Blending Blockchain
FTX acquires Good Luck Games to encourage blockchain integration in games
A promise of "ethical" blockchain implementation on mobile and PC
Data Science For All
GameAnalytics Brings DataSuite to the Masses – Through AWS for Games
GameAnalytics is working with Amazon Web Services to support the AWS for Games initiative to put data analytics into the hands of every developer
Coca-cola Cooperation
Riot Games and Coca-Cola partner for Wild Rift mobile esports
Partnership will span over 100 countries
Hiring Now
Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Some of the latest games industry vacancies from Supercell, Netflix, Kwalee, and PocketGamer.biz
Esports With Sony
PUBG Mobile partners with Sony to use Xperia as official smartphone for 2022 tournaments
For use by the pro PUBG Mobile teams
Located In Lisbon
Miniclip establishes new Lisbon office
Enters the growing mobile games hub in Portugal
People Power
Voting closes at midnight for the Pocket Gamer People's Choice Award 2022
Get your players to vote for your game before the deadline!
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GDC: Supercell talks expanding the Clash of Clans IP
Supercell’s John Cipriani discusses the evolution of the Clash IP throughout its many titles
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GDC: moving away from disruptive ads
Relentlo’s Neil Tewari and James Jiao discusses the shifting in-game advertising landscape
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GDC: Metaverse Mixer, will blockchain change the games industry forever?
The Metaverse Mixer, presented by BeyondGames.biz and PocketGamer.biz, saw WAX, Zebedee, and Jam City discuss blockchain’s potential to change the games industry forever
By Creators For Creators
Gamefam raises $25 million to develop and publish Roblox games
Funding used to scale team of digital content creators and games industry veterans
Ea-ducation
EA forms new partnerships to prepare UK children for computing careers
Preparing for careers in STEAM
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GDC: Rami Ismail on the big publisher lie and rethinking independent funding
Indie stalwart Rami Ismail offers his bullish advice on independent developers to make a business case, and a radical rethinking on financing games
Mobile Martial Arts
Skillz signs multi-year partnership with UFC to license branded mobile games
UFC-branded mobile games to arrive in 2023
Taking The Plunge
Krafton and Solana partner to develop blockchain and NFT games
Will collaborate on Web3 investment opportunities
Building With Blockchain
Netmarble partners with Klaytn to accelerate blockchain ecosystem maturity
Using a Klaytn mainnet-based blockchain ecosystem
Towering Over
Tencent games revenue up 9.9% in 2021 to almost $33 billion
Solidifies position as largest games company worldwide by revenue
Star-studded Lineup
Meet the speakers of our upcoming Mobile Monetiser Summit
Our invite-only Mobile Monetiser Summit is taking place in London on April 5, right before the prestigious Mobile Games Awards
In-game Ads Analysis
Anzu and Oracle Moat unveil first-to-market viewability measurement
Gives access to third-party in-game ad metrics on PC and mobile
Play-to-earn Partnership
Bayz partners with Ignite Tournaments to encourage entry into play-to-earn
Removing barriers to entry to improve global accessibility
Mobile Mediation
InMobi launches mobile mediation platform Meson
Targets publishers core needs: transparency, neutrality, control, and diversity
A Night Of Celebration
Have you booked your ticket to the Mobile Games Awards?
The Mobile Games Awards are taking place in Central London on April 5th – book your seat before it gets taken!
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GDC snapshot: keeping Pokémon GO alive during the COVID pandemic
Light bites from Niantic’s panel detail managing the world’s largest AR game during a global lockdown
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GDC: defining best practice for F2P battle passes
Double Coconut’s David Fox celebrates the battle pass as ideal F2P monetisation, looking at Clash of Clans, Gardenscapes, and Genshin Impact
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GDC: Niantic, ustwo games, Junub Games, and more on the responsibilities of the games industry
Reyes, Mensah-Bonsu, Estaris, Mayen, and Pollack discuss creating mission-driven games
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GDC snapshot: Xsolla dicusses mobile gaming’s walled payment gardens
Xsolla discuss navigating the changes to policies and regulations in the mobile games environment
London Calling
London is the place to be this April for the games industry, find out why!
Get a glimpse at all the fantastic game industry events happening in London this April
The Lion's Share
Mobile games consumer spending reached $22 billion for Q1 2022
65% of all consumer spending is on games
Here It Comes
Yahaha to launch in Early Access on March 31
On back of earlier $50 million investment
Announcing Award
Skillz awards Play Mechanix as its first Developer of the Year at GDC
Following success of Big Buck Hunter: Marksman
Reclaimed The Throne
Honor of Kings was the top-grossing game for February 2022
Snatches back first place with $225 in consumer spending
Dragalia Is Lost
Nintendo is shutting down Dragalia Lost after main campaign ends
Second mobile game to be shut down with one year
Making Of
How Kemco blended its JRPGs with an up-and-coming genre
Kemco game director Riki Arimitsu and overseas marketing Matteo Conti talk small teams, localisation, and blending JRPGs with deck-building roguelike
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GDC: Niantic talks keeping redlining out of the metaverse
The metaverse cannot recreate the prejudicial problems of the games industry, says Niantic’s John King and Kellee Santiago
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GDC snapshot: Lion Studios on moving to merge games
Key takeaways from Amy Choi’s session on moving to merge games
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GDC: How King tells a story with UX
Abigail Rindo, lead narrative designer at King, discusses best practice in user experience design and player-centric game narrative to enhance storytelling.
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GDC: The F2P game design challenge, designing for minnows
Designers from King, Double Loop, and others meet this year’s GDC F2P challenge: designing for minnow, rather than whales
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GDC: This year in F2P Mobile Games
Steve Meretzky and Visible Entertainment’s Dave Rohrl break down the past 12 months in F2P trends and developments
Investing In New Experiences
Qualcomm launches $100 million fund to invest in XR experiences
Partnership with Square Enix to explore extended reality
Music In The Metaverse
Roblox to host 24kGoldn virtual concert
Taking place in San Dorado with first performance of new single
More Choice
Flexion to publish King’s Choice on alternative app stores
Will bring ONEMT’s mediaeval RPG to Amazon App Store and Samsung Galaxy App Store
Blockchain Billionaires
Company Spotlight: Animoca Brands
Find out more about Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong headquartered metaverse and blockchain company valued at over $5 billion
Supporting Streaming
Women-first streaming platform Dorian raises $14 million
Series A funding round led by The Raine Group
Most Read
Hot Five: Tripledot acquires Live Play Mobile, Bandai Namco Mobile trials four-day working week, and Sega licences out Sonic the Hedgehog mobile titles
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Join Us
Attending GDC? It’s not too late to sign up for our Metaverse Mixer!
Learn all about the next wave of games - blockchain, NFTs, the metaverse and more at our Metaverse Mixer in San Francisco
Taking Back Control
Stardew Valley creator to self-publish on Android
Taking over from UK-based publisher Chucklefish on all platforms
Web3 Fantasy
Trailblazer raises $8.2 million for Web3-native fantasy universe
Former EA, King, and Microsoft alumni at the helm, backing from Makers Fund
Charity With Coaches
Skillz games to host charity tournaments for three consecutive Sundays
Games include 21 Blitz, Blackout Bingo, Dominoes Gold and Solitaire Cube
Future Funding
Joyride raises $14 million to launch Web3 platform for casual Unity developers
Launching Solitaire Blitz, Tennis Champs and more
Make More Money
Why are indie game developers losing money?
Yodo1 urges developers to consider monetisation earlier in your game plan