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
Can't Catch 'em All
Pokemon GO is now for the hardcore, not the casual
Niantic has done wonders with Pokemon GO, but it's starting to feel overwhelming
Job News
EA DICE art director joins Metroid Prime 4 developer Retro Studios
"I’m leaving something that’s been part of my life for such a long time"
Sony Financials Q3 Fy19
Fate/Grand Order sales stalling despite clearing $4 billion in lifetime revenues
No real impact on Sony's overall figures, of course
Infectious
Plague Inc. overtakes Minecraft as top paid app in the US due to coronavirus association
Minecraft lead chart for the majority of 2019
10 Years On
'We will never sell another 99c app': ustwo calls for a Braveheart moment
It just doesn't add up
Ukie Report
Female representation in the games industry still "significantly" below UK national average
Only 28 per cent of games workers are female
Fast Data
2020: What's next for hypercasual?
Growth but slowing
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy19
Capcom sales fall to $485 million despite growth in mobile revenues
Shift from physical to digital taking a toll, but profits still growing
Events
Where will you find us this year? Join the Steel Media 2020 world tour ONLINE!
Connecting the global games industry during this strange year with conferences, pitches, video round-tables and much more...
Slush Hires
Slush appoints former COO and head of program as new CEO and president
Miika Huttunen and Oona Poropudas take the top spots
Soft Launch
Pocket Gems pushes into "mature" storytelling with soft-launched Ivy: Stories We Play
Available on iOS in Australia and New Zealand
Job News
Yoan Joncheret joins Homa Games as its new head of design
Former Ketchapp publishing lead jumps to new hypercasual studio
The Prodigal Son
Playstack brings back product manager Aaron Ludlow as new head of product
Overseeing an "exciting game franchise" and new growth area
Cut To The Race
ZeptoLab soft-launches Om Nom: Run following Cut the Rope success
Available on Android in the Philippines
Keep It Safe
The BBC launches its first online mobile game for children
No microtransactions or loot boxes
Big Indie Pitch
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020 sees Mousetrap Games become a two time winner of The Big Indie Pitch
Check out the top 5 from our flagship Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Subscription Service
Fire Emblem Heroes looking to bolster revenues with new subscription pass
The Feh Pass is coming for $9.49 a month
Mediatonic Leamington
Gears Pop developer Mediatonic to open new studio in Leamington Spa
Hiring for artists and engineers right now
Esports In China
China has a big plan to become the global centre of the games industry
Mobvista CEO Clement Cao talks us through the moves that China is making
Wild Investment
Supercell invests $1.1 million in new Stockholm-based developer Wild Games
CEO Robert Wasser tells us why he's moving from console AAA to mobile indie
Ubisoft Goes Idle
Ubisoft moves further into mobile with acquisition of Kolibri Games
75 per cent stake purchased
Big Business
Barclays offering $130,000 minimum loans to games developers
Companies in the UK can register now