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6 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2018's Game Changers: Cloud track
All the talks from the Game Changers: Cloud track
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Strike
Marvel Strike Force has earned over $55 million worldwide
To date, FoxNext’s superhero RPG has been downloaded over 13.7 million times
Recycling Ad Dollars
How AppCoins hopes to monetise unbanked app store users via blockchain
Creating value flow
Winners
The 3rd International Mobile Game Awards SEA names its winners
In a high-quality competition, no single game stood out above the rest to take home Grand Prix winner
Loud
A live-action Talking Tom movie has begun production
Assassin’s Creed movie producer Jean-Julien Baronnet will help adapt the mobile app for the big screen
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15 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2018's Indie Track
All the talks from The Indie Track
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4 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2018's Esports Academy track
All the talks from the Esports Academy track
Global Charts
Weekly global mobile game charts: Tencent's Command & Conquer Red Alert Online rolls into China as a top grosser
Google Play and App Store rankings in the US, Great Britain and Ireland, and China for the week of October 15th to 21st
Gcap
“In 2018 one of the most punk, transgressive, brave and bad-ass thing you can do is to care about each other”
At Melbourne International Games Week, Mountains creative director Ken Wong delved into the new revolution that the industry needs
Igdc
India Game Developers Conference 2018 reveals its first wave of speakers
Five speakers from studios including Avalanche, Zynga, Geogrify and Tabtale have confirmed attendance at this year's IGDC
Toll
Google will charge phone-makers if they want to use Google Play following European Commission ruling
Following a European Commission ruling earlier this year resulting in a $5 billion fine
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Hutch's Matthew Pelly on how to get a job as head of QA and customer support
"We are not here to rubber stamp releases and it is a fatal mistake to step into that role"
Trip
Alto’s Odyssey earns $1 million in its first eight months
Odyssey earned its first million faster than predecessor Alto’s Adventure
Gcap
“We shouldn't see similarity as a requirement for helping each other"
At Melbourne International Games Week, The Working Lunch director Ally McLean delved into how mentorship can better the industry
Just Do It
Nominations for Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2019 close today
Ceremony takes place on the evening of January 22nd
Hot Five
Helix Jump case study, key retention data, and Candy Crush Friends Saga tops the charts
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Event
Free expo space for indies at G-STAR
Big Indie Awards open access to free booth spaces at Korea’s leading exhibition and conference
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5 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2018's Influencer Insight track
All the talks from the Influencer Insight track
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9 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2018's Growth Track
All the talks from The Growth Track
Epic Stuff
Fortnite developer Epic Games raises $1.25 billion in funding from over half a dozen investors
Seven new investors become minority shareholders in the Fortnite and Unreal developer
Tech
Swedish games studio Bublar Group acquires VR/AR outfit Vobling for $5.5 million
Stockholm-based mixed reality developer will use the increased size to push production on next year's Hello Kitty AR project
Hit
Subway Surfers is the most downloaded game of all time on Google Play
App Annie has released a report on the most popular games of Google Play’s first 10 years
Fighting Fit
How does Badland Brawl monetise?
Frogmind’s latest analysed
Overworked
How can we tackle the games industry's crunch problem?
The Mobile Mavens have their say on working conditions
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: DIGIT Game Studios' Om Tandon on advanced UX prototyping and finding the fun
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Stream
Amazon GameOn expands with Twitch-integrated Tournament organiser
The latest update to the cross-platform API lets viewers play alongside streamers
Freeze
China reportedly halts “green channel” approvals during a government restructure
Local developers and gamers are increasingly turning to Steam to remain active in the space
Looking Fresh
New look for leading mobile games website PocketGamer.com
In the bold new interface, reviews, guides, recommended lists and opinion pieces lie at the core of the editorial mix
Expansion
How the esports landscape will change in Australia and New Zealand over the coming 12 months
ESL managing director and EGAA chairman Nick Zanzetti gave a talk on the topic at the Melbourne International Games Week
Data
GameAnalytics: Fewer than 15% of games retain a third of their players after day one
Analysis firm's latest benchmarking report shows a "winner-takes-all" space
European Expansion
Hugo Games opens new match-three studio in Berlin
Headed up by ex-King technical lead Moritz Voss
Global Charts
Weekly global mobile game charts: Candy Crush Friends Saga inevitably dominates the download rankings
Google Play and App Store rankings in the US, Great Britain and Ireland, and China for the week of October 8th to 14th
Huge
Monster Strike and Puzzle & Dragons have grossed more than $7 billion each
More than five years later, Mixi’s game is still experiencing revenue growth
Hired
Hasbro and Angry Birds veterans join AR toy developer Draw & Code
Brett Page and Becky Jones take on new leadership roles at the SwapBots studio
Cherry On Top
Hollow Knight dev Team Cherry snags Studio of the Year accolade at Australian Game Developer Awards 2018
Mountains also got a nod for mobile narrative game Florence
Big Indie Pitch
Legacy 3 reveals all its secrets to take the crown at The Big Indie Pitch at Sweden Game Arena 18
We check out the top 3 prize winners at this years Big Indie Pitch at Sweden Game Arena 18
G-star 2018
Meet Pocket Gamer and Jagex Partners at G-STAR
We’ll be at the Korea show with the Big Indie Awards, a Big Indie Pitch and a sweet PG Party
Woah
Fortnite developer Epic Games to open new Australia and New Zealand branch
GDA Australia CEO Anthony Reed will be stepping down from his role to help start it up
Stamped Out
IronSource launches new bug testing tool for playable ads
Recommends solutions to fix potential issues
Event
How to get into Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 - free!
Four ways you can attend Europe’s biggest B2B event for the mobile games industry without paying a bean
Growth Masters
Hyper-casual games publisher Playgendary's IAP revenue shot up 57 per cent during Q3 2018
Bowmasters and Tank Stars bring Playgendary its best quarter yet for revenue and downloads
Top Stuff
Here are the longest-serving number one games and apps on Google Play since 2012
Sensor Tower reports on the high flyers over the last six years of the Android storefront
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Neutronized's Gionathan Pesaresi on making Super Cat Tales 2 in a tough mobile market
"If you consider that Super Cat Tales 2 took almost a year from its start to release, you can imagine how hard it is to compete with publishers dropping a new hyper-casual game every two weeks"
Funding Reality
Ex-King games guru Tommy Palm's VR studio Resolution Games raises $7.5m
Valued at $87.5 million
Big Indie Pitch
Golf Peaks hits a hole in one at The Big Indie Pitch at GIC in Poznan 2018
We check out the top 3 prize winners at this years Big Indie Pitch at GIC in Poznan
Final Countdown
Final deadline for Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards nominations is October 29th
Extension to help you with those last-minute submissions
Blast-off
NetEase’s Eve: Echoes is a mobile take on CCP’s space-faring MMO slated for a 2019 release
Mobile space sim will try to capture the full PC experience on Android and iOS
Globe Trotting
Yoozoo VP on finding the next great games market and the importance of localisation
“It’s down to them because games publishing and making there will be very different to how they are in China”
Jobs News
Former Oculus CEO and co-founder Brendan Iribe follows Palmer Luckey out the door
Spent six years with the virtual reality pioneers