Go On Son
Tencent partners with Tottenham Hotspur to bring Son Heung-Min to PUBG
The partnership will see Heung-Min as a playable character in the game
A Real Viridian Forest
Pokémon Wonder is a new nature theme park opening in Japan
Limited-time experience running from July 2021 to April 2022
Face The Consequences
Tencent rolls out facial recognition to restrict children gaming at night
The system will lock young users out of games late in the evening
New Strategy
FunPlus appoints former NetEase director Michael Tong as chief strategy officer
"Tong will elevate our company’s strategic vision..."
Bagon In Bagram
Pokémon GO spotted at former US military base in Afghanistan
"We can’t have no IED Pokémon on the FOB"
64gb Storage
Nintendo confirms Switch Pro's existence with Nintendo Switch (OLED model)
New console launches this October
Apex Axie
Axie Infinity hits 350,000 DAUs and over $170 million monthly trading volume
Mobile-first blockchain game is tearing it up
"core Of Atari"
Atari Gaming shifting focus away from free-to-play and mobile games
Attention to be directed towards premium games for console and PC
Overestimate
Update: PUBG maker Krafton IPO downgraded to $3 billion
Listing now expected to go ahead in August
One Week Left
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 starts next week
Connect with the global games industry and learn from the world’s leading authorities
Triple Word Score
MTG acquires Indian word game studio PlaySimple for $360 million
There's also a $150 million earn-out
The Future Is Now
Marvel Future Revolution opens pre-registrations and soft launch
First open-world action RPG on mobile
Coming Very Soon
Update: Square Enix confirms Final Fantasy pixel remaster release dates
Over 161 million global sales as a series to-date
Hidden Object
Maysalward launches Salama's Secret inspired by Expo 2020 Dubai
"We want to create games that stand out…"
11 Days
Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds beats Pokémon GO to $100 million revenue
Only available in five markets
Rabbids Galore
China approves 43 games including Black Desert Mobile, Sonic Olympics and Rabbids Adventure Party
Marvel Duel, Mario Rabbids, Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed and more
Strong Performance
Update: Konami is working with Tencent's TiMi Studios to bring Contra Returns to the West
Debuted in China in June 2017
Soccer Star
How did Cristiano Ronaldo appear in Garena Free Fire?
Sportquake and Free Fire explain how they integrated the football icon into the mobile game's universe
Lights Camera
Update: Despicable Me producer Chris Meledandri joins Nintendo as outside director
First western director
Boom Times
Indian esports app Loco raises $9 million via seed round
Krafton leads the investment
Live And Kicking
How Nexon adapted KartRider Rush Plus for mobile
23 million players and counting
Asia B2b
PlayX4 Online emerges as alternative event for global business
South Korea's leading business-to-business games event found success with its first online only conference
Winners Take All
Top 100 mobile games accounted for 54% of global revenues in 2020
Percentage is even higher in the US
Flying Solo
How Portal, Little Nightmares and Limbo inspired Nakul Verma
The Playbae founder won The Big Indie Pitch with In My Shadow
More Than Silver Linings
The importance of storytelling with Silver Lining Studio
"Stories are the heart of our games"
Expansion
Nazara buys a majority stake in MENA publisher Publishme
Spends $3 million for a 70% stake
Alternative Androids
iOS uncertainty driving alternative Android stores
Tenjin offers an explanation and support for advertisers shifting their budgets from iOS to Android alternatives
Data-driven Insight
Optimising your mobile campaigns with data
Mintegral, Sensor Tower and Kooapps have partnered to host an online event exploring mobile advertising in 2021
China In Your Hands
Battle of Balls meets Transformers in Chinese crossover
Yodo1 is taking some of the west's most popular brands into the Chinese mobile games market
Turkey Thriving
Istanbul-based Hungri Games raises $1.1 million, opening new UK studio
"Hungri Games is revolutionising the core mobile games…"
No Slowing Down
Honor of Kings tops global revenue for third consecutive month
$264.5 million from player spending
$447 Million
Sina Corp is looking at acquiring an 18% stake in Yoozoo Games
Encouraged by games growth under COVID-19 pandemic
40 Million Players
Black Desert franchise exceeds $2 billion revenue, Pearl Abyss expands Western presence
Amsterdam and Los Angeles growing
Honor At Stake
Tencent facing lawsuit over 'inappropriate content' in Honor of Kings
"The game characters have tampered with the image of historical figures…"
"nintendo Gallery"
Nintendo to convert Hanafuda card factory to museum in Japan
Uji Ogura Plant was built in 1969
Broader Perspective
Master The Meta: Sony’s emerging ecosystem
How the PlayStation maker is building a formidable games business
It's Happening
Nintendo Switch Pro unveiling imminent
Reportedly launching in September or October
Backlash
Indian politician calls for Battlegrounds Mobile India ban
Union Minister Ninong Ering is not happy
Go-faster Stripes
Free Fire announces collaboration with McLaren Racing
Cross-promotion meets in-game items
New Korean Games
PlayX4 2021 opens Korean gaming to the world
Online event brings together developers, publishers, distributors, marketers and more
Unstoppable
Sega unveils Sonic 30th anniversary event and celebratory video
Sonic Central will take place on May 27th, 2021
Big Indie Pitch
Shadow based puzzle-platformer In My Shadow wins The Digital Big Indie Pitch (Mobile Edition) #7
Winner breakdown
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Garena Free Fire publisher Sea’s earnings breakdown
Garena Free Fire boasts 100 million daily active users
More Games
NetEase Connect 2021 showcases new mobile games including Frostpunk: Rise of City
Chinese giant has a full slate
Milestone
Update: Free-to-play Switch hit Ninjala slashes through seven million downloads
Launched in June 2020
Ti(c)k Tok
ByteDance CEO and co-founder Zhang Yiming announces departure
Fellow co-founder Liang Rubo to step up
Cross-promotion
Summoners War: Lost Centuria generates $4.4 million in first ten days
Com2uS' new launch takes off
Mystery Box
Microsoft partners with Call of Duty: Mobile developer Timi Studios on mysterious project
Is another Xbox franchise mobile-bound?
Another Add
Krafton snaps up mobile games studio Dreamotion
Building out the plan
Doubling Down
Nexon's 2021 Q1 revenue grows 7% to $806 million
Generating $420 million profit