An Old Friend
Rovio hires Jakob Longer as its new head of corporate development
He worked for the company from 2012 to 2016
10 Years On
Opinion: Why a growing disquiet stalks the corridors of WWDC 2010
It's a Jobsian Hobbesian world
#blacklivesmatter
Klei Entertainment donates $1 million to #BlackLivesMatter causes
"As a part of the global community, we believe each of us need to do our part to make the world a safer, kinder, more equal place"
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PGC Digital: Critical Ops fires to 80 million installs worldwide
Five million monthly active users
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PGC Digital: Garena's valuation has grown by 23 times in six years, according to Bitkfraft Ventures
Singaporean developer's value jump from $1 billion to $23 billion
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PGC Digital: Kwalee's Prytherch reveals what lessons the company has learned as a publisher
Publisher's "evolve over time"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Crazy Labs explains why ASMR Slicing is so successful two months after launch
It's been downloaded 42 million times since April
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Mobile esports tournament platform BAASH soft-launches on Android
Partnership teased with PC brand
Get Your First Job
Entry level advice for getting a job in games
Games recruitment firm Amiqus offers up some tips for getting your first job in the industry
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PGC Digital: PUBG Mobile esports surpassed 532 million views globally in 2019
56 million hours worth of watched content
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PGC Digital: Mediatonic's Arran Topalian demystifies multiplayer mobile game development
Using mental models and best practices for playtests
Mental Health
The majority of gamers believe playing games is good for mental health
"Gaming has the power to provide a rich experience that embraces diversity and limitless self-expression"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Nick Murray on building effective in-game economies
Define your purpose and have at least two currencies
Found A Clue
Wooga is bringing its players together to solve a new murder mystery in June's Journey
To create new friendships as lockdown lifts
Cybersecurity
Nintendo claims that a further 140,000 accounts may have been breached earlier this year
160,000 accounts were hacked in March
Minority Support
Riot is putting $10m behind minority-led studios
Firm also puts $1m behind social justice causes
Heading To China
Supercell's Brawl Stars officially launches in China
"China could potentially be a huge market for the game"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: So Real Digital Twins head Kelly Vero on the benefits of machine learning with game art
"We're creating a solution for a problem for something everyone has or will have"
Pgc Digital
AppsFlyer head of gaming Brian Murphy on getting into the games industry
"Be open, ask questions, meet the right people."
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Caracal Games' Ricchiuti explains why motivation is important for monetisation
"Motivation has lots of meanings and lots of ways of being translated"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "I believe as an industry we’ve become too data-driven," says Boomzap Entertainment co-founder
Christopher Natsuume was part of a panel discussing 'Workflow Tricks for Growing Teams'
Your Next Job
Get your next job at Rovio with Pocket Gamer Connects Digital's Career Week
Plenty of roles open in Helsinki and Stockholm
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: A look at free-to-play monetisation with Multiscription's Teis Anker Mikkelsen
"As a game developer you trust the player to continue to be a subscriber"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: AppMagic CEO Max Samorukov on building a product strategy from market research
"What games make up the majority of these downloads in this genre?"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Unity's Slava Taraskin makes some bold predicitions for H2 2020
Q3 will see an increase in use of all game types
Last Week In China
Last Week in China: Bilibili plans to launch a satellite and One Punch Man takes the Taiwanese mobile market by storm
The biggest stories straight out of Beijing
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Netmarble's Baris Ozistek outlines the evolution of hypercasual using RPG mechanics
Hypercasual 2.0 is coming, and Netmarble wants to be the ones leading the charge
#blacklivesmatter
EA Sports states that it won't "tolerate racism of any kind"
Firm outlines measures it is taking to cut out hate speech
Loot Boxes
The UK government is asking for evidence to determine if loot boxes are a form of gambling
Concerns are rising over child gambling addiction
Stay Healthy
Riot Games forms partnership with Crisis Text Line to battle mental health
"Suicide is a leading cause of death for people under 35 around the world"
The Ohm Approach
The Voodoo Approach: OHM Games on what sets its hit titles apart from the crowd
"We are really proud that all our games have extra long session lengths for hyper-casual"
What's Up?
Games vs Covid-19: FIFA 2020 will provide artificial crowd sounds for Premier League TV coverage
Keeping track of what's happening
Claim A Freebie
Goodgame Studios teams up with Amazon for exclusive Big Farm: Mobile Harvest content for Prime users
Expected to run for six months
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp experiences its best month for downloads ever
Over 7 million downloads for the month
All Ears
AudioMob on the art and opportunity of betas
CEO Christian Facey explains
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PGC Digital: Games-related acquisitions down 45% year-on-year in Q1 2020
Declining activity in China across the period
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Lockwood Publishing on promoting growth even during lockdown
The Lisbon team worked together for three days before lockdown
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Social, IP and localisation pivotal when launching in the West, says Tencent's Aras Senyuz
Netmarble's partnership with Marvel on Marvel Future Fight cited
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Fueling growth through user-centric UA design
"If you want someone to see something, make it stand out"
Pgcd Careers Week
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital Careers Week is live - and it's not too late to get involved
Get your next job as part of this week's conference
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Rovio's Alexei Ryan outlines industry shortcuts on hiring and why recruiters should improve
A third of hires take place internally globally today
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PGC Digital: Now is the time to enter the MENA market, says Sandsoft Games CEO Mo Fadl
"The market is growing like no other"
Sandsoft Launch
New MENA game publisher Sandsoft Games opens its doors
Former Wargaming head of global esports Mo Fadl leading the company
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: The state of the mobile games industry in 2020
"The mobile economy is doing some positive things"
Most Read
Hot Five: Zynga acquires Peak Games, Playrix soft-launches Puzzle Breakers and picks up Cateia Games
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Black Lives Matter
Statement from Steel Media Ltd in support of Black Lives Matter
Steel Media stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in condemnation of the killing of George Floyd, and against widespread systemic racism.
Pgc Digital #2
Bidstack VP Charlotte Cook on the new era of advertising in games
"Over the next 12 months, I think we will see gaming creating more detailed and ambitious universes than ever before"
Feed The Beast
Five tips to feed Facebook's algorithms right
InnoGames' Sven Miketta gives you advice on feeding the beast
Cook Out
99Games launches Star Chef 2 as first game from N3twork's Scale Platform Partner Growth Fund
The first Star Chef has generated over $30 million in lifetime revenue
Journalist Bar
The Journalist Bar heads online for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
Get on the experts’ radar as our PocketGamer.com and PocketGamer.biz journalists offer feedback on your games digitally next week