September 3, 2018

Maximise

Speaker spotlight: Wappier CEO Alex Moukas on how to maximise revenue from your existing players

Alex Moukas will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki titled Users Acquired… Now What? Maximising Revenue from Existing Players

August 31, 2018

Video

Speaker Spotlight: Traplight marketing, PR and influencer manager Veera Rouvinen on how to make a game YouTubeable

At Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Veera Rouvinen will be giving a talk called What makes a Game YouTubable - Top 10 Analysis and Tips for Developers

August 31, 2018

Together

Speaker Spotlight: Redlynx live ops manager Roland Peters shares how to run in-game events alongside TV shows

Roland Peters will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki about running in-game events alongside weekly TV show episodes

August 31, 2018

Empath

Speaker Spotlight: 12traits CEO Joe Schaeppi reveals the importance of empathy in retaining players

Joe Schaeppi will be giving a talk titled The Future of Gaming is Empathy - The Key to Retaining Players at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 31, 2018

Grow

Speaker Spotlight: Bon Games CEO Ilkka Immonen on how to grow as a developer in Finland

Ilkka Immonen will be part of a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki discussing Growing as a Developer in Finland

August 31, 2018

Global

Speaker Spotlight: Yengage director of sales Justin Susumu Endo reveals how to be an international player

Justin Susumu Endo will be part of a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki discussing how to be a truly international player

August 31, 2018

Expand

Speaker Spotlight: Jam City VP Jeremy Horn on how the developer is expanding from casual to mid-core

Jeremy Horn will be giving a talk titled From Casual Publisher to Mid-Core Player - How Jam City is Expanding at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 30, 2018

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Owl Studio CEO on how to run a successful business without investment

Vera Velichko will be talking about running a successful business without investment at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 30, 2018

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Square Enix head of production Ed Perkins on taking triple-A IPs to mobile in the West

Ed Perkins will be talking about building a successful mobile publishing team to take triple-A IPs to mobile in the West

August 30, 2018

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Game art lead Juuso Mattila reveals how Wargaming Helsinki built 100 tanks with three people

Juuso Mattila will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki about building 100 tanks with three people

August 30, 2018

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: RiseAngle's Kaveh Vahdat talks VR, AR and evolving immersive gaming

Kaveh Vahdat will be talking about publishing on VR/AR platforms from a business perspective at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 30, 2018

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: AppAgent CEO Peter Fodor on creating media plans for mobile games

We catch up with Fodor ahead of his talk at Pocket Gamer Connect Helsinki

August 30, 2018

Indie Spotlight

"I had way too much confidence": Ben Esposito on Donut County's six year journey through development

“One of the biggest challenges was the decision to make it by myself"

August 30, 2018

Lydia

Speaker spotlight: Jussi Loukiainen, Platonic Partnership

Jussi Loukiainen will be talking about the development of the award-winning Lydia at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 29, 2018

Pocketgamer Connects Helsinki

Speaker spotlight: Hatch CEO Juhani Honkala on cloud gaming and the future of the industry

"In the end it’s all about great games and creativity that matters"

August 29, 2018

Headsets

Speaker spotlight: Marcus Pullen, Blue Donut Studios

Marcus Pullen will be running a panel discussing the future of AR and VR at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 29, 2018

Gold

Speaker spotlight: Mihai Sfrijan, Amber

Mihai Sfrijan will be talking about the gold standard for Live Ops at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 29, 2018

Pocketgamer Connects Helsinki

Speaker Spotlight: Veikkaus game producer Karoliina Korppoo on taking a bet on gambling games

"To me the most interesting trend recently is how people who play gambling games are moving from buying physical scratchcards and playing on physical slot machines to play on mobile"

August 29, 2018

Console

Speaker spotlight: Kristoffer Benjaminsson, Fast Travel Games

At Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki, Kristoffer Benjaminsson will be talking about Achieving Console-Like Experiences on Mobile

August 29, 2018

We Like Sports And We Don’t Care Who Knows

The esports academy track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

The past, present and future of esports in the modern day

August 29, 2018

Soft

Speaker spotlight: Teemu Mäki-Patola, Frogmind

Teemu Mäki-Patola will be giving a talk about soft launching real-time PvP games at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 29, 2018

Compete

Speaker spotlight: Arne Peters, eSports.com

Arne Peters will be giving an overview on the stare of eSports and competitive gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 28, 2018

It’s All Indie Track

The Indie Track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

From Sybo and Subway Surfers to King and Pet Rescue Saga

August 28, 2018

Lively

Speaker spotlight: Petri Ikonen, EA tracktwenty

Petri Ikonen will be talking about Live Service Game Design at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12

