December 18, 2020

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December 18, 2020

Money Money Money

Discord valuation has doubled to $7 billion

Firm raising $140 million in new funding round

December 18, 2020

Ninten-yay

Nintendo to show off its new theme park in a showcase later today

No gameplay will be shown

December 18, 2020

Scholarship

Ubisoft reveals scholarship for UK Black students to study computer science

"We wanted to go one step further and tackle an area where we can truly make a meaningful difference to diversify the UK games industry"

December 18, 2020

See You In Court

Glu Mobile sues Reworks Oy for patent infringement

"Glu is not a litigious company, but given this clear patent infringement by Reworks, we have a responsibility to file this lawsuit—we must protect the value of our innovation and intellectual property"

December 17, 2020

Solving Problems

Nintendo could look at a solutions for Joy-Con drift issues

"First and foremost, we want every consumer to have a great experience with their Nintendo Switch, and with the games they play on Nintendo Switch"

December 17, 2020

Falling Upwards

Human Fall Flat mobile soars to top spot in China following release

The Curve titled released in the region with support from X.D. Network and 505 Games

December 17, 2020

Claim A Freebie

GameRefinery makes its iOS downloads and revenue data free

"2020 has been a tough year for everyone, and so we're delighted to offer our iOS revenue and download data free to all customers this Christmas"

December 17, 2020

Oh Snap

Snap Inc partners with Unity to bring its tech to game developers

"We're building on our commitment of enabling developer success at all stages of the game life cycle, from creation onwards"

December 17, 2020

G-star Success

Over 850,000 people watched G-STAR TV from the top South Korea conference

G-STAR 2020 reaches a huge audience over twitch with a new digital exhibition, and sets new records!

December 17, 2020

Mixing It Up

The infinite variation of top grossing nijigen-themed mobile RPGs laid bare

Crunching the data with App Annie

December 17, 2020

No Fair

Facebook claims new App Store policies are anti-competitive

"Apple is behaving anti-competitively by using their control of the App Store to benefit their bottom line at the expense of creators and small businesses"

December 17, 2020

Acquisition

Keywords snaps up PR agency Indigo Pearl and audio firm Jinglebell

"We are delighted to have further grown the Keywords family by adding such talented teams in Milan and London"

December 17, 2020

Going Public

Skillz becomes the first public mobile esports platform

"We stand at the intersection of mobile gaming and esports, perhaps the two most exciting growth opportunities of the next decade"

December 17, 2020

Money Money Money

Mighty Kingdom completes $4 million pre-IPO

It added two new board members

December 17, 2020

Making Of

Why Kolibri Games favours the games-as-a-service approach with Idle Restaurant Tycoon

"If at any point during this process, the game does not meet our requirements, we stop development"

December 17, 2020

Discount Ends

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December 17, 2020

A Good Deed

Future Games of London donates nearly $18k to small charity Lifelites

To provide life-limited children with specialised tech to play games

December 16, 2020

Talking Heads

Hear practical games industry case studies from SEGA Europe, Rovio, Miniclip, DICE and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5

What can you learn from the games industry’s leading authorities? The latest confirmed speakers for our next digital conference includes some incredible names in the business.

December 16, 2020

The Palace Awaits

Update: Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales delayed until 2021

Originally slated for 2020 full-release, no mention of a location-based element

December 16, 2020

Case Study

Carbonated Games case study: How our Live Ops platform prepared us for COVID-19

Carbonated co-founders Travis and Lloyd discuss their successes during the pandemic

December 16, 2020

Evolving Partnership

Tilting Point enters funding partnership with Joycity, invests $40 million in Gunship Battle: Total Warfare

Looking to grow audience internationally and in the US

December 16, 2020

Indie Spotlight

Q-Games founder Dylan Cuthbert on the allure of Apple Arcade

"We are developing another Apple Arcade title"

December 16, 2020

Lockdown Lift

Five mobile games have made more than a billion dollars in 2020 so far

PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings and Pokemon GO all make list

December 16, 2020

Crazylabs

How CrazyLabs unleashes innovation and unlocks revenues with marketing automation

