Growing Market
Mobile games ad revenue grew by 8% last year
First-day in-app purchases had an increase of more than 50%
Essential Insight
Revealed: 16 tracks covering essential games industry insight at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6. Two new tracks coming your way...
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Winner, Winner
PUBG: New State is coming to mobile devices later this year
The latest entry in the battle royale franchise
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Welcome To The Family
Jerry Bruckheimer joins Skillz board of directors
"Jerry has a unique ability to create blockbuster experiences that captivate global audiences"
On The Up
Mobile digital games market up 6% in January 2021
Garena Free Fire proved to be the most lucrative mobile title
Money Bags
BebopBee raises $2 million for live ops and user acquisition
The developer is focused on match-three titles
Indie Spotlight
Team Meat's Tommy Refenes on finding success without giving up your life
"People aren’t going to give a damn about what you gave up"
Farewell
GameStop CFO Bell to step down next month
Follows a rather dramatic 2021 for the retailer so far
The Best In Mobile Games
Last chance to vote for your favourite game! Voting for the Pocket Gamer Awards 2021 closes NEXT WEEK!
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Money Money Money
Beamable secures $5 million in funding
To be used to grow its live game service for Unity
Dream Team
Anzu partners with InMobi for programmatic brands advertising
"The importance of mobile to the gaming industry cannot be overstated"
Legal Drama
Google hit with class-action lawsuit for Stadia 4K claims
Case claims the search giant misled consumers
Public Competition
Esports firm VSPN considering an IPO
Known for Clash Royale and Honor of Kings tournaments
Money Bags
Coin Master is a winner with $2 billion in lifetime revenue
It has picked up nearly 195 million downloads
Masterclass
Carry1st's Nick Murray on why game economy design is essential for the success of your game
"Make a game too generous and the challenge disappears. A game that isn't generous enough leads to frustration. Each option leads to player churn."
Event
GOING HYPER WINTER 2021: Online Hyper Casual Game Jam goes live this week
Going Hyper is back again. ACHIEVERS HUB, together with Center42 and Happy Monday, is organizing the next hyper-casual game jam!
Money Maker
Player spending on mobile games to hit $138 billion in 2025
The majority will be generated on the App Store
Better Together
IronSource picks up creative management platform Luna Labs
"Our vision at ironSource is to build the most comprehensive growth platform for app developers"
Welcome To The Family
Miniclip makes strategic investment in Green Horse Games
Becoming the studio's majority shareholder
Welcome To The Family
App Radar snaps up ASO service TheTool
"Our goal is to become a one-stop-shop for app marketing products"
Going Public
Roblox shares to be listed at start of March
Company will be trading under RBLX "on or about" March 10th
Money Bags
App spending set to cross $270 billion a year by 2025
Europe is expected to lead the growth in revenue
Jobs In Games
"To see an idea drawn on digital paper turn into something playable is incredible"
Megagon Industries' Noah Carev on how to get a job in art
Helping Hand
UKIE launches new Devices For All campaign
The trade body has called on games companies to donate devices such as laptops to schools
Join The Party
Apple tries to bring Valve into its dispute with Epic
The Fortnite creator recently took its battle to EU antitrust regulators
Best Of Mobile Gaming
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Master The Meta
Master the Meta: what Stillfront’s results tell us about the company’s future
Gaming's dark horse reports astonishing year of M&A
What A Clash
Join Clash 3D tops the download charts for January 2021
The first time Among Us has not been at the top since August 2020
Going Public
Huuuge officially begins trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
The IPO has been valued at $442 million
Taking Flight
Rovio appoints Ben Mattes as its SVP for future of gaming and Angry Birds brand strategy
He first joined the Angry Birds creator last summer
Seeking Protection
CD Projekt issuing DMCA strikes to stop Gwent source code social media posts
Follows this being stolen in a cyberattack earlier in February
Welcome Aboard
Celine Pasula to become Ubisoft RedLynx managing director
"I am extremely excited to start leading such a skilled and vibrant studio"
Welcome To The Family
Netmarble snaps up a majority stake in Kung Fu Factory
The WWE: Champions creator will become a Netmarble US subsidiary
Money Bags
Rovio continues to see good profitability despite drop in revenue
The Angry Birds creator generated $329.7 million in 2020
Most Read
Hot Five: Zynga enters console market, Crash Bandicoot creative lead interview, and LEGO's Ankur Suri explains the difficulties with visas
The hottest articles of last week
Aim, Fire
Rovio confirms April launch for upcoming fantasy RPG Darkfire Heroes
The game has been in soft launch since August 2019
Welcome To The Family
Lucid Sight snaps up multiplayer game engine Colyseus
It will launch a cloud-based version later this month
Crash Grab?
King's pursuit to create "the Crashiest Crash game ever"
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run creative lead talks mobile adaption
You're Out
Velan to make a dodgeball game called Knockout City for EA
Set to launch later this year
Get Connected
Social media platform eFuse raises $6 million in funding
Known as the "Linkedin for gamers"
Money Money Money
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund invests $3 billion in major games companies
Split across Take-Two Interactive, Electronic Arts and Activision
Poc In Mobile
"To improve diversity across all industries I implore each and every individual to care"
Rovio senior game designer Harshal Karvande on how people need to push diversity
Going Digital
GDC to go all digital again in 2021
In-person plans have been scrapped due to COVID-19
Xplatform Play
Zynga’s plan to accelerate growth in 2021
COO Matt Bromberg on the road ahead
Welcome To The Family
EA completes its purchase of Codemasters
The pair hope to usher in "an exciting new era for racing games"
Mentally Strong
New study finds that 91% of gamers recognise the importance of mental health
Toxic behaviour in games continues to negatively impact mental health
Switch It Up
The Nintendo Switch successor needs to have "new forms of entertainment"
The Switch is at the midpoint of its lifecycle
Gamedev Seminar
Check out the inaugural Mobile GameDev Seminar 2021
Hear from leading industry professionals from Rovio, Facebook Gaming and more
Be Ready
Mobile firms band together to form the Post-IDFA Alliance
To offer support following Apple's IDFA changes