Activision Blizzard creates new mobile studio for Call of Duty
Activision Blizzard has created a new mobile game studio for the Call of Duty franchise. The studio is working on an unannounced title for...
Niantic recruits Oculus’ Dan Morris to run developer relations as it ramps third-party content
Pokémon Go creator Niantic is gearing up to recruit more developers to its next-generation augmented reality tools using its Niantic Lightship platform. And today it...
Plarium buys Finland’s mobile studio Futureplay to expand into casual games
Plarium’s games have 390 million midcore mobile and PC players, and now it is expanding into the casual sector with an agreement to buy...
Why Jam City canceled its $1.2B SPAC
Mobile game publisher Jam City decided to call off its plan to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) because of “current...
Byju’s acquires kids online reading platform Epic for $500M
Byju’s is storming into the U.S. kids education market with the $500 million acquisition of Epic, a digital reading platform for children. Their common...
Tilting Point raises $235M for progressive publishing for mobile games
Tilting Point has raised $235 million to fuel its business of acquiring users for free-to-play mobile games. That’s a huge round and a vote...
Scopely invests $50M in 3 European mobile game studios
Scopely has invested $50 million in three European mobile game studios: Omnidrone, Pixel Toys, and Tag Games. These strategic investments support long-term commitments to...
App Annie: Mobile users in 8 regions spend 4 hours a day in apps
The daily time spent using apps rose as much as 45% in two years as the pandemic reinforced mobile habits, according to a report...
Dead Cells has sold 2 million copies on mobile in China
China’s game-hungry audience continues to prove that it is worth it for developers who attempt to overcome the obstacles to enter the market. The...
Byju’s launches Disney-based learning app for the U.S.
Byju’s has generated a huge following of more than 100 million people in India and elsewhere for its learning apps. And now the educational...