Escapism
Games like Pokemon Go can be therapeutic tools, according to Child’s Play program director
Child’s Play charity looks to improve the lives of children through games
False Start
Monetizer Mavens on what went wrong for Mario Kart Tour
Another Nintendo misfire?
Event
Full conference schedule revealed for next month’s Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Check out what’s happening at the two-day mobile games B2B conference this November
Outward Bound
How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global
At the heart of the MENA region
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki smashes all records with its sixth edition
More than 1,400 attendees from 600 companies and 40 countries visited fabulous Finland, the home of mobile gaming
Crosshair Rivals
Madfinger Games CEO on why he's happy to compete with Call of Duty: Mobile
Marek Rabas on his vision's validation
Insightful
Sensor Tower appoints Craig Chapple as Mobile Insights Strategist
Ex-PocketGamer.biz ed goes corporate
Week One Wonder
Call of Duty: Mobile is the fastest ever mobile game to reach 100 million downloads
Shooting for the stars
Kicking Off
In-game ads outfit Anzu hires ex-Niker Mike Cookson as CSO
Mike Cookson joins the company
New Developer
Tenacious Entertainment raises $3.3 million for new competitive arena mobile game
The company's first title is set for a 2020 launch
Complimentary
PC game clip sharing platform Medal.tv adds mobile games, acquiring Megacool
Unitying content sharing
Strewth
While Canada's game industry has boomed, Australia has flatlined
Mighty Kingdom CEO Philip Mayes wants more
Jobs In Games
Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot
"My first job in the industry was a hodgepodge of lecturing on games art, indie development and contract work"
Ip Rethink
Rovio restructures its branding division, potentially losing 20 staff
Focusing on key partnerships in a competitive world
Beyond Gaming
Roblox’s masterplan to enable young game devs to make $50 million a year on its platform
Taking user-generated content professional
Crossing The Border
Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen slams increasing delays for Finnish work permits
"This is a catastrophe that is seen every day at Supercell"
Gcap Day One
Yodo1 published games have been played by more than one billion users
$45 million in revenue made from library of titles
Wallooned
Opinion: Here come the Belgians
No Call of Duty: Mobile for you
Mental Health
"Play games that make you feel good," says CheckPoint community manager
Pritika Sachdev shared advice for what employers in the industry could be doing to combat the issue
Cash Up
Blockchain mobile outfit Reality Gaming Group looking to raise £1.5 million
Hopes to make more games
What's Next?
Snap Finger Click's Joanna Haslam on a unique career in social games
"2019 has been a difficult year for the games industry"
Lighting The Way
With over 150 studios, Melbourne accounts for half of Australia’s games industry revenue
State’s minister for mental health Martin Foley opens GCAP with Keynote and commitment to growth
Read 5 Now
Hot 5: IronSource's $400 million, Mario Kart Tour's weak monetisation, and Subway Surfers heads to Snapchat
The hottest stories
Breaking Borders
Adtech outfit Bidstack launches in US
Adam Fisher is new head of sales
Great Divide
Blizzard is a PC developer first but can still make 'Blizzard-quality' mobile games
J. Allen Brack fights back
Appetite For Destruction
Call of Duty: Mobile hits 35 million downloads, despite not being live in China (or Belgium)
Fastest action game launch ever
More Tools
Unity continues M&A drive acquiring live ops outfit ChilliConnect
The ecosystem grows
Big Deal
CVC buys minority stake in mobile game monetisation outfit IronSource for $400 million
Cash will drive organic growth and M&A activity
Buy, Pay, Donate
One Special Day 2019 charity event kicks off on 4 October
Seriously and Norwich FC join the action
Slow Train
Nintendo slouches towards $1 billion of mobile revenue
$87 million still to make
Know Your User
How to keep players in your game via app reviews
Appfollow's Anatoly Sharifulin explains
Fast Start
Mario Kart Tour does 90 million downloads but monetisation lags
Biggest Nintendo mobile game ever
Event
Just one week let to save up to $150 on tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Mid-term prices for the two-day B2B conference next month hit full price NEXT WEEK
Great Pivot
Microsoft reveals Android-based Surface Duo foldable 8.3” phone
Due late 2020
Event
Steel Media and IMGA team up for Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
UK publisher and event organiser, Steel Media, brings the Connects international series of B2B events to Jordan and partners with the IMGA to open the MENA gaming region for international business
Competition
MENA indie devs can win a trip to PG Connects Jordan 2019
Including flight, accommodation and expo space in the Big Indie Zone
Out With A Bang
Call of Duty: Mobile hits 3 million downloads on launch day
Title topped the free iOS app charts in 32 separate markets
Amman Bound
Ubisoft, King, Unity and Maysalward speaking at first ever Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Next set of speakers announced for next month’s two-day B2B conference
From Idle To Active
How Futureplay Games successfully made battle royale snack-sized for mobile
“It’s not that healthy of a genre if you wanted to enter it now as a new developer..."
Ready To Rumble?
Netmarble preps for The King of Fighters Allstar's global launch
Beating up later in October
Best Of 2019
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019
Revealed: The movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Levelling Up
Nintendo’s Dragalia Lost generates $106 million in first year
Third highest-grossing mobile title for the company
Quick Fix
Subway Surfers Airtime launches exclusively for Snap Games
First franchise extension
The Future Is Not Set
Skydance and Firefly Games partner for Terminator: Dark Fate mobile game
Chinese studio Camel Games co-developing
Golly
Cuphead has shifted five million copies in two years
Hardcore run and gun platformer has sold 2 million units since August 2018
Good Start
Pokemon Masters generates $33 million from first month
Free-to-play title catches 12 million installs
Gaming Now
Facebook Gaming's Joy Marianowicz talks about the success of Instant Games
Find out more at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2019
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Timo Ylikangas will be on a panel discussing the benefits of using existing IP vs creating your own
"It was and still is a forerunner industry"
Hard Gate
The key to Mario Kart Tour's success (or failure)
Doing things the Nintendo way
Go Low, Go Big
Why tens of millions more Android gamers are playing PUBG Mobile than Fortnite
New number from Newzoo