Accio Phone
Niantic magic’s up first look at Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Could it be as big as Pokemon Go?
Brawling In It
Supercell’s Brawl Stars hits up $150 million in first three months
75 million global downloads since release
Expansion
Animoca Brands agrees $8.9m deal to resell iClick advertising inventory
“This deal with Vigame is an important first step in our broader partnership with iClick”
Ad Tech
How live user comments for in-game mobile ads are boosting developer revenues
AdTiming explains the benefits of its Creative Timing and AdMuing tools
Esports
Konami's new high-rise esports centre wants to bring Japan's competitive gaming scene up to par
"Compared to esports pioneers America and Europe, Japan has still a long way to go"
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Florence composer Kevin Penkin on how to get a job creating music for games
"Music isn’t black magic! It’s just like any other craft where it takes hours and hours of (sometimes) pain-staking work to get what you want to say just right"
Growth
Social casino dev KamaGames saw revenues soar 33% to $76.4m in 2018
Gross revenue hit $76.4 million as DAU counts saw a similar jump up
Puzzler
Small Giant Games soft-launches Empires & Puzzles follow-up Puzzle Combat
First follow-up since Zynga purchased studio in December
Jackpot
Glu Mobile steps into the social casino game with Real Celebrity Slots
Title has been in soft launch since December 4th, 2018
Google
Recently-revealed patent flaunts what could be Google’s first gamepad
Google's gamepad may be a fully-featured streaming device in its own right
Licensing Royale
NetEase gets the jump on Fortnite and Tencent as FortCraft is approved for China launch
95 games receive licence for release
Global Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: MZ's Final Fantasy XV and IGG's Lords Mobile edge into the US top 10 grossing positions
Charts from February 25th to March 3rd
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Blizzard layoffs, Enjin's Unity SDK lands on Ethereum Testnet, and Fortnite usurps Apex Legends on streaming channels
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Say What?
Tencent’s Honor of Kings generated more than $1 billion in February alone
Version 2.0 sparks huge boost in earnings for the mobile MOBA
Asia Roundup
East Meets West: The battle to acquire Nexon heats up, and Nintendo is wary of looking greedy on mobile
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Hot Five
Rogue Games raises $1.25m, Blizzard job cuts, and International Women's Day
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
International Women's Day
International Women's Day: We profile a few of the games industry's stars
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Kate Edwards: "Be open-minded and explore the possibilities of your talents"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Ella Romanos: "I'm really inspired by people who forge their own paths through the industry and who help others"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Gamee CEO Bozena Rezab: "Just go for it, even if you've never worked in games before"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Grand Cru CFO Celine Pasula: "Don’t be scared of going after the job you really want"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Yokozuna Data CEO Africa Perianez on a career in machine learning and a company where half of the engineers and all the data scientists are women
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Event
What's at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle this May?
Two-day event features 13-track conference schedule, Big Indie Pitches, investor panels, networking and more across mobile, PC and blockchain
Ps Go
Sony introduces iPhone and ipad remote play for PS4
Four years after Sony Xperia 73
Funding
GFR Fund has put together a $20 million pot for esports, streaming and new technologies
"We are looking beyond traditional game developers to invest in disruptive entertainment technologies"
E3 2019
E3 grows a little quieter as EA pulls out of the event
Publisher promises "less talk and more play" as it moves all focus towards EA Play
Women In Games
Dirtybit's Anette Ståløy: "Misconceptions usually come from a lack of knowledge and from people making assumptions"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Tamalaki owner Martine Spaans: "I wish I would have known that hard work is not rewarded when no one sees it"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Oscar Winner
Award-winning Pixar producer joins Glu’s board of directors
Darla Anderson previously worked on 2017 film Coco
Women In Games
Games UX specialist Celia Hodent: "We know that having good diversity and inclusivity on a team are key to being more successful"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Curve Digital's Buahin: "We still have a way to go to dispel assumptions that women don't play games"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
MiTale CEO Natasha Trygg: "Try everything that games development has to offer and do not be afraid to fail"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Look Out Thanos
Marvel Strike Force adds Captain Marvel as game makes $150 million in first year
New Alliance War mode rolled out too
Women In Games
Kongregate CEO Emily Greer on a career in games: "I've found a tremendous amount of kindness, openness and fun"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Jagex's Cassia Curran on an international career in biz dev
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Job News
Here's where 209 jobs were cut in Blizzard's US business
We now know just where layoffs have been made in the Overwatch firm's American workforce
Jobs
Former Atari COO Todd Shallbetter goes medical with Level Ex
Shallbetter will help the surgical training company's drive into VR and AR technologies
Animated
DeepMotion partners with Samsung to bring AR dance moves to mobile
DeepMotion's handheld motion capture could mean big things for next-gen mobile gaming
Jobs
VC outfit Atomico internally promotes three new partners
“Bryce, Alison and Camilla have the ambition, shared mission and energy we need as we continue to build Atomico”
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Unbound Creation’s Jakub Kasztalski set to host talk on how to mix third-party assets without your game looking terrible
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th.
Ads Equals Rewards
Google Play begins open beta for rewarded video ads powered by AdMob
Feature can be applied to any app
Music To My Ears
Music games developer Gismart launches new investment initiative for mobile
Looking to invest $1 million on a case-by-case basis
East To East
How a China partnership turned Steppy Pants into a number one chart topper in Japan
Super Entertainment co-director Stephen Last discusses how a collaboration with Yodo1 produced significant returns
Niantic Used Happy Hour
Pokemon Go trainers have spent $2.45 billion in less than three years
Franchise as a whole on mobile reaches $2.5 billion
Nintendo Cardboard
Nintendo steps into the world of VR with new Labo kit for Switch
Blaster, camera, elephant and more included in new bundle
Growth
17 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019’s Growth Track
Track sponsored by DeltaDNA
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Pixel Federation's Martin Jurasek to host talk on using data to design onboarding
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th.
Event
Free half-day blockchain games summit near GDC
Seminars, panel debates and networking for anyone interested in taking their game on the chain
Ubi-free
Vivendi sells off last Ubisoft shares as takeover plans come to an end
Media conglomerate was in position for hostile takeover in 2018
Studio Expansion
Mobile publisher Rogue Games brings in $1.25m from seed funding round
Venture firm Grishin Robotics led funding