Protect The Earth
Ukie releases Green Games Guide to help companies fight climate change
Partnered with the Playing for the Planet Alliance
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: IGDA director Renee Gittins discuss the games industry post-vaccine
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Reality Check
AR outfit Blippar secures $5 million in pre-Series A funding
To grow across Asia, Europe and the US
Cloud Nine
Blacknut now offers 500 games via cloud platform
Latest additions include Asphalt 9: Legends
A.i. Learning
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The PocketGamer.biz RoundTable returns next week for a discussion on AI in game development - sign up free!
Splash The Cash
Nexon invested $874 million in Sega Sammy, Konami, Bandai Namco and Hasbro
Best use of spare money
Own Your Own
Leaf Mobile to experiment with NFTs for player rewards
Giveaway in games like Trailer Park Boys
Most Read
Hot Five: Crash Bandicoot does 8 million, how A.I. is changing mobile, and MTG buys Ninja Kiwi
The hottest articles from the last week
Getting Competitive
Ryu Games secures $2.3 million in funding
To help the competitive games platform grow
$$$$$
Report: Discord holding "exclusive" sale discussions with Microsoft
Negotiations have reached an "advanced" stage, deal could close next month
Welcome Aboard
The IGDA makes changes to its board of directors
“We’re fortunate to have talented individuals with such diverse experiences aid the IGDA"
G Fuel
G Fuel CEO and founder Cliff Morgan on controversial creators and the growth of mobile esports
"Authenticity is not going to come overnight, and being a big company with a massive bag of cash doesn't mean you can become part of the scene overnight, either.”
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Why Misc Games CEO Gøran Myrland believes social games will increase even more over the next 12 months
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Industry's Finest
Nominations for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021 are now live
Lobbying for the 22 categories - including 3 brand new additions - ends on May 18th
Poc In Mobile
"Growing up in a Haitian household, we never really had a character to identify ourselves fully"
Ludia community specialist Dave Vincent shares his journey
You're A Winner
Hades wins big at the BAFTAs
Animal Crossing: New Horizons picked up two awards
Winner, Winner
PUBG Mobile shoots through $5 billion in lifetime revenue
Three years after it was released
Meet The Investor
First Fund’s Sam Chandola on how they support their investments beyond the first stages of funding
“We back our portfolio companies holistically beyond providing capital. Aside from regularly scheduled check-ins to discuss issues, provide strategic advice and discuss requirements, First Fund assists in facilitating future fund raising.”
Making Of
Making magic on mobile with Magic: the Gathering Arena
We speak to Wizards of the Coast exec producer Chris Cao
Cloud Nine
Cloud gaming to generate $1.4 billion this year
Companies such as Microsoft and Amazon have joined the market
Welcome Aboard
Nexon brings Kevin Mayer to its board of directors
"Kevin is an outstanding addition to our board"
Making Bank
Tencent had profits of $19.5 billion in 2020
Helped by Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile
A.i. Let's Go
How A.I. is changing mobile games and the industry at large
Ubisoft, Zynga, Wargaming and Modl.ai industry experts discuss
Money Bags
Frost Giant secures additional $5m funding
Fellow Blizzard vet James Anhalt joins the studio
So Long
Reggie Fils-Aime to leave GameStop's board of directors
One of eight to step down later this year
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Why marketing your studio is just as important as marketing your game
Rebellion's Abbie Dickinson will speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6, from April 19th
Money Bags
Keywords Studios had revenues of $441 million in 2020
"As we enter 2021, we are very confident in the Group's opportunity for growth"
Unrivalled
Rival Peak hit 100m hours of viewership in its first season
Across more than 70 countries
Last Chance
We’re into the final hours! Save up to $440 on tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 before discounts end at midnight tonight
Early Bird offer for April’s conference ends at midnight TONIGHT - book now!
Round The Track
Rocket League is racing onto mobile
Rocket League Sideswipe will be relased later this year
Party On
From Trivia Crack to Hago: the rise of party apps
Crunching the data with App Annie
Big Banana Farm
MTG acquires Ninja Kiwi, the studio behind Bloons
The acquisition comes in at approximately $142 million
Making Bank
Ten Square Games saw $153 million in revenue last year
Fishing Clash was the driving force
Oh Snap
Gismart signs multi-game agreement with Snapchat
"Our relationship with Snap has quickly extended to multi-game partnership"
Shoot Em Up
PUBG Mobile shoots through one billion downloads
Just over three years after its release
A.i Month
Askblu.ai founder and CEO Dominique Busso on using A.I. solutions to improve player retention
"Traditional solutions like A/B testing are tedious and do not give optimised results"
Not A Fantasy
Nexon ceases development on Final Fantasy XI's mobile reboot
Two new Final Fantasy games will be released later this year
Welcome Aboard
Anzu welcomes Josh Schmiesing as new strategic advisor
“I am thrilled to join such a dynamic team"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: From the Commodore 64 to Amico, over 40 years of development with Hans Ippisch
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Fringe Events
We can help you network with more publishers, investors, recruiters and C-level executives
Beyond the fantastic conference content, there are multiple events for networking with over 1,500 industry professionals next month at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6
Money Bags
Rec Room raises $100 million at $1.25 billion valuation
"We think that Rec Room can become an enduring large business that fuses games and social"
Crashed Out The Gate
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run launches early on iOS, races to number one on App Store
Endless runner originally set to launch on May 25th, 2021
Staying Put
Starbreeze appoints Tobias Sjögren as permanent CEO
He has been acting chief exec since last October
Indie Spotlight
"Success is in the harmony of making something valuable and being happy with the process"
Studio FiftyTwo co-founders discuss partnering with Apple Arcade
High Impact
Genshin Impact rushes through $1 billion in mobile player spending
The milestone has been hit within six months of launch
Farewell
Activision Blizzard to make cuts throughout Europe
Only the publishing offices will be affected
N.sanity (beach)
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was "too detailed and noisy to work on the small mobile screen," says King
Seasonal events, Bandicoot Pass and 70 costumes from day one
Look The Part
Honor of Kings collaborates with Burberry
Two new skins have been designed for heroine Yao
Reasons To Attend
Thinking about attending Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6? Here’s 20 reasons why you need to!
1,500+ industry professionals, 250+ speakers, 16 conference tracks, exciting fringe events - you need to attend our sixth digital conference this April!
Protect The Earth
Razer wants to be carbon neutral by 2030
Firm has committed to running entirely on renewable energy by 2025 and use recycled or recyclable materials for its products