Instant Hit
Casual RPG AFK Arena surpasses six million players as it climbs top grossing charts
Lilith Games-developed title only launched in April 2019
Indie Spotlight
Weather Factory co-founder Alexis Kennedy on making fun over profit
“Safety, fun, or profit: pick one”
First Canada Office
Keywords Studios acquires Descriptive Video Works for $2.4 million
Both companies have previously collaborated with one another
Lawsuit
Ex-Unity VP files lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and wrongful termination
Tech firm denies claims of wrongful termination and other allegations
Event
Conference schedule revealed for Blockchain Gamer and Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
More than 100 world-class expert speakers covering the hottest topics across blockchain and mobile gaming
Nintendo E3 Roundup
E3 2019: The key Switch announcements and all the games from Nintendo Direct
Breath of the Wild sequel announced, Animal Crossin: New Horizons delayed, and Banjo-Kazooie return to a Nintendo platform
Bird And Bear
Nintendo and Microsoft collaborate to bring Banjo-Kazooie home in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Dragon Quest XI's Hero also revealed as third DLC character
The Bells Toll
Animal Crossing: New Horizons delayed to 2020
Had originally been slated for a 2019 release
Breath Of The Wild 2
E3 2019: Nintendo developing sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Follow-up to the 2017 hit
Shopkeeper Trick
E3 2019: Link’s Awakening gets September release on Switch
Draw your sword on September 20th, 2019
The Switcher
E3 2019: The Witcher 3 lands on Nintendo Switch in 2019
Comes four years after PC, Xbox One and PS4 release
Dawn Of Isles
NetEase uses Kumamon crossover event to promote new MMORPG Dawn of Isles
MMORPG is now available in the App Store and Google Play
Profit And Revenue
Games Workshop generated $323 million in revenue over the last 12 months
This includes approximately $102m in profit
The Future Is Now
Three to launch 5G in London from August
Rolling out to 25 other towns and cities before end of 2019
1,500 People Surveyed Globally
Redbox Mobile: Over 35s more likely to download apps via adverts
55 per cent opted to install via paid advertisements
Square At E3
E3 2019: Square Enix reveals new Final Fantasy mobile game, a Katy Perry partnership and Stadia lineup
We round up the key announcements from the publisher's press conference
Mythic Quest
E3 2019: Ubisoft partners with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars for new comedy series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet
Show pokes fun at games development and the wider industry
Growing Warchest
Zynga looks to raise $600 million through proposed private placement
News comes shortly after publisher took in $600m from the sale of its San Francisco HQ
Ubisoft Stadia
E3 2019: Ubisoft's UPlay+ PC subscription service will be available across devices when it comes to Google Stadia in 2020
Library of over 100 100 games will cost $14.99 a month
Mobile Elite
E3 2019: Ubisoft reveals Tom Clancy's Elite Squad mobile game
5v5 squad battler coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
Delf 2019
Hong Kong’s three-day Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum delves into esports, blockchain and mobile gaming
DELF Main Forum and Blockchain and Pocket Gamer Connects take place between July 16th and 18th
Crash
Call of Duty: Mobile soft-launched in India and Australia
Tencent-owned Chinese studio Timi handling development
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: NetEase resurgent with four top 10 grossers on the Chinese App Store
Rankings from May 27th to June 2nd
Event
Meet some of the games industry’s biggest names next month at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Unity, Lab Cave, Tencent, 6waves, EA and more join us for the two-day B2B expo
Head In The Clouds
E3 2019: Ubisoft's Guillemot on why the firm is early on Google's Stadia games streaming platform
"People are open to new technologies, and so you can try new things"
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Next Games’ Matias Ärje on how to get a job as director of technology
"Purpose comes from getting the results of your work into the hands of millions of people"
East Meets West
East Meets West: Hong Kong region focus, final bids submitted for Nexon acquisition, and analysis on China's hyper-casual market
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Behind Total war: Three Kingdoms' success, blockchain game Project Genesis heads to Steam, and YouTube defends targeted harassment
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Hot Five
Devs sue Apple over App Store fees, Stillfront acquires Kixeye, and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite conjures up 100k installs
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Fallout Milestone
E3 2019: Fallout Shelter surpasses 150 million downloads
Number of installs rises 30 million in a year
Streaming Tech
E3 2019: Bethesda's new Orion technology designed to optimise game streaming across platforms
Publisher shows Doom 2016 streaming on a mobile device at 60 frames per second
Helmet To Helmet
E3 2019: Commander Keen IP returns on mobile this summer
Game set for soft launch in the summer
Switch Blades
E3 2019: Bethesda opens E3 press conference with The Elder Scrolls Blades mobile game
New update goes live for mobile today; Blades coming to Nintendo Switch
Next-gen Xbox
E3 2019: Microsoft unveils next generation Xbox console Project Scarlett
"When we think about the future of gaming, it's not just PC, it's not just console, it's not just mobile, it's really all of the above"
Gears Pop
E3 2019: Pre-registrations open for Gears Pop mobile game
Title looks to take inspiration from Clash Royale with added cover mechanics
Xbox At E3
E3 2019: Microsoft acquires Psychonauts 2 dev Double fine
Developer joins growing number of in-house studios
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Hong Kong: Boomzap creative director Chris Natsuume on hyper-casual concerns and player burnout
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong takes place on July 17th to 18th
Going Public
AppLovin wants to raise $1bn in 2020 IPO
Marketing platform and publisher has ambitious plans
Divesting Shares
Tencent sells $56m worth of Glu Mobile shares
Chinese publisher reduces stake in US developer to 14.46 per cent
Ad Fraud
Don’t let fraudsters dictate your user acquisition strategy
Scalarr's Olga Bazarova on how to combat ad fraud
Spectating Trends
Mobile the most popular games platform among millennials
Millennials are also spending the most money on games per month
E3 2019
E3 2019: Livestream schedule for the biggest press conferences
Days and times for this year's keynotes
Interview
“Hyper-casual isn’t a phase, it’s a culture shock for the whole mobile industry”
Kwalee publishing manager Jack Griffin dives into the state of hyper-casual games publishing
Killer Combo
Tencent's Game for Peace helped PUBG Mobile more than double sales to $146m in May
Sales increased 126 per cent from April
Pes 2019
PES 2019 mobile game racks up 200 million downloads
Celebrates with log-in bonuses and other special in-game rewards
Event
Top 10 things to do in Hong Kong while at Pocket Gamer Connects
Why not make next month’s two-day blockchain and mobile games industry conference a working holiday?
Stadia Games
Here are the games coming to Google Stadia
And other developers confirmed to be supporting the platform
Google Stadia
Google Stadia games streaming service launches in November for $9.99 a month
Service will be available across devices, however mobile access will initially be restricted to Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a
Dev Contest
Behind a game jam: A platform perspective
How Gamee hosted its first game jam
Doors Open
Stack open-sources ad software BidMachine mobile apps publishers
Technology has been made an open source resource