Pre-registrations Open
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game conjures up a March release on Android
Was released on iOS in October 2019
Capacity Full
Microsoft's Project xCloud launches preview on iOS
The UK, US and Canada only
Expansion
Bit Fry Game Studios raises additional $3.5 million in funding
Xbox co-creator Ed Fries' 1Up Ventures led backing
Spend Up
Mobile gamers are a key target market for consumer brands
Results from Tapjoy's latest annual report
Sussed It
Nike chief Adam Sussman becomes Epic Games president
Sussman also spent two years as Zynga senior VP of global publishing
Magic Number
Update: Shadowgun War Games rolls out worldwide following one million pre-registrations
Doubled in less than a month
Event Axed
Mobile World Congress 2020 cancelled due to "global concern" of coronavirus
"Impossible for the GSMA to hold the event"
Small Beautiful
Supercell: Why it’s not about the money
We just wanna make the world play
Discount Ends
Last chance to save up to $375 on tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
Super Early Bird discounts for May's 2-day games industry event ends at midnight TONIGHT!
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: The Gentlebros CEO Desmond Wong on leaving Koei Tecmo and the allure of Apple Arcade
Former Koei Tecmo artist Desmond Wong talks about the Cat Quest studio and plans for the future
Big Indie Pitch
The Very Big Indie Pitch returns to Seattle for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
Pocket Gamer Connects returns to Seattle, and with it comes The Very Big Indie Pitch too
Spil It
Azerion fully acquires Spil Games
It purchased the company's mobile division last year
Most Downloaded
Johnny Trigger racked up the most downloads in January 2020
SayGames had two titles in the top five
Trust Issues
Nintendo severs all ties with website responsible for Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks
FNintendo admits fault and apologises
And Relax
ASMR games Soap Cutting and Woodturning hit top 5 on global most downloaded chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
Moving In
Former PlayStation boss Andrew House joins in-game ads firm Bidstack's advisory board
A "pinch yourself moment" for CEO James Draper
Games For All
Emily Greer's new mobile game studio Double Loop raises $2.5 million seed round
LVP and 1Up Ventures lead
Get Into South Korea
South Korea mobile game opportunities - and how to unlock them
South Korea has always presented a unique challenge for Western mobile games publishers, but recent regulatory changes mean the doors are opening
Pikachu, We're Home
Update: Pokemon Home rolls out on mobile and Switch for $15.99 a year
Free version offers 30 Pokemon while premium goes up to 6,000
Hatch-ing A Plan
Rovio refocusing mobile streaming service Hatch to save $6.5 million in 2020
Hatch cost the firm $11.8 million in 2019
South Korea Exclusive
NCSoft's Lineage 2 M generates $152 million in three months
$97.60 average revenue per download
Project Xcloud
Microsoft and Samsung team up for "cloud-based game streaming"
Forza Street simultaneously announced for Galaxy devices
10 Years On
10 YEARS ON: Developers have lost faith in the App Store
The new religion is platform and app store agnosticism
Had Its Hay Day?
Supercell revenues fall for third consecutive year to $1.56 billion in 2019
Profits fell to $577 million too
#avankinsforaustralia
Update: Lockwood Publishing raises $20,000 via Avakin Life to help aid Australia bushfires
All profits go to WIRES, a New South Wales charity
Service Ace
Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Tennis in US
Mexico players can also test new sports title
Jobs In Games
Mag Interactive’s Violetta Palinder on how to get a job as a games artist
"I was always attracted to character design, environments and animation"
New Vancouver Games
Three new games (and one innovative voice converter) launched by Vancouver gaming studios post-PG Connects
From FUBAR: Just Give'r to Dragon Up: Idle Adventure
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