Niko Partners: Chinese regulators have resumed certifying mobile games
After a long interruption, Chinese government regulators have restarted licensing of mobile games, according to market researcher Niko Partners. In a tweet, Niko said...
Zynga will buy 80% of Empires & Puzzles maker Small Giant Games for $560 million
Zynga has agreed to acquire the Helsinki-based mobile game maker Small Giant Games, the creator of the hit title Empires & Puzzles. Zynga will...
AppsFlyer: App ad market to grow 136% to $64.1 billion from 2017 to 2020
The app advertising market is expected to grow 136 percent from $27.1 billion in 2017 to $64.1 billion in 2020, according to a new...
App Annie: Game and app downloads grow 10% in 2018 to 113 billion
Mobile data and analytics firm App Annie said that global app and game downloads, as well as consumer spending in those apps, reached new heights...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Start, security, Clipboard, sign-in, and Task Manager improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview with new features like Windows Sandbox, support for symbols and kaomoji, and Automatic Restart and Sign...
Sensor Tower: Supercell’s Brawl Stars rakes in $10 million in its first week
Supercell’s latest game has entered the free-for-all “brawl” of the free-to-play mobile with a haymaker. Brawl Stars has brought in $10 million in microtransactions and...
Gameloft acquires SongPop music trivia game maker FreshPlanet
Vivendi‘s Gameloft mobile gaming division has agreed to acquire FreshPlanet, the maker of the SongPop mobile games, for an undisclosed price. New York-based FreshPlanet...
Esports pioneer Alexander Garfield raises $9 million for Popdog’s competitive gaming services
Esports pioneer Alexander Garfield has started Popdog, which is developing products and services to help brands and other companies get into esports and gaming...
Hearthstone new nerfs will end the reign of the game’s most powerful decks
So long, Odd Paladin and Shudderwock Shaman. These popular Hearthstone decks should be far less powerful once the next wave of nerfs come to...
November 2018 NPD: Nintendo Switch outsells PS4 in dollar sales
November was another big month for video game hardware. Nintendo Switch outsold the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in terms of dollar sales, according...