July 23, 2020 Five-year Anniversary Live and Kicking: How Animal Jam inspired players to become veterinarians, biologists, and researchers "Average daily playtime is over 60 minutes and we’re seeing millions more lines of chat per day"
July 23, 2020 Money Money Money My.Games sees a revenue increase of 46% year-on-year for Q2 2020 Mobile accounts for 67 per cent of all revenue
July 23, 2020 Explore Different Commercial Models ICO Partners’ CEO Thomas Bidaux on commercial models in PC and console “There is no doubt that the new generation of consoles will lead a lot of the discussions and the strategic development of many companies.”
July 23, 2020 One Special Day SpecialEffect to host fifth annual One Special Day fundraising event on October 2nd Working with over 40 developers and publishers to raise money to help gamers with disabilities
July 23, 2020 Turbo Payments Admix cuts payment terms down to 14 days with new Turbo payments Those on 90-day terms to receive a better revenue share at the cost of having to wait longer
July 23, 2020 Event Introducing PocketGamer.biz MasterClasses: a series of deep-dive workshops exploring all things games design Learn from the finest games industry experts in an in-depth learning environment
July 22, 2020 Indie View The Big Indie Interviews: How old meets new with Big Indie Pitch runner-up Waken Games We take a deeper look at not only Waken Games as a studio, but also Super Nova Boy which took 2nd place at The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
July 22, 2020 To The Future Tencent, Asus, and Lenovo are using the SDS GamingBar in their new phones "The digital controls that Sentons provides takes mobile gaming to the next level, creating a seamless and innovative experience"
July 22, 2020 Behind The Wheel Rocket League is going free-to-play "The game wouldn't be where it is today without our dedicated and amazing community"
July 22, 2020 Bouncing Back The UK games industry is showing resilience against the coronavirus 45 per cent of businesses have increased revenue
July 22, 2020 It's Magical Ludia teams up with Disney for new game Disney Wonderful Worlds It will be released in 2021
July 22, 2020 Idfa Impact Impacts of iOS 14 IDFA changes on app monetization TapResearch dude Brian Larson digs into the changes that are coming
July 22, 2020 #metoo Ubisoft dismisses PR director Stone Chin "I can see that my actions as a manager over the years while at the company have hurt people"
July 22, 2020 Oh Dear Former Ubisoft HR employee claims management distrusted harassment victims Marketing team and execs apparently said that female protagonists don't sell games
July 22, 2020 On Strike Update: Voltage responds to the strike action by Lovestruck staff "None of our 21 fellow Lovestruck writers have had their contracts terminated, and we are surprised by the company's statement" says the Voltage Organised Workers group
July 22, 2020 Legend Of The Skyfish 2 Indie Spotlight: Crescent Moon Games founder Josh Presseisen on pitching to Apple Arcade as a publisher "I think premium has really died for most developers over the past few years"
July 22, 2020 It's A Secret China pulls Cytus II from the App Store for secret pro-democracy Morse code message The musical director behind it has resigned
July 22, 2020 Mental Health Take This executive director Eve Crevoshay on mental health in the games industry “We will continue to have to find creative ways to respond to COVID, especially as it relates to work from home and remote work options.”
July 22, 2020 Big Indie Pitch Minidragon makes it two years in a row as our July Big Indie Pitch champion We reveal the top three from our second standalone Digital Big Indie Pitch
July 22, 2020 Tamatem Partnership Tamatem and Tamalaki partner to release Home Designer Blast Makeover in the MENA region Renamed خبير تصميم المنزل Home Design Expert
July 21, 2020 Under One Roof HAL Laboratory moves into Nintendo's Tokyo building It's increased its staff numbers to 195
July 21, 2020 New Talent Inspiring the next generation of talent: Q&A with games industry experts How can you make the most of a career in the games industry? Four industry insiders answer your questions
July 21, 2020 Talking Heads Fingersoft, London Venture Partners, A Thinking Ape, and Fnatic confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 The speaker lineup for September’s online-only event continues to form; who will you be learning from?
