Scopely’s Chief Revenue Officer, Tim O’Brien, tells us 2019 was a ‘transformative year’ for the company. Now they are reimagining Scrabble as part of the strategy of ‘building long-term, durable game franchises.’
The mobile-focused publisher will help Phoenix Labs “craft Dauntless into one of the best free-to-play games on the market,” CEO Jesse Houston told GameDaily. We also spoke to Niko Partners and Sensor Tower about the deal.
London Venture Partners, which has backed Unity, Supercell, and others, led the round. GameDaily talked with CEO Sekip Can Gokalp about Coda and the mobile market.
Kowloon co-founder Alexis Garavaryan talks to GameDaily about his global fund for indies, which is backing Godfall, Last Guardian creator Fumito Ueda, Hyperlight Drifter’s Teddy Dief, and much more.
The ongoing trade war sees a reprieve as President Trump and Vice Premier Liu He reach an agreement.
Scopely’s stable of licensed mobile games is a good fit for Marvel Strike Force.
Daybreak had a rough year, but with a ‘franchise first’ restructuring, MMO veteran Jack Emmert (pictured) tells GameDaily that 2020 should allow its games to flourish.
After becoming the majority shareholder in September, Tencent looks to complete the purchase of the Norwegian developer.
Epic Games’ director of publishing strategy, Sergey Galyonkin, tells GameDaily that the aim is to make EGS ‘more convenient for people without access to credit cards and bank accounts.’
The Video Game Tax Relief program was recently extended into 2023.