Mobile – VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com Transformative tech coverage that matters Tue, 28 Jun 2022 08:25:58 -0700 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 126020344Copyright 2022, VentureBeat VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/VB_Extended_Logo_40H.png https://venturebeat.com 144 23 Venturebeat.com Bit Odd gears up for success after seed round from Index Ventures https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/28/bit-odd-gears-up-for-success-after-seed-round-from-index-ventures/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:01:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2806221
Bit Odd, a new Finland based mobile director, sat down with GamesBeat to discuss the future of mobile gaming and making great games.Read More]]> 2806221Bit Odd gears up for success after seed round from Index Ventures 505 Games acquires D3 Go, publisher of Marvel Puzzle Quest https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/27/505-games-acquires-d3-go-creators-of-marvel-puzzle-quest/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:09:49 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2805986
505 Games and its parent company Digital Bros have acquired D3 Go! the publishers behind Marvel Puzzle Quest.Read More]]> 2805986505 Games acquires D3 Go, publisher of Marvel Puzzle Quest Miniclip will acquire Subway Surfers maker Sybo https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/24/miniclip-will-acquire-subway-surfers-maker-sybo/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2805865
Miniclip has acquired Sybo, the maker of the smash mobile gaming hit Subway Surfers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Read More]]> 2805865Miniclip will acquire Subway Surfers maker Sybo Report: More than 1B 5G mobile subscriptions expected in 2022 https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/23/report-more-than-1b-5g-mobile-subscriptions-expected-in-2022/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:20:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2805548
Ericsson's latest report includes the latest trends in the mobile industry, including figures on 5G, IoT and fixed wireless access.Read More]]> 2805548Report: More than 1B 5G mobile subscriptions expected in 2022 Parallelz raises $3M to instantly run any mobile app or game in a browser without quality loss or changes https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/22/parallelz-raises-3m-to-instantly-run-any-mobile-app-or-game-in-a-browser-without-quality-loss-or-changes/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:30:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2805055
Parallelz has raised $3 million for its tech that enables mobile games and apps to run instantly in a browser.Read More]]> 2805055Parallelz raises $3M to instantly run any mobile app or game in a browser without quality loss or changes Lumi Interactive raises $6.75M to bring crowdhealing project to life https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/21/lumi-interactive-raises-6-75-m-to-bring-crowdhealing-project-to-life/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:43:59 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2805181
Lumi Interactive has raised $6.75M from a number of investors to work on its mobile game and make the world a happier place.Read More]]> 2805181Lumi Interactive raises $6.75M to bring crowdhealing project to life My Avastars: WowWee and Gamefam are making physical metaverse dolls https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/21/wowwee-and-gamefam-are-making-physical-metaverse-dolls/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:30:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2804549
Toy maker WowWee is teaming up with Roblox focused game publisher Gamefam to make a series of actual dolls and a new Roblox game.Read More]]> 2804549My Avastars: WowWee and Gamefam are making physical metaverse dolls CloudFeather Games lands $1.25M in seed funds for game dev tools https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/21/cloudfeather-games-lands-1-25m-in-seed-funds-for-game-dev-tools/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:30:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2804723
CloudFeather Games gained $1.25M in seed funding to further develop its game dev tools focused on implementing real money bounties.Read More]]> 2804723CloudFeather Games lands $1.25M in seed funds for game dev tools GameRefinery analyzes how mobile games are using blockchain tech https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/21/gamerefinery-analyzes-how-mobile-games-are-using-blockchain-tech/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:30:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2804821
GameRefinery takes deep dives into mobile games and now it has released a report that explores how mobile games are using blockchain.Read More]]> 2804821GameRefinery analyzes how mobile games are using blockchain tech After a decade, Supercell’s 1st hit Hay Day keeps humming along https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/21/after-a-decade-supercells-1st-hit-hay-day-keeps-humming-along/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2804635
Hay Day is a decade old now, and Supercell's leaders on the project reflected on why it is still doing well with live operations.Read More]]> 2804635After a decade, Supercell’s 1st hit Hay Day keeps humming along Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis starts a closed beta later this year https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/16/final-fantasy-vii-ever-crisis-starts-a-closed-beta-later-this-year/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:14:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2804272
Square Enix revealed during today's Final Fantasy VII Anniversary Celebration event that Ever Crisis will have a closed beta this year.Read More]]> 2804272Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis starts a closed beta later this year Radian Arc and Aksys bundle controllers with Blacknut cloud gaming service https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/16/radian-arc-and-aksys-bundle-controllers-with-blacknut-cloud-gaming-service/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:12:29 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2803794
Raidan Arc, Aksys, and the Blacknut cloud gaming service are partnering up to offer a cloud gaming/controller bundle to telecom companies.Read More]]> 2803794Radian Arc and Aksys bundle controllers with Blacknut cloud gaming service Scopely launches Kingdom Maker, a free-to-play medieval mobile game https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/16/scopely-launches-kingdom-maker-a-free-to-play-medieval-mobile-game/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:39:14 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2803914
Scopely officially launched Kingdom Maker, a free-to-play mobile title about building a medieval fantasy empire through conquest.Read More]]> 2803914Scopely launches Kingdom Maker, a free-to-play medieval mobile game Animoca Brands acquires most of educational user-generated content firm TinyTap for $38.9M https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/16/animoca-brands-acquires-most-of-educational-user-generated-content-firm-tinytap-for-38-9m/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2803830
Animoca Brands has acquired TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational content. Animoca paid $38.875 million for 80.45%.Read More]]> 2803830Animoca Brands acquires most of educational user-generated content firm TinyTap for $38.9M VersusGame raises $25M for mobile gaming platform https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/15/versusgame-raises-25m-for-mobile-gaming-platform/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:20:18 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2803506
