Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Cheesecake Digital CEO on the benefits of industry volunteering
"It is a great way to network, learn new skills and understand more about the industry."
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Indie dev Anna Jenelius on narrative in games and industry maturity
"If you want to make games, make games."
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Farmville 2 lead designer on game design deftness and trends in India
"Game development as a career was almost unheard of back then in India."
Indie Spotlight
Headup Games CTO Mark Aldrup on returning to office life in Germany
"Every two to three years the market seems to shift completely and you always have to be up-to-date."
Remote Working
Square Enix Montréal's Nathalie Gauthier explains why soft skills are the key to managing people
"You certainly have to clearly understand that producing has nothing to do with authority or micro-managing every decision."
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Understanding gaming’s dark horse - Stillfront Group
The Master the Meta team dives into Stillfront's success
Touchdown
Nifty Games discuss NFL Clash strategy, long-term goals, and Colin Kaepernick
"Nothing makes us more upset than the pay-to-win mechanics that would make the game unfair."
Poc In Mobile
Candy Crush producer Desirée Brathwaite on the underlying bias against black and brown people
"To attract and retain talent of colour, you need to provide an inclusive environment"
Live And Kicking
Why Playrix producer Alexander Vedeneev believes Gardenscapes is more than "just a Candy Crush clone"
"We must be doing something right if our games are being copied."
Performance Advice
Automatically generating performance test reports across all devices using CI with Arm Mobile Studio performance advisor
Take a detailed look at how Arm Studio can get you through benchmark analysis
Making Of
How Mega Man inspired Apple Arcade title Fallen Knight
"To be honest, we greatly underestimated the amount of work needed to be done."
Sustainable Growth
Post-COVID, a global approach is helping China’s mobile publishers achieve sustainable growth
NativeX's Jonathan Chan weighs in on how publishers can thrive through the pandemic
Indie Spotlight
Why Temple Gates is digitising board games for a new generation on mobile
"Digital board games were not our first bet but they’re the bet that has paid off so far"
Sponsored
What do living room board games and mobile games have in common? Real-time interactions
"Being able to communicate in real-time with your teammates can make or break your gameplay."
Remote Working
How a last-minute university course switch lead Tom Van Dam to ByteDance and China
"I felt that I shouldn't do something too similar to what I enjoyed as a hobby, so overnight I applied for Economics and Finance instead."
Sponsored
Jam City's John Peterson on the continued growth of the studio through M&A
"We are extremely committed to Finland and are looking forward to having a presence there soon."
Sponsored
External vs in-game communities: Which is right for your studio?
Yodo1 discusses whether it's worth investing resources to build a community.
Sponsored
Starloop Studios CEO Jesus Bosch discusses why developers are looking to partner more closely with outsourcing firms
"What they are looking for are real partners, deeply engaged with the customer objectives, and providing quick solutions to their demands"
Diversity Matters
POC in Mobile: Fellow Traveller's Des Gayle on what's changed in the games industry and what hasn't
"I was racially abused by someone in a management position"
Live And Kicking
From The Boys to Hellboy, four years of partnerships in Legendary: Game of Heroes
"We had the luxury of casting a large net when looking for partnerships."
Coming Together
Why Bunch got $20 million to party harder
Building the next gaming social network
Hypercasual Success
How to achieve ongoing hyper-casual success despite an evolving market
Lion Studios president Nick Le looks at the evolution of this incredibly competitive genre
"new Rhythm"
Indie Spotlight: How developer 8SEC is coping in France under Covid-19
"Sometimes it's hard to let go of a concept or feature we are invested in but the numbers don't lie"
Going Hyper
Why now is the perfect time for mid-size casual studios to open up to hypercasual
Crazy Labs COO Guy Tomer explores how you could be making smaller games alongside your regular output
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Nadav Ashkenazy's five-year rise to general manager at Supersonic
"Ultimately, it's in this environment that we've become one of the top five hypercasual developers"
Diversity Matters
POC in Mobile: Chase Bethea's journey as a game composer and the many benefits of game jams
"There's no need to wait because the longer you do, the more opportunities will pass you by"
Wechat Mini Games
Unprecedented growth in China's HTML5 games market: WeChat Mini Game revenue up 18%
Yodo1 explores the growing world of WeChat Mini Games
Gladiators Ready
Indie Spotlight: How Colossi Games is taking on the survival genre
"I don't believe in borders and know that there are talented people everywhere"
My Little World
Hasbro's My Little Pony IP engages millions of fans in prominent Chinese mobile game
Yodo1 details how it brought the iconic IP to Mini World
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: "Love the games you want to be hired to make," says Storm8's Amber Okamura
"What works for one person isn't going to work for another and find your own flow."
