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Games industry roundup: No Man's Sky's cash reserve increase, Clash of Clans has best month in two years, and CryptoKitties unveils Kitty Tricks

Games industry roundup: No Man's Sky's cash reserve increase, Clash of Clans has best month in two years, and CryptoKitties unveils Kitty Tricks

While InfluencerUpdate.biz focuses on the world of content creators and influencer marketing, it's always a good idea to keep an eye on the trends, controversies and opportunities of other sectors.

To that end, each week we round up the hottest stories as selected by our expert editorial team across our network of sites that includes PCGamesInsider.biz, PocketGamer.biz and BlockchainGamer.biz.

Want to catch up on our influencer news? Find our Hot Five right here.

Hottest stories

On PCGamesInsider.biz, banana-based shoot 'em up My Friend Pedro sails past 250,000 sales in its first week, over 4000 developers have applied to be a part of Google Stadia's Partners programme, and there's a confirmation that Jagex owner Shanghai Fukong hasn't sold its shares in the company just yet. 

Over on PocketGamer.biz, Clash of Clans has its best revenue month since June 2017, making approximately $76 million across the App Store and Google Play last month. There's also an interview with East Side Games' Elin Jonsson on the misconceptions of being a games producer, and French start-up Million Victories raises $1.4m in funding.

Meanwhile at BlockchainGamer.biz, there's a discussion on whether IOST is equipped to create a bridge to Facebook’s Libra, a look into how CryptoKitties draws inspiration from 90s video games, and F1 Delta Time has kicked off its latest auction.


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Editor

Danielle Partis is editor of PocketGamer.biz and former editor of InfluencerUpdate.biz. She was named Journalist of the Year at the MCV Women in Games Awards 2019, as well as in the MCV 30 under 30 2020. Prior to Steel Media, she wrote about music and games at Team Rock.