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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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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Playtika acquires mobile developer SuperPlay
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The mobile publisher makes its first acquisition of 2024, with Superplay expected to provide "attractive" growth opportunities.
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Krafton and Pocketpair partner to bring Palworld to mobile platforms
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OCTOBER 2, 2024
PUBG Studio will oversee the mobile version and strive to 'faithfully reinterpret' the core experience.
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Mobile Kombat: Onslaught is being torched by NetherRealm after one year
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JULY 23, 2024
News of the mobile title's demise comes with reports of layoffs swirling.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bethesda returns to mobile with The Elder Scrolls: Castles
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JANUARY 17, 2024
Bethesda tries its hand again at bringing its Elder Scrolls franchise to mobile audiences.
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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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Take-Two looking at 'select mobile M&A opportunities' after Zynga integration
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NOVEMBER 7, 2024
The Grand Theft Auto maker recently made a bunch of layoffs and sold Private Division, but remains keen to splash the cash on mobile M&A.
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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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Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile will have cross-progression between Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone
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FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Warzone Mobile's cross-progression means players always have Call of Duty, and can spend money on it wherever they like.
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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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PlayStation Mobile VP Nicola Sebastiani has left PlayStation Studios
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JUNE 20, 2023
Nicola Sebastiani has departed PlayStation Studios after joining in 2021 as vice president and head of mobile.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nexon-owned mobile studio Pixelberry is conducting layoffs
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JANUARY 17, 2024
The studio is known for working on narrative titles like High School Story and Hollywood U.
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Mobile dev Pixelberry acquired by Series Entertainment
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JULY 10, 2024
Pixelberry wants to use Series to get highly requested features out the door, while Series is looking to add its proprietary Rho engine into the developer's pipeline.
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Microsoft "actively" working on Xbox mobile marketplace
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DECEMBER 1, 2023
“It's an important part of our strategy."
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Report: Mobile publisher Playtika is laying off up to 400 employees
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JANUARY 12, 2024
Around 10 percent of the company's workforce could be impacted by the cuts.
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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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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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Warframe is making the jump to mobile in 2024
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AUGUST 28, 2023
Digital Extremes' sci-fi MMO is sliding and flipping its way to iOS devices next year to bring the mobile game audience into the fold.
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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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Capcom and TiMi team on mobile-only Monster Hunter Outlanders
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NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Monster Hunter: Outlanders marks Capcom's first real go at bringing the series' classic gameplay mechanics to phones.
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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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