July 21, 2020 Pride Gayming Magazine to host first ever Gayming Awards in February 2021 Celebrating LGBTQ+ representation in the games industry
July 21, 2020 Connecting Worlds Black Block’s CEO and Co-founder Robin Squire on building the future of connected open worlds “We've seen so many new game studios founded and backed, with founding teams having worked at many of the big industry success stories over the past five to ten years and working on incredibly ambitious new projects for new audiences.”
July 21, 2020 Moving On Mojang is moving Minecraft to Microsoft's Azure servers Title previously posted on Amazon's platform
July 21, 2020 Crash Grab? Opinion: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run needs to not only look good, but feel good Can King transition the loveable marsupial over to mobile right?
July 21, 2020 Too Much Money Update: ISS encourages EA investors to vote against pay plan CEO Andrew Wilson earning 56 per cent more than other chief execs
July 21, 2020 Welcome Aboard Homa Games hires Julien Bourhis as its new vice president of operations "Julien is extraordinarily entrepreneurial and creative"
July 21, 2020 Mobile Is Alive Nintendo's mobile earnings hit $474 million for its last fiscal year Mobile is a "target area" for the company moving forward
July 21, 2020 Jobs In Games Remote Working: How Hollywood helped Resolution Games' Clint Siu become a game artist "Definitely build up a solid traditional art foundation"
July 21, 2020 Court Case Gree is suing Supercell for patent infringement in Clash Royale and Brawl Stars A move for dismissal was denied
July 21, 2020 What Now? All China iOS fears just materialised - What now? Understanding the impacts of the China iOS ISBN requirements with MyGamez
July 20, 2020 Indie View The Big Indie Interviews: Xigma Games discuss crafting their way to the crown with The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores One of India's premier indie developers tells us what it takes to win the Big Indie Pitch not once but twice.
July 20, 2020 Feel The Music Amanotes teams up with YG Entertainment to bring K-pop music to its games Including iKON, BIG BANG and BLACKPINK
July 20, 2020 Merging Games development agency Amber is merging with studio KaraOkulta "Amber is always looking for outstanding talent and the team at KaraOkulta impressed us"
July 20, 2020 Master The Meta Master the Meta: China's crackdown, new EU rules, and $7.8 billion of deals News and insights from the Master the Meta team
July 20, 2020 Review It Metacritic places 36 hour waiting period on user reviews "To ensure our gamers have time to play these games before writing their reviews"
July 20, 2020 Defying History Google Play blocks World War II game Attentat 1942 from select storefronts Not available in Germany, France, Austria, and Russia
July 20, 2020 Taking Care Of Others How Wooga levels up to premium player support: A ModSquad case study Wooga head of customer care Richard Kiernan on why he would 100% recommend ModSquad to others
July 20, 2020 You Have My Download NetEase soft-launches The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War "First regional beta test" available in Australia and the Philippines
July 20, 2020 Round The Track Mario Kart Tour is getting a landscape mode in its next update The control layout is different
July 20, 2020 13 Billion Franchise Installs My Talking Tom Friends hits 100 million downloads as the franchise celebrates its 10th anniversary "Over 400 million fans play with the games every month"
July 20, 2020 Comic Bound Com2us partners with Skybound and Image Comics for Summoners War comic book "We're expanding the IP into new frontiers by partnering with Skybound Entertainment on our first official comic book series, Summoners War: Legacy"
July 20, 2020 The Growing Blockchain Games Industry Blockchain Founders Fund’s Managing Partner Aly Madhavji on the exponential growth in blockchain gaming “Growing gaming bases at substantially higher rates than the industry as a whole and more gamers being exposed to the benefits of uniqueness and collectability.”
July 20, 2020 Getting Direct Nintendo is hosting its first Nintendo Direct Mini: Partners Showcase July 20th at 7:00am PT
July 20, 2020 Most Read Hot Five: Sonic games slowing down, NetEase soft-launches Marvel Duel, and Nifty Games makes camp in Chicago The hottest articles of last week
July 17, 2020 This Week In China This Week in China: Taptap shows off its next games as Tencent solves its chili sauce fraud problem The biggest stories direct from Beijing
July 17, 2020 Takin' Care Of Business Mobile games jobs weekly: Reggie joins Rogue Games, Tilting Point acquires assets, and Bad Robot appoints Anna Sweet as CEO The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming