Mobile

Mobile success no longer exclusive to chart toppers, Warner says

The mobile market has grown to such an extent that revenues are trickling further down the charts. That’s according to Warner Bros Interactive’s senior VP of mobile, social and emerging platforms Greg Ballard, who told Games Industry that a top 50 title can in today’s market still make decent returns. …

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Angry Birds Stella hits 30m downloads

Downloads for Rovio’s Angry Birds Stella spin-off series have now hit 30m, the Finnish games giant has said. The release of Angry Birds: Stella Pop last month has helped it past the milestone, thanks to five million downloads of its own. The company will also soon launch an update to …

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UK studio Bossa announces Apple Watch game Spy Watch

A second title dedicated to the upcoming Apple Watch has been unveiled, this time by UK studio Bossa. It’s called Spy Watch and it’s due out alongside the hardware, which is due for release on April 24th. The developer says it features a rich and immersive story” where players head …

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Mortal Kombat X launches with $50+ of microtransactions, including ‘Easy Fatalities’

Players of Mortal Kombat are able to buy simplified versions of the game’s iconic fatalities via the title’s in-game store. IGN reports that the game arrived yesterday with a number of optional purchases including the $29.99 Kombat Pack, which unlocks four additional characters including The Predator and Friday the 13th’s …

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Influence of whales over F2P mobile game revenue on the rise – report

A new study on free-to-play mobile game revenue shows that big spenders, known as whales,” still account for the majority of in-app sales. In fact, they’re taking up more of the pie than ever before. Gamasutra points to new research by mobile app analytics platform Swrve which shows the top …

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