Rocket Revenue
Rewarded ad monetisation: The 3 most effective ways to rocket revenues
What are the best ways to maximise your in-game revenue?
Welcome Aboard
Sumo Leamington appoints Codemasters vet as technical director
“Although a lot has changed during my time in the industry, my commitment to video games remains the same"
Come One Come All
Update: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Twitch stream peaks at 430,000 viewers
A range of popular streamers will join her
Indie View
The Big Indie Interviews: Jon Jarnsäter discusses pitching Save the Zacks at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Jon Jarnsäter discusses coming 2nd at our Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
It's An Honour
Honor of Kings reigns supreme as the top-earning mobile game in September
Followed by fellow Tencent title PUBG Mobile
Remote Working
Why Lion Studios' Amy Choi believes studying data analytics is a must for aspiring game developers
"Most roles in game development benefit from a solid understanding"
Riddle Solver
June's Journey saw 178,000 try to solve its Railway Riddles campaign
"We are incredibly grateful to our dedicated community of players for their continued enthusiasm and could not be prouder of their in-game achievements yet again"
Born To Be Wild
Riot Games is launching a regional open beta for League of Legends: Wild Rift
In Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand on October 27th
Flying High
Alliance Entertainment acquires US games rental service GameFly
"We're intensely focused on listening to what our customers are telling us"
Talking Heads
Zynga, Mediatonic, EA and Raw Fury all confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Revealed: the third set of speakers for the fourth online-only conference in the series, this November 9-13
Ceasefire
Updated: EA pulls Plants vs. Zombies 3 from soft launch
"It’s time to pull the game back to incorporate your thoughts and reimagine a few things"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Understanding Unity’s new program that helps developers acquire players
The MTM team digs into Unity's game growth program
Back Again
TikTok restored in Pakistan following ban
"TikTok has assured moderating content in accordance with societal norms and the laws of Pakistan"
Esports
EVOS Esports raises $12 million in Series B funding
"Esports is currently one of the fastest-growing industries, and ATTN has managed to establish themselves as the most advanced esports platform across Asia"
Breaking Records
Nintendo breaks record as it remains the best-selling console for 22 months
Previous record holder was the Xbox 360
Money Money Money
Japan is responsible for 22% of mobile games global revenue in the first nine months of 2020
Japanese games have generated $814.5 million internationally this year
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Chris Hainsworth on how mobile monetisation has gotten harder
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 kicks off on November 9th
Growing Industry
UK games industry growing at its fastest ever rate
"A number of forces are driving growth in our industry"
Going Public
Playtika looks to go public as it confidentially files for an IPO
Could be valued at $10 billion
Most Read
Hot Five: Genshin Impact crosses $100 million, Voodoo tops downloads for hypercasual publishers, and Donut Lab raises $1.6 million
The hottest articles of last week
Countdown Commences
Pocket Gamer LaunchPad #2 is coming, and you can get involved
Are you ready for takeoff?
Going Remote
Yodo1 announces transition to a fully remote company from 1st December, 2020
The China-based company has employees across the globe
It's A Fantasy
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius hits 45 million downloads
Celebrated with various in-game events
This Week In Asia
This Week in Asia: Huya and DouYu merger, Com2uS acquisition and Pakistan's TikTok block
Our roundup of the latest news and updates from Asian territories
Token Of Appreciation
Animoca Brands and Gamee are introducing tokens to the platform
They will be given as skill-based rewards
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Rovio CEO plans exit, Supercell looks to bolster team, and Anzu recruits Activision Blizzard exec
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Bandai Namco Mobile welcomes two new community managers
Janneke van Ooyen and Jennifer Govea
Real Town Bidness
NFL star Marshawn Lynch onboard for Blackout Bingo’s Beast Mode event
72 hours of celebration
Change It Up
PlayStation's new mobile app drops wishlists and PS3 purchases
The changes come in on October 28th
Top Of The World
Google was the top mobile publisher via downloads in September
Voodoo cracked the top three
Big Indie Pitch
Alula's stargazing and gardening mix wows judges and is crowned Big Indie Pitch Winner
We explore the top three games from our recent Digital Big Indie Pitch #4
Enter The House
9th Impact launches Big Brother mobile game with AudioMob's ad solutions
"We're thrilled to be working with 9th Impact for their release of the Big Brother mobile game"
Poc In Mobile
Employers need to be "proactive in seeking diversity," says IronSource VP of new business Rujul Patel
"I see very few South Asians or other people of colour outside of product and technical roles"
Full Support
Unity launches Social Impact Division to support equality and sustainability
It is backed by a charity fund
Top Dog
Voodoo was the top hypercasual publisher through downloads in Q3 2020
GameJam Co experienced the most growth
Got To War
Wargaming teams with Korn for Halloween-based World of Tanks Blitz event
"I really like World of Tanks Blitz. It's true to the era, there are a lot of great tanks in there, and you don't just jump in and start shooting"
Happy Anniversary!
Sulake's networking title Habbo celebrates its 20th anniversary
"Habbo was a true pioneer in terms of free-to-play, user-generated content and sandbox gaming and online social interaction"
Event
Romanian and Eastern European video games to be promoted and discounted on Steam during Dev.Play 2020
The online conference, scheduled to take place during November 3-4, opens pre-registrations for its workshops
Tentuplay
TENTUPLAY on how Behavioural Segmentation grants valuable player insight
PGbiz caught up with Tentuplay co-founder Hyeyon Kwon following their talk at PGC Helsinki last month
Still Going
Beamable is not shutting down following bankruptcy filing
“The $3 million-plus in liabilities is a lot of liabilities to carry on the balance sheet of a company that is rebooting"
Out Of This World
Among Us hit four billion hours in viewership on YouTube in September
The majority came from the US
Event
The Global Games Pitch Season 2 goes online on November 16-17 - registration available now
The two-day pitching event enables developers to pitch their games to publishers and investors digitally
Just A Stream
US consumers are spending around $20.78 on app subscriptions
Adjust has launched its new Subscription Tracking tool
Making Of
Radical Forge creative director on the three-year road to the launch of Bright Paw
"We knew from the start that it was not going to work unless we committed to premium."
Trump Card
US court speeds up government appeal to ban TikTok
TikTok restrictions could be placed on November 12th
Get Hyped
My.Games acquires a minority stake in hypercasual dev Mamboo Games
"The volume of the hypercasual games market continues to rise every year, reaching around $1.2 billion in 2020"
Money Woes
Games tech firm Beamable files for bankruptcy
It reported $3.4 million in liabilities and $637,987 in property assets
Get Some Candy
The UK crowns its first Candy Crush Saga champion
Adam ‘Tango’ Holland is a Guinness World Record holder
Get Hyped
Supersonic Studios launches its Superstars contest for hypercasual devs
“Since the day Supersonic was launched, we have focused on developing a strong relationship with our developers"
Unlimited Networking
Connect with industry professionals around the world with the MeetToMatch platform at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
The meeting platform is a core component of the online conference in November, and it’s free to all attendees