Direct
Dragalia Lost set for launch on September 27th in US, Japan, Hong Kong and Macau
The company's first original mobile IP is launching in Japan, The US and various territories next month
Partners
Dreamloop and Big Blue Studios join Remote Control Productions' developer network
Development and mediation outfit picks up minority stake in studios
Growth
From user acquisition and retention to games growth: Inside the Growth Track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki will touch down in Finland from September 11th to 12th
Igda
One-to-one mentoring at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
The IGDA Mentor Cafe connects developers with expert mentors
Monumental
Monument Valley worldwide revenue climbs to over $25 million
Non-euclidean puzzler has made almost 18x its reported budget back in revenue
I Choose You
Niantic contributes tech to community improvement through new fellowship programme
The Niantic/ Knights Fellows Program will be a six-month initiative that will allow US communities to use the developer’s tech
Empath
Speaker Spotlight: 12traits CEO Joe Schaeppi reveals the importance of empathy in retaining players
Joe Schaeppi will be giving a talk titled The Future of Gaming is Empathy - The Key to Retaining Players at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Igdc
NGDC rebrands to The India Game Developer Conference
Event returns to Hyderabad on December 4th and 5th 2018
Grow
Speaker Spotlight: Bon Games CEO Ilkka Immonen on how to grow as a developer in Finland
Ilkka Immonen will be part of a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki discussing Growing as a Developer in Finland
Getting Kolsch With The Industry
5 things we learned at Devcom and Gamescom 2018
After six days in Cologne we have returned with wisdom to share
Global
Speaker Spotlight: Yengage director of sales Justin Susumu Endo reveals how to be an international player
Justin Susumu Endo will be part of a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki discussing how to be a truly international player
Restrictive Policies
China’s block on new game licenses could be coming to an end - but fresh regulations are incoming
Calls to restrict the number of new game releases
Expand
Speaker Spotlight: Jam City VP Jeremy Horn on how the developer is expanding from casual to mid-core
Jeremy Horn will be giving a talk titled From Casual Publisher to Mid-Core Player - How Jam City is Expanding at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Nice
500,000 people fly into Cologne for Gamescom 2018
Devcom, meanwhile, snagged 200,00 for its second annual conference
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Owl Studio CEO on how to run a successful business without investment
Vera Velichko will be talking about running a successful business without investment at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Job News
Spil Games appoints Patrik Wilkens as new VP of mobile
Publisher makes its third internal promotion, completing the formation of a new senior management team
Click To Play
How Google is boosting Play Store by adding AppOnboard’s Try Now demos
CEO Jonathan Zweig explains all
Labo
Nintendo launches Interactive Labo Workshops across America
DIY sessions for kids will run in ten cities across the country
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Square Enix head of production Ed Perkins on taking triple-A IPs to mobile in the West
Ed Perkins will be talking about building a successful mobile publishing team to take triple-A IPs to mobile in the West
Gdc
Supercell: It takes more than one great idea to make a successful game
Studio veteran Touko Tahkokallio shared his granular approach to development at this year’s GDC
Get Hyper
From hyper-casual to instant messenger: What’s going on with Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki’s Game Changers track
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki will touch down in Finland from September 11th to 12th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Game art lead Juuso Mattila reveals how Wargaming Helsinki built 100 tanks with three people
Juuso Mattila will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki about building 100 tanks with three people
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: RiseAngle's Kaveh Vahdat talks VR, AR and evolving immersive gaming
Kaveh Vahdat will be talking about publishing on VR/AR platforms from a business perspective at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Marketing Memes
7 best practices for using memes in your marketing campaign
Fanbytes offers top tips
