Develop: Brighton
Weather Factory, Sumo Digital and Jagex pick up the accolades at Develop: Star Awards
Overcooked 2 takes game of the year
For Sale?
China's Shanghai Fukong hasn't sold Jagex just yet
Reported sale was just one option that was being explored by the Chinese entertainment giant
Welcome To Jurassic Pop
Universal Games taps Funko brand for new mobile puzzler
Back to the Future, Jurassic World, Shrek, and more
Dead Serious
Motion Twin, Playdigious and Bilibili team for Dead Cells mobile port in China
Game is due for release on Western mobile devices in August
Market Trends
PGC Hong Kong: Kunlun Korea GM Sean Lim on mobile market trends
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Growth
Hi-Rez Studios expands UK presence with Red Beard Games
"Our intent with Red Beard Games is to ensure it can function independently, creatively and with all the agility of a small studio"
The Doctor Is In
Dr. Mario World tops iOS charts quicker than Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
BTS World beats both however
No Go On Pro
Nintendo’s Doug Bowser says Switch Lite won’t kill off 3DS support
No Switch Pro will be released this year too
Blockchain
PGC Hong Kong: Liquefy CEO Adrian Lai on the importance of tokenisation in esports
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Rip 3ds
Nintendo Switch Lite launches this September
Pricing, release date and specs revealed
Develop: Brighton 2019
More than 4,000 developers have applied to be part of Google's Stadia Partners programme
According to technical account manager Sam Corcoran
New Studio
Former Panic Button director unveils new studio Enduring Games
“We're making good games with good people”
Expansion
Zordix launches new indie-focused publishing division
“Zordix Publishing will be a key strategic move for us, and we look forward with great excitement”
Imga China
Don’t miss the 2019 IMGA China Launch Seminar in Shanghai this August
It's great for networking, and our readers get 30% off the price of tickets
Job Losses
Intermedia Labs lays off several HQ Trivia staff as download numbers drop
Jeopardy winner Alex Jacobs claims he has not been paid winnings from the show
Event
Find out what awaits you at the first ever Pocket Gamer Connects MENA
Two-day games industry expo features 8 conference tracks, Big Indie Pitch, Investor Connector and more.
Indie Spotlight
Quite Fresh owner Stefan Åhlin on the life of a solo developer
"I feel really lucky to be working with something I love doing at the same time as being in control of my day to day"
Live Ops
PGC Hong Kong: Touchten Games CEO Rokimas Soeharyo on growing live ops
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Old School
The challenge of taking Old School RuneScape to mobile
Senior game engine developer Christopher Knowles discusses old codebases and getting company-wide buy-in
Bravo
Netflix and King Features working with Studio MDHR on animated Cuphead series
The Cuphead Show featuring Mugman will follow the characters across Inkwell Isle
Event
Everything you need to know about Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019
Essential info for those attending our two-day B2B games industry conference next week
No Sale
Update: South Korea's Nexon no longer up for sale following lack of buyers
CEO Jungju Kim apparently wasn't impressed by the list of companies who stepped forward
G-star
East meets West at G-STAR 2019, Asia's largest game exhibition in Busan, Korea, on November 14-17th - early bird registration now open!
Join over 2,000 trade visitors from 36 countries and nearly 700 exhibitors at Asia’s most accessible show
Million Dollars
French start-up Million Victories raises $1.4m to shake up strategy genre
Studio claims debut title Million Lords has 35 per cent day one retention and average revenue per daily active user of $0.50
Crushes Candy Crush
Pokemon Go generates $2.65 billion in first three years
Worldwide catch ‘em all is on track to cross $3 billion in 2019
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: East Side Games' Elin Jonsson on the misconceptions of being a games producer
"I know how incredibly hard it is to run a studio, and I don’t take my current job for granted"
Html5
PGC Hong Kong: Black Snowflake CEO to host session on HTML5 games market
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Woo
Azerion acquires kids MMO Woozworld
Deal comes hot off the back of purchase of Spil Games’ mobile division
Expansion Plans
Mediatonic eyes recruitment drive as it expands to 200 staff and opens new Madrid studio
Gears Pop developer received funds from investment round earlier this year
Revenue Split
Tencent uses clout to negotiate better revenue share on Chinese Android stores
Publisher secures 70/30 split instead of typical 50/50 share with app stores owned by the likes of Huawei and Xiaomi
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Mike Bithell talks John Wick Hex, Yogscast creator fired amidst harassment allegations, and Etheremon runs out of funds
15 articles from PocketGamer.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockchainGamer.biz
New Classification
Chinese companies including Tencent want new age-rating system in the region
Follows frustration with the country's approval process
Jobs In Games
Seeking a job in the games industry - part two: The interview process
Game Dragons consultant Philip Oliver offers advice on getting a job in games
East Meets West
East Meets West: Honor of Kings spending its $728m in H1 2019, Tilting Point invests $20m in CookApps UA, and Nintendo talks 5G
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Hot Five
Marshmello debuts new album in mobile game, Nintendo Switch Online passes 10m subs, and Candy Crush's surprise success
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Whole Lotta Cash
Mobile game spending for the first half of 2019 reaches nearly $30 billion
20.1 billion downloads showing a 3.2 per cent increase year-on-year
Esports
PGC Hong Kong: ENCE esports CEO Mika Kuusisto to speak about the future of competitive play
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Indie Investment
Crazy Labs investing $500,000 in hyper-casual indie developers
“Hyper-casual is by far the most dynamic line of games we ever worked on”
Switched On
Nintendo Switch Online surpasses 10 million subscribers
Membership program is growing steadily, says company president
Industry Trends
Nintendo on game streaming and 5G: “We must keep up with such changes in the environment”
Company executives discuss key industry trends and how its teams think about them
Studio Expansion
Keywords opens new recording studio in Brazil
New 3,550ft facility has been set up with its newly acquired subsidiary Maximal Studios
Job News
Kolibri hires former Wooga exec as chief financial officer
Ross Logan becomes first addition to the company's C-Suite since it was founded
Esports Academy
4 videos from Pocket Gamer connects Seattle 2019's Esports Academy track
The series of talks includes speakers from the likes of PiiK Games, Riot Games, Genvid Technologies, ESP Gaming and more
Developer Toolkit
Check out these Developer Toolkit videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019
Featuring speakers from the likes of 2034 Complex LLC and SuperGenius Studio
Growth Track
7 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's Growth Track
Track sponsored by Minimob
Brexit Shenanigans
UKIE says UK government needs to support industry as France launches campaign to attract companies
'Our reputation can be eroded in a globally competitive industry. The emergence of a programme designed to poach talent and businesses from the UK should remind policymakers of this fact'
Latest Hires
Jagex recruits new VP of studio, technical director and QA boss
Mark Faulkner returns to head up firm's publishing platform and Ben Alton is promoted to IT director
Trade Trends
7 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's Trade Trends track
Track sponsored by GameAnalytics
Develop: Brighton
Mobile game dev sessions to attend at Develop: Brighton 2019
Our top picks of the mobile-related talks at this year's show
Scotland Follows In Third
TIGA names London and the South East as biggest games development hubs in the UK
“London remains a games development powerhouse”