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Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Hits $400 Million in Revenue Within 10 Weeks

Player spending in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket averaged lower during its second month but reached a new record high during this period

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Former Meta and Creative Assembly Developers Launch AI Engine Startup Studio Atelico

The technology is designed to assist developers in creating games powered by generative AI

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Grand Games Secures $30 Million in Series A Funding Round

Just nine months after its pre-seed funding, mobile game studio Grand Games has secured $30 million in a Series A round led by Balderton

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Netflix's Squid Game: Unleashed mobile game surpasses 10m downloads

The recent launch has become the company’s fifth most downloaded game to date

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Zenless Zone Zero Sets Revenue Record with Version 1.4, Surpassing $250 Million on Mobile

The urban RPG reached a peak of $8.6 million in daily player spending on December 18, 2024

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Dynasty Warriors M Shutting Down 15 Months After Launch

Koei Tecmo and Nexon’s hack-and-slash title has amassed over $10 million in revenue since its launch in October 2023

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Tango Gameworks Inc. Rebrands and Embarks on a Fresh Start in 2025

Tango Gameworks Inc. has rebranded following its acquisition by KRAFTON Inc., securing the future of the acclaimed Japanese studio behind The Evil Within, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Hi-Fi Rush

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Imaginite Studios Soft Launches Match Legends After 1.5 Years in Development

Match Legends, the latest PvP match-3 game from Imaginite Studios, enters soft launch after 1.5 years of development and a focus on global player engagement

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Trap Master: Squish Enemies Surpasses 10 Million Downloads

Mobsmile Games' hybrid casual title, Trap Master: Squish Enemies, has surpassed 10 million downloads, marking a major milestone for the studio

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Netflix Opens Squid Game: Unleashed to Non-Subscribers with New In-Game Rewards

Rewards Include Cash and Wild Tokens for Watching Squid Game Season 2

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DoubleU Acquires Turkish Studio Paxie Games in Deal Worth Up to $67 Million

Social Casino Firm Acquires 60% Stake for $27 Million

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Dungeon & Fighter: Mobile exceeds $800 million in revenue within four months

In June, the game pulled in close to $10 million in a single day

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Playtika acquires SuperPlay for up to $1.95 Billion in Major Mobile Gaming Deal

Playtika acquires SuperPlay for up to $1.95 billion, adding hit games to its portfolio

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Game of Thrones: Legends has surpassed $1 million in revenue, with earnings rising swiftly

Zynga's latest match-3 game generated $109,627 on August 4th

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NetEase’s Blood Strike has skyrocketed to 50 million installs in less than a year

The milestone was reached within nine months of its official release in Southeast Asia

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Whiteout Survival has exceeded $1 billion in revenue, highlighting its success

The United States is the leading region for the game's revenue

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Netmarble's Solo Leveling: Arise has surpassed $100 million in revenue

Over 30% of the game's revenue is generated from South Korea

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Monopoly Go! achieves a significant milestone by surpassing $3 billion in revenue

Monopoly Go! spearheads Hasbro's licensing portfolio, driving a 20% year-over-year revenue increase in Q2

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Hero Wars: Alliance Celebrates Milestone Achievement of $1.5 Billion in Revenue

The game has impressively surpassed 150 million installs on mobile devices.

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Inside Lilith Games: Crafting Global Mobile Hits

Chinese developer Lilith Games has consistently produced billion-dollar global hits across multiple genres

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Krafton's subsidiary to launch global test for Dark and Darker Mobile game this August

The test is available to players in the United States, Japan, Türkiye, and South Korea

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Mobile roguelike Loop Hero surpasses 1 million installs across Android and iOS platforms

Players can experience the opening segment at no cost, while the complete game is accessible for a one-time purchase of $6.99

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Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition launches on mobile this year, original nears $50M revenue

The package will include all DLC for Ark: Survival Evolved

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Zenless Zone Zero surpasses $50 million in revenue within the first 11 days of its release

HoYoverse's latest release has started strong but is now seeing a decline in revenue over time

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Wuthering Waves surpasses $100 million in revenue in less than two months after launch

AppMagic data reveals that Japanese players have contributed 23% of Wuthering Waves' mobile earnings so far

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The success of Goddess of Victory: Nikke propels Shift Up's valuation to $2.5 billion

The Seoul-based company recently issued and sold around 7.3 million shares at 60,000 won per share

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Gakuen Idolmaster: 1.5x Squad Busters’ downloads in launch month

The idol title made up 40% of Bandai Namco Entertainment's domestic mobile revenue

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Gacha giants like Honkai: Star Rail and Wuthering Waves earned $357 million in June

Eastern developers dominated the gacha genre last month, led by the HoYoverse portfolio

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Toon Blast Exceeds $2.5 Billion in Revenue Amidst Renewed Growth and Record Earnings

Peak Games' 2017 title sees best H1 performance since 2021

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Pokémon Sleep Approaches $100 Million in Revenue as First Anniversary Nears

Pokémon Sleep nears its anniversary, catching Zs and cash.

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Dungeon and Fighter: Origin generates $500 million in its first month

The game earned $233.5 million from the Apple App Store alone in June

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Pokémon Go Reaches Nearly $8 Billion in Eight-Year Run

Niantic's blockbuster hits lowest revenue since 2017—but web shop may hide true spend

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My Talking Hank: Islands Launches with $20,000 Rewards Up for Grabs!

Download now for exclusive rewards and a chance to win part of a $20,000 prize pool.

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Sporty Group Acquires Sociable Soccer by Jon Hare

Sporty Group has acquired Sociable Soccer, the FIFPRO-sponsored arcade football game

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Squad Busters by Supercell Earns $24M in First 30 Days, Sees Revenue Decline Post-Launch

Supercell's latest game, Squad Busters, generated an impressive $24 million in net revenue

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Garena Free Fire marks its seventh anniversary, achieving a milestone of $4 billion in total revenue

The anniversary festivities highlight "traditional features" with a nod to nostalgia

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The developer behind Pokémon has launched its first mobile-exclusive title, a new IP called Pand Land

Game Freak and WonderPlanet "sometimes clashed" but "achieved balance" with this seafaring RPG

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Squad Busters earns $28 million within its first three weeks

The latest figures on Supercell's major new game release

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Clash Heroes returns as Supercell's new game, Project R.I.S.E.

Rising from Clash Heroes' assets is a new "multiplayer, action-focused, social, RPG roguelite"

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SKALE Labs partners with Unity to boost web3 game development

SKALE developers can now use Unity's tools to create real-time games and apps

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Brainspark Games secures £1.4 million funding to develop AI-driven educational mobile games

Brainspark Games secured funding from its seventh Innovate UK grant and matching angel investment

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KLab has revived development on a 2020 mobile game based on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

KLab has teamed up with Wanda Cinemas Games to complete this project

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King and Flexion have partnered to launch Candy Crush Saga on Huawei's AppGallery and other app stores

Flexion secures another major win for its mobile distribution portfolio

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On launch day, Star Wars: Hunters topped the App Store game download charts in the US, UK, and Canada

The new arena shooter broke into the top 100 grossing charts in only one country on June 4th

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Royal Match surpasses Candy Crush, while Honkai: Star Rail overtakes Genshin Impact

Q1 sees new champions emerge with Monopoly Go, Royal Match, and Honor of Kings leading the pack

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How Pixion Games Lost Almost $2M in Seed Funding in Just Three Days

Studio founder and CEO reveals the studio's close call with depleted funds before securing more capital

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Mobile app revenue hit a new quarterly record of $35.8 billion in Q1 2024

Mobile games exceeded $20 billion in revenue for the first time in two years

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AppsFlyer is planning a $300 million IPO by early 2025