Arcade Anniversary
Apple Arcade is a "welcome alternative to the free-to-play title", says Sega Hardlight's Neall Jones
Sonic Racing and ChuChu Rocket both launched with Apple Arcade
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Everything you need to know about the upcoming IDFA changes
A mini deep dive from the Master the Meta team
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: get up to speed on mobile ads at PGC Helsinki with AdInMo CEO Kristan Rivers
PGC Helsinki takes place September 14th - 18th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: App Radar CEO weighs in on the K-Factor at PGC Helsinki
PGC Helsinki Digital kicks off on September 14th
Poc In Mobile
Games for Good founder Deborah Mensah-Bonsu: "I think studios need to be brave in telling different kinds of stories"
"I think it takes everyone looking around their colleagues to see who's missing or not represented and challenging that"
Arcade Anniversary
How Apple Arcade helped Grindstone find an audience
"We got reviews on nearly every major site, print magazines and newspapers"
A Real High-class Bout
From Xbox and Nintendo to Tesla and Netflix: Studio MDHR COO Maja Moldenhauer on the ever-lasting success of Cuphead
"There is a huge appetite out there for traditional 2D animation"
Making Of
How a Global Game Jam lead to the creation of The Lullaby of Life on Apple Arcade
"We had no experience of building a game that could be played on different devices"
Apple Arcade Debut
Hello Games' Sean Murray talks the "emotional rollercoaster" of shipping a game and how The Last Campfire came to light
"As challenges go, I don't think you can get much bigger than Covid-19"
Indie Spotlight
How Cat Nigiri co-founders are running a studio alongside full-time day jobs
"The biggest challenge for any developer is always trying to find funding to create games"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: MAG Interactive's Chris Peters brings live ops finesse to PGC Helsinki Digital
PGC Helsinki Digital takes place on September 14th - 18th
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Yoozoo narrative director Dylan Cole on the lessons the US can learn from China
"It's no secret that US work culture chews people up - especially in the games industry"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: India bans PUBG Mobile & 117 other apps - what will happen next?
News and insights from the Master the Meta team
Meet The Investor
VGames Founder Eitan Reisel on the key advantages when raising investment from the company
“Content is not easy, we are building games that we hope people will love. Resilience, passion and leadership are key for success”
Serving Strategy
Mintegral’s ad serving strategy and click analysis explained
Mintegral CEO Erick Fang provides an in-depth look at how the company serves and shows ads, as well as the data it collects
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: King's Abigail Rindo brings her passion for storytelling to PGC Helsinki Digital
Pocket Gamer Connects: Helsinki Digital will take place on September 14th - 18th
China Weekly
Player registration for games in China: how to comply and keep your title alive
Yodo1 discusses how to navigate user retention in China's market
Meet The Investor
Konvoy Ventures’ Managing Partner Jason Chapman on the key advantages when raising investment from the company
"While games have begun integrating social layers into games long ago, we think games will become an important facilitator of social interaction in a work from home world"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Hyper Hippo Games' Luke Gorman on maximising APRU
Pocket Gamer Connects: Helsinki Digital will take place on September 14th - 18th
Diversity Matters
POC in Mobile: "The video games industry can do better," says Behaviour brand manager Sam Quino
"I’ve sadly had my fair share of horror stories to tell both as a woman and a Filipino"