Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Funko Games’ Fertessa Scott on the next big potential mobile crossover
Could board games be integrated into the mobile games industry? Hear what Fertessa Scott has to say at PG Connects Seattle
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: HipHopGamer AKA Gerard Williams on the significance of impacting others through your platform
Meet the superstar experts that will be leading the conversation at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Pg Connects Seattle
Speaker Spotlight: stand out in the international mobile market with TransPerfect's Semih Altinay
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Ain't My First Rodeo
How "contrarian" Rodeo Stampede survived the hypercasual wild years
Yodo1 co-CEO Henry Fong discusses the enduring success of Rodeo Stampede, with the title reaching its fifth year of operation in 2021
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: ZEBEDEE's Ben Cousens on the impact of game payments as a native experience
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Edging Out Blockchain?
Is there more to decentralised computing than blockchain?
NumberEight's Emma Raz and Matthew Paletta compare the sustainability of edge computing, cloud computing, and blockchain
Mga 2022 Best Innovation
This Earth Day, take a fabulous hot air balloon ride around the GamesForest.Club
Georg Broxtermann and Maria Wagner, co-founders of GamesForest.Club, discuss representing the positive change from the mobile games industry, and their optimism around blockchain gaming
Currency Confusion
Currency confusion reduces player trust in your F2P game, says Edd Coates
Game UI Database founder shares his insight in currency confusion, following his in-depth article on UX/UI dark patterns in F2P mobile games
Games By Government
iLogos adds mobile game to Ukrainian government portal app
Vertical shooter, eBayrakatar, can be played in the app which also allows users to donate to armed forces, provide information on Russian troop movements, and digital ID at checkpoints
Interview
Resident Evil 4 VR's Tom Ivey on updating a classic for virtual reality
Armature Studio's lead producer gives us the low down on the new Mercenaries mode revealed during the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase
Interview
VR won't replace mobile gaming, says Meta's Jason Rubin
The Metaverse Content VP answers our questions about the Quest Gaming Showcase and virtual reality in general
Making Money Matters
Diversifying revenue: how Fingersoft strikes the right balance
Meta Audience Network and Fingersoft explore the reasons for adopting a diverse revenue model within mobile games and the impact it had on the Hill Climb Racing franchise
Mga 2022 Best Indie Developer
Mobile is a "really punishing format" for indies, says inkle's Jon Ingold
inkle talks about its return to mobile, changes to the App Store and interactive fiction audiences, and the need for cross-platform Steam or Switch releases
Ruby To Red
Rovio CEO commits to future acquisitions
Following the acquisition of Ruby Games in 2021, Rovio’s Alex Pelletier-Normand is bullish about acquisitions remaining “an important part of our strategy moving forward”
Mga 2022 Mobile Legend
ustwo’s Danny Gray: “When we’re all dead and gone, what do you want your impact on the world to be: your $4 million exit or all the lives you’ve changed?”
Part two of our interview with ustwo games chief creative officer and MGA 2022 Mobile Legend Danny Gray delves deep into his model for building games at scale and the value of blockchain in gaming
Mga 2022 Mobile Legend
ustwo games’ Danny Gray: “I basically demoted myself. But I didn’t care; I just wanted to make great games.”
Part one of our interview with ustwo' games chief creative officer, 2022 MGA Mobile Legend, and Chaos King discusses fitting in the games industry, leading a studio and stepping back, and chasing Monument Valley's success
Work It
Supercell: "Small teams are a part of Supercell’s identity. What became clear is that not all team situations are the same"
Supercell co-chief people officer Lesley Mansford talks about Supercell's journey to evolve its work culture, lessons you can take from their efforts, and combating industry-wide mental health decline and burnout
Seeing Red
Rovio CEO talks ATT, protecting Angry Birds, and blockchain exploration
A whirlwind chat with Rovio CEO Alex Pelletier-Normand traverses the company’s brand strategy for Angry Birds, privacy changes, and Rovio’s blockchain development
Core Competences
How HMS Core empowers game developers to deliver better, more high-quality experiences
Find out more about Huawei Mobile Services core capabilities including 3D Modelling, Computer Graphics, Scene Kit, and Augmented Reality engine
Listen Up
Quality and quantity: inside Take-Two studio Socialpoint’s AudioMob partnership
AudioMob looks at why the mobile studio famed for the quality of its games picked audio ads - and what it means for brands
I Want It Now
Mobile and blockchain gaming’s future belongs on the cloud, argues BlueStacks
Bluestack’s Rosen Sharma on now.gg’s commitment to browser-based gaming, and doubts on Apple and Google accepting blockchain gaming
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Skystone Games’ Bill Wang on the post-pandemic industry boom
Meet the superstar experts that will be leading the conversation at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Pc Connects Interviews
Video interview: Data.ai on the rise and continuation of mobile spending
Data.ai's Karl Knights on consumer spending on mobile games during the pandemic and encouraging work flexibility
Grab 'em
ironSource: Creative is critical to every element of your mobile games business
ironSource's Adam Stevens details how vital creative talent is to every part of the games industry, focusing on user acquisition
Sky High
Jenova Chen on Sky’s arduous seven-year development and monetising his way
Journey and Sky: Children of the Light creator opens up about being outpaced by the mobile playerbase, altruistic IAPs, and belief in the metaverse
Pg Connects Interviews
Video interview: MobileAction on true data insight to discover the latest mobile games trends
MobileAction's Taha Karsli on data insight informing monetisation and iteration best practice in mobile gaming's fast-paced environment
Marketing Melancholy
Tenjin: 39% of mobile devs have lost money due to IDFA changes
Tenjin's Roman Garbar speaks to PG.biz on how 55% of respondents are finding mobile marketing harder in 2021 than 2020
Looking After The Talent
Why games industry staffing is broken
TheXPlace's Maya Rand details the post-pandemic struggle to acquire and retain video game talent, and the need for a change in 2022
Live At The Sands
Fortis: "None of this is disruptive until we release a game that causes a response. Until then, we’re just words on a page"
Newly-launched Las Vegas Sands-backed games company looks to social interaction in its forthcoming titles. But how much of a disruptive force will the company come to be?
