Google Pay
India’s antitrust watchdog fines Google for $113 million
The country found that Google abused its dominant position in the market
Financials
Modern Times Group report steady growth through Q3 in recently released financials
MTG (Modern Times Group) the mobile gaming company that recently stepped-back from its efforts in esports, has released its financial data.
Mobile Download Charts
Hyper-casual genre leads September South-East Asian mobile download chart
Sensor Tower’s latest report reveals the most downloaded mobile games in South-East Asia
Swedish Games Industry
Swedish Games Companies contributed $5.8bn to the global economy, national report reveals
The majority of the country’s game makers are solo operations
Guest Post
AdLiven co-founder, Kai Yu, on AdLiven Insights – a new tool for a post IDFA world
How should developers approach user acquisition in an ever-changing landscape?
News
RuneScape developer Jagex report record breaking revenue for 2021, their seventh successive year of growth
According to the studio’s latest financials, the company raked in £124.86m in revenue for 2021, marking its seventh year of sustained growth.
Track Rundown
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Hypercasual On The Move
Azur Games: How hypercasual games development has changed through the pandemic
In Azur Games’ latest blog post they describe how the last three years of hypercasual has gone from popping bubbles to intricate level design
Sega In Singapore
Sega announces Singapore-based subsidiary as it seeks to expand in the Southeast Asia market
Established as a "key base" for future activity
Series A Success
Odyssey Interactive raises $19 million ahead of Omega Strikers mobile launch
Series A round led by venture capital fund Makers Fund
Financial Report
Stillfront Group reports Q3 revenue boom, up 36% to $163m
Mobile publishing group including middle eastern studios Jawaker and Babil continues to flourish
New Studios, New Logo
Product Madness rebrands as it opens further two studios
Canada and USA based studios expand portfolio total to seven
Investment
Turkish mobile studio Manc receives $50m investment from GEM Digital to accelerate global growth
The Turkish developer Manc has reported a $50m investment for their Mancium mobile game token.
Journey To Jordan
Pocket Gamer Connects in Jordan: The Story So Far…
Take a trip down memory lane with us and find out more about our journey over the years leading us to PG Connects Jordan 2022
Financials
CyberAgent’s 2022 financials reveal 33.8 percent operating loss despite surge in advertising revenue
CyberAgent game sales are down, but that advertising growth holds steady as digital media investment is on the horizon.
Indie View
"We are super-fast and iterate quickly": Lessmore talks pitching, development and Eatventure
PocketGamer.biz talks to Sophie Brügmann about The Big Indie Pitch and Eatventure
New Studio
Wildlife Studios open new Helsinki studio Stellar Core Games with veterans from Supercell and Rovio
The studio will be led by Touko Tahkokallio and Serdar Soganci
Jordan Overview
Jordan will be home to over two million mobile gamers within five years
The market continues to grow, and Jordan’s gaming leaders, including Tamatem and Maysalward, infuse games with Arabic culture
Chinese Gaming Market
China’s gaming market decreases 19.1% quarter-on-quarter
The Chinese market is valued at $8.2 billion
Job News
Embracer Freemode appoints Brian Bright as principal design director
The Activision veteran will serve on the leadership team
Adjust Analysis
Exclusive: Educational, Casino and Arcade games on the rise according to Adjust's Q3 2022 report
Adjust analyses the EMEA and UK markets for the third quarter of 2022
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Jordan speaker Phil Shpilberg on how AI is transforming game marketing
The Head of Gaming at GameChangerSF will be giving us the lowdown on the increasing role of AI at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Speaker Spotlight
Mohamad Haj Hasan and Thamer Matar of Jawaker discuss mistakes and opportunities
The CEO and BDM talk to us ahead of their appearances at Pocket gamer Connects Jordan in November
News
Drake Star's Global Gaming Report reveals the gaming industry’s top investors
The Embracer group lives up to its name with numerous acquisitions as we break down some of the top investors in Drake Star's new report.
News
Xsolla integrates Alipay support for game monetization across Asia
Xsolla has partnered with Alipay, part of Jack Ma’s Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba Group. The deal will offer coverage of digital wallets across Asia.
In It To Win It
Live Tech Games and ITV collaborate on new mobile puzzle game
WordSurge was promoted on ITV show This Morning
Lag Kills
44 per cent of gamers respond to latency by quitting their games – what can we do to stop this?
