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Short Cuts: Predictions for 2014 from our Berlin Mobile Mixer

From Facebook and consolidation to more Hollywood

Short Cuts: Predictions for 2014 from our Berlin Mobile Mixer

Our Berlin Mobile Mixerwasn't just about top networking and panel talking.

We also set up the opportunity for people to tell us what they were predicting for the mobile games industry in 2014.

After all, it is getting to that time of the year.

And there was no lack of talkative people who were willing to give us their views on how the next 12 months would pan out.


2014 will be about the challenges of going multi-platform, says Microsoft's game evangelist Kristina Rothe.

2014 will be about smarter user acquisition, says GameGenetics' David Mohr.



2014 will be about better development and monetisation tools, says Wooga's Eric Seufert.


2014 will be about the power of Facebook's app promo channel, says Matomy's Carolin Greif.


PlayHaven's Ville Heijari thinks 2014 will be about the consolidation of mobile game development tools and services as companies are forced to streamline their operations.

We're going more Hollywood in 2014, says Creative Mobile's Stefan Ruhle.

Exozet's Matthias Hellmund is looking forward to Android 5, 6 and 7.

2014 will be about hardcore games, says Peter from Hardscore Games.

It Matters Games' Jens Kortboyer hopes indie developers will be allowed onto consoles.

Steel Media's MD Chris James who predicts trouble ahead in 2014, as the industry deals with consolidation for small and medium companies, and globalisation especially in terms of the collision between western and Asian markets. 

And, finally, a very special word from the Movember-tastic Messers James and Heijari about Pocket Gamer Connects...

 


Contributing Editor

A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon is Contributing Editor at PG.biz which means he acts like a slightly confused uncle who's forgotten where he's left his glasses. As well as letters and cameras, he likes imaginary numbers and legumes.