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Want to speak at a Pocket Gamer Connects event in 2020?Final 12 hours to nominate for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2020App Annie: Mobile spending accounts for more than 50% of all game revenueKiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King
Want to speak at a Pocket Gamer Connects event in 2020? EVENT

Want to speak at a Pocket Gamer Connects event in 2020?

Submissions invited for our international series of events next year in London, Seattle, Hong Kong, Helsinki and Jordan

Final 12 hours to nominate for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2020 TICK TOCK TICK

Final 12 hours to nominate for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2020

Last chance to flag the best of the past 12 months across 23 categories

App Annie: Mobile spending accounts for more than 50% of all game revenue MOBILE MAJORITY

App Annie: Mobile spending accounts for more than 50% of all game revenue

Consumer spending on iOS and Android expected to rise to $105 billion by 2020

Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King JOBS IN GAMES

Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King

Dealing with the sweet and the sour

Jam City launches new mobile game Frozen Adventures

Jam City launches new mobile game Frozen Adventures

Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live returns for Gamescom in 2020

Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live returns for Gamescom in 2020

Fortnite uses the force with stormtrooper outfit

Fortnite uses the force with stormtrooper outfit

as Tencent spends $30 million acquiring 10% of UK studio Sumo Digital

Tencent spends $30 million acquiring 10% of UK studio Sumo Digital

Microsoft adds 50 more games to Project xCloud

Microsoft adds 50 more games to Project xCloud

Google Stadia will have several key features missing at launch

Google Stadia will have several key features missing at launch

as Tencent’s revenue grows by 21% thanks to Call of Duty and PUBG Mobile

Tencent’s revenue grows by 21% thanks to Call of Duty and PUBG Mobile

as SuperGaming raises $1.3 million for new social gaming platform

SuperGaming raises $1.3 million for new social gaming platform

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SuperGaming raises $1.3 million for new social gaming platformPokemon fans rally together to say #ThankYouGameFreakG-Star 2019 starts on November 14thTencent reportedly looking to use Nintendo IP as it expands internationally
SuperGaming raises $1.3 million for new social gaming platform FOR ALL

SuperGaming raises $1.3 million for new social gaming platform

Building for a casual audience

Pokemon fans rally together to say #ThankYouGameFreak TRENDING

Pokemon fans rally together to say #ThankYouGameFreak

The company was critcised for Pokemon Sword and Shield

G-Star 2019 starts on November 14th EVENT

G-Star 2019 starts on November 14th

Featuring talks from the likes of CCP, Bungie, Gearbox and Creative Assembly

Tencent reportedly looking to use Nintendo IP as it expands internationally COMBINING TALENTS

Tencent reportedly looking to use Nintendo IP as it expands internationally

May focus on a female audience

Tencent spends $30 million acquiring 10% of UK studio Sumo Digital

Tencent spends $30 million acquiring 10% of UK studio Sumo Digital

Tencent’s revenue grows by 21% thanks to Call of Duty and PUBG Mobile

Tencent’s revenue grows by 21% thanks to Call of Duty and PUBG Mobile

Bandai Namco revealed as a development partner for Mario Kart Tour

Bandai Namco revealed as a development partner for Mario Kart Tour

Minecraft nearing 300 million registered users in China

Minecraft nearing 300 million registered users in China

Three videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong’s Game Changers: Hypercasual & IM track

Three videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong’s Game Changers: Hypercasual & IM track

Six videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong’s Esports and Key Opinion Leaders track

Six videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong’s Esports and Key Opinion Leaders track

Mobile pushes Square-Enix's game profits up 33%

Mobile pushes Square-Enix's game profits up 33%

PUBG Mobile generated $154 million during October 2019

PUBG Mobile generated $154 million during October 2019

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Comment & opinion

Games design lecturer Zhia Zariko on the importance of politics in games POLITICS X GAMES Nov 14th, 2019

Games design lecturer Zhia Zariko on the importance of politics in games

Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King JOBS IN GAMES Nov 13th, 2019

Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King

Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile INDIE SPOTLIGHT Nov 6th, 2019

Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile

How Keplerians saved time and bagged more money with Yodo1's managed ad service SCARY NUMBERS Nov 5th, 2019

How Keplerians saved time and bagged more money with Yodo1's managed ad service

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Features

207 51 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls and SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off SOFT LAUNCH Nov 13th, 2019

51 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls and SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off

