Most Read
Hot Five: How Roblox's CTO is adapting to remote work, Kabam soft-launches Disney Mirrorverse, and Mike Bithell launches an audiobook
The hottest articles of last week
This Week In China
This Week In China: Female-focused games are on the rise in China, while Code Dragon Blood is making waves in Japan
The biggest stories straight from Beijing
Welcome Aboard
Niantic hires Megan Quinn as its new COO
She has a background in leadership and investment
Ride Or Die
Monster Hunter Riders surpasses five million downloads
It launched in February
Outta This World
Mike Bithell launches a six-part episodic audiobook about space
The episodes will drop weekly
Entering India
The next frontier in gaming: Entering India
Orange Rock CEO Kasturi Rangan and PTW senior manager of marketing and PR Kaley Hurst explore the opportunities that esports are bringing to India
Money Money Money
Keywords revenue was up 30% in 2019
Firm saw a higher adjusted EBITDA, but dividend payment dips
Digital Conference
Meet and learn from companies like Wargaming, Pokémon, Paradox, Gameloft and more - here’s what you can expect from Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
The leading mobile B2B games industry event goes online-only again for a week-long event of talks, pitches and networking
Time's Up
Sega Heroes and Crazy Taxi Idle Tycoon shutting down following Demiurge split from Sega
Servers close May 21st
Gamesdone
Gamescom and Devcom 2020 physical events pulled after Germany pushes lockdown restrictions to August 31st
Digital event for Gamescom "will definitely take place"
Making Of
Making Of: How Ubisoft shrunk down Rayman for Apple Arcade
"Ubisoft is always present on new platforms right from launch"
Kick Your Bot
Adjust's new survey finds that 41 per cent of mobile gamers have used bots
Bot spending is $65 on average
A Big Plus
Superplus raises $4.7 in funding for causal PVP games
Hills of Steel 2 and Brawls of Steel launch this year
Heating Up
Planet Entertainments hits back amongst Cooking Mama drama
"By contract Planet is fully within its rights to publish Cooking Mama: Cookstar"
Interview
Why Tencent thinks now is the right time to launch Arena of Valor in Russia and MENA
Arena of Valor executive producer Ray Ning and TiMi Studios director Vincent Gao discuss the move
Global Expansion
Tencent launches hugely popular MOBA Arena of Valor in Russia and MENA
200 million players worldwide to date
Hero Dash
One year on: How Talking Tom Hero Dash continues to draw in 39 million players a month
Outfit7's Senior VP of Product Development Ante Odić on the collaborative efforts behind the endless runner
Make It Yourself
Roblox rules in self-isolated UK
Crunching the data with App Annie
Digital Conference
Don’t miss your second chance to do business online at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital
Cancel all other plans for June 8-12. The essential B2B games conference will return for another week after its amazing 2020 debut
Farewell
Indie Megabooth shuts down for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic
Will still be running a Steam sale in May
Four Of A Kind
Indie Spotlight: How Foursaken Media upped the ante for War Tortoise 2
"Knowing where to draw the line between polished enough to be great and over-polished is one of the most important things"
Slapping Downloads
Slap Kings racked up the most mobile downloads in March 2020
Voodoo had three entries
Cook Out
Office Create is "evaluating all legal action" against Planet Entertainment over unauthorised Cooking Mama title
"The quality of the game builds failed to meet the standards that our customers expect and deserve"
The Big Two-oh
Gameloft celebrates 20th anniversary with free Gameloft Classics collection
Play NOVA, Modern Combat 2, and High School Hook Ups on your smartphone
Independence
Demiurge becomes an independent studio after its co-founder buys it back from Sega
It will continue to run Marvel Puzzle Quest and Sega Heroes
Big Indie Pitch
Attractive Interactive's Paper Game is crowned the winner of the first ever digital Big Indie Pitch
We reveal the winners of the first ever digital Big Indie Pitch
Typing...
Storytelling platform Unrd raises $2.5 million in funding
To be used for new formats and audience growth
Tv Show
TinyBuild reveals an animated Hello Neighbor TV show
A six-minute pilot is available for free on YouTube
Shut Down
Pokemon Rumble Rush is shutting down just over a year after launching
The servers close on July 22nd
Bad Liar
Pop star Selena Gomez files lawsuit against Clothes Forever developer LoveCrunch
Suing for damages, profits, and for the game to stop using her likeness.
Hypercasual Help
Supersonic Studios partners with ITI to help publish Japanese games internationally
"We are excited to help other Japanese developers see their games achieve international success"
Yoke On Tiktok
Why influencer marketing firm Yoke thinks TikTok is "the platform of the future"
Yoke founder and CEO Jidé Maduako on why the firm is now exploring CPI campaigns
Nifty Moves
Nifty Games closes $12 million series A funding round as it reveals NFL licensing agreement
NFL Clash will be the studio's first game
Call Me Maybe
Activision Blizzard CEO gives out personal number to employees amid pandemic
Bobby Kotick also confirms all games are on track
Subject To Approval
Nordisk Film Games becomes largest shareholder in Nitro Games following $4.5 million investment
Funds will go towards more shooter games
10 Years On
Opinion: How iPad's launch confused game developers
Next generation proving much like the old one
Event Latest
First Pocket Gamer Connects Digital smashes expectations with over 1,100 attendees from 60 countries
Representatives from almost 650 companies witnessed over 160 expert speakers and organised 2,600 digital meetings throughout the week!
Investment
Sony invests $400 million in streaming platform Bilibili
It owns 4.98 per cent of the Chinese firm
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: How Dan Sturman went from researcher to Roblox CTO
"The biggest challenge for me has been being new to the team and not yet knowing who is who"
Shifting Units
Apple shipped 2.5 million iPhones in China last month
Five times more than February
End Of An Era
Alien: Blackout developer Rival Games closes its doors as coronavirus shuts down partnership opportunities
"It shut down all the leads that we had and left us lost in the dark with no way out"
Surprise Mechanics
ESRB to flag random loot mechanics in games
Follows the introduction of in-game purchases more than two years ago
China Isbn
What does China’s tightened ISBN policy mean for developers entering the market?
Nativex Europe's general manager Leticia Ye digs in
Collaboration Spree
Kabam soft-launches action-RPG Disney Mirrorverse in the Philippines
Set to feature familiar faces from the world of Disney and Pixar
Most Read
Hot Five: Scrabble Go has a huge launch, Super Evil Megacorp saves Vainglory, and the making of Shantae and the Seven Sirens
The hottest articles of last week
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: How China convinced Yodo1 business manager Marina Espin to join the industry
"When I was little, I never even thought about the existence of a whole industry, not to mention actual jobs there"
Going Digital
I attended my first online conference last week, and I loved it
PGBiz Editor Ric Cowley discusses why online-only conferences are a boon for the whole industry
This Week In China
This Week In China: Minecraft adds epidemic prevention content and 37Games plans to raise money for cloud gaming
A look back at the biggest stories direct from China
Brand Survival
Four tips to help your brand survive social distancing
Admix founder Samuel Huber offers advice in these tough times
Here's A Story
Tamatem secures strategic partnership with Nanobit for launch of Hollywood Story in the MENA region
Now know as Fashion Queen