News Hyper casual dominated new mobile downloads in 2019 More than 75% of the 20 most downloaded new mobile games of 2019 were hyper casual March 30, 2020 Marie Dealessandri
News Pokémon Go temporarily changes mechanics to reduce spread of COVID-19 Update: Mojang follows suit with changes to Minecraft Earth March 27, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Mobile esports team Tribe Gaming raises $1 million Backers include NBA all-star Gordon Hayward, WWE wrestler Cesaro, and Super Evil Megacorp CEO Kristian Segerstrale March 26, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Top three unchanged in App Annie's annual mobile publisher chart Tencent, NetEase and Activision Blizzard lead a top ten with only two new entries March 25, 2020 Matthew Handrahan
News Scopely increases series D round to $400m Mobile publisher has raised an additional $200m from Advance and The Chernin Group March 19, 2020 Matthew Handrahan
News Pokémon Home grosses $2.6m in first month US leads in player spend and installs as total downloads exceed 2.3 million March 18, 2020 Ivy Taylor
News Miniclip acquires Eight Pixels Square UK mobile developer joins Swiss development and publishing outfit March 17, 2020 Ivy Taylor
News Ex-Vainglory devs raise $2.5m for Bazooka Tango Seed funding will help new studio create debut title set in Vainglory universe, built in Super Evil Megacorp's engine March 16, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Apple's WWDC to take place entirely online Conference will be held in June with online keynote and sessions March 13, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
Feature An insider's perspective on China Apptutti's Daniel Camilo discusses the disparity between perception and reality in the world's most regulated games market March 12, 2020 Ivy Taylor 1 comment
Stub Playrix acquires Armenian mobile studio Plexonic Plexonic CEO Gevorg Sargsyan will lead rebranded Playrix Armenia March 5, 2020 Matthew Handrahan
News Plague Inc. pulled from Chinese App Store Developer Ndemic Creations says outbreak simulation game removed because it "includes content that is illegal in China" Feb. 27, 2020 Brendan Sinclair 1 comment
Feature Kwalee and the power of profit sharing Pocketing the extra cash would have a “detrimental effect on the success of the company” says CEO David Darling Feb. 27, 2020 Ivy Taylor 1 comment
Feature China and Asia show their influence over the top grossing mobile games Sensor Tower's data for January 2020 underlines the commanding role Asian markets play in the global games industry Feb. 27, 2020 Craig Chapple
Academy Six common mistakes when moving to live-service games and free-to-play Industry consultant Ben Cousins outlines the most common pitfalls for developers tackling a new structure and business model Feb. 24, 2020 Ben Cousins 1 comment
News Pokemon Home first week downloads reached 1.3m Sensor Tower: Estimated first week revenue from subscription plans is around $1.8 million Feb. 21, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Stillfront Group posts record annual profits Group on track to triple revenue over five years, says CEO Feb. 19, 2020 Ivy Taylor
Stub Stadia expands to support some non-Google mobile devices Subscribers will soon be able to stream games on some models from Samsung, Razer, and ASUS Feb. 18, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Lineage 2 M surpasses $152m in three months NCSoft's Mobile MMORPG is currently only available in South Korea Feb. 12, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Double Loop Games raises over $2.5m for mobile games LVP leads investment in push to make relaxing, connective titles for everyone Feb. 12, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Atari acquires assets from tech start-up Wonder Technology nods to possible cross-platform functionality with mobile and Atari VCS Feb. 11, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Supercell to "slow growth significantly" in coming year As mobile studio enters its second decade, CEO Ilkka Paananen reaffirms goal to be "as small as possible" Feb. 11, 2020 Rebekah Valentine 1 comment
News PUBG Mobile was the top-grossing mobile game for the fifth month in a row Sensor Tower: Tencent's title brought in $176.3 million in January, over half of which came from Chinese users Feb. 10, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News IronSource launches new mobile studio Supersonic Games Debut game Sort It 3D already a chart topper in Europe, America, Korea, and Japan Feb. 10, 2020 Ivy Taylor
News With no profit motive, new kids' mobile IP from BBC focuses on a "safe gaming experience" A luxury not afforded to most developers yields interesting results, as state-funded broadcaster puts its own spin on mobile gaming Feb. 7, 2020 Ivy Taylor