Approved
Bidstack launches Approved Partner Network
In partnership with GIMA Esports and Httpool
Investor Summit
Explore the latest developments, trends and investment opportunities in the games industry with the Games Industry Investment Summit 2020
Your essential guide to the latest trends and opportunities in the world's fastest growing entertainment industry
Money Money Money
VSPN raises $100 million in funding round led by Tencent
"VSPN's long-term company vision and leading position in esports production is vital for Tencent to optimise the layout of the esports industry's development."
Ip Expansion
Webzen to release popular webtoon Slave B in France through Delitoon
Most Read
Hot Five: EA Removes Plants vs. Zombies 3, Playtika going public, and Dragalia Lost director talks two-year anniversary
The hottest articles of last week
This Week In Asia
This Week in Asia: Dragalia Lost nears $150m global revenue and Honor of Kings is September's top earning title
Keep up to date with the hottest stories and developments from Asia
Friends!
Admix partners with Fumb Games for player-friendly advertising
"Admix is full of passionate engineers that love playing games and building scalable platforms"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: EA's Chong Anh on how China is set to launch its first AAA experiences
PGC Digital #4 kicks off November 9th
Pgc Digital
Be in the know with the Marvelous MENA track at Pocket Gamer Connects Digtial #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Sumo appoints Codemasters vet, Rovio looking for more hires, and Devolver acquires Serious Sam maker
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Sponsored
How to maximise mobile revenue on Android
Engage fans while saving time, money and resources
Moving On
Minecraft players will need a Microsoft account from 2021
To increase account security
Welcome To The Family
Scopely snaps up match-three developer Genjoy
Will join Scopely's operations in Spain
Put Em Up
Call of Duty: Mobile shoots its way through 300 million downloads
In just over one year
Welcome Aboard
Riot Games welcomes Jason Bunge as its first-ever CMO
"I'm thrilled to join Riot, a company with an unwavering commitment to players and one of the leaders in gaming and entertainment"
Poc In Mobile
InnoGames's Omoloro Oyegoke on why "removing barriers of entry" will attract more people of colour to games
"Most of these problems stem from the larger society..."
Pay Up
Stadia creative director Hutchinson insists streamers should pay royalties
Google has distanced itself, the tweets "do not reflect those of Stadia, YouTube or Google"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: CCP Games brand manager on how the games industry can thrive despite COVID
PGC Digital #4 kicks off November 9th
Lost In Translation?
Dragalia Lost nears $150 million worldwide revenue, Japan accounts for 50%
Action RPG now sits at fourth spot for top-grossing Nintendo mobile titles
Play Time
Gen Z mobile users more likely to play games, but spend less time in top titles
Those 25 and over are more likely to stick with the same game
Yodo1
Yodo1’s guide to publishing your mobile game in China, part 1: ISBN, copyright, and taxes
Part one of Yodo1's short series on how to publish in China
Welcome Aboard
AppsFlyer welcomes Adam Smart as its new director of product for gaming
"We recognised the need to add even more depth to our Gaming team and Adam has this experience in spades"
Two Become One
Devolver picks up Serious Sam developer Croteam
No figure placed on the deal, first acquisition for the indie publisher
Pgc Digital
Get up to speed with Global Trends at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Making Of
How Snake inspired Tree Men Games' Pako Caravan
"Pako Caravan is a mix of elements from the original Pako games and tried-and-true classic snake games."
Starloop
The best mobile ads formats for user acquisition and how to plan your strategy
Starloop Studios digs into the most effective advertising methods for bringing in more players
Welcome Aboard
Devolver Digital welcomes Fée Heyer as its new head of licensing
"I am delighted to join Devolver and Mediatonic to assist them in finding the right partners for what is starting to look like a phenomenon rarely seen before"
Partnered Up
Unity partners with Playing for the Planet to further its commitment to social responsibility
As well as Pledge 1% and Rare Beauty
Quibye
Streaming platform Quibi shuts down after six months
"Likely for one of two reasons: because the idea itself wasn't strong enough to justify a standalone streaming service or because of our timing"
Live And Kicking
Dragalia Lost game director Yuji Okada on the two-year success of Nintendo's hidden gem
"We have over 100 people working on the project."
Building Up
Roblox surpasses $2 billion in player spending on mobile
Generated $500 million in five months
Unmissable
The speakers you won't want to miss at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Our most anticipated highlights from the 20+ expert speakers and 16 themed tracks, Nov 9-13
Money Money Money
MAG Interactive brought in nearly $25 million over 12 months
"Q4 revenues grew more than 28 per cent compared to the same period last year"
Loot Boxes
EA faces Canadian class action lawsuit over loot boxes
Publisher facing legal action over its implementation of the business model
Coming Through
Project Cars is racing its way on to mobile devices
“We’re working closely with the masters of racing sims and true fans of the sport at Slightly Mad Studios to meld the ultra-realism of Project Cars Go with streamlined mechanics and design"
Talking Strategy
Blizzard veterans raise $4.7m to fund new studio Frost Giant
Venture to focus on real-time strategy titles
Pgc Digital
Learn how to grow your games at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Case Study
Case Study: Marvel Puzzle Quest grows even mightier with Lab Cave ASO
A deep dive into how Lab Cave worked to successfully grow the popular Marvel match-3
Lacking Trust
The US government files an antitrust lawsuit against Google
"Countless advertisers must pay a toll to Google's search advertising and general search text advertising monopolies"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Call of Duty: Mobile associate product manager on how publishing will evolve
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital kicks off November 9th
It's A Party
Latin Grammy winner J Balvin will headline Epic's Fortnitemares event
"I am always looking for innovative ways to connect with fans that have been so incredibly supportive of my career and music, as well as gain exposure to future fans"
Indie Spotlight
Lozange Labs's Matt and Ava Loz on how the App Store editor can make or break a game
"The main challenge in the mobile games market is managing to get any sort of visibility"
Catch Em All
Niantic partners with Verizon for US exclusive Pokémon Go content
The Special Weekend event will take place on November 7th
Fringe Events
Find the next step in your career, or meet your next business partner, publisher or investor online at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Fringe benefits: beyond the conference talks and panels, there are multiple events for networking with over 1,500 industry professionals over the internet next
Get Angry!
Angry Birds are invading Topgolf to offer a new interactive experience
Across all US venues
Blast Off
Nokia to deploy 4G/LTE network in space
"The mission-critical LTE network we have developed has been specially designed to withstand the extreme temperature, radiation and vacuum conditions of space"
Helping Hand
DreamHack partners with Sweden Game Arena to support the Sweden Game Conference
"Coming together as a community is one of the key components of gaming culture"
Huge Digital Events
All three of our online conferences have been amazing - find out why you should attend Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
4,000+ attendees, 2,000+ companies, 8,000+ meetings conducted and 88 unique countries represented from all of our digital events so far...
Getting Competitive
UK trade body Ukie outlines ways to increase esports sector
New research shows that country's pro-gaming sector saw 8.5% jobs increase annually between 2016 and 2019
Schedule Revealed
Conference schedule revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Find out what’s happening at next month’s online-only mobile games industry conference