Unmissable Experiences
Meet investors, publishers, developers and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Don’t miss out on these fantastic opportunities to expand your network at our upcoming west coast conference!
Pg Connects Interviews
Video interview: conversation brings out the best in your mobile game, states Agora
Agora's Ali Nhari details how communication and community can bring out the best of your mobile game
Mobile Games Awards 2022
Updated: the winners of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022
Championing the mobile games industry at the prestigious MGA 2022
Upstream
Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – April 8 2022
PocketGamer.biz and Stream Hatchet break down the monthly stats on mobile games making waves on streaming platforms and esports events
Network Away
Connect with the global games industry this May at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Don’t miss out on countless networking opportunities at our leading b2b mobile gaming conference this May 9-10
Galactic Funding
Gadsme raises $8 million for non-intrusive ads, backed by Ubisoft
Will invest in "key people" to scale business operations
Esports Expansion
Legendary Play raises $4 million to develop mobile games suite for esports fans
Co-led by Bitkraft Ventures and MTG
Esports Events
Gameloft and Nodwin Gaming to launch mobile esports events in India
Events for Gameloft's Asphalt IP
Hypercasual Downloads
Merge Master - Dinosaur Fusion was the most downloaded hypercasual game in Q1 2022
Homa Games latest title scores big in India according to AppMagic
Hypercasual School
Voodoo Academy is training the next generation of hypercasual developers
Launching April 14 with up to $3000 prizes for "high-potential" prototypes
Shifting Focus
Miniclip commits to mobile games publishing, pivots from web browser games
Only 8 Ball Pool and Agar.io will remaining on website after Summer 2022
Reaching For The Sky
Sky Mavis raises $150 million, gears up for launch of Axie Infinity: Origin
Funds will be used to reimburse users that suffered from recent Ronin network hack
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Skystone Games’ Bill Wang on the post-pandemic industry boom
Meet the superstar experts that will be leading the conversation at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Future-gazing Tracks
Learn about NFTs, the metaverse and blockchain technology at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Learn from the experts at the cutting edge of these emerging technologies at our Seattle conference May 9-10
Mobile Marketing
Adjust launches Datascape to deliver faster KPIs and performance metrics
"A mobile app’s success in this dynamic industry depends on smart and fast decision-making"
Talk Around Town
Mobile games continue to dominate Twitter’s games chatter
Genshin Impact leads the way, followed by Wordle and Ensemble Stars
Brands And Blockchain
Reality Gaming Group and Mana Partners to bring blockchain to APAC brands
Following the demand increase for Web3 in the region
Gameoff
Amazon is shutting down mobile games capture platform GameOn
Service will end on June 18 2022
Anzu In Apac
Anzu and InMobi partnership brings 3D in-game ads to APAC region
Will utilise Anzu’s SDK
Blizzard To Amazon
Amazon hires former World of Warcraft designer to ramp up mobile games efforts
Former Blizzard designer Kurt Sparkuhl joins as lead games designer for mobile
Niantic Adds Nzxr
Niantic acquires New Zealand-based AR studio NZXR
Will become "integral part" of design and development teams for location-based AR titles
Mobile Games Awards 2022
Space Ape Games, inkle, Genshin Impact, Kwalee, and more celebrated at the Mobile Games Awards 2022
Space Ape’s Beatstar – Touch Your Music wins coveted Game of the Year, as we celebrate the mobile games industry with 23 categories
Gamification
Socios.com and Wave partner to bring mobile games to blockchain rewards platform
13 "bite-sized' sports games will come to the service in mid-April
Siege On The Go
Ubisoft unveils Rainbow Six Mobile for iOS and Android
Will bring the Rainbow Six Siege experience to mobile devices later this year
Based In Bavaria
fivefingergames announces turn-based blockchain game Knights of Cathena
Support coming from ComboStrike
Blooming
Superbloom raises $3 million to develop its first mobile game for women
"Women deserve games that are designed with their interests in mind."
