Take Some Time
Riot is giving its employees a week off to "disconnect, recharge, and reboot"
It is putting the health of its staff first to avoid toxic crunch culture
Question Time
Teatime Games CEO Thor Fridriksson candidly reflects on the failures of QuizUp and Plain Vanilla
"We put a lot of our eggs into one basket and then that basket was squashed"
Team Work
Venatus teams up with Frameplay for in-game advertising
"We are delighted to be partnering with Frameplay to drive our in-game advertising offering"
China Game Removals
Mass delisting by Apple China: Over 26,000 games without ISBN removed
Yodo1 looks at the impact of so many games suddenly disappearing from the App Store
Welcome Aboard
Improbable welcomes Chris Enock as its new head of publishing
He was the vice president of publishing at Riot
Talking Heads
Unity Technologies, Tenjin, Finnish Game Jam and NCSOFT confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
The speaker lineup for next month’s online-only conference heats up - who will you be learning from?
Going Digital
BlizzCon will be held on a digital platform early next year
"We're looking forward to sharing what the teams have been working on for that event"
Financials
Glu Mobile's Q2 2020 revenue increases 40 per cent year-on-year to $133.3 million
"The second-quarter financial results were the best in Glu's history"
On The Go
Microsoft pins down September 15th launch date for Project xCloud Game Pass Ultimate beta
Available in 22 markets on Android devices
Bringing Back The Dodo
Indie Spotlight: How Moving Pieces pitched Dodo Peak for Apple Arcade
"I think what's really exciting about mobile games right now is that the line is blurring between mobile gaming and games in general"
Financials
Activision Blizzard experiences a record breaking second quarter as it hits $1.9 billion in revenue
King boasted 271 million monthly active users in Q2
Big Indie Pitch
The digital Big Indie roadshow continues with new pitches announced for August, September and October
Our digital pitches go from strength to strength as we announce new pitches and introduce new sponsors
Masterclasses
GamesConsulting.net’s Nick Murray on game economy design and optimisation
"The balance and design of an economy has a significant impact on not only retention but monetization potential"
A Success
Grand Cru Games and Roofdog Games join N3twork's NSP after successful testing period
They now have access to the $50 million growth fund
Tick Tock
Update: Trump insists the US government should have a slice of Microsoft's TikTok deal
President Trump has given the company 45 days to secure a deal
Bring Back The Classics
Animoca Brands extends its partnership with Atari
It will create Blockchain versions of a further 15 classic games
Post-idfa
Why are we bullish on contextual post-IDFA?
Fyber president Offer Yehudai looks at what's coming once the IDFA finally dies
Sony Financials
Sony kicks off its fiscal year with $17.9 billion in revenue for Q1
Visual Media and Platform segment accounted for $419.7 million
What A Goal!
EA secures the licensing rights to AC Milan and Inter Milan for its FIFA series
It is no longer partnered with AS Roma
Worlds Collide
Ludia soft-launches Disney Wonderful Worlds
Available to download across Indonesia and the Philippines
Financials
Take-Two grows revenues 54 per cent year-on-year as it generates $831.3 million in Q1 FY21
"Fiscal 2021 is off to a terrific start with first-quarter operating results that significantly exceeded our expectations"
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: How studying Creative Advertising inadvertently lead to Joy Marianowicz joining Facebook Gaming
"The course mainly helped me realise that looking at data and coming up with a concrete plan was much more my strength"
See You In Court
Apple faces new $1.4 billion lawsuit over patent infringement
"We are disappointed Xiao-i Robot has filed another lawsuit"
X-back
Update: Microsoft isn't actually rebranding Xbox Game Pass
Firm confirms that new logo doesn't mean new name
Update!
Find your funding at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 with the Investor Connector - sign up now!
The popular investor matchmaking event returns in digital form for the online Helsinki show
Clipping Cash
Clipwire Games sees 500% increase in revenue since teaming with AppLovin
"We're thrilled to see the impact of our investment"
$100 Million Rise
Mobile games revenue grew by $135 million across Malaysia and Singapore
Partly due to a rise in esports
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: How Electronic Arts and Roblox are shattering records
News and insights from the Master the Meta team
Tapjoy Offerwall
The evolution of the Tapjoy offerwall on iOS
How Tapjoy has changed its offerwall following Apple's policy changes
Discussions Ongoing
EA considering acquisition strategy for WB Games
"It is very rare that we don't get a chance to look at anything that's up for sale"
Monetisation Month
Catch up on PocketGamer.biz's Monetisation Month 2020
Sponsored by AudioMob
27% Increase Yoy
Mobile games revenue hit $19.3 billion in Q2 2020
PUBG Mobile generated the most revenue across both the App Store and Google Play
Top 50
The PocketGamer.biz Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2020 goes digital!
An afternoon for the industry celebrating the best in mobile games
#metoo
Update: Tommy François has left Ubisoft with immediate effect
Maxime Béland resigned within days of being suspended
Achievement Unlocked
Call of Duty: Mobile takes home two accolades at International Mobile Gaming Awards
Best Techincal Achievement and Excellence in Gameplay
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China Isbn Developments
[Updated Daily] Apple China News: Complete timeline of App Store ISBN developments
Keeping track of all the changes coming to the App Store in China
Most Read
Hot Five: Epic hands out MegaGrants, Konami partners with Shenqu on Castlevania, and how does Battle Legion monetise?
The hottest articles of last week
Farewell
Sega president Kenji Matsubara resigns
Comes just months after he was giving chief publishing officer role
I Spy
Ubisoft's Splinter Cell to be made into Netflix anime show
Two 16-episodes series have apparently been ordered
Stand Alone
SuperData thinks that publishers are doing fine without E3
Research firm sees triple-A firms drawing big audiences with online shows
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Jeff Karp moves to EA, Andrée Cossette leaves Ubisoft, and board directors galore
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Makeover!
Playtika has given itself a rebrand
"Playtika's new look and feel is designed to match our new brand story and our mission – to entertain the world through infinite ways to play"
Milestone
MapleStory M tops 16 million downloads
In time for its second anniversary
Flying High
Sky: Children of the Light soars past 35 million downloads
Following its launch in China
Apple Financials Q3 Fy20
Apple revenues grow 11% to $59.7 billion for Q3 2020
Incremental growth across every segment and region offset increased costs
Touchdown
2K forms partnership with OneTeam Partners and the NFLPA
"2K has a proven track record of high-profile and successful business relationships with other sports leagues"
#blacklivesmatter
POC in Mobile: Konsole Kingz founder Cj Peters on the need for more representation in games
"Companies big and small need to proactively seek out the diverse talent they desire to have."
Money Money Money
EA generated $378 million in revenue for Q1 of its 2021 fiscal year
"This was an extraordinary quarter, and we're deeply proud of everything our teams at Electronic Arts are doing for our players and communities"
Oh Dear
Riot ends partnership with Saudi Arabia's Neom
"As a company and as a league, we know that it’s important to recognise when we make mistakes and quickly work to correct them"
Adinmo Board
AdInMo adds Preston Rabi and Ana Stewart to its board of directors
"We're extremely pleased to welcome both Ana and Preston to the board"