Big Plans
“Treating what we are building not just as a game but as a social platform is very rare"
Social First’s CEO Kim Soares on securing funds to fuel the development of a new cross-platform MMO title that champions social connectivity
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Games Meets Social
Social First bag a further $4.2 million investment as they get set to "redefine social gaming"
Mikko Kähärä and Kim Soares' cross-platform company gains fresh funding for its first MMO, slated for early access later this year
Developer Insights
Why player-driven economies are a powerful tool for developers
Building an economy that keeps players engaged creates long-term fans that will keep coming back so that they can achieve more
Marketing Skills
How to form a successful influencer marketing strategy in 2023
The social landscape is always moving but the right, powerful, influencer-led social media campaign can still deliver results
Digital Assets
Digital asset trading: The untapped multi-billion market within videogames
Digital assets within games represent a huge business opportunity. But how do we win over gamers who are apprehensive about the blockchain. Here's how
Openly Optimistic
Why mobile developers should be optimistic about 2023
In spite of 2022’s mobile revenue dip, 2023 is on the up. Kim Soares highlights the industry’s continued upward trajectory when omitting pandemic blip
Social Distance
Kim Soares on the launch of Finnish social gaming studio Social First
PocketGamer.biz speaks with Kim Soares on forming a new social games studio, disruptive trends, and the return to live events
Out Of Hiding
Social First launches with $2.5 million backing to create cross-platform, social games
Founded by industry veterans Kim Soares and Mikko Kähärä
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: 50% of Kukouri Mobile Entertainment downloads originated from player's friends
Social gaming was discussed at length during panel
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: What it means to be an indie developer
"For the longest time big publishers were not interested in indie titles"
Pgc Digital #2
Why Kukouri CEO Kim Soares believes now is the time to scale up
"We have identified a rather unique way of doing massive scaling"
Crunch Time
Kukouri CEO Kim Soares on how mobile is getting harder for everyone
UA costs continue to bite
Grow Your Own
The hows and whys of talent acquisition and nurturing a successful team in games
Ella Romanos asks some experts
Its The Finnovators
Dealing with success: is Finland still ahead of the game?
Small country, big games
Get Smart
Kim Soares on how to be smart as an indie
Tips and tricks to survive in the mobile wilderness
The Build Up
#PGCLondon speaker Kim Soares on why indies need to refine their strategy in 2016
What to expect at PG Connects London 2016
Star Finnish
Learn from the Finnovators - Supercell, Next Games, Rovio, Futureplay and Kukouri speaking at PGC London 2016
Gain leading insight from the industry's leading talent
Finnish Secret
CEO Kim Soares on Kukouri's steady rise towards investment success
Building the studio behind Tiny Troopers