Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Grant & Bert on charming 2D adventure Abi
We speak to Grant & Bert, the winner of The Big Indie Pitch at ChinaJoy 2017
Switch Success
Nintendo Switch clears two million units sold in the US
Third consecutive month as the top-selling piece of hardware in the country
Key Hires
Quintet of senior appointments at Sumo Digital as company expands
Company expanding its premises in Sheffield and Nottingham
Summoning Players
MZ’s Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire surpasses 20 million downloads
Marketing campaign with influencer Alexis Ren proves fruitful
Interactive End Cards
Tapjoy launches Interactive End Cards for its rewarded video ads
War for the Planet of the Apes saw a 4% CTR using the end cards
Bang Up Job
CyberAgent's BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! scores four million downloads
It's now available in Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
At It Again
Keywords Studios adds another firm to its business by acquiring d3t for $3.9 million
Founders and team from the Runcorn-based work-for-hire studio will all stay on
Player Power
Move over Minecraft: Monetising a new wave of user-generated content on mobile
DIGIT Game Studios' Om Tandon takes a look at the big industry trend and what it means for developers
Creative Thinking
How Creative Mobile made a premium success of Beholder on Android after launch
After an average launch, the team set about changing the game's fortunes
Arena Of Value
Tencent opens pre-registration campaign for Arena of Valor in US and Canada
Earn in-game rewards by signing up ahead of time
Bound To Be Good
Obsidian Entertainment partners with mobile fiction platform Bound for series of stories based on Pillars of Eternity
Richard Knaak signed on to write the stories
Las Vegas Masters
Amazon wraps up Mobile Master Las Vegas tournament with three competitors sharing $70,000 prize pool
Vainglory team takes the lion's share with $50,000 won
World Food
Google Play launches Apps and Games Against Hunger week to combat world hunger
100% of revenues from IAPs in 12 games and apps go to World Food Program USA
Mgf Seattle 2017
Minecraft, King, and PopCap headline speaker line-up for MGF Seattle 2017
Super Evil Megacorp, Game Insight, and more also in attendance
Good To Share
Nitro Games generates $3.1 million from sale of 500,000 new shares
Swedbank Robur Ny Teknik picks up 9.66% of the firm's shares
Ready To Erupt
Seismic Games: We're making "big bets" on mobile VR and location-based gaming
Greg Borrud on going from EA to indie agility
Two Tribes
NetEase reveals Nerds vs Veterans battle in Immortal Conquest to raise $15,000 for charity
Dan Bull and Stephen Machuga lead the charge
Every Plane’s A Game
Twists and turns: How Glenn Corpes accidentally built the “fastest AR action game”
From Magic Carpet to ARKit
Leap Of Faith
Mixed reality firm Magic Leap raises $502 million in Series D funding
Rumours from September come true
Heart-warming Gesture
Video: Monument Valley 2 team flies out parents and loved ones to game’s launch party
Company brought 16 team members' families to event
Roll The Dice
UK government responds to calls for tighter controls on in-game loot boxes
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is only concerned with items that can be exchanged or traded outside the game
Japan Market Data
Japanese mobile game revenues grew 35% in the year ending June 2017
Surