Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Supercell's Jaakko Harlas on getting into games ahead of his PGC panel
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
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Event
The A-Z (and a bit!) of who’ll be at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 [UPDATE]
Get ready for networking a-go-go this month at the UK’s biggest B2B games industry conference and expo. Now with hundreds of additional companies...
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Round Zero CEO Daniel Rantala to discuss automating data-driven mobile game evaluation at PGC
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Jobs News
Roblox aims to boost safety and security efforts with new digital civility hire
Long-time consultant Laura Higgins becomes the studio's first director of digital civility
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Session Games CEO Ian Verchere to take part in hyper-casual monetisation panel
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: No Man’s Sky: Atlas Rises writer Greg Buchanan to discuss exploiting timer mechanics as a narrative tool
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Jobs Board
Get your next job in mobile games from the PocketGamer.biz Jobs Board
The hottest mobile games industry jobs
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Lucky Kat Studios CEO Herdjie Zhou on the future for mobile indies
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Publishing Initiative
Tencent wants to support your game through its Game Without Borders initiative
The games giant's new global publishing scheme explained
Super Acquisition
Playtika continues M&A activity with purchase of casual card game dev Supertreat
Comes a month after Wooga deal
Serious Money
Best Fiends developer Seriously grew revenue by 65% to $69m in 2018
Credit for growth given to focus on live ops and marketing strategy
Advertising
Tracking popular ad creatives and marketing channels for efficient and effective UA
A peek under the hood of ZingFront’s SocialPeta tech
The Final Statement?
Improbable games allowed back on Unity
But SpatialOS still not officially supported
Infoblast!
Everything you need to know about Pocket Gamer Connects London
We’ve rounded up all the essential info ahead of next week’s two-day conference and expo
Bank On It
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery maker Jam City lands $145m
Funding led by JPMorgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Silicon Valley Bank, SunTrust Bank and CIT Bank
Events
Here's everything you need to know for the Pocket Gamer Connects London Show Me The Money Track
Track for finding the right funding opportunities and investment advice to finance your next hit
Job News
YoYo Games appoints new GM following Cox's departure to NaturalMotion
“With a talented team of true innovators, I’m excited to take up the mantle of General Manager at YoYo Games and evolve GameMaker to the next level of 2D games development"
Jobs News
GameMaker outfit YoYo Games appoints Stuart Poole as new GM
Former boss James Cox exits for NaturalMotion
Big Deal
Pokemon Go dev Niantic raises $245 million at $4 billion valuation
Further M&A activity a possibility says Niantic spokesperson
Voodoo Development Magic
Voodoo Development Magic: Lighting the spark for Fire Balls 3D’s hyper-casual success
This special series focuses on how developers have built mobile's biggest hits, with help from publisher Voodoo
Mobile Games Awards
Get your ticket for the post-ceremony reception at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards
Cheaper tickets so you can hang out with industry stars
Fold
Sony Pictures and AT&T reportedly looking to sell off GSN Games
Sony looks to test the market while AT&T needs to discard unwanted baggage
Star
Supercell’s Brawl Stars racks up $63m in its first month
Players spending up to $2m a day
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Roblox a top grosser in the UK
Charts from December 31st to January 6th
Crowdfunding Campaigns
Ico Partners: Successful video game Kickstarters raised $16 million in 2018
Dip of eight per cent year-on-year
India
United Nations: India primed to become the next great game development hub
Gaming joins VFX and animation as a growing industrial powerhouse in the country
Jobs News
Scottish dev Outplay could axe up to 30 staff
'Outplay is refining and focusing its product investment on a smaller number of its highest-potential live titles'
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Karman Interactive's Ram Kanda on why the industry has more unique gaming experiences than ever
"Indie and AAA gaming continue to pull things forward, while VR and AR struggle to find mass appeal. The community is maturing, and the push for diversity is paying off"
Events
Living the dream: A look into the Pocket Gamer Connects London Living Games Track
Track for discovering the best ways to manage and support living games
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: AppOnboard EMEA VP Paul West on hyper-casual's rise and the future of the App Store
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Indie Showcase
Meet the indie studios coming to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019
Much like all of our Connects events, indie developers are an integral part of the forthcoming Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019
Events
Climb the ladder with this lowdown on the Pocket Gamer Connects London Growth Track
Track for mastering user acquisition and retention efforts in your next mobile hit
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: BoomBit's Matej Lancaric on how to get a job as a marketing manager and UA lead
"Don’t be afraid to make mistakes and fail. And fail fast"
Killer Apps
Hyper-casual specialist Voodoo taps GameAnalytics to identify hit games
How the mobile publisher utilises data to stay on top
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Arcane Circus co-founder Molly Heady-Carroll to present a Westerner's guide to Japan at PGC
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch reveals its Q1 2019 schedule including trips to Berlin, Austin and San Francisco
The Big Indie Pitch heads on the road for the first time in 2019 following Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019
Cloud
Report: Verizon is testing a new streaming service for smartphones and Nvidia Shield
Verizon Gaming will aim to run on the phone operator’s upcoming 5G capabilities
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Doppio Games CEO Jeferson Valadares to delve inside the voice games opportunity
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Mobile Games Awards
Just over a week left to get your ticket for the Mobile Games Awards 2019
Celebrate this great industry with the sector's leading lights
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Nanobit's Farhan Haq on the rise of interactive games
"I think 2019 will be the year of the interactive games. We see this now appearing on Netflix, with even shows like Black Mirror having interactive programmes"
Opinion
Sorry Improbable, the Unity dispute is just business
Improbable sorry for causing “uncertainty, confusion and pain” as Unity rejects that current SpatialOS devs will have their games blocked
Show Reel
Pocket Gamer Connects London video highlights ahead of 2019 show
A look back at 2018's top sessions
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: eRepublik Labs's Alexis Bonte on hunting for the next Supercell
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Unity founder David Helgason
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: NetEase VP Ken Li to discuss publishing in China at PGC London
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Drake Star Partners' Michael Metzger
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Agnitio Capital MD Shum Singh to discuss Stillfront's rise and industry consolidation
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Dodreams' Erik Pöntiskoski on the future of the mobile games industry
"Players will spend longer times in games as a part of communities as the power and popularity of social networking services decrease"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Game Insight head of strategy Nik Sherman to host session on mobile esports with Guns of Boom
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Brexit
Games4EU urges UK MPs to reject the Prime Minister’s Brexit withdrawal agreement
“It is critical to find a way out of this mess”