AppsFlyer is working with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Bank of America on a public offering

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Supercell's Squad Busters Surpasses 30 Million Lifetime Downloads

The figure indicates that the game has been downloaded approximately 25 million times since its launch

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After three years of delays, Zynga's Star Wars: Hunters launches globally today

The latest intergalactic franchise game is now available on Nintendo Switch and mobile devices

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Pokémon hits another milestone with $1.9 billion in revenue this year

Pokémon's mobile games alone generated around $1 billion in revenue for the fiscal year

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Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis launches first collaboration with Monster Hunter’s Rathalos

Capcom’s Monster Hunter Now has significantly outperformed Square Enix’s Ever Crisis in mobile revenue

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NetEase generated $3 billion in revenue from games in Q1

NetEase Sees 7% Revenue Growth in Q1 2024, Driven by Mobile Games

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Dream Games’ Royal Match Surpasses $3 Billion in Revenue

Dream Games has achieved a significant milestone with its flagship title, Royal Match

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Ten Square Games' Q1 profits surpass the entire 2023 total, boosted by AI advancements

The TSG Store is proving financially successful despite a slump in its top games

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Honor of Kings Hits 1 Million Pre-Registrations Ahead of Global Launch

The game is set to launch worldwide on June 20 and is already available in several tier two markets

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Mobile Pre-Registrations Open for NetEase's Once Human After Reaching 13 Million on PC

NetEase has begun accepting mobile pre-registrations for its open-world survival game, Once Human

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Bandai Namco's sales soar but profits plummet, with little mention of mobile gaming

Record net sales were achieved in fiscal year 2024, but operating and recurring profits declined

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PlayStation's mobile goals are strong and actively hiring new talent

A job ad for a mobile platform architect reveals Sony's ambitious mobile plans

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ByteDance sells C4 Games, the developer of Red Alert Online, for $35.8 million

The film and entertainment firm claims that Red Alert has the potential to generate "considerable revenue"

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Netmarble reduces losses but experiences a revenue decline in Q1 due to a lack of new game releases

The publisher plans to launch Raven 2 in May and four additional titles in the second half of 2024

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After a four-year hiatus, Supercell's Hay Day makes a comeback on China's App Store

The farming simulator, published by Tencent, was launched on May 15th

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Take-Two celebrates the success of Match Factory as mobile earnings surpass those from PC and console

Mobile accounted for over half of Take-Two’s bookings in Q4 and full-year financial results

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AVOW teams up with the former GameBake team to form KYLN

Empowering game and app developers: Seamless distribution across alternative app stores

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Nexon is betting on its $22 billion IP Dungeon & Fighter to become a mobile hit in China

The franchise has generated over $22 billion to date, and the publisher anticipates up to a 90% increase

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Niantic celebrates Earth Day success with participation from 3.4 million players

The results are in, and this year's Niantic eco-drive was the largest ever

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Ubisoft reports record bookings for FY24 despite a decline in its mobile division

The mobile segment contributed 4% to the total net bookings

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NetEase’s Action-RPG Dominates Charts with 10M Downloads and $15M in Revenue

Discover how Solo Leveling: Arise stormed to the top of charts worldwide

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Guild of Guardians debuts on both iOS and Android platforms

Immutable Games released its flagship title, Guild of Guardians, on Google Play and the Apple App Store

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Squadbusters achieves another milestone with 10 million pre-registrations in just 11 days

Supercell's upcoming global launch surpasses the 30 million total pre-registrations milestone

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Playtika removes Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) positions

CEO Robert Antokol will now oversee all direct reports from the former COO and CRO positions

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Trophy Games acquires 20 titles from Tivola Games in a recent acquisition deal

With 20 additional games under its belt, the company is expanding beyond its portfolio

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AppLovin sees a 48% year-over-year revenue surge to $1 billion in Q1, aiming for expansion beyond gaming

