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Unity's potential buyout, AI's IP risks, Pikmin Bloom's record year and player re-engagement | Week...

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Supercell launches GTA VI-inspired Brawl Vice season for Brawl Stars

Supercell has launched a new GTA VI-inspired season for Brawl Stars, alongside a major Ranked overhaul and several new characters in its November update.

Kabam reveals mobile RPG bringing together nine Warner Bros. animated franchises

Kabam has revealed WB All-Star Mayhem, a new mobile idle RPG bringing together more than 100 characters from nine Warner Bros. animated franchises.

Shinobi Group launches games agency and Smurfs project with Peyo

Shinobi Group has launched a new digital games agency to help entertainment brands bring their intellectual properties into video games.

DENMU closes debut games fund above $50m target

Video game investment house DENMU has closed its first fund with more than $50 million in capital commitments, exceeding its original fundraising target.

New release roundup: NBA 2K Arcade Edition, Astro Burn, The Farmer Was Replaced, and more

While the deals and the stats of the gaming world are important, nothing would happen without the research, funding and, of course, development that goes int...

From web shop to ecosystem: The next stage of mobile D2C

Mobile D2C has proved itself, and the next stage calls for a new approach, one that builds an ecosystem around the web shop rather than stopping at the storefront.

June’s Journey makes TV crossover through ITV Big Brother collaboration

Playtika-owned Wooga has partnered with ITV to bring its mobile hidden-object title June’s Journey into the Big Brother house during the reality show’s final week. 

e2vc launches $150m fund to back Turkish games and tech companies

e2vc has launched a $150 million growth fund to support mobile gaming and technology companies from Türkiye as they expand into international markets

Is the games industry becoming more optimistic about AI? | Mobile Mavens part 1

AI remains a huge talking point in the games industry as it is becoming an increasingly common part of how games are developed.

How RZR built the open internet’s top iOS gaming retargeting engine in under a year

Facing an iOS landscape defined by privacy opt-outs, RZR took No. 2 globally for iOS gaming remarketing by building proprietary neural modelling that doesn’t depend

PlayStudios shuts down Tetris Block Party after 177 job cuts

PlayStudios has closed Tetris Block Party following a major restructuring that saw the Las Vegas-based company shut four studios and cut 177 jobs.

ASGC marks four years with more than 5,400 games industry job placements

Always Supporting the Games Community (ASGC) has marked its fourth anniversary with more than 5,400 job placements and over 700,000 monthly active users

UK regulator bans mobile game ads from King, Scopely and others

The ASA has banned mobile game adverts from King, Scopely for misleading consumers with gameplay that does not accurately represent their games

OEM advertising for every model: Understanding mobile game user acquisition

Pikmin Bloom blossoms in fifth year with record $36m

Scopely Explore’s walking game Pikmin Bloom has celebrated its fifth anniversary with close to $100 million in net player spending.