Interview
Wooga’s Nai Chang on Ghost Detective and collaborating with Netflix Games
“We are pleased to be breaking new ground with this launch, inspiring an ever-broader audience through our games and stories.”
Q&a
Mike Levine on Mystic Moose’s auto chess battler Mojo Melee
The game is currently available on android and playable in a browser with an iOS release in beta testing
Podcast
Xsolla CEO Chris Hewish on creative commerce solutions to take control of your game | Podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team welcome Xsolla's Chris Hewish to the studio to talk about the company's creative commerce solutions and putting power back into the hands of developers worldwide
Legacy
Why good legacy mobile games deserve a new lease of life
SuperScale’s Ivan Trancik discusses legacy game management and how publishers have revived old games through new methods
Q&a
Behind the scenes: The making of Netmarble’s Grand Cross: Age of Titans
CEO Woo Won Seo and project director Min Suk Kang tell the story of the game and their plans for its future
Q&a
Homa's Henry Lowenfels: "I’ve been part of successful companies in the past, but the level of ambition and grit that I see at Homa is unparalleled"
Homa’s new president and chief business officer shares details on his new role and the state of the mobile market
Interview
Snowprint Studios' Alexander Ekvall talks iconic IP and acquisition. "It’s challenging out there and making a great game isn’t always enough."
With Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus performing and acquisition by Modern Times Group complete, we ask their CEO out what's next for Snowprint?
Q&a
Million Victories CEO Benoît Ducrest celebrates Million Lords milestones
Million Victories have implemented a 3D visual upgrade to its Million Lords game and is currently prototyping a new game
Simon, Paul & Simon's Cat
Creating Simon's Cat - an interview with Tactile Games and artist Simon Tofield
How do Tactile Games and artist Simon Tofield work together? Pocketgamer.biz finds out more about the future of feline fun.
Q&a
MoreFun's Hanjin Zhang on the success and future of Arena Breakout
MoreFun Studios’ fast-paced team FPS recently surpassed 80 million registered users
Industry Insight
The games industry needs to stop seeing gamers as mere data points on a spreadsheet
Raptor's Rana Rahman considers the dangers of seeing gamers as data points instead of genuine fans
Q&a
TapNation on the journey beyond one billion downloads
The company recently celebrated a milestone of one billion downloads, but CEO Hervé Montoute has even bigger plans ahead
Esports
The gaming and esports industry needs to start taking mobile esports more seriously
Esports has seen significant growth over recent years but is mobile being overlooked?
Psgo
With Jim Ryan's exit approaching, could PlayStation's next CEO finally realise their mobile potential?
Could PlayStation finally go all-in with mobile?
Deconstruction
Deconstructing Travel Town: How to engage merge-2 whales
Belka Games lead game designer takes a deep dive into the popular merge title
Interview
Amir Rahimi: “Our goal is to have a game on Netflix for every one of our members.”
Netflix is expanding its gaming portfolio with the release of Netflix Stories: Love is Blind
To Be The Very Best
1 in 190: Why networking is essential for jobs in games
Chances of getting that job are only 0.05% without putting in those networking hours
Insider View
Bidstack's big cheeses talk the past and future of intrinsic advertising
We get the inside scoop from three of the insiders at intrinsic advertising specialists Bidstack
King Of King
Five trillion levels later… Celebrating 20 years of King and 10 years of Candy Crush
We catch up with King’s president Tjodolf Sommestad for their state of play, their possible place under Microsoft’s wing and where he's at in his quest to ‘make the world more playful’
Q&a
CEO Martin Kwasnica on the return of Cherrypick Games
Cherrypick Games newest title Kingdoms: Merge & Build is on Apple Arcade now
Interview
Frederick Hoffman on Newfangled’s small beginnings to striking deals with Netflix
The indie studio’s Paper Trail title will be releasing on Netflix and other platforms early next year
Panel Thoughts
Our Incredible Indies panel reflects: Unity cannot be trusted
Our panellists from PGC Helsinki follow up their thoughts on the Unity situation
Interview
Scopely co-founder and Embrace CEO Eric Futoran: “Mobile is the most personal technology of our lives.”
The current founder of Embrace shares all on the challenges and potential of mobile
Triple-a Goes Mobile
Will mobile lead the cross-platform future of triple-A gaming?
Today marks the launch of Apple’s most powerful iPhone ever. Zibra AI's Alex Petrenko examines what it could mean future of gaming on mobile
Iphone 15
Apple's iPhone 15 is out today: What's new and what's the verdict?