VersusGame has raised $25 million towards its mobile gaming platform, with which players can win cash in prediction contests.Read More]]> 2803506VersusGame raises $25M for mobile gaming platform Tamatem Games partners with MSA Novo https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/14/tamatem-games-partners-with-msa-novo/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 02:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2802967
Tamatem Games, a leading publisher of mobile games in the MENA region, is partnering with MSA Novo to expand into the Chinese market.Read More]]> 2802967Tamatem Games partners with MSA Novo Wargaming left Russia, is opening offices in Poland and Serbia https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/14/wargaming-left-russia-is-opening-offices-in-poland-and-serbia/ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2803155
As part of the moves being made because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Wargaming is opening new offices in Poland and Serbia.Read More]]> 2803155Wargaming left Russia, is opening offices in Poland and Serbia Sensor Tower: Apps will outpace games in mobile spending by 2026 https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/13/sensor-tower-apps-will-outpace-games-in-mobile-spending-by-2026/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:33:24 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2802905
Sensor Tower's latest report forecasts the future of the mobile market, where spending will go up, and apps will grow more popular.Read More]]> 2802905Sensor Tower: Apps will outpace games in mobile spending by 2026 June’s Journey is helping the planet one tree at a time https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/13/junes-journey-is-helping-the-planet-one-tree-at-a-time/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2802697
June's Journey, a very popular hidden object game by developer Wooga, has announced its intention to plant over 200,000 trees in 2022Read More]]> 2802697June’s Journey is helping the planet one tree at a time Epic Games’ Unreal Engine teams up with Timberland to marry fashion design and Fortnite https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/09/epic-games-teams-up-with-timberland-to-marry-fashion-design-and-fornite/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2801469
Epic Games and Timberland partnered to create an innovation experience that blends the physical and virtual worlds for product design.Read More]]> 2801469Epic Games’ Unreal Engine teams up with Timberland to marry fashion design and Fortnite Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to Argentina and New Zealand https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/09/xbox-cloud-gaming-comes-to-argentina-and-new-zealand/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2802088
Microsoft announces that Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available in New Zealand and Argentina, including Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, and Tunic.Read More]]> 2802088Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to Argentina and New Zealand Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Gaming Group embraces Embracer with $1B investment https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/08/saudi-arabias-savvy-gaming-group-embraces-embracer-with-1b-investment/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 02:40:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2802090
For $1 billion dollars from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Embracer sold 99.9 million B-shares to Saudi Arabia's Savvy Gaming Group.Read More]]> 2802090Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Gaming Group embraces Embracer with $1B investment The EU’s messaging interoperability reform is a big win and a major challenge https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/07/the-eus-messaging-interoperability-reform-is-a-big-win-and-a-major-challenge/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 20:07:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2791792
Beyond easier messaging across mediums, the effort to create universal messaging interoperability is a win for consumers and businesses.Read More]]> 2791792The EU’s messaging interoperability reform is a big win and a major challenge HiDef partners with Snap to make Bitmoji dance game https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/07/hidef-partners-with-snap-to-make-bitmoji-dance-game/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2801111 HiDef, a game studio founded with diversity in mind, has teamed up with Snap to develop a Bitmoji-based dance and music social game.  The game will leverage Snap’s augmented reality tech for a first-of-its-kind digital experience as well as Bitmoji, the avatar of the internet developed by the maker of Snapchat. Bitmoji joined the Snap […]

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HiDef, a game studio founded with diversity in mind, has teamed up with Snap to develop a Bitmoji-based dance and music social game.  The game will leverage Snap’s augmented reality tech for a first-of-its-kind digital experience as well as Bitmoji, the avatar of the internet developed by the maker of Snapchat. Bitmoji joined the Snap fa…Read More]]> 2801111HiDef partners with Snap to make Bitmoji dance game Adjust/Zoomd: Despite iOS privacy updates, Meta still tops user acquisition channels https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/07/adjust-zoomd-despite-ios-privacy-updates-meta-still-tops-user-acquisition-channels/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:30:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2801109
Despite Apple’s privacy updates last year, Meta is still a top channel for user acquisition, according to a Zoomd/Adjust report.Read More]]> 2801109Adjust/Zoomd: Despite iOS privacy updates, Meta still tops user acquisition channels TikTok launches avatars for creative expression https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/07/tiktok-launches-avatars-for-creative-expression/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2801550
The TikTok video streaming service is launching its own animated avatars today so people can express their personalities.Read More]]> 2801550TikTok launches avatars for creative expression Apple unveils Metal 3 API for better Mac gaming https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/06/apple-unveils-metal-3-api-for-better-mac-gaming/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:33:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2801335
Apple announced its Metal 3 application programming interface for low-level graphics will improve gaming on the Mac.Read More]]> 2801335Apple unveils Metal 3 API for better Mac gaming Apple unveils M2 processor and new MacBook Air https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/06/apple-unveils-m2-processor-and-new-macbook-air/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:18:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2801331
Apple unveiled its new M2 processor and MacBook Air today with faster 18% faster CPU performance and 35% faster GPU performance.Read More]]> 2801331Apple unveils M2 processor and new MacBook Air Tenjin: Privacy-first changes have shifted mobile marketing into a zombified state https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/06/tenjin-privacy-first-changes-have-shifted-mobile-marketing-into-a-zombified-state/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://venturebeat.com/?p=2801059
A year after Apple shook up mobile advertising, companies are still in a "zombified" state in the post-IDFA world.Read More]]> 2801059Tenjin: Privacy-first changes have shifted mobile marketing into a zombified state