Updated: 22 mobile games that have generated more than $1 billion in lifetime sales BILLION DOLLAR CLUB Nov 12th, 2019

Updated: 22 mobile games that have generated more than $1 billion in lifetime sales

Why casual games like Homescapes are adding midcore Guild community features UNITE WE PLAY Nov 7th, 2019

Why casual games like Homescapes are adding midcore Guild community features

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Data & Research

App Annie: Mobile spending accounts for more than 50% of all game revenue MOBILE MAJORITY Nov 15th, 2019

App Annie: Mobile spending accounts for more than 50% of all game revenue

Candy Crush Saga still crushing it on the US top grossing chart MATCH-3 RULES Nov 14th, 2019

Candy Crush Saga still crushing it on the US top grossing chart

Call of Duty: Mobile racks up almost $60 million in launch month OVERTAKES MARIO KART Nov 11th, 2019

Call of Duty: Mobile racks up almost $60 million in launch month

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Videos

PGC HK 2019 - HTML5 in 2019: Took Off, What's Next? - Filip Karnamov

Using Vivox’s Voice and Text Chat to Deliver the Best Multiplayer Experience

Putting players first in Live Ops

Monetizing your Mobile Games in a Privacy Friendly Way

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Regulars

Hot Five: Vainglory changes hands, what's next for Playtika? and Rush Wars' weak KPI revealed Hot Five Nov 11th, 2019

Hot Five: Vainglory changes hands, what's next for Playtika? and Rush Wars' weak KPI revealed

Will subscription services be good for indie game developers? Mobile Mavens Nov 5th, 2019

Will subscription services be good for indie game developers?

Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell News Nov 4th, 2019

Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell

1 How players pushed Marvel Puzzle Quest beyond midcore to embrace competitive gameplay Feature Oct 15th, 2019

How players pushed Marvel Puzzle Quest beyond midcore to embrace competitive gameplay

Profiles

Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King JOBS IN GAMES Nov 13th, 2019

Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King

Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile INDIE SPOTLIGHT Nov 6th, 2019

Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile

How Hollow Knight composer Christopher Larkin got the gig JOBS IN GAMES Oct 23rd, 2019

How Hollow Knight composer Christopher Larkin got the gig

Indie Michal Pawlowski on finding a fresh, happy mind to come up with OXXO INDIE SPOTLIGHT Oct 15th, 2019

Indie Michal Pawlowski on finding a fresh, happy mind to come up with OXXO

Job News

Update: Voodoo expands 'beyond hyper-casual' with new Montreal studio NEW LOCATION Nov 14th, 2019

Update: Voodoo expands 'beyond hyper-casual' with new Montreal studio

Former Rovio EVP Wilhelm Taht appointed to head GSN Games' Bingo studios FULL HOUSE Nov 6th, 2019

Former Rovio EVP Wilhelm Taht appointed to head GSN Games' Bingo studios

PS Vita advocate Gio Corsi leaves PlayStation JOB NEWS Nov 5th, 2019

PS Vita advocate Gio Corsi leaves PlayStation

Anzu appoints ex-Double Fusion co-founder Guy Ben-dov as strategic advisor NEW FACE Oct 29th, 2019

Anzu appoints ex-Double Fusion co-founder Guy Ben-dov as strategic advisor

Deals

as Tencent spends $30 million acquiring 10% of UK studio Sumo Digital GOTTA COLLECT 'EM ALL Nov 15th, 2019

Tencent spends $30 million acquiring 10% of UK studio Sumo Digital

Wappier raises $4 million to enhance revenue and dataviz platform SEED FUNDING Nov 14th, 2019

Wappier raises $4 million to enhance revenue and dataviz platform

Epic Games acquires Megascans outfit Quixel ACQUISITION Nov 12th, 2019

Epic Games acquires Megascans outfit Quixel

Outerminds partners with PewDiePie again for Pixelings game CHANNELING Nov 7th, 2019

Outerminds partners with PewDiePie again for Pixelings game

Events News

Want to speak at a Pocket Gamer Connects event in 2020? Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020 Nov 15th, 2019

Want to speak at a Pocket Gamer Connects event in 2020?

Final 12 hours to nominate for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2020 Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2020 in association with Game Insight Nov 15th, 2019

Final 12 hours to nominate for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2020

One week left to save up to $350 on Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020 Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020 Nov 14th, 2019

One week left to save up to $350 on Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020

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