Dark Horse
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby storms mobile revenue chart for April 2021, Honor of Kings still top
CyberAgent developed title launched in February 2021
"financial Stability"
Nintendo willing to utilise $9 billion war chest for acquisitions - when needed
Next Level Games purchase was first in a decade
Got Your Number
China announces a new playtime logging system for all gamers
CCP tightening the screws
One Game One Country
Krafton announces Battlegrounds Mobile India
New version following original's ban
Watch Out Wii
As Switch nears 85 million units sold, Nintendo FY21 revenue grows 37% to $16 billion
Set to overtake Wii in next financial year
Score For Foreign Games?
Master the Meta: Do new Chinese regulations spell trouble or opportunity?
China market entry consultant Owen Soh breaks it down
Zelda When?
Nintendo looking to make more IP-based movies
Super Mario movie due 2022
More Store
GoodGame Studios releases Empire: Four Kingdoms via Huawei's AppGallery
Second title to hit that app store
High Octane Action
Apex Legends Mobile soft launch now live - first images and gameplay surface
Testing in India and Philippines
Harder Gold
Nexon buys $100 million Bitcoin
Spent 2% of its cash reserves
The Start
Sega will launch its first NFTs in summer 2021
Partners with Double Jump.Tokyo
Switch It Up
Nintendo Switch is Japan's sixth best-selling console of all time
The DS holds the top spot
Golden Age
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity sells 3.7 million copies in five months
Released on 20 November 2020
Back On Track
Korea’s best 24-hour gaming business event PlayX4 2021 runs 10-14 May
Busines restarts
Nintend-no
Super Nintendo World closes temporarily as COVID cases rise in Japan
Only opened on 28 March
Learning Fast
Nazara Technologies revenue jumps 84% in FY21 to $61 million
Indian tech giant continues growth
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PUBG Mobile esports generated 200 million hours of viewing in 2020
It's #4 in world ranking
Going Public
Mighty Kingdom files $18 million IPO on ASX
Market capitalisation of $46 million
Hotting Up
Play Ventures to launch a blockchain games investment fund
Taking a stake in LuneX Ventures
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PGC Digital: How Switch is breaking Nintendo's 'cyclical stock' performance
Further growth expected in 2021 and 2022
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Boomzap's Christopher Natsuume discusses losing money and time on passion project Last Regiment
Boomzap's Christopher Natsuume dives into his most recent failure
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PGC Digital: When to monetise and acquire users in Asia
Each country has different seasonal events
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PGC Digital: China will be 32% global games revenue in 2021
"China's gaming market is growling larger and larger"
Just Fantasy?
Update: Square Enix dismisses acquisition rumours
"This report is not based on any announcement"
Good Lord
Lords Mobile revenue surpasses $2 billion following battle pass introduction
Now doing +$80 million a month
Head2head
Jambox Games raises $1.1 million for its competitive casual gaming platform
Targeting southeast Asia
Welcome To The Family
ByteDance snaps up Chinese developer C4games
Via subsidiary Nuverse
Up Close And Persona
Perfect World is bringing Persona to mobile
Confirmed for release in China
Switched On
Nintendo to focus on creating new IPs and new experiences
President Furukawa on the future
Milestone
After 500 million hypercasual downloads in China, Ohayoo looks to go global
Looking to expand to the global market
Proving Popular
PUBG: New State exceeds 10 million pre-registrations on Google Play
The game will launch later in 2021
King Of The Hill
Honor of Kings top-grossing mobile title in March 2021 generating $257 million
Followed by PUBG Mobile and Genshin Impact
Indie View
The Big Indie interviews: Runner-up Minidragon tells us all about their latest game Tiny Fantasy
We discuss all things pitching, development, and being an indie developer with two-time Big Indie Pitch winner Minidragon
Switch Exclusive
Monster Hunter Rise ships five million sales
Franchise has exceeded 70 million shipped units
Welcome Aboard
Krafton adds four new board members
Ahead of its launch of PUBG New State
Money Money Money
Tencent's Timi Studios hit revenues of $10 billion in 2020
The largest Tencent-owned studio
Get Connected
Kwalee to host 16 April event to connect with Indian developers
Offering one-to-one mentorship
Making Bank
Three Kingdoms Tactics hits $1 billion in lifetime revenue
96% of player spending is from China
Welcome To China
Supersonic Studios expands to bring hypercasual to China
Going global with extra bonuses
Adventurers Assemble
As Niantic soft-launches Pikmin AR game in Singapore, new details sprout
Pre-registration available across iOS and Android
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Why Bytedance is acquiring Moonton for $4 billion
Owen Soh breaks down the latest M&A
Splash The Cash
Nexon invested $874 million in Sega Sammy, Konami, Bandai Namco and Hasbro
Best use of spare money
Chasing Cats
Tom and Jerry: Chase soft-launches in Japan and South Korea
NetEase decline to comment on future
Playx4
Korean B2B gaming event PlayX4 to take place online on 10th - 14th May
Almost 300 games companies attended in 2019
International Women's Week
"It’s the success and development of female executives that will change perceptions about gaming"
Women in Games week continues with Playtika's Jenny Raichel
Show Time!
Universal Studios Japan to open Super Nintendo World on March 18th
The Orlando-based park will open in 2025
Big Indie Pitch
Behind The Frame paints its way to victory at the Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5
We explore the top games from our recent Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5
Poc In Mobile
LEGO's Ankur Suri explains the difficulties with visas if you live in a developing country
"It was easier to offer someone with less experience that was based locally"
Thank You, Next
China approves League of Legends: Wild Rift, Super Mario Party, Diablo Immortal and 30 other games
Pokémon Quest and Rayman Legends also all make the cut
Happy New Year
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