Event
Want to speak at a Pocket Gamer Connects event in 2020?
Submissions invited for our international series of events next year in London, Seattle, Hong Kong, Helsinki and Jordan
Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft adds 50 more games to Project xCloud
Available now in Japan, Canada and India
Error 404
Google Stadia will have several key features missing at launch
Stream Connect, achievement system, State Share, Crowd Play and more excluding on day one
Tick Tock Tick
Final 12 hours to nominate for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2020
Last chance to flag the best of the past 12 months across 22 categories
Mobile Majority
App Annie: Mobile spending accounts for more than 50% of all game revenue
Consumer spending on iOS and Android expected to rise to $105 billion by 2020
Big Up
Tencent’s revenue grows by 21% thanks to Call of Duty and PUBG Mobile
Total revenue for the quarter came in at $14 billion
For All
SuperGaming raises $1.3 million for new social gaming platform
Building for a casual audience
Job News
John Carmack leaving Oculus CTO position
Will still serve in a consulting role for the VR firm
Subs The Way
Mobile users are more likely to subscribe than make a one-off purchase
10.9 per cent of iOS users use a subscription service
Seed Funding
Wappier raises $4 million to enhance revenue and dataviz platform
Financing was led by New York-based venture group Counterview Capital
“passion Project”
Epic Games launches RPG Battle Breakers
Free-to-play title is available to download on iOS, Android and PC now
New Location
Update: Voodoo expands 'beyond hyper-casual' with new Montreal studio
Mehdi El Moussali will lead the team
Match-3 Rules
Candy Crush Saga still crushing it on the US top grossing chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
Event
One week left to save up to $350 on Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Early Bird prices for the two-day B2B conference are set to end midnight next Thursday
Politics X Games
Games design lecturer Zhia Zariko on the importance of politics in games
Positive GCAP 2019 session
Neat Nsfw
Disruptor Beam creates Archer mobile game based on edgy FX animated series
Now available on iOS and Android
Reboot
PayDay: Crime War will shut down before being relaunched with a new publisher
Current version will cease operations on December 16th
Get Nice Angry
10 years on, Rovio looks to turn Angry Birds' anger into positive thinking
Anniversary is in December
Gotta Design Fast
Sonic Mania designer helped create Sonic movie's new look
Tyson Hesse said he was “honoured” with task
Top Secret
Blue Sky Studios partners with Denali Publishing for mobile game based on Will Smith’s Spies in Disguise
Endless runner is arriving soon
Show Reel
Video highlights from Pocket Gamer Connects London
A look back at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 and a look ahead to 2020
Testing Times
Epic Games suing former Keywords tester for leaking Fortnite Chapter 2
Lucas Johnston worked at Keywords' Montreal office
Tech Tock
Apple's gaming-focused AV/VR headset expected by 2022
AR glasses in 2023
Jobs In Games
Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King
Dealing with the sweet and the sour
Trending
Pokemon fans rally together to say #ThankYouGameFreak
The company was critcised for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Event
G-Star 2019 starts on November 14th
Featuring talks from the likes of CCP, Bungie, Gearbox and Creative Assembly
Crazy Name Crazy Guys
TabTale changes its name to Crazy Labs
It reflects the company's focus on hyper-casual
Acquisition
Epic Games acquires Megascans outfit Quixel
Company claims to have the “world's largest photogrammetry asset library."
Sonic Boom
New Sonic movie trailer shows off improved redesign after fan backlash
Shadow of its former self
Dime A Dozen
Google Stadia 12-game launch line-up revealed
Including Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Destiny 2, Red Dead Redemption 2 and more
Home Sweet Home
Playrix’s Homescapes surpasses $1 billion in lifetime revenue at $4.60 per download
More than 223 million downloads in just over two years
Tag Team
Bandai Namco revealed as a development partner for Mario Kart Tour
“Partially implemented in-games and 3D visual assets for courses, characters and machines”
Combining Talents
Tencent reportedly looking to use Nintendo IP as it expands internationally
May focus on a female audience
Block By Block
Minecraft nearing 300 million registered users in China
NetEase publishes the title
Overtakes Mario Kart
Call of Duty: Mobile racks up almost $60 million in launch month
Also does 148 million downloads
Videos
Three videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong’s Game Changers: Hypercasual & IM track
Maximise your studio's potential with essential practical advice for indie devs
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Vainglory changes hands, what's next for Playtika? and Rush Wars' weak KPI revealed
The hottest stories
Stream In
Madfinger Games demoing new Shadowgun War Games gameplay on 15 November
Building the buzz
Its A Ton
Apple Arcade hits 100 live games
Another six added
Financials
Activision Blizzard and King revenue drops as Candy Crush stays top-grossing franchise in US
Free-to-play title had a monthly active user base of 247 million over the previous quarter.
Red Hot
Call of Duty: Mobile blasts Activision to #3 on global download list
October's data revealed
The People's Vote
Get your players to nominate your game for the Pocket Gamer People's Choice Award 2020
Nominations close on November 27th
Videos
Six videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong’s Esports and Key Opinion Leaders track
Get the competitive edge from the leading players and streamers
Ro-block?
Roblox survey says 60% of teens don’t report inappropriate online behaviour to parents
Information asymmetry
I Robot
Rovio to utilise machine learning to create individualised games by 2022
Extending current use for live ops
Cooking It Up
Tilting Point prepping for the launch of SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
Co-dev deal with Nukebox Studios
Going Green
ZeptoLab splits out Om Nom business unit as it prepares for new release Om Nom: Merge
Game out 28 November
Channeling
Outerminds partners with PewDiePie again for Pixelings game
Arrives in app stores on November 15th, 2019
Financials
Mobile pushes Square Enix's game profits up 33%
Dragon Quest Walk and Romancing SaGa Re: univerSe come in strong
Mapping
One million locations nominated weekly for Niantic's Real World Platform
Nine million locations have been adde to-date