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PocketGamer.biz Podcast Week in Mobile Games E12 - Xbox's mobile games store and Unity vs. AppLovin POCKETGAMER.BIZ PODCAST May 18th, 2024

PocketGamer.biz Podcast Week in Mobile Games E12 - Xbox's mobile games store and Unity vs. AppLovin

The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode…

Aristocrat Leisure eyes potential sale of Plarium and Big Fish Games NET CASTING May 16th, 2024

Aristocrat Leisure eyes potential sale of Plarium and Big Fish Games

Casino firm is undertaking a strategic review of its non-social casino games as Product Madness stays off the chopping block

Dubai GameExpo Summit powered by PG Connects welcomes over 1,350 attendees in 2024 DUBAI GAMEEXPO SUMMIT May 10th, 2024

Dubai GameExpo Summit powered by PG Connects welcomes over 1,350 attendees in 2024

More than 1,350 games industry professionals joined us for the two-day conference last week

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Mobile RTS Age of Empires: Castle Siege will go offline in May 2019 CLOSE THE GATES Nov 14th, 2018

Mobile RTS Age of Empires: Castle Siege will go offline in May 2019

Developer Smoking Gun will use the Castle Siege technology to develop a new, unannounced RTS

Voice-based games developer Drivetime raises $4m in funds to make games for drivers IS THAT SAFE? Nov 14th, 2018

Voice-based games developer Drivetime raises $4m in funds to make games for drivers

Funding includes Zynga co-founders Mark Pincus, Eric Schiermeyer and Justin Waldron along with Applovin founder Adam Foroughi

Rovio, CCP, Hutch, Glu and Space Ape Games to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 EVENT Nov 14th, 2018

Rovio, CCP, Hutch, Glu and Space Ape Games to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019

More speakers for January conference revealed, 20% Early Bird discount

US Senators urge FTC to investigate ‘manipulative marketing practices by apps designed for children’ NOT APPY Nov 14th, 2018

US Senators urge FTC to investigate ‘manipulative marketing practices by apps designed for children’

Also described as “unfair and deceptive”

THQ Nordic acquires Goat Simulator dev Coffee Stain and Wreckfest maker Bugbear DOUBLE TROUBLE Nov 14th, 2018

THQ Nordic acquires Goat Simulator dev Coffee Stain and Wreckfest maker Bugbear

A steady string of purchases leave the publisher in a strong end-of-quarter position

Disney taps Jam City for multi-year mobile games development partnership JAMMING Nov 14th, 2018

Disney taps Jam City for multi-year mobile games development partnership

The Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery developer will create a slate of new games based on Disney IP

Tough quarter for Next Games as losses hit $12m and Our World is beset by "technical challenges" FINANCIALS Nov 14th, 2018

Tough quarter for Next Games as losses hit $12m and Our World is beset by "technical challenges"

Walking Dead titles said to be profitable, but lack of cash could hold back future development

Supercell set to launch Brawl Stars globally in December on iOS and Android BRAWLIN’ Nov 14th, 2018

Supercell set to launch Brawl Stars globally in December on iOS and Android

Players who pre-register will get a free skin if two million signs ups are hit

Angry Birds developer Rovio swoops for Gameloft exec to head up games teams JOB KLAXON Nov 14th, 2018

Angry Birds developer Rovio swoops for Gameloft exec to head up games teams

Alexandre Pelletier-Normand joins from Gameloft, where he served as executive vice president of games

5G game streaming app Hatch leaves beta in the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries STREAM Nov 13th, 2018

5G game streaming app Hatch leaves beta in the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries

Free service will trial an ad-free premium subscription in early 2019

Jam City's Jeremy Horn: If retention is below 20% on day seven "I would advise to go back to soft launch" HELSINKI 2018 Nov 13th, 2018

Jam City's Jeremy Horn: If retention is below 20% on day seven "I would advise to go back to soft launch"

Jam City VP also shared insights into a maturing mobile market

Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee passes away at the age of 95 A MARVEL Nov 13th, 2018

Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee passes away at the age of 95

Lee was one of the creative forces behind popular characters Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four and The Hulk

Warner Bros drops first live-action Detective Pikachu trailer ahead of May 10th 2019 release date WATCH 'EM ALL Nov 12th, 2018

Warner Bros drops first live-action Detective Pikachu trailer ahead of May 10th 2019 release date

Film stars co-leads Ryan Reynolds as the voice of pikachu and Justice Smith as Tim Goodman

as Weekly global mobile game charts: Old School RuneScape racks up the downloads as Football Manager 2019 strikes gold GLOBAL CHARTS Nov 12th, 2018

Weekly global mobile game charts: Old School RuneScape racks up the downloads as Football Manager 2019 strikes gold

Google Play and App Store rankings in the US, Great Britain and Ireland, and China for the week of October 29th to November 4th

as Tencent culls games marketing budget as China’s freeze on the industry continues CHOPPING BLOCK Nov 12th, 2018

Tencent culls games marketing budget as China’s freeze on the industry continues

Publisher plays conservatively as the block on new game approvals continues

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