Gain Valuable Knowledge
The IGDA Finland Virtual Mentor Café returns for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital - sign up now!
Industry leaders share their knowledge and expertise in short sessions during September's online only conference
#metoo
Three more Ubisoft execs depart due to miscconduct allegations
Serge Hascoët, Yannis Mallat, Cécile Cornet step down
Pgbiz Roundtable
Join us on July 14th for the next PocketGamer.biz RoundTable session
Discussing how to publish your game in China
Most Read
Hot Five: King shows off Crash Bandicoot, Michael Raeford talks education, and Niantic soft-launches Catan
The hottest articles of last week
New Partnership
Sperasoft partners with RuneScape developer Jagex
"Our experienced team of developers are focused on providing innovative solutions in tools development"
Being Innovative
Pixel Federation establishes a new R&D department
"The goal of the R&D department is to add sophisticated procedures"
#blacklivesmatter
POC in Mobile: FarBridge's Donald Harris on why you shouldn't wait or ask permission to get into games
"We live in a time where you no longer need permission to get into this industry"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Magic Leap appoints new CEO, AppLovin bolsters team, and Andy McNamara joins EA
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Loud And Clear
AudioMob teams up with Targetspot for in-game audio ads
"Rewarded audio advertising is an $18 billion opportunity in the US alone"
Being Diverse
BAFTA is introducing BFI Diversity Standards for 2021 British Game prize
Show to try and open the medium up to more people
Welcome Aboard
AppOnBoard names ex-Riot CTO Mike Seavers as its new CEO
"I know first hand how difficult it is to create video games"
Sweet Investment
Sony invests $250 million in Fortnite creator Epic Games
"We share a vision of real-time 3D social experiences leading to a convergence of gaming, film, and music"
Big Money
Mobile games consumer spending hit $19 billion in Q2 2020
Overall there were 14 billion installs
Getting Real
The Sims is getting made into a reality TV show
Spark'd to debut on July 17th
Money Money Money
Animoca Brands hits record breaking revenue in the first four months of 2020
It earned A$10.5 million
Brawl On And On
Why are people still playing Brawl Stars?
A look at the design choices that make Supercell's fifth game so enjoyable
Talking Heads
Ubisoft, King, Riot Games, Lab Cave and Women in Games confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
The speaker lineup for September’s online-only conference starts to shape up; who will you learn from?
No Data, Bad Data
California Consumer Privacy Act shatters attributable mobile advertising rates
Data from Consumer Acquisition
Rewarded Surveys
Socialpoint finds stability during a global pandemic with Rewarded Surveys
TapResearch looks into how rewarded surveys boosted revenues
Crash!
Update: King officially unveils Crash Bandicoot: On The Run
Pre-registrations open now on Google Play
Slayed
Castlevania: Grimore of Souls is shutting down after less than a year in soft launch
It is only available in Canada
Making Money
Traplight secures $9 million in funding as it launches Battle Legion worldwide
"We now have a game with huge potential and are proud to be partnering with EQT Ventures"
From New Zealand With Love
Making Of: Agent Intercept's race to Apple Arcade
"We expect we will always hold a focus on mobile"
Flying High
Sky: Children of the Light flies past 20 million downloads
Just before its first anniversary
Apple Crackdown
Apple to begin removing unlicensed apps in China from August 1st
Workarounds are available, but none of them are perfect
More Content
Ndemic is bringing the Rebel Inc. campaign to mobile
Looking for beta testers on iOS and Android
Time Up?
The US is investigating TikTok for breaching children's privacy agreement
App could be banned
Spending Money
11 Bit Studios investing $21 million in seven new games
Firm is putting $15.1 million behind its first-party line-up
Hands On
Kwalee's Line Up: Draw the Criminal draws in 1.5 million downloads in four days
It was released on July 2nd
Red Carded
Konami is not renewing its licenses with Inter Milan and AC Milan for PES franchise
Unclear how this affects mobile version of the game
Total Control
Microsoft reveals official Project xCloud mobile controller
Officially licensed from 8BitDo
Oneman Team
Indie Spotlight: Francis Entereso on launching a game in the middle of a global pandemic
"It often feels like it's impossible for an indie to stand out"
How To Rock Remote
Update: PocketGamer.biz's ultimate remote working resource guide
The best resources for remote working catered from around the web
Welcome Aboard
Magic Leap appoints ex-Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson as new CEO
Starting from August 1st
Team Work
Lab Cave teams up with Zinkia Entertainment for Pocoyo mobile games
"Thanks to Lab Cave we can focus on making new audiovisual productions"
Catch 'em All
Niantic teams up with Rian Johnson for Pokemon Go Fest trailer
700,000 tickets sold for the event so far
All Aboard
AppLovin strengthens its executive team with four new appointments
"We are excited to expand our executive team with experienced mobile gaming leaders"
So Long Hong Kong
TikTok is leaving the Hong Kong market
"In light of recent events we've decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong"
Network With Speed
Connect with top publishers and indie developers at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020. Sign up now!
Publisher SpeedMatch returns for the online-only games industry event this September.
New Advisor
Anzu welcomes David Sable as a strategic advisor
"A marketing giant of David Sable's stature is a rare find"
Catan Go
Niantic soft launches next AR title Catan: World Explorers
Available to download in New Zealand on Android
Welcome Aboard
Andres Gonzalez joins Zelgor Games as its lead level designer
Has experience with triple-A titles such as Bioshock Infinite
Possible Acquisition
Report: Xbox is interested in buying Warner Bros' games division
Microsoft joins Activision Blizzard, EA, and Take-Two in its interest for WBIE
Still Going
Nintendo is not giving up on its mobile division
It also plans to "extend the life cycle of Nintendo Switch"
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Tencent data scientist Jia Wang on running operations from her bathroom
"There are so many challenges for everyone while working and living at home - especially for working moms"
Best Of Europe
Ukie teams up with European trade bodies for a new EuroPlay Games contest
The final will be held on August 28th during Gamescom
Games What Won It
37% of iPhone owners game daily while 46% of Blackberry owners have no games
Marking the contrast
Money Money Money
Ten Square Games experiences its best quarter yet with $43 million
"We have been successful in scaling up and optimizing marketing expenses to acquire new players for our games"
Dropped Sword
Action RPG Final Sword gets removed from Japan's eShop due to copyright
The game used Zelda's Lullaby from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda franchise
Mintegral Webinar
Webinar: Trends, opportunities & learnings for apps in 2020
Join Mintegral to learn about the current state of app performance, mobile growth strategies, and more