Categories Posted inin Business Pocket Worlds raises $7 million to expand High Rise mobile MMO Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 28, 2021 1 min Pocket Worlds has raised $7 million to expand its High Rise mobile massively multiplayer online game. The game is a social sandbox where players... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple spells out how soon its IDFA privacy changes will take effect Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 28, 2021 4 min Apple said today that the privacy changes to its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) in iOS 14 are coming shortly with its next beta software... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Liftoff: Android may gain in ads as IDFA changes hurt iOS games and apps Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 27, 2021 4 min In 2021, Android could enjoy a strong surge thanks to Apple’s decision to focus on user privacy over targeted advertising for mobile games and... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Google spells out consequences of Apple’s privacy push and IDFA changes Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 27, 2021 3 min Apple has prioritized user privacy over targeted advertising, and Google is spelling out today what that means for itself as well as game and... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Bowser’s Fury is a meaty 3D Mario adventure Posted byby Mike Minotti January 27, 2021 3 min When Super Mario 3D World comes to the Switch on February 12, it comes with a bonus campaign: Bowser’s Fury. So … what exactly... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Lual Mayen and Leo Olebe: You can’t be what you can’t see Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 26, 2021 5 min Lual Mayen is a former refugee who left Africa to become a game developer in the U.S. He has received recognition from The Game... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Plex Arcade streaming service launches with classic Atari games Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 26, 2021 1 min The home-video streaming platform Plex is getting into games with Plex Arcade. This is a new service that Plex members can use to stream... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Jason Rubin: How to find more gamers through instant and cloud games Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 26, 2021 4 min The game industry isn’t done breaking down barriers to make games more accessible. That’s the view of Jason Rubin, vice president of play at... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Pocket Gems is saving 50% of the creative testing budget with automation Posted byby GamesBeat January 26, 2021 3 min Lower cost, greater scale, better efficiency — this is the promise of automation for mobile game marketers. To discuss the power of automation, and... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business ‘Balance that in-app economy’ and other game monetization pearls of wisdom Posted byby Jason Wilson January 26, 2021 5 min Monetization in free-to-play (F2P) and freemium games is in constant flux as the technology around it changes and evolves to better serve an increasingly... Continue Reading 5 min