Experienced Team
Scopely makes $20 million investment in Burlingame Studios
Studios will partner to develop an "all new experience"
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
Skill-based Spending
Tether Studios surpasses $250 million lifetime revenue
Over 30 million downloads across 27 titles
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
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
Sporting Sales
Monster League Studios launching NFT esports platform Mokens League
Prioritising gameplay
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
#raisethegame
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
Social-first Games
Playwind Games raises $4 million, backed by Garena
Will use the funds to support development and future growth
P2e Esports
Ignite Tournaments raises $10 million to create mobile P2E esports platform
Back by Animoca Brands
Rovio Removes Games
Rovio pulls games from Russia and Belarus
In-app purchases disabled for games that have already been downloaded
Revenue Rise
Flexion sees 52% Q4 revenue growth to $13.8 million
Strongest quarter in company history
Unified With Unity
Anzu joins Unity’s Verified Solutions Partner programme
The first in-game advertising company on the programme
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
Loot Box Lawsuit
Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes
Claimant seeks $5 million in damages
Snapdragon Esports
ESL Gaming partners with Qualcomm for multi-genre mobile esports competitions
Snapdragon Pro Series will provide "high quality" mobile esports experiences
Cricket Collab
Vorto Gaming partners up to bring blockchain to Cricket Star Manager
Vorto Gaming, Gold Town Games, and CS Games collaborate
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
Aquisition Approved
Update: Embracer Group acquires Asmodee for $3.01 billion
Additional consideration of almost $400 million to be paid upon conditions being met
Ad Partnership
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
Donating Profits
Room 8 pledges 2022 net profits to humanitarian aid in Ukraine
Will support initiatives focused on rebuilding the country and supporting refugees
Standards Stated
South Korea approves new app marketplace rules
Apple and Google required to allow third-party payments
Speaker Spotlight
IWD22: "The 'metaverse' trend has been significantly overblown and disproportionately emphasised"
Kate Edwards of Geogrify’s on inclusive game-making
Raising Round
Griffin Gaming Partners raises $750 million for its second fund
Biggest games-based VC fund to date will focus on Web3 and social platforms
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
Barrera Brought On
Netflix appoints Roberto Barrera as head of games strategy
Playstation Alumnus brought on to solidify games approach
#breakthebias
Avakin Life launches #BreakTheBias in support of International Women's Day
All profits to be donated to Womankind Worldwide
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?
Eyes On Activision
Bobby Kotick stepping down from Coca-Cola to focus attention on Activision Blizzard
Following acquisition by Microsoft
Drawing An Audience
Kwalee’s Draw It surpasses 100 million downloads
The company’s most downloaded and lucrative game to date
Speaker Spotlight
IWD22: "Society often tells women that they need to take 'responsible' jobs"
Leyla Johnson of Mohawk Games on what it means to be a woman in games
Sharing Support
Updated March 8: game companies offer support for Ukraine
Supercell, InGameJob, and John Romaro among others
Indie View
War Bear Games discuss all things pitching and making a new kind of roguelike in Minion Mash!
We talk to War Bear Games' Marcin Gola about The Big Indie Pitch
Making Of
How three extra months without revenue led to the success of RPG Dice: Heroes of Whitestone
Postponing the game's launch was the right decision for game polish and team wellbeing
Microsoft Manoeuvres
Microsoft announces suspension of new sales in Russia
Protecting Ukraine’s cybersecurity
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Expanding In Europe
Mobile Premier League expands in Europe with GameDuell acquisition
First move in free-to-play space
Idling By
Idle Miner Tycoon now available on Facebook Gaming
Reaches cloud platform six years after 2016 mobile release
Addressing Alterations
Samsung admits to throttling games on S22 smartphone
Plans to resolve the issue
Company Profile – jagex Partners
Company profile – Jagex Partners
Learn more about Jagex Partners, the community-driven games developer headquartered in Cambridge, UK
Post-pg Connects London
Speaker Spotlight: Edgegap's Mathieu Duperré on the triple-A experience, crossplay, and live and digital events
Edgegap's Mathieu Duperré on the growth of AAA mobile experiences and why you should not fall in love with your game
No Homers Club
Updated: TheXPlace early access offered to studios and talent looking to network
CEO Maya Rand speaks to PocketGamer.biz, as Tencent, Playtika, Activision Blizzard, and Zynga among others get involved
Protecting Pine
Playtika to plant up to 100,000 Western white pine trees to reinvigorate species
House of Fun players will contribute to number of trees planted through gameplay
Nft Nod
Tribe Gaming to launch limited edition NFTs with unique perks
All money raised will go to Quest to Conquer Cancer initiative
Post-pg Connects London
Speaker Spotlight: Moloco's William Melzer on how and why developers must understand demand-side platforms
Moloco's VP of Sales for EMEA, William Melzer explores demand-side platforms in mobile advertising and how developers can use them to achieve their 'ultimate KPIs'
Upstream
Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – March 4 2022
PocketGamer.biz and Stream Hatchet break down the monthly stats on mobile games making waves on streaming platforms and esports events
Tis The Season
Sensor Tower: Half of top grossing mobile games in 2021 feature season pass
Ad removal is the most widely used monetisation mechanic