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Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime to retireNBCUniversal Media, NCsoft, and NetEase confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects SeattleTHQ Nordic raises $225 million through share sale for further mergers and acquisitionsPocket.watch on how partnering with influencers gives it an edge in the mobile games market
Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime to retire GOODBYE REGGIE

Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime to retire

VP of sales and marketing Doug Bowser to succeed him in role

NBCUniversal Media, NCsoft, and NetEase confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle EVENT

NBCUniversal Media, NCsoft, and NetEase confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

First speakers announced for 2-day games industry conference, May 13th to 14th

THQ Nordic raises $225 million through share sale for further mergers and acquisitions WAR CHEST

THQ Nordic raises $225 million through share sale for further mergers and acquisitions

European publishing firm's M&A shows no sign of slowing down

Pocket.watch on how partnering with influencers gives it an edge in the mobile games market YOUTUBE X GAMES

Pocket.watch on how partnering with influencers gives it an edge in the mobile games market

Vice president of games Greg Hayes speaks to us about the new concept

as Chinese publisher East2West opens its USA branch in San Francisco

Chinese publisher East2West opens its USA branch in San Francisco

as Tencent brings in new broadcasting rules to police hurtful content across its products

Tencent brings in new broadcasting rules to police hurtful content across its products

Jurassic World Alive grosses $40 million in nine months

Jurassic World Alive grosses $40 million in nine months

as Razer lays off 30 staff as mobile future is put in doubt

Razer lays off 30 staff as mobile future is put in doubt

as Samsung unveils first foldable phone Galaxy Fold

Samsung unveils first foldable phone Galaxy Fold

Keywords’ latest acquisition is Dutch UA tools provider GetSocial

Keywords’ latest acquisition is Dutch UA tools provider GetSocial

Report: Apple wants to combine Mac, iPad and iPhone development with new SDK

Report: Apple wants to combine Mac, iPad and iPhone development with new SDK

Epic shuts down shabby Fortnite Live festival organiser

Epic shuts down shabby Fortnite Live festival organiser

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Samsung unveils first foldable phone Galaxy Fold An underwhelming Q3 sees Square Enix streamline its business unitsReport: Tencent's 2018 was the firm's best ever for investmentsChina blocks new game approvals again as it strives to clear extensive backlog
Samsung unveils first foldable phone Galaxy Fold YES IT ACTUALLY FOLDS

Samsung unveils first foldable phone Galaxy Fold

Unity also shown for new Galaxy S10

An underwhelming Q3 sees Square Enix streamline its business units REDO

An underwhelming Q3 sees Square Enix streamline its business units

11 reduced to four, won’t result in any workforce reduction

Report: Tencent's 2018 was the firm's best ever for investments $$$

Report: Tencent's 2018 was the firm's best ever for investments

122 of the 700-plus companies the Chinese tech and entertainment giant has invested in worth over $1bn

China blocks new game approvals again as it strives to clear extensive backlog GAME FREEZE

China blocks new game approvals again as it strives to clear extensive backlog

As many as 5,000 games could be awaiting the greenlight

Chinese publisher East2West opens its USA branch in San Francisco

Chinese publisher East2West opens its USA branch in San Francisco

Tencent brings in new broadcasting rules to police hurtful content across its products

Tencent brings in new broadcasting rules to police hurtful content across its products

Razer lays off 30 staff as mobile future is put in doubt

Razer lays off 30 staff as mobile future is put in doubt

PlayStation Vita shipments to end soon in Japan confirming end for handheld

PlayStation Vita shipments to end soon in Japan confirming end for handheld

Japanese developer Mixi partners with XTech to accelerate M&A plans

Japanese developer Mixi partners with XTech to accelerate M&A plans

Netmarble on Nexon acquisition: "With some leverage we could do the funding ourselves"

Netmarble on Nexon acquisition: "With some leverage we could do the funding ourselves"

Netmarble profit tumbles 72% year-on-year in Q4 due to slowing sales and lack of new releases

Netmarble profit tumbles 72% year-on-year in Q4 due to slowing sales and lack of new releases

Facebook top apps publisher for mobile downloads in Q4 2018

Facebook top apps publisher for mobile downloads in Q4 2018

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Comment & opinion

Pocket.watch on how partnering with influencers gives it an edge in the mobile games market YOUTUBE X GAMES Feb 21st, 2019

Pocket.watch on how partnering with influencers gives it an edge in the mobile games market

Teatime Games: "Mobile games have lost the value of playing together" SOCIAL GAMING Feb 20th, 2019

Teatime Games: "Mobile games have lost the value of playing together"

1 Why Activision Blizzard’s mobile strategy is between a rock and a hard place TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE? Feb 19th, 2019

Why Activision Blizzard’s mobile strategy is between a rock and a hard place

as How JoyPac delivered a top 10 success in China KEYS TO SUCCESS Feb 14th, 2019

How JoyPac delivered a top 10 success in China

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Features

5 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019's Live Ops Landscape track LIVE OPS LANDSCAPE Feb 15th, 2019

5 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019's Live Ops Landscape track

166 49 top games in soft launch: From Cyber Hunter and Rocket Rabbids to Gears POP! and Candy Crush Tales SOFT LAUNCH Feb 12th, 2019

