Mamma Mia
Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Mario Kart AR, 3D World, and more, confirmed in Mario 35th Anniversary Direct
Japanese developer reveals plans after months of rumours and speculation.
Meet The Investor
LEGO Ventures on the advantages when investment is raised from their company
"Our advice would be to find a way of injecting some fun into the pitch and inspiring a connection, be it through video, live gameplay, or otherwise"
Outta Here
Fortnite's removal opens up the battle royale market
The game generated around $1.2 billion on iOS
Reasons To Attend
20 reasons why you need to (virtually) attend Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
250 expert speakers, 21 conference tracks, 1,500+ industry professionals, exciting fringe events - our online-only conference is set to be a cracker!
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Buff up on games publishing at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital
One of 15 featured tracks
Top 50
Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2020 event celebrated a exciting yet turbulent year
Zynga's Bernard Kim discusses the company's move into hypercasual
Arcade Anniversary
Frosty Pop's Faisal Sethi is confident Apple Arcade is going nowhere but up
"The five titles we launched would not have had the same success"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Belka Games' Yuriy Krasilnikov brings team building prowess to PGC Helsinki
Pocket Gamer Connects: Helsinki Digital will take place on September 14th - 18th
Event Hybrid
Gamescom 2021 will combine physical and digital events
Follows this year's real-life show being canned thanks to coronavirus
It's Mario
Mario appears to have teamed up with Puma for Mario trainers
The footwear appeared on Footlocker's Australian site
Find Your Funding
LAST CHANCE to get involved with the Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 - sign up now!
Sign ups for the popular investor matchmaking event end at midnight Friday Sept 4th, so don’t miss out!
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Cherry Pick Talent's Brittany Filler brings influencer expertise to PGC Helsinki Digital
Pocket Gamer Connects: Helsinki Digital will take place on September 14th - 18th
Welcome Aboard
Glu Mobile welcomes Jon David as its new vice president and general manager
"I am thrilled to be joining Glu, especially at a time when more people than ever before are turning to mobile games for entertainment"
Meet The Investor
Velo Partners’ Associate Director Rob Duboff on the advantages of working with Velo and the potential they bring when raising investment
“It appears that the real winners during the lockdown period were the companies that were willing to aggressively take advantage of the lower CPIs to significantly grow their userbases cheaply”
Making Of
How F1 Manager achieved 350,000 daily active users
"We had to spend the first couple of months weathering the storm"
Rebranded
Wargaming UK rebrands as DPS Games
"At DPS Games, we still remain a proud member of the Wargaming family"
Welcome Aboard
Roblox hires Barbara Messing as its new chief marketing officer
"I am inspired by Roblox's mission to bring people together through play"
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Discover the Developer Toolkit at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital
One of 15 featured tracks
Clever Data
GameRefinery reveals a new way to optimise UA without tracking users
Data Enrichment categorises games and matches with potential fans
Next Big Wave
Potato Play secures $1.75 million in seed funding for Asian hybrid-casual games
"With this seed round, we will be limitless in what we can achieve for developers"
Grindstone To A Halt
Opinion: One year on, Apple Arcade is still great but it's lost momentum
Set to celebrate one-year anniversary on September 19th, 2020
Talking Heads
Facebook, Jam City, ZeptoLab, Neogames and Kwalee all confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
With just two weeks to go until our online-only conference goes live, find out who you will be learning from digitally
Staying Put
Report: AT&T is no longer selling the Warner Bros games arm
Follows interactive entertainment boom thanks to COVID-19
Banned
PUBG Mobile gets hit with a ban in India
One of 118 Chinese apps to be booted from the country
Farewell
Indie studio Vlambeer is shutting down after 10 years
The developer's upcoming title Ultrabugs is still on the way though
Deutsche Telekom launches cloud gaming platform MagentaGaming
"MagentaGaming will increase user experience for a much broader audience thanks to lower entry barriers for high-quality gaming"
Going Public
Skillz is going public on NYSE via merger with SPAC Flying Eagle
At a valuation of $3.5 billion
Lay Offs
Big Fish Games lays off 250 staff members as it faces a restructure
"The scale that Big Fish developed over many years as a multi-platform publisher has made it difficult to successfully lead in mobile"
Out And About
Making a location-based game in 2020
Pokémon GO, Jurassic World Alive, Minecraft Earth and Orna: The GPS RPG developers weigh in
Hells Bells
Indie Spotlight: Hellrider 3 dev Andrew Chernyshov on work-life balance
"If developing a new game is a joy, then the actual result is less important"
Gather Round
CD Projekt-owned studio Spokko soft-launches The Witcher: Monster Slayer
Available on the App Store in New Zealand
Another Reality
Niantic partners with 5G telecoms to advance AR
"5G will completely change the gaming industry and bring never before seen capabilities to AR gaming"
Industry Survey
LAST CHANCE to have your say on how you will publish and finance your game with our industry survey
There's only a few days left, but there’s still a chance to win free conference tickets for sharing your views, hopes and observations
Staying Put
Facebook claims Oculus brand isn't going anywhere
Follows confusing announcement from the social media giant
Money Money Money
Gamezop secures $4.3 million in Series A funding
"We are excited to partner with a team that has successfully solved the distribution problem when it comes to HTML5-based gaming"
Public Potential
Huuuge Games files a prospectus for potential IPO
"We are now looking to the next phase of our growth"
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Learn about the Finnish games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital
One of 15 featured tracks at PGC Helskini Digital, kicking off on September 14th
Fringe Events
Find the next step in your career, or meet your next business partner, publisher or investor online at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
Fringe benefits: beyond the conference talks and panels, there are multiple events for networking with over 1,500 industry professionals over the internet this month
Unlocking The Audience
Unlocking the power of gaming's resilient audience
Unity Operate Solutions VP of revenue Julie Shumkaer digs into the data on "pandemic players"
Terminated
Apple follows through with threat as it removes Epic's developer account
"We are disappointed that we have had to terminate the Epic Games account on the App Store"
Squad Up
Ubisoft removes offensive imagery from Tom Clancy's Elite Squad
"We have listened to and appreciate the players and broader community who have pointed it out and we apologise"
All Business
Scopely appoints Aaron Loeb as its new chief business officer
"His deep games experience is invaluable to our employees, players and business"
It's A Blast
Toon Blast smashes its way through $1 billion in lifetime revenue
The puzzle game was released in 2017
Big Indie Pitch
Rumor Games finds success through disaster at The Digital Big Indie Pitch #3
We explore the top three games from our recent Digital Big Indie Pitch in association with The Indie Arena Booth Online
Pgc Helsinki Digital
Fnatic Edward Gregory on how to make successful partnerships in esports
"Esports is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world and yet is still in its infancy."
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: How Razer is transforming its business beyond hardware
News and insights from the Master the Meta team
Pgc Careers Week
Catch up on Careers Week ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital
Talks and roundtables to help you get a job or find your next great hire
Most Read
Hot Five: Mintegral strongly denies ad fraud, examining Fall Guys' success, and Disney Emoji Blitz hits four years
The hottest articles of last week
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Learn how to monetise your game at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital
One of 15 featured tracks
Pgc Helsinki Digital
Esports Insider and Benzinga writer Crystal Mills discusses new channels for influencers
"It's constantly changing and evolving"