Live And Kicking
From The Boys to Hellboy, four years of partnerships in Legendary: Game of Heroes
"We had the luxury of casting a large net when looking for partnerships."
Coming Together
Why Bunch got $20 million to party harder
Building the next gaming social network
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Opinion Tick Boxes
UK's call for views over loot boxes and gambling
Consultation runs until 22 November
Down Under
Melbourne International Games Week starts 3 October with a host of online content
Taking place from October 3rd-11th
Tee Off
Playdemic is bringing The Ryder Cup to Golf Clash
“We’re incredibly proud and excited to be working with The Ryder Cup to bring this globally-loved tournament to our Golf Clash players"
I Have A Dream
Former Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime founds new studio, Dreamhaven
"We believe in the power of gaming to bring people together"
Hypercasual Success
How to achieve ongoing hyper-casual success despite an evolving market
Lion Studios president Nick Le looks at the evolution of this incredibly competitive genre
Big Indie Pitch
Puzzles & Games returns to The Big Indie Pitch and walks away champions
Winning at Digital Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #3 Helsinki
Special Offer
The G-STAR B2B games event goes online this November 17-21
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Mo' Money
Admix raises a further $1.5 million in Series A funding extension
Accelerating roadmap to scale faster
Event Delayed
Reboot Develop Blue will now take place in April 2021
"Targeting what will be a hopefully safer and more predictable time in all of our lives"
It's Mario
Super Mario 3D All-Stars jumps its way to the top of the UK charts
The third best launch of 2020
Uramagician
Why Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells is "the biggest, most robust game Zynga's ever launched"
Creative director Mark Turmell and lead producer Desiree Makowski take us through the many metagame features of the match-3 puzzler
Future Perfect
Post-ZeniMax, Microsoft still open to game acquisitions
"We'll always look for places where there is that commonality of purpose, mission and culture"
"new Rhythm"
Indie Spotlight: How developer 8SEC is coping in France under Covid-19
"Sometimes it's hard to let go of a concept or feature we are invested in but the numbers don't lie"
Going Digital
Blizzard moves its annual conference online with BlizzConline in February 2021
It will feature a range of contests
Welcome Aboard
Roblox welcomes Andrea Wong to its board of directors
"Roblox has tapped into a real need for people to connect and share experiences in the virtual world"
No Deal
Report: China is not likely to approve the US TikTok deal
"There's no way the Chinese government will accept your demand"
It's A Party
Fortnite to host hit boy band BTS
"We're always looking to partner with talented artists who are interested in pushing boundaries and finding innovative ways to reach fans"
Going Hyper
Why now is the perfect time for mid-size casual studios to open up to hypercasual
Crazy Labs COO Guy Tomer explores how you could be making smaller games alongside your regular output
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Nadav Ashkenazy's five-year rise to general manager at Supersonic
"Ultimately, it's in this environment that we've become one of the top five hypercasual developers"
Starting Fresh
Former Lab Zero devs form new studio Future Club
"We wanted to start fresh with a company structure that was worker-owned and gave everyone a say in the future of our organisation"
Smart Strategy
Chinese strategy games account for 56 per cent of genre revenues in the US
"The strategy genre has always been one of the cornerstones of modern and midcore mobile gaming"
Series A Funding
Playco secures $100 million in Series A funding round
"Our mission is to bring the world closer together through play"
Case Closed
Voodoo sues Rollic over plagiarism in hypercasual title Wood Shop
"We're super excited at the outcome. The decision of the court sets a precedent especially for hyper-casual game copies"
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital - our most international event of all time!
6 continents, 75 countries, c.670+ companies, 1,500+ attendees, 2,400+ meetings
Case Closed
Gree wins its patent infringement lawsuit against Supercell
It's been awarded $8.5 million
Investment
My.Games invests in mobile games developer Hypemasters
"We are primarily interested in investing in people and talent, not just the end product"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: How gaming's most underrated acquirer struck another incredible deal
The Master the Meta team dig into Stillfront's acquisition of Nanobit
Big Acquisition
Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media and Bethesda for $7.5 billion
"We have enjoyed a close partnership with Microsoft for decades..."
Under Investigation
Report: US government is investigating Tencent's games investments
Trump administration asking Epic and Riot about how their user data security
Farewell
Ubisoft veteran Michel Ancel has quit the games industry
Rayman creator says he'll be focusing on his second passion, wild life
Money Money Money
ByteDance wants to value TikTok at $60 billion in its US deal
Oracle and Walmart would acquire 12.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent respecitvely
Funding
Mobile Premier League raises $90 million in Series C funding
"Even in an environment as challenging as the current one, we are impressed with the success and accessibility of the platform concept"
Temporary Protection
Judge protects WeChat from Trump's executive order
"It has put in scant little evidence that its effective ban of WeChat for all US users addresses those concerns"
Most Read
Hot Five: PUBG Mobile revenue tops August, Storm8's Amber Okamura talks remote working, and everything you need to know about IDFA changes
The hottest articles of last week
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Stillfront acquires Nanobit, Keywords picks up Heavy Iron Studios, and Embracer pushes into VR
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Switch It Up
Kwalee is jumping onto Nintendo Switch with updated version of TENS! later this year
Was first released in 2017 on mobile
Diversity Matters
POC in Mobile: Chase Bethea's journey as a game composer and the many benefits of game jams
"There's no need to wait because the longer you do, the more opportunities will pass you by"
Series A Funding
Bunch secures $20 million in Series A funding
"At Bunch, we are creating one way for players to connect with friends inside and outside of their favourite games"
Wechat Mini Games
Unprecedented growth in China's HTML5 games market: WeChat Mini Game revenue up 18%
Yodo1 explores the growing world of WeChat Mini Games
Money Money Money
Unity makes $1.3 billion through its IPO on NYSE
Company valued at $13.7 billion
"life-work Balance"
PGC Helsinki Digital: "It's not about working from home, it's about freedom of location," says former Sony director Shahid Ahmad
Commented was made during 'Going Indie After Covid' panel
Pgc Helsinki Digital
PGC Helsinki Digital: The current state and the future of mobile esports
"Mobile esports will mainstream esports. Mobile reaches a larger and more diverse audience than PC and Console Games
"push The Boundaries"
PGC Helsinki Digital: Why video games are "empathy machines"
Nyamakop producer Limpho Moeti spoke about the importance of subversion
Pgc Helsinki Digital
PGC Helsinki Digital: The role of esports in education
"The opportunity to engage the demographic of young people"
This Week In Asia
This Week in Asia: Black Desert franchise hits $1.7 billion revenue as Nintendo ceases 3DS production
The biggest stories from across Asia
Pgc Helsinki Digital
PGC Helsinki Digital: Forming partnerships with brands
"Logo placement is 50 per cent of the battle. But in an esports and a gaming world, an audience is far more savvy and will not necessarily be convinced by a logo on a website"
Case Study
Persona.ly exceeds Animoca Brands' Crazy Defense Heroes ROAS KPIs by 70% - Mobile UA case study
How the two companies joined forces to acquire more users in Japan