49 top games in soft launch: From Cyber Hunter and Rocket Rabbids to Gears POP! and Candy Crush Tales

Games industry roundup: Why Introversion sold Prison Architect, blockchain's EverDreamSoft rethinks business, and Machinima shuts down ROUNDUP Feb 11th, 2019

Games industry roundup: Why Introversion sold Prison Architect, blockchain's EverDreamSoft rethinks business, and Machinima shuts down

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Data & Research

Jurassic World Alive grosses $40 million in nine months LIFE FINDS A WAY Feb 21st, 2019

Jurassic World Alive grosses $40 million in nine months

as Weekly global mobile games charts: Coin Master overtakes Candy Crush Saga in Great Britain and Ireland for top grossing CHARTS Feb 18th, 2019

Weekly global mobile games charts: Coin Master overtakes Candy Crush Saga in Great Britain and Ireland for top grossing

as Fire Emblem Heroes has grossed over $500 million in two years WE LIKE IKE Feb 13th, 2019

Fire Emblem Heroes has grossed over $500 million in two years

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Third-party publishing – Why and how

How to bag an IP like Rick and Morty and deliver a killer game

Global trends – Insights from 3 billion mobile gamers

The year of hyper-casual in China

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What industry trends do mobile indies see on the horizon for 2019? Mobile Mavens Feb 1st, 2019

What industry trends do mobile indies see on the horizon for 2019?

Voodoo racks up 1.5bn downloads, mobile user retention and session data, and Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards winners revealed Hot Five Jan 28th, 2019

Voodoo racks up 1.5bn downloads, mobile user retention and session data, and Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards winners revealed

How does Brawl Stars monetise? The IAP Inspector Dec 19th, 2018

How does Brawl Stars monetise?

as Is Supercell's Brawl Stars set to rise in the East rather than the West? The Charticle Dec 13th, 2018

Is Supercell's Brawl Stars set to rise in the East rather than the West?

Profiles

Music apps-focused Gismart wants to double its headcount and enter the publishing business after successful 2018 TUNED IN Feb 7th, 2019

Music apps-focused Gismart wants to double its headcount and enter the publishing business after successful 2018

Indie Spotlight: Small Island Games on creating puzzle odyssey Haiku Adventure INDIE SPOTLIGHT Feb 5th, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Small Island Games on creating puzzle odyssey Haiku Adventure

as Mountains' Ken Wong on moving on from Monument Valley to Florence INDIE SPOTLIGHT Jan 31st, 2019

Mountains' Ken Wong on moving on from Monument Valley to Florence

Speaker Spotlight: Resolution Games CEO Tommy Palm to bringing augmented reality to the masses in 2019 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Jan 20th, 2019

Speaker Spotlight: Resolution Games CEO Tommy Palm to bringing augmented reality to the masses in 2019

Speaker Spotlight: BITKRAFT Esports Ventures' Malte Barth SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Jan 20th, 2019

Speaker Spotlight: BITKRAFT Esports Ventures' Malte Barth

Speaker Spotlight: DeltaDNA chief product officer Isaac Roseboom on a more more scientific and methodical approach to development SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Jan 20th, 2019

Speaker Spotlight: DeltaDNA chief product officer Isaac Roseboom on a more more scientific and methodical approach to development

Job News

Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime to retire GOODBYE REGGIE Feb 21st, 2019

Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime to retire

Messenger games developer Softgames opens up larger headquarters in Germany Erfolg Feb 20th, 2019

Messenger games developer Softgames opens up larger headquarters in Germany

Ex-Blizzard and Disney veteran Bill Roper departs cloud tech firm Improbable JOB NEWS Feb 20th, 2019

Ex-Blizzard and Disney veteran Bill Roper departs cloud tech firm Improbable

Activision Blizzard shuts down King’s San Francisco studio as it focuses on European development EUROPE A PRIORITY Feb 15th, 2019

Activision Blizzard shuts down King’s San Francisco studio as it focuses on European development

Deals

Keywords’ latest acquisition is Dutch UA tools provider GetSocial CLOUD Feb 21st, 2019

Keywords’ latest acquisition is Dutch UA tools provider GetSocial

Ex-Disney and Pixar animators raised $2m for new Texas mobile studio Tonk Tonk Games TONK YOU VERY MUCH Feb 20th, 2019

Ex-Disney and Pixar animators raised $2m for new Texas mobile studio Tonk Tonk Games

TinyBuild has big plans for its newly-acquired $15 million in Series-A investment FUNDED Feb 18th, 2019

TinyBuild has big plans for its newly-acquired $15 million in Series-A investment

as Human: Fall Flat coming to mobile in China as 505 Games partners with X.D. Network HUMAN STAND TALL Feb 15th, 2019

Human: Fall Flat coming to mobile in China as 505 Games partners with X.D. Network

Events News

NBCUniversal Media, NCsoft, and NetEase confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 Feb 21st, 2019

NBCUniversal Media, NCsoft, and NetEase confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

1 Google to unveil a mystery gaming project at this year’s GDC GDC 2019 Feb 19th, 2019

Google to unveil a mystery gaming project at this year’s GDC

Save up to $500 on Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle with Super Early Bird prices this week Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 Feb 18th, 2019

Save up to $500 on Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle with Super Early Bird prices this week

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