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SuperData: Digital games grew 13% to $119.6 billion in 2018; Fortnite earned $2.4 billion (updated)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 16, 2019
2 min

Digital games and interactive media grew 13 percent to $119.6 billion in 2018, partly on the strength of Epic Games’ Fortnite, which itself generated...

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Unity Icons assets can be used to build other games.

Unity scraps TOS change in dispute with Improbable, schedules Reddit chat

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 16, 2019
4 min

Unity Technologies backed down on its previous stance in a dispute that erupted last week with SpatialOS platform maker Improbable and rival game engine...

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Epic Games has patched the Fortnite hack.

Check Point finds flaw that could have enable hackers to break into Fortnite user accounts

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 16, 2019
3 min

Check Point said that its researchers discovered vulnerabilities in the massively popular online game Fortnite. The security software company notified Fortnite maker Epic Games,...

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App Annie: Games made up 74% of consumer app store spending in 2018

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 16, 2019
1 min

Mobile users dedicated 74 percent of their app spending to games in 2018, according to the 2019 State of Mobile Report from mobile data and...

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Chris DeWolfe (left) and Josh Yguado are the cofounders of Jam City.

Harry Potter mobile game maker Jam City raises $145 million

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 16, 2019
3 min

Jam City, developer and publisher of the hit mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, has raised $145 million in funding. The money comes from JPMorgan Chase...

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Go also has remote player between players with strong friendship ties.

Pokémon Go dev raises $245 million in funding

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
January 16, 2019
2 min

Developer Niantic, Inc. now has a valuation of almost $4 billion after its latest funding round. The company raised $245 million in its Series...

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Your game studio doesn’t have to survive to succeed

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 16, 2019
7 min

By this point, hopefully we’ve all laughed and moved past the idea that “just make a good game” is good business advice. However, it’s...

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Sensor Tower: Supercell’s Brawl Stars makes over $63 million in first month

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 15, 2019
1 min

Supercell’s recently released Brawl Stars has made more than $63.4 million in its first month, according to mobile market research firm Sensor Tower. Supercell makes mobile gaming...

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U.S. and Canada grew total number of mobile gamers in 2018 by 5%

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 15, 2019
1 min

The U.S. and Canada saw a growth in mobile gaming in 2018. This is according to a new report done in collaboration with industry-tracking...

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League of Legends maker Riot Games is evolving its formerly bro-oriented culture.

Riot Games issues new company values in wake of ‘bro’ culture accusations

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 15, 2019
1 min

Riot Games, the maker of the enormously popular League of Legends multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) PC game, has issued a new set of...

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