Paid The Game
Apple Arcade launches September 19th at $4.99/month
One-month free trial available
Good Gamble
Giant Network shows dark fantasy title Pascal’s Wager at Apple Conference
Game looks to take inspiration from Dark Souls series
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Learn about the impact blockchain has on the industry at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Blockchain Gaming is one of 16 tracks at the event
Shovel Talk
Yacht Club Games' COO James Chan on potential 'sophomore slump' for Shovel Knight sequel
Still hopes to bring brand to mobile
Making The List
Home Office confirms roles in the games industry will be added to shortage occupation list
Roles that are of more importance were highlighted
Winning In Court
Nintendo wins court case to block piracy sites
“The UK High Court found the sale and distribution of circumvention devices for the Nintendo Switch unlawful"
Region Focus
MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry
Continuing our series of articles exploring the mobile game sector across MENA, we turn the spotlight to the world's second-largest oil producer
Must Be Fate
Sony’s Fate/Grand Order tops mobile revenue for August at $163 million
PUBG Mobile followed with more than $160 million
Jeopardy
Drivetime secures $11 million in funding to expand game audio library for users while driving
Newest game sees Jeopardy with host Alex Trebek join the line up
All New
BAFTA retires Mobile Game award
Categories streamlined
Most Read
Hot Five: Pokemon Go sustains, Lineage 2 M teases, and Small Giant's transition to success
The stories making the news
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Explore opportunities in PC and console development at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Big Screen Gaming is one of 16 tracks featuring at the event
New Name
Celeste developer opening new studio called Extremely OK Games
Matt Thorson still making games, just not as Matt Makes Games
Masterful
Pokemon Masters raked in $26 million from first week
Title surpassed 10 million downloads in less than four days
Job News
Bossa Studios hires Jagex and Mind Candy vet Daniel Clough
Hired as studio GM
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch returns to Helsinki next month and debuts in Jordan this November
One familiar favourite and a new destination as Pocket Gamer Connects continues to expand
Fit Ring
Nintendo teases new fitness accessory for Switch
Unnamed equipment comprises of a large ring and leg strap
Empty Nest
Rovio launches new Angry Birds-less match-puzzler Sugar Blast
Like a free-flowing Candy Crush
Event
Full conference schedule revealed for next month’s Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
More than 200 world-class expert speakers covering the hottest topics across mobile, PC and blockchain gaming
Here And There
East Meets West: Apple's App Store payment snafu, Pokemon Master's good start, and Huya's ESL deal
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Extras
Fringe benefits at October’s Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2019
Network with 1,500 attendees; meet publishers, investors and indie devs; take part in an Indie Pitch and one riotous party
Court Case
Niantic settles trespassing lawsuit three years after Pokemon Go launched
Spouting up like Weedles
Series C Investment
VRChat secures $10 million in funding to expand team
Investment comes from Makers Fund, HTC, Brighstone VC and GFR Fund
Products
Webzen explores new ventures with the release of its MU: Fairy Elf Figurine
Korean developer and publisher branches out to diversify its portfolio
Lovin It
AppLovin invests in Belka Games, Firecraft Studios and PeopleFun
“Strategic investments in dynamic studios with high-quality games and outstanding leadership is an important part of our goal"
App Store Kerfuffle
Apple accidentally pays Chinese App Store developers more than expected after bank error
Sources claim the error most likely affected indie developers; Apple to reclaim payouts
Eastern Promise
Southeast Asia powered Gravity’s Ragnarok M: Eternal Love to $50 million a month
We speak to Gravity COO Yoshinori Kitamura and delve into the data
Charity Event
The mobile games industry is coming together for One Special Day charity event
The fundraising event is designed to include severely disabled people worldwide in the fun of games
Partnership
Gameloft and Madfinger are teaming up with Asus for ROG Phone II exclusive content
"Thanks to our close relationship with ASUS we were able to finely tune Asphalt 9: Legends”
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Jestercraft’s Klaus Kääriäinen to deliver talk on hybrid monetisation
“When learning to make games the sooner you start to create something the sooner you can realize what it takes to make full-blown entertainment products”
Event
Win FREE expo space in the Big Indie Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
You could get the opportunity to showcase your game to the global games industry FREE this November, worth $650
Share This
Next Games looking to raise $8.85 million by offering shares in the studio
“The third and final phase of the turnaround project is to secure additional funding”
Job News
UK games industry veteran Stuart Dinsey takes UKIE chair role
He replaces Revolution's Noirin Carmody
Seamless Loading
NCSoft's latest potential mobile blockbuster Lineage 2 M set to release in Q4
Previous titles Lineage M and Lineage 2 Revolution both made over $1 billion
Mobile Advertising
Discover the optimal ad unit combination
IronSource VP of global partnerships Nadav Ashkenazy outlines some best practices that can be followed to create the optimal ad unit combination for your game
East And West
What we learned at the Bridge between East and West summit in association with Mintegral
Speakers deliver sessions on hyper-casual, monetisation and the opportunities available in China’s mobile games market
Project Xcloud
Microsoft partners with SK Telecom on 5G-based cloud gaming in South Korea
“Partnerships, like the one we announced with SK Telecom today, are critical to continuing that trajectory and moving the gaming industry forward”
Shadow Drop
Update: Pokemon Go has best month for revenue in three years
Worldwide catch 'em all brings in $110 million as Dr. Mario World ends run as worst-performing mobile game from Nintendo
Pgc Helsinki Videos
13 top videos from PGC Helsinki 2018 to whet your appetite for 2019's event on October 1st and 2nd
A look back at some of last year's great talks
Event
Last chance to save on tickets for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki and Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
At midnight TONIGHT, prices for the October’s Helsinki conference hit full price, and Early Bird discounts for the November’s Jordan event end
Nintendo Direct
Switch Online SNES games, Deadly Premonition 2 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons headline Nintendo Direct
Growing library of SNES titles will be available to subscribers from September 5th
Diversity Survey
UKIE launches new diversity survey for the games industry
“This new Census will give us for the first-time a crucial understanding of the diversity make-up of the games industry”
Keep Talking
Indie Spotlight: Steel Crate Games co-founder on the uncertainty of premium mobile games
If you don't enjoy the process and experience of game development, there are far more likely paths to wealth
Job News
Age of Learning appoints former Disney Asia head Paul Candland as CEO
“Paul’s outstanding talent and business acumen will greatly accelerate our growth in providing our world-class educational solutions”
Google Play Rival?
My.Games could launch its own Android store
Publisher is holding internal discussions about the marketplace following the announcement of its PC storefront
Education
Nintendo UK partners with Digital Schoolhouse on UKIE “play-based learning” programme
“DSH has evolved enormously in just three years and their support means we can reach more pupils and teachers than ever”
Smashing
Nintendo Switch games dominated Amazon for the month of August
Six of the top 10 best-selling games for the month were attributed to the console
Serious Gaming
The importance of play in serious gaming
"Nobody will want to play your game if it’s boring. This is where most serious games go completely wrong"
Event
Rovio, ENCE Eports, Wargaming and Tenjin set to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Speaker lineup for the two-day B2B conference in October set to make a strong return
Event
PechaKucha is back for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2019
Riotous fun with Powerpoint on stage at Finland’s biggest B2B event for the games industry