New game digest: Sifu, Castlevania, Microsoft Jewel, One Piece, River City Survivors, more
We've also got new titles from Tencent, FunPlus, Plug In Digital and more in this week's round-up.
Supercell, Rovio, Playdemic, First Touch, Sybo and more back SpecialEffect’s One Special Day
The disability charity's flagship campaign launches with a slate of publishers donating a cut of IAP and DLC revenue.
Devolver-owned Reigns developer Nerial closes after 13 years
Devolver and Nerial have jointly decided to end development at the studio, meaning around eight staff are seeking new roles.
Video Games Europe hits back at EU watchdog targeting King, Supercell, Mojang and more over IAP practices
The EU-backed CPC Network has launched coordinated enforcement action against 11 games companies, but VGE and the EGDF have pushed back.
AppLovin sues Unity over alleged data collection through its Ad Quality SDK
AppLovin wants a court to block Unity from collecting data via its free Ad Quality tool.
King’s Minecraft Blast is back in soft launch
King and Mojang's mobile puzzle spin-off is currently downloadable in Malaysia on Google Play only.
Mario Kart Tour closes after seven years and nearly $270m in revenue
AppMagic estimates suggest Nintendo's mobile racer earned $268.5m from over 276m installs since launch in September 2019.
Data digest: Circle’s $25m raise, August’s biggest earners, Japan’s top titles, webgame stats, more
We've also got fresh numbers on Brawl Stars, Colony Flow, Mystery Dumpling, Hunting Rivals, Bleach Mirrors High and more in this week's round-up.
General Intuition raises $220m at $6.2bn valuation, trains AI on gameplay clips
The funding values General Intuition at nearly triple its January valuation.
Zynga founder Mark Pincus claims he nearly bought Supercell for $400m
"We had the chance to build the biggest game company in the world."
Tencent and Capcom collab Monster Hunter Outlanders arrives October 29
The mobile spin-off arrives almost two years after it was announced.
Trophy Games acquires Airlines Manager maker Playrion from Paradox for $2.6m
The Airlines Manager and Airport Simulator: First Class studio joins Trophy Games as the company raises its full-year revenue guidance.
Gameloft is closing Minion Rush after a 13-year run
The game will be withdrawn from stores on October 30, and servers shut down on January 29, 2027.
The soft launch games you need to know about from Supercell, EA, Moon Active, Zynga, more
Take a peek at the games in testing from the mobile games industry’s top publishers.
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New game digest: EA FC Mobile 27, Aniimo, Bloons, Kingdom Rush, Epic Mickey, Moco and more
We've also got Meta's game creation app, a new title from Popcore, Sanrio's debut mobile game and more in this week's round-up.
Horizon Create users can make games with a prompt and publish on Instagram and Facebook, says Meta
The tech giant announced its new Create app and Studio toolset at Meta Connect this week, though there was no firm date on when they might arrive.
King averts strikes by signing agreement with Swedish unions
Tomorrow's planned strike action at the Candy Crush maker’s Stockholm and Malmo offices has been called off.
Supercell’s monster hunting game Mo.co is going ‘back into beta’
The game’s dev team will "keep iterating and testing out new features" while the game is in "low maintenance" mode.
YouTube has quietly rolled out Playables to over 50 markets
IAPs could be coming to these instant-play webgames next year, says a Google staffer.
