Mahjong Anyone?
The effect of coronavirus on consumer mobile gaming habits in China
GameRefinery takes a look at the top mobile games in China
Making Of
Making Of: How East Side Games got the It's Always Sunny gang to go mobile
"Working on a successful product based on a television IP opened up some doors to our founders"
Bow Land
Huuuge Games teams up with Double Star to release Bow Land - a ground-breaking mobile game
"We strongly believe that thanks to our knowledge and support Bow Land will be a global success."
Change The Message
Nintendo's overwhelming Directs are exactly what Animal Crossing: New Horizons needs
No matter what you think about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it won't matter after its Direct
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Panda Arcade studio manager Alicia Jakovich on why the middle ground can be beneficial
"You can enjoy making games and make a moderately good living out of it."
Keeping Culture
Tripling your team - keeping your culture
Softgames' head of people and culture Amei Ott on how to grow without losing focus
Jobs In Games
Behaviour Interactive's Daniel Guertin on how to get a job in game design
"Once you’ve started, it's just a matter of pushing forward"
Live And Kicking
Nearly seven years on, Sonic Dash is showing no signs of slowing down
SEGA Hardlight studio director Neall Jones speaks to us ahead of the anniversary
Coronavirus Impact
The impact of the coronavirus epidemic to China's games industry: A view from Beijing
Sunny Painter CEO Junxue Li provides an insider perspective
Small Beautiful
Supercell: Why it’s not about the money
We just wanna make the world play
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: The Gentlebros CEO Desmond Wong on leaving Koei Tecmo and the allure of Apple Arcade
Former Koei Tecmo artist Desmond Wong talks about the Cat Quest studio and plans for the future
Get Into South Korea
South Korea mobile game opportunities - and how to unlock them
South Korea has always presented a unique challenge for Western mobile games publishers, but recent regulatory changes mean the doors are opening
Jobs In Games
Mag Interactive’s Violetta Palinder on how to get a job as a games artist
"I was always attracted to character design, environments and animation"
New Vancouver Games
Three new games (and one innovative voice converter) launched by Vancouver gaming studios post-PG Connects
From FUBAR: Just Give'r to Dragon Up: Idle Adventure
Diversity Is King
There is no such thing as a typical gamer, and our industry needs to reflect this
King's global director of diversity and inclusion Frances Light on why the company is aiming to hire a 50/50 gender balance in 2020
Won Over
Is Apple Arcade worth it? A personal view
Some of the best mobile games are part of the service
A New Contender
How Snap Games tackles exclusivity, monetisation, and competition from Apple Arcade
Snap Games head Will Wu shares his thoughts on the first 10 months
Tenjin Free Api
Tenjin is releasing a new set of automation APIs and making it free
Campaign Management and Reporting APIs free for all
Making Of
Developing an AR game after the success of Pokémon GO: The making of Bird BnB
"The core gameplay is rooted in strong appointment and collection mechanics"
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: How Apple Arcade kept Dinosaur Polo Club from switching to console
Co-founder Robert Curry talks Mini Motorways
Smarter Buying
How N3twork improved its UA performance by 25%
Automation does the heavy-lifting
Jobs In Games
Kwalee head of publishing Simon Prytherch on 30 years in the games industry
"With hypercasual it's raw, you can’t hide behind amazing graphics or big names"
Can't Catch 'em All
Pokemon GO is now for the hardcore, not the casual
Niantic has done wonders with Pokemon GO, but it's starting to feel overwhelming
Esports In China
China has a big plan to become the global centre of the games industry
Mobvista CEO Clement Cao talks us through the moves that China is making
Question Time
What you think the UK games industry would look like after Brexit?
Burning question: we asked, you answered.
Huawei Appgallery
How Huawei's AppGallery can rapidly grow your app in the Middle East and beyond
Huawei head of AppGallery MENA mobile services Naji Robehmed tells all from Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan 2019
See Eu Later
What do UK mobile game developers think of Brexit?
