Imga China
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Job Losses
Intermedia Labs lays off several HQ Trivia staff as download numbers drop
Jeopardy winner Alex Jacobs claims he has not been paid winnings from the show
Event
Find out what awaits you at the first ever Pocket Gamer Connects MENA
Two-day games industry expo features 8 conference tracks, Big Indie Pitch, Investor Connector and more.
Indie Spotlight
Quite Fresh owner Stefan Åhlin on the life of a solo developer
"I feel really lucky to be working with something I love doing at the same time as being in control of my day to day"
Live Ops
PGC Hong Kong: Touchten Games CEO Rokimas Soeharyo on growing live ops
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Old School
The challenge of taking Old School RuneScape to mobile
Senior game engine developer Christopher Knowles discusses old codebases and getting company-wide buy-in
Bravo
Netflix and King Features working with Studio MDHR on animated Cuphead series
The Cuphead Show featuring Mugman will follow the characters across Inkwell Isle
Event
Everything you need to know about Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019
Essential info for those attending our two-day B2B games industry conference next week
No Sale
Update: South Korea's Nexon no longer up for sale following lack of buyers
CEO Jungju Kim apparently wasn't impressed by the list of companies who stepped forward
G-star
East meets West at G-STAR 2019, Asia's largest game exhibition in Busan, Korea, on November 14-17th - early bird registration now open!
Join over 2,000 trade visitors from 36 countries and nearly 700 exhibitors at Asia’s most accessible show
Million Dollars
French start-up Million Victories raises $1.4m to shake up strategy genre
Studio claims debut title Million Lords has 35 per cent day one retention and average revenue per daily active user of $0.50
Crushes Candy Crush
Pokemon Go generates $2.65 billion in first three years
Worldwide catch ‘em all is on track to cross $3 billion in 2019
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: East Side Games' Elin Jonsson on the misconceptions of being a games producer
"I know how incredibly hard it is to run a studio, and I don’t take my current job for granted"
Html5
PGC Hong Kong: Black Snowflake CEO to host session on HTML5 games market
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Woo
Azerion acquires kids MMO Woozworld
Deal comes hot off the back of purchase of Spil Games’ mobile division
Expansion Plans
Mediatonic eyes recruitment drive as it expands to 200 staff and opens new Madrid studio
Gears Pop developer received funds from investment round earlier this year
Revenue Split
Tencent uses clout to negotiate better revenue share on Chinese Android stores
Publisher secures 70/30 split instead of typical 50/50 share with app stores owned by the likes of Huawei and Xiaomi
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Mike Bithell talks John Wick Hex, Yogscast creator fired amidst harassment allegations, and Etheremon runs out of funds
15 articles from PocketGamer.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockchainGamer.biz
New Classification
Chinese companies including Tencent want new age-rating system in the region
Follows frustration with the country's approval process
Jobs In Games
Seeking a job in the games industry - part two: The interview process
Game Dragons consultant Philip Oliver offers advice on getting a job in games
East Meets West
East Meets West: Honor of Kings spending its $728m in H1 2019, Tilting Point invests $20m in CookApps UA, and Nintendo talks 5G
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Hot Five
Marshmello debuts new album in mobile game, Nintendo Switch Online passes 10m subs, and Candy Crush's surprise success
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Whole Lotta Cash
Mobile game spending for the first half of 2019 reaches nearly $30 billion
20.1 billion downloads showing a 3.2 per cent increase year-on-year
Esports
PGC Hong Kong: ENCE esports CEO Mika Kuusisto to speak about the future of competitive play
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Indie Investment
Crazy Labs investing $500,000 in hyper-casual indie developers
“Hyper-casual is by far the most dynamic line of games we ever worked on”
Switched On
Nintendo Switch Online surpasses 10 million subscribers
Membership program is growing steadily, says company president
Industry Trends
Nintendo on game streaming and 5G: “We must keep up with such changes in the environment”
Company executives discuss key industry trends and how its teams think about them
Studio Expansion
Keywords opens new recording studio in Brazil
New 3,550ft facility has been set up with its newly acquired subsidiary Maximal Studios
Job News
Kolibri hires former Wooga exec as chief financial officer
Ross Logan becomes first addition to the company's C-Suite since it was founded
Esports Academy
4 videos from Pocket Gamer connects Seattle 2019's Esports Academy track
The series of talks includes speakers from the likes of PiiK Games, Riot Games, Genvid Technologies, ESP Gaming and more
Developer Toolkit
Check out these Developer Toolkit videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019
Featuring speakers from the likes of 2034 Complex LLC and SuperGenius Studio
Growth Track
7 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's Growth Track
Track sponsored by Minimob
Brexit Shenanigans
UKIE says UK government needs to support industry as France launches campaign to attract companies
'Our reputation can be eroded in a globally competitive industry. The emergence of a programme designed to poach talent and businesses from the UK should remind policymakers of this fact'
Latest Hires
Jagex recruits new VP of studio, technical director and QA boss
Mark Faulkner returns to head up firm's publishing platform and Ben Alton is promoted to IT director
Trade Trends
7 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's Trade Trends track
Track sponsored by GameAnalytics
Develop: Brighton
Mobile game dev sessions to attend at Develop: Brighton 2019
Our top picks of the mobile-related talks at this year's show
Scotland Follows In Third
TIGA names London and the South East as biggest games development hubs in the UK
“London remains a games development powerhouse”
Live And Kicking
Seven years on: How SYBO Games ran up 2.5 billion downloads for Subway Surfers
"From day one we knew fans were integral to the game’s longevity"
Monetizer
7 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's Monetizer track
The track, sponsored by Vungle, features speakers from the likes of Nordeus, Rogue Games, Game of Whales, 12traits, Wooga and more
East Meets West
8 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's East Meets West track
The series of talks stars speakers from the likes of JetSynthesys, Chorus Worldwide, Nexon M, NetEase, Scopely, Hatch and more
Indie Track
9 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's Indie Track
The series of talks from the track includes speakers from the likes of A Thinking Ape, Unbound Creations, Seismic Squirrel, East Side Games, Niantic and more
Pgc Videos
5 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's Instant Games and Hyper-casual track
The series of talks from the track, which was sponsored by Facebook Gaming, features speakers from Mintegral, Double Coconut, Microsoft, East Side Games, Metamoki and more
Live Ops
5 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's Live Ops Landscape track
Featuring speakers from the likes of Wooga, PlayFab, Playkot, Keywords and A Thinking Ape.
Free Event
“Nobody should live in a bubble”: Why you should attend Helsinki’s free Leadership Day
IGDA’s Teemu Haila explains the vision for September’s games industry summit
Layoffs
NBCUniversal partner Endless Entertainment lays off seven employees
“It’s simply an unfortunate reality of a slow-down in our current development cycle”
Import Tax
Update: Nintendo withdraws some Switch production in China amidst US trade war
Production moving to Southeast Asia according to sources
Event
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Shovelociraptors
Shovel Knight digs its way to 2.5 million sales worldwide
Title available across 12 different platforms
Auto Chess Unite
Tencent launching own Auto Chess on iOS and Android
Chess Rush versus Auto Chess versus Dota Underlords
Deal Struck
Tencent joins Drodo Auto Chess partnership to co-publish game in China
Players will now be able to login via messaging platform Tencent QQ