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Michael Acton Smith awarded honour for turning Mind Candy into UK success story
Read More »Mind Candy revenues soar thanks to licensing deals
Moshi Monsters firm working on new titles for mobile and tablet
Read More »Licensing success boosts Mind Candy revenues
Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy saw revenues climb by 62 per cent in 2012 to 47m. Profit for the period was flat at 10m. The Financial Times reports that the success was thanks to the company’s many licensing deals. User numbers for the site also grew from 55m to 70m, …
Read More »Moshi Monsters: The Movie hits cinemas this Christmas
The Moshi train rumbles on. Next stop: Hollywood. Mind Candy has announced that the first Moshi Monsters feature film is heading to cinemas in the UK and Ireland this December. This animated film will see Katsuma, Poppet and other familiar monsters trying to recover an ancient Moshling egg that has …
Read More »Games magazines opt out of August ABCs, Moshi readers dip
Circulation figures have been released the first six months of 2013, but once again games magazines aren’t amongst them. For the past few years, specialist publications have opted out of the December to June reports by the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), instead reporting their number for the second half …
Read More »LBP and Moshi adorn campaign for UK game development
Creations from Media Molecule, Mind Candy and TT Games chosen for global campaign
Read More »Mind Candy unleashing new Moshi retail game
Moshi Monsters will return to retail this October in a reinvention of its hit DS titles. Katsuma Unleashed for 3DS and DS focuses on a single Moshi Monsters character, and abandons the mini-game formula for platforming action. It is being developed by UK studio Sumo Digital. Mind Candy believes the …
Read More »New Moshi Monsters game Katsuma Unleashed coming to retail this October
Mind Candy has announced another boxed outing for its worldwide kids hit, Moshi Monsters. Following the success of DS and 3DS titles Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Zoo and Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park, the firm is once again targeting handheld gamers with Katsuma Unleashed. The new game will once again be …
Read More »Why Bin Weevils loves Moshi Monsters
It was the UK’s biggest social world in the second half of 2012 and has 20 million registered users, with 30,000 joining every day. Bin Weevils has become an online phenomenon and is doing similar business at retail with toys, books, cards, bedding and magazines. MCV spoke to new CEO …
Read More »Moshi Monsters celebrates 5th birthday with a snazzy infographic
The global phenomenon that isMoshi Monsterscelebrates its fifth year with 80m registered users and $250m total gross retail sales. Moshi Monstersis an online platform where children can create and nurture virtual pets and make their way around Monstro City to play games and communicate with friends in a safe environment. …
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