Embrace Diversity
Players in the US and UK would like to see more diversity in games
"The protagonists of the game tend to be dominated by males, and the online gaming community of this franchise tends to follow suit"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: How "understanding the player" lead to a 40% increase in users for Koron Studios
The sevilla-based studio saw massive growth in Idle Fishing through specific updates
So Popular
The demand for mobile games rose by 45 per cent this year
“It’s not a surprise that we saw a massive increase in new players trying games for the first time"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: WildWorks on publishing games for kids
"There is a lot of room for growth in the kids' category"
Stadia
Google will give away Stadia Premiere Editions to YouTube Premium subscribers
Only if users were signed up as of November 6th
Listen Up
Kwalee to use Audiomob's audio ads platform for its titles
"We're always interested in developing new ways to engage players on mobile with our hypercasual games"
Hdc
Huawei facilitates developer access to Chinese market with AppGallery
The company shared legal tips and Chinese app market insights in the webinar
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "There's a huge ripple effect once you don't have detailed information about players," says Tilting Point head Andre Cohen
Apple looks to introduce further privacy rules in early 2021
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "Disruption is something that draws investor interest," says Transcend Fund's Shanti Bergel
Transcend Fund's Shanti Bergel discusses the current investment opportunities in games
Asia Experts
PlatinumGames, 2K Games, XL Games, Hypergryph and more: G-STAR announces speaker line-up
G-CON 2020 is in less than one week and the content is shaping up to be world class: register now!
Loot Boxes
EA is facing another loot box class-action lawsuit
Publishing giant says it is "baseless"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: India overtakes US to become second-biggest game download market globally
Only China sees higher downloads worldwide
It's War
PUBG Corp is bringing PUBG Mobile back to India
Changes have been made to create PUBG Mobile India
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Adapting Animal Farm from a book to game
"I can not encourage you enough to take risks"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "Your time is the most valuable thing," says Koch Media's Thomas Glenn on publishing vs. self-publishing
The advice was shared as part of The Art of Publishing track
Expansion
Development services firm Amber opens a new studio in Montréal
Outpost focused on QA, localisation and engineering initially
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: How going mobile brought more players to EVE Online
"EVE recently broke a world record for a PVP battle with 8,825 players participating"
We Have Liftoff
Pocket Gamer LaunchPad #2 starts TODAY! See the latest and greatest mobile games in the industry
Join us for the biggest show in mobile gaming as this digital consumer showcase event puts the spotlight on developers as they present their exciting upcoming titles across multiple platforms
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Understanding laws in esports
"It is quite surprising how many players and fans will get in trouble on social media"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Is the influencer market maturing?
"You are dealing with people that really know what they are doing"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Why attracting the right investor is a "critical hire for your business"
Comment was made on 'The Investor Dating Game - Attracting the Right Investor' panel.
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Building your brand as a streamer
"Your brand is the way that the outside world sees you"
Money Money Money
Mobile games consumer spending will hit $120 billion in 2021
There will be an increase of hybrid titles next year
Adjoe
Adjoe expects rewarded advertising revenues to grow by 400% in 2020
Ad revenues soar, as publishers seek diversification in their monetisation stack
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Apple removing IDFA "could have really negative impacts on the entire industry," says Gamejam CEO Christian Calderon
Apple is set to introduce new privacy measures in iOS 14
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Attracting more gamers to esports
"Non-gamers don't exist in this day and age"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: CrazyLabs surpasses 3.5 billion downloads across games library
The Israelian-based studio has been publishing games for over two decades
Investor Summit
The Games Industry Investment Summit 2020 in association with Enthusiast Gaming is TODAY - it’s not too late to sign up!
Your essential guide to the latest trends and opportunities in the world’s fastest-growing entertainment industry
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Why Twitch's 3.2 million monthly streamers offer "endless free user testing"
Snap Finger Click design director Joanna Haslam shares studio's experience
Making Of
Netmarble US president discusses how BTS Universe Story came to light
"The pandemic has been a challenge for everyone but we are fortunate to have been able to adapt quickly"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: A look at esports in Asia
"There is a high-level investment in Asia in esports"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Understanding the commercial opportunities in esports
"Betting on esports has never been bigger"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Double Coconut founder David Fox on exploring different game development tools
Unity vs. Unreal vs. Godot vs. Cocos2D/LibGDX
Financials
Nexon experiences its best Q3 ever with $754 million in revenue
"Despite a delay in the year's biggest launch – Mobile Dungeon&Fighter – Nexon delivered our best Third Quarter ever"
Sign Up
Fortnite could be getting a monthly subscription
A survey has been sent out to players
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: How to effectively monetise your games
"Value to the player is key and is so influenced by a bunch of different things, some of which you will have no control over"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: What it means to be an indie developer
"For the longest time big publishers were not interested in indie titles"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: King's Ana Luca on the must-haves for QA testing
Regular testing sessions, kick-off meetings, and specific planning phases.
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "A publisher is crucial to the process," says hypercasual studio Spunge Games' Mark Fludder
Comment was made during a Fireside Chat on the differences between casual and hypercasul
Money Money Money
Venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners raises $235m
Outfit has invested in the likes of Discord so far
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Understanding how to pitch to a publisher
"You need to know what your game is and what your production is like"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Mattel and NetEase joint venture Mattel163 achieves 600% revenue growth in two years
160 million players worldwide
Big Money
Codemasters agrees to sell to Take-Two
Racing firm goes to the GTA parent company for close to $1bn
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Why indie devs should go hypercasual
"Working on hypercasual games is like doing a game jam every day"
Event
Day 1 of Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 yesterday was amazing! Join us today with 4 days still to go...
Today's tracks include: Game Maker Insights, Monetiser, Incredible Indies and the Developer Toolkit
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "It will be the content that drives future devices forward," says Niantic AR strategy lead Ross Finman
"True digital experiences"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Working on a non-IP-based game as a publisher
"I find it more interesting to work on a non IP based game"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: How to win beyond console - the 6 paths to mobile
The MTM team takes you down the six paths to mobile
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: iOS games have better D7 retention than Android
"The lockdowns have had a significant impact on the industry"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Facebook Gaming's Olha Muzychenko explains the social growth recipe to meaningful content
"Make sure to provide shareable, meaningful moments"