Remote Working
Square Enix Montréal's Nathalie Gauthier explains why soft skills are the key to managing people
"You certainly have to clearly understand that producing has nothing to do with authority or micro-managing every decision."
Catch Em All
Niantic to help 1,000 small businesses through Pokemon Go sponsorship
As part of the Local Business Recovery Initiative
Hacked Off
Two members of hacking group Team Xecutor have been arrested
"Imagine if something you invented was stolen from you and then marketed and sold to customers around the world. That is exactly what Team Xecutor was doing"
Acquisition
Thunderful Group acquires Shadow Point developer Coatsink
”We have established a good relationship with the founders and key personnel of Coatsink"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Understanding gaming’s dark horse - Stillfront Group
The Master the Meta team dives into Stillfront's success
Lawsuit
Nintendo insists joy-con drift issues are not "a real problem"
"We are working on putting together a montage of video clips from Nintendo Switch owners"
Clik
Crazylabs launches CLIK dashboard for hyper-casual game developers
The new self-serve platform for testing hyper-casual games will reward developers who pass the CTR test with up to $25,000
Touchdown
Nifty Games discuss NFL Clash strategy, long-term goals, and Colin Kaepernick
"Nothing makes us more upset than the pay-to-win mechanics that would make the game unfair."
Delayed Change
Google delays Play Store changes in India to 2022
"We are setting up listening sessions with leading Indian startups to understand their concerns more deeply"
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Fighting Toxicity
Around 25 per cent of Ubisoft employees have seen misconduct
"New channels have been put in place so that each report can be escalated anonymously to the group level and handled by our partner, Idoko"
Shoot Em Up
Call of Duty: Mobile nears $500 million in revenue
The third top-grossing shooter in the US
Ready For Launch
Pocket Gamer LaunchPad #2 is coming. Join us in November for the biggest show in mobile gaming
The digital consumer showcase event returns to put the spotlight on developers as they present their exciting upcoming titles across multiple platforms - get involved now!
So Long
Rovio CEO Levoranta will step down at the end of the year
"We will continue working closely together until the end of the year, and then it will be time for me to thank everyone for excellent cooperation"
Most Read
Hot Five: Sumo acquires Pipeworks, ironSource opens in-app bidding platform, and Call of Duty: Mobile peaks at nearly one billion hours
The hottest articles of last week
#wordswithhope
Zynga partners with the American Cancer Society for #WordsWithHope
"Words matter and #WordsWithHope is a creative way to increase awareness about the importance of breast cancer screening"
Getting Diverse
BAME in Games launches and sets up mentorship initiative
Offering one-to-one mentoring
Welcome To The Family
Zynga closes its acquisition of Turkish studio Rollic
“We’re thrilled to welcome Rollic and its incredibly talented team, along with its extensive network of developers, to Zynga"
Sponsored
Gameloft increases downloads by seven-fold on Huawei's AppGallery store
HMS Core suite and AppGallery marketing opportunities helped rapidly boost the developer's growth
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Sumo acquires Pipeworks, Huuuge Groups hires new CFO, and Krafton merges with PUBG Corp
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Walk The Path
Annapurna Interactive launches The Pathless for Apple Arcade on November 12th
It was first announced for the service one year ago
Poc In Mobile
Candy Crush producer Desirée Brathwaite on the underlying bias against black and brown people
"To attract and retain talent of colour, you need to provide an inclusive environment"
Find Your Next Job
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Going Public
Roblox could be preparing to go public
At a company valuation of $8 billion
Possible Deal
Blue Hat Interactive still intends to acquire majority stake in Fuzhou Csfctech
Through a combination of cash and shares
No More Hacks
Nintendo wins $2 million in case against Switch hackers
The company is to be given the UberChips.com domain
Attack The Block
Microsoft and Nintendo team up to bring Minecraft to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Minecraft Steve, Alex, Zombie and Enderman all join the fight
Join The Fight
Call of Duty: Mobile saw nearly one billion monthly hours at peak
"The success of Call of Duty: Mobile reflects the combination of bringing one of the world's most beloved entertainment IPs to mobile devices"
Live And Kicking
Why Playrix producer Alexander Vedeneev believes Gardenscapes is more than "just a Candy Crush clone"
"We must be doing something right if our games are being copied."
Make A Bid
IronSource opens up in-app bidding platform to all developers
"This is a really exciting step towards truly democratising access to in-app bidding"
Performance Advice
Automatically generating performance test reports across all devices using CI with Arm Mobile Studio performance advisor
Take a detailed look at how Arm Studio can get you through benchmark analysis
Collecting Hoops
Dapper Labs’ collectible app NBA Top Shot enters open beta
First to launch on new Flow blockchain
Impactful Launch
Update: Genshin Impact racks up 30 million downloads since launch
"I don't think any Chinese-made game has ever had that many pre-registrations outside its home market"
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Pick A Card
Belka Games launches Solitaire Cruise
And discusses the success of its R&D department
Good To Be Bad
NetEase opens pre-registrations for Badlanders
Open to players worldwide
Making Of
How Mega Man inspired Apple Arcade title Fallen Knight
"To be honest, we greatly underestimated the amount of work needed to be done."
Sountrack
Twitch launches new music tool packed with free-to-use tunes
Soundtrack will provide streamers with a comprehensive library of rights-cleared music
Block Builders
Sumo Leamington working on mobile blockchain projects with Dapper Labs
All using the new Flow blockchain
Welcome Aboard
Huuuge Group welcomes Grzegorz Kania as its new CFO
"I am very excited to be joining Huuuge at this time"
Trust Issues
China is looking at possible antitrust investigation into Google
“China will also look at what other countries have done, including holding inquiries with Google executives"
No Jury Duty
Epic and Apple will not go before a jury
"Epic and Apple have met and conferred, and the parties agree that Epic;'s claims and Apple's counterclaims should be tried by court, and not by a jury"
Change It Up
Niantic is removing various Pokemon Go COVID-19 changes
Although other new features will remain
Sustainable Growth
Post-COVID, a global approach is helping China’s mobile publishers achieve sustainable growth
NativeX's Jonathan Chan weighs in on how publishers can thrive through the pandemic
Money Money Money
The UK games market could be worth £10 billion by 2023
"One of the biggest indicators of the success of video game development and sales in the UK is the speed at which the jobs market has grown"
New Partnership
Focus Home Interactive teams up with Flying Wild Hog for new title
"Focus Home Interactive is the perfect partner for Flying Wild Hog"
Pitch Your Game
The Big Indie Pitch returns to Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 - sign up now!
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G-star Early Bird
Here's your chance to grab early bird tickets for G-STAR 2020
The early bird offer closes on October 12th.
I Want Candy
Candy Crush Friends Saga smashes through $200 million in lifetime revenue
The Candy Crush franchise has generated over $1 billion this year
Indie Spotlight
Why Temple Gates is digitising board games for a new generation on mobile
"Digital board games were not our first bet but they’re the bet that has paid off so far"