Pg Connects London 2020
Retention rate is key to in-game advertisements, says Tenjin lead data scientist
The US creates 10 times more ad revenue
Idle Games
East Side Games’ Josh Nilson on the idle genre
“More people are playing games on multiple platforms, and people are consuming content more than ever, across the board.”
Politics In Games
Taso Advisory’s Ben Greenstone on policymakers and politicians increasing interest in games
“The industry has found itself on the radar of politicians and governments across the world. That’s brought a whole lot of attention that games businesses aren’t used to.”
Facebook Instant Games
Developer Spotlight: Tips for success with Instant Games
A Facebook Gaming panel discussion with Ubisoft, Lotum and Game Closure
Supporting Women In Games
Women in Games’ David Smith on supporting the progression of women in the games industry
“The vision of Women in Games is to see a games industry, culture and community free of gender discrimination”
Ux Success
Guffaw Digital’s Adam Barker discusses UX for success
“There's a lot of raw talent which if nudged in the right way would reap dividends for the UK economy.”
Future Trends
Rogue Games’ Levi Buchanan on the next trends set to hit the games industry
“We’ve gone from a two console battlefield to games that exist on dozens upon dozens of screens and are purchased right from the device versus going to retail.”
Job News
AR studio Draw & Code names Spencer Crossley as new CEO
Brings experience from Sony, Hasbro, Warner Bros. and more
Game Changers
Learn how hypercasual and social games are changing the industry at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
One of 15 tracks at the conference
Offensive & Defensive Aso
The offensive and defensive ASO strategies to score high in the gaming league
Two different approaches to your App Store optimisation
Networking
Shake hands with the world’s top games companies: your guide to who’ll be at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
From Amazon to Zynga: an unbeatable line-up of the leading games companies awaits you in London this January
Home Turf
Nintendo Switch Lite passes 1 million sales in Japan
Console launched in September 2019
Green Is Good
Microsoft pledges to be "carbon negative" by 2030
Plans to remove all carbon emitted by 2050
Making Moves
Google and BT partner to offer customers free Stadia Premiere with broadband deal
UK residents can sign up until January 30th
Cat And Mouse
NetEase's Tom and Jerry mobile game catches 100 million users in China
Hanna-Barbara title launched in May 2019
"global Games Development"
Tencent's TiMi Studios discuss Call of Duty: Mobile, Pokémon partnership, and 2020 trends
"It is not our first cooperation with Activision and won't be the last"
The Indie Track
Come along for The Indie Track at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
One of 15 tracks at the event
Future Of Games
Rogue Games' Bryan Buskas on the future of the games industry
"15 years ago, games were predominantly console-based and purchased at retail. Today, games are nearly 100% digital, available everywhere, and hardware fits in your pocket."
Mgs20
Four can't miss gaming sessions at MGS20
MGS20 offers deep dives into what it takes to grow your mobile app in 2020, but here are four sessions specifically for gaming apps
Mobile Games Spending
Mobile gaming ‘whales’ spending more than ever, according to GameAnalytics
GameAnalytics CEO Ioana Hreninciuc digs into the data to find that high spending players are spending 20% more today than they were in 2016
Turning Japanese
It’s a JRPG 1-2 as Fate/Grand Order and Monster Strike head global top grossing chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
Golden Data
Time for a new free app analytics tool
New ways to track what’s going on
Esports
Super League Gaming partners with Wanda Cinemas Games to expand esports further in China
Over 700 locations across China will be utilised for the events
Sponsor Shoutout
A special thank you to the sponsors for the 2020 Mobile Games Awards
The companies supporting our prestigious event celebrating the best of the mobile games industry
Industry's Finest
Who will win at the 2020 Mobile Games Awards?
Join us for a glamorous evening celebrating the best of the mobile games industry
Npd Group
US and Canada mobile games revenue grows 24% in 2019
$11.82 billion spent in the two countries
Making Of
Building an artistic game out of tiny bricks: The making of LEGO Builder's Journey
"The challenge was to keep the game fresh, challenging and understandable all the way through"
Cocos Play
Cocos launches Cocos Play for easy integration of HTML5 game centres
Launch your own mini-game centre in whatever app you please
Bang Bang Into The Bank
Moonton's Mobile Legends crosses $500 million in gross revenue
281.3 million downloads since 2016, says Sensor Tower
Huge Success
Old School RuneScape battles to 8 million downloads on mobile
"Most successful year to date"
E3's Big Players
Microsoft confirms E3 attendance as Sony bows out for second year
What does this mean for mobile?
Event
The conference with a conscience - Pocket Gamer Connects London goes green
Our first industry event of the decade marks a new chapter in more ways than one
Phoenix Rising
Phoenix Games acquires German developer Sixteen Tons Entertainment for its growing development group
Emergency series creator joins the flock
Ua Universe
Join our UA Universe at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020 next week
One of 15 tracks at the conference
Billions And Billions
App Annie: Mobile gaming is on track to surpass $100 billion in 2020
59 per cent more companies are earning $100 million annually
Gameanalytics Benchmarks+
GameAnalytics announces powerful new Benchmarks+ features
Benchmarks+ releases several new features, including regional filtering, sub-genres, top 2-4% performance quantiles, and more
Cod Go
Call of Duty: Mobile has best launch quarter for a mobile game since Pokemon GO
180 million installs in 90 days
Stadia Downloads
Exclusive: Google Stadia mobile downloads have halved since November
550,000 installs to date, according to Sensor Tower
Closing The Loop
Mobius Final Fantasy is being shut down after nearly five years
Western players get longer to see the end of the story
Indie Spotlight
How Snowman got noticed by Apple and became part of Apple Arcade's launch with Skate City
"This growth in audiences combined with a service like Apple Arcade allows for indie studios to take more risks"
Develop:brighton Speakers
Develop:Brighton 2020 opens up to speaker submissions
Looking for talks on Apple Arcade, influencers, and more
10 Years On
10 YEARS ON: iPhone could be biggest social games platform, says Zynga
But only if Apple puts more effort into it
To The Top
Netmarble appoints chief global officer Seungwon Lee as new co-CEO
Will focus on core games business
London Calling
Pocket Gamer Connects London is NEXT WEEK!
Our biggest conference yet is just around the corner...
Women In Gaming
Women in Gaming Breakfast @ PGC London returns for a second year in 2020
An informal breakfast event to help clear the hangover of the party
Acquire, Retain, Monetise
Learn all about acquiring, retaining, and monetising users at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
One of 15 tracks at the conference
Sponsor Shout Out
Special thank you to the sponsors for next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects London
The companies supporting Europe’s biggest mobile games industry B2B conference
Buildbox Free
How Buildbox is opening the doors of game development for everyone
Buildbox co-founder Trey Smith on why now is the time for a free edition of the no-code development tool
Famitsu Charts
Nintendo Switch accounted for 26 of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan
Pokemon Sword and Shield continues to capture audiences
Higher And Higher
Mobile games revenue increased by 13% to $61.7 billion in 2019
Honor of Kings tops the list for worldwide spending at $1.43 billion