In Q1, AppLovin's revenue surged 48% YoY to hit $1 billion, signaling its expansion beyond gaming

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Roblox discloses financial results for the first quarter of 2024

Net cash from operating activities surged by 37%, while free cash flow soared by 133% year-over-year

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Microsoft plans to unveil an Xbox mobile game store in July

Microsoft's mobile store will offer an alternative to Apple and Google platforms

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Gamelight Surpasses Expectations: Achieves 246% D30 ROAS for Stillfront Group

Gamelight's new case study reveals an impressive 246% D30 ROAS for Stillfront Group

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Krafton derived 60% of its record-breaking Q1 earnings of $487.7 million from mobile platforms

Earnings from mobile amounted to $294.6 million in the initial quarter of the year, marking a 15.5% increase

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Nikke Achieves $750 Million Milestone in Just 18 Months: Goddess of Victory

Shift Up celebrates Goddess of Victory: Nikke's milestone with new characters and free gacha pulls

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Squad Busters has garnered 20 million pre-registrations and aims to reach 30 million

Supercell's countdown to the global release of the game recently marked its first significant milestone

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During the first quarter of 2024, the games industry witnessed investments totaling $2.4 billion

Of the $2.4 billion total, Disney's contribution to Epic Games accounts for $1.5 billion

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Carry1st's African Cup will include a Call of Duty: Mobile tournament boasting a $15,000 prize pool

Esports teams from Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa will participate in the competition

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The Google Play Store now features a "Government" apps badge for official Android applications

Google Play Store is introducing a badge to help users identify official Android apps

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Apple is expanding its core technology fee to include iPadOS apps

Apple will apply its newly introduced core technology fee (CTF) to iPadOS apps on the App Store

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Dungeon & Fighter Mobile earns $66 million on China's App Store in its first week

Nexon president and CEO stated that the title has the potential to boost the company's revenue

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Honkai: Star Rail surpasses the $1 billion milestone on its inaugural anniversary

Honkai: Star Rail generated $1.3 billion, with 25% of the revenue attributed to just 6% of its player base

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HypeHype, supported by Supercell, announces a plan to provide creators with 100% of the revenue

During early access, game creators on HypeHype will earn 100% of the net revenue from their games

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The Google Play Store now permits downloading multiple apps simultaneously

Google has introduced a new feature, representing a notable enhancement in user experience.

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The LEGO Group appoints Ebi Atawodi from Google and Ilkka Paananen from Supercell to its board

Ebi Atawodi and Ilkka Paananen, Supercell's CEO, join the LEGO A/S Board of Directors

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The mobile version of Tencent's Dungeon and Fighter game is set to be released in May

After a closed test involving 300,000 players, the game is now prepared for its official launch

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Carv secures a $10 million Series A funding round to streamline data monetization for gamers

Since December 2023, Carv has maintained profitability, consistently exceeding $1 million in monthly revenue

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Kwalee is delving into the realm of casual mobile games through a partnership with Story Giant Games

Kwalee has entered the casual mobile games market by collaborating with Story Giant Games

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The number of downloads for Monster Hunter Now has reached 15 million

Monster Hunter Now achieved 10 million installations within 35 days

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Apple Search Ads has been introduced in Brazil and additional Latin American markets

Initially revealed at the close of February, Apple Search Ads is now accessible in 70 countries and regions

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TikTok faces a challenging day as both the US and EU tighten regulations

TikTok is confronted with a ban on its rewards program in the EU and a potential complete ban in the US

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Squad Busters by Supercell holds the top spot for game downloads in all soft launch countries on the App Store

The action game ranks first in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, Spain, and Sweden

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Call of Duty Warzone: Mobile amassed a revenue of approximately $6.92 million during its inaugural month

Call of Duty: Mobile, its predecessor, raked in a staggering $44 million during its initial month of launch

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Embracer's shares surge by 18% following the announcement to dismantle the company

