year-old studio is working on a puzzle title its investors say 'has the type of commercial mindset required to succeed in a demanding mobile market.'
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How Istanbul Became the New Capital of Mobile Gaming – And Where It’s Headed Next
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MARCH 10, 2025
Written by Michail Katkoff , founder of Deconstructor of Fun, a games industry veteran of 15 years, who's no stranger to hammams, pide and late-night kebabs around Taksim. Trkiye has rapidly established itself as one of the world's most dynamic mobile gaming hubs. Watch the 2024 talks here. billion acquisition in 2020.
Kwalee releases Arabic version of mobile game platform for MENA devs
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AUGUST 16, 2024
Hitseeker's new Arabic-language version was launched to support MENA studios and position Kwalee as a 'reliable partner' for developers in the region.
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EA will use Flexion to bring its mobile games to third-party app stores
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FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Flexion previously released Marvel: Contest of Champions on non-iOS/Android mobile stores for Kabam, and will do the same for EA and its various phone games.
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Free-to-play publisher Scopely is now owned by Saudi-backed Savvy Games Group
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APRIL 5, 2023
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund now owns a mobile game publisher, two esports organizers, and has a major stake in Nintendo, Embracer, and more.
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Scopely acquires Scottish mobile developer Tag Games
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JUNE 29, 2023
The deal will see the Pocket Mortys developer "fully integrate" into the Scopely ecosystem.
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Report: Sony planning mobile games platform
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MAY 23, 2024
Sony seems to be building a mobile games platform for free-to-play games. This is according to tech site TweakTown , which spotted a job listing for a mobile platform architect. Read more
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