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
"hilarious Failure"
PGC Helsinki Digital: How Fall Guys' success was built off the feeling of schadenfreude
Mediatonic senior game designer Arran Topalian on the psychology of players
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PGC Helsinki Digital: Virtualising esports and how it shapes the future of competitive gaming
"Esports is already quite a virtual thing"
Metawear
Metacore secures $29.6 million from Supercell as it rebrands from Everywear Games
Also launches Merge Mansion with impressive day-30 retention
Stillfront Acquisition
Stillfront acquires Nanobit in deal worth up to $148 million
$100 million now, up to $48 million in 2023
Downloads
Scribble Rider secures the most downloads for August 2020
It racked up 44.6 million
Gladiators Ready
Indie Spotlight: How Colossi Games is taking on the survival genre
"I don't believe in borders and know that there are talented people everywhere"
Farewell
Nintendo says goodbye to 3DS production
"We can confirm that the manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended"
New Hardware
Facebook officially reveals Oculus Quest 2
Hardware starts shipping next month, comes with $299 price tag
Heating Up
Apple asks the court to prevent Epic's Fortnite injunction
"Epic is a saboteur, not a martyr"
Welcome To The Family
Keywords acquires Heavy Iron Studios
Developer has worked on Marvel's Avengers, the Call of Duty series, and Disney Infinity in the past
My Little World
Hasbro's My Little Pony IP engages millions of fans in prominent Chinese mobile game
Yodo1 details how it brought the iconic IP to Mini World
Pgc Helsinki Digital
PGC Helsinki Digital: The future of live streaming and interactive gaming
"In order for games to be successful in this space, we need to look at the success from other media"
Rovio Jobs
PG Connects Helsinki Digital Careers Week: Get your next job with Rovio
UX and server developer roles featured
Pgc Helsinki Digital
PGC Helsinki Digital: Making sales predictions for premium PC Games
"If the game is a success, making some predictions on DLC could bring money in"
Pgc Helsinki Digital
PGC Helsinki Digital: Plotting a path in interesting times
"The actual transition over the first couple of weeks was okay"
Boogie Down
PGC Helsinki Digital: Things to consider when running music events in your game
Lockwood Publishing CCO Oliver Kern shares some examples
Designing Live Ops
PGC Helsinki Digital: ZeptoLab on designing your game with live ops in mind
Starting with, does your game really need live ops?
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PGC Helsinki Digital: What is happening at ID@Xbox
"We have a lot of developers reaching out to us to discuss Game Pass"
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: "Love the games you want to be hired to make," says Storm8's Amber Okamura
"What works for one person isn't going to work for another and find your own flow."
Proving Popular
Nintendo's mobile games library hits 650 million downloads
Across seven apps
All In One
Apple to roll all services into one subscription
Apple One will have a starting price of $14.95 per month