Despite the recent surge, shares remain 75% below their peak reached in April 2021

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Kwalee ventures into the casual gaming realm with Text Express: Word Adventure

Kwalee has joined forces with Story Giant Games to take on the role of publishing the puzzle game

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Apple has adhered to Beijing's directive by removing WhatsApp and Threads from the App Store in China

Apple removed WhatsApp and Threads from its China App Store citing national security concerns

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The Delta game emulator has soared to the top spot on the download charts of the App Store

The Nintendo games emulator has entered the top 10 rankings in 66 countries as of today

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Monopoly GO! Celebrates Its First Anniversary: A Journey of Success

With a $3 billion revenue milestone in sight, the classic board game turned mobile sensation deserves a celebration

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The fourth Candy Crush All Stars tournament, celebrated as the "biggest tournament in the history of casual mobile gaming"

King discusses softly launched Candy Crush games, plans for a movie, and other developments

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MAG Interactive experiences a 25% year-over-year decline in revenue

The Swedish publisher settles its tax bill related to research and development deductions from previous years

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Apple removes GBA emulator from the App Store

The tech giant also specifies that applications can solely load ROMs for retro consoles

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War Robots celebrates a decade since its launch by surpassing $900 million in revenue

The mobile game has garnered over 270 million registered players so far

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According to IDC, Android is expected to experience significant growth in 2024

Android is set for notable growth in 2024, reportedly surpassing Apple's iOS by a considerable margin

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Steer Studios initiates the soft launch of its inaugural game, Grunt Rush

The strategy game is now available on the Google Play store in India

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Supersonic's SuperSpring competition offers rewards to developers of games

Game submissions are now open starting April 15th, with a deadline for submissions set for May 27th

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NetEase's FPS game Blood Strike achieves a milestone of 30 million downloads globally

Surpassing its latest milestone, the game secures the top position in downloads across 15 countries

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Mobile app consumer spending to hit $2 trillion from 2021-2030

Throughout the decade consumer expenditure on mobile apps is projected to reach a staggering $2 trillion

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PubMatic collaborates with Roblox to provide programmatic immersive video advertisements

Roblox teams up with PubMatic for upcoming video ad rollout later this year

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ByteDance's profits surge by 60%, overtaking Chinese rival Tencent

ByteDance is reducing its gaming focus as TikTok's role in the company's revenue increases

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Disney Realm Breakers is now in soft launch for specific regions

Players will undertake a heroic quest, teaming up with cherished characters from Disney and Pixar

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The end of the Nintendo 3DS era raises questions about its impact on the mobile industry

Servers for Nintendo's 3DS and Wii U shut down, marking the end of an era for both consoles

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Apple relaxes its App Store limitations, embracing retro game emulators

Last Friday Apple has made a pivotal decision to permit game emulators on its global App Store

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Luckmon Inc. and FanCom Global join forces to expand into the Japanese market

Luckmon has gathered 500K+ downloads and boasts a user base of 1M gamers across the country

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Half of female gamers are paying players, making up 72% of women actively gaming

Diversity remains a major concern in gaming, with 65% of men and 62% of women recognizing the issue

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Publishers and game developers come together at the Dubai GameExpo Summit

The premier gaming event in the MENA region is back on May 1st and 2nd

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TapNation Partners with Arbitrum and Sequence to Revolutionize Mobile Gaming with Web3 Technology

TapNation has announced its partnership to push forward the integration of blockchain technology

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Lil Snack secures $3 million in funding for its AI gaming tools

Lil Snack Raises $3.1 Million to Revolutionize Snackable Gaming Experience

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Apple's App Store and other services experienced an outage this morning

Even Apple isn't immune to the recent wave of mysterious service outages

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In March, Brawl Stars surpassed Clash of Clans in monthly revenue

Brawl Stars is reaching new heights with fresh features, events, updates, and a committed lead producer

