"Scrabble Go" Credit: ScopelyTopline: Coming off its acquisition of FoxNext Games last week, mobile games company Scopely announced it will release Scrabble Go in collaboration with Hasbro in North America and Mattel internationally. The current official Scrabble app from Electronic Arts will be shut down as the free-to-play Scrabble Go is rolled out later this year. Scopely previously collaborated with Hasbro in 2015 for Yahtzee With Buddies, which contributed to the company’s Dice franchise hitting $500 million in lifetime revenue. That's the size of the mobile games market in 2019, accounting for 45% of the entire games industry, according to market researcher Newzoo. Further Reading: Digital gaming is a major focus for the nearly-century-old Hasbro, especially with its key franchise, Magic: The Gathering.

Source: Forbes January 30, 2020 19:07 UTC