Speaker Spotlight
PGC Hong Kong: Boomzap creative director Chris Natsuume on hyper-casual concerns and player burnout
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong takes place on July 17th to 18th
Event
Top 10 things to do in Hong Kong while at Pocket Gamer Connects
Why not make next month’s two-day blockchain and mobile games industry conference a working holiday?
Hyper-casual
4 videos analysing China's lucrative hyper-casual games market and how to get user attention
Mintegral presents The Bridge Between East & West covering all things China
Indie Spotlight
Nyamyam co-founder Jennifer Schneidereit on transitioning from triple-A games to indie life
"Developers are driving customers to the storefronts but not vice versa"
Region Focus
Region Focus: Finding opportunities in Hong Kong's small games industry
In-depth analysis of the sector with input from Animoca Brands, Ember Entertainment and 6waves
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Inside Superhot's success, Theta Labs and Animoca raise funds for blockchain, and YouTube Gaming shuts down
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Hot Five
Zynga sells HQ for $600m, Auto Chess comes to mobile, and Subway Surfers passes 2.5bn downloads
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Indie Mavens
Does Apple and Google's 70/30 revenue share model work for indies?
The Indie Mavens have their say on the platform's revenue share policy
Hot Five
Nintendo pulls mobile games from Belgium, Blizzard's Diablo Immortal lessons, and Garena Free Fire makes $90m in Q1
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Ndemic Creations on how games-as-a-service has become the status quo
"One of the things I love about the games industry is that no one really has a clue what is going on."
Guide To Ua
User acquisition for beginners: A checklist
How to put together your marketing campaign and what to consider
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: CD Projekt Red’s Hollie Bennett on going from midwife to head of communications
"Rome wasn’t built in a day. It’s going to hurt. You're going to see rejections, you might not even see responses. That’s okay. It’s not going to happen overnight"
Game Of Thrones
Can the Game of Thrones games survive without the hit TV show?
Game of Thrones' watch has ended, but how did the final season impact the performance of games based off the licence?
Hot Five
Clash of Clans a US top grosser, weighing up Zynga's Gram acquisition, and Game for Peace makes $14m in three days
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
10 Years Of Minecraft
Minecraft was the only top 250 grossing premium mobile game in 2018, showing it’s still going strong 10 years later
A look at the history and continued success of the blockbuster game
Indie Spotlight
"There are too many games that have been designed around the business model"
"I wanted to create something which was beautiful, accessible, yet deep and challenging"
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Gameloft’s Hugues Ossart on organising international events and esports
"The most important thing in esports is keeping the player at the heart of the experience"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: DigiPen Institute of Technology lecturer Jo Cronk to discuss culture and diversity at PGC Seattle
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: FlowMotion Entertainment CCO Nathan Sellyn on industry consolidation and new opportunities for devs
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Hatch Entertainment VP Nick Thomas on the dawn of games streaming and what it means
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Roundup
Games industry roundup: US Senator introduces loot box bill, blockchain gaming's state of play, and influencer distrust
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Hot Five
Tencent shuts down PUBG Mobile in China, Supercell invests $3.8m in Luau Games, and Clash of Clans rakes in $71m in April
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: AuthorDigital CEO Serena Robar on chasing your dreams and working in a male-dominated industry
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: JetSynthesys' Scott Prather to discuss driving mobile growth in emerging regions at PGC Seattle
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Telling Tales
Sam Barlow talks publishing and selling narrative games ahead of his next title Telling Lies
"The games market is still one of extremes with the huge $100 million games at one end and the indie games at the other"
Accessibility Debate
How do indie developers address accessibility in video games?
The Indie Mavens share their experiences with accessibility
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: LBC Studios CEO Solon Bucholtz on being an entrepreneur and taking calculated risks
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Nordeus' Božo Janković on the future of mobile game monetisation
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Matcherino CEO John Maffei to discuss esports monetisation at PGC Seattle
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Monetizer Mavens
Could all F2P mobile games benefit from a Battle Pass like Clash of Clans has?
A new technique for all
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: Hothead Games' Oliver Birch to offer expertise on marketing ‘Idle Games’
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Financials Calendar
Mobile games industry financials calendar 2019
Rounding up the key dates and reports to keep you on top of the mobile business
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Pocket Gems Alex Muscat on how to get a job as an art director
"It’s important to realise that the artists are the tools - not the software"
User Acquisition
Your checklist for commercial success starts with knowing your game profile
MobileGroove's Peggy Anne Salz speaks with Nexon M senior UA manager Robert Garfinkle to provide insights on user acquisition
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Inside Switzerland's games industry, CryptoKitties dev's new game, and YouTube confronts issues
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: Quorum Control's Stephanie Mello to offers insights into 'the golden cohort'
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: Roblox's Enrico D'Angelo on a UGC platform that encourages entrepreneurship
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Hot Five
NBCUniversal's games strategy, Apple's offerwall crackdown, and why Clash of Clans' Season Challenges have proven so lucrative
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Interview
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: Funplus' Graham Gockley to discuss acquisition strategies
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Scopely's Rob Ricca to host session on the future opportunities open to games developers
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Expert Insights
17 one-on-one interviews with games industry leaders at PGC London 2019
Spend some time with a stellar lineup of industry pros including Supersolid, Playtika, Nanobit, PlayStack, and Super Evil Megacorp
Rising Up
Machine Zone's latest 4X strategy game World War Rising is a top 100 grosser
Developer's secret new title is off to a solid start
Interview
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: Rebind.io founder Emily Rose believes indies are paving a brave path forward
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: AntiSocialGames on developing and launching 12 games in 12 months
"The biggest challenge has been trying to get noticed and obtain downloads"
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: East Side Games CEO Josh Nilson on idle games as experiences for everyone
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Keep Em Playing
Why Supercell ignored monetisation but Season Challenges made Clash of Clans the top grossing game anyway
More than a $5 boost
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Slight Mad's Mad Box trademark dispute, blockchain fundraising challenges, and India lifts TikTok ban
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Hot Five
Playrix soft-launches Wildscapes, Nutaku opens Android store, and the who's who of the Google Stadia team
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: APPatheia CEO Kelly Maguire to discuss marketing and business on a budget for indies
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: 12traits CEO Joe Schaeppi to discuss how psychometrics can power up retention and monetisation
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th