Peggy Anne Salz discusses the benefits of automated key processes to drive results

December 15, 2020

Nindies

Nintendo indies: Among Us and Spelunky heading to Switch, Super Meat Boy Forever set to launch this month

The final sweep of indie titles heading to the Switch in Q1 2021

December 15, 2020

Indie View

The Big Indie interviews: We discuss all things indie and casual gaming with Big Indie Pitch winner Hairy Heart Games

Joe Bain discusses winning our Digital Big Indie Pitch in November

December 15, 2020

Five Lessons

Patrick Naud: Five lessons the pandemic taught me about leadership

Square Enix Montréal's Patrick Naud discusses how the global situation altered his work life

December 15, 2020

In A Pickle

Big Pixel Studios, creator of Pocket Mortys, has been shut down

The studio opened in 2009

December 15, 2020

Looming

Roblox acquires digital avatar creator Loom.ai

The aim of the acquisition is to speed up the development of next-generation avatars within Roblox

December 15, 2020

Shooting Stars

Facebook Gaming creators made over $50m in platform currency in 2020

Over 2000 creators on FB Gaming are making over $1000 a month

December 15, 2020

Gameloft Live

Gameloft for brands teams up with LWE to host live music festival in Asphalt 9: Legends

Junction 2: Connections will be live-streamed from three locations

December 15, 2020

Stadia Gang

Ubisoft Plus subscription service rolls out on Google Stadia

Users of the cloud platform can jump into some of Ubi's biggest titles

December 15, 2020

Remote Work

"Working remotely is part of the culture in our business and for the mobile game industry," says Geewa CEO Miloš Endrle

"Feedback and data can help you make better decisions"

December 15, 2020

Dynamite

MapleStory collaborates with BTS

In-game items are availabe from December 16th

December 14, 2020

Word Up

Zynga is launching a voice-based game for Google Nest devices

Daily Word Wheel will be released soon

December 14, 2020

Master The Meta

Master the Meta: Reflecting on Tencent’s 2020

The MTM looks back on the publishing giant's 2020 activity

December 14, 2020

Flexibility

Stillfront Group secures revolving credit facility of $447 million

"The new facility underlines the trust in our strategy..."

December 14, 2020

Digital Conference

What hot topics will you be talking about at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5?

Revealed: 14 tracks covering essential games industry insight, from global trends to development advice, coming your way in February 2021

December 14, 2020

Integration

AdInMo integrates with programmatic advertising SSP Mobfox

"We're excited to be able to add Mobfox to our growing network of digital ad exchange partners"

December 14, 2020

Reincarnated

Square Enix pushes Nier Re[in]carnation release to 2021

No word on when it will come to the west

December 14, 2020

Big Money

Leyou shareholders agree to $1.3bn Tencent takeover

Firm going private on December 23rd

December 14, 2020

Milestone

Goodgame Studios reaches 500 million registrations across its portfolio

"Delighting half a billion customers with our products is more than just a milestone"

December 14, 2020

Competitive Offer

EA outbids Take-Two for Codemasters

Racing firm has accepted the bid, Grand Theft Auto giant "considering its position"

December 14, 2020

Public Potential

Roblox delays IPO until early 2021

To improve relations with investors

December 14, 2020

Most Read

Hot Five: Modern Times Group picks up Hutch, Angry Birds Legends cancelled, and why players prefer ads over paying

The hottest articles of last week

December 13, 2020

Indie View

The Big Indie interviews: Rumor Games discuss taking inspiration from disaster in their award winning game

Kevin Tarchenski discusses winning our Digital Big Indie Pitch in August

December 11, 2020

Check Those Ads

Mindworks releases new version of self-service ad platform Playturbo

"Industry demand for playable ads is growing at an immense rate"

December 11, 2020

A Good Deed

Niantic gave $7m to Black Lives Matter charities

At least $5 million came from Pokemon Go Fest 2020

December 11, 2020

Poc In Mobile

Why Square Enix's Karla Reyes believes there is a "sense of duty to pay back and pay forward" for those already in games

"It’s worth reiterating that representation and allyship in leadership roles are essential."