Post-referendum discussion from the UK mobile games industry
Mobile Game Marketing
Game of Phones: Why it's time for a smarter approach to mobile game app marketing
Mobile acquisition specialist Saikala Sultanova explains all
Interview
A decade on, MAG Interactive CEO Daniel Hasselberg discusses the firm's growth
"We decided to focus the company around social multiplayer games at the end of 2018"
Synergies
Denali Publishing's Sabaa Rehmani on making Spies in Disguise: Agents on the Run
Providing focus and demographic overlap
Sustainable Gaming Apps
Grow a sustainable gaming app: 2020 trends
How Facebook Audience Network's App Growth Academy can help your app this year
Live And Kicking
Live and Kicking: Talking 'Super Saiyan' with Dragon Ball Legends producer Toshitaka Tachibana
"As a team, we constantly prioritise the fans of the Dragon Ball series"
From Mmo To Hypercasual
Netmarble EMEA chairman Baris Ozistek on why the publisher is turning to hypercasual
After major time-sink titles like Lineage 2 Revolution, Netmarble EMEA is looking for something smaller
Improve App Rating
How to improve your App Store rating
App Radar marketing manager Genie Patrathiranond talks us through boosting your ratings
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Capybara game director Dan Vader on the unlikely success of Grindstone
Why Apple Arcade was the place to be for the slice-and-dice puzzler
Five Years Of Adventures
Hyper Hippo’s Tristan Rattink on why AdVenture Capitalist is still here after 5 years
How the studio took "the least sexy idea" and made it into a global phenomenon
In-app Bidding From Applovin
In-App Bidding: Boost your bottom line
AppLovin MD of Europe Daniel Tchernahovsky talks us through the company's in-app bidding solution MAX
Jobs In Games
Jobs In Games: Square Enix's Lucy Shears on how to get a job as a market research analyst
"It’s awesome to be able to say I work for Square Enix"
Hypercasual Vs Gaas
Hypercasual vs GAAS - Lessons for lean #Gamedev
What can two very different development strategies can teach us as game developers
Breaking Out
Breaking out in mobile games with a team-first approach & continuous optimisation
Tripledot Studios co-founder and COO Akin Babayigit talks us through in-app bidding
Best Of The Best
Five things we learned at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
The top trends and interesting insights we picked up from the conference
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Lykke Studios founder Jakob Lykkegard on life after Playlab
The studio partnered with Apple Arcade to launch Tint.
Idle Games
East Side Games’ Josh Nilson on the idle genre
“More people are playing games on multiple platforms, and people are consuming content more than ever, across the board.”
Politics In Games
Taso Advisory’s Ben Greenstone on policymakers and politicians increasing interest in games
“The industry has found itself on the radar of politicians and governments across the world. That’s brought a whole lot of attention that games businesses aren’t used to.”
Facebook Instant Games
Developer Spotlight: Tips for success with Instant Games
A Facebook Gaming panel discussion with Ubisoft, Lotum and Game Closure
Supporting Women In Games
Women in Games’ David Smith on supporting the progression of women in the games industry
“The vision of Women in Games is to see a games industry, culture and community free of gender discrimination”
Ux Success
Guffaw Digital’s Adam Barker discusses UX for success
“There's a lot of raw talent which if nudged in the right way would reap dividends for the UK economy.”
Future Trends
Rogue Games’ Levi Buchanan on the next trends set to hit the games industry
“We’ve gone from a two console battlefield to games that exist on dozens upon dozens of screens and are purchased right from the device versus going to retail.”
Offensive & Defensive Aso
The offensive and defensive ASO strategies to score high in the gaming league
Two different approaches to your App Store optimisation
"global Games Development"
Tencent's TiMi Studios discuss Call of Duty: Mobile, Pokémon partnership, and 2020 trends
"It is not our first cooperation with Activision and won't be the last"