This War of Mine has raised $500k for charity after selling 4.5 million units

More Than Surviving

This War of Mine has raised $500k for charity after selling 4.5 million units

Developer and publisher 11 bit Studios has a new game in the works with $5.2m budget and a further two projects in preliminary development after that

Nippon Ichi Software stock nosedives after Disgaea RPG suffers maintenance woes after launch

Emergency Maintenance

Nippon Ichi Software stock nosedives after Disgaea RPG suffers maintenance woes after launch

Game taken offline after March 19th launch and was due to come back online at end of March, but has since suffered further delays

Win Indie Showcase space at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Win Indie Showcase space at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Demo your game to the global games industry FREE this May, worth $650

Ex-Konami head of emerging markets named Marvelous Europe GM as Harry Holmwood exits

Movers And Shakers

Ex-Konami head of emerging markets named Marvelous Europe GM as Harry Holmwood exits

Holmwood leaving to focus on "other business interests"

Monetizer Mavens on what Apple Arcade needs to do to be successful

Rethinking Paid

Monetizer Mavens on what Apple Arcade needs to do to be successful

A new way to play and pay

Epic Games unveils simultaneous multi-user editing for Unreal Engine 4.22

Epic Games unveils simultaneous multi-user editing for Unreal Engine 4.22

Google Stadia support out now

Pokemon Go surpasses $2.5 billion in worldwide player spending

$4 Million A Day

Pokemon Go surpasses $2.5 billion in worldwide player spending

Augmented reality title yet to reach third anniversary

PUBG Mobile introduces in-app subscriptions for sixth season

PUBG Mobile introduces in-app subscriptions for sixth season

Gross revenue grew 83 per cent in March 2019 overtaking Fortnite for the month

Former Flaregames boss Klaas Kersting sets up Phoenix Games group

"Phoenix Games moves beyond what's possible with single-game publishing deals, promoting a more long-term, strategic approach"

Indie Spotlight: Nitrome’s Matthew Annal on coming back from the brink

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: Nitrome’s Matthew Annal on coming back from the brink

"Survival is success”

StreamElements names former Twitch veteran Chase as head of communications

StreamElements names former Twitch veteran Chase as head of communications

Chase will be heading up the communications division at StreamElements

Jobs in Games: Ludia studio art manager Serge Mongeau on how to get a job creating art for games

Jobs in Games: Ludia studio art manager Serge Mongeau on how to get a job creating art for games

"Your portfolio is your window to the world. You need to let the world know how you think"

MLB Champions developer Lucid Sight raises $6 million

MLB Champions developer Lucid Sight raises $6 million

Investment takes the company’s funding total to $11 million

Weekly global mobile games charts: PUBG Mobile hits top spot in the US Google Play grossing charts

Weekly global mobile games charts: PUBG Mobile hits top spot in the US Google Play grossing charts

Charts from March 18th to March 24th

Mobvista revenue from programmatic advertising grew 99 per cent in the wake of its IPO

Mobvista revenue from programmatic advertising grew 99 per cent in the wake of its IPO

Ad tech platform reports a 38.9 per cent annual increase in total revenue, hitting $435 million

The Jolly Rogers - An open-source Unity game

The Jolly Rogers - An open-source Unity game

Heroic Labs open-sources a demo game on GitHub

Former Exient, Chimera and ZenGuard staff join Idle Miner Tycoon dev Kolibri Games

Former Exient, Chimera and ZenGuard staff join Idle Miner Tycoon dev Kolibri Games

Former Chimera Entertainment lead game designer Boris Conrad Heisserer takes the role

China’s games regulator approves nearly 100 new games including Game of Thrones and Angry Birds

Foreign Games Too

China’s games regulator approves nearly 100 new games including Game of Thrones and Angry Birds

Bringing the total for new games in 2019 up to 987

Cloud tech startup Polystream secures $12 million to develop 3D streaming services

Cloud tech startup Polystream secures $12 million to develop 3D streaming services

Wargaming's investment suggests Polystream is getting into games

Mobile accounted for 29 per cent of all software sales in a record-breaking year for UK games

Mobile accounted for 29 per cent of all software sales in a record-breaking year for UK games

2018 saw a 10 per cent year-over-year gain in consumer spending in the country

Live game management platform ChillConnect raises $450,000 in funding

Live game management platform ChillConnect raises $450,000 in funding

“We can now market the platform to an even larger range of potential customers”

Konami rebrands New York office to Konami Cross Media

Konami rebrands New York office to Konami Cross Media

Yuta Kose has been named president for the renamed studio

Apple patent filing suggests work on VR/MR headset

Apple patent filing suggests work on VR/MR headset

The document focuses on range finding and accessory tracking for VR/MR head-mounted display system

Is Brawl Stars set to knock it out the park in China as Supercell’s latest billion-dollar success?

Is Brawl Stars set to knock it out the park in China as Supercell’s latest billion-dollar success?

