Representation
Microsoft joins Take-Two as a Gerald A. Lawson Fund contributor
Looks to increase support for Black and indigenous students in the games industry
"golden Opportunity"
Glu Mobile's Vicky Spachis joins Big Run as VP of people operations
The hiring of Spachis is the latest in a series of recent appointments
Casual Acquisition
Softgames sells off web business to Azerion
Azerion will be responsible for publishing all current and future web-based games released by Softgames
Pax Postponed
PAX Australia 2021 called off with digital event set to replace
Organisers state the in-person event will return next year
Smart Money
People, talent and teams - MGVC's winning formula for investment
My.Games Venture Capital discusses the company's approach to investment and the new $30M game drive campaign
Industry Veterans
Former PopCap staff form new studio Electric Manta
The new studio will focus on free-to-play mobile games
Closed Beta
Tencent and Bandai Namco soft launch Digimon: New Century
The upcoming RPG has been in development for three years
Blox Party
UK rapper KSI to host album launch party via Roblox
The artist will perform several of the songs from his second studio album
Failed To Maintain Growth
Xsolla lays off 150 staff members, CEO tweet sparks further outrage
"Many of you might be shocked, but I truly believe that Xsolla is not for you…"
Publishing Power Up
Take your game to the next level with AppGallery
Huawei's AppGallery marketplace offers developers and publishers an array of tools to enhance games and improve functionality
Hypercasual Success
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Reality Bites
Apple removes Rosie's Reality from Apple Arcade after dev becomes unable to support game
"We're focusing our efforts on different topics…"
41 Million Dau
Zynga Q2 revenue up 59% to $720 million
Net income equalled to $28 million
Welcome Home
Focus Home Interactive acquires Rayman Jungle Run developer Dotemu
"Joining the Focus Home Interactive Group was an obvious choice…"
Most Read
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The Big Apple
Monster Hunter Stories pushes Apple Arcade to over 200 games
Service launched on September 19th, 2019
Rock And Roll(ic)
Hypercasual developer Rollic surpasses one billion downloads
"We are blown away by Rollic’s performance…"
Rocket Ship
Axie Infinity breaks one million DAUs and approaches $1 billion lifetime trading volume
Blockchain game expanding fast
Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from Epic Games, Respawn Entertainment, Alpha Dog Games and Riot Games
Have Your Say
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Rivals No More
Zynga acquires Golf Rival developer StarLark for $525 million
Also completes Chartboost deal
Connect 'em Up
MyAppFree launches new services for developers
Service promises to connect apps and games with their large and loyal audience
Funplus Likes This
Facebook Gaming director Bob Slinn joins FunPlus as VP of business development
Fifth management signing in recent months
Baring Claws
Nintendo settles five-year court battle with White Cat Project developers
Colopl are ordered to pay for future use of Nintendo’s patents
Stream For Success
Why the mobile games industry should start caring about cloud gaming
GameStream co-founder explores the rapidly evolving streaming games market
On The Up
EA Mobile bookings rise by 20% to $272 million in Q1
Figures include Glu Mobile but not yet Playdemic
Eager Embracer
Embracer makes eight acquisitions, including CrazyLabs
The company now operates over 60 games developers
Diversity
BAME in Games celebrates fifth anniversary with new website and Discord server
UK advocacy group to release Representation, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion calendar
Gaining On Wii
Nintendo Switch sales close on 90 million, revenue drops nearly 10%
More sales than PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Homa Hiring
Homa Games hires Carlos Mas Rodriguez as new vice president of gaming product
Former Scopely executive will lead the ambitious hypercasual studio's drive into new genres
Rising Stars
Sakura Games reveals its Rising Star philosophy and how it hopes to work with Disney, EA and Epic
Jordanian educational game makers Sham and Jana Al Bdour scoop Rising Star trophy at PG Mobile Games Awards
Dreaming Big
NDreams hires former Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier
NDreams CEO welcomes Sagnier’s wisdom and passion to the board
$2.3 Billion
Activision Blizzard sees mobile boom as King and Call of Duty hit record sales
Call of Duty: Mobile on track to generate $1 billion in 2021
Finding Value
Tilting Point acquires publishing rights to Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery
WhaleApp's hidden object game has generated $40 million
Open Doors
CrazyLabs acquires Firescore Interactive to boost Indian hypercasual ecosystem
The companies launched a new hub together in July
First Of Many?
Update: Blizzard president and head of HR depart company amid lawsuit
J. Allen Brack and Jesse Meschuk make their exit
Ad Astra
Exploring the potential of InGamePlay brand ads
AdInMo and Impact Unified discuss the value of in-game ads and the growing potential for developers, publishers and players
Bad To Worse
Activision Blizzard confronted with second lawsuit from investors
The second lawsuit alleges that investors received misinformation
Engagement Priority
Diablo Immortal delayed until first half of 2022
"Our team has been tuning core and endgame features…"
Connect Online
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #8 launches on September 27th
The global B2B mobile games industry returns for an eighth edition featuring Finland’s finest
Firing To Mobile
Activision confirms new Call of Duty mobile game is in development
A new studio will be tasked with the development of the new game
Developers Wanted
Show us your game for a chance to win big in the new Big Hypercasual Pitch
With the help of Sunday we're expanding our pitching series with the Big Hypercasual Pitch, running digitally on September 29th
It's Not Unusual
Spanish casual startup Unusuall raises $3.6 million, led by Garena
Free Fire outfit makes second investment
Cracking Down
Tencent stock falls by $60 billion following criticism from state media
Honor of Kings set to be implemented with new constraints
Survey Success
Pocket Gems drives player engagement with rewarded surveys
Pocket Gems partnered with TapResearch to bring a new rewarded format to players which drove engagement and increased average revenue
New Skills Acquired
Skillz partners with multiplayer tech company Exit Games, invests $50 million
"Expanding into these new areas will grow our total universe of players..."
Quite The Gamble
Netmarble picks up social casino developer SpinX Games for $2.19 billion
"We expect to fortify our competitive edge…"
Experienced Execs
Amber brings on former EA VP and Keywords chief Jaime Gine as CEO
"We are entering a new chapter in Amber’s evolving story"
Elon Encourages Epic
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sides with Epic Games in Apple dispute
The Tesla and SpaceX chief voices his concerns about Apple’s "de facto global tax"
140 Million Players
Plarium acquires Finnish mobile studio Futureplay to grow casual presence
"We are eager to grow and learn from Plarium’s expertise…"