Drop The Remote
Why we need to drop the "remote": Five tips for digitally leading a team
InnoGames studio director Christian Reshöft offers up his suggestions
Towerlands
Indie Spotlight: Black Bears CEO Oleg Kapitonov on why the studio is unlikely to return to an office format
"Now that we're completely remote, I'm not sure if we will return to the previous format"
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: How Luna Labs CEO Steven Chard runs the company across London and Minsk from home
"I would say that being required to work remotely forced our hand internally to further improve our remote culture."
Nintendo's Rethink
The big game company that couldn't: Nintendo's mobile rethink
Jon Jordan explores Nintendo's decision to scale back on mobile
Welcome To The Club
Interview: HB Studios' senior audio designer John McCarthy on the music and commentary of PGA Tour 2K21
"I think that presenting it in a second-person POV is the part that catches people by surprise"
Hybridcasual Opportunity
PG.Biz Deep Dives: Harnessing the hybridcasual opportunity with Department of Play
Department of Play contributor Will Freeman digs into the next evolution of hypercasual
#blacklivesmatter
POC in Mobile: The Game Band lead animator Cedric Adams on why we need diverse main characters
"We need to inspire and facilitate growth in diverse creators"
Order Up
Opinion: I completed Pokemon Cafe Mix in two days, and I probably won't go back
A lesson in making sure you have enough content for your puzzle game
China Success
Will China be able to make a long-term success of its short-term gaming boom?
Nativex head of sales for Europe Ilya Gitlin digs into the data
Live & Kicking
Live and Kicking: GSN Games SVP Wilhelm Taht on Bingo Bash's 10-year survival
"We've had some of the very best months in the history of Bingo Bash at the beginning of 2020"
Winding Worlds
Indie Spotlight: Why KO_OP believes Apple Arcade is the perfect introduction for non-gamers
KO_OP art director and game designer Sam Boucher on the forming of the studio
Gamerefinery Podcast
Learn all about player motivations and archetypes with GameRefinery's Mobile GameDev Playbook podcast
Jon Jordan and Joel Julkunen chat with Oscar Clark and Kieran O'Leary about archetypes and motivations
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Supercell's Hay Day Pop designer Ayushman Datta Gupta on developing games from home
"Personally, I can't wait to go back to working in the office"
Understanding Gamers
Understanding gamer motivations
AppLovin senior director of marketing operations Alice Guillaume
Looking At Liveops
What is live ops, anyway?
Oscar Clark breaks down an area he knows particularly well
130 Million Players
Live and Kicking: How Plague Inc. took over the world
Ndemic Creations founder James Vaughan on the "unbelievable journey"
Ice Ice Baby
Making Of: How Frogmind's Rumble Hockey was turned around in 9 months
"Approximately 50,000 new players per day since its launch"
The Rise Of Hyper-casual
Charting the rise of hyper-casual gaming
Adjust reports on the hyper-casual industry, in partnership with Unity
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Jessica Sundell on her journey from Angry Birds to The Walking Dead to Hatch Kids
"The lockdown and its limitations have challenged us to be extra creative in addressing issues"
Heroic Cloud
The Heroic Cloud - Hosted games infrastructure at scale
Heroic Labs VP of Product Alim Jaffer announces the public release of Heroic Cloud
My Talking Tom Friends
Interview: How Outfit7 started a virtual pet revolution with its new game
"What's been wonderful is that the final product is actually very similar to our first concepts"
Careers Week
How to get a job at Trials developer Ubisoft RedLynx
Part of our careers week at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
Tales Of Memo
Indie Spotlight: How a school maths assignment inspired Tales of Memo
"The game originated from a conversation I had with my daughter"
Eat Or Be Eaten
Despite $1.8 billion Peak deal, Zynga isn't 'acquisition-ed out'
President of publishing Bernard Kim on a hungry beast
Gaming's Image Change
InnoGames CEO Hendrik Klindworth on how Covid-19 might change the image of gaming
"Although these are unpredictable times, they have also been times of growth and learning."
