Making Of
Inspired by Jet Set Radio, Apple Arcade racer Warp Drive brought composer Hideki Naganuma onboard
"We were thrilled when he agreed"
Lighting The Fuse
Apex Legends accused of 'copying character design' from indie studio NOWWA
NOWWA has noted strong similarities between Apex's new legend and the main character of its upcoming title
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Spellbinding
Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells storms to $40 million revenue, surpasses Wizards Unite after four months
Player spending consistently on the rise each month since launch
Break It Down
How a partnership with Voodoo gave life to hypercasual indie, Demolish!
We speak to Jean Mikryukov about how Voodoo's support helped his title thrive
Welcome To The Family
Opera snaps up YoYo Games for $10 million
“We are very excited to start working with the team at YoYo Games"
Grow Your Business
Mobile's golden goose: Hypercasual your way to business growth
Hypercasual is thriving during mobile's biggest year yet. CrazyLabs offers insight on how you can make the most of it
Welcome Aboard
Skrmiish welcomes Luke Grob as new CEO
"Having Luke at the helm with his exceptional experience and expertise will ensure we set out and deliver on our ambitious growth plan through 2021 and beyond"
Play Time
There are nearly 239 million mobile gamers across the US and Canada
"Mobile is the most popular platform in the video game industry, with wide and increasing appeal across all age groups"
Farewell
Takaya Imamura announces retirement from Nintendo
He worked for the firm for over 30 years
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Talking Heads
Build your business with advice from Wargaming, Mediatonic, Jagex, Fingersoft and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5
What will you learn from the games industry’s leading authorities? The latest confirmed speakers for February’s digital conference include market-defining names and companies
Mystic Mavens
Indie Mavens: What trends and events will shape the mobile industry in 2021?
"IDFA depreciation has the potential to completely alter the free-to-play market"
Welcome Aboard
Former King senior manager Loen joins East Side Games
"I am very excited to share that I am joining the super talented team at East Side Games, as Lead Game Designer"
Come One Come All
Tilting Point launches new initiative for Saint Petersburg studio
Hiring for a multi-discipline team
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Alyssa Kollgaard on how digital events will thrive beyond COVID
PGC Digital #5 kicks off on February 8th
Shoot Out
Manchester City, AC Milan and more are coming to Fortnite
A new Pelé cup competition starts today
Indie Spotlight
How Stacky Dash utilised TikTok to achieve 100,000 downloads a day
"The biggest challenge is acknowledging that success is the exception and failure is the norm"
Game On
Interactive Facebook Watch show Rival Peak is coming to iOS
It has more than 25 mllion minutes in viewership
Welcome To The Family
Miniclip acquires Online Soccer Manager dev Gamebasics
"Partnering with Gamebasics was really a 'no-brainer' for us"
To Battle!
A new PUBG Mobile game is on the way
Krafton will not be known "as a one hit wonder"
Retail Down
Apple to close nearly thirty stores across the US
In Georgia, Texas and North Carolina
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Sponsored
Finding success in 4x strategy games
A preview of the new mobile game genre report from Google Play
Going Public
Krafton could be valued at $27.2bn for IPO
This would make it one of the most valuable games companies in the world
Welcome Aboard
Keywords Studios welcomes Sonia Lashand Sedler as its new COO
"I am delighted that Sonia has chosen to join Keywords Studios and, on behalf of the Board, I would like to welcome her to the business"
Possible Acquisition
Microsoft looking at more acquisition opportunities
"I've been hearing a lot of conversations behind closed doors about acquisitions in the industry. There's a lot of moving things going on right now"
Fringe Events
Pitch your game to expert judges, find the next step in your career, or meet your next business partner, publisher or investor online at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5
Fringe benefits: beyond the conference talks and panels, there are multiple events for networking with over 1,500 industry professionals over the internet next month
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Cassia Curran discusses 'potential short-term drop' in demand for home entertainment post-pandemic
PGC Digital #5 kicks off on February 8th
It's War
Warhammer 40,000: Lost Crusade launches for mobile devices
The first game from the franchise for smartphones
Jobs In Games
Devolver Digital's Robbie Paterson on how to get a job as a marketing manager
"Seeing a game's success change someone's life will never get boring"
Against The World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is Limited Run Games "biggest release"
"Thank you so much for your support in making this our biggest release of all time"
Welcome Aboard
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Guillaume Legoy as its game data scientist
The company is hiring for different positions
Game On
Chinese games regulators gave approval to 1,411 games last year
1,311 were domestic games while 97 were imported
Ninten-yay
Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to dominate the UK charts
Three consecutive weeks at the top
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Find Your Next Job
Look for the next step in your career at Games Jobs Live taking place alongside Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5
Sign up to the dedicated recruitment event and hear from games industry companies who are looking to add to their team
Put Em Up
Savage Game Studios secures $4.4 million for mobile shooter
"We see there is an opening for games that offer an opportunity to play with others and have rewarding sessions without the high pressure of a player-versus-player environment"
Credits Will Do Fine
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes made up 98% of all revenue from the last five Star Wars mobile games
Collectible RPG has generated $1.2 billion to-date
Silver Anniversary
Cat Daddy Games founders discuss WWE partnership, Take-Two acquisition and 25 years in the industry
"We don’t put all the eggs into a single basket"
Switch It Up
Nintendo Switch made up 87% of Japanese console sales last year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sits at the top of Japan's charts
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: 'This industry is like no other,' says Paladin Studios CEO Kay Gruenwoldt
PGC Digital #5 kicks off on February 8th
An Imposter!
Among Us reigns supreme as the most downloaded game for December 2020
Call of Duty: Mobile saw its most installs since November 2019
Going Public
Huuuge to file an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
"The IPO that we have announced today is a major milestone for the company that transforms Huuuge"
Most Read
Hot Five: King charity partnership, five mobile gaming trends, and what you need to know before Playtika's IPO
The hottest articles of last week
This Week In Asia
This Week in Asia: Nintendo Switch hits 1m sales in China, Apple's App Store purge, and Honor of Kings' revenue reign
All of the hottest stories from the region
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: 'Getting into game mod communities is a fantastic way to learn,' says Javier Barnes
PGC Digital #5 kicks off on February 8th
Making Of
How Apple 'featuring' helped The First Tree rival sales to PS4 and Xbox One on iOS
"Having a powerful ending can help people look past the flaws so much easier"
To Battle!
Epic brings app store battle with Apple and Google to the UK
Two filings were submitted to the Competition Appeal Tribunal
Money Money Money
$33.6 billion was spent on games industry investments last year
$12.6 billion came from M&As