Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: "Engaging with people with different perspectives with openness and curiosity can transform a team and what that team can make"

Original Fire Games' Carolina Mastretta on inspiring leaders and why diversity in the workplace is so important

Very Big Indie Pitch runner-up Hamdo Games discuss pitching Our Last Halloween

Very Big Indie Pitch runner-up Hamdo Games discuss pitching Our Last Halloween

We talk to Hamdo Games' Parham Sorooshian about The Very Big Indie Pitch

Indian esports and game streaming platform Loco raises $42 million

Indian esports and game streaming platform Loco raises $42 million

Backed by PUBG Mobile developer Krafton

Tracklist Reveal

Discover the topics you can expect to explore with leading experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

PG Connects is returning to Seattle with a bang! Don’t miss out on seeing these unmissable tracks

Honkai Impact 3rd artwork exhibition celebrates four years of global launch

Four Years Of Fun

Honkai Impact 3rd artwork exhibition celebrates four years of global launch

Will visit locations worldwide, including Berlin, New York, and San Paolo

Playtika hires Jacob Mendel to leverage blockchain expertise

Bringing Blockchain Brain

Playtika hires Jacob Mendel to leverage blockchain expertise

Having led blockchain initiative at J.P Morgan and Intel

50% of mobile publishers will be using in-game ads by the end of 2022

50% of mobile publishers will be using in-game ads by the end of 2022

Half of the world's game publishers will be making use of in-game ads by the end of 2022 according to bullish predictions from ad-specialist Adverty CEO Thorbjorn Warin

SNK to bring 10 retro games to cloud games platform Piepacker

SNK to bring 10 retro games to cloud games platform Piepacker

Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown IV, The King of Fighters ‘98, and more

IWD22: Eve Crevoshay of Take This focuses on the importance of prioritising your well-being

Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: Eve Crevoshay of Take This focuses on the importance of prioritising your well-being

"We don’t serve everyone unless everyone is represented at the design table."

Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: Cami Smith explains why perseverance is key to success in the games industry

"[The games industry] is an industry filled with passion, new ideas, and storytellers that create incredible environments, characters, and sounds."

Niantic acquires 8th Wall to empower AR metaverse

Niantic acquires 8th Wall to empower AR metaverse

Expanding the reach of Niantic Lightship tools

International Women's Day

"To all women considering joining the games industry or building their own company - I did it. You can too."

Game Jolt's Yaprak DeCarmine discusses breaking out of gaming's social strata, the importance of passion, perseverance, and kindness, and four key priorities when forming your own company

Orlando Bloom joins King of Avalon as a limited-time playable character

Orlando Bloom joins King of Avalon as a limited-time playable character

Orlando the Nightshard enters medieval Europe

Activision to bring Warzone to mobile

Warzone On The Go

Activision to bring Warzone to mobile

Aiming to tap in to enormous mobile market

Galaxy Interactive appoints Ryan You as co-head of gaming division

Co-head Of Games

Galaxy Interactive appoints Ryan You as co-head of gaming division

Will also operate as partner and managing director

Meet the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022 finalists

The finalists are now unveiled! Take a look at all the finalists for this year’s Mobile Games Awards ahead of our Central London ceremony on April 5

Makers Fund raises $500 million for third investment fund

Makers Fund raises $500 million for third investment fund

Will continue to invest in founders that are "evolving and innovating" the games ecosystem

AviaGames appoints former Glu Mobile CEO Nick Earl as senior advisor

Advising Aviagames

AviaGames appoints former Glu Mobile CEO Nick Earl as senior advisor

Earl will advise on business and content strategy, and more

EA’s $11 million fine over loot boxes overturned

Reversing A Ruling

EA’s $11 million fine over loot boxes overturned

As ruled by the Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division

Scopely makes $20 million investment in Burlingame Studios

Experienced Team

Scopely makes $20 million investment in Burlingame Studios

Studios will partner to develop an "all new experience"

Updated: Mobile Mavens: bringing more women into the mobile games industry

International Women's Day

Updated: Mobile Mavens: bringing more women into the mobile games industry

Platform female trialblazers, stop punishing parenthood, and combat imposter syndrome

Tether Studios surpasses $250 million lifetime revenue

Skill-based Spending

Tether Studios surpasses $250 million lifetime revenue

Over 30 million downloads across 27 titles

Tapjoy: Women play on mobile more times per day than men

Modern Mobile Gaming

Tapjoy: Women play on mobile more times per day than men

Over 50% of mobile gamers prefer ads over pay-to-play

IWD22:

Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: "If you have faith in your skills and expertise those will prevail."

