Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Tilting Point's André Cohen on IDFA and the evolution of data in games
PGC Digital #4 kicks off November 9th
Court Date
Judge denies Google's move to have its Epic Games case start in 2022
Epic has suggested a date of February 2021
Mental Health
Hutch teams with Movember for special F1 Manager event
"Movember is a wonderful cause, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to support them on their drive to help men around the world"
Indie Spotlight
HoloVista developer Aconite on why "no game is worth anyone's mental or physical health"
We speak to lead producer Meredith Hall as well as co-directors Star St. Germain and Nadya Lev
Partnered Up
Lab Cave forms marketing partnership with Invictus Games
"We have decided to stay with the development and will partner with Lab Cave on how our games appear in the marketplace"
Shooting Style
How Warface: Global Operations mixes realism with accessibility
Developer Whalekit lifts the curtain
Going Old School
Old School RuneScape hits new concurrent record of 157k players
Follows launch of new Leagues II: Trailblazer content
Four Years In
Pokémon GO soars past $4 billion in player spending as it hits $1 billion in 2020
The majority was earned in the US
Hdc
Discover how to break into China's app market with the Huawei Developer Webinar on November 9th
The Huawei Developer Webinar will feature representatives from successful Chinese developers and partners, including Tencent, iDreamSky, Jinke and Feiyu
Pgc Digital
Be in the know with Show Me The Money at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital
One of 16 featured tracks
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Why Facebook’s cloud gaming strategy is destined to win
The MTM team takes a look at Facebook's cloud strategy
Some M&a
Acquisitions are changing up the mobile games landscape
Zynga, Scopely and AppLoving have made acquisitions this year
Schedule Revealed
Final conference schedule revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Plan your time at next week’s online-only games industry conference
So Sweet
Sugar raises $1.9 million in pre-seed funding
"With this round of funding, we can focus on developing our platform, growing the team and ultimately giving studios quick and easy finance to scale up"
Indie View
The Big Indie interviews: IDEA Games tells us about making a new kind of word game in OtherWordly
Michael Douma discusses coming 3rd at our Digital Big Indie Pitch in August
What Thing?
Apple to hold "one more thing" event on November 10th
Rumoured to feature Apple Silicon Macs
Remote Working
"This is a really unusual time, it’s okay not be okay," says Team17 producer Emma Bates
"It’s difficult because everyone has different circumstances and is working in different conditions..."
Gaining Independence
Light Brick Studio splits from Lego following an investment from the company
"We're very excited to be able to expand and continue our journey to create new and interesting experiences"
Making Amends
Lab Zero vet Zaimont suspended from work on Guilty Gear
Follows accusations of misconduct at his studio
Outta Here
Tencent pulls PUBG Mobile from India after government ban
"We deeply regret this outcome, and sincerely thank you for your support and love for PUBG Mobile in India"
Going Mobile
Activision Blizzard will bring more franchises to mobile
"We need to make sure that we're enabling our franchises on the billions of mobile devices that are available right now"
Psyched
6 powerful motivators to drive your game marketing creative
YellowHEAD's Noa Miller explains
Pgc Digital
Get competitive with the esports and influencers track at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Resonate
Audiomob CEO Christian Facey: "developers need to think about the business side of their studio as much as the gameplay"
Christian Facey talks game jams, and the importance of figuring out your business structure as an indie
Voodoo
Voodoo opens Android testing to all partner studios
"Until this year, Voodoo was not immune to the charm of the US gold standard of iOS exclusive testing"
Welcome Aboard
Retro Studios hires Marisa Palumbo as it looks to remodel Texas HQ
She has worked for Rockstar and Blizzard
For Honour!
Honor of Kings hits 100 million daily active users
"Honor of Kings is only available in China, yet it is one of the most successful mobile games in the world"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: PeopleFun's Carol Miu talks topics, trends, and tenure as a Wii Sports champion
PGC Digital #4 kicks off November 9th
Financials
Sony generates $20 billion in its second quarter
"Expected strong performance of game applications for mobile devices"
Next Week
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 goes live next week!
Connect with the global games industry and learn from experts all throughout next week
Fringe Events
The deadlines to sign up to the fringe events at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 are fast approaching - don’t miss out!
Sign ups for Investor Connector, Big Indie Pitch end today while the Publisher SpeedMatch, Games Jobs Live and IGDA Mentor Café end next week
Most Read
Hot Five: Scopely secures $340 million in funding, Apex Legends Switch delay may hit mobile, and Rovio revenue drops in Q3
The hottest articles of last week
Growing Market
Scottish games industry experiences 17 per cent growth across 18 months
"Scotland represents the fourth largest games cluster in the UK"
Financials
Rovio sees a drop in revenue as it generates $79.3 million in Q3 2020
"As a result of the moderate level of UA investment and stable games revenues, the profitability continued to be at a high level and improved significantly year-on-year"
Come One Come All
Activision Blizzard hiring for over 2k staff following 800 layoffs last year
CEO Kotick says it needs more employees to help meet its production demand
Sponsored
Best practices for growing your video game in Thailand
Mobile accounts for 69% of SEA’s overall video game revenues
Pgc Digital
Take a dive into hypercasual and social games at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Starbreeze CEO steps down, Niantic jobs aplenty, and Annapurna Interactive opens new LA studio
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Yodo1
Turn your hobby into a business with Yodo1’s newly released AdHawk
Any game developer can receive custom-made recommendations to improve their mobile game monetisation strategy
Popping Off
Microsoft is shutting down Gears Pop in April 2021
Refunds will be offered for purchased made in the last 90 days
Financials
Activision Blizzard had a great third quarter with $1.95 billion in net revenues
"Our teams continue to execute our growth plans with excellence during incredibly challenging circumstances"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: IDGA's Renee Gittins' advice on how to break into the games industry
PGC Digital #4 kicks off November 9th
Going Mobile
Mobile gaming on the rise as 70 per cent of gamers are playing more than before
People aged 18-to-34 are the most likely to play games
Poc In Mobile
"I’ve often had to do twice the work to convince people that I am capable," says Snap Games' John Imah
"In every role I’ve held throughout my entire professional career, I’ve been the first black employee with the title."
Set Up Shop
Annapurna Interactive opens new internal dev studio in Los Angeles
"Many of us came from an internal development background and are excited to make this a part of Annapurna Interactive moving forward"
Pgc Picks
PGC Digital #4 - our editor's picks on unmissable content
PGC Digital #4 takes place November 9th - 13th
Handy App
The new PlayStation app rolls out today
A range of features to enhance user experience
Gain Valuable Knowledge
The IGDA Mentor Café returns for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 - sign up now!
Industry leaders share their knowledge and expertise in short sessions during November's online only conference
Thumbs Up
Ogury releases a non-fullscreen ad option known as thumbnail ad for mobile devices
“We’re passionate about this new ad format for its non-intrusive, user-friendly nature and ability to increase user retention"
Pgc Digital
Discover the best ways to monetise your games at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
One of 16 featured tracks