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Free Fire hits 1 billion downloads on Google Play Store

Free Fire became the first mobile battle royale game to reach the one billion downloads mark on Google Play Store. This news comes after a very exciting year for Garena’s game, full of records and impressive numbers. To celebrate the achievement, an in-game event will be launched in August, together with Free Fire’s fourth anniversary. Free Fire started breaking its own records in 2020, when it reached 60 million daily users in March, 80 million daily users in May and 100 million daily users in August. These numbers helped the

PUBG Mobile reportedly made over $210 million last month

PUBG Mobile made $213.8 million in June 2021, according to estimates from the data analytics platform, Sensor Tower. This represents an 11 percent growth since June 2020. The majority of this revenue came from the game’s Chinese version, called Peacekeeper Elite (also known as Game for Peace). China accounted for 53.3 percent of the total amount made last month while 11.2 percent came from the United States. These statistics included the revenue from Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Third-party app stores aren’t included. Compared to May 2021,

Android 12 will let you play games before they finish downloading

At its Game Developer Summit, Google today announced a new feature for Android game developers today that will speed up the time from starting a download in the Google Play store to the game launching by almost 2x — at least on Android 12 devices. The name of the new feature, ‘play as you download,’ pretty much gives away what this is all about. Even before all the game’s assets have been downloaded, players will be able to get going. On average, modern games are likely the largest apps you’ll

PUBG: New State pre-registrations are coming to iOS next month

Krafton’s upcoming futuristic mobile battle royale game, PUBG: New State will be opening its pre-registrations on iOS devices in August, the company announced earlier today. PUBG: New State was first revealed on Feb. 25, 2021, with pre-registrations for Android opening on the same day. The game has already crossed 20 million pre-registrations on the Google Play Store. Finally, the battle royale title is headed to Apple’s App Store as well. Having reached 20 million pre-registrations, we would like to announce that iOS pre-registration for PUBG: NEW STATE will begin starting

Pokémon Go records best year yet with $1.3 billion, surpasses $5 billion in lifetime revenue, 632 million total downloads

Pokémon Go recorded its best overall year yet, generating $1.3 billion in global revenue in 2020. In total, the game has surpassed $5 billion in lifetime revenue since its launch on July 6, 2016.  For Niantic, that marks a 41 percent year-on-year increase for the game as it continues to average around $1 billion in yearly revenue heading into the app’s fifth anniversary. And, according to Sensor Tower’s latest data report, 2021 was a record start for the game, with $641.6 million in player spending recorded in the first half

The Witcher Augmented Reality Game Set for July Launch

Top GamesThe Witcher: Monster Slayer is looking for its piece of the AR pie. / Photo courtesy of Spokko/CD ProjektThe Witcher: Monster Slayer, a Pokémon GO-style augmented reality game set in the Witcher universe, is set for release July 21 on iOS and Android, CD Projekt announced Friday.Monster Slayer is set ages before the rest of the Witcher series, when monsters were still a dominant force in the world and the witchers themselves were a new and fledgling order. Players take on the role of a witcher in this wild

Apex Legends Mobile’s closed beta to release in 5 more countries ‘in a few weeks,’ including Indonesia, Peru, Colombia, Egypt, and Lebanon

Apex Legends Mobile’s closed beta is expanding. Respawn announced today that five more countries will get closed beta access to Apex Legends Mobile, including Indonesia, Peru, Colombia, Egypt, and Lebanon. While there isn’t a precise date for when access in those countries will open, Respawn said it will be “in a few weeks.” In a few weeks, Apex Legends Mobile's closed beta test will roll out to five more countries.If you're in Indonesia, Peru, Colombia, Egypt or Lebanon head to your local Google Play store page to sign up: https://t.co/CshBg78jeK—

How to Download Pokémon Unite

PokémonHow to Download Pokémon Unite / Photo courtesy by The Pokémon CompanyDownloading Pokémon Unite on Switch and Mobile is pretty simple. Pokémon Unite is an all-new strategic five vs. five team battle game, with a Switch release date of July together with iOs and Android in September. The free-to-play, multiplayer online battle arena video game developed by TiMi Studios and published by The Pokémon Company will be available to download online once released.[embedded content]Pokémon will be released on Switch and Mobile, here are some of the ways to download the

PUBG: New State crosses 17 million pre-registrations

Krafton’s upcoming futuristic mobile battle royale game, PUBG: New State, has surpassed 17 million pre-registrations on the Google Play Store, the company announced today. The game was announced on Feb. 25, 2021 and achieved five million pre-registrations after just 10 days. A little under five months later, the game is closing in on 20 million pre-registrations. With the conclusion of PUBG: NEW STATE's Closed Alpha, we're happy to announce that we have also exceeded 17 million pre-registrations!We want to thank everyone for the amazing support, which allowed us to reach