The Tarboosh Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Tarboosh Games CEO Rani Hammad H. on learning how to make hit games with Voodoo
"It is hard to always meet their KPIs, but when you do, the game is usually sustainable and successful."
Done Deal
Animoca Brands finalises the sale of its mobile games library to iCandy
The rest of the settlement is paid in shares
Jobs Board
Get your next job in the games industry with our Jobs Board
Now beefed up and full of new jobs ahead of PGC Careers Week
China Regulations
Will China’s new regulations push game publishers towards other emerging markets?
Nativex general manager Tiffany Ou looks at what's to come
Money Money Money
Activision Blizzard shareholder claims firm has 'unnecessarily enriched' CEO Kotick
Executive director of CTW Investment Group Dieter Waizenegger says that the exec is compensated too highly
To The Future
NetEase sets up a new studio in Tokyo to focus on next-generation games
The studio is hiring PC, console and mobile specialist
Sponsor Shoutout
Special thank you to the sponsors for next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
Celebrating the incredible companies supporting us for our second digital conference
Pay The Price
HyperBeard agrees to a $150,000 settlement with the US FTC
For alleged violation of child protection rules
Pgc Digital #2
Rovio director of growth Kieran O'Leary to share tips on finding "new best-performing creatives"
"Why wouldn't you like to work in one the most creative industries?"
Street Life
How does Forza Street monetise?
Is the racer's mobile debut generous or greedy?
Pgc Digital #2
Bidstack CRO Lewis Sherlock looks forward to learning about studio trends
"There is still huge innovation coming with cloud gaming"
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UNRD CEO Shib Hussain on being "energised" by the games industry's creativity
"It's such a dynamic industry, and there are so much more exciting things to come"
Pgc Digital
Discover Incredible Indies and Industry Vision & Values at Pocket Gamer Connects #2
One of 10 featured tracks
Agora Live Video
Nobody cares about your app idea - here's how to change that
Harness live video for the next generation of gaming & apps
Editor's Choice
Ten sessions at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2 you really shouldn't miss
PGBiz Editor Ric Cowley picks out his most anticipated talks
#blacklivesmatter
The Pokemon Company, Double Fine, House House, and more join in to show support for #BlackLivesMatter
Through statements and charity donations
Going Indie
Indie enthusiast Kirk Scott leaves Nintendo of America
He was there for five years
#blacklivesmatter
Niantic is donating all proceeds from Pokemon Go Fest 2020 to fight racism
With a promised minimum of $5 million
Delayed Content
Epic Games postpones Fortnite's upcoming event and Season 3
In support of #BlackLivesMatter
New Subsidiary
Playrix welcomes Cateia Games to its Croatia team
"Becoming part of the Playrix family is a great honour for Cateia Games"
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter: How the games industry is showing support and how you can help
Resources, organisations, and things you can do to help support the Black Lives Matter movement
2.5 Million Dau
Making Of: How Scrabble GO achieved "the best launch ever for a mobile word game"
"Over 2.5 million people are playing daily for an average of 100 minutes each day"
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AppLovin's Cyril Caël to discuss how monetisation can make games more fun
"On the user’s end, mobile games consumption is more than ever a part of everyday life."
Developer Toolkit
Discover the Developer Toolkit at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
One of 10 featured tracks
Neat Trick
Luna Labs launches new video ad optimisation tool Replay
It automates production and editiong for videos
Pgc Digital #2
Geewa CEO Milos Endrle on the growing market in the Czech Republic
"Game studios are now becoming a part of the big game developers' brands portfolio"
Oh Dear
Game Workers Unite UK member leaves after being accused of "exclusionary behaviour and bullying"
Didžgalvyte allegedly said GWU wouldn't condemn racism for fear of alienating developers
The Aya Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Why AYA Games feels like Voodoo is the only publisher it wants to work with
"Voodoo was willing to support us in pretty much every possible way"
Talking Heads
Facebook, Activision, Agora.io and Crunchyroll confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
The speaker lineup for our second online-only conference reaches its final form - read on to see who you’ll be learning from next week!
Feel The Music
Gismart is launching a new music partnership program called Games for Artists
Designed to help musicians get exposure through games
Production In Pandemic
Audio production in times of pandemic
Four things Covid-19 has taught us about maintaining production standards
That's Epic
Epic's Tim Sweeney claims free games on Epic Games Store result in higher sales on other platforms
"It's been a benefit for game developers"
10 Years On
Unity developer support tops 170,000 as platform turns 5
Platform claims to be #1 engine on the market
#blacklivesmatter
Update: Electronic Arts, Supercell, Team17, and Square Enix are making donations to support #BlackLivesMatter
Employee donations will also be matched by the companies
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Discover Big Screen Gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
One of 10 featured tracks
Going Retro
Sega continues mini console trend with upcoming Game Gear Micro
Comes to Japan on October 6th
From Rockstar To Indie
Indie Spotlight: Tony Gowland reflects on running Ant Workshop for five years
"One thing I really liked when I got away from triple-A development was that the teams and development times got a lot smaller."
New Acquisition
Rovio acquires Darkfire Games for an undisclosed figure
It will now be known as Rovio Copenhagen
Esports In Africa
Esports Federation president Emmanuel Oyelaki on the growth of games in Africa
"Esports has gained a lot of prominence and governments are officially recognising it as a sport"
Pgc Digital #2
Why Kukouri CEO Kim Soares believes now is the time to scale up
"We have identified a rather unique way of doing massive scaling"
Seed Funding
Swedish firm LootLocker raises $250,000 in seed funding
Investment comes from various individuals in Sweden's games industry
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Amber head Mihai Sfrijan on balancing the positives and negatives of lockdown
"I was a bit wary of how all of this was going to work"
A Step Back
Double Fine Presents is "winding down" after being acquired by Microsoft last year
Its future remains uncertain
Big Indie Pitch
Kwalee joins The Digital Big Indie Pitch 2020 season as diamond sponsors
We are proud to have Kwalee as one of our 2020 season sponsors
Get That Data
AppsFlyer forms a new partnership with Facebook Audience Network for UA data
"This partnership is providing a significant foundation for marketers"
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Algo Rules
YouTube now #1 source for kids' mobile game discovery
Latest research from Interpret
Switched On
Nintendo Switch Online app sees users surge in UK and US thanks to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp downloads also jump
#blacklivesmatter
Activision delays Call of Duty: Mobile season 7 in support of #BlackLivesMatter
No new release date has been given
Joined Forces
Homa Games absorbs free-to-play mobile games specialist IRL Team
The Toulouse studio will maintain team independence