Jacki Vause of Dimoso on the next great opportunities for the mobile games market

International Women's Day

"The number of female designers in the games industry is higher than ever, but this doesn’t apply to developer and management roles"

Playable Factory's Gökçe Nur Oğuz talks the women joining the Turkish mobile games industry

Monster League Studios launching NFT esports platform Mokens League

Monster League Studios launching NFT esports platform Mokens League

Prioritising gameplay

Video interview: AWS Game Tech on the diverse functionality of cloud gaming

Pg Connects Interviews

Video interview: AWS Game Tech on the diverse functionality of cloud gaming

AWS Game Tech's Eric Morales details the evolving needs met by cloud gaming and functionality, both for the developers and players

Ukie: 56% of games industry professionals prefer a hybrid working model

Ukie: 56% of games industry professionals prefer a hybrid working model

The firm's second UK games industry census examines the effects of the pandemic on working attitudes and diversity of workforce

Playwind Games raises $4 million, backed by Garena

Social-first Games

Playwind Games raises $4 million, backed by Garena

Will use the funds to support development and future growth

Ignite Tournaments raises $10 million to create mobile P2E esports platform

Ignite Tournaments raises $10 million to create mobile P2E esports platform

Back by Animoca Brands

Rovio pulls games from Russia and Belarus

Rovio Removes Games

Rovio pulls games from Russia and Belarus

In-app purchases disabled for games that have already been downloaded

Flexion sees 52% Q4 revenue growth to $13.8 million

Flexion sees 52% Q4 revenue growth to $13.8 million

Strongest quarter in company history

Anzu joins Unity’s Verified Solutions Partner programme

Unified With Unity

Anzu joins Unity’s Verified Solutions Partner programme

The first in-game advertising company on the programme

Supercell halt game downloads in Russia and Belarus

Zero Cell Count

Supercell halt game downloads in Russia and Belarus

Removes titles from app stores, new downloads prevent, access for existing players to be suspended

Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes

Loot Box Lawsuit

Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes

Claimant seeks $5 million in damages

ESL Gaming partners with Qualcomm for multi-genre mobile esports competitions

Snapdragon Esports

ESL Gaming partners with Qualcomm for multi-genre mobile esports competitions

Snapdragon Pro Series will provide "high quality" mobile esports experiences

Vorto Gaming partners up to bring blockchain to Cricket Star Manager

Vorto Gaming partners up to bring blockchain to Cricket Star Manager

Vorto Gaming, Gold Town Games, and CS Games collaborate

Emma Raz: How I found my way into gaming

International Women's Day

Emma Raz: How I found my way into gaming

NumberEight's Emma Raz profiles her change from cybersecurity to mobile gaming, what she loves about the industry, and ways it can better support women

Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: "No matter how empathetic someone may be... they will still never know how it feels to be any other person"

Fertessa Allyse of Funko Games on the portrayal of women in games

Update: Embracer Group acquires Asmodee for $3.01 billion

Aquisition Approved

Update: Embracer Group acquires Asmodee for $3.01 billion

Additional consideration of almost $400 million to be paid upon conditions being met

Bidstack partners with Xaxis to provide ads across portfolio

Bidstack partners with Xaxis to provide ads across portfolio

Will provide access to Bidstack's 70+ games portfolio

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day 2022: Celebrating the women of Steel Media

From editorial and events, to sales and marketing, women are leading the way at Steel Media

Room 8 pledges 2022 net profits to humanitarian aid in Ukraine

Donating Profits

Room 8 pledges 2022 net profits to humanitarian aid in Ukraine

Will support initiatives focused on rebuilding the country and supporting refugees

South Korea approves new app marketplace rules

Standards Stated

South Korea approves new app marketplace rules

Apple and Google required to allow third-party payments

IWD22:

Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: "The 'metaverse' trend has been significantly overblown and disproportionately emphasised"

Kate Edwards of Geogrify’s on inclusive game-making

Griffin Gaming Partners raises $750 million for its second fund

Biggest games-based VC fund to date will focus on Web3 and social platforms

The economy of the metaverse - why NFTs are big news for branding

Interoperable Transferrable Permanent

The economy of the metaverse - why NFTs are big news for branding

Owen Ma, co-founder and head of partnerships at Epik, explains why NFTs may be the future of licensing in games

Netflix appoints Roberto Barrera as head of games strategy

Barrera Brought On

Netflix appoints Roberto Barrera as head of games strategy

Playstation Alumnus brought on to solidify games approach

Avakin Life launches #BreakTheBias in support of International Women's Day

Avakin Life launches #BreakTheBias in support of International Women's Day

All profits to be donated to Womankind Worldwide

Kelly Vero:

International Women's Day

Kelly Vero: "Kicking ass means never having to say you're sorry"

Industry veteran Kelly Vero gives her answer to a critical question: what is it like being a woman in the games industry?