Playtika buys mobile game dev Innplay Labs
Game Developer
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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Sega has completed its acquisition of mobile developer Rovio
Game Developer
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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Warframe is making the jump to mobile in 2024
Game Developer
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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Microsoft considered acquiring Square Enix for mobile Game Pass plans
Game Developer
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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PlayStation Mobile VP Nicola Sebastiani has left PlayStation Studios
Game Developer
JUNE 20, 2023
Nicola Sebastiani has departed PlayStation Studios after joining in 2021 as vice president and head of mobile.
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African mobile game publisher Carry1st nets $27M in funding
Game Developer
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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How To Accelerate Your Mobile Game Growth
Game Developer
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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FBI warns that mobile games may be front for cryptocurrency scams
Game Developer
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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Playtika acquires mobile studio Innplay Labs
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Playtika has acquired Innplay Labs, the mobile studio behind games such as Tiles of Fortune and Animals & Coins. As reported by GamesBeat , Playtika will pay an upfront fee of $80 million to acquire the Israel-based studio, which could increase up to $300 million.
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PlayStation mobile head departs
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 19, 2023
PlayStation has lost its head of mobile, as MobileGamer.biz has reported that Nicola Sebastiani has left the company to "pursue a new, undisclosed opportunity." Sebastiani joined PlayStation as the VP and head of mobile in July of 2021. Prior to that, he had spent seven years at Apple where he was head of content for Apple Arcade.
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EA scraps Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The company is also shutting down Battlefield Mobile developer Industrial Toys.
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Football Manager 2024 Mobile exclusive to Netflix subscribers
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Football Manager 2024 Mobile will launch exclusively on Netflix Games. The next mobile instalment of the football franchise will only be accessible via a Netflix subscription, unlike FM23 which was part of Apple Arcade.
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Unity report shows sharp decline of in-app mobile spending during 2022's end
Game Developer
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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Sumo acquires mobile developer Midoki
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Sumo Group has acquired mobile developer Midoki, the studio behind successful titles such as Plunder Pirates. Midoki will join the Sumo Digital family of studios, the publisher's largest business of operations. Read more
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Playtika will temporarily suspend launching new mobile games
Game Developer
MARCH 1, 2023
Playtika puts its plans to release new mobile games on pause, for the moment.
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Forza creator Turn 10 collaborating with Hutch Games on mystery mobile project
Game Developer
JUNE 15, 2023
The unnamed project will be a standalone mobile game focused on car customization.
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Second Life is coming to mobile, nearly 20 years after launch
Game Developer
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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The future of mobile | Playable Futures Podcast
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 30, 2023
Will and Deborah discuss the opportunity presented by the proliferation of games on mobile to unlock societal and behavioural change for good. Mobile is leading on that." Read more
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Krafton and Ironmace to develop mobile Dark and Darker
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 24, 2023
Krafton has acquired the rights to the mobile version of Ironmace's Dark and Darker. The PUBG publisher intends to use its expertise to bring the RPG to mobile game consumers. We've been watching Dark and Darker's potential and distinct creativity with great interest," said Krafton senior head of publishing Rafael Lim. Read more
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Report: Mobile puzzle games have made $42bn in the last decade
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
A new Sensor Tower report says mobile puzzle games have generated $42 billion since the company began tracking data in 2013. The genre achieved 50 billion all-time downloads during this period.
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Mobile games pull in $41bn globally during H1 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 12, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox During the first half of 2023, global mobile game consumer spending reached $41 billion, according to data.ai's latest report. The analyst firm highlights that May saw game revenue hit $94 million worldwide. The highest the month has seen since 2020. Read more
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Phil Spencer: Xbox needs mobile to thrive - and that includes streaming Starfield
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 24, 2023
Xbox's Phil Spencer has once again said that mobile is the key to growing both Microsoft's games business and the industry overall – and that includes bringing AAA titles like Starfield to smart devices.
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Top Features of a Mobile Game
Juego Studio
AUGUST 23, 2023
Mobile games are gaining popularity by leaps and bounds over the years. The advancing graphics and technology make mobile games alluring. According to Statista, the revenue of the mobile games market will reach US $286.50 billion in 2023 and has a CAGR of 7.08%.
Mobile vs. Console Gaming: A Detailed Guide
Juego Studio
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Consoles and mobiles are two of them. Whereas mobiles […] The post Mobile vs. Console Gaming: A Detailed Guide appeared first on Juego Studio. The advancement in technology has given rise to many gaming platforms. Both platforms have their advantages and disadvantages.
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Mario no longer has a future in mobile games, says Shigeru Miyamoto
Game Developer
APRIL 4, 2023
Mobile mia.
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Take-Two acquires mobile games subscription service GameClub
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 28, 2023
Take-Two has acquired mobile games subscription service GameClub for an undisclosed sum. GameClub was founded in 2018, with the aim to update and bring premium, classic mobile titles to current devices via a monthly subscription fee. million and talked about the "growing sense of freemium fatigue in the mobile games market."
