Mobile up 19% as it continues to dominate Take-Two earnings
CEO Strauss Zelnick is bullish on Take-Two’s direct to consumer business, too, while Toon Blast, Match Factory, Empires & Puzzles, Color Block Jam, Words With Friends and Toy Blast were named as the top performers.
Ares Interactive lands $70m to expand cross-platform F2P portfolio
Company bosses Mike DeLaet and Niccolo de Masi have also added former App Store boss Matt Fischer, ex-Kabam COO Kent Wakeford, former Glu CRO Chris Akhavan and ex-Seriously CEO Andrew Stalbow to the advisory board.
January’s top grossing mobile games
Honor of Kings is back on top, with Monopoly Go, Royal Match and PUBG Mobile also rising as Last War, Roblox, Pokémon Go and Clash Royale decline.
January’s top mobile game downloads
Block Blast dips but holds off Free Fire to retain the top spot while XD scores a hit with Animal Crossing-alike Heartopia in the latest monthly charts from Appmagic.
Unity boss Bromberg moves to calm markets as Google’s Genie causes gaming stock slide
Unity, Take-Two and Roblox shares declined Friday after Google released its Genie world model demo. But both Unity and Epic's bosses have dismissed its short-term impact, and so have many industry onlookers.
The soft launch games you need to know about
Take a peek at the games in testing from Supercell, Playrix, EA, Ubisoft, Rovio, Miniclip and more.
On the podcast: GDC concerns, AppLovin allegations, why app makers want game talent and more
This week’s inside view of the mobile game business.
New game digest: Reigns does The Witcher, Warframe, Candy Crush, an ‘AI first’ battler, more
There's also Moonton's new game, a new Supercent soft launch and a new battle royale in this week's round-up.
Sound Games raises $6.5m to publish premium cross-platform titles
Its debut title, Go Ape Ship, is set for launch on February 18 across mobile and PC. And like all of Sound Games’ releases, it is a ‘pay once, play anywhere’ title.
Data digest: US and 2025 market stats, CEO optimism, December’s top games, more
There's also Mag's latest financials, ZBD's $40m raise and Dino.io numbers in this week's round-up.
AppLovin demands the retraction of fresh short seller claims
Short seller CapitalWatch claims that AppLovin is a “digital laundromat” for criminal money. AppLovin has denied all the claims and sent a cease-and-desist letter to get the report retracted.
Why non-gaming companies are hot on mobile game talent
The wider app economy might offer an escape route for those tiring of the endless churn in games – and app developers are increasingly looking for mobile game expertise.
Many international visitors are skipping GDC amid cost concerns and US safety fears
GDC’s organiser has told us it is working to make the show safer and more affordable, but industry chatter suggests international GDC attendance will nosedive this year.
Jobs digest: big moves at Scopely, Arcade, Netflix, Outfit7, Agora, Voodoo, Blizzard, more
There's also moves at Miniclip, Embracer, Outplay, NaturalMotion, Liftoff, Craftsman, Supercell in our latest round-up.
Ubisoft reorg puts Kolibri, Ketchapp, Hungry Shark and more into casual mobile arm
‘Creative House 5’ will also be home to Ubisoft’s Hasbro games, its Invincible title, Uno, Just Dance and other casual fare. One mobile game has been cancelled; costs will be reduced by a further €200m over the next two years.
Critics week: Marvel Snap thrills by turning its players into game designers
Legendary games writer and author Christian Donlan says the genius of Second Dinner's card battler is in how it turns players into creators.
