Going Multi-platform
Sony set to release Nintendo Switch games under new publishing label Unties
Will also publish on PC
California Calling
Save the date: Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018 is set for May 14th to 15th
And speaker submissions are open
Event News
King, Riot and BioWare head up speaker line-up for Sweden Game Conference 2017
Over 800 attendees expected
New Studio
Wargaming opens mobile game development studio in Moscow
Team to work on midcore titles
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Homescapes closes in on top grossing spot
Rankings from October 2nd to October 8th
Big Indie Awards 2017
Last chance to enter The Big Indie Awards 2017 in association with indieSky
We're celebrating the best of the last 12 months of the Big Indie Pitch live in Shenzhen, China this November, and you can be a part of it!
Eddie The Bird
Iron Maiden mascot Eddie to star in Angry Birds Evolution in-game event for Halloween
Rovio also plans to sell 'Eddie the Bird' merchandise
Going Public?
Report: UK developer Sumo Digital preparing for £150 million IPO
Studio said to have brought in Zeus Capital to advise on listing
Acquisition News
IGN acquires Humble Bundle
Financial terms of the deal not disclosed
Seeing Clearly
Is it price or vision that limits VR’s reach?
Putting Oculus Go’s price in context
Hot Five
Temporary new Supercell CEO, Zynga to close NaturalMotion Oxford, and Big Huge Games makes senior hires
The hottest articles of the last week
Shake It Off
Glu partners with Taylor Swift for new mobile title The Swift Life
Digital community lets fans connect with singer and each other
Super Royale
Supercell’s huge Clash Royale Epic Quests updates adds new game modes
Touchdown strips away towers and tasks players with reaching the endzone
Jobs News
British eSports Association appoints MP Ed Vaizey as Vice Chair
"It’s one of the fastest-growing industries we've seen"
Set For Success?
Lineage 2: Revolution surpasses one million pre-registrations for US and Europe launch
Follows on from successful launches in South Korea and Japan
Publishing Deal
SPYR Games signs publishing deal with US developer Reset Studios
Two new games to utilise Hollywood IP
Royal Flush
Kind of a big deal: The rise of social casino games
Why do people play casino games? If your answer is “gambling” you haven’t been paying attention
Real Deal?
Mixed reality start-up Magic Leap plots new $1 billion funding round
Investment could value company at $7 billion
Iap Inspector
How does Homescapes monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Solid Investment
London-based developer Supersolid raises $4 million
Studio aims to expand team of 30
Oculus Go
Facebook unveils new standalone virtual reality headset Oculus Go
Social Networking giant targets sweet spot between affordability and quality
Lobbying Guide
Your guide to the Mobile Games Awards 2018
How to submit a game and help us celebrate the best of the global mobile games industry
Awarding Success
Brand new Mobile Games Awards announced for Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018
Inaugural award ceremony celebrating the best in the industry takes place on Tuesday 23rd January
1 Ticket, 3 Events
Venue confirmed for PG / PC/ XR Connects London 2018 'triple conference'
The Brewery returns as host of new three-conference set up
Rare Creations
Ubisoft Milan: We want to be the new Rare
Fresh off the success of Mario and Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, we sit down with Ubisoft Milan’s top brass
Equal Opportunities
15-year old becomes Supercell CEO for a day as part of #GirlsTakeover campaign
Ilkka Paananen steps aside as part of scheme to promote equal opportunities across the world
Office Closure
Zynga to close NaturalMotion Oxford office
Staff to be either laid off or moved to London and Brighton offices
Stranger Things Have Happened
Second screen: How successful are free-to-play mobile game TV tie-ins?
How are Star Trek, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones grossing on mobile?
Honor Of Kings
Chinese woman allegedly loses sight in one eye after marathon Honor of Kings session
Doctors still trying to save vision
Jobs News
Ex-Tune Head of Sales joins AdColony as VP of Performance Advertising for North America
Tim O'Neil will be responsible for leading company's app install business in the region
Staff Layoffs
Job losses at Star Trek Timelines developer Disruptor Beam
Studio to focus on character-collection and war games
Jobs News
AR developer HitPoint Studios appoints Legacy Games CEO as new President
Follows multi-year development partnership between two companies
Windows Phone Is Dead
Microsoft halts further development of Windows Phone features and hardware
Looks like the end of the line for OS and handsets for Windows 10 Mobile
Event Cancellation
Critical Force pulls out of Amazon Mobile Masters after Las Vegas shooting
Tournament for FPS Critical Ops cancelled
Big Huge Hires
DomiNations developer Big Huge Games recruits ex-Zynga and Epic staff in senior roles
Steve Superville and Judith Hoffman named Creative Director and Chief Operating Officer
Big Indie Pitch
Digital Melody's Runventure runs to victory at the Big Indie Pitch at GIC in Poland 2017
TinyTomb and ARcade Plane take second place
Hans-on
Perforce's Hansoft acquisition: What does the technological coming together mean for mobile devs?
Perforce Chief Product Officer Tim Russell shares the reasons for the buyout
Warhammer Blitz
Wargaming partners with Games Workshop for World of Tanks Blitz in-game event
Warhammer 40,000-themed event taking place over Halloween
Eye For Funds
3rd Eye Studios secures $1m investment for VR development tools
Finnish developer aims to release tools in 2018
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: CoolGames' Ard Bonewald on getting a job as a Head of Studio
An insight in how to bag that career
Eve On-mobile
How PlayRaven's Project Aurora is bringing CCP's Eve Online universe to mobile
CCP Producer Sam Barton discusses developing a mobile title for one of PC gaming's most avid fanbases
Special Day
Games industry raises over £300,000 for charity during One Special Day event
Triple the initial target of £100,000
Scope For Expansion
The Walking Dead: Road to Survival developer Scopely opening new studio in Barcelona
Developer reportedly set to invest between €2 million to €3 million in the new office
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Playrix's Homescapes jumps into the top 10 grossing rankings
Rankings from September 25th to October 1st
Iap Inspector
How does Gameloft's Modern Combat Versus monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Android At Home
How 18th Parallel is putting mobile Android games onto Indian set-top boxes
Your phone becomes a smart software gamepad
Hot Five
How Supercell's Brawl Stars monetises, Mike DeLaet on sharing his smarts, and evolving from rinse-and-repeat
The hottest articles of the last week
All Aboard
"Our community of engaged players will count in the dozens of millions": The rise of digital board games
Philippe Dao of Asmodee Digital has a Ticket To Ride (and Catan and Mysterium and more...)
Mobile Eve
Finnish developer PlayRaven partners with CCP for Eve mobile game Project Aurora
MMO set for full launch in 2018
Indie Heaven
Casual Connect Kyiv: tickets, speakers and Indie Prize details
The international conference is in Ukraine 24-26 October – and tickets are available at 30% discount (prices go up 16 October!)