Cozy houseplants and self-care: How one startup is reimagining mobile...
Mobile well-being apps topped 1.2 billion downloads last year, while leading meditation app Calm alone pulled in $118.2 million in revenue, data from Sensor Tower indicates. That may leave some to...
View ArticleUS App Store revenue from non-game apps just topped games for the first time
A major shift in the U.S. app economy has just taken place. In the second quarter of this year, U.S. consumer spending in non-game mobile apps surpassed spending in mobile games for the first time in...
View ArticleDaily Crunch: European subscription prices for Amazon Prime will increase in...
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View ArticleTikTok begins pilot testing HTML5 mini-games with a handful of partners
TikTok wants to determine its users’ appetite for mobile gaming with the launch of “mini-games” that can be played inside the social video app and discovered through creators’ videos. TechCrunch...
View ArticleLess than 1% of Netflix’s subscribers want to play its mobile games
As Netflix struggles to keep consumers subscribed to its streaming service, its mobile games venture is looking like a flop. CNBC reported that according to app analytics company Apptopia, Netflix...
View ArticleGame firms request India PM Modi ‘uniform and fair treatment to all’...
A group of game companies in India has requested Prime Minister Modi to offer a “uniform and fair treatment” to all entities operating in the South Asian market weeks after the country banned Krafton’s...
View ArticleNetflix adds ‘Heads Up!’ to its games roster with decks based on its hit...
Netflix is expanding its roster of games with the addition of “Netflix Heads Up!,” an exclusive version of the popular mobile game, the company announced today. Heads Up! is a twist on charades where...
View ArticleWordle is now integrated in The New York Times Crossword app
The spelling puzzle app phenomenon Wordle is making its debut on The New York Times Crossword application, The Times announced today. After tons of doppelgangers and wannabes of the infamous app, the...
View ArticleNetflix tests ‘game handles’ in select mobile titles amid development of...
Netflix is developing features that would allow members to play its mobile games with one another and competitively rank themselves on gaming leaderboards. The company, starting last month, quietly...
View ArticleNetflix establishes an internal games studio in Helsinki, led by former Zynga GM
Netflix’s push into the mobile gaming market continues with today’s announcement the streamer is establishing an internal games studio based in Helsinki, Finland, led by the co-founder and general...
View ArticleMicrosoft looks to build an Xbox mobile gaming store with Activision and King...
As the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigates Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft recently revealed in its filings with the CMA that it plans to...
View ArticleNetflix launches 9 more mobile games, including Gameloft’s FarmVille clone
Netflix released nine more mobile games this month, the company announced on Tuesday. The addition of games brings Netflix’s total to over 40 titles, keeping the streamer on track to have more than 50...
View ArticleStardew Valley’s big update is now available for iOS and Android
If there’s anything Stardew Valley fans want, it’s more Stardew — and that’s now the case for anyone playing the cozy life sim on iOS or Android. The game is available on just about every platform out...
View ArticleValiant Hearts mobile game sequel is set to launch on Netflix Games on...
The mobile game Valiant Hearts: Coming Home by Ubisoft will launch exclusively on Netflix Games on January 31. The game was previously announced in September 2022, and yesterday Netflix and Ubisoft...
View ArticleA remastered, free-to-try version of the classic game Myst arrives on iOS
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, a newly remastered version of the classic puzzle game Myst arrived today on iOS devices. Myst Mobile, as this new version is called, allows players to begin to...
View ArticleNiantic is making a real-world ‘Monster Hunter’ game
While Pokémon GO is still Niantic’s most popular game, the company is trying to diversify its portfolio of games by announcing a new game. Niantic announced a partnership with Capcom today to launch a...
View ArticleNetflix announces LEGO mobile game and a daily version of Cut the Rope
Netflix announced Tuesday two new mobile games coming soon to the platform — the LEGO-themed strategy battle game LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed and a puzzle adventure game called Paper Trail....
View ArticleNetflix announces interactive story game for ‘Love Is Blind’ fans
Netflix just announced a new mobile game that many “Love Is Blind” fans will want to know about. Netflix Stories is an upcoming interactive fiction story game designed to let viewers experience the...
View ArticleNetflix gets a major win with GTA: The Trilogy coming to its mobile games roster
With a Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer on the horizon, Netflix just got its hands on Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition, the company announced today. GTA: The Trilogy was...
View ArticleTitan AI leverages generative AI to streamline mobile game development
Generative AI is attracting a significant level of investment, including in the gaming space. Titan AI, a new mobile games studio, raised more than $500,000 in pre-seed funding led by Berkeley SkyDeck....
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