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Pixel Federation co-founder Lucia Šicková on the "rollercoaster of Zoom"
"I discovered that the [gaming] space is a perfect mix of creativity and structure where I can make the most of my skill set."
Get Your First Job
Entry level advice for getting a job in games
Games recruitment firm Amiqus offers up some tips for getting your first job in the industry
The Ohm Approach
The Voodoo Approach: OHM Games on what sets its hit titles apart from the crowd
"We are really proud that all our games have extra long session lengths for hyper-casual"
All Ears
AudioMob on the art and opportunity of betas
CEO Christian Facey explains
Black Lives Matter
Statement from Steel Media Ltd in support of Black Lives Matter
Steel Media stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in condemnation of the killing of George Floyd, and against widespread systemic racism.
Feed The Beast
Five tips to feed Facebook's algorithms right
InnoGames' Sven Miketta gives you advice on feeding the beast
The Tarboosh Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Tarboosh Games CEO Rani Hammad H. on learning how to make hit games with Voodoo
"It is hard to always meet their KPIs, but when you do, the game is usually sustainable and successful."
China Regulations
Will China’s new regulations push game publishers towards other emerging markets?
Nativex general manager Tiffany Ou looks at what's to come
Agora Live Video
Nobody cares about your app idea - here's how to change that
Harness live video for the next generation of gaming & apps
2.5 Million Dau
Making Of: How Scrabble GO achieved "the best launch ever for a mobile word game"
"Over 2.5 million people are playing daily for an average of 100 minutes each day"
The Aya Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Why AYA Games feels like Voodoo is the only publisher it wants to work with
"Voodoo was willing to support us in pretty much every possible way"
Production In Pandemic
Audio production in times of pandemic
Four things Covid-19 has taught us about maintaining production standards
From Rockstar To Indie
Indie Spotlight: Tony Gowland reflects on running Ant Workshop for five years
"One thing I really liked when I got away from triple-A development was that the teams and development times got a lot smaller."
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Amber head Mihai Sfrijan on balancing the positives and negatives of lockdown
"I was a bit wary of how all of this was going to work"
Missingno
What happened to Pokémon Sleep?
One year on and we still are none the wiser as to what the iOS and Android game is
The Orbital Knight Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Orbital Knight publishing director Jan Chichlowski on the importance of testing
"If you test something for the fifth time and the results are not good, this means the concept is not good"
Preserving The Past
Interview: Why Poki is partnering with Nitrome and more to preserve the Flash games of old
Co-founder Michiel van Amerongen and the team explain the business behind saving older games
The Lawson He Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Tower Run creator Lawson He on why partnering with a publisher is crucial
"I would say that Voodoo has increased my business' revenue by infinite %"
Back From The Brink
Indie Spotlight: Efecto Studios CEO and co-founder Eivar Rojas Castro on bouncing back from closure
"It was a six-person team with no clients and no local industry"
Retargeting
Here's how retargeting supports app growth for gaming
Remerge looks at how retargeting can add value to your game
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Clipwire Games' James Aiken on developing from home after just relocating
"When you can't go out and see friends and family it’s important to make plans to communicate with people outside of work"
The Cassette Approach
The Voodoo Approach: How AquaPark.io developer Cassette grew with help from the hyper-casual publisher
"These guys are experts of feeling the thin line between giving advice and letting you make your own decisions"
Scrabble Go Success
Interview: Why Scopely and PierPlay spent three years perfecting Scrabble GO
Speaking with PierPlay CEO Lorenzo Nuvoletta about the game's huge initial success
Indie View
The Big Indie Interviews: Willem Delventhal on making award winning games for cats
What does it take to make a game that's fun for both humans and cats?
We Didn't Start The Fire
Why are people still playing Garena Free Fire?
A first-time player tries to explain the battle royale's appeal