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Live And Kicking
The five-year journey of Hill Climb 2 and how Fingersoft is already prepping for a third
Fingersoft's Daniel Rantala discusses the racing sequel
Event
CGC|NFT goes online from tomorrow for two days of exploring the NFT wave
From March 4th to 5th, join businesses and individuals to learn more about NFTs
Get Hyped
Hypercasual titles account for 31% of mobile game downloads in 2020
RPGs proved to be the top genre for revenue
Making Bank
Roblox predicts $1.5 billion in revenue for 2021
A potential growth of 56% to 64% year-on-year
Welcome Aboard
Brian Chadwick joins Agnitio Capital as managing director
"I have long admired Agnitio Capital and Shum Singh"
Welcome To The Family
Zynga snaps up cross-platform studio Echtra Games
It will work on a multi-platform RPG with NaturalMotion
Find Your Funding
Get investor funding for your games studio! Meet the biggest investors with the Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6
Meet with the biggest investors in the games industry and secure the investment you need to take your company to the top
Show Me The Money
Lumikai leads $1.5 million investment in All-Star Games
The Indian studio specialises in Cricket mobile games
Money Money Money
InnoGames saw record-breaking revenues of $266 million in 2020
The pandemic and mobile titles have been cited as the driving force
Event Calendar
Where will you connect with the industry in 2021? Join the Pocket Gamer world tour!
Plan your 2021 business year and join Steel Media online and live across the world
Masterclass
Fundamentally Games’ Oscar Clark on how and when to save a failed game
“We all need to be reminded to take a step back and look at how we consider data and how best to use it smartly to inform our decisions”
Join Us
Digital Turbine signs agreement to acquire AdColony
The deal is worth between $350 million and $375 million
All About The Beans
Epic Games acquires Mediatonic parent company Tonic Games
Details of the acquisition were not disclosed
It's Mario
Nintendo reminds consumers that Mario items are being taken of the shelf
Including Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Talking Heads
Dive into the games industry with Ubisoft, Zynga, EA, Activision and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6
Revealed: the first set of speakers for our sixth digital event have been confirmed. Who will you learn from?
Keep Em Coming
Gismart experiences success with three new titles
Pencil Rush 3D, Warp Slider and Hidden Objects were launched in February
Masterclass
AppMagic’s Max Samorukov shares insight on what to expect from upcoming PocketGamer.biz MasterClass: Understanding the Market Through External Data and Tools
“Many developers don’t do any market research before development begins, as a result you end up with a graveyard full of quality games, which were doomed from the beginning”
Open For Business
Apple reopens all of its US retails stores
They are all operating with different restrictions
It's About Time
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run spins onto mobile March 25th
Fans will recognise locations and outfits
Welcome To The Family
Vungle snaps up analytics specialist GameRefinery
"We couldn't be more excited to join Vungle's team"
Save The Planet
TiMi Studios joins the Playing for the Planet Alliance
"Great games can make positive contributions to society"
Helping Hand
The UK games industry will offer more than 100 jobs in the coming year
Six month placements for 18-to-24 year olds
Cloud Nine
Microsoft is testing 1080p resolution for xCloud
Project xCloud will come to iOS via web browsers
Tag Team
KamaGames forms partnership with All Elite Wrestling
The pair will launch AEW Casino: Double or Nothing
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Everything you need to know from Roblox’s first Investor Day
A glimpse into Roblox's numbers ahead of its IPO
Hand It Over
Judge orders Valve to provide Apple with sales figures
As part of the iOS creators Fortnite battle with Epic
Puzzling
Dream Games raises $50 million for casual puzzle titles
It's first game Royal Match launched today
Not On Cloud Nine
Report: Stadia didn't achieve Google's subscriber expectations
The search giant reportedly paid out tens of millions for titles like Red Dead Redemption 2
Welcome Aboard
Maunel Bronstein joins Roblox as chief product officer
His goal is "to enable the metaverse"
The Best In Mobile Games
Time is running out to vote for your favourite game at the Pocket Gamer Awards 2021. Voting closes THIS WEDNESDAY!
Voting closes on March 3rd. Make sure you’ve put your games in the spotlight and tell your community to vote now!
Hot Five
Hot Five: Miniclip invests in Green Horse Games, ironSource snaps up Luna Labs, and Rovio's Darkfire Heroes gets launch date
The hottest articles from the last week
Can’t Put It Down
The neverending story of Episode’s interactive story success
Crunching the data with App Annie
Outta Here
Nearly 50 squads have been disqualified from the 2021 PUBG Mobile Club Open
Reasons include cheating and ineligible players
Moving Up
Seriously's Petri Järvilehto takes over CEO role
"Every day working with this team is a privilege, and I can't wait to see what lies ahead"
Catch Em All
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl coming this year
Pokémon Legend Arceus to launch in Early 2022
To Be Fair
FlowPlay joins the Coalition for App Fairness
To combat Apple and its App Store policies
Winner!
Genshin Impact picks up three accolades at the Mobile GameDev Awards
Innovation & Excellence in Core Gameplay, Best Newcomer and Best Event
Poc In Mobile
"Commitments to invest in Black developers, fight racism and hate speech online are so necessary and long overdue"
East Side Games' Marchiano Loen explains why the 'glass ceiling' needs shattering
Show Me The Money
Hiro Capital invests $15 million in three mobile studios
Snowprint Studios, Double Loop Games and Happy Volcano
Fantasy Come True
Two new Final Fantasy mobile games are on the way
Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier and Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis
Moving On
Amazon Luna boss Marc Whitten departs the company
Exec has taken a role at Unity
Moving On
Nintendo to cease 3DS repairs in Japan
New 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS models are not affected
Making Of
Nuts - A Surveillance Mystery designer Jonatan Van Hove on seeing a game world through a different lens
Noodlecake Studios published the Apple Arcade and Switch title
Money Money Money
NetEase had a successful fourth quarter with $3 billion in net revenue
"We maintained steady development across our primary businesses"
Keep Em Coming
Wappier release player retention guide for developers and publishers
"This guide will be invaluable for helping build an engaged long-term player base"
Masterclass
Appfluencer's Brett Bauer on how collecting the right data at the right time can make your game more profitable with less work
"Collecting the earliest data will tell you more about the users who were organically attracted to your game and who could provide the most valuable insights."
Catch Em All
Niantic banned more than five million players for cheating in 2020
Over one million were given a permanent ban
Rip
Call of Duty: Mobile pro reportedly murders female player
The crime was filmed before the accused turned himself in
Growing Market
Mobile games ad revenue grew by 8% last year
First-day in-app purchases had an increase of more than 50%