Crowd Goes Wild
US sports sim game downloads hit 23 million in Q3 2021
Madden leads the pack as sim games account for 78% of all sports game downloads
Most Wanted List
Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play
From rhythm to RPG to WTF?
Heroic
Nexters sees Q3 2021 revenues up 77% to $115 million
Hero Wars reached over $1 billion in lifetime bookings
Live And Kicking
Why Boom Beach is still booming 8 years on
Supercell game lead Laura Gilliland talks suiting the players' needs
4x Success
US annual spend on mobile strategy games rises 24%, surpassing $4 billion
4X subcategory dominates the space
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: Five steps to "more human" leadership
Hutch co-founder and CEO Shaun Rutland talks a journey through leadership
Taking Over
PUBG: New State surpasses 20 million downloads in 5 days
Number one mobile game in over 160 countries
Libenssimulation
Stillfront devs Goodgame and Candywriter to launch German version of BitLife
Will culturally adapt
Funding The Future
Overwolf raises $75 million in Series D funding round
Will scale its user-generated content platform CurseForge
Meta Metaverse
There's more to the metaverse than Meta
As Facebook positions itself to become a pioneer of the 'next iteration of the internet', Adverty's Niklas Bakos busts some metaverse myths
Bad Actors
How cheaters are impacting the most valuable currency in the cash gaming market - player trust
Ryu Games' Nick Contino explains
Community Careers
Careers in games: getting started as a community manager
What are the key skills you need to make it as a successful community manager
Downhill Destruction
ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash
Will release in early December
Metaverse Magnification
Metaverse mobile game revenues will surpass $3 billion in 2022, says App Annie
Play-to-earn and metaverse games to pave the way forward for innovation
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: How listening to your audience can increase user acquisition
Zag Games creative director Eran Holzman talks
Increasing Indian Operations
UK hypercasual firm Kwalee expands Bangalore operations
Follows recent expansion of Leamington Spa HQ
A Few Million Victory
French startup Million Victories raises $3 million to scale Million Lords
Will invest in stronger marketing and UA
Synergy Specialist
Stillfront appoints Disney and Blizzard veteran Amy Lee as SVP of synergies and operations
Coming from Blizzard Entertainment
Building Bases
PGC Digital: How to supercharge your player community
Neon Doctrine co-founder talks the benefits of social channels
Get More
Now.gg launches cloud payments, giving mobile game devs a 95% rev share
Compliant with app store policies, also handles NFTs
Metasports
Dubit raises $8 million for esports in Roblox
Metaventures’ Jean-Charles Capelli leads the round
International Expansion
Genshin Impact creator Mihoyo opens new Montreal studio
Plans to scale to 100 employees within next year
Buzzing
Drone Racing Arcade launches on Skillz
The official game of the Drone Racing League is live
Mushrooming Into Mobile
Thunderful acquires indie mobile game dev Early Morning Studio
Expands reach into free-to-play mobile games publishing
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: Adding "real multiplayer" to hypercasual games
Photon Engine head of growth Mark Val shares hypercasual multiplayer tips and tricks
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: How to monetise mobile games beyond the app stores
Xsolla’s Miika Luotio talks how to expand monetisation methods
Minting
Majority of game developers considering using blockchain
New survey shows speed of change
Monetisation Mix
Anchor your game monetisation strategy around these 4 pillars
Meta Audience Network explores the key elements for developers and publishers who want diversify and add resilience to their monetisation mix
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: How to make a top performing ad creative for any game
Adside VP of data and growth Sergei Riabov talks scaling ad creatives
Block On
Mobile game devs part of blockchain gaming platform Forte's $725 million raise
Sea Capital co-led the round
Pgc Digital Next
PGC Digital: How to monetise your virtual real estate using in-play ads
Admix's Samuel Huber talks maximising viewability and the importance of virtual real estate
Speaker Spotlight
What will the mobile space look like as we head into 2022?
Anzu's director of mobile games, Lev Kommisarchik looks to the future at PG Connects Digital NEXT
Get The Loot
Payday Crime War to enter limited beta on Android in early December
Scheduled for global launch on iOS and Android in 2022
Happening Now
It’s today - Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT is here!
The leading B2B mobile games industry conference is kicking off today, there’s still time for you to join!
Mega Casual
3.5 billion hypercasual games downloaded in Q3 2021
Hypercasual games were the number one global genre in the third quarter of the year
A Slow Bloom
Pikmin Bloom generated $473,000 from two million downloads
The seedling is growing
By The Numbers
Pangle and Newzoo release The Mobile Game Genre Report
This first report focuses on mobile puzzle games
Sponsor Thank You
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT goes live next week! Don’t miss out
Giving thanks to the sponsors making next week’s conference possible
Lock And Load
Free Fire Pro Series in US enters second stage, $50,000 up for grabs
More than 300 teams registered for the qualifiers
Fantastic Fifth
20% of global game downloads come from India
Battlegrounds Mobile India soars to success during Q3 2021
A-o-k
Tai Verdes and Roblox announce an exclusive avatar-led concert
Performance will include new single Let’s go to Hell
Time To Network
Meet with more than 650 companies at next week's PGC Digital NEXT
Find out more about all the amazing companies you can start meeting right now
Domestic Disappointment
Tencent's international game revenue up 20% but local restrictions hit domestic growth
International revenues spurred by Clash of Clans and Valorant
Creating Casual Titles
Turkish dev studio Hadi raises $5.2 million for casual mobile games
Currently working on several unannounced titles
Winner?
Pokémon Go is the only mobile game shortlisted for Golden Joystick’s Ultimate Game
Other shortlisted games include Minecraft and Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Back Again
Honor of Kings snatches back first place for October worldwide revenue, reaching $329 million
Global player spending reaches $7.5 billion
Such Great Heights
Cloud Games on Facebook Gaming: A Closer Look at Facebook Gaming and Gameloft’s Cloud Partnership
Facebook sits down with Gameloft to discuss cloud gaming
The Journey Continues
Netmarble launches Seven Knights 2 worldwide
Set 20 years after the original game
M For Mobile
Lineage 2M launches in North America and Europe on 2 December
Based on the 2003 MMORPG of the same name
Event Latest
Games Gathering 2021 Kiev takes place on November 30th to December 5th
The conference will be held in the hybrid format