Ramping Up Revenue "Unconventional characters" and "respect for creative freedom" drive Reverse: 1999’s $100m success
November 8, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: Professor Doctor Jetpack, Drive Ahead! Carcade and more We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
November 4, 2024 Nikke Numbers Goddess of Victory: Nikke celebrates second anniversary and nearly $900m on mobile Shift Up’s popular gacha game is celebrating its second anniversary from a past antagonist’s perspective
October 29, 2024 Revenue Result Reverse: 1999 celebrates first anniversary in the West with $100m on the horizon The time travel title celebrated one year since global launch on October 26th
October 18, 2024 New Games New release roundup: Age of Empires: Mobile, Pocket Necromancer, Battle Cars, and more We highlight six new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
October 15, 2024 Getting Gritty Ex-Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes GM on raising $42m and building the fourth generation of mobile RPGs at Azra Project Legends is veering away from the prevalent anime aesthetic and aiming for a Western audience
October 15, 2024 Phenomenal Funding Azra Games raises major $42.7 million in Series A to create a mobile RPG for Western audiences Project Legends is harkening back to 70s fantasy media like Conan the Barbarian
October 10, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: Infinity Nikki, Mythwalker, Ever Chest, and more We highlight five new mobile games that have broken cover over the past week
October 8, 2024 Adaptation Ahoy Fishing RPG Dredge set for iOS mobile release as rights confusion delays Google Play pre-registrations "Google doesn't believe we own the rights to our own game"
October 7, 2024 Riding The Waves Wuthering Waves coasts to $150 million The Shorekeeper’s release helps surge revenue, but a monthly decline is yet to overturn
October 4, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games with hybridcasual heroes and plenty of RPGs We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
October 1, 2024 In The Zone Zenless Zone Zero surpasses $150 million, but it’s no Genshin Impact… HoYoverse’s latest RPG has achieved a mighty milestone but much slower to the mark than its forebears
September 27, 2024 Genshin Goliath Genshin Impact hits $6.3 billion in time for fourth anniversary, but is it running on fumes? HoYoverse’s flagship game dipped below $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time
September 23, 2024 Afk In Asia AFK Journey surpasses $150 million with Asian market dominance Chinese players contribute 22% of AFK Journey’s revenue despite being late to the starting line
September 13, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from an Elder Scrolls spinoff to competitive cosplay We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
August 27, 2024 Anime Appeal Goddess of Victory: Nikke shifts up Japanese charts with Evangelion crossover The crossover event generated $1.35 million on mobile on its first day
August 21, 2024 Mobile Games Awards HoYoverse is in the Zone, winning Best Developer at Mobile Games Awards 2024 Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero… What’s not to love?
August 16, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from pixel RPGs to… Candy Crush?! We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
August 13, 2024 Afk In Asia China spends $5.1 million on Lilith's AFK Journey in first five days The Chinese market is now its second-biggest, accounting for 7% of lifetime revenue in less than a week, despite a four-month lead in the West
August 12, 2024 Revenue Arise Netmarble turns a profit after years in the red, with highest quarterly earnings since IPO ₩782 billion ($570.4 million) in revenue led to ₩162 billion ($118.2 million) net profit
August 9, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Olympic sports to 90s nostalgia We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
August 1, 2024 Resleriana Revenue Atelier Resleriana adventures past $50 million via the power of fan-favourites Most lucrative day coincided with release of Klaudia, a main character from best-selling game in the series Atelier Ryza
July 31, 2024 Rpg Reposition RPGs overthrown by strategy genre as new consumer spending king RPGs have topped consumer spending charts since "at least" 2017, but were dethroned in Q2 2024
July 16, 2024 Mobile Milestone Wuthering Waves sails past $100 million in under two months According to AppMagic data, players in Japan have contributed 23% of its mobile earnings thus far
July 9, 2024 Disney Deal Disney and GungHo strike deal to launch Disney Pixel RPG later this year The gacha RPG will feature characters from across Disney’s properties, from Stitch to Mickey Mouse
July 8, 2024 Triumphant Trio Zenless Zone Zero has earned almost $25 million in five days AppMagic estimates suggest HoYoverse’s latest launch is behind those of its Genshin and Honkai stablemates, despite 50m+ downloads in 72 hours
July 5, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Zenless Zone Zero to Zen Koi Pro+ We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
July 3, 2024 Zenless Zenith Zenless Zone Zero to launch globally with DOUBLE Honkai: Star Rail’s pre-registrations The game finally lands across the world today and tomorrow and we've got the latest launch figures and exactly WHEN it'll hit your timezone
June 25, 2024 Mobile Manoeuvre Pokémon developer Game Freak’s first mobile exclusive is new IP, Pand Land Game Freak and WonderPlanet "sometimes clashed" during development but ultimately "achieved balance" with this seafaring RPG
June 21, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from draconic dangers to pixelated platformers We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
June 12, 2024 Zenless Zenith Zenless Zone Zero surpasses 40 million pre-registrations, beating Supercell's Squad Busters HoYoverse’s next title has nearly doubled Honkai: Star Rail’s pre-registration numbers, and bettered Supercell's big launch
June 11, 2024 Winter Is Coming Zynga’s Game of Thrones: Legends is open for pre-registrations with a July 25th release date So soon after Star Wars: Hunters, Zynga is releasing another licenced game this summer
June 6, 2024 Casual Comedown As RPGs and casual genres drastically decline, Monopoly Go! gives casino a 34% revenue surge Sensor Tower and data.ai’s latest report reveals a 24% revenue decline for RPGs in Japan
May 30, 2024 Rpg Reversal Reverse: 1999 celebrates one year in China with $74 million and "semi-anniversary" in the West Bluepoch’s launch title is celebrating its "semi-anniversary" with Version 1.6 and up to 90 free summons
May 24, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from the potently papery to an RPG parody We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
May 7, 2024 Vibrant Victory Goddess of Victory: Nikke reaches $750 million in 1.5 years Shift Up is celebrating Goddess of Victory: Nikke’s latest milestone with new characters and free gacha pulls
May 3, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from the morality of AI to Dadish’s 3D journey We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
March 22, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Netflix exclusives to fantasy worlds We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
March 8, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from an NFT RPG to a Game Boy Color love letter We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
February 21, 2024 Invincible Introduction Ubisoft launches first Invincible mobile game for the 21-year-old franchise Invincible: Guarding the Globe is set in the Invincible universe with a brand-new story
February 15, 2024 20th Century And Beyond Reverse: 1999 surpasses $50 million with increasingly monetised Japanese audience Bluepoch’s launch title has surpassed $50 million in just over four months since global release
February 7, 2024 Rpg Revenue Netmarble net loss down 65% in 2023 RPGs advanced Netmarble’s Q4 to its strongest quarter of the year
February 2, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from anime spin-offs to triple-A console conversions We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
February 2, 2024 Fire Emblem Burns Bright 7 years of Fire Emblem Heroes: Evolving beyond an SRPG into Nintendo’s only billion-dollar mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes is seven years old today, and I’m still playing…
January 26, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from RPG gachas to Web3 tower defence We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
January 25, 2024 Atelier Arrival Koei Tecmo’s Atelier Resleriana launches worldwide today The first mobile main series Atelier game releases globally four months on from Japanese launch
January 12, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from bopping tank tunes to Chinese martial arts We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
January 10, 2024 The Greatest Genres RPGs dominate consumer spending, generating 30% of all 2023 mobile game revenue data.ai’s new report reveals reveals that the genre generated $24.5 billion - a huge 30% of revenues - from only 3% of total game downloads