Move Over Spotify
Roblox strikes deal with Sony Music to bring more artists to the gaming platform
"We look forward to expanding our successful partnership…"
In-game Awesome
Rovio VP of advertising Jarkko Rajamäki discusses in-game ads approach
"There is necessarily no one size fits all solution..."
Roll The Dice
How to grow a profitable audience within a niche genre
How taking a holistic approach to user acquisition and monetisation helped WildCard grow the audience for its classic games
Go On Son
Tencent partners with Tottenham Hotspur to bring Son Heung-Min to PUBG
The partnership will see Heung-Min as a playable character in the game
A Real Viridian Forest
Pokémon Wonder is a new nature theme park opening in Japan
Limited-time experience running from July 2021 to April 2022
Face The Consequences
Tencent rolls out facial recognition to restrict children gaming at night
The system will lock young users out of games late in the evening
New Strategy
FunPlus appoints former NetEase director Michael Tong as chief strategy officer
"Tong will elevate our company’s strategic vision..."
Reshuffle
Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier will step down, four months after EA acquisition
Rashid Varachia will step down at the end of July as well
Meet And Connect
Meet the likes of Facebook, Microsoft, Tencent and more at next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
Connect with the biggest companies at the top B2B games industry conference
Bagon In Bagram
Pokémon GO spotted at former US military base in Afghanistan
"We can’t have no IED Pokémon on the FOB"
64gb Storage
Nintendo confirms Switch Pro's existence with Nintendo Switch (OLED model)
New console launches this October
Final Schedule
The final conference schedule for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 has been locked in
Find out what’s happening next week and connect with the global games industry
We Have Lift Off
Soft launch essentials - getting the most from your app launch
You have one chance to launch it successfully
Apex Axie
Axie Infinity hits 350,000 DAUs and over $170 million monthly trading volume
Mobile-first blockchain game is tearing it up
Howdy Partner(ship)
InnoGames relaunching partnership programme for mobile and browser markets
The new programme is said to offer a "personalised approach"
"core Of Atari"
Atari Gaming shifting focus away from free-to-play and mobile games
Attention to be directed towards premium games for console and PC
Victory Road
Pokémon GO shows no signs of slowing down with $5 billion revenue in five years
Another $1 billion in seven months
"legal Obligations"
Nintendo seeks further action against ROM site owner after missing first $50 payment
Nintendo has requested a permanent injunction be put in place
Power Your Dreams
The Xbox Game Pass app has generated 14 million downloads
Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now follow behind
Reset Button
Love Island developer Fusebox responds to layoff claims
"Fusebox is currently consulting with its employees on a proposed change..."
Meet The Investor
Project A Ventures’ Jack Wang on the kind of companies and projects they’re interested in investing in
“Most founders I have spoken to are very well-rehearsed on development calls"
Overestimate
Update: PUBG maker Krafton IPO downgraded to $3 billion
Listing now expected to go ahead in August
Hunt Train
CD Projekt’s The Witcher: Monster Slayer launches this July
Releasing simultaneously for IOS and Android
One Week Left
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 starts next week
Connect with the global games industry and learn from the world’s leading authorities
Summer In Brno
Pixel Federation opening new office in Czech Republic
Looking for fresh talent
Most Read
Hot Five: Gameloft NFTs, Dream Games valued at $1 billion and Ni No Kuni beats Pokémon GO
The hottest articles of last week
New Entity
Update: Activision Blizzard clarifies stake in social casino dev Playstudios
"We received shares in the new entity and are now disclosing that..."
Buzzing
Buzz Capital invests $594,000 in Dream Harvest and Fundamentally Games
"The games sector is one of the few industries to have made huge gains during COVID…"
Unmissable Insight
Hear from the likes of Facebook, WarnerMedia and Supercell at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
The final set of speakers for our seventh digital conference revealed
Ps Goodbye
The PSP store closes today but games will still be available
"You’ll still be able to purchase and play PSP content..."
Pgc Profile
Ryu Games' Nick Contino on the mobile transformation of esports
Contino explore the impact of mobile games and technology on the world of esports
Assassin's Creed Rebellion
Facebook partners with Ubisoft on cloud gaming service, exceeds 1.5 million users
Now possesses over 25 games
Sky High
$60 billion worth of deals in the games industry have already taken place in 2021
Drake Star Partners adds up the activity
100 Million Installs
Team17 acquires educational app developer StoryToys for $26.5 million
"Team17 is the perfect home for StoryToys..."
Triple Word Score
MTG acquires Indian word game studio PlaySimple for $360 million
There's also a $150 million earn-out
The Future Is Now
Marvel Future Revolution opens pre-registrations and soft launch
First open-world action RPG on mobile
Entries Open For Top 50
Are you one of the world's best game creators?
Nominations open for the 2021 PocketGamer.biz Top 50 Game Makers
Meet And Connect
Start networking now with the live meeting platform ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
The MeetToMatch platform is now open! Start connecting before the July 12th to 16th online event
Coming Very Soon
Update: Square Enix confirms Final Fantasy pixel remaster release dates
Over 161 million global sales as a series to-date
Extended Play
Animoca Brands raises $50 million from investors such as Scopely and Samsung
Blockchain game funding is booming
Kill Your Darlings
How To Evaluate Mobile Game Ideas
How can developers evaluate the potential of new game concepts, before committing time and resources to them? AppMagic explains
New Backers
Mobile UGC platform Hiber raises $15 million
EQT Ventures leads the investment
Hidden Object
Maysalward launches Salama's Secret inspired by Expo 2020 Dubai
"We want to create games that stand out…"
Going Public
Update: IronSource goes public following $11.1 billion valuation
Merging with Thoma Bravo for SPAC
Earth Is Closed
Mojang confirms Minecraft Earth is officially shutting down today
Half a million in player spending
Levelling Up
Wildlife unveils third US studio partnership in Foxbear Games
Headed by Marvel Strike Force director
Accelerating
Gameloft launching first NFTs within Asphalt 9
Partnered with Epik Prime
Holistic Hypercasual
Publishing for all: CrazyLabs offers publishing for the other 99%
Hypercasual expert offers developers a revenue stream for games outside the top tier
Done Deal
Jam City president Josh Yguado speaks out on Ludia acquisition and going public
"It will provide us access to a permanent source of capital…"
11 Days
Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds beats Pokémon GO to $100 million revenue
Only available in five markets