International Women's Week
King VP of games Cara Ely's 20-year adventure in the industry
Women in Games week takes place from March 8th, 2021
Jam Nation
TapNation hosts successful inaugural game jam, winners unveiled
The jam had a $150k prize pool
Girl Power
Zynga teams up with Girls With Code for International Women's Day 2021
It donated $100,000 from its social impact fund
Acquisition
OliveX snaps up Zombies, Run! dev Six to Start
“At OliveX we’repassionate about making fitness fun, and that’s exactly what Six to Start does"
Lotta Loot
Games with loot boxes might be given automatic 18 rating in Germany
This is the result of changes to the country's youth protection laws
Women's Week
International Women's Day 2021: Celebrating women in games on PocketGamer.biz
Showcasing talent alongside International Women's Day
On The Radar
UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigating Apple
For anti-competitive behaviour
Valuable Insight
Pick up new skills on all things game design with the PocketGamer.biz MasterClasses taking place THIS WEEK!
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You're A Winner
Supersonic Studios names two winners of its hypercasual contest
Get Rich! 3D and Archers.io by Murat Kul and Black Candy
Winner, Winner
PUBG: New State hits five million pre-registrations in one week
Pre-orders will open on the App Store later this year
Most Read
Hot Five: Zynga acquires Echtra Games, Five years of Hill Climb 2, and Stadia fails to meet expectations
The hottest articles from the last week
Blasted Off
Pocket Gamer LaunchPad #3 blasted off last week with over 2.1 million stream views - join us for the next one!
Our two-day mobile gaming celebration event showcased 20 games to over 2.1 million viewers and reached over 16 million socially
Your Next Job
Be the first to find new job adverts and get free entry to Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 with Careers Week
Looking for the next step in your professional career? Jobseekers get FREE entry to our sixth digital conference to find new vacancies and get advice from recruiters
Switched On
Nintendo Switch sales in the UK hit 1.5 million in 2020
Almost double the number of next-gen consoles
Making Bank
KamaGames experiences sixth straight year of growth
A revenue increase of 38.4% year-on-year
Whole New World
TiMi studios hiring for new open world cross-platform title
It will be developed with Unreal Engine 5
Poc In Mobile
"More investments need to be made for creating a career path for members of diverse communities"
Tencent marketing senior director Anthony Crouts discusses the need for better education
Back It Up
Riot, Blizzard, Valve and Bungie veterans launch new studio Theorycraft Games with backing of NetEase
Chinese giant has led $37.5 million Series A round
A Good Deed
The ESA launches $1 million initiative with Black Girls Code
"Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not"
Journalist Bar
Get on the experts’ radar and receive feedback on your games with the Journalist Bar at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6
Working on a game and want to see what the experts think? The PocketGamer.com and PocketGamer.biz staff offer feedback on your games digitally during our sixth online conference
Growing Industry
UK games industry publishes its first #RaiseTheGame report
It "shows a lot of positive progress from the games industry in regards to inclusivity"
Make An Impact
Genshin Impact cuts through $874 million in five months
The game was released on September 28th 2020
Not So Difficult
'Dynamic Difficulty' class-action lawsuit against EA gets dropped
Publishing giant apparently showed the legal team "detailed technical information" to show this tech isn't in use
It’s No Puzzle
How M&A drove consolidation in the match-3 genre
Crunching the data with App Annie
Money Money Money
My.Games' revenue grew 30% in 2020
Grand Hotel Mania and War Robots were key drivers
Hyper Hippo
Hyper Hippo's Rimmy Spanjer on the increasing importance of theme in mobile gaming
"Everything a person sees before they play your game sets up their expectations"
Game On
UK consumers spent £4.4 billion on games last year
Mobile is the most popular platform with 34.7% of players
Rising Up
The number of women playing games continues to rise
48% of mobile gamers are female
Open Book
Twitch to be more transparent with its safety efforts
"Creating a Transparency Report is an important measure of our accountability"
Switch It Up
A new 4K able Nintendo Switch could see release later this year
With seven-inch Samsung OLED screens
Last Chance
Hurry! Last chance to book half-price MasterClass tickets before Early Bird ends at midnight!
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Live And Kicking
The five-year journey of Hill Climb 2 and how Fingersoft is already prepping for a third
Fingersoft's Daniel Rantala discusses the racing sequel
Event
CGC|NFT goes online from tomorrow for two days of exploring the NFT wave
From March 4th to 5th, join businesses and individuals to learn more about NFTs
Get Hyped
Hypercasual titles account for 31% of mobile game downloads in 2020
RPGs proved to be the top genre for revenue
Making Bank
Roblox predicts $1.5 billion in revenue for 2021
A potential growth of 56% to 64% year-on-year
Welcome Aboard
Brian Chadwick joins Agnitio Capital as managing director
"I have long admired Agnitio Capital and Shum Singh"
Welcome To The Family
Zynga snaps up cross-platform studio Echtra Games
It will work on a multi-platform RPG with NaturalMotion
Find Your Funding
Get investor funding for your games studio! Meet the biggest investors with the Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6
Meet with the biggest investors in the games industry and secure the investment you need to take your company to the top
Show Me The Money
Lumikai leads $1.5 million investment in All-Star Games
The Indian studio specialises in Cricket mobile games
Money Money Money
InnoGames saw record-breaking revenues of $266 million in 2020
The pandemic and mobile titles have been cited as the driving force
Event Calendar
Where will you connect with the industry in 2021? Join the Pocket Gamer world tour!
Plan your 2021 business year and join Steel Media online and live across the world
Masterclass
Fundamentally Games’ Oscar Clark on how and when to save a failed game
“We all need to be reminded to take a step back and look at how we consider data and how best to use it smartly to inform our decisions”
Join Us
Digital Turbine signs agreement to acquire AdColony
The deal is worth between $350 million and $375 million
All About The Beans
Epic Games acquires Mediatonic parent company Tonic Games
Details of the acquisition were not disclosed
It's Mario
Nintendo reminds consumers that Mario items are being taken of the shelf
Including Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Talking Heads
Dive into the games industry with Ubisoft, Zynga, EA, Activision and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6
Revealed: the first set of speakers for our sixth digital event have been confirmed. Who will you learn from?
Keep Em Coming
Gismart experiences success with three new titles
Pencil Rush 3D, Warp Slider and Hidden Objects were launched in February
Masterclass
AppMagic’s Max Samorukov shares insight on what to expect from upcoming PocketGamer.biz MasterClass: Understanding the Market Through External Data and Tools
“Many developers don’t do any market research before development begins, as a result you end up with a graveyard full of quality games, which were doomed from the beginning”
Open For Business
Apple reopens all of its US retails stores
They are all operating with different restrictions
It's About Time
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run spins onto mobile March 25th
Fans will recognise locations and outfits