August 28, 2018

Rivals

Speaker spotlight: Jukka Laakso, Rival Games

Jukka Laakso will give a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12 titled Narrative Meets Gameplay - Thief of Thieves: Season One

August 28, 2018

Hyper

Speaker spotlight: Carlos Estigarribia, Gazeus Games

Carlos Estigarribia will be part of a panel discussing eSports in Brazil and casual games in eSports at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12

August 28, 2018

Triple

Speaker spotlight: Pablo Fraile, Arm

Pablo Fraile will be talking about bringing AAA-console quality to mobile at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12

August 27, 2018

Influence

Speaker spotlight: David Kim, nevaly

David Kim will be speaking about influencer marketing in the games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12

August 27, 2018

Publish

Speaker spotlight: Oliver Kern, Lockwood Publishing

At Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12, Oliver Kern will be part of a panel discussion about the gold standard for Live Ops

August 27, 2018

Diamond

Speaker spotlight: Tim Shepherd, Wooga

Tim Shepherd will be talking about seven years of lessons learned and mistakes made with Diamond Dash at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 27, 2018

Fishing

Speaker spotlight: Kimmo KARI, FakeFish

Kimmo KARI will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12

August 25, 2018

China

Speaker spotlight: Mikael Leinonen, MyGamez Ltd

Mikael Leinonen will be part of a panel discussion with leading Chinese Android game platforms Oppo and Vivo at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 25, 2018

Learn

Speaker spotlight: Mikael Haveri, Housemarque

Mikael Haveri from Housemarque will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 25, 2018

Alive

Speaker spotlight: Rose Thomas, King

Rose Thomas will be giving a talk called 5 Years and Counting: Keeping Our Pet Alive at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 25, 2018

Test

Speaker spotlight: Vera Rabkina, Gismart

Vera Rabkina will be talking about playtesting for indies at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 24, 2018

Pitch

Speaker spotlight: Walid O. El Cheikh, Aalto University Executive Education

Walid O. El Cheikh will be hosting a Pitching and Networking workshop at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 24, 2018

A Polished Gem

How does Legend of Solgard engage, retain and monetise?

Analysing King’s new midcore matcher

August 23, 2018

Jobs In Games

Jobs in Games: Jam City's Brooke Costa on how to get a job as a lead engineer

"Everyone makes mistakes, but being able to take responsibility for them and learn from them is not a universal skill"

August 23, 2018

Live And Kicking

Three years on: Bandai Namco on the evolution of Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle

"That pure fanboy spirit is something I believe I share with our users and something I take into my work on the game"

August 22, 2018

Indie Spotlight

From assassins to companions: Brie Code on travelling, stress and #SelfCare

“Let’s create deep, heartening connections that we all deserve”

August 22, 2018

Take A Xhance On Me

Adrealm’s general manager for Europe Mei Li-Berlit talks Xhance and tackling fraud

"it may be true that cryptocurrencies are a temporary hype, but we don’t think that the underlying technology itself is a fad"

August 20, 2018

Worldwide

How Chorus Worldwide helped indie developers to release mobile games in China

"As I’m sure everyone knows, the Google Play store is not a big player in the market. Instead, the area is dominated by local Chinese app stores"

August 17, 2018

Jobs In Games

Jobs in Games: Nanobit's Jure Rasic on how to get a job as head of product

"I love the feeling when we’re thinking up new ways to entertain and make more fun for our players."

August 17, 2018

Get Connected

Six reasons to attend Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki if you’re an indie

From Indie tracks and Big Indie Pitches to networking and parties

August 16, 2018

Live And Kicking

Three years on: Square Enix on the evolution of Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius

Producer Hiroki Fujimoto delves into keeping players invested, events and Ariana Grande

August 13, 2018

Roundup

Games industry roundup: The hottest stories across the PC, blockchain and influencer sectors

15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz

August 13, 2018

Hot Five

The big Miniclip CEO interview, China stops approving games, and should app stores ditch the 70/30 revenue split?

The hottest articles in the mobile games industry from the last week

August 10, 2018

Jobs In Games

Jobs in Games: Dream Reality Interactive's Anna Hollinrake on how to get a job as a senior artist

"There's something delicious and intangible about focusing in on exactly what makes the game feel the way it does and how to communicate that as a whole"

August 10, 2018

Is It Worth It?

Is it time for the App Store and Google Play to ditch the 70/30 revenue split?

The mobile mavens offer their opinions

August 7, 2018

Chill Time

PocketGamer.biz's Devcom and Gamescom 2018 party and networking guide

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