Cloud
Speaker spotlight: Polystream CEO Bruce Grove
Bruce Grove will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki called Cloud Gaming - Leaving the lag behind
License
Speaker Spotlight: RocketJump Games CEO Louis René Auclair
Louis René Auclair will be talking about Working With Licenses at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Pressing On
Shigeru Miyamoto says Nintendo will push on with fixed price model for mobile games
The Nintendo developer also believes companies should “deliver games at reasonable prices"
On Tour
Critical Force partners up with ElisaViihde and OnePlus for Critical Ops esports push
The OnePlus Masters tour will be held in eight different locations throughout Finland
Adult
Speaker Spotlight: Nutaku business development manager Jean-Francois Tremblay
Jean-Francois “Jeff” Tremblay will be talking about the rise of the adult gaming market at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Quantum
Speaker spotlight: Quantum Shake CEO Luai Mahjneh
Luai Mahjneh will be part of a panel discussing Growing as a Developer in Finland at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Influenced
From YouTubable games to marketing myths: Inside the Influencer Insight track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki commences on September 11th and runs to the 12th
Develop
Speaker Spotlight: Futureplay Games CEO Jami Laes on the past and future of the battle royale genre
Jami Laes will be giving a talk called Battlelands Royale - Inside View Into The Process And Development Of Futureplay’s Hit Game at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Revenue
King of Avalon ventures abroad to bring in $380 million outside of China in two years
Online strategy is the third-highest grossing Chinese game in the USA
Riding No More
Apple orders Coinbase to remove War Riders
Tech giant continues tough stance on blockchain games
Mighty Recruits
Singapore’s Mighty Bear Games lands senior ex-Bigpoint and Bandai Namco devs
Jan Richter and Pauline Pun join the team
Social
Speaker Spotlight: Flaregames head of product Antubel Moreda on the growth of hardcore and hypercasual games
Antubel Moreda will be part of a panel discussing Social Gaming Trends - From Casino to Casual at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Apple
Apple set to show off new iPhones on September 12th
Three new iPhone X devices are scheduled to headline the Cupertino event this month
Retain
Speaker Spotlight: Libring Technologies CEO Marcelo Ballestiero on the changing ad landscape
Marcelo Ballestiero will be part of a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki discussing gold standards for acquisition and retention
Top Talks
Editor's Picks: 5 top sessions at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
PocketGamer.biz senior editor Craig Chapple looks at a selection of the must-attend talks at this year's show on September 11th to 12th
Excel
Speaker Spotlight: Zeptolab head of publishing Dylan Tredrea
Dylan Tredrea will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki called Revenue Projections: or How I Learned to Love Excel
Jesus
Tencent's value plummets by $20bn after China dishes out new regulations on games
Company has lost $164bn in value since January
Hot Five
Supercell on what it takes to make a great game, Wilhelm That joins Dodreams, and the making of Donut County
The past weeks hottest articles
Success
Speaker Spotlight: Gamee CEO Bozena Rezab
Bozena Rezab will be part of a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki discussing the keys for success in hypercasual and messenger games
Jump Start
Make the most of Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki before you even get there
Put your name down now for a workshop, SpeedMatch, Mentor Cafe, game jam and free online meeting scheduler
Maximise
Speaker spotlight: Wappier CEO Alex Moukas on how to maximise revenue from your existing players
Alex Moukas will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki titled Users Acquired… Now What? Maximising Revenue from Existing Players
Company Shake-up
Service provider Pole To Win drafts up new regional structure after strong growth
Services provider divides itself into three new regions with three new presidents
Another Partnership
Tencent and Square Enix team up to form new company and develop triple-A franchise
Chinese tech giant providing internet capabilities; Japanese game developer providing the creativity
Cloud
Candy Crush dev King moves core data infrastructure and AI platform to Google Cloud
Partnership could also see collaboration on machine learning efforts
Video
Speaker Spotlight: Traplight marketing, PR and influencer manager Veera Rouvinen on how to make a game YouTubeable
At Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Veera Rouvinen will be giving a talk called What makes a Game YouTubable - Top 10 Analysis and Tips for Developers
Revenue
Candy Crush games bringing in almost $4 million a day
The original Candy Crush Saga is still doing the bulk of the legwork at 62 per cent of total revenue
Together
Speaker Spotlight: Redlynx live ops manager Roland Peters shares how to run in-game events alongside TV shows
Roland Peters will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki about running in-game events alongside weekly TV show episodes
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