Pitching Time
Pitching your game: Big Indie Pitch manager Sophia Aubrey Drake's advice for indies
We sit down with the Big Indie Pitch Manager, Sophia Aubrey Drake, to learn about her experiences with the indie community
Q&a
Anime at your fingertips: Crunchyroll on it’s new Game Vault offering
Crunchyroll’s EVP of emerging business Terry Li on the creation of the Crunchyroll Game Vault and their big plans for the future
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Tilting Point's Enric Pedró on community building and why too many developers neglect player feedback
Pocket Gamer Connects London is coming January 22nd to 23rd. Time to meet some of the leading industry names that will be on stage at the event
Q&a
Unlocking the potential for Web3 on mobile
Immutable’s Chris Clay shares his experience on the mobile market and what impact it could have on Web3 games development
Q&a
"All the stars aligned. Now it’s full steam ahead!" MTG's CEO Maria Redin looks back at 2023
With a busy year almost in the rear view mirror, Maria Redin talks Modern Times Group's success and the challenges ahead
Women In Games
Mattel163’s CEO Amy Huang on transforming classic brands into digital experiences
Liftoff's inspirational Women in Games series speaks to Amy Huang, CEO of Mattel163, about her career, achievements, challenges and work transforming classic brands into digital experiences
Pingle Partners
Perfecting partnerships - an interview with Pingle co-founders Dmytro Kovtun and Konstyantyn Shepilov
Pocketgamer.biz speaks to Dmytro Kovtun and Kostyantyn Shepilov, the co-founders of Pingle Studio about the company's approach to working with the biggest publishers & IP in games
Cookin' It Up
Behind the scenes: The making of Cooking Fever Duels
Nordcurrent’s project manager Tomas Šiukščius shares on the development process behind the upcoming spin-off PvP game
Future Unity
Unity's Marc Whitten: "We believe AI won’t replace actual human effort - it will enhance it"
Unity's president of Create talks Unity 6, AI in game creation and the road ahead for the platform
Interview
Christian Lövstedt on The Battle Of Polytopia’s journey to 20 million downloads
Originally releasing in 2016, Midjiwan’s smash hit is now on multiple platforms with 20 million installs on mobile. Here's how they did it
Q&a
Behind the scenes: The making of Dino Bash Travel Through Time
Pokoko's founders André Hornung and Philipp Brömme tell us about the development process of their latest game and what to expect next from the team
User Generated Universe
World Building - how Megamod plans to change user-generated content for every player
Industry veterans Alexey Kostarev and Dmitriy Semiriazhko plan to change the face of user-generated content with the new voxel-based Megamod platform. PG.biz finds out more...
Q&a
Halli Bjornsson on a decade of Avakin Life and what comes next for Lockwood Publishing
We discuss the very beginnings of Lockwood and the creation of Avakin Life in addition to changes in the gaming industry
Interview
Everything you need to know about Blizzard’s new mobile game Warcraft Rumble
We spoke with the games senior animator, Carin Huurnink and senior game designer Brendan Farrell
Fan-tasmagoria
Under the microscope: Here's what's wrong with Silent Hill: Ascension
Genvid’s Massively Interactive Live Event has attracted considerable criticism from fans just days after launch, but it's not too late to turn this ship around
Q&a
Chris Petrovic, CBO at FunPlus talks new soft launch, Sea of Conquest
Sea of Conquest is AAA strategy on mobile from the creators of State of Survival and Guns of Glory
Mena Market
The MENA Opportunity in a post-ATT mobile games market
Sandsoft's Ratko Bozovic discusses how the MENA market is on the rise despite privacy policies changes shaking mobile’s foundations
Women In Games
Product Madness’ Ayşe Betül Eser on building a winning user acquisition strategy
The quest for successful user acquisition has undergone radical changes in recent times. Here Ayşe Betül Eser explains how to win hearts and minds while keeping costs down
Ai Advances
From underdogs to game changers: How indie studios can use AI to change the industry
Ludo.ai’s Tom Pigott explains how indie studios can utilise AI to flourish
Q&a
Behind the scenes: The making of Tangle Tower
Creators Adam Vian and Tom Vian share the design and development process behind the murder mystery point-and-click adventure game
Q&a
Behind the scenes: The making of One Punch Man: World
One Punch Man: World producer FeiHua “Shifu” Huang talks turning the much-loved anime IP into a cross-platform classic
Empowering Everyone
Empowering Everyone - How Xsolla Plans To Give Developers The Power To Find And Keep Players Content
In the era of ‘forever games’ Xsolla CEO Chris Hewish outlines the company’s goals of empowering developers to own and understand their players directly
Bakugan Brawl
Bakugan Brawling hits Roblox: Bringing big-name brands to the metaverse
Spin Master EVP and global chief marketing officer Jeremy Tucker discusses delivering IP to attract younger audiences while keeping faithful fans on side
Q&a
Ustwo Games' CCO Danny Gray: "Some fans don’t believe in paying for subscription services and want to own their media."
Ustwo's Assemble with Care was originally released as an Apple Arcade exclusive. With the title heading to free-to-start on both iOS and Android we find out their strategy for the future
Strategic Streaming
Netflix plans to win "The Big Prize" of gaming
Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos, and VP of finance Spencer Wang revealed the future of gaming on the platform
Q&a
Game analysis: Reinventing a legend for Cut the Rope 3
ZeptoLab CEO Max Petrov takes us behind the scenes of creating Cut the Rope 3 and bringing it to Apple Arcade
Trends
Chinese gaming trends revealed as 52% of the population play games
Trends, censorship, approvals, mixed genre games and more come under the microscope
Interview
Industry veterans create The Experimentation Group to boost industry growth
The consultancy group are offering their expertise for free
Interview
GameHouse CEO Simonetta Lulli: “When I started there were zero females on the management team. Now after two years we make up 60% of it.”
GameHouse were recently visited by Apple CEO Tim Cook where the team shared 25 years of gaming making and developing with women in mind
Women In Games
Big Fish Games’ Janice Gao on how keeping an open mind helped build up her mobile marketing skillset
Janice Gao talks to PG.biz about the value of marketing, the need for strategy, sustaining growth and the challenges of forging a career in the rapidly evolving global games market
Indie View
"Our ultimate goal is to keep creating memorable and enjoyable experiences": Latchback Games discuss standing out as an indie
Latchback Games won the Very Big Indie Pitch in Helsinki - we discuss their road to the Big Indie Pitch
Interview
GIMZ CEO Nikita Guk talks Unity Runtime Fee aftermath and 1000 signature-strong collective letter success
Unity’s runtime fee sparked near instant backlash, prompting a rapidly banded together of likeminded creatives to make their voices known. Here's their story.
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