As mobile games become more reliant upon fast reliable connectivity how can smaller developers compete with the industry leaders? Mathieu Duperré, the CEO and Founder of Edgegap explains
News
GXC announces new venture fund ‘for the future of gaming’
GXC, a video games solution company, has announced a $40m venture fund for early-stage games start-ups.
News
QYOU Media India to acquire controlling share in mobile gaming company
The deal between QYOU Media India and Maxamtech Digital Ventures provides a fascinating insight into the mobile gaming market of India.
Guest Post
Data.ai on how to safely and effectively monetise kids’ games
Kids’ games are ripe for monetisation, but require a different approach than other genres
Indie Development
Mobile game designer James Senter talks about the highs and lows of being an indie developer
Maker of text-based adventure games such as Pocket Reality, James Senter on finding a place on the mobile market
Mena Data
Overview: The MENA games market is expected to be worth $5 billion by 2025
The Middle East has all the ingredients for the perfect gaming boom, with esports and web3 part of the region's growth
Video Interview
"I’m not only an entrepreneur, I’m an activist." Reine Abbas talks games and education in Lebanon
Reine Abbas runs Wixel Studios and the academy SpicaTech. She talks to us about the challenges of teaching game development amid the chaos of life in Lebanon recently.
News
Digital Turbine spins with Ron Alinin on user acquisition
Digital Turbine’s Ron Alinin talks with us at PGC Helsinki about non-intrusive ads and the benefits for both sides of the advertiser and player divide to user acquisition.
News
Could a play-to-earn data-driven platform be the new big thing?
Playio, the ‘reward based mobile gaming platform’ previously launched in South Korea, but how legitimate is its business model?
Esports And Play-to-earn
DFNN: Gaming for profit will remain a part of the Philippine industry despite crackdowns
The rise of Illegal POGOs have led to calls for a total ban on legitimate operations
Pocketgamer.biz Exclusive
Which comes first, monetisation or gameplay? Why not have both?
Bidstack's Antoine Jullemier, VP Of Gaming, explains how in-game advertising could be the best choice for developers and players alike.
Special Report
The mobile gaming market is on track for a record breaking year
Data.ai delves into the performance of the market throughout the third quarter of 2022
News
Drake Star: Where the money’s going in the funding rounds
As we further break down Drake Star’s Global Gaming Report, we look at a comparison of the early and late rounds, as well as where the money is actually going.
Stumble Guys Success
Battle royale game Stumble Guys is making almost half a million dollars every day
Scopely-owned game has a total of 265 million downloads
News
GeForce NOW from Nvidia adds additional mobile control support for a dozen games
GeForce NOW, Nvidia’s cloud gaming platform, has added specialist touch screen controls for over a dozen games on its platform.
Bytebrew Boom
ByteBrew raises $4 million in a Seed Round to provide game developers with more tools and aid growth
Seed Round participants include Konvoy, Valhalla Ventures, Node Ventures and more
News
World of Tanks Blitz and the appeal of the seasonal event
World of Tanks is just one of many mobile games running seasonal events, so what is the appeal to players?
Announcing The Atom
Turtle Beach’s new Atom Controller magnetically fuses with phones to offer console-like experience
Compatible with Android 8.0 and up, and several streaming services, the controller will fit in your pocket.
News
Jordan Youth App Challenge winners to be announced at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
The App Challenge enables young Jordanians to learn about development and create their own game.
Drake Star Report
Drake Star: Quarter 3 of 2022 saw 81 new mergers and acquisitions totalling billions of dollars
Over 300 deals were made from July to September, Embracer Group led the pack with eight acquisitions
Drake Star Report
2022 has seen 976 deals, with Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard topping the charts
Drake Star analyses the gaming markets in its Global Gaming Industry Report
Gotta Collect Em All
Collect Em All - From hyper to hybrid-casual hit
Voodoo outlines the company's new focus on hybrid-casual games and explains how it turned a hypercasual prototype into a success
Investment Incline
AppQuantum’s new Business Acceleration Program offers casual and midcore developers up to $1 million investment
From a total pot of $10 million, with potential to expand
News
India set to be top of the (mobile) game by 2025
According to a recent KPMG report, the mobile market in India is expected to grow massively by 2025 due to government investment and growing digitalisation.