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Check out the top speakers at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan 2019
Epic Games, Unity, ESL, Wargaming, Tamatem, Snap Inc and more all feature at the two-day B2B expo
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Geewa, Tencent, Snap Inc and the IMGA to speak at the first ever Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Final set of speakers revealed for next week’s two-day B2B games industry conference
Small Margins
Tencent gains majority stake in consortium that owns Supercell
Moves from 50 to 51.2% ownership
Event Preview
Schedule for G-STAR 2019 released
Includes the 2019 Korea Game Awards and Game Investment Market
Global Launch
Korean top grosser The King Of Fighters Allstar launches globally
100 million fighters have been collected so far
Eastern Promise
Explore the Middle East games market NEXT WEEK at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan 2019
The two-day B2B games industry conference kicks off next Saturday - register now or miss the chance to meet new business partners in one of the fastest-growing markets in the world
Region Focus
Why Lebanon's game industry is less about opportunity and more about potential
What happens next
Raskulls Face Off
Jetpack Joyride studio Halfbrick returns with fast-paced PVP Magic Brick Wars
First game in three years
Still Game
Deca Games plays F2P’s long tail, buying 4 one-time hits from GREE
Including Knights and Dragons and Crime City
Big Indie Pitch
Win FREE Big Indie Expo Table at G-Star 2019 - ends Tuesday
The Big Indie Pitch returns to South Korea's largest gaming expo for the third year running
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Win FREE expo space, plus travel and accommodation for Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan - ends Thursday
You could win the chance to demo your game to the global games industry next month
Events
Supercell, Google, Thatgamecompany and CCP take to G-STAR 2019 stage
Show held between November 14th and 15th in Korea's Busan
Extra Events
Meet your next business partner, publisher or investor at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan 2019
Fringe benefits: beyond the conference talks and panels, there are sessions for meeting and socialising with 500 attendees in November
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Last chance to save on tickets for Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Ticket prices for next month’s expo is set to revert to full price at midnight TONIGHT
Honk Honk
Success of Untitled Goose Game shows devs can find their own 'sustainable bubbles'
House House developer spoke to PocketGamer.biz at this year’s Australian Game Developer Awards
Gcap Recap
Mighty Kingdom wins Studio of the Year at Australian Game Developer Awards 2019
Untitled Goose Game is Game of the Year
Escapism
Games like Pokemon Go can be therapeutic tools, according to Child’s Play program director
Child’s Play charity looks to improve the lives of children through games
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Full conference schedule revealed for next month’s Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Check out what’s happening at the two-day mobile games B2B conference this November
Outward Bound
How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global
At the heart of the MENA region
Strewth
While Canada's game industry has boomed, Australia has flatlined
Mighty Kingdom CEO Philip Mayes wants more
Gcap Day One
Yodo1 published games have been played by more than one billion users
$45 million in revenue made from library of titles
Lighting The Way
With over 150 studios, Melbourne accounts for half of Australia’s games industry revenue
State’s minister for mental health Martin Foley opens GCAP with Keynote and commitment to growth
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Just one week let to save up to $150 on tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Mid-term prices for the two-day B2B conference next month hit full price NEXT WEEK
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Steel Media and IMGA team up for Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
UK publisher and event organiser, Steel Media, brings the Connects international series of B2B events to Jordan and partners with the IMGA to open the MENA gaming region for international business
Out With A Bang
Call of Duty: Mobile hits 3 million downloads on launch day
Title topped the free iOS app charts in 32 separate markets
Amman Bound
Ubisoft, King, Unity and Maysalward speaking at first ever Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Next set of speakers announced for next month’s two-day B2B conference
Levelling Up
Nintendo’s Dragalia Lost generates $106 million in first year
Third highest-grossing mobile title for the company
The Future Is Not Set
Skydance and Firefly Games partner for Terminator: Dark Fate mobile game
Chinese studio Camel Games co-developing
Good Start
Pokemon Masters generates $33 million from first month
Free-to-play title catches 12 million installs
Analytics Report
Niko Partners: Asian cloud games market to reach $3 billion by 2023
An increase of more than 10 times is predicted in the next four years.
Expansion
Ubisoft opens new mobile studio in Vietnam
Recruiting over 100 new employees
Thinking Glocal
Top Tips: How to customize your mobile game design based on geography
Know your customer
Booming
G-STAR 2019 makes it easier for indie studios in the Korean market worth $9 billion
Explore massive opportunities at Asia's largest game exhibition
Size Matters
Android to finally overtake iOS as the dominant mobile gaming platform by revenue in 2019
So says Newzoo
Dream Land
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate mashes the competition at Japan Game Awards 2019
All-star fighting title took top honour among several other awards on the night
Expanding To Asia
Scopely expanding into the Asian market
“Asia is home to three out of the four top-grossing gaming markets and we are excited by the endless possibilities ahead"
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Here’s how you can get into Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan - free!
Four different ways for you to get involved with the leading B2B event for the mobile games industry this November without spending a Dinar.
Zynga Zooming
M&A, hyper-casual and chat app gaming: Zynga COO talks future strategy
Zynga has had a busy few years
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18 reasons why you need to attend Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan this November
10 tracks, 80 world class speakers, 70 sessions, more than 35 hours of content, new region, networking, pitching and the Global Connects Party.
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Pokemon Masters tops US free App Store rank
Rankings from August 26th to October 1st
Good Gamble
Giant Network shows dark fantasy title Pascal’s Wager at Apple Conference
Game looks to take inspiration from Dark Souls series
Region Focus
MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry
Continuing our series of articles exploring the mobile game sector across MENA, we turn the spotlight to the world's second-largest oil producer
Must Be Fate
Sony’s Fate/Grand Order tops mobile revenue for August at $163 million
PUBG Mobile followed with more than $160 million
Masterful
Pokemon Masters raked in $26 million from first week
Title surpassed 10 million downloads in less than four days
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch returns to Helsinki next month and debuts in Jordan this November
One familiar favourite and a new destination as Pocket Gamer Connects continues to expand
Fit Ring
Nintendo teases new fitness accessory for Switch
Unnamed equipment comprises of a large ring and leg strap
Here And There
East Meets West: Apple's App Store payment snafu, Pokemon Master's good start, and Huya's ESL deal
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Products
Webzen explores new ventures with the release of its MU: Fairy Elf Figurine
Korean developer and publisher branches out to diversify its portfolio
App Store Kerfuffle
Apple accidentally pays Chinese App Store developers more than expected after bank error
Sources claim the error most likely affected indie developers; Apple to reclaim payouts
Eastern Promise
Southeast Asia powered Gravity’s Ragnarok M: Eternal Love to $50 million a month
We speak to Gravity COO Yoshinori Kitamura and delve into the data