Niantic’s Pokémon Go Fest 2021 is July 17-18, has a music festival theme
Niantic said its Pokémon Go Fest 2021 will take place July 17 to July 18 as a digital-only worldwide event. And this year the spirit...
Zynga and Kenneth Cole team up for Pride Month with High Heels game partnership
Gamemaker Zynga and fashion designer Kenneth Cole have teamed up to celebrate Pride Month inside Zynga’s High Heels hypercasual mobile game. The move is...
GameAnalytics launches GameIntel market intelligence platform
GameAnalytics has launched GameIntel, a new market intelligence platform that it hopes provides “the game industry’s source of truth” for top mobile games. Built...
Snapchat games have reached more than 200 million people
Snap said that the company’s Snapchat games have reached more than 200 million players in the past two years, up from about 100 million...
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery publisher Jam City will launch SPAC at $1.2B value, buy Ludia for $175M
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery mobile game publisher Jam City has filed to go public through a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Jam City...
GTA Online’s growth complicates a Grand Theft Auto 6 launch for Rockstar
Grand Theft Auto V and the connected world of GTA Online continue to drive revenue growth for developer Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two...
Playtika grows Q1 revenue 19.6% and cuts debt costs, but stock falls 5% in early trading
Playtika reported financial results for the first quarter that topped last year’s performance today. But its stock price fell 5% in early trading after...
Niantic broadens access to Niantic Lightship AR dev tools
Niantic is expanding the developer platform to access its next-generation augmented reality tools using its Niantic Lightship platform. The platform will now be available...
BigBrain raises $4.5M and launches trivia game with real-money prizes
Move over, HQ Trivia — BigBrain is launching its BigBrain trivia game where you can win real-money prizes. And the company has raised $4.5...
Metacore secures $179.9M in credit from Supercell for casual games
Mobile game studio Metacore has raised $179.9 million in credit from Supercell to continue developing its casual mobile game Merge Mansion. It’s a huge...