Mobile Games Awards
Just over a week left to get your ticket for the Mobile Games Awards 2019
Celebrate this great industry with the sector's leading lights
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Nanobit's Farhan Haq on the rise of interactive games
"I think 2019 will be the year of the interactive games. We see this now appearing on Netflix, with even shows like Black Mirror having interactive programmes"
Opinion
Sorry Improbable, the Unity dispute is just business
Improbable sorry for causing “uncertainty, confusion and pain” as Unity rejects that current SpatialOS devs will have their games blocked
Show Reel
Pocket Gamer Connects London video highlights ahead of 2019 show
A look back at 2018's top sessions
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: eRepublik Labs's Alexis Bonte on hunting for the next Supercell
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Unity founder David Helgason
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
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Speaker Spotlight: NetEase VP Ken Li to discuss publishing in China at PGC London
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Drake Star Partners' Michael Metzger
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Agnitio Capital MD Shum Singh to discuss Stillfront's rise and industry consolidation
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Dodreams' Erik Pöntiskoski on the future of the mobile games industry
"Players will spend longer times in games as a part of communities as the power and popularity of social networking services decrease"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Game Insight head of strategy Nik Sherman to host session on mobile esports with Guns of Boom
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Brexit
Games4EU urges UK MPs to reject the Prime Minister’s Brexit withdrawal agreement
“It is critical to find a way out of this mess”
Events
Take home the gold with this look at the Pocket Gamer Connects London Esports Academy Track
Track covers everything esports, from best practices to the future of competitive gaming
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Wingman AI Agents' John O'Malia on the future of AI tech and gaming
"I believe that human-directed AI agents are going to give innovative studios a way to excite players that the big studios are too busy to notice until the trend is well underway"
Say My Name
New Breaking Bad game in development for mobile from Narcos: Cartel Wars studio
San Diego-based games developer FTX Games to spearhead development
Sharp
Knives Out a big battle royale winner for NetEase in 2018 with $465m revenue
Knives Out benefited from Japanese fame and being monetisable in China
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: devtodev lead analyst Vera Karpova on the future of game analytics and predicting revenue
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Rage Fuel
War of words heats up between games tech firms Unity and Improbable
As Fortnite firm Epic swoops in with $25m fund for developers to come to its engine
Wavey
Subway Surfers dev SYBO picks up EA and Rovio vet to head up strategy and operations
Naz Amarchi-Cuevas is promoted to chief commercial officer, while a slew of licencing partners for SubSurf has been revealed
Super
Clash Royale leads the way as Supercell takes $1.4 billion in revenue from 2018
Brawl Stars brought in $46m despite only launching in December
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: GameAnalytics CEO Ioana Hreninciuc on global mobile games industry trends
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Maysalward's Nour Khrais on the developing mobile scene in the Middle-East
"Today we live on 4G and Fiberoptic networks that allow us to deliver fun with over hundreds of MB's of Data packages"
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Speaker Spotlight: TabTale's Alon Paster on dominating the market with hyper-casual games
"Content will be the king; the developers who will create fun fresh content will rule the stores"
Unity Versus Improbable
Changes to Unity terms of service mean devs can't use engine with Improbable's SpatialOS tech
Studios using this tech together is breach of the middleware's terms
Jobs News
Activision Blizzard appoints new Activision, King and emerging businesses presidents
Follows departures of both Eric Hirshberg and Mike Morhaime
Events
Get prepared for going solo with this guide to The Pocket Gamer Connects London Indie Track
Track for finding new paths to success without publisher oversight
China
China approves further 84 games as new regulatory body works its way through backlog of thousands
84 new games have passed China’s video game approvals system for the second time since the freeze ended
Investment
Last chance to sign up for Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Applications closing for one-one-one investment meetings at January show
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Creadits director Nick Gibbons to host session on achieving better ROI from online advertising
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: ChilliConnect CEO Paul Farley on live ops and what Fortnite's success means for the industry
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: KingsIsle Entertainment VP of marketing Dave Rosen on marketing in a jam-packed app store
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Nexon's Drew Boortz on the past and future of the games industry
"New mobile games will trend towards two distinct product groups; hyper-casual games and deep, almost PC-like interactive games"
Asia Insights
Four experts explain: What you should know about Asia mobile gaming in 2019
How to get ahead in China, India, Japan and South Korea
Blockchain Engine
Cocos-BCX officially launches its testnet to over 1.3 million developers
A look at what the game engine brings to the blockchain
Events
Grab your spanner: It’s time to look at the Pocket Gamer Connects London Developer Toolkit Track
Track for gaining hands-on advice for developing the next big hit.
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Paladin Studios CEO Derk de Geus on working conditions in the industry
"I am sad and concerned when I see the terrible working conditions and dubious business practices that have been going on"
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects lands in Seattle in 2019 - speakers required!
Mobile games industry B2B conference returns stateside this May, with a PC event too
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Roblox moves up Western download and grossing charts over Christmas
iOS and Android charts from the US, UK and China from for the week of December 24th to 30th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Gismart's Vera Rabkina on music and games
"Gismart has a beautiful mission to bring music, in all its forms and variations, to every corner of the world"
Mobile Games Awards
Two weeks left until the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards - Have you got your ticket yet?
Celebrate this great industry with the sector's leading lights
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: JoyPac's Jeppe Bisbjerg on the future of hyper-casual games in APAC
"Hyper-casual is not going anywhere, but the genre is morphing quickly and will probably start to incorporate more mature meta-systems to sustain super fans for longer periods"
Events
Live action: Here’s a look at the Pocket Gamer Connects London Live Ops Landscape track
Track for expert advice on running live operations for ongoing games
East Meet West
Exchanging insights: A peek at the Pocket Gamer Connects London East Meets West Track
Track features tips and tricks to breaking into established and emerging markets worldwide
Event
Make the most of Pocket Gamer Connects London before the event starts
Workshops, game consultations, meet publishers, investors and mentors, Indie Pitches and the online meeting scheduler
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Dodreams' Edvard Groundstroem on adapting to an increasingly savvy market
"Social gaming is definitely not a 'new' thing, but I’m fairly certain the unicorns of tomorrow are going to bring even deeper social dimensions to their audience"
Closed
Robot Entertainment pulls the plug on Orcs Must Die! Unchained, Hero Academy 1 and 2
The developer was operating at a “financial loss” keeping the old games alive
Phwoar
Facebook rules Gris' launch trailer too sexual to air
Publisher Devolver Digital claims the platformer’s launch trailer was rejected for “sexually suggestive” content
Case Study
How Zorka.Mobi and Azur Games put together a pre-release influencer marketing campaign for Infinity Ops
Racking up 1.3 million pre-registrations by focusing on Latin America
Advertising
How Mediation is a perfect option for small games studios seeking ad monetisation revenue
A look at what Chocolate Ad Mediation offers developers
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: yellowHEAD head of ASO Itai Keshet on organic and paid user acquisition
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd