Road To Hero
Oasis Games developing One Punch Man title for iOS and Android
First officially authorised game for Western countries
Stock Sold
India's Reliance Entertainment reduces ownership to 14.2 per cent of Codemasters
Racing firm's CEO Frank Sagnier says that OnRush has been played by 2.5m people as of March 2019
Survive Together
Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony unite against US tariffs on consoles
Joint statement addressed to US government asking to exclude consoles
Pgc Hong Kong 2019
PGC Hong Kong: Twitchy Finger founder and CEO Edward Li on future opportunities for developers
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Instant Games And Hyper-casual
Check out the Instant Games and Hyper-casual track at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong will run from July 17th to 18th
I Love Mena
Jordanian publisher Tamatem working with NokNok studio to bring I Love Mart to MENA region
Game to be renamed Bandar’s Farm to help become more culturally relevant
Acquisition
Gumi Cryptos acquires $1.67 million worth of shares in Double Jump.Tokyo
As part of this acquisition deal Gumi Cryptos received 891 non-voting shares
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Hong Kong: Superera VP Joe Tang on designing and creating a successful idle game
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
West Meets East
Global trends, market insight and hyper-casual games: Inside West Meets East at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong will run from July 17th to 18th
14 Years Later
Israel becomes home to Nintendo’s second official store
Official New York outlet opened in 2005
Trade Trends
Partnerships, publishing and knowing the market: Inside Trade Trends at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong will run from July 17th to 18th
East Meets West
East Meets West: Tencent gaming phone, Apple's warning over US-China trade war, and Game for Peace could reach $1bn
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Candy Crush Saga shoots down PUBG Mobile’s chances of topping gross ranking in the US
Rankings from June 10th to June 16th
Trade War
Apple: New China tariffs will favour foreign competitors, not US
iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods and Apple TV will also be affected in new proposals are enacted
Cheap As Chips
Artist who sold photo of potato for $1m joins Animoca Brands as creative director
Kevin Abosch will provide creative advice and direction on upcoming titles the Sandbox and F1 Delta Time
Esports And Kpl
Check out the Esports and Key Opinion Leaders track at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong will run from July 17th to 18th
Event
Just one week to save up to $180 on tickets to Blockchain Gamer and Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
The Mid-Term ticket price timer is counting down for next month’s two-day B2B games industry conference.
Event
Speak at the first ever Pocket Gamer Connects MENA this November
Join us for the two day B2B conference and take your place among the 80 speakers exploring this market
Monetiser
Monetisation design, profitability and gacha: Inside Monetiser at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong will run from July 17th to 18th
Live And Kicking
Four years on: How Travelling Millionaire’s regular events have garnered an engaged audience in the Middle East
"I owe everything I’ve learned to Travelling Millionaire and it has been a privilege working with a lot of talented people.
Move Over Razer
Report: Tencent and Asus to unveil new gaming phone in July
The mobile is said to be designed for esports fanatics and hardcore gamers
Mario & Dragons
After making billions on mobile Puzzle & Dragons Gold is launching on Nintendo Switch
The game will make its debut later this year
Developer Toolkit
Unity, licensed IP and knowing your end goal: Inside The Developer Toolkit at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong will run from July 17th to 18th
Peacekeepers
Tencent’s battle royale hit Game for Peace could reach $1bn in first year
Niko Partners claims high sales for recent release; speculates on a partnership with Nintendo to release mobile games in China
Instant Demos
Synative Playable Studio now lets devs create Google Play ‘Try Now’ demos for free
, Google Play’s instant games are designed to be available instantly, without the need for a download
Lot Of Bottle Caps
Fallout Shelter accumulates $100 million in player spending on mobile
63 million downloads across the App Store and Google Play
The Doctor Is In
Dr. Mario World drops worldwide in July
Game will be available on both iOS and Android from launch
Growth Track
User acquisition, marketing and app store optimisation: Inside The Growth Track at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong will run from July 17th to 18th
Job News
Nintendo promotes Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma
Splatoon producer Hisashi Nogami and Animal Crossing’s Aya Kyogoku see job boosts too
Gotta Hack ’em All
Niantic looking to catch Pokemon Go “hackers” with lawsuit
Firm seeking an injunction to prevent PokeGo++ and other apps from being distributed
Live Ops Landscape
Engagement, retention and player feedback: Inside Live Ops Landscape at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong will run from July 17th to 18th
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Dragon Ball Legends enters top 10 grossing rankings in the US and UK
Rankings from June 3rd to June 9th
East Meets West
East Meets West: China region focus, Nintendo's mobile business analysed, and some Switch production leaves China
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Big Indie Pitch
The bumper Very Big Indie Pitch heads to Hong Kong
The Big Indie Pitch follows the success of Seattle with a trip to the bustling metropolis that is the Pearl of the Orient
The Legend Of Arthur Morgan
E3 2019: Breath of the Wild sequel influenced by Red Dead Redemption 2
Skyrim inspired original outing
Let’s A Stream
E3 2019: Nintendo looking into game streaming technologies
“We’re looking at those technologies and understanding their capabilities”
Stats Royale
PUBG Mobile racks up 50 million daily active users outside of China
Surpasses 400m downloads
Lineage Royale
Netmarble gives MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution the battle royale treatment
Up to 25 players can compete to be the last person standing
Fallout Expands
E3 2019: Fallout Shelter coming to Tesla cars; sequel heading for China
Fallout Shelter Online to feature new PvP elements, guilds and character customisation
Knockout
Brawl Stars strikes 100 million downloads worldwide in six months
$275 million accumulated in player spending
Half Measures
E3 2019: After mobile's no-show for Nintendo, is it really all-in on the platform?
If Microsoft, Bethesda, Ubisoft and Square Enix all found time to talk up their mobile plans - why didn’t Nintendo?
Nice
South Korea reaches one million 5G users in 69 days
Service took 80 days to reach the same number for 4G
74 Per Cent Of Spending
One-third of all mobile downloads in 2018 were games according to App Annie
State of Mobile: 2019 and beyond report published this week
Region Focus
Region Focus: How China’s big game freeze has made local developers more internationally minded
“It has been a battle to survive the approvals drought and studios have had to get creative”
Event
Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong - applications are open!
Don’t miss out on the chance to get one-one-one meetings with investors - or games companies seeking funding - at next month’s two day games industry conference
Event
Win FREE space at the Big Indie Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
You could demo your game to the global games industry FREE this July, worth $650
Animal Crunching
E3 2019: Nintendo's Doug Bowser speaks out on crunch culture and game delays
“One of our key tenets is that we bring smiles to people's faces”
Instant Hit
Casual RPG AFK Arena surpasses six million players as it climbs top grossing charts
Lilith Games-developed title only launched in April 2019
Event
Conference schedule revealed for Blockchain Gamer and Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
More than 100 world-class expert speakers covering the hottest topics across blockchain and mobile gaming
Nintendo E3 Roundup
E3 2019: The key Switch announcements and all the games from Nintendo Direct
Breath of the Wild sequel announced, Animal Crossin: New Horizons delayed, and Banjo-Kazooie return to a Nintendo platform