clash of clans
‘Clash of Clans’ Maker Supercell to Focus on Fewer, High Quality Games
Ilkka Paananen, CEO of Supercell, the company that develops games like ‘Clash of Clans’, has today revealed at the Slush tech start-up conference that from now on, Supercell will only focus on a few, higher quality mobile games, and will kill off those which it does not expect to become global hits, Reuters reports. He added that the company...
Clash of Clans Gets Major Update: New World with VS Battle Mode and More
Clash of Clans has released their major update, after teasing the feature in the game for the past few weeks. This update brings a new world for players to build a completely new Builder base on the ‘other side of the sea', and introduces a new versus battle mode. The new update is only available...
Clash of Clans Maker’s Earnings Rise Despite Pokémon Competition
Smash hit mobile game Clash of Clans maker Supercell has today announced that its earnings saw a rise in 2016, despite the fact that sales growth stalled due to stiff competition from Nintendo's Pokémon GO, Reuters is reporting. The Finnish game developer also highlighted that profits benefited from lower spending on advertising and the successful launch of its...
Supercell to Pay More Attention to Complaints As Sales Decline
Ilkka Paananen, chief executive and founder of Supercell, the Finland-based game studio behind "Clash of Clans” and "Clash Royale", has announced that his company will be paying more attention to customer complaints and will be refreshing its handful of games more often, after receiving alarming reports that the studio’s signature games no longer ranked among the top-grossing apps in online...
Clash of Clans Maker Supercell Confirms Forums Hacked, 1.1M Users Reportedly Affected
Supercell, the makers of Clash of Clans, has confirmed their user forums were hacked and users should change their passwords, as the breach happened last September. In an email to forum users, they are told to reset and change their passwords immediately: Supercell says game accounts are not affected and the exploit has been fixed....
Iran Bans ‘Clash of Clans,’ Says It Promotes Tribal Warfare
Access to the hugely popular app Clash of Clans has been blocked in Iran after the Ministry of Justice said they fear it might promote tribal warfare in the country. According to Engadget, the country’s Ministry of Justice recommended blocking the access to the game for its negative influence to the youth which was claimed to […]
Clash of Clans Releases October 2016 Update With a Ton of New Content
According to a blog post released on the Clash of Clans official website, the October 2016 update has been released to the public. The update brings new features including a new defence, a revamp to army training, loads of new content, and much more. Users can now train two full armies with two simple taps,...
Tencent Buys ‘Clash of Clans’ Developer Supercell in $8.6 Billion Deal
Last week it was rumoured China’s Tencent was ready to buy Supercell, the makers of the hit mobile game Clash of Clans, from Japan’s SoftBank. Today, the rumoured deal became official, with Tencent spending $8.6 billion, which will give the latter an 84.3% stake in the company, valuing the Finnish company at $10.2 billion, almost...
‘Clash of Clans’ Maker Supercell Valued at $9 Billion, as Deal Nears with China’s Tencent
Supercell, the Finnish maker of highly popular game Clash of Clans, is nearing a deal to be sold to China’s Tencent, an acquisition that would value the company at over $9 billion, reports the Wall Street Journal: Tencent Holdings Ltd. is nearing a deal to buy the Finnish maker of the popular “Clash of Clans”...
The Makers of Clash of Clans Earned $6 Million Per Day in 2015
Supercell, the makers of smash hit game titles like Clash of Clans, Boom Beach and Hay Day, yesterday announced that they now have 100 million daily active users across iOS and Android platforms. Today, the company has revealed in its 2015 earnings report that despite a slowing overall growth, it made nearly $6 million per day, with total sales reaching $2.33...
Clash of Clans Gets Massive Town Hall 11 Update: Here’s What’s New
Supercell has brought about the biggest update ever for Clash of Clans today, as it introduces Town Hall 11, the new Grand Warden hero, plus a new defence known as the Eagle Artillery. Beyond changes at Town Hall 11, Supercell has also tweaked troop levels, defense levels and now you can donate a dark spell...
Clash of Clans for iOS Makes $1.56 Million in Revenue per Day [u]
The mobile game Clash of Clans is the top-grossing iPhone app and pulls in a whopping $1.56 million in revenue per day. The key to the app's success lies within how the company has perfected the "freemium" model. The initial download of the app is free, however, users have the options to purchase certain goods...