December 5, 2018 Into The Swing Playdemic CEO Paul Gouge explains how Golf Clash is getting more competitive with clans and potentially esports too Two years on, plenty to come
December 5, 2018 Huge Epic is launching its own Android games storefront off back of Fortnite success Launching soon with a curated selection of games
December 4, 2018 Charts Weekly global mobile game charts: Ironhides’ Kingdom Rush Vengeance off to strong start in UK, US and China Covers the period from November 19th to 25th.
December 4, 2018 Fantastic Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire made on average $1 million a day in November Combat-focused city builder earned $30 million worldwide throughout last month
December 4, 2018 Nice Soomla snags $2.6m in funding to boost mobile monetization measurement platform The funding was led by JAL Ventures with further investment from existing partners
December 4, 2018 Catch ‘em Pokemon Go catches $80 million worldwide revenue in November Worthy catch marks a 50 per cent year-over-year increase
December 4, 2018 Magic Gameloft’s Disney Magic Kingdom soars to $114 million in lifetime revenue Enchanted park builder has also reached over 70 million downloads since 2016
December 4, 2018 Winner Winner Tencent’s PUBG Mobile crowned best game of the year on Android by Google King’s Candy Crush Friends Saga and Team Alto’s Odyssey also given nods
December 4, 2018 Indie Delight Donut County and Gorogoa named iPhone and iPad game of the year by Apple Alto’s Odyssey and battle royale games also given the nod
December 4, 2018 Early Bird Expands Mobile still has ‘plenty of opportunity’ says Henric Suuronen, launching $30 million Play Ventures fund Ex-angel investor upscales
December 4, 2018 Igdc Begins “By the games industry for the games industry”: India Game Developer Conference kicks off Rebranded event aims to promote emerging sector
December 3, 2018 Global Tencent and NetEase saw a 382 per cent increase in international mobile games revenue during 2018 China’s game freeze hasn’t stopped the country’s biggest players going global
December 3, 2018 Chicken Dinner PUBG Mobile revenue grows 166 per cent to surpass Fortnite for the first time Brendan Greene’s handheld battle royale earned $12 million in the week ending Black Friday
December 3, 2018 Holiday US mobile games revenue hit $55.8 million all-time peak over Black Friday This year’s bargain holiday market the most successful day for mobile gaming in the US ever
December 3, 2018 Royale PUBG Mobile hits 30 million daily active players and 200 million downloads in eight months Handheld battlegrounds held the second highest MAU count among all mobile games this quarter
December 3, 2018 Guest Feature How the changes to SEIS/EIS tax relief affect UK developers Consultants Adam Betteridge and Ella Romanos break it down
December 3, 2018 Strategy PlayRaven leaves Eve: War of Ascension to CCP after joining Rovio’s flock CCP London will take over the development of the galactic MMO tie-in
December 3, 2018 Jobs Jam City laid off “a large number” of developers on Friday Mobile developer has yet to reveal exactly how many employees have lost their jobs
December 3, 2018 Big Deal Social casino giant Playtika acquires Pearl’s Peril dev Wooga German studio finds a buyer after self-proclaimed 'tough two years'
November 30, 2018 Party Time Join us for the PG Christmas Mixer in association with Ogury Free relaxed networking, panel discussions and drinks in central London
November 30, 2018 Charts Weekly global mobile game charts: Tencent’s Naruto Online makes a splash in the East Charts for the week of November 12th
November 30, 2018 Super Marvel: Contest of Champions Cyber Monday revenue exploded 583 per cent in one week Kabam’s mobile fighter reached a superpowered $3.3 million this holiday weekend
November 30, 2018 Sound Strategy Analytics group believes Nintendo can claim control of the 2019 console market with the Switch Strategy Analytics isn't worried about the enduring success of home consoles
November 30, 2018 Hard Turn Nintendo shoots down Elon Musk's request to license Mario Kart to Tesla’s range of electric cars The Tesla CEO seems open to the possibility of adding PC games marketplace Steam though
November 30, 2018 Stocked Mobvista hopes to snag $173.9m from IPO to boost mobile advertising and analytics platform The Hong Kong-based company also intends
November 30, 2018 Masterclass “Games are for everyone:” Space Ape on breaking misconceptions and helping people find their way into the industry “Our studio is overflowing with knowledge, I think it would be selfish not to share it”
November 30, 2018 Joining The Flock Angry Birds creator Rovio snaps up Finnish dev PlayRaven Rovio claims the move will help them strengthen their presence in strategy games
November 29, 2018 Uk Special Region Focus: London-based games companies on persevering in the face of Brexit "Facing the unknown and uncertainty does not encourage innovation and exploration of new ideas and collaborations"
November 29, 2018 Woah British consumers to rack up $1.2 billion in spending on mobile games this year The figure is set to rise to $2 billion in 2023
November 29, 2018 Special Offer Pocket Gamer Connects London Early Bird prices end today! Save up to $400 if you book your tickets by midnight
November 29, 2018 Jamming Jam City wraps up Bingo Pop IP acquisition with new Toronto Studio The Bingo Pop team will join Jam City as part of the move
November 29, 2018 Speak Up Tencent, Zynga and Natural Motion set to speak at India Games Developer Conference 2018 Activision, Ubisoft and Avalanche Studios also to feature
November 29, 2018 It's A Match Matchmade reveals plans to open a US office amid $4.8m investment The platform now also offers key Twitch data to marketers
November 28, 2018 Big Data Energy UK video games industry contributed over £1.069bn to country's economy in 2017 The figure could be much higher, however.
November 28, 2018 Lets Go Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee sold 1.5m units in the US in just ten days RPGs launched back on November 16th
November 28, 2018 Cool Atari focusing on casual and sim games following Rollercoaster Tycoon success "We’re clearly doing well with simulation games like Rollercoaster Tycoon," says CEO Chesnais
November 28, 2018 Caught Nintendo catches $250m from the US between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday Total US hardware sales for the period jumped up 45 per cent over the same period in 2017
November 28, 2018 Hammered Games Workshop taps up Tilting Point and Hunted Cow for Warhammer: Chaos and Conquest The fantasy strategy game is currently in Beta in the Philippines and could be globally launched next year
November 28, 2018 Uk Special "Scotland's pedigree has endured, and the development scene is thriving" 4J Studios, Outplay and Tag Games fill us in on the game scene north of the wall
November 28, 2018 All In Who could be top dog in the fight to acquire Zynga? We speculate on the potential suitors if any deal were to take place
November 28, 2018 Indie Spotlight Alex Johansson on combining vertical platformer and shooter inspirations in Shump and diversifying income "Other areas gave me those extra streams of income to sustain development when getting started and also serve as a breath of fresh air from the apps I was working on daily"
November 27, 2018 Funding Round New US publisher Nifty Games raises $3m for mobile-first sports games Early investors include aXiomatic Gaming and venture capital firms March Capital Partners and Defy.VC
November 27, 2018 Crash Course Google Play removes 13 phoney apps from a single developer for installing malware But not before the racing games accumulated over half a million downloads
November 27, 2018 Jobs IGDA names new chairman and vice chair as David Seltzer steps back from leadership role Vesa Raudasoja succeeds Seltzer as chairman while Emily Greer takes on the vice chair position
November 27, 2018 Brexit Leading UK Games industry figures and companies reject Brexit deal The Games4EU-published letter was signed by over 125 companies and 1300 industry members
November 27, 2018 Speaker Spotlight Speaker Spotlight: Unbound's Ryan Nisbet on building a career in games and getting out of your comfort zone Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
November 27, 2018 Event King, Moonfrog Labs, Resolution Games and GameAnalytics join the amazing speaker roster at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 Industry trends, hypercasual games, VR, AR, consoles and the future - it’s all at the January event.
November 27, 2018 Paradise Palms Fortnite now has 200 million players Rise of 60 per cent in the last five months
November 27, 2018 Deal Space World of Tanks dev Wargaming snaps up UK's Fractured Space studio Edge Case Games 32-person team working on an unannounced new MMO IP
November 27, 2018 Wales Wales Region Focus: “We've got a way to go but we're already punching above our weight” Toxic Games' Dan De Rocha, Wales Interactive’s David Banner MBE and Richard Pring, Talespinners' Ian Thomas and Quantum Soup’s Chris Payne weigh in