Ncsoft Financials Q2 Fy17
NCSoft's mobile sales jump 300% to $83 million thanks to Lineage M
Mobile take on PC MMO is cannibalising other games with its name
Decoding Design
Deconstructing the secrets of MZ's success part one: The history
Anil Das-Gupta uncovers just how the developer is able to make hit after hit
No Joy For Korea
ChinaJoy organisers demanded removal of any mention of 'Korea' from country's B2B pavilion, source claims
Tensions between South Korean and Chinese governments continues to have impact on Korean games industry
The Weekly
The Weekly: Discord's rapid growth, Monster Strike's Western troubles, and why King may have hit its peak
Rounding up the week's industry analysis and news from around the internet
Most Read
Grand Cru partners with Nexon, King soft launches Brick Wizard, and Clash of Clans' fifth anniversary
The hottest articles of the last week
Pg On Tour
Pocket Gamer on tour: Come meet us as we visit the Nordic countries this August!
We're heading to Copenhagen for a party, and then onto Stockholm, Helsinki and Kotka to meet the industry
Top Grossing Games H1 2017
Honor of Kings is the highest-grossing mobile game worldwide for 2017 so far
Some interesting entries in the rest of the rankings
Keywords Buys More Studios
Keywords Studios acquires four Paris-based localisation studios for $8.9 million
La Marque Rose, Dune Sound, Around the Word, and Asrec will all be rolled into one
Square Enix Financials Q1 Fy18
Square Enix revenues grow to $518.1 million thanks to its mobile back catalogue
All the usual suspects still raking in the cash
Firing On All Cylinders
Despite profitability, Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau says it’s too early to declare victory
Dog on the up
Iap Inspector
How does Golf Clash monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Activision Blizzard Financials Q2 Fy17
Activision Blizzard hits $1.63 billion in revenues as King's bookings per user grow for the 8th consecutive quarter
Retained players are spending more than ever
Tweeting Made Easier
New Twitter Kit for Unity SDK lets players tweet inside their mobile games
Development tool also made open source
Job News
UK entertainment ad sales firm Venatus hires new Head of International Sales
Dean Smith joins from Network N
Last Chance
Final hours of Early Bird for PG Connects Helsinki 2017
And that means XR Connects and PC Connects EB tickets are running out, too
Indie Success
8 talks on indie success and new opportunities from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2017
Discover how independent developers are making it in the games industry
Competition
Win one of 10 indie-only expo tables at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2017
Sub-zero competition for indie devs – win FREE expo space plus two tickets to the September event
Jobs News
Former Sega Europe boss Jurgen Post heads to Tencent
Named President of International Partnerships for Europe
Gsn New Ceo
GSN promotes Executive VP and General Counsel Mark Feldman to President and CEO
Has been with the company almost as long as former CEO David Goldhill
Rewarding Partnership
Zynga makes Unity exclusive rewarded advertising partner
To be integrated into all publisher's games that already use rewarded ads
Of Metal And Men
From console FPS to mobile RTS: The shaping of Titanfall: Assault
Particle City’s journey
Natter Away
Communications-as-a-service firm Agora.io launches mobile gaming voice chat SDK
Agora Mobile Gaming SDK will brink real-time voice chat in just a few lines of code
Transfer Day
Jürgen Klopp signs on with Digamore Entertainment as brand ambassador for Football Empire
Part football management sim, part base builder
Gree Financials Q4 Fy17
GREE sales fall to $592.7 million amid "strategic pivot" to Japan-first development
Four titles from release blitz crack the top 20 grossing ranks
Sega Sammy Financials Q1 Fy18
Sega Sammy revenues reach $969.8 million thanks to Puyopuyo!! Quest and Hortensia SAGA
But is its mobile business just going through the motions?
Studio Profile
Playing it cool: How Snowfall is building a business on one external IP
CEO Natasha Trygg discusses the studio's big plans
Take-two Financials Q1 Fy18
Take-Two Interactive hits $418.2 million revenues with help from WWE Supercard and Dragon City
Main focus is still on its console titles
Zynga Financials Q2 Fy17
Zynga scores $5.1 million profit thanks to continued growth of Zynga Poker and its social slots
CSR 2 continues to grow too
The Charticle
Why did Gree pull out of the West?
The Japanese outfit no longer has a Western presence, but how are its games performing?
Mobile Games University
8 talks with practical mobile game development tips from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2017
Advice from the experts
Glu Financials Q2 Fy17
Glu Mobile posts revenues of $68.7 million as Design Home has its strongest quarter yet
Still operating at a loss, which grows to $23.6 million
Apple Financials Q3 Fy17
Apple sees revenues of $45.4 billion as iPad Pro refresh boosts tablet sales by 28%
Sold 11.4 million units iPads in the quarter
Learn The Ropes
Internship opportunities available for aspiring writers at Steel Media
Come join the team
Live Fantasy
How Mobius Final Fantasy is keeping players coming back for more
The team at Square Enix discusses the game's life so far
Destruction Of Clans
Clash of Clans celebrates five-year anniversary with video montage of destruction
44 billion three-star victories secured over the game's lifetime
Sony Hits & Misses
From Fate/Grand Order to Mingol and PlayLink: Two years of Sony's mobile big bangs and misfires
A look at the three pillars of Sony's current mobile efforts
Live And Kicking
Five years on: Supercell on the evolution of Clash of Clans
An insight into the live ops of one of the biggest mobile games ever
Milky Tencent
Liverpool-based developer Milky Tea secures investment from Tencent
Expanding its team and focusing in on its current game
Esports Academy
4 videos on mobile eSports' present and future from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2017
Key insights into the world of competitive gaming on mobile
Publishing Deal
Finnish dev Grand Cru signs publishing deal with Nexon for new game Battlejack
Title based on popular card game blackjack
Broad Scope
Broad agenda for PG Connects Helsinki 2017 welcomes fresh faces to the PGC conference circuit
New speakers mix it up with established PGC chums
Breaking Out
King continues soft launch spree with new IP Brick Wizard
Joins Stellar: Galaxy Commander, Legend of Solgard, Farm Adventure and Candy Crush Friends Saga
Speaker Spotlight
Mobile ad monetisation challenges and best practices
SafeDK's Ayala Rudoy discusses ad monetisation challenges and best practices
Grand Sales
Fate/Grand Order powers Sony Music revenues to $1.5 billion in Q1 2017
Everybody’s Golf drives up two million downloads
Winning Mobile
Konami’s mobile games continue to grow as digital brings in $262 million in Q1 2018
Digital Entertainment the most profitable division for publisher
Big Indie Pitch
Story-driven puzzle adventure Abi wins the Big Indie Pitch at ChinaJoy 2017
Dungeon Balls and Drive Ahead! Arena take second and third spots
Asian Hit
Lineage 2: Revolution racks up one million pre-registrations ahead of Japan launch
Early signs point toward positive reception in Japan
Global Publishing
5 videos that teach you about global mobile game publishing from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco
Learn all you need to know about key markets around the world
Ads Versus Iaps
Video ads are the top revenue generator behind IAPs
DIsplay and video ads make up half of mobile game publisher revenues
Key Milestone
Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle hits 200 million downloads
Bandai Namco plots series of events to celebrate