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Craig Chapple is mobile insights strategist, EMEA at mobile intelligence firm Sensor Tower and was senior editor at PocketGamer.biz.
Read More »“Is it boom or bust for chat app gaming?” – Sensor Tower’s Craig Chapple
Facebook acquires Madrid cloud gaming company, PlayGiga
"We're thrilled to welcome PlayGiga to the Facebook Gaming team"
Read More »Adobe acquires Oculus’ 3D sculpting tool, Medium
"We’re excited to share that Medium is joining the Adobe family"
Read More »Facebook acquires Beat Saber developer, Beat Games
"Facebook and the Beat Games team know that there is so much more that can be done across VR, games, and music"
Read More »Twitch sees massive growth in non-gaming content
Twitch’s “Just Chatting” category, intended for conversations between streamers and viewers with no requirement for video game content, has grown 36% based on views since its launch in September 2018 - outpacing Twitch’s growth rate as a whole
Read More »MCV Women in Games Awards is tomorrow! Ukie’s Dr Jo Twist OBE will host and will be joined by Facebook’s EMEA VP Nicola Mendelsohn
With this year's event being supported by both Ukie and the Women in Games organisation
Read More »Facebook is hosting the MCV Women in Games Awards for 2019
"Women have an important role to play in this community and we hope this event continues to inspire more young talent to join this exciting and fast paced industry.”
Read More »Weedcraft Inc. demonetised on YouTube despite ‘no illegal drug use or violence’
"But you can post ads for whatever shooty shooterman murder simulator w/ no problem"
Read More »Facebook’s ‘deceptive’ practices let children run up huge credit card bills
Internal memos called it "friendly fraud"
Read More »Twitch growth stalls as streamers turn to YouTube and Facebook
"There is a lot of exciting growth [...] for the live streaming industry as a whole"
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