The Joker Joins In
FunPlus and Warner Bros. bring The Joker to State of Survival
Follows the title's successful The Walking Dead collaboration
Boardgame Boost
Marmalade saw UK sales increase 144% during lockdowns
Downloads climbed 678% during third UK lockdown
Download Now
A new report from Improbable explains how to iterate faster with continuous iteration and development
Expert advice, insights and solutions for releasing better quality multiplayer games at speed
Following Suit
Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business
Taking steps to solidifying blockchain presence
Another Chicken Dinner
Now doing $8 million per day, PUBG Mobile surpasses $7 billion in lifetime revenue
China's Game for Peace leads the way in player spending
Event Report
Pocket Gamer Digital NEXT and Beyond Games round off a year of digital conferences in style
1250 attendees from 70 countries and 680+ global companies came together for a full week of learning and networking
Match Madness
Match-3 games drive almost $1 billion in consumer spend in Q3 2021
However, the popular puzzle genre is the fifth most popular sub-genre according to App Annie
Master Of Coins
Coin Master creator Moon Active raises $300 million on $5 billion valuation
Quadrupled valuation in less than two years
More Metaverse
Azur Games invests $2 million into blockchain-based NFT metaverse Axes 2.0
$10 million reserved for future NFT projects
Tencent Suspension
China suspends Tencent from updating or launching apps in Mainland China
Apps and games remain functional
Mena Expansion
Waysun acquires majority share of Boss Bunny Games to lead MENAT publishing operations
First expansion into MENAT region
Unmissable Events
PG Connects London: Everything you need to know and who’s already involved
Secure your Early Bird tickets for February now!
Never The Twain
The importance of avoiding campaign overlap between ad types
Facebook Gaming highlights the importance of separating your approach to Automated App Ads (AAA) and Manual App Ads
Arising Africa
95 per cent of gamers in Africa choose mobile, says Newzoo
South Africa leads the way for player spending across the continent
Bitcoin Battling
Niantic partners with Fold to create AR Bitcoin metaverse experience
Gameplay involves finding and protecting your Bitcoin from other players
Plugged In
Plug In Digital raises $75 million for indie games publishing
Over 30 titles in the publishing pipeline
Hutch Hires
Hutch appoints three senior hires to further expand operations
Bringing experience from Sony, Fuse, Codemasters and more
What's Next?
What to do after a hypercasual game release: check out game support check-list
Ducky producer Nick Shapovalov ticks them off
Financial Findings
Ten Square Games saw an increase in installs in Q3 2021
Fishing Clash launched in China
Big Indie Pitch
Hook Up's exploration of the trials and tribulations of dating wins The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT
Winner breakdown
Adding Api Ads
My.Games partners with PlayerWon to bring mobile-style rewarded ads for free-to-play PC developers
Starting with Guild of Heroes and Hustle Castle
Happy Holidays
What does the holiday season have in store for developers and publishers?
Fyber digs into the data for the holiday season to help us understand the opportunities coming up in 2021
Big World
Niantic raises $300 million to build out a real-world metaverse
Pokemon Go developer now valued at $9 billion
Icelandic Expansion
Icelandic studio 1939 Games has opened a mobile games unit in Helsinki
Making the mobile version of KARDS
What's Next?
Why hypercasual publishers should start exploring IAP monetisation
Matina Thomaidou explains the options
The Secret Sauce
UK-based indie studio Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million for casual mobile games
Founded by former Rovio, Space Ape, and Gram Games alumni
Creative Problem Solving
Where to get ideas for future creatives
If you're struggling with creative concepts for your next ad campaign, Apptica has some practical tips
Making Of
How Lego Star Wars: Castaways was built "from the ground up" for Apple Arcade
Gameloft Montreal's Lee Kaburis and Jacques Durand discuss the challenges of working with a beloved franchise
European Expansion
Leaf Mobile prepping for London IPO
Will assume a dual listed structure between TSX and LSE
Playable Ad Polishing
Playable Factory launches new features for playable ad editing
Allows marketers to "refresh" visual identity
Bringing In Bitcoin
Viker partners with Zebedee to bring Bitcoin rewards to mobile games
Plans to support integration in 5 games by the end of 2021
Where's The Hype?
Frogmind rebrands to HypeHype, Supercell invests $15 million
User-generated content platform optimised for touchscreens
Winter Wonder Lab
CrazyLabs launches the Crazy Winter developer challenge
Cash prizes and publishing deals on offer for new hypercasual hits
Steady Growth
Leaf Mobile's Q3 FY21 sales up 4% to $15 million
Historically the slowest yearly quarter
Sick Squid
'Squid Game' mobile games - what stuck?
There are hundreds of mobile 'Squid Games'. But what made it into the charts first, and why? GameAnalytics has the answers
Embracing Acquisition
Embracer Group reports game revenues increased 89%, reaching $315 million
Plans a "similar amount" of acquisitions within the next 12 months
Sweet Scaling
iCandy acquires Lemon Sky Studios for $32.4 million, raises $29.1 million
Backed by Animoca Brands
Make Some Moves
Nike brings Nikeland to the Roblox metaverse
Encourages players to get active using phones
Seasonal Spending
90% of top 100 grossing mobile games feature seasonal events
Game Refinery crunches the numbers
Jonesy, Here Jonesy
Alien: Isolation heading to iOS and Android on December 16
Will include full campaign and all additional content
Diy
Solo game development platform DreamCraft raises $10 million
March Capital leads the round
Incentivised Shopping
Tapjoy launches in-app marketplace Tapjoy Shopping
Users are rewarded with in-app currencies for mobile games
Greener Good
Green Grey invests $2 million in US-based indie dev Pocket Size Games
The studio will use the investment to develop its first two projects
Publishing Powerhouse
Kwalee appoints Sega and Ubisoft veteran William Cox as head of mobile publishing
Bringing over a decade of industry experience
Staying Sanguine
Netmarble's Q3 FY21 revenue down 5.5% to $537 million
Overseas sales accounted for 70% of overall revenue
Press & Go
Matchmade democratizes access to 9.2 million creators with self-service Express Campaigns tool
Partner with creators and get content live on YouTube in days
Reining It In
Nordisk Games acquires majority stake in Star Stable Entertainment
Star Stable Online for mobile currently in soft launch
Come Together
Aristocrat rebrands its $1.8 billion gaming division as Pixel United
Includes Plarium, Big Fish and Product Madness
Ad In
AdInMo appoints Reece Eaton as new ad operations director
Veteran takes the reins
Rpg+nft
Com2uS is bringing Summoners War: Chronicles to blockchain
Working on its own ecosystem with Terra