Microsoft has enacted widespread layoffs across its games division that includes around 200 job losses at King. As reported by Bloomberg, people “familiar with the plans” claimed the Candy Crush Saga ...

Swedish mobile games developer Toca Boca has been struck by a number of layoffs. Affected staff have been sharing the news of the job cuts on social media this week. Impacted roles include QA, art, ...

Supercell has made its latest title Mo.co available to all players worldwide. The game was launched on March 18th but was only accessible to players through an invite, a restriction that’s now been ...

The global games industry is expected to make $188.9 billion in 2025, a 3.4% increase from the previous year. That's according to Newzoo's latest forecast, which marks a revision from its previous ...

Africa’s gaming market has reached $1.8 billion, growing 12.4% Year over Year (YoY) - six times faster than global gaming growth (2.1% YoY). That's according to a new statistical analysis from ...

Roguelike indie card game Balatro has generated almost $4.4 million in gross mobile revenue two months after its release on the App Store and Google Play. A poker-inspired card builder, Balatro was ...

Apple has made a number of key changes to its business terms for European developers that will now allow companies to promote and link to deals and purchases outside of the App Store. From iOS 18 and ...

AppLovin could sell its games business for $500 million in cash and $400m in shares of the mystery buyer’s common equity. The ad tech firm’s annual report has shed some light on the recently announced ...

User-generated content has become a growing trend over the years in the games industry, powered by the success of titles like Fortnite and Roblox. Highrise is another user-generated content game to ...

At Slush 2024, Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen spoke with Harvard Business School professor Jeffrey Rayport in a fireside chat entitled 'Game On: Getting Uncomfortable to Reignite Growth at Supercell'.

Games industry M&A hit $6.6 billion in Q1 2025 as Scopely splashed out $3.5bn on Niantic's games business, according to a new report. That's according to Aream & Co. 's new Video Game Market Update ...

I’m curious to see how a spin-off to a hit mobile game works in 2024 and 2025. King has seen diminishing returns to each new Candy Crush release since the original (even if each successor has been ...