Why 70% of Developers Prefer Unity for Mobile Game Development
iXie gaming
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Mobile gaming has become popular in recent times thanks to the growing number of mobile device users. Several mobile game engines are used to create mobile games. However, Unity has stood out as one of the most preferred and trusted mobile game engines. Let’s find out. And that’s where Unity wins.
Report: Console gaming more popular among Japanese youth than mobile
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 21, 2023
of the group, followed by mobile gaming at 63.5%. The market research firm's annual Japan Youth Gamers report surveyed more than 300 parents of gamers aged six to 18 and over 90 gamers between the ages of 16 and 18. Console is the most popular format among Japanese gamers, used by 72.3% Only 14.7% of respondents played on PC. Read more
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Analysts expect Japan's mobile game revenue to dip 3% this year
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 31, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Japan's total mobile game revenue is projected to hit $12.6 While the earnings figure would account for 70% of the projected $18 billion total for all in-app user spending this year, mobile gaming revenue for 2023 would dip 3% year-over-year.
Best practices for mobile UI design – part 1
Unity Blog
JANUARY 31, 2023
In this two-part interview, we discuss best practices for mobile UI design with Outfit7’s Aleksander Gregorka and Maja Nadvešnik, Samsung’s Søren Klit Lambaek, and Unity’s own Benoit Dupuis and Stefania Valoroso.
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The Mobile Games Moving Away From Gacha
Game Refinery
APRIL 27, 2023
Mobile games and gacha mechanics have been closely aligned for a significant time. Regardless of the genre, most gamers playing titles on a mobile device will inevitably encounter gacha mechanics in some shape or form, whether that’s a box gacha, sugoroku gacha, timed gacha, or one of many others.
How to market console and PC games in a mobile world
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 20, 2023
Traditionally, the console and PC gaming markets have operated very differently to mobile. But that’s changing as technological advancements are allowing mobile developers to bring their games to console, and vice versa. Plus, as recent major acquisitions show, console and PC-first publishers are eyeing up the mobile market.
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Mobile publishers threaten to ditch IronSource and Unity Ad monetization over install fee
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
An influential collective with MAUs in the hundreds-of-millions are targeting Unity's ad revenue stream.
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Bucking the Recession in Mobile Gaming
Deconstructor of Fun
DECEMBER 5, 2022
and Deconstructor of Fun’s latest collaborative report, we dive deep into a comprehensive analysis of the mobile gaming sector and which genres are defying the economic slowdown. Nevertheless, mobile gaming represents a whopping 61% of all games revenue , a number that would be even larger should we account for all the in-app-ad revenue.
Latest mobile gaming trends that will rule the industry in 2023
Logic Simplified
MAY 11, 2023
The mobile gaming industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years, and it is only expected to increase in the years to come. With significant innovations and advancing technologies, the year 2023 is set to be big for mobile gaming. Below are some of the most notable mobile gaming trends to look out for in 2023.
Is it time to rethink the “Game of the Year” award for mobile?
Deconstructor of Fun
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
The Academy Award for Best Picture is essentially the same product whether viewed in the theaters or on a mobile device, but the Game of the Year award is evaluated quite differently for mobile games than it is for PC and console titles. Additionally, the lines between “mobile devices” and consoles are increasingly blurring.
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What's going on with EA on mobile? | This Week In Business
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox While we find ourselves experiencing a wave of announcements that online games are closing down, perhaps the most surprising was EA's decision to scrap Apex Mobile , the smartphone spin-off of its battle royale Apex Legends. Read more
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Apple stakes its claim to AAA gaming on mobile with iPhone 15 Pro series
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Apple revealed the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro series, powered by a redesigned GPU, with exclusive ports of AAA console and PC games. This insight explores its importance, and why meaningful gains for publishers are far from guaranteed.
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Salesforce Mobile Automation Testing with Appium
Rocket Brush Studio
MAY 9, 2023
Mobile testing of Salesforce applications is crucial for businesses to effectively manage their customer relationship management (CRM) activities. However, the increased number of features within the Salesforce mobile app poses a challenge in ensuring that it performs optimally.
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Leveraging the Power of ChatGPT for QA in Mobile Testing
Rocket Brush Studio
AUGUST 23, 2023
Mobile testing can be done efficiently with ChatGPT's AI capabilities and human oversight. This approach improves testing coverage and quality while ensuring data privacy and identifying potential issues for a seamless user experience.
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A crash course in porting your game to mobile
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Porting successful PC and console games to mobile has become common practice. Soon after, the studio revealed that it had planned to port Vampire Survivors to mobile sooner, but couldn't find a business partner who agreed with its monetisation approach , so eventually decided to do it all in-house.
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Square Enix cancels Just Cause Mobile
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 4, 2023
Square Enix has cancelled its Just Cause mobile title. It is with great sadness that we are announcing the end of development for Just Cause Mobile,” she said. The information was confirmed by Square Enix External Studios' global brand manager Anne-Lou Grosbois-Favreau to VGC. "It Read more
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Authorities grant Battleground Mobile India a three-month trial period
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 19, 2023
India has granted Krafton's Battleground Mobile India a three-month operational trial period. As reported by TechCrunch , the decision comes as the publisher addressed issues about users' data security and the location of the game's servers after its 2022 ban. "We
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