Uma Musume Pretty Derby made over $2 billion
Sensor Tower estimates that by April 2023, Uma Musume Pretty Derby’s revenues will exceed $2 billion. Most of the game’s box office was collected...
Capcom broke the record share price
Capcom broke a record for its stock price for the second time in a month. After the announcement of Monster Hunter Now, the company’s stock rose 9%. The...
Monster Hunter Now – a new game by Niantic and Capcom
Pokémon Go developers Niantic and Capcom announced Monster Hunter Now, an action-RPG mobile game due in September 2023 on iOS and Android devices. The game allows...
SEGA announced the purchase of Rovio Entertainment
According to Bloomberg, SEGA announced the purchase of Rovio Entertainment in a deal that values the Finnish creator of Angry Birds at about €706 million ($776...
SEGA is close to closing a deal to buy Rovio for $1 billion
According to The Wall Street Journal, Sega Sammy Holdings may announce a deal to buy Rovio Entertainment as early as April 17-18. The company is known for its...
Playtika dropped in price by 5%
Playtika went down in price by 5%. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, one of the company’s largest shareholders got rid of 300 thousand...
The creator of Magic: The Gathering has opened the Popularium studio
Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering, has teamed up with other game industry veterans to launch a new game studio called Popularium. Along with...
Sensor Tower APAC Awards 2022 winners
Sensor Tower APAC Awards 2022 aims to highlight the mobile games and apps that have made outstanding contributions to the global digital economy in 2022. Based...
Playtika has attracted the attention of investment firms
Israeli company Playtika has attracted the attention of several private equity firms. According to Bloomberg, investors are considering buying the company. A...
Turkish company Paxie Games received a $3 million investment
Turkish company Paxie Games, according to PocketGamer has raised about $3 million in investment in a funding round led by Ludus Ventures. Paxie Games was founded...
Savvy Games Group buys Scopely for $4.9 billion
Savvy Games Group, a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Sovereign Fund (PIF), announced the purchase of mobile publisher Scopely for $4.9 billion. The Saudi company...
Saudi government invests $38 billion in gamedev
The Saudi Arabian government wants to turn the country into a “global entertainment hub” by 2030. According to Bloomberg, they intend to invest $38 billion...
Cookie Run: Kingdom earned $400 million
Cookie Run: Kingdom was released in January 2021 and by February 2023 earned $400 million, according to Sensor Tower. The game has been downloaded 27+ million...
Gulliver’s Games received a $1.5 million investment
Gulliver’s Games, which received a $750,000 investment led by Boğaziçi Ventures in September 2021, received a $1.5 million investment in its second round....
Revenue of tinyBuild grows to $63 million for 2022
tinyBuild shared its 2022 report. The company reported an operating profit of $15.9 million (27% year-over-year). The company’s revenue continued to grow...
Bots and cheaters in games: How to detect and fight them?
Using game bots and hardware cheats facilitates criminal money-making and gives unscrupulous players (cheaters) the ability to supercharge their game characters....
China’s online gaming regulator has granted licenses for Tencent, NetEase, Bilibili, and XD inc.
According to Reuters, China’s online gaming regulator issued licenses for 27 foreign games in March, including games to be published by Tencent Holdings,...
Netflix to add Monument Valley to its game service
In 2024, Netflix will add 2 of the most revered mobile games of all time to its game service. The company announced that Monument Valley and its sequel will be...
Passion Punch received a $4 million investment
Passion Punch, one of the rising stars in the world of mobile gaming with a strong team and successful games, has received a $4 million investment, according...
Subway Surfers hits 4 billion downloads
The popular mobile game Subway Surfers hits 4 billion downloads since its release 11 years ago. A side note: Supersonic hits 3.4 billion downloads Developer SYBO...
