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Mobile gaming sees record weekly downloads amid COVID-19 lockdown
Average weekly installs reached 1.2 billion as downloads increase by 35% from January to March 4
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African mobile startup Carry1st raises $2.5m
Latest funding round brings total investment to $4 million in startup's bid to develop African games industry
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Seven Deadly Sins push Netmarble Q1 revenues up
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross became the mobile publisher's second biggest game less than a month after worldwide launch
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Scott Warner to lead Tencent's new TiMi Studios location in LA
Former Halo, Battlefield designer to head up TiMi's first studio in North America
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How the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the mobile games market
Revenue and downloads continue to climb during the pandemic, according to Sensor Tower data, and the impact could be lasting
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Fortnite surpasses $1b in lifetime spending on App Store alone
Epic's battle royale sees mobile spending rise with Google Play launch
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Playrix sees best month ever as Gardenscapes lifetime revenue nears $2b
Sensor Tower: Mobile games publisher has surpassed 1.1 billion downloads across its entire portfolio
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Zynga COO: We could work from home forever if needed
Matt Bromberg says the social gaming company hasn't skipped a beat because of social distancing
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Zynga continues to post soaring revenues and deepening losses
For the fifth straight quarter, publisher says the bottom line has been hurt by success of 2018 acquisitions
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp enjoys halo effect from New Horizons
April was the mobile title's highest ever month for revenue, according to Sensor Tower's data
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AppLovin invests in Redemption Games
San Diego studio takes strategic investment in its title, Sweet Escapes
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Sensor Tower receives $45m investment
Private equity firm Riverwood Capital invests following record year for Sensor Tower
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Scopely acquires Scrabble Go studio PierPlay
Strong early performance of Scrabble Go led to acquisition of the Los Angeles-based mobile developer
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Rovio slashes user acquisition spend to improve profits in Q1
Cost savings lead to 50% profit increase despite declining revenues
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Sensor Tower revises European mobile game spending projections
COVID-19 impacts lead to expectations of slightly lower games revenues by 2022 across App Store, Google Play
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Epic relents, puts Fortnite on Google Play
Company says it took 18 months to realize Google puts apps from outside its own Android storefront at a disadvantage
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European mobile game downloads growing faster than spending
Sensor Tower finds March new installs were up 19% over February while spending grew 12%
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Superplus Games raises $4.7m
Finnish studio currently working on multiple casual, PvP-focused mobile titles
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Berlin studio Starberry raises €1.3m in seed funding
ByFounder and Play Ventures both invested in the Idle Coffee Corp developer
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Mobile games spending expected to see minimal impact from COVID-19
Sensor Tower: Spending expected to reach $72b in 2020, near $100b by 2024
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Lightheart Entertainment closes €1.3m seed round
Funding from Galaxy Interactive will be used for the global rollout of mobile title Mr Autofire
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Pandemic has led to spikes in mobile gaming, says ironSource
App monetization firm reports daily average users, new game installs up in regions under lock down
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Pokémon Go revenue spikes as game continues to adjust for COVID-19
Last week was its highest-earning week in 2020 so far, despite lockdowns
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HQ Trivia returns, reportedly acquired by private investor
Live mobile trivia competition to donate $100k to World Central Kitchen