Nexon-owned mobile studio Pixelberry is conducting layoffs
Game Developer
JANUARY 17, 2024
The studio is known for working on narrative titles like High School Story and Hollywood U.
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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Kwalee invests €1.5m in mobile studio 8SEC
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 30, 2024
Kwalee has announced that it's taken a stake in French mobile studio 8SEC following a €1.5 Kwalee's CFO Matthew Farrow and its VP of mobile publishing John Wright will also be joining 8SEC's board. The company will remain independent and continue operating from its two studios, in Paris and Lyon. million investment.
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Levelling Up: What We Learned After Building a Studio From Scratch
Game Developer
DECEMBER 15, 2023
In 2021, we started building one of Saudi Arabia’s first-ever dedicated games studios, aiming to create ground-breaking titles for PC, console, and mobile that the region could call its own.
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Mobile studio Order of Meta raises $3.3 million
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 31, 2024
Finnish mobile developer Order of Meta has raised $3.3 million in seed funding. As reported by Pocket Gamer , the funds will go towards development and launch of its debut title, extraction shooter Cargo Hunters, due this year.
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Virtuos expands engineering capabilities with new Prague studio
Game Developer
AUGUST 22, 2023
The new studio will deliver networking, UI, mobile, and optimization solutions.
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An introduction to mobile user acquisition
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Nailing the mobile games scene is all about grabbing users' attention, getting them excited to download your mobile game, and ensuring they have a great time playing it. However, as a mobile game developer, you might find yourself at a crossroads when it comes to executing user acquisition campaigns. Read more
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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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Choices developer Pixelberry Studios reportedly lays off staff
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 17, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The list of games studios suffering layoffs continues to grow with California-based Pixelberry Studios the latest to dismiss some of its employees. Read more
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Sony-owned Savage Game Studios rebrands to Neon Koi
GamesIndustry.biz
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Sony mobile developer Savage Game Studios has rebranded as Neon Koi after multiple executives left the company. As noted by MobileGamer.biz , Savage Game Studios co-founder Michail Katkoff announced his departure in July, with the studio's head of technology Mike McManus and game director and co-founder Nadjim Adjir taking the lead.
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The Best Game Engines for Mobile Game Development
Starloop Studios
APRIL 10, 2024
One of the most critical decisions for mobile game development projects is determining the best game engine for your project. At Starloop Studios, we carefully consider each game engine's advantages and how they can help us develop the best mobile games possible.
Wildlife Studios cuts 21% of its staff
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Wildlife Studios has announced that it will cut its workforce by 21%. As reported by Game Developer , the decision will affect 133 people at the mobile game firm. Read more
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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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Playdemic founders' new studio ForthStar Games will "test and kill" to find its next Golf Clash
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 22, 2024
The pair set up their first mobile games studio, BattleMail, in 2001 and sold it to (M)Forma a year later. Their third studio, Golf Clash creator Playdemic, opened doors in 2010 and two years ago sold to Electronic Arts for a whopping $1.4 billion – one of the biggest UK games acquisitions to date.
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Supercell acquires majority stake in Ultimate Studio
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Supercell is ready to move beyond mobile, as the company today confirmed that it has acquired a majority stake in Melbourne-based Ultimate Studio "to explore Supercell's ambitions to expand to other platforms."
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The future of mobile | Playable Futures Podcast
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 30, 2023
Her flagship initiative is Games for Good, which focuses on helping studios and the wider industry harness games for social impact. 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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Mobile developer Closing Theory raises $2.3 million in funding round
Game Developer
JULY 24, 2023
Closing Theory co-founder Nitin Rajinikanth says games from his new studio will target the most casual of casual video game players.
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Virtuos opens Prague studio
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 22, 2023
Virtuos today announced the launch of a new Prague studio, the fourth such studio in its Virtuos Labs network. Virtuos Labs – Prague will provide engineering support for developers whether they are working on commercial engines or tech developed in-house, with a focus on networking, UI, mobile, and optimization tasks.
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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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Sumo Group acquires UK mobile studio Midoki to bolster live service credentials
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Midoki has worked on titles like Knighthood and Crazy Taxi City Rush.
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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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Gameloft closes Budapest studio as it shifts focus to console and PC
Game Developer
MARCH 7, 2023
Gameloft will still make mobile games, but it sounds like it wants to continue pursuing the PC and console crowd after the success of Disney Dreamlight Valley.
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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%.
