Games industry roundup: Top 50 PC developer submissions open, Candy Crush shoots down PUBG Mobile, and Ubisoft's blockchain business

• 1 PC game news and insights

  Here are the five hottest stories from our sister-site PCGamesInsider.biz for the last week.

  PCGamesInsider.biz to unveil Top 50 PC Game Developers this summer - and we need your help

  The market has never been more interesting and we need your help in finding the best and most interesting companies around.

  India's Reliance Entertainment owns just 14.2 per cent of Codemasters today

  Racing firm's CEO Frank Sagnier says that OnRush has been played by 2.5 million people as of March 2019.

  Activision applies for 'Cartoon Karaoke' trademark

  Registered in the United States following a priority filing in Tonga, a practice normally reserved for big IP and brands.

  UK media and entertainment union BECTU is looking into games working conditions

  Covers topics including working hours, overtime and salaries.

  Report: French unions argue cut Blizzard jobs are necessary as firm tries to move them to Ireland

  Unions also arguing for better severance pay and treatment of workers still at the games firm.

  
  

• 2 Mobile game news and insights

  Here are the five hottest stories from our sister-site PocketGamer.biz for the last week.

  LEGO Tower-inspired model sets new Guinness World record for largest brick diorama

  The Guinness World Record for the world’s largest brick diorama was broken last weekend as part of The LEGO Group's marketing campaign for Nimblebit's upcoming LEGO Tower mobile game.

  Weekly global mobile games charts: Candy Crush Saga shoots down PUBG Mobile’s chances of topping gross ranking in the US

  A look at the weekly charts across Great Britain and Ireland, the US and China.

  Game of Thrones gets another mobile game spin-off with Behaviour Interactive's Beyond the Wall

  We catch up with Behaviour Interactive creative director Justin Jones about the design choices behind the newly unveiled Game of Thrones Beyond the Wall.

  How to monetise your IAP-based game with ads

  IronSource VP of global partnerships delivers the lowdown on in-game ads.

  Why Monument Valley developer Ustwo hired a CEO

  We spoke with Ustwo chief creative officer Dan Gray and new CEO Maria Sayans about the company’s shift to multi-game development under a new management structure.

  
  

• 3 Blockchain game news and insights

  Here are the five hottest stories from our sister-site BlockchainGamer.biz for the last week.

  Soccer Manager Elite reveals its ‘ground-breaking’ player mechanics

  With a prior legacy with more ‘centralized’, older iterations, Soccer Manager Elite is the latest, decentralized take on the Football Management franchise. Being based on top of the gaming blockchain solution – XAYA – Soccer Manager Elite provides a different approach for players to try out.

  Relax: Ubisoft has been on blockchain for some time

  Ubisoft is making the headlines in the blockchain world this week. And the surprising thing is that it’s not something like it’s decided to bring Assassin’s Creed to Ethereum. It’s something that, to be perfectly honest, is already a badly kept secret.

  Gumi Cryptos acquires shares of Double Jump.Tokyo

  With an arm dedicated to investing in promising blockchain game developers – Gumi Cryptos has acquired shared in Double Jump.Tokyo. The latter being the development studio responsible for the ETH-based dungeon raiding title – My Crypto Heroes.

  Loom has officially been listed on DappRadar

  DappRadar is known as more than a reputable source of analytics and has worked towards expanding its listings. Over the last few months, for example, IOST was the latest blockchain to have its range of dApps added.

  Neon District on ‘VERY early’ build – God Key and Trophy holders free to participate

  In an email out to members of its community, the Neon District team announced that it’s phased testing has begun. Admitting, however, that the build itself is in its ‘VERY early’ stages. Those holding keys of varying rarities will be able to obtain access earlier, or later depending on the kind you have.