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New Acquisition
Huuuge Games acquires interactive ads firm Playable Platform
"The self-learning creative technology and data-driven playable ads will dramatically improve our marketing efforts"
Blockchain Driving Esports
ProjectMQ’s CEO Marcus Howard on how blockchain can take esports to the next level
“Blockchain brands will continue offering grants/funding to indie developers and the platforms that support indie developers”
Stepping Up
Ubisoft appoints Christophe Derennes as Montreal studio head
Follows Canadian development boss Yannis Mallat leaving the company
Doomsday Preppers
Indie Spotlight: Flightless' John O'Reilly and Greg Harding on building Doomsday Vault from the "ground up" for Apple Arcade
"Getting to where we are now has been a long path with many ups and downs"
Need A License
The App Store sees over 2,500 game removals in China
In the first week of July
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Rofl
Disney Emoji Blitz lines up $100 million in revenue as it celebrates fourth anniversary
Match-three puzzler has accumulated over 25 million installs
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Welcome Aboard
Entravision hires Stephen Chung as its new chief revenue officer
"I'm thrilled to join Entravision and help extend the company's global market position"
Getting Classic
Azerion teams up with Atari to bring five classic games to browsers
"We are thrilled to bring these immensely popular games to a new generation of players"
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Why Gismart's level designer Aleksandra Turabova believes "practice is better than theory"
"There were companies I worked for where I was the only female in the game development team"
Nes-talgic
Nintendo and LEGO team up for an NES building set
It will be released on August 1st
Catch A Cheat
PUBG Mobile adds new anti-cheat measures
Spectator system updated to catch out players using two screens
Like A Ninja
Free-to-play Switch game Ninjala exceeds three million downloads
It was released on June 24th
Building Blocks
LEGO partners with Monument Valley developer Ustwo for LEGO Super Mario app
Launching a "couple of days before" product line
New Studio
Nifty Games opens a new studio in Chicago
Headed by Robomodo co-founder David Michicich
10 Years On
Flurry reckons iPhone free-to-play ARPU is $14.66
Predicts geyser of cash
Not Really Banned
Amazon blocks and unblocks TikTok on employee devices
The reason for the ban is unknown
Blockchain Design
PIXELMATIC’S Chief Creative Jason Lee on designing games around blockchain
“I feel the industry as a whole is experiencing the same issue as the movie industry with all the superhero movies dominating the top charts.”
Run Out Of Steam?
Sonic Dash has generated more revenue than the last five Sonic games combined
Free-to-play releases generated less than $9 million from player spending
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Closed Beta
Square Enix is holding a closed beta for NieR Re[in]carnation in Japan
From July 29th to August 5th
Helping Hand
Niantic donates $10,000 to Edinburgh Fringe Festival
"Niantic's support will have a material impact on our ability to deliver key digital projects"
Lessons From Lockdown
Lessons from lockdown: Why gaming is the new frontier in advertising and how to leverage it
Adverty CEO, Niklas Bakos, outlines how to lead in this space, and why in-game advertising ought to surge post-pandemic
It's Time To Duel
NetEase soft-launches strategy card title Marvel Duel
Available in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines on Android devices.
Indie View
The Big Indie Interviews: From mobile to Switch, how Bugbomb Games created Gerrrms
Bugbomb Games tell us more about the founding of their studio, the goals, and of course their latest game Gerrrms
Getting Direct
Report: Nintendo could be hosting a Direct this month
Possibly on July 20th
Hr At Jagex
Jagex’s Head of HR Emma Russell on the role of HR in some of the exciting things happening at Jagex
“HR here is not about checking through policies, procedures and process; we have so much more to offer, and this is something I’m able to achieve with the best-in-class team at Jagex”
Going Forward
Ubisoft is launching Brawhalla and Tom Clancy's Elite Squad on mobile next month
Announced at Ubisoft Forward
Delayed Hunt
Upcoming Monster Hunter film reportedly pushed back to 2021
Movie to launch next April
New Acquisition
Animoca Brands acquires social games platform GAMEE
Deal was closed for $4.5 million
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