Modern Times Group acquires majority stake in Snowprint Studios
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Modern Times Group has acquired a majority stake in Snowprint Studios for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will see the digital entertainment company provide the Swedish-based studio with tools and knowledge to help it "diversify [its] revenues and expand [its] player base," said MTG group president and CEO Maria Redin. Read more
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Three Minutes to Eight developer Chaosmonger Studio “Multiple stories moving parallel”
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Chaosmonger Studios , based in Tallinn, Estonia, is a multimedia production company specializing in everything from documentaries, science fiction films and animations to music video, graphic design and video games. Consoles and Mobile will follow in a few weeks. ” Three Minutes to Eight is now available on Steam and GOG.
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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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UK mobile studio Hutch extends four-day week plans after successful trial
Game Developer
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Hutch revealed it saw a lower turnover of staff and higher job offer acceptance rates during the trial.
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Is it hard for programmers who work for mobile or indie companies to get a job in an AAA studio due to the difference in project scope? Does this lead to their experience being considered inferior to that of AAA developers?
Ask a Game Dev
MARCH 12, 2024
I've seen plenty of programmers who had experience working at smaller or mobile studios move to AAA games and many go in reverse. Whether they earned their experience on big AAA games or smaller indie or mobile titles doesn't matter, as long as they can solve the problems we need them to solve. performant, legible, etc.).
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Square Enix cancels Just Cause Mobile
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 4, 2023
Square Enix has cancelled its Just Cause mobile title. The information was confirmed by Square Enix External Studios' global brand manager Anne-Lou Grosbois-Favreau to VGC. "It It is with great sadness that we are announcing the end of development for Just Cause Mobile,” she said. Read more
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French mobile studio Million Victories nets $6.5 million to support Million Lords
Game Developer
JUNE 15, 2023
The competitive real-time-strategy title recently eclipsed 1.5 million downloads.
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A Complete Guide of Mobile Game Design
Juego Studio
JUNE 26, 2023
In 2009, a game designer at a Finnish mobile game development company showed some of their sketches and ideas to others. Thus, began a […] The post A Complete Guide of Mobile Game Design appeared first on Juego Studio. It inspired others and prompted them to pursue the designer’s idea.
Room 8 unveils new production studio Heroic
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 1, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Development services provider Room 8 Group has launched Heroic, its new production studio. The firm said that Heroic will focus on creating high-end trailers for PC, console, and mobile titles. Read more
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3 ways to bring more creativity into mobile game marketing (that don't just mean hiring Hollywood talent)
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 4, 2023
With the mobile game market’s outstanding growth over recent years, it’s sometimes easy to forget just how young of an industry it still is. However, it’s also clear that legislative changes and player feedback both demand a new approach from game makers and marketers.
Mobile Game Development Cost : What Factors Influence the Price?
Juego Studio
JUNE 29, 2023
Mobile gaming has grown rapidly in the past decade thanks to the lockdown and the new emerging technologies. In 2022, the mobile gaming market alone accounts for 50% ($92 billion) of the revenue and it […] The post Mobile Game Development Cost : What Factors Influence the Price? appeared first on Juego Studio.
Learn From the Best: Top 10 Mobile Game Development Companies in the World
Big Games
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Following good values and trends are essential for any mobile game development company. Hashbyte Studio is a leading mobile game development company that focuses on providing high-quality games to our audience. Hashbyte Studio For Passion and Transparency Hashbyte Studio is a prominent mobile game development company.
Wicked Saints Studios raises $3.5m for blended-reality game
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Wicked Saints Studios raised $3.5 With pre-seed funding, the studio has raised an overall total of $4.6 million, which will go towards bringing its blended-reality mobile game World Reborn to market in 2025. With pre-seed funding, the studio has raised an overall total of $4.6 Read more
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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.
How to Balance Time, Resources, and Costs in Mobile Game Development?
Big Games
JANUARY 7, 2024
Embarking on the ambitious journey of mobile game development is akin to setting sail on uncharted waters. The path is fraught with multifaceted challenges for any game development company or mobile game development services provider. How to Start Mobile Game Development? Define your goals meticulously.
Disney teams up with African studio Maliyo Games on Iwájú tie-in
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Nigeria-based games developer Maliyo Games is behind a new Disney game coming to mobile this month. The smartphone developer, which also employs staff in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, is creating the official tie-in to Disney's Iwájú, which is a new animated series launching on Disney+ on February 28th.
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Uncovering the Top Mobile Game Development Companies in India
Juego Studio
APRIL 27, 2023
Building a successful mobile game is no easy task; it takes the right creativity, technical ability and with India’s ever-growing gaming industry, more mobile game development companies are now than ever vying for attention.
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