Ample Acquisitions
Keywords Studios acquires Waste Creative and Wicked Witch
For up to a collective $18.5 million
Making Of
How Rocket League Sideswipe hit the back of the net
Psyonix's Bethany Leuenberger and Robert Garza share their insights
2021 In Review
Digital Turbine's Mike Ng on consolidation in adtech and the ramifications of Epic vs. Apple
Digital Turbine's CRO on 2021's challengers and opportunity
Platform Partnership
Voodoo launches 5 hypercasual titles on Facebook Gaming
Including Cube surfer and Paper.io 2
Appy Christmas
AppGallery’s Game Fest Returns with Exclusive Perks to Give Winter Holidays a Boost
Celebrate the season with a selection box of special offers in some of the world's most popular mobile games, courtesy of Huawei's AppGallery
Antitrust Antics
Apple requests dismissal of antitrust case in India
Firm claims it constitutes an "insignificant" portion of market
Axie Altruism
Yield Guild Games raises $250,000 for typhoon victims
Primarily raised in cryptocurrency, including Axie Infinity's AXS
Poc In Mobile
Zynga lead product manager Vikrant Agarwal talks challenges, mentors, and visas
"The more diversity you have, the richer the conversations, experiences and the work environment will be"
2021 In Review
Elena Grigoryan on IDFA deprecation, NFTs, and MY.GAMES' most successful mobile launch
MY.GAMES' CMO on 2021's challenges and opportunities
More Monetary Choice
AppGallery partners with Revolut to offer additional financial choice
Accepting more options across its apps and games
Country Cruise
Belka Games brings Dolly Parton to Solitaire Cruise
Continuing until April 2022
Better Bidding
Unity partners with Meta Audience Network for in-app bidding access
Available within Unity Ads via Unity Mediation
C2x Commences
Com2uS Holdings launches portal for C2X blockchain platform
Titles available will increase "exponentially" in coming months
Metaverse Merchandise
Forever 21 partners with Virtual Brand Group to launch Roblox retail experience
Buying and selling merch in the metaverse
Exceptional Engagement
App Annie uncovers the top 10 features driving deep usage in runner games
Fuelled by Game IQ, App Annie explores how the most popular runner games successfully connect
Exclusive Partnership
Azerion signs exclusive two-year partnership with Bidstack to bolster ad reach
Gains access to around 40 million users
Deadmau5 Metaver5e
Globant partners with Pixelynx to create music metaverse mobile game
Striving to create leading ecosystem for music, fashion, and entertainment
Agglutination
Nexon to Merge subsidiaries Nat Games and Nexon GT
Will rebrand as Nexon Games
Tencent On Top
More than $1 billion generated by eight mobile games each in 2021
PUBG Mobile is the highest-grossing for a second year
Who Goes? You Decide
Tilting Point launches Big Brother: The Game 2 with $1 million prize
Users can choose to play or spectate in real-time
Backing Blockchain
Voodoo to invest $200 million into blockchain games
Bringing blockchain to casual mobile users
Expanding Reach
Flexion partners with 37Games to release Puzzles & Survival on Amazon, Samsung and Xiaomi
The free-to-play game originally launched on Google Play last year
Developer Opportunities
The nomination deadline for The Big Indie Awards has been extended
Don't forget to get your nominations in before December 31st!
What's Next?
Next Games signs $16.5 million co-development agreement for new mobile game
To be paid over the next five years
Event Latest
Indieway goes live on December 17th to 18th
The dedicated indie event goes live this week with the aim to develop business and expand the reach of indie culture
A Fated Acquisition
Aniplex to acquire Fate/Grand Order developer Delightworks games division
Includes the entire game development team behind Fate/Grand Order
On The Edge
Edge Gaming raises $10 million for user-generated content platform
Backed by Playtika
Acquisition Agreement
Fragbite acquires outstanding shares in Dutch studio Lucky Kat for $7.9 million
Acquired for €5 million in cash and €2 million in Fragbite shares
Cyball Scores
Cyball raises $1.8 million for football-themed P2E NFT mobile game
Focused on reaching new audiences for blockchain gaming
Supercell Sets Up
Supercell launches ambitious new studio in North America
Will create games featuring new and existing IP
Live And Kicking
How localised experiences keeps Free Fire alive four years on
Garena producer Harold Teo talks a mobile-first approach and understanding the player's needs
Event Update
New date announced for Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022
Pocket Gamer Connects London to now take place on February 14-15
Roblox Reprimanded
Roblox under fire for stock market-like collectibles and minimal safeguarding
YouTube channel People Make Games outlines four concerns with the platform's operations
Marketplace Dominance
Apple and Google hold a "vice-like grip" on UK consumers, says competition regulator
Suggests actions to decrease the mobile marketplace duopoly
Ai Innovation
Playtika opens new studio in Switzerland
Will focus on AI and R&D
Strategic Simplification
Donut Labs raises a further $2.3 million for Kids vs Zombies
"It’s a completely different game from what it was a year ago."
Green Guardians
Pixel Federation joins the Playing for the Planet Alliance
Will host multiple in-game eco-events across its portfolio
Millions For Medal
Medal.tv has raised $60 million across its Series B and Series C funding rounds
Platform grows to almost one million daily users
Appointed For User Acquisition
FunPlus appoints Alba Rodríguez Embid as Director of Growth
Emphasis on Western user acquisition
Making Of
How Adventure Chef: Merge Explorer was inspired by long drives and manga
The Pocket Gems team shares its mobile games recipe
Gallery Expansion
Socialpoint brings Dragon City and Monster Legends to Huawei’s AppGallery
Will gradually bring its remaining portfolio to the service
Swinging By
Tencent brings Spider-Man to PUBG Mobile
Comes with Version 1.8 update
Doubling Down
Vgames raises $141 million for second games investment fund
Firm to invest in game studios at various stages
Beyond Games
Is gaming the next frontier for entertainment?
Alexandre Salem, the Global Director of Gaming Partnerships for Huawei explores the impact of games in the future of our creative world – in 2022 and beyond
Double Bogey
Neowiz to bring Golf Impact and Brave Nine to the blockchain
Golf Impact set to receive a big makeover
Monstrous Success
Overcoming 60% ROI drop in TeaGames' Monsters: PvP Arena
Investment from Ducky and YouTube trends
Supporting Growth
Mistplay receives "majority" investment to scale play-to-earn platform
New members join the board of directors
World Domination
How hypercasual flop Clash of Dots became hit State.io
Azur reveals how to tweak for success
Blockchain In Brazil
Bayz raises $4 million for NFT gaming
Starting with play-to-earn in Brazil
Networking Extravaganza
Network with the global games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Meet with the games industry’s leading authorities, from publishers and developers, to investors, tools providers, platformers and more