Supporting Women In Games
Women in Games’ David Smith on supporting the progression of women in the games industry
“The vision of Women in Games is to see a games industry, culture and community free of gender discrimination”
Ux Success
Guffaw Digital’s Adam Barker discusses UX for success
“There's a lot of raw talent which if nudged in the right way would reap dividends for the UK economy.”
Future Trends
Rogue Games’ Levi Buchanan on the next trends set to hit the games industry
“We’ve gone from a two console battlefield to games that exist on dozens upon dozens of screens and are purchased right from the device versus going to retail.”
Future Of Games
Rogue Games' Bryan Buskas on the future of the games industry
"15 years ago, games were predominantly console-based and purchased at retail. Today, games are nearly 100% digital, available everywhere, and hardware fits in your pocket."
Golden Data
Time for a new free app analytics tool
New ways to track what’s going on
Hot Five
Hot Five: Miniclip buys Ilyon, Nifty Games goes on recruiting spree, and how Riot avoided backlash from going mobile
The hottest stories of last week
Homa's Odyssey
Olivier Le Bas discusses the success of Homa Games
"We work with developers to improve their games"
Hatch A Plan
Pascal Debroek from Hatch Entertainment on the future of streaming mobile games
"We aim to bring people together to play games in new ways"
Up Your Game
Patrik Wilkens from Azerion on the rising cost of UA and the emergence of hypercasual
"There is room and demand for innovation"
Hammo Time
Hussam Hammo from Tamatem on publishing for the Arabic and emerging markets
"The data behind it is fascinating"
All In
Nicolas Sierro from Grand Casino Bern on delivering online casino services
"It's inspiring to be part of it"
Sociable Talk
Industry legend Jon Hare from Tower Studios on the problems of poorly made clones
"It takes time and skill to succeed"
Deck13 Building
Jan Klose from Deck13 Interactive on how subscription services could shake up the gaming industry
"Things are looking better than last year"
Hot Five
Hot Five: Look back on 2019 and looking forward to the games of 2020
The hottest stories of last week
Time To Pay
Zaair Hussain from FRAG Games on his hopes for a new era of premium mobile gaming
"There will be demand for models that deliver premium games"
London Connects
Louise Conolly-Smith from London & Partners on the potential of the videogame industry in London
"London has the opportunity to become the European hub"
Launch Window
Rob Hewson, CEO and creative director at Huey Games, on the big chances in gaming over the next year
"This is an opportunity for small, nimble teams to pounce"
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020 advent calendar: Day 24: Christmas special offer - 20% off
A festive 20% discount on Indie, Dev/Publisher and Non-Dev/Publisher tickets!
Eating Too Much
Oliver Kern from Lockwood Publishing on the dangers of all-you-can-eat subscription models
"It's not a great model for developers"
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Brawl Stars revenues, Devil May Cry on mobile, and Playrix's stellar 2019
The hottest stories
Changing Times
Jacki Vause, CEO and founder of Dimoso, on the changing state of the games industry
"The games industry is fascinating, innovative and surprising"
Market Overview
Territory report: data and interviews from the UK games scene
The keys to the kingdom: inside the UK industry, market and mobile sector
Cheat Sheet
Michail Greshishchev from Denuvo by Irdeto on stopping cheaters in their tracks
"Building the next generation cheat detection solution"
Play Dirty
Nutaku's Tom Greenwood on the explosion of the adult games industry
"It's a tougher industry than ever before"
It's Heating Up
JetFuel CEO Tim Lenardo on the state of influencer marketing
"Achieve success in the dubious world of fake followers, bots, and algorithmic ranking"
Block Booking
Caty Tedman from Dapper Labs on kitties, the NBA and the future of blockchain gaming
"I'm learning more about the challenges to the industry and how blockchain can help solve those"
Strive To Survive
Funday Factory's Anders Leicht Rohde on the hypercasual bubble
If you know, you win
Kinda Mobile
Kinda Funny's Greg Miller and Tim Gettys on Apple Arcade and Google Stadia
"Google Stadia failed on its first impression"
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Battle Pass trends, Angry Birds' 10 years, and Playrix's new M&A strategy
The hottest stories
International Monetisation
LatinDV co-founder Julian Migura on emerging markets' potential
New markets are starting to catch up
A New Way To Play
Edge Esports' David Yarnton on dealing with constant change
From Nintendo to what's next
Looking Forward
Make Real's Sam Watts on how the possibility for XR breakthrough in 2020
It's this the year for mass adoption
Jobs In Games
IronSource's Sandra Schneider on using ads to improve retention and monetisation
"Whenever I recruit someone today, the first thing I do is give them a long list of top games to play"
Hype Balance
Nitro Games' Maria Maunula on working with influencers
But maintaining your integrity
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Facebook UA playbook, Gameloft UK shuttered, and Pocket Gamer Mobile Game Awards 2020
The hottest stories
Japanese Gold Mine
Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts
Crunching the data with App Annie
Indie Winners
Mulled 2 takes the Very Big Indie Pitch crown in Jordan
Ball puzzle sequel from Hako Games headlines three great indie games from the heart of the Middle East
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Anticipation grows for Black Desert Mobile, NetEase x Bossa, and the sharp decline of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
The hottest stories
Gotta Splat Them Slimes
Japan-only location AR game Dragon Quest Walk becomes #2 top grossing global game
Crunching the data with App Annie
Indie Spotlight
Seawolf Studios on starting out as an indie developer straight out of university
Newcastle-based studio is headed up by a two-man development team
Jobs In Games
A career as long as the games industry: Team 17's Max Everingham
All about the people
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Hot Five: N3twork's $40 million raise, Zynga's home-grown future, and Free Fire shoots to $1 billion
The hottest stories
Foresight
Dead Cells' Steve Filby on why you need to design games with an audience in mind
Think about what you’re going to build before you build it
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Homescape's $1 billion, Voodoo in Montreal, and Candy Crush's art meets diversity
The hottest stories
Jobs In Games
Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King
Dealing with the sweet and the sour
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Vainglory changes hands, what's next for Playtika? and Rush Wars' weak KPI revealed
The hottest stories
Unite We Play
Why casual games like Homescapes are adding midcore Guild community features
Play together, spend more
Indie Spotlight
Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile
Finding the right way
Indie Mavens
Will subscription services be good for indie game developers?
The Indie Mavens share their thoughts
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Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell
The hottest stories