October 2, 2020

Find Your Next Job

FREE entry for games industry jobseekers with careers week at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4, Nov 9-13

Looking for the next step in your professional career? Be the first to find new job adverts and get advice from recruiters at our fourth online conference

October 2, 2020

Going Public

Roblox could be preparing to go public

At a company valuation of $8 billion

October 1, 2020

Possible Deal

Blue Hat Interactive still intends to acquire majority stake in Fuzhou Csfctech

Through a combination of cash and shares

October 1, 2020

No More Hacks

Nintendo wins $2 million in case against Switch hackers

The company is to be given the UberChips.com domain

October 1, 2020

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

October 1, 2020

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"

October 1, 2020

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."

October 1, 2020

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"

October 1, 2020

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

October 1, 2020

Collecting Hoops

Dapper Labs’ collectible app NBA Top Shot enters open beta

First to launch on new Flow blockchain

October 1, 2020

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"

October 1, 2020

Find Your Funding

Find your funding at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 with the Investor Connector - sign up now!

The popular investor matchmaking event returns in digital form this November

October 1, 2020

Pick A Card

Belka Games launches Solitaire Cruise

And discusses the success of its R&D department

October 1, 2020

Good To Be Bad

NetEase opens pre-registrations for Badlanders

Open to players worldwide

October 1, 2020

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."

October 1, 2020

Sountrack

Twitch launches new music tool packed with free-to-use tunes

Soundtrack will provide streamers with a comprehensive library of rights-cleared music

October 1, 2020

Block Builders

Sumo Leamington working on mobile blockchain projects with Dapper Labs

All using the new Flow blockchain

October 1, 2020

Welcome Aboard

Huuuge Group welcomes Grzegorz Kania as its new CFO

"I am very excited to be joining Huuuge at this time"

September 30, 2020

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"

September 30, 2020

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"

September 30, 2020

Change It Up

Niantic is removing various Pokemon Go COVID-19 changes

Although other new features will remain

September 30, 2020

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

September 30, 2020

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"

September 30, 2020

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"

September 30, 2020

Pitch Your Game

The Big Indie Pitch returns to Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 - sign up now!

Are you an indie with an exciting game you’ve been working on? Pitch your game to our expert judges and be in the chance to win prizes!

September 30, 2020

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.

September 30, 2020

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

September 30, 2020

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"

September 30, 2020

Welcome To The Family

Sumo Group acquires co-development specialist Pipeworks in a $100 million deal

"We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Pipeworks, the largest acquisition Sumo Group has made since IPO"

September 29, 2020

Catch Em All

Pokemon Go and Pokemon Home will have a link by the end of the year

"There are certain special Pokemon that can't be transferred from Pokemon Go to Pokemon Home"

September 29, 2020

Talking Heads

Tencent, Activision, SEGA, King, and Riot Games all confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4

Revealed: the first set of speakers for the fourth online-only conference in the series, this November 9-13

September 29, 2020

Collect Them All

Nintendo brings back Animal Crossing Amiibo cards

Avaiable through select retailers for $5.99

September 29, 2020

Imposter Syndrome

Among Us surge in popularity sees 655% rise in downloads, tops 120 million installs globally

Social deduction title generated 78.2% of all downloads during August and September.

September 29, 2020

Infinite Darkness

Netflix is releasing a Resident Evil TV show in 2021

Stars Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, seperate to the live-action series that is also in the works

September 29, 2020

Coming Through

Onion Soup Interactive launches Nippon Marathon 2 Kickstarter campaign

With a target of £32,000

September 29, 2020

Sponsored

What do living room board games and mobile games have in common? Real-time interactions

"Being able to communicate in real-time with your teammates can make or break your gameplay."

September 29, 2020

You're A Winner

Animal Crossing: New Horizons wins big at the Japan Game Awards 2020

Took home the Grand Award and Award for Excellence

September 29, 2020

It's War

Call of Duty: Mobile has more than 46 million pre-registrations in China

A final test will be held for Android next month

September 29, 2020

Red Carded

Update: EA removes monetisation ad from kids magazine

Encouraged the purchase of FIFA Points

September 29, 2020

Jury Duty

US judge advises Apple and Epic to go before a jury

"I think personally this case should be tried to a jury. I want everyone to think about that. I don't think individual judges have the be-all and end-all here"

September 29, 2020

Resonate

Audiomob to host 'Resonate' Game Jam with $1000 grand prize

The jam will be a chance for devs to strut their stuff while utilising Audiomob's ad solutions

September 29, 2020

Remote Working

How a last-minute university course switch lead Tom Van Dam to ByteDance and China

"I felt that I shouldn't do something too similar to what I enjoyed as a hobby, so overnight I applied for Economics and Finance instead."

September 29, 2020

Making Changes

Google to make third-party stores more accessible with Android 12

"We will be making changes in Android 12 to make it even easier for people to use other app stores on their devices"

September 29, 2020

New Plays

LaLiga Top Cards 2020 to use blockchain to support new in-game assets

Developer The Breach partners with Freeverse.io

September 29, 2020

Time’s Up

Quantum Siege dev Armada Interactive files for bankruptcy

Finish startup closes its doors

September 28, 2020

Master The Meta

Master the Meta: Three reasons why Playco is worth $1 billion

The Master the Meta team takes a deep dive into the instant play giant

September 28, 2020

All About Design

Glu Mobile launches real-life e-commerce store Design Home Inspired

"With Design Home Inspired, we are introducing a new way to express your style, shop and live the life of an interior designer, all while playing a game"

September 28, 2020

Still Banned

India's government not likely to bring back PUBG Mobile

"The violent nature of the game has been the cause of many complaints from all quarters"

September 28, 2020

True Or False?

Michel Ancel reportedly left Ubisoft due to misconduct investigations

The former game dev denies the allegations

September 28, 2020

Temporary Protection

Judge grants TikTok temporay protection against Trump's ban

"We're pleased that the court agreed with our legal arguments and issued an injunction preventing the implementation of the TikTok app ban"