Blockchain
PGC Hong Kong: Liquefy CEO Adrian Lai on the importance of tokenisation in esports
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Rip 3ds
Nintendo Switch Lite launches this September
Pricing, release date and specs revealed
Imga China
Don’t miss the 2019 IMGA China Launch Seminar in Shanghai this August
It's great for networking, and our readers get 30% off the price of tickets
Event
Find out what awaits you at the first ever Pocket Gamer Connects MENA
Two-day games industry expo features 8 conference tracks, Big Indie Pitch, Investor Connector and more.
Live Ops
PGC Hong Kong: Touchten Games CEO Rokimas Soeharyo on growing live ops
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Event
Everything you need to know about Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019
Essential info for those attending our two-day B2B games industry conference next week
No Sale
Update: South Korea's Nexon no longer up for sale following lack of buyers
CEO Jungju Kim apparently wasn't impressed by the list of companies who stepped forward
G-star
East meets West at G-STAR 2019, Asia's largest game exhibition in Busan, Korea, on November 14-17th - early bird registration now open!
Join over 2,000 trade visitors from 36 countries and nearly 700 exhibitors at Asia’s most accessible show
Crushes Candy Crush
Pokemon Go generates $2.65 billion in first three years
Worldwide catch ‘em all is on track to cross $3 billion in 2019
Html5
PGC Hong Kong: Black Snowflake CEO to host session on HTML5 games market
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Revenue Split
Tencent uses clout to negotiate better revenue share on Chinese Android stores
Publisher secures 70/30 split instead of typical 50/50 share with app stores owned by the likes of Huawei and Xiaomi
New Classification
Chinese companies including Tencent want new age-rating system in the region
Follows frustration with the country's approval process
East Meets West
East Meets West: Honor of Kings spending its $728m in H1 2019, Tilting Point invests $20m in CookApps UA, and Nintendo talks 5G
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Whole Lotta Cash
Mobile game spending for the first half of 2019 reaches nearly $30 billion
20.1 billion downloads showing a 3.2 per cent increase year-on-year
Esports
PGC Hong Kong: ENCE esports CEO Mika Kuusisto to speak about the future of competitive play
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Switched On
Nintendo Switch Online surpasses 10 million subscribers
Membership program is growing steadily, says company president
Industry Trends
Nintendo on game streaming and 5G: “We must keep up with such changes in the environment”
Company executives discuss key industry trends and how its teams think about them
East Meets West
8 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's East Meets West track
The series of talks stars speakers from the likes of JetSynthesys, Chorus Worldwide, Nexon M, NetEase, Scopely, Hatch and more
Import Tax
Update: Nintendo withdraws some Switch production in China amidst US trade war
Production moving to Southeast Asia according to sources
Auto Chess Unite
Tencent launching own Auto Chess on iOS and Android
Chess Rush versus Auto Chess versus Dota Underlords
Deal Struck
Tencent joins Drodo Auto Chess partnership to co-publish game in China
Players will now be able to login via messaging platform Tencent QQ
App Store Optimisation
PGC Hong Kong: Lab Cave CMO Enric Pedro on app store optimisation
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Check This Out
DJ Marshmello debuts Joytime III album in new mobile game
Music artist partners with Gamejam on Marshmello Music Dance
Stakes Are High
Nexon acquires majority stake in Embark Studios
Former EA chief design officer and DICE founder Patrick Söderlund heads up the studio
Blockchain Gaming
PGC Hong Kong: 8Hours Foundation Shane Zhu on what’s next for blockchain gaming
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Meeting Place
Your next business partner, investor, client is waiting at a Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 networking event
Don’t miss these fringe events included in our upcoming b2b conference
Top 50
PocketGamer.biz to unveil Top 50 Mobile Games Developers this summer - Have your say
Submit your suggestions by July 12th
Ua Party
Tilting Point to invest at least $20m in CookApps UA
Match-three game Toy Party gets marketing boost
Event
OpenSea, Blockade Games and Diginex join the next wave of speakers for the first Blockchain Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Two-day B2B games industry conference looks poised to make an impressive debut next month
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Wizards Unite hits top 10 US download charts but is not a top grosser
Rankings from June 17th to June 23rd
Mobile Art Style
PGC Hong Kong: GameRefinery chief analyst Kalle Heikkinen to discuss mobile art styles across different regions
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
East Meets West
East Meets West: Nexon price scares off buyers, and gaming firms rally against new US-China tariffs
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Nfts
PGC Hong Kong: Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung on the importance of NFTs
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Pitch & Match
Who will you do business with at Pocket Gamer and Blockchain Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019?
Find that important contact among the 500 world-class companies represented at our debut two-day B2B games industry conference in July
Event
Google, X.D. Network, Yoozoo Games and Superera join incredible Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 speaker lineup
Speaker lineup for the two day B2B games industry conference continues to grow
Superstar Sessions
Don’t miss Superstar Sessions at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong will run from July 17th to 18th
Gotta Friend ‘em All
Pokemon Masters launches on mobile this summer
“The idea was to create a gameplay experience where you could not only befriend Pokemon but also trainers to battle alongside you”
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