Making Of
Indus brings Indian culture and elevates mobile gamers to "first class citizens"
SuperGaming's Roby John on treating mobile gamers as "first class citizens" and blending a battle royale with Indo-futurism
Fundamentals
Understanding design and the user journey in India's mobile gaming scene
PlayerzPot's Mihir Sanchala goes back to the fundamentals as he discusses the expanding awareness of designing the player's journey in India's mobile gaming industry
Making Of
How Kemco blended its JRPGs with an up-and-coming genre
Kemco game director Riki Arimitsu and overseas marketing Matteo Conti talk small teams, localisation, and blending JRPGs with deck-building roguelike
Make More Money
Why are indie game developers losing money?
Yodo1 urges developers to consider monetisation earlier in your game plan
Pg Connects Interviews
Video interview: Freeverse.io on living NFT assets and play-to-earn as a short-lived solution
"It's important to separate the intellectual property of the NFT and the NFT itself."
Looking Past Facebook Stats
DIY Keyboard: from TikTok marketability to global success
DIY Keyboard reached the top five games charts in 70 countries. But this game never passed CPI according to Facebook KPIs - how did this game break the boundaries and come to life?
Games Dev In Ukraine
iLogos on games dev in Ukraine: "Working in days of war is a heroic act. We call this a fight, not on the battlefield but on the economical frontline."
Games solutions provider discusses continuing full-cycle games production during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Pg Connects Interviews
Video interview: Playstack on creating in-game ads that better suit the players
"In some instances, there are more adverts than gameplay."
Speaker Spotlight
IWD22: Playrix’s Marianna Vallejo on the importance of positive company culture and how to encourage more women into the games industry
“Aside from verbal encouragement and inspiring social network posts, I think the main incentive can be some kind of compensation for childcare”
International Women's Day
Infinite Arcade's Ekin Eris: "Compared to traditional businesses, the gaming scene in Turkey is more developed in gender equality."
The change to remote working, more women wanting to join the games industry, and ensuring the company values align with your own
Speaker Spotlight
IWD22: “Our efforts of today will empower the women game developers of tomorrow.”
Renee Gittins of Phoenix Labs on how videogames are a key tool to empower women and minorities
International Women's Day
Zynga's Nicole Hartvig David: "To attract more women in gaming, we need to ensure that they are equally represented as the face of the industry"
Maternity and paternity leave, childcare, and inclusive activities needed for greater gender representation, says Zynga VP of marketing Nicole Hartvig David
Speaker Spotlight
IWD22: "Engaging with people with different perspectives with openness and curiosity can transform a team and what that team can make"
Original Fire Games' Carolina Mastretta on inspiring leaders and why diversity in the workplace is so important
Indie View
Very Big Indie Pitch runner-up Hamdo Games discuss pitching Our Last Halloween
We talk to Hamdo Games' Parham Sorooshian about The Very Big Indie Pitch
In Game Ads
50% of mobile publishers will be using in-game ads by the end of 2022
Half of the world's game publishers will be making use of in-game ads by the end of 2022 according to bullish predictions from ad-specialist Adverty CEO Thorbjorn Warin
Speaker Spotlight
IWD22: Eve Crevoshay of Take This focuses on the importance of prioritising your well-being
"We don’t serve everyone unless everyone is represented at the design table."
Speaker Spotlight
IWD22: Cami Smith explains why perseverance is key to success in the games industry
"[The games industry] is an industry filled with passion, new ideas, and storytellers that create incredible environments, characters, and sounds."
International Women's Day
"To all women considering joining the games industry or building their own company - I did it. You can too."
Game Jolt's Yaprak DeCarmine discusses breaking out of gaming's social strata, the importance of passion, perseverance, and kindness, and four key priorities when forming your own company
Speaker Spotlight
IWD22: "If you have faith in your skills and expertise those will prevail."
Jacki Vause of Dimoso on the next great opportunities for the mobile games market
International Women's Day
"The number of female designers in the games industry is higher than ever, but this doesn’t apply to developer and management roles"
Playable Factory's Gökçe Nur Oğuz talks the women joining the Turkish mobile games industry
Pg Connects Interviews
Video interview: AWS Game Tech on the diverse functionality of cloud gaming
AWS Game Tech's Eric Morales details the evolving needs met by cloud gaming and functionality, both for the developers and players