Diversity Is King
There is no such thing as a typical gamer, and our industry needs to reflect this
King's global director of diversity and inclusion Frances Light on why the company is aiming to hire a 50/50 gender balance in 2020
Won Over
Is Apple Arcade worth it? A personal view
Some of the best mobile games are part of the service
Develop:brighton Goes Mobile
Develop:Brighton adds first ever dedicated mobile track for 2020 edition
Still looking for speakers on the topic
Stellaris Soft-launched
Paradox soft-launches mobile take on 4X strategy game Stellaris: Galaxy Command
Hoping to be much-improved on its initial release
Amber In Mexico
Game development agency Amber opens new studio in Mexico
Jorge Suarez takes the reins as general manager
Making Money
PUBG Mobile generated $176.3 million in revenue in January 2020
The top grossing game of the month
Backing Out
Sony and Amazon cancel appearances at Mobile World Congress 2020
Coronavirus cited as the cause
Upward Move
Adtech vertical consolidation accelerates as IronSource launches Supersonic Games
Will develop and publish hypercasual mobile games
Getting Competitive
There was an 87% increase in esports jobs in 2019
The US offered the most opportunities
Talking Points
Conference tracks revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle partner event, Big Screen Gaming
17 terrific tracks covering mobile, PC, console, XR & blockchain games
Most Read
Hot Five: Supercell invests in Wild Games, DeNA games profits slump, and King is working on a Crash Bandicoot mobile game
The hottest articles of last week
Accelerating
Winners take more: The most successful mobile games are growing fastest
Insights from App Annie’s State of Mobile 2020 report
Technology Of The Future
NDreams' Patrick O'Luanaigh on the future of VR, AR and streaming
Expect more sunglasses and less bulky headsets
A New Contender
How Snap Games tackles exclusivity, monetisation, and competition from Apple Arcade
Snap Games head Will Wu shares his thoughts on the first 10 months
"more Negotiation Power"
Chinese mobile companies partner up to take on Google Play
Huawei Technologies, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo all involved
Umph And Wump
Update: King taps Crash Bandicoot license for new endless runner
12-year absence from the platform
Tenjin Free Api
Tenjin is releasing a new set of automation APIs and making it free
Campaign Management and Reporting APIs free for all
Free For All
Google Stadia free tier to launch over the next "few months"
""No money down, without having to put a box in your home"
Huge Growth
New Zealand's games industry doubles in revenue over two years
63 per cent of titles created are mobile apps
"significant Growth"
Call of Duty: Mobile shoots through 150 million downloads in three months
Mobile now leading platform for Activision
Long Player
Mobile drives Innogames’ FY19 sales to $208 million
Forge of Empires leads the charge
Ubi-down
Ubisoft's Q3 revenue drops, mobile accounts for 7% of net bookings
26 per cent decrease year-over-year
King Of The Hill
King accounted for 34% of Activision Blizzard's FY19 revenues
$2.3 billion in sales
Massive Savings
Just days left to save up to $375 on Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
Super Early Bird prices for May’s B2B games industry conference are set to end next Thursday
Better Pay Check
Nexon Korea offers a 6.8% pay rise to its employees
Last year 600 employees protested for increased wages
Make Your Move
Huuuge Games signs publishing deal with Pakistan-based Turbo Labz for its game Chess Star
First investment in a Pakistan-based developer
To The Future
AI solution startup Modl.ai secures $1.7 in seed funding
It will be used to expand on an international level
Shifting Gears
Rod Fergusson is leaving The Coalition to join Blizzard
He will oversee the Diablo franchise
Stuck The Landing
Glu Mobile returns to profitability with $8.9 million net income for 2019
Revenue increased by 12 per cent to $411.4 million for 2019
Making Of
Developing an AR game after the success of Pokémon GO: The making of Bird BnB
"The core gameplay is rooted in strong appointment and collection mechanics"
On The Up
Zynga's FY19 revenue soars to record $1.32 billion
"Live services are the foundation of our multi-year growth strategy"
Snoopy's Back
Capcom returning to Western casual market with Snoopy Puzzle Journey
Developer dipping its toes back in the water before committing to a bigger push
Epidemic
Update: Nintendo confirms coronavirus has impacted Switch production
Pokemon event in Hong Kong cancelled too
Talking Heads
Wargaming, FunPlus, NCSOFT, Bandai Namco and Niantic confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
Second outing’s speaker roster already shaping up for something special
By Thunder
Improbable acquires multiplayer service company Zeuz
The price has not been disclosed
Join The Club
GameClub brings its subscription service to Android in March
It was released for iOS last year
Company Culture Month
Diversity, work/life balance, and more: It's company culture month on PocketGamer.biz
We want to hear from you about what you're doing at your companies
Kings And Doctors
King hires Havok co-founder Dr Steve Collins as new CTO
Over 35 years experience in the industry
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: How Apple Arcade kept Dinosaur Polo Club from switching to console
Co-founder Robert Curry talks Mini Motorways
Electric Square Singapore
Keywords Studios opens a new Electric Square office in Singapore
13 employees to start, growing to 50 by 2022
Talking Points
Conference tracks revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
17 terrific tracks covering mobile, PC, console, XR & blockchain games
Sega Financials Q3 Fy2020
Sega Sammy mobile revenues grow thanks to new Fist of the North Star release
Fist of the North Star Legends ReVIVE and Sega Pocket Club Manager were the top grossing mobile games in Q3
Top Media Sources
BlueStacks and TikTok offer substantial ROI for mobile game UA
So says new Singular report
Following Developments
Apple restricts employee travel as firm monitors coronavirus
iPhone production still looking to be impacted
Dena Financials Q3 Fy19
DeNA game profits slump as Pokemon Masters and Mario Kart Tour fail to take off
Posts overall loss of $460 million so far in FY2019
Smarter Buying
How N3twork improved its UA performance by 25%
Automation does the heavy-lifting
No More Rockstars
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser scheduled to exit Grand Theft Auto maker
Will leave on March 11th, 2020
Jobs In Games
Kwalee head of publishing Simon Prytherch on 30 years in the games industry
"With hypercasual it's raw, you can’t hide behind amazing graphics or big names"
Scrap Genesis
DeNA to shut down two of its games on March 31st
Torikago Scrap Merch and Fantasy Earth Genesis both getting the boot
Freak On A Leash
Nintendo is consolidating its Tokyo offices and Game Freak might be tagging along
Reports indicate that the Pokemon developer is moving to the same area, if not the same building