Brought To The Board
iCandy Interactive appoints four new execs
New appointments come from subsidiaries Storms and Lemon Sky Studios
Indie Opportunities
Calling all indie developers from around the world – pitch your game to experts this spring
Don’t miss out on opportunities to get your game in front of experts this April and May
Meet The New Boss
Adverty appoints Jonas Söderqvist as CEO as in-game advertising continues to grow
As global mobile ad spend continues to grow, Söderqvist aims to educate the industry and brands about the potential of in-games advertising
Indian Investments
Nazara invests $2.5 million in Bitkraft Ventures
Aims to benefit from future partnerships, M&A, and co-investment opportunities
Pc Connects Interviews
Video interview: Data.ai on the rise and continuation of mobile spending
Data.ai's Karl Knights on consumer spending on mobile games during the pandemic and encouraging work flexibility
Grab 'em
ironSource: Creative is critical to every element of your mobile games business
ironSource's Adam Stevens details how vital creative talent is to every part of the games industry, focusing on user acquisition
Expanding Execs
Kongregate appoints three executive team members to support blockchain operations
Max Murphy, Michelle Shaw, and Patrick Moran step into CTO, CBOO, and CPO respectively
Ceasing Operations
Wargaming pulls out of Russia and Belarus
World of Tanks operations will be overseen by Lesta Studio, which it is no longer affiliated with
Investing In India
Games24x7 raises $75 million in latest funding round
Valued at $2.5 billion
The Most Searched
Minecraft, Free Fire and Genshin Impact are the most searched for mobile games, says Mozillion
18 games reached one million or more average monthly searches from January 2021 to 2022
Most Read
Hot Five: Q1 2022 mobile games spending drops 7.1%, 'wrong' Wordle sees downloads soar, and Miniclip surpasses 4 billion downloads
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Marketing Movement
InnoGames appoints Felix Janzen as chief marketing officer
Former CMO moves up to lead Modern Times Group’s games marketing efforts
Indian Investment
Bombay Play quadruples valuation in latest funding round
Raises $7 million in Series A, brings total funding to $9.5 million
Last Day
The highly anticipated Mobile Monetiser Summit is tomorrow – don’t forget to save your seat!
Make sure you register today for the half-day summit taking place in Central London tomorrow, it’s a prime opportunity to discover the latest trends and opportunities for monetisation
Last Chance
Last chance to buy your tickets to attend this year’s Mobile Games Awards!
The Mobile Games Awards are taking place in Central London tomorrow – this is your last chance to secure your place there!
Growing Gameplay
Casual games adding more features to beat competition, says GameRefinery
Renovation, construction, and minigames are popping up across the top 100 grossing casual titles
Sky High
Jenova Chen on Sky’s arduous seven-year development and monetising his way
Journey and Sky: Children of the Light creator opens up about being outpaced by the mobile playerbase, altruistic IAPs, and belief in the metaverse
Seed Round Secured
Former Riot Games founded Battlebound raises $4.8 million
First game will launch on PC and Mac, then coming to mobile
In The Blue Corner
Roblox voices support for Apple in Epic Games legal dispute
Metaverse platform states that the App Store provides "greater legitimacy" for users
Manga To Mobile
Naruto manga publisher Shueisha launches new games division
Shueisha Games to focus on all platforms, including mobile
Stifled Spending
Sensor Tower: Q1 2022 mobile games spending dropped 7.1% to $21 billion
Honor of Kings, PUBG Mobile, and Genshin Impact were the highest grossing games
Officially Cancelled
Update: No digital or in-person E3 to be held this year
Will return next year
Pg Connects Interviews
Video interview: MobileAction on true data insight to discover the latest mobile games trends
MobileAction's Taha Karsli on data insight informing monetisation and iteration best practice in mobile gaming's fast-paced environment
Fund Growth To Scale
Financing LTV in mobile gaming
Martin Macmillan, the founder of Pollen VC explains how games with Lifetime Value measured in months or years can fund user acquisition more efficiently