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Tencent provided insights into new technologies and innovations

Tencent presented its most recent technologies, services, and solutions for game development

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Epic has decided to remove Wonderbox, developed by Aquiris Game Studios

The official Apple Arcade subreddit has confirmed that Wonderbox is departing from the platform

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The co-founder of Wargaming has initiated a $50 million investment fund called Mika Games

The company's goal is to globally invest in mobile-first, free-to-play live service games

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Laton Ventures commenced operations with an initial funding of $35 million

Laton Ventures has raised $35 million to invest in Turkiye's gaming industry and beyond

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Gamelight Surpasses Milestones with $20 Million Rewards!

Gamelight celebrates $20M in rewards and 10M community members milestone

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SplitMetrics presents the 2024 Apple Search Ads Search Results Benchmarks Report

Average Conversion Rate in Apple Search Ads Reached 65.37%

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Take-Two has announced plans to purchase Gearbox, the developer behind Borderlands

On Wednesday, Take-Two Interactive Software revealed its acquisition of Gearbox Entertainment

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A total of $700,000 was raised during the Green Game Jam 2023

The Green Game Jam received entries from 40 games

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Illuvium secures $12 million in funding for blockchain games

A combination of an open-world creature collector, city builder, and autobattler

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Sandsoft and NetEase have formed a collaborative venture known as Stellar Gate Games

The newly established venture will provide assistance to various industry companies

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Mistplay unveils the Mobile Gaming Spender Report

Mistplay's Mobile Gaming Spender Report offers crucial insights for publishers

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Top studios at Tencent are working on mobile games similar to Palworld

TiMi and Lightspeed studios are in the process of creating mobile games influenced by Palworld.

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In its initial four days, Call of Duty Warzone: Mobile raked in $1.4 million in revenue

The shooter was launched worldwide on March 21st following over 50 million pre-registrations

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The United States files a lawsuit against Apple

The Justice Department has sued Apple, alleging smartphone market monopoly in violation

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After the ban, 60% of TikTok users are expected to switch to Reels

A TikTok ban could lead to a major audience shift towards Instagram and YouTube

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Adjust unveils The Gaming App Insights Report

The Gaming App Insights Report has been introduced by Adjust, a company owned by AppLovin

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The United States initiates legal action against Apple

The accusation has been made against Apple for driving up prices and other related allegations

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Marblex has made an investment in CARV to provide Web3 experiences driven by data

CARV's data capabilities are set to elevate Netmarble's blockchain company, Marblex

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Google broadens its offerings of family-friendly and fertility benefits

Google's UK branch has expanded its array of family-friendly and fertility benefits

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SuperPlay allocates a daily budget of $500,000 for Gamelight advertising expenditures

Gamelight and SuperPlay, in partnership since 2022, have united to promote their hit games

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Hybridcasual games yield a revenue per user that is 800% higher than hypercasual games

The Gaming App Insights Report underscores the notable performance of hybridcasual games

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Is LinkedIn potentially considering entering the gaming industry?

There are rumors suggesting that LinkedIn is exploring the development of gaming features

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Despite a decline in revenue, Huuuge Games saw a 35.1% increase in profits in 2023

Huuuge Games managed to achieve another year of increasing profits

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Analytics company Sensor Tower has recently acquired its competitor, Data.ai

This acquisition effectively solidifies Sensor Tower's dominance in the app analytics sector

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Supercell unveils Spark, a project that utilizes science and psychology

Supercell is revolutionizing game development with its groundbreaking internal system for idea approval

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Raptor PR has been chosen as the agency of record for Metaplay and Stardust

Raptor PR is now the global agency of record for two major B2B game tech startups

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Apple Opens Path for iOS Developers

Apple will allow iOS developers to distribute apps directly to EU users from their websites this spring

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Google introduces fresh methods to interact with mobile games on the Play Store

Google's Game Developer Summit unveiled numerous new updates for accessible Android games

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