Craig Chapple
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M&A, hyper-casual and chat app gaming: Zynga COO talks future strategy
It’s made some big acquisitions - including Gram Games and Small Giant, expanded into the chat app gaming space and turned into a growth company. It’s why we named Zynga the top compan... → Read More
Apple accidentally pays Chinese App Store developers more than expected after bank error
Apple paid App Store developers in China seven-times what they should have been last month after an error in converting currency USD to Chinese RMB. → Read More
Southeast Asia powered Gravity’s Ragnarok M: Eternal Love to $50 million a month
Almost all eyes in the games industry have turned to Asia in recent years. China is catching much of the world's attention, but Japan and South Korea are also... → Read More
My.Games could launch its own Android store
Russian publisher My.Games has held internal discussions about the possibility of launching its own Android store. → Read More
How Small Giant Games made it big
Founded in 2014, Small Giant Games was one of a flurry of Finnish start-ups that emerged just a few years back . Headed up by the former CEO of Habbo Hotel developer Sulake, Timo Soininen , the te... → Read More
Modus Games acquires Brazilian dev The Balance
Indie publishing label Modus Games has acquired Brazilian studio The Balance for an undisclosed fee. The developer is the first acquisition by the publisher and will be renamed as Modus Studios Br... → Read More
Huya picks up minority stake in ESL for $30m
Livestreaming platform Huya has acquired a minority stake in Modern Times Group -owned ESL in a deal worth $30 million made up of both primary and secondary shares . The deal, which values ESL at... → Read More
Stillfront names Goodgame’s Phillip Knust as group chief product officer
Stillfront has named Goodgame Studios’ Phillip Knust as its group chief product officer and a member of the company’s executive management team . He was already chief product of... → Read More
Weekly global mobile games charts: Voodoo's top 10 download dominance wanes
To give our readers better insight into the global mobile games industry, we’ve teamed up with market data firm Sensor Tower to bring you exclusive weekly charts from key countries . T... → Read More
Rush Wars heads into soft launch, Supercell analysis, and Zynga's growth track
To help you keep on top of a busy news cycle and the latest hot topics in mobile gaming, each week we round up the five most-read stories on PocketGamer.biz. Want to get the lowdown on news coming... → Read More
Etermax unveils new Trivia Crack animated series Triviatopia
Argentinian developer Etermax has unveiled a new animated series called Triviatopia based on its popular quiz app Trivia Crack . The show will launch for free on YouTube and YouTube Kids on Septem... → Read More
Gears Pop snags one million players
Microsoft and Mediatonic 's Gears Pop mobile game has surpassed one million players . The real-time multiplayer title takes inspiration from Supercell’s Clash Royale, adding cover a mechanic... → Read More
Instant games developer Knock Knock raises $4m
San Francisco-based developer Knock Knock has raised $4 million in a Series A funding round for the development of instant games . The studio aims to use the investment to grow its portfolio of ti... → Read More
Rogue Games appoints ex-Kabam COO to board of directors
US publisher Rogue Games has appointed former Kabam COO Chris Carvalho to its board of directors . He joins company co-founders Mike DeLaet and Matt Casamassina, and Mail.Ru founder Dmitry Grishin... → Read More
Pokemon Masters launches globally on iOS and Android
DeNA ’s has launched one of the year’s most high profile mobile game releases today in Pokemon Masters on iOS and Android . The Japanese developer has previously worked with Nintendo o... → Read More
Cerberus Interactive secures $1.75m for location-based augmented reality games
Texas start-up Cerberus Interactive has raised $1.75 million in investment to develop location-based augmented reality mobile games . The funding round was led by Mobilityware, Reddit CEO Steve Hu... → Read More
New studio Virtual Realms taps Warhammer licence for mobile MMORPG Odyssey
Games Workshop has licensed out its Warhammer IP to Virtual Realms for a free-to-play mobile MMORPG based on the Warhammer Old World . Called Warhammer: Odyssey, the game sees players join a merce... → Read More
Adjust eyes Israel expansion with new GM
Mobile measurement firm Adjust has appointed former Rakuten Viber head of user acquisition Moshi Blum as GM of its Israel business . In this role he’ll be responsible for accelerating growth... → Read More
Tencent Games sets up MENA HQ in Dubai
Tencent Games has set up a new HQ for its operations in the Middle East and North Africa in Dubai. As reported by Arabian Business , the office is located in the Dubai Internet City technology par... → Read More
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment opens new San Diego mobile studio
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) has opened a new studio in San Diego focusing on the development of free-to-play mobile games . WB Games Boston VP and studio head Tom Casey will lead... → Read More