Zynga seeks user boost with $1.8B Peak acquisition
Games developer Zynga agreed to acquire Turkey-based mobile gaming company Peak for $1.8 billion, a …
Mario Kart Tour tops Nintendo opening month figures
Mobile game Mario Kart Tour raced to 123.9 million downloads in its first month, with …
Disney mulls mobile game unit sale
Disney began exploring a sale of mobile games company FoxNext, which the content giant acquired …
New Harry Potter game trails Pokemon earnings
Niantic’s latest augmented reality (AR) game, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, was tipped to earn more …
Niantic continues AR acquisition spree
Niantic, the company behind the popular Pokemon Go game, bought London-based game studio Sensible Object …
KDDI, Sumitomo push games biz to Myanmar
Japanese mobile operator KDDI and conglomerate Sumitomo detailed plans to enter Myanmar’s fast-growing mobile gaming …
Tencent plays safe over China PUBG launch
Chinese web giant Tencent ditched a plan for a domestic launch of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), …
Tencent, the largest internet company in China, reported a sharp drop in profit for the …
Hothead courts developers in diversification drive
Canada-based Hothead Games said it is accepting submissions from developers looking for financial assistance along …
China mobile game revenue growth hit by ban
Growth of China’s mobile gaming market, the world’s largest, slowed significantly in 2018 after concerns …
