Back In The Black
Pearl’s Peril studio Wooga profitable again after 'two tough years'
Appoints former Miniclip chief financial officer Ross Logan as new CFO
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch arrives in Russia for the first time ever as a part of White Nights St. Petersburg 2018
Conference takes place on June 29th and 30th
E3 2018
Fire Emblem: Three Houses for Nintendo Switch gets spring 2019 release date
Fully-fledged strategy RPG on its way
Critical Hit
Super Smash Bros Ultimate lands on Nintendo Switch in December
Features up to eight-player battles
Dive In
Fortnite Battle Royale launches on Nintendo Switch today
Epic Games’ battle royale hit was revealed during Nintendo’s E3 Direct
Party Time
Super Mario Party heading to Nintendo Switch in October
Utilises unique Switch features.
Change The Game
Google Play reveals winners of Change the Game Design Challenge
Winners snagged an expenses free trip to E3 and a scholarship to a Girls Make Games
Summer Camp
Campaign Boost
Ad tech start-up WeQ wants to power burst campaigns for apps with Boost
Tool supports campaign management and optimisation
We Are
ESA Foundation’s ‘We Are’ diversity initiative aims to inspire women in games
Scheme plans to connect women by highlighting individuals
Wired
Killing Floor dev Tripwire launches new publishing division at E3 2018
Reveals inaugural titles Maneater and Road Redemption
Top Tips
4 tips for tapping into the South Korean mobile games market
WeQ CEO Markus Malti on cracking one of the world's most lucrative mobile sectors
Moving Day
InnoGames closes Dusseldorf studio and shifts production to Hamburg HQ
The decision to shift production focus from Duesseldorf came in in late 2017
Karma
Can charitable platforms support good causes and also be a driver for player retention?
"Asking your player base to join you in making the world a better place and putting the decision-making in their hands a very powerful message to send to your player community"
Nintendo
Nintendo Direct E3 2018 Conference: Where to watch and what to expect
Details on Fortnite, Super Smash Brothers and Splatoon 2’s Octo expansion expected
Indie Event
Big Indie Fest @ ReVersed speakers revealed, keynote by Rami Ismail
Day two of the four-day event features four seminar tracks covering everything from indie studio survival tips to successful international development strategies
Do A Barrel Roll
Ubisoft deepens ties with Nintendo as Star Fox comes to Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Toys-to-life game gets October 16th 2018 release date
Critical Hit
Games Workshop staff to all benefit from $6.7 million bonus
Tabletop gaming institution expects profits to nearly double this year
Ipo Go
Flexion Mobile set for IPO listing on June 13th
Nasdaq First North has approved the listing of its shares in Stockholm
Talent Scout
Keywords Studios acquires the Hollywood talent outfit Blindlight
Sunset strip studio specialises in getting game publishers in touch with Hollywood creatives
World Tour
Platinum Games and DENA soft-launch World of Demons in Southeast Asia
The RPG is seen as a spiritual successor to Clover Studio’s Okami
Go Baby Go
The life and death of Square Enix Montreal's Go franchise
Studio head Patrick Naud takes up from Hitman Go's inception all the way to why the IP is no more
Valued Valleys
Wales Interactive co-founder David Banner set to receive MBE
Developer has become a pillar of the Welsh games industry over the last 23 years
Jobs News
Finnish publisher Full XP names Eliza Ralph as CTO
Will be responsible for leading the company’s technical direction and strategy
New Milestone
Fallout Shelter racks up 120 million downloads as it heads to Nintendo Switch
Title celebrates third anniversary
Elder Scrolls Mobile
The Elder Scrolls: Blades brings the classic RPG series' gameplay to mobile
Release date set for autumn 2018
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Is Super Tapx the next Voodoo?
Rankings from May 28th to June 3rd 2018
Hot Five
Supercell invests in Redemption, SDKs aren't done yet, and MZ changes CEO
Last weeks hottest articles
Xbox Mobile
Microsoft building Xbox streaming service to bring console games to any device
Looks like Xbox games could be coming to mobile
Popping Up
Gears Pop blends Gears of War with Funko Pop for mobile
Gears Pop release date set for 2019 on Google Play and App Store
The Weekly
The Weekly: Apple CEO on restricting mobile time, Brawl Stars' shaky future, and anything goes on Steam
Rounding up the week's games industry analysis and news from around the internet
E3 2018
EA reveals Command and Conquer Rivals for iOS and Android
First brand new entry in the franchise to come to mobile
Party Time
PocketGamer.biz's E3 2018 party and networking guide
We list the key parties in town
Big Indie Pitch
Defend The Cake takes the crown at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018’s Very Big Indie Pitch
The best of the best from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018's Very Big Indie Pitch
Galactic
CCP Games teams up with NetEase for new Eve Online mobile game
Project Galaxy will drop in 2019 for iOS with Android to come thereafter
Funding News
Australian developer iCandy receives $1 million investment from esports.com
Blockchain and esports firm to take 19.5 per cent stake in studio
Level Up
Facebook's Level Up program gives game streamers new ways to build their brand
A new program from Facebook can help up and coming creators
Switching It Up
Square Enix sets up new Nintendo Switch games division
More Switch focused titles are on the way from Square Enix
Redefining Mobile Gaming?
Fortnite Battle Royale is redefining what's possible in mobile gaming - so what?
AppLovin's Johannes Heinze looks at what the success of Epic's hit battle royale title really means
Bad Robot Good Deal
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot launches new games division with backing from Tencent
Warner Bros is also a minority investor in the new venture
Mobile Game Trends
Philippines snapshot: NetEase's battle royale hit Rules of Survival tops grossing charts
Niko Partners' Daniel Ahmad takes a close look at the hottest trends
Event News
Developers have until next Friday to be involved in the Big Indie Fest
Come show your game off in front of an audience of thousands
Tekkerz
Rovio and Everton kick off new YouTube series with social influencer Tekkerz Kid for World Cup
New animated series will also feature Wayne Rooney and Cenk Tosun
Killing It
Nintendo Switch takes lion’s share of Bloodstained: Cure of the Moon’s 100,000 downloads
Console/tablet hybrid takes 56 per cent of sales
Leak Before E3 Klaxon
Battle royale hit Fortnite appears on Nintendo Switch following eShop update
A hacker found a text mention of the game along with a home screen icon
Streamed
Ubisoft CEO predicts the industry will move entirely to streaming after next console generation
Yves Guillemot also reckons it’ll be for the better
Cash Royale
Supercell invests $5 million in US mobile developer Redemption Games
Deal marks first M&A activity outside of Europe
Having A Blast
Following its $500m takeover Plarium expands into the casual games space with Lost Island: Blast Adventure
Director of game design Dima Karger discusses the studio's adventure into a new genre
New Digs
GameAnalytics continues APAC expansion with new office in India
The move is the mobile analytics firms second expansion in the region following an office opening in China in 2016
Indie Event
Over 60 great games on show at the Big Indie Fest @ ReVersed: here are 6 highlights
Just a few of the talented games developers you can meet in Vienna this July - with more to come
Connected
Apple launches App Store Connect for developers as it transitions from iTunes Connect
The apps portal has a website and an app and comes with an analytics suite