Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Yoozoo narrative director Dylan Cole on the lessons the US can learn from China
"It's no secret that US work culture chews people up - especially in the games industry"
Heading To China
Kwalee continues its expansion with a new office in China
"Kwalee China will benefit all of our work, as stronger relationships with partners in the country will help to bring our games to a wider audience"
Diversity Matters
POC in Mobile: "The video games industry can do better," says Behaviour brand manager Sam Quino
"I’ve sadly had my fair share of horror stories to tell both as a woman and a Filipino"
Mamma Mia
Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Mario Kart AR, 3D World, and more, confirmed in Mario 35th Anniversary Direct
Japanese developer reveals plans after months of rumours and speculation.
Big Indie Pitch
Rumor Games finds success through disaster at The Digital Big Indie Pitch #3
We explore the top three games from our recent Digital Big Indie Pitch in association with The Indie Arena Booth Online
This Week In Asia
This Week in Asia: Apple Korea is providing $84 million to small businesses and Fall Guys is going to mobile in China
The biggest stories from across Asia
Ai Monetisation
How to improve your mobile game monetization strategy with AI
Yodo1 explains the benefits of using AI in your monetisation
Heading East
Voodoo expands with multiple offices across Asia
"We are thrilled to be moving into the APAC region"
Community Engagement
The art of improving your community engagement
Yodo1 looks at getting your players even more involved
Busan B2b Bundle
G-STAR confirms digital event and Pocket Gamer Connects partnership
The biggest games conference in South Korea, taking place in November, will be accessible online to everyone (and you can save 20% with Pocket Gamer Connects ticket bundles)
Walk This Way
Square Enix experiences strong start to financial year, generating $818.2 million
Dragon Quest Walk was a key part of its growth
Righting Wrongs
Apple Korea is providing $84 million in support programmes for small businesses
$33.6 million will aid South Korean manufacturers
Possible Acquisition
Report: Tencent closing in on Leyou Tech Holdings acquisition
Follows a long list of suitors for the Hong Kong company
Free Falling
Fall Guys is falling onto mobile devices in China through partnership with Bilibili
No word on a Western release
Sign Up
Pre-registrations are open for Netmarble's BTS Universe Story
A pre-launch writers event will be held
Local Servers
What game developers need to know about China's local server requirements
Yodo1 explores the world of local servers and breaks down the advantages of using them
Catch 'em All
Pokemon Masters is rebranding as Pokemon Masters EX
Various events are being held for its first anniversary
Sweet Home Alakazam
Pokémon Home captures $5.5 million in revenue across first six months
Seven million installs since launching on February 12th, 2019
Three Minutes With Nexon
Three minutes with Nexon
Bango speaks to Nexon team manager Lee WooChang about the studio's UA strategy
Fancy A Coffee
Pokemon Cafe Mix stirs up five million downloads
It was released on June 23rd
Investment
Tencent makes minor investment in hypercasual specialist Voodoo
"We can improve the way we distribute on Android"
Sweet Investment
Lumikai launches first venture capital fund for games in India
"India's 300M+ user gaming market represent a global inflection point"
All Your Bases
Why the best is yet to come for Asian powerhouse Nexon
CEO Owen Mahoney talks geopolitics and secular shifts
Together Again
Netmarble teams with BTS for second game BTS Universe Story
"BTS Universe Story will bring fresh, all-new content to players"
Financials
NetEase generated $2.6 billion in revenue for Q2 2020
"We saw healthy gains across our business in the second quarter"
Financials
Netmarble experiences great growth in Q2 2020 as Seven Deadly Sins continues to perform well
"Netmarble had a very strong second quarter with strong performances from games launched in the first half of the year"
Like A Ninja
GungHo's free-to-play Switch shooter Ninjala has hit four million downloads
It was released on July 24th
Join The Creed
Lilith Games teams with Ubisoft to bring Ezio Auditore to AFK Arena
"We're thrilled to add Ezio from Assassin's Creed to our hero lineup from today"
Financials
Tencent's revenue up 28 per cent year-on-year as it generates $31.5 billion
"We achieved generally robust operating and financial results in the second quarter"
China Ua
User Acquisition in China: Capturing the world's largest mobile gaming audience
Yodo1 explains the audience and channels you should be using
Milestone
Summoners War breaches $2 billion in lifetime revenue
It also broke 116 million downloads
Financials
Sega Sammy experiences a loss in Q1 FY2021 despite increase in free-to-play revenues
F2P titles generated $98 million
Financials
DeNA's game profits are on the rise earning $200.5 million in Q1 FY2020
Overall revenue dropped four per cent year-on-year
No More Nicknames
Chinese gamers will need to use their real names to log in for online gaming from September
So the government can track time spent on games
Wanna Merge?
Tencent is looking to merge streaming platforms Huya and DouYu
It would seek to be the majority shareholder
Moving On
Street Fighter boss Yoshinori Ono leaves Capcom after nearly 30 years
"I've been with the Street Fighter brand for a long time, experiencing good times, bad times, and even non-existent times"
#blacklivesmatter
POC in Mobile: Why Amanotes publishing manager Micke Joseph Moisa believes creative freedom is key to better diversity
"I don’t think people should go the extra mile to prove more than non-coloured people."
Going Digital
Digital sales made up 55.6 per cent of Nintendo's software revenue in Q1 FY21
Around 50 per cent of Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales were digital
You Larvitar To See It
Pokémon Café Mix generates 2.9 million downloads in first month, tops $1 million revenue
Pokémon Smile accumulates over half a million installs
Financials
Nexon has its best Q2 to date as it generates $610.4 million
"Nexon is performing exceptionally well"
Big Indie Launchpad
Big Indie Pitch developers take centre stage at the inaugural Pocket Gamer LaunchPad
We explore and detail the 10 former Big Indie Pitch developers who were showcased as a part of the inaugural Pocket Gamer LaunchPad event
Financials
Nintendo experiences strong year-on-year growth in Q1 FY21 as it generates $3.4 billion in net sales
"The mobile business showed steady growth compared to the same period of the previous year"
China Game Removals
Mass delisting by Apple China: Over 26,000 games without ISBN removed
Yodo1 looks at the impact of so many games suddenly disappearing from the App Store
Sony Financials
Sony kicks off its fiscal year with $17.9 billion in revenue for Q1
Visual Media and Platform segment accounted for $419.7 million
$100 Million Rise
Mobile games revenue grew by $135 million across Malaysia and Singapore
Partly due to a rise in esports
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China Isbn Developments
[Updated Daily] Apple China News: Complete timeline of App Store ISBN developments
Keeping track of all the changes coming to the App Store in China
Farewell
Sega president Kenji Matsubara resigns
Comes just months after he was giving chief publishing officer role
Milestone
MapleStory M tops 16 million downloads
In time for its second anniversary
Html5 Games
HTML5 games: a new way to enter the China market
Yodo1 explores the benefits of developing for HTML5
To Battle!
Report: India to ban PUBG Mobile as part of crackdown on Chinese apps
Region generates around $3 million in revenue for the game