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13 reasons to head to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018 on January 22nd to 23rd
There's nothing unlucky about this great line-up...
Keeping A Cool Head
Studio MDHR says Cuphead won't be coming to mobile
Co-founder Chad Moldenhauer said it was "odd" a fake version of the game made it onto iOS
Active Agent
The logic behind Disney’s new mobile strategy
A new approach again
Industry Diversity
How Duolingo achieved a 50:50 gender ratio for new software engineer recruits
Recruiter Jeesoo Sohn discusses changes in the hiring process to improve diversity
Maternal Valley
Ustwo on breaking out of traditional maternal narratives with Monument Valley 2
Senior artist Lauren Cason talks the time of the dad and bugs that became narrative points
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Here's who's coming to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018
Well, 350 of the 900+ companies heading to the show
Doing It For The Kids
How Playables took its minimalist style further with upcoming game Kids
Co-founders Mario von Rickenbach and Michael Frei on experimenting and working with others
Mobile Games Trends
Vietnam Snapshot: Southeast Asia’s fastest growing mobile games market
Niko Partners Analyst Daniel Ahmad on what the charts tell us about the local games industry
Survey Results
Indie attitudes to mobile game monetisation
YoYo Games shares insights from its latest survey on in-game monetisation
Physics Engine For Narrative
Disney Research on the quest to build a "physics engine" for game narratives
Associate research scientist Steven Poulakos on keeping people involved
Leave It Out
"If in doubt, leave it out": How to write game narratives for an audience that hates cutscenes
Freelance game writer Morten Brunbjerg talks trimming down and focusing on the essentials
Playing Ads
2018 mobile advertising trends to watch: Playables and interactive ads
Applift CEO Tim Koschella looks at the benefits of different kinds of mobile advertising
Speaker Spotlight
PG Connects London speaker spotlight: Zorka.Mobi's Dmitry Liapin on how to prepare your influencer marketing campaign
Dmitry Liapin shares his insights on the influencer space
New Wine
Don’t stop believing: The reinvention of Grand Cru
CEO Markus Pasula discusses the past, present and future of the Finnish studio
Success Uncovered
Hidden object revealed: The rise of G5 Entertainment
The story behind 2017’s top game share
Shiny New Unity
Unity teases Scriptable Render Pipeline and C# Job System in upcoming engine update
Shows off shiny new tools in demo called Book of the Dead
Mobile Games Awards Sponsor
Miniclip and Aardvark Swift join sponsors of first ever Mobile Games Awards 2018
Joining Game Insight, AppOnboard, and Nazara
Unreal Dev Grants 2018
Epic Games hands out $200,000 to 13 developers in latest round of Unreal Dev Grants
The Machines' studio Directive Games among the recipients
Future Of The Industry
Mobile games predicted to generate up to $95 billion in revenues in 2022
Digi-Capital looks to the future of the industry
Zplay Time
Next generation playable ads
ZPLAY on why playable ads will become more widespread in 2018
Featured Features
The hottest strategy features in the US, China and Japan
How GameRefinery's new tool gives you an insight into your strategy game's design and its chances for global success
Oggy & The Partnership
Indian publisher Nazara partners with Xilam Animation on Oggy & the Cockroaches mobile games
Aimed at a younger audience and fans of the 20-year-old show
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Tinytouchtales' Arnold Rauers on working with constraints and the weight of expectations
The average day of an indie developer, and advice for aspiring devs
Taptica Funding
Taptica raises $52.6 million to reduce debt and fund future M&A opportunities
4.85 million new shares issued, while CEO Hagai Tal sells off some of his own
The Hardest Question
How will HQ Trivia monetise?
It's giving away thousands of dollars, but how will it turn a profit?
Join Us
PocketGamer.biz is on the hunt for a new staff writer
Chance for an up-and-coming journalist to make their mark in the exciting world of games
January 22nd Kick-off
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018 kicks off in one week
It's the most wonderful time of the year (after Christmas)
Building A Relationship
Lego partners with Tencent on games and potential social network for kids in China
Lego-specific video zones, code-able toys, and much more
King Of Monsters
Monster Strike was the top grossing game worldwide for the third year in a row in 2017
Honor of Kings would probably be on top if China had Google Play
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Voodoo's Twisty Road! and Rolly Vortex take the top download spots on iPhone and iPad
Rankings from January 1st to 7th
Mini-games For China
Ubisoft and Ketchapp eye China mobile market with Tencent deal
Partnership gives publishers access to 980 million monthly active users of Weixin app
Bird Is The Word
Are casual games maturing? Lessons from Angry Birds 2
Om Tandon breaks down what makes Rovio's hit game such a success
The Charticle
Charting the rise of hyper-casual mobile games
Examining the performances of Ketchapp, Voodoo and Gram Games
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch heads to Prague and Essex in 2018
Focusing on the indies
Most Read
Glu sells Moscow studio, the potential of live ops, and which of 2017's games will sustain in 2018?
The hottest articles of last week
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Why indie games developers should head to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018
Discounts, 2,000 delegates, Indie Strategies Track, Very Big Indie Pitch, networking opportunities and more
Trejo Doughnuts
Jam City taps actor Danny Trejo for Family Guy: Another Freakin' Mobile Game ad campaign
Buy some doughnuts, play the game, everyone wins
Duel With Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links smashes 60 million downloads in time for its first birthday
9.5 billion duels played, 1.1 billion card packs opened
Facebook Ad Survey
57% of mobile gamers who don't pay to remove ads are fine with being advertised to in a free game
Facebook surveys 6,000 mobile gamers to find out their likes and dislikes
Google Redux
Google quietly acquires Cambridge-based mobile audio tech firm Redux
Could use its panel audio technology in upcoming Pixel phones
Iap Inspector
How does Choices: Stories You Play monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Big Bet
Swedish esports company G:loot picks up $12 million investment
Firm plans to hire new staff and extend its platform to new games
Spain Funding
Spanish government reveals plans for $7.9 million grant for local developers
Up to $182,000 on offer for eligible studios
Building A New Monster
How Seriously took a new IP and created a $100 million business
But there's still a lot of work to be done
Business Finland
Tekes and Finpro merge to form new Helsinki-based organisation Business Finland
600 experts and over 40 international offices come together
Ka-ching
Sega gets into casino gaming on mobile with Sega Slots
Title leverages famous IP such as Sonic, Super Monkey Ball and Golden Axe
Super Senso Europe
GungHo and Turbo Studios to launch Super Senso in Europe on January 24th
Nine months after it was first released in the US
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Epic Games, Gram Games, Jagex, Outfit7, Space Ape, Ubisoft, Ian Livingstone and more head new additions for PG Connects London 2018
Event takes place on January 22nd to 23rd
Imperia Online Promotion
Bulgaria-based strategy MMO developer Imperia Online promotes Mariela Tzvetanova to CMO
Will oversee sales growth and building new partnerships
Apple Pays Tax
Apple Europe forced to pay $184.8 million in extra taxes to the UK
HMRC is also going to increase Apple's income tax in future payments