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
Get the experts’ secrets to keeping their game alive following launch at Europe’s leading b2b mobile games conference next week
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
Appointment At Axie
Sky Mavis appoints former Pokémon Go product manager as Axie Infinity game product lead
Phillip La brings over 10 years of product management experience
Fighting On
Nexon to bring Dungeon & Fighter to mobile on March 24
Will feature iconic "arcade-style" RPG action
Returning To Roots
Outplay Entertainment returns to Facebook Instant Gaming with Solitaire Together
Will launch more social games on the platform throughout 2022
Return To Live Events
PocketGamer Connects London – editor's picks on unmissable speakers
PG Connects takes place on February 14-15 in central London
4 Million In 11 Days
Bravely Default Brilliant Lights reaches four million players in first 11 days
Featuring new and returning characters
Games Go Global
’Astronomical’ rise in hypercasual helps mobile games market smash $116 billion
The world’s favourite genre hit new highs in 2021 according to the App Annie State Of Mobile 2022 report
Rpg Revenue
Fire Emblem Heroes approaches $1 billion
Nintendo's highest-earning mobile game
Supersonic
IronSource launches 3rd Supersonic Superstars hypercasual contest
$2 million for developers that cross 8 million downloads on US App Store
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: AppLovin's David White on creating authentic and engaging ads
Meet the mobile gaming ad and branding experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Don’t Miss Out
One week left until Pocket Gamer Connects London – here’s what you need to know
PG Connects London is one week out now, read up on what you can expect from our first live conference of the year!
Most Read
Hot Five: Team17’s U-turn on NFT MetaWorms, Netmarble plans NFT projects, and Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions to float on London Stock Exchange
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Marketing Mavens
Get the most out of your marketing strategies at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Discover the latest tips and techniques from the personalities and agencies that are changing the media world
Germanic Growth
Exmox has acquired Empfohlen.de, aiming to take German platform worldwide
Acquired for an undisclosed amount
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: SuperAwesome’s Paul Nunn to deliver talk on managing games on a global scale
Learn the best practices for managing games on a global scale with a mixed audience demographic from SuperAwesome’s Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Developer Relations
For The Horde?
Activision Blizzard to bring Warcraft to mobile
Announcement buried in earnings report
King Provides
Mobile games drive Activision Blizzard revenue
Record performance from King as console and esports revenue dwindles
Track Rundown
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Production President
Genvid brings Ubisoft’s Arthur von Nagel to head new publishing division
Former Rocksmith overseer joins Genvid
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: TransPerfect Gaming Solutions' Kayla Madsen on localisation, the secret to accessing new markets
Meet the mobile gaming localisation experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Co-create And Collaborate
Hiber upgrades its HiberWorld metaverse platform with no-code creation
More than two million virtual worlds
Company Profile: Applovin
Company profile – AppLovin
Learn more about AppLovin, the California headquartered marketing platform supporting developers worldwide in growing their mobile apps
Oh Thank Heaven
Haegin brings 7-Eleven to casual mobile metaverse Play Together
Will bring 7-Eleven Korea mascots and products into the game
Lift Off
RocketRide Games’ Louis-René Auclair on Netflix Games, data analysis, and the forest for the trees
Auclair speaks to PocketGamer.biz on the importance of the audience, patience and data, and launching the Netflix partnership
Track Rundown
How do you elevate the multiplayer experience in 2022? Find out at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Get the inside scoop on the secret sauce experts use to create competitive multiplayer games in 2022 at PG Connects.
Mobile-centric
Sensor Tower: Mobile games account for almost 20% of all Metaverse-related apps
Early metaverse projects are centred around crypotcurrencies and NFTs