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: AppAgent CEO Peter Fodor on creating media plans for mobile games
We catch up with Fodor ahead of his talk at Pocket Gamer Connect Helsinki
Indie Spotlight
"I had way too much confidence": Ben Esposito on Donut County's six year journey through development
“One of the biggest challenges was the decision to make it by myself"
Lydia
Speaker spotlight: Jussi Loukiainen, Platonic Partnership
Jussi Loukiainen will be talking about the development of the award-winning Lydia at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
High Above The Sky
Airheart crowned champion at the 2018 Gamescom Big Indie Pitch
Horizon Chase Turbo races into second and Pic-It-Up snaps third
Pocketgamer Connects Helsinki
Speaker spotlight: Hatch CEO Juhani Honkala on cloud gaming and the future of the industry
"In the end it’s all about great games and creativity that matters"
Headsets
Speaker spotlight: Marcus Pullen, Blue Donut Studios
Marcus Pullen will be running a panel discussing the future of AR and VR at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Mistakes
Miyamoto: Regrettable choices were made during the development of Super Mario Run
Difficulty curve and fixed-price model could’ve been improved, claims the legendary designer
Gold
Speaker spotlight: Mihai Sfrijan, Amber
Mihai Sfrijan will be talking about the gold standard for Live Ops at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Report
Report: 34 per cent of American gamers are playing on mobile alone
EEDAR report also shows over a quarter of players are considered “incidental players”
Pocketgamer Connects Helsinki
Speaker Spotlight: Veikkaus game producer Karoliina Korppoo on taking a bet on gambling games
"To me the most interesting trend recently is how people who play gambling games are moving from buying physical scratchcards and playing on physical slot machines to play on mobile"
Console
Speaker spotlight: Kristoffer Benjaminsson, Fast Travel Games
At Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki, Kristoffer Benjaminsson will be talking about Achieving Console-Like Experiences on Mobile
Best Of 2018
Fortnite developer Epic Games named the world’s top mobile games company in the PocketGamer.biz Top 50 Developer list
The full list of the 50 hottest mobile game developers! [UPDATE: exclusive video]
We Like Sports And We Don’t Care Who Knows
The esports academy track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
The past, present and future of esports in the modern day
Soft
Speaker spotlight: Teemu Mäki-Patola, Frogmind
Teemu Mäki-Patola will be giving a talk about soft launching real-time PvP games at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Making A Splash
Paint Hit scores over 15 million downloads in two months
The hyper-casual paint-based shooter originally launched on June 11th
Events
G-STAR Games Mixer presented by Pocket Gamer at Gamescom 2018 attracted more than 600 industry professionals
Event sees huge success in Koln!
Compete
Speaker spotlight: Arne Peters, eSports.com
Arne Peters will be giving an overview on the stare of eSports and competitive gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It’s All Indie Track
The Indie Track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
From Sybo and Subway Surfers to King and Pet Rescue Saga
South Africa
Emerge counts Arcade X platform a success in South Africa with over 500,000 games played
Esports company’s hybrid platform has served over 60,000 users in the country since launch
Lively
Speaker spotlight: Petri Ikonen, EA tracktwenty
Petri Ikonen will be talking about Live Service Game Design at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12
Catch Em All
Pokemon Go sees daily revenue increase grow 39 per cent following trading update
Pokemon trainers are now spending an average of $2.5 million per day
Block By Block
Why Pixowl thinks The Sandbox’s potential can be fulfilled by going blockchain
Pixowl CEO Arthur Madrid explains
Optimised
Lab Cave’s Fernando Garcia: “Our goal is to become the best ASO agency in the world"
App Store Optimisation agency celebrates 200 million organic downloads
Job News
Ex-Rovio EVP Wilhelm Taht joins Dodreams board of directors
Drive Ahead! Developer appoints Taht as a member of the board and investor
Rivals
Speaker spotlight: Jukka Laakso, Rival Games
Jukka Laakso will give a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12 titled Narrative Meets Gameplay - Thief of Thieves: Season One
Hyper
Speaker spotlight: Carlos Estigarribia, Gazeus Games
Carlos Estigarribia will be part of a panel discussing eSports in Brazil and casual games in eSports at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12