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Renovation
GameRefinery: renovation features in every top 100 US casual mobile game
Players are motivated by a drive to "clean up space" and redecorate
Automation For The People
How automated app ads allowed Rec Room to achieve their business goals
How Meta’s Automated App Ads helped Rec Room improve efficiency, decrease CPI, and achieve their business goals
Integrating Ecosystems
Pixelynx and Hiber partner to integrate HiberWorld with Pixelynx ecosystem
NFT cross-utility anticipated
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Drest To Impress
Fashion game dev DREST appoints Lisa Bridgett as CEO
Will oversee operation across its games, media, data and e-commerce
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: Roblox's Laura Higgins on creating safer social environments
Meet the metaverse experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Birds Boost
Rovio 2021 revenues increase 5.1% to $326.6 million, boosted by Angry Birds titles
Record high fourth quarter results
Track Rundown
Hear financial tips and tricks from top CFOs at Pocket Gamer Connects London
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Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: SuperScale's Ivan Trančík on successfully scaling blockchain games
Meet the blockchain experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Run By Rollic
Zynga acquires German hypercasual dev NanoTribe
Will be managed by Zynga subsidiary Rollic
PokÉ To Axie
Philip La on moving from Pokémon GO to Axie Infinity
Player ownership, the strength of the Pokémon IP, and Axie Infinity's economy sustainability
Tentacle Zone
Payload Studios and Exient open applications for 2022 Tentacle Zone Incubator
Developer incubator returns for second year
The Might Of Mobile
PUBG Mobile boosts Krafton’s 2021 revenues to record-highs of $1.57 billion
Release of Battlegrounds Mobile India and PUBG New State boosted Q4 sales
New Directors
Amuzo appoints new Head of Studio and Head of Production
Two key players move up the ladder
Track Rundown
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Worldwide Wizardry
NetEase to launch Harry Potter: Magic Awakened worldwide
Pre-registrations have opened in the Americas, Europe, and Oceania
Best Year Ever
Zynga reports record-high sales and bookings for Q4 and FY21
Company posts record highs despite greater losses
Track Rundown
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Digital Dancing
The Sandbox and DanceFight partner to bring street dance battles to the metaverse
Featuring dance-move NFTs
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: Snap's Gracia Pozo on the next gen of hypercasual games
Meet the mobile hypercasual experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Target Without Tracking
AdInMo and NumberEight partner to create targeted in-game ads
Will be done without the use of identifiers or cookies
Touch That Dial
CMYK’s Alex Hague on releasing his first mobile app, Wavelength, balancing IAPs, and translating tabletop experiences
Excitement around mobile-first games, low enthusiasm for disruptive in-game ads
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Animals Arise
Sensor Tower: US mobile gamers spent $4.4 billion on money-themed games in 2021
Consumer spending on animal-themed games rose 904 per cent
Party Up
Social mobile gaming app Bunch heads into the metaverse
Version 2 is coming with NFTs
Equity Investments
Krafton invests $6.6 million to create and sell NFT avatars
Partnering with South Korea auction platform Seoul Auction Blue
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: Niantic’s Karla Reyes on sustainable approaches to blockchain gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Learn about creating and cultivating blockchain-based game ecosystems with sustainable approaches of environmental, economic, social, and governance perspectives
Open Is Better
Is blockchain required for the metaverse?
Bunch CEO Selcuk Atli on why this is an exciting time to build
Adding Ads
Anzu partners with Top Down Games to integrate ads in All Star Tower Defense Roblox experience
In-game ads integrated as billboards, banners or on buildings
Bwah
The Sandbox and Ubisoft partner to bring Rabbids to the metaverse
Ubisoft will host interactive experiences and integrate voxel characters and items in The Sandbox metaverse
Unpacked
Samsung to launch Galaxy S22 in the metaverse today
New hardware gets global reveal in live Decentraland event
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: Bidstack's Antoine Jullemier on native in-app advertising
Meet the mobile gaming ad experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Wildlife Worldwide
Wildlife Studios launches new affiliate studio Playabit
Led by Toy Blast and Toon Blast devs
Mobile Goat
Goat Simulator dev Coffee Stain launches mobile-first studio in Malmö
Spearheaded by mobile games veteran Daniel Persson
Not Just For Karl
Daniel Persson on Coffee Stain's new mobile-first studio, exploring old IP, and not looking at NFTs
Excitement about hybrid genres, including FPS and survival.
Track Rundown
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Innovate To Create
FunPlus appoints Jeremy Horn as VP and head of innovation
Bringing over a decade of free-to-play expertise
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Snapping Up Staff
Shortround Games staff and tech acquired by blockchain outfit Mythical Games
Will begin working on an unannounced sports game
Grand Launch
Horizon Blockchain Games launches NFT trading card game Skyweaver
Available on iOS, Android and PC
Track Rundown
Learn how to create and nurture a loyal playerbase at Pocket Gamer Connects London
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Making Of
How Skyrim, Slay the Spire, and Hearthstone influenced ARCANIUM: Rise of Akhan
Supercombo CEO Remi Marchand talks keeping an indie studio financially afloat and making a mobile game for Netflix
Things Things Things
Careers spotlight: Pixel Toys
Find out more about working at the Leamington Spa game studio in our Pixel Toys careers spotlight
Crypto Consultant
SuperGaming appoints crypto specialist Siddarth Menon as blockchain advisor
Will help the company build its crypto platform and design in-game economies
Fallen Fiscally
Nexon mobile revenue falls 20% following a year of "building and investment"
Looking ahead at upcoming games pipeline in 2022 to boost revenue
Gearbox Gameplay
Playable Factory launches Gearbox Video to streamline mobile video ad creation
A tool to generate gameplay videos
Virtual Vip Party
Roblox to host virtual VIP party for the Brit Awards
Will include live performances from Adele, Ed Sheeran, Pink Pantheress, and more
Pg Connects London
Road to Connects London: Walking Squid's Kay Gruenwoldt on the changing face of in-game advertising
Walking Squid Advisory's Kay Gruenwoldt gives a sneak peek of his panel, What is the Future of Mobile Advertising?
Sharing The Storm
iCandy Interactive acquires 51% stake in hypercasual games startup Storms
Storms' management will join the existing iCandy management team