The weekly wrap: Fortnite, King, Apple, Waffle, Scopely-Niantic and more
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This week’s stories:
New game digest: Puzzle & Dragons, Summoner’s War, FIFA Rivals, Subnautica, Limbo and more
This week's new game news at-a-glance.
The $3.5bn Scopely-Niantic deal has officially closed
Scopely now officially owns Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Go and Niantic’s Campfire and Wayfarer apps.
Daily word game studio Waffle is the latest small dev to find a big audience
The UK indie has nearly half a million daily Waffle players, and installs are mostly organic.
Data digest: Sensor Tower highlights, AppLovin Max stats, puzzle genre insights, financials, investments and more
This week's need-to-know numbers in digestible form.
Apple to reveal new games app as it gobbles up Sneaky Sasquatch dev
Bloomberg and Digital Trends report that the iPhone maker could be stepping up its efforts in games.
King’s All Stars live op appears to be firing Candy Crush Saga to near-record earnings
Here’s Candy Crush Saga marketing boss Luken Aragon to explain.
Victory royale? What Fortnite’s return to the US App Store means for the mobile game business
Despite all the drama of the last few weeks, the shift to alternative payments won’t be as dramatic as Tim Sweeney is making out. It’ll likely be a slow-burner – and only benefit those already operating at scale.
The soft launch games you need to know about
Take a peek at the games in testing from Supercell, Playrix, EA, Ubisoft, Rovio, Miniclip and more.