The iPhone 15's power could be a game changer with the ability to bring high end games to mobile for the first time
Comment & Opinion
"Your mobile game studio is dying. Here’s how to save it"
Village Studios founder Will Luton takes a deep dive into the changing mobile industry and how developers can survive this evolving market
Q&a
Behind the scenes with Ubisoft RedLynx for the making of Gwen’s Getaway
Managing director Celine Pasula and producer Jon Kauppinen share insight into their new game's creation and future plans
Q&a
The challenge of IP rights as Netflix expands further into games
Netflix Games drawing on the power of its powerful intellectual property makes sense, but does it present any challenges? Marks & Clerk associate Erik Rõuk shares his thoughts
Inspiring Women In Games
Candywriter’s Gabby Bradford Pigott on the value of partnerships
Liftoff's series of inspirational women working in mobile games welcomes Candywriter's Gabby Bradford Pigott to talk about the value of partnerships
Collaborations
Dungeon Hunter 6: Rebooting a classic franchise for a new generation
The follow-up to the cult hack 'n' slash goes East-meets-West as Gameloft and GOAT Games collaborate on a classic
Unity Runtime Fee
Unity's pricing bombshell: The unanswered questions
As the debate rages, Kalle Kaivola CEO at Lightheart Entertainment sums up the questions that every Unity developer wants answered
Maximise Revenue Improve User Experience
Liftoff's Sven Elstermann on monetising in today's competitive app landscape
In an ever more challenging market, how can mobile marketers and publishers drive revenue and boost in-app ad performance? Liftoff's Sven Elstermann explains...
Pgc Helsinki 2023
Designing core gameplay loops with Crosshatch Games’ Dave Cross
Finding success and learning from failure while developing of the perfect gameplay loop at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2023
Guest Post
Why In-App, not MFA, is the advertising solution made for advertisers
Mintegral GM for the Americas Jeff Sue discusses the issue of made for advertising websites
Pgc Helsinki 2023
The pros and pitfalls of co-development: "Symmetry is the key."
Our day-two panelists took a deep dive into the topic of co-development for teams
Unity Runtime Fee
Unity's big cash grab: Unity Runtime Fee explained, what it could mean, and how you can dodge it
Unity developers were delivered a bombshell new set of tiers and costs last night. Here's the long and short of what's happening
Pgc Helsinki
Davy Chadwick on the true potential of generative AI
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki takes place on September 12 - 13. We catch up with some of the stars from the mobile industry who'll be taking part
Q&a
Mystic Games Matthew Buxton: "There are definitely more people building Web3 games than playing them."
The studio's latest mobile game aims to do Web3 right, but what needs to happen for the genre to truly break through?
Google Updates
Apocalypse postponed: Google is delaying its bidding deadline
Božo Janković goes in deep on Google’s latest move regarding real time bidding auctions for apps
Pgc Helsinki
Razer’s Michael Mucci on alternative payments and Pocket Gamer Connects: “With Supercell, we are just getting started”
The head of account management at Razer tells us what’s going on with Gold and more
Pgc Helsinki
Hadar Telem discusses measurement approaches in the post ATT privacy era
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki takes place on September 12 - 13. We catch up with some of the stars from the mobile industry who'll be taking part
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2023
Digital Turbine’s Duncan Blackett talks quality installs, alternative distribution and more
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki takes place on September 12 - 13. We catch up with some of the stars from the mobile industry who'll be taking part
Pgc Helsinki
Oxana Fomina on monetisation events that influence game performance
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki takes place on September 12 - 13. We catch up with some of the stars from the mobile industry who'll be taking part
Pgc Helsinki
Speaker Spotlight: Julia Iljuk on how to grow your game's revenue
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki takes place on September 12 - 13. We catch up with some of the stars from the mobile industry who'll be taking part
Pgc Helsinki
Speaker Spotlight: Jan Kuhlmann of Xsolla on direct-to-consumer strategies
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki takes place on September 12 - 13. We catch up with some of the stars from the mobile industry who'll be taking part
Pgc Helsinki
Speaker Spotlight: Fingersoft’s Jaakko Kylmäoja on building a game studio with long term loyalty
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki takes place on September 12 - 13. We catch up with some of the stars from the mobile industry who'll be taking part
Pitch Like A Pro
How to win at Pocket Gamer Connects' Big Indie Pitch
With PGC Helsinki coming next week we asked previous Big Indie Pitch winner Noah Rosenfield to give aspiring developers a few tips
Pgc Helsinki
Speaker Spotlight: Teemu Haila gives top tips on shipping free to play games
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki takes place on September 12 - 13. We catch up with some of the stars from the mobile industry who'll be taking part
Interview
Nai Chang of Wooga: “One of the key parts of success is understanding your players”
Wooga’s managing director gives his thoughts on building the hugely successful June’s Journey and the studio’s presence at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Q&a
How developers can supercharge their game with Web3
Chris Clay lays out Immutable’s mission to “reimagine gaming as a whole”