App Annie: 5 predictions for mobile app and gaming success in 2020
App Annie collects a lot of data on mobile devices, apps, and games. And so the mobile insights and analytics company has five predictions...
Litesprite’s game for managing depression gets an endorsement from Bayer’s startup accelerator
Litesprite had the vision years ago to use a mobile video game to help patients manage problems such as stress, anxiety, or depression. And...
Niantic enables small businesses to sponsor events in location games
Niantic has had big corporations like McDonald’s and Starbucks sponsor locations for some time in its location-based games. Now the creator of Pokémon Go...
Clash Royale League World Finals take place December 7 with $400,000 purse
The 2019 Clash Royale League (CRL) World Finals will take place on December 7 before a live audience at Los Angeles’ iconic Shrine Auditorium....
Star Trek: Fleet Command publisher Scopely raises $200 million for acquisitions
Mobile game publisher Scopely has raised $200 million in a fourth round of funding so that it can have a war chest for acquisitions...
Hasbro closes Backflip, studio behind DragonVale and Transformers mobile games
Hasbro has shut down its Backflip Studios mobile game developer in Boulder, Colorado, according to social media posts. The toy and entertainment company bought...
Adjust panel: The state of user acquisition for mobile games
Acquiring users for mobile games isn’t the sexiest part of the game industry. But it’s a critical one. And so I was happy to...
Appodeal: U.S. mobile ad costs are high, but Asia is catching up
The costs of advertising to get mobile users to install apps is high in the U.S., but Asian countries are catching up, according to...
Unity Technologies acquires mobile and web game marketing firm DeltaDNA
Unity Technologies continued its quest to be a one-stop shop for game developers today with the acquisition of mobile-and-web marketing and analytics firm DeltaDNA....
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery now lets you play Quidditch
Jam City’s Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is adding an update that will Quidditch to the popular mobile game. Starting September 5, players will be...