An analysis of the online multiplayer shooter's Western and Eastern performance

Lab Cave’s birthday present to its customers is a new Advertising Mediation for Apps tool

Lab Cave’s birthday present to its customers is a new Advertising Mediation for Apps tool

Firm claims to offer unbiased, impartial way to mediate ads for mobile apps

India police lift PUBG Mobile ban in Ahmedabad

India police lift PUBG Mobile ban in Ahmedabad

With exam season over, officials see no reason to renew the Battlegrounds ban

Gameloft partners with humanitarian charity CARE for “Stronger Together” Dragon Mania Legends event

Gameloft partners with humanitarian charity CARE for “Stronger Together” Dragon Mania Legends event

Dragon Mania Legends developer vows a minimum donation of $50,000

April Fool's Day 2019 roundup: The funniest gags from games and tech

April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day 2019 roundup: The funniest gags from games and tech

Rounding up the best pranks of the day

FlowPlay on building community-based virtual worlds for social casino and blockchain's integral role in gaming's future

FlowPlay on building community-based virtual worlds for social casino and blockchain's integral role in gaming's future

A peek inside the Seattle studio

More than 1,500 people have lost their jobs in the games industry in three months

More than 1,500 people have lost their jobs in the games industry in three months

Estimates suggest total already exceeds 2018

Games industry roundup: EU votes to pass Article 13, what art assets to use in marketing, and Blockchain Gamer Connects heads to Hong Kong

Games industry roundup: EU votes to pass Article 13, what art assets to use in marketing, and Blockchain Gamer Connects heads to Hong Kong

15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz

7 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London's Game Changers: Hyper-casual and Instant Messenger track

7 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London's Game Changers: Hyper-casual and Instant Messenger track

Track sponsored by Facebook Gaming

Why NetEase is shooting up battle royale with stylish, team-based title Disorder

Better Together

Why NetEase is shooting up battle royale with stylish, team-based title Disorder

Twitch Prime members can grab up to a year's worth of Nintendo Switch Online

Twitch Prime members can grab up to a year's worth of Nintendo Switch Online

A free year of Nintendo Switch online will now be added to Twitch Prime

East Meets West: Perfect World off to a scorching start with $100m in 22 days, and pre-registrations kick off for Brawl Stars in China

East Meets West

East Meets West: Perfect World off to a scorching start with $100m in 22 days, and pre-registrations kick off for Brawl Stars in China

Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market

The good and the bad of Apple Arcade, how Raid: Shadow Legends monetises, and the top 10 selling Nintendo Switch indies

The good and the bad of Apple Arcade, how Raid: Shadow Legends monetises, and the top 10 selling Nintendo Switch indies

The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week

16 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London's Indie Track

16 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London's Indie Track

Track sponsored by Fingersoft

Tencent is readying to test another streaming platform Start in China

Power Of The Cloud

Tencent is readying to test another streaming platform Start in China

Appears to be separate to Intel Instant Play partnership

Webzen eyes America launch for MMORPG MU Origin 2 after success in Asia

Webzen eyes America launch for MMORPG MU Origin 2 after success in Asia

From China to America

Matchington Mansion surpasses $100 million in global IAP revenue

Matchington Mansion surpasses $100 million in global IAP revenue

50 million downloads

The games investor checklist: Hunting the next Supercell

Finding Funding

The games investor checklist: Hunting the next Supercell

Atomico details its framework for investment

Financing your indie games development studio - Part one

Financing your indie games development studio - Part one

Game Dragons director and industry veteran Philip Oliver gives you the lowdown on dealing with investors and publishers

4 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London's Living Games track

4 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London's Living Games track

Key sessions from Paladin Studios, Dodreams, KingsIsle Entertainment and Jagex.

Why Apple Arcade is doomed to disappoint both players and developers

Why Apple Arcade is doomed to disappoint both players and developers

AppAgent CEO Peter Fodor believes Apple's new subscription service may have come too late - five years too late in fact

Animoca Brands invests $2 million in creative networking platform Talenthouse

Animoca Brands invests $2 million in creative networking platform Talenthouse

Deal equal to 448,413 shares in art networking platform

What does Apple Arcade mean for indie games developers?

The Future Is Now

What does Apple Arcade mean for indie games developers?

The Indie Mavens have their say on the new subscription service

Kaz Hirai is stepping down from Sony after 35 years

Kaz Hirai is stepping down from Sony after 35 years

I am confident that everyone is fully aligned under Yoshida-san's strong leadership, and are ready to build an even brighter future"

Monolith Soft is ramping up its roster in preparation for a new Zelda

Monolith Soft is ramping up its roster in preparation for a new Zelda

After pitching in on Breath of the Wild, Monolith is back for more adventuring

Perfect World’s $100 million launch month dethrones Honor of Kings

Perfect World’s $100 million launch month dethrones Honor of Kings

Tencent's newest MMO has been raking in $4.5 million in player spending every day since launch

Former Digit Game Studios UX director opens new consultancy business

Former Digit Game Studios UX director opens new consultancy business

Om Tandon departs Star Trek: Fleet Dommand developer; will write articles analysis the UX in free-to-play games