Welcome Aboard
Nexon nominates former TikTok CEO Mayer to join its board of directors
"We are thrilled to have Kevin join Nexon's Board of Directors"
An Imposter!
Among Us surpasses 200 million downloads
It has generrated $39 million in player spending
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PGC Digital: Just how big can the MENA market get?
"[MENA] is far away from being mature. We still have not scraped the surface on how much money this market can make"
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PGC Digital: South Korean mobile games market sees increase of 15% under pandemic
The market is estimated to be worth $9.8 billion by 2026
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PGC Digital: The importance of automated app ads with Facebook Gaming
Facebook Gaming's Finbarr O'Mahony spoke about the benefits
Money Money Money
Square Enix generates net sales of $1.6 billion for H1 FY21
Digital entertainment generated $326 million
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PGC Digital: Ubisoft Abu Dhabi product manager talks game production in the MENA region
Ubisoft Abu Dhabi production manager discusses challenges and benefits of operating from inside the MENA region
Possible Acquisition
Take-Two possibly buying UK publisher Codemasters
GTA giant has until the start of December to say if it actually wants to snap up the British racing specialist
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PGC Digital: Yahtzee With Buddies exceeds $500 million lifetime revenue
Working towards over half a million daily average users
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PGC Digital: How to get your game ready for the MENA region
"The better you adapt to different cultures, the better chance you have of attracting more users"
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Boldy go Beyond Games at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
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PGC Digital: The state of play in the MENA market
"The market is going to grow more. Because people here like to play games"
Starts Today
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 starts in less than an hour!
Our final conference of the year goes online with unlimited 24-hour networking, 1,500+ attendees, 16 conference tracks, roundtables, fringe events and more
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Refocus your industry visions and values at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
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Get involved with Big Screen Gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: news hires at Keywords and Retro Studios, plus new openings at Hypixel, Ubisoft and Zynga
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Endangered
On The Edge Conservation wants to raise awareness for endangered species with Kakapo Run
"EDGE species, such as the kakapo, represent entire branches of the tree of life – if we lose them, there will be nothing like them left in the world"
Money Money Money
Electronic Arts brings in $1.1 billion in Q2 FY21
"Our business has grown significantly this year, and we are projecting continued expansion into FY22 and beyond"
This Week In Asia
This Week in Asia: G-STAR unveils 2020 speaker line-up, Honor of Kings hits 100m DAU, and PUBG pulled in India
Our roundup of top stories from the region
Yodo1
Yodo1’s guide to publishing your mobile game in China, part 2: content and system changes
Part two of Yodo1's short series on how to publish in China
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Learn more about live operations at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Funorama's David Pich discusses consolidation impact in the games space
PGC Digital #4 kicks oof November 9th
Webinar
2021 predictions and growth strategy - an industry conversation with Facebook Audience Network
The webinar will take place on Thursday 3rd November at 3pm
What A Goal!
Electronic Arts is pushing its mobile division forward with FIFA at the helm
It has "six new soccer mobile games in development for new genres and new markets"
Press Coverage
“What if we took the theatre of E3 and did it for mobile games?” Pocket Gamer LaunchPad event explained
The editor of PocketGamer.com, Dann Sullivan, reveals how the three-day LaunchPad event next week is a necessary addition to the mobile games industry
Special Shoutout
Special thank you to the sponsors for next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Celebrating the finest companies backing us for our fourth online-only conference
Money Money Money
Take-Two generates net revenues of $841.1 million Q2 FY21
"Our positive momentum continued in the fiscal second quarter with operating results that significantly exceeded our expectations"
Apocalypse Now
Post-Apocalyptic games brought in $384 million in the first nine months of 2020
An increase of 106 per cent year-on-year
It's A Goal
Tappx forms partnership with pro football league LaLiga
“Team Tappx is thrilled to have LaLiga onboard. LaLiga enlisted the support of Tappx to plan, execute and manage a comprehensive monetisation strategy"
One Of Us
Among Us will get accounts as early as next month
Move from developer Innersloth will help fight cheating and toxicity
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Get involved with Game Development 101 at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Publishing Tips
3 key things to look for in a publisher
ironSource GM Nadav Ashkenazy discusses the key things to consider before partnering with a publisher
An Imposter!
Among Us clone storms to the top of the charts in China
Werewolf Among us was released on October 28th
Switched
The Nintendo Switch closes in on 70 million sales worldwide
Software sales have reached 456.49 million
Networking Heads
The incredible companies you could meet online at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Connect and network online with the world’s top games companies: an amazing lineup awaits you, from talented indie studios to top investors, publishers and platform holders
Welcome Aboard
Keywords brings in Fumiko Okura to head up Tokyo studio
She joins with more than 15 years of experience in the business
Money Money Money
Nintendo sees net sales of $7.4 billion in first six months of fiscal year
Mobile games generated $256 million
Unbelievable Support
SpecialEffect raises more than $651,000 through One Special Day
"All of us at SpecialEffect are delighted and humbled at the outcome of our fifth and most successful One Special Day 2020 ever
Investment
Aptoide receives $1.5 million investment from 200M
In partnership with Faurecia
Money Money Money
Newzoo now projects the games industry to generate $174.9 billion this year
Mobile games revenue has increased to $86.3 billion
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Master the art of publishing at Pocket Gamer Connects #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Money Money Money
Lockwood Publishing secures $25 million in Series A funding round
The investment was led by Tencent
New Reality
COVID-19 vs mobile apps: user acquisition rules in the new reality
AdQuantum's team share unusual stories of marketing under lockdown
Welcome Aboard
Kwalee hits 100 members of staff as the company continues to grow
"We're extremely proud to have expanded the Kwalee team to more than 100 people – particularly in such a challenging year"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Tilting Point's André Cohen on IDFA and the evolution of data in games
PGC Digital #4 kicks off November 9th
Court Date
Judge denies Google's move to have its Epic Games case start in 2022
Epic has suggested a date of February 2021
Mental Health
Hutch teams with Movember for special F1 Manager event
"Movember is a wonderful cause, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to support them on their drive to help men around the world"
Indie Spotlight
HoloVista developer Aconite on why "no game is worth anyone's mental or physical health"
We speak to lead producer Meredith Hall as well as co-directors Star St. Germain and Nadya Lev
Partnered Up
Lab Cave forms marketing partnership with Invictus Games
"We have decided to stay with the development and will partner with Lab Cave on how our games appear in the marketplace"
Shooting Style
How Warface: Global Operations mixes realism with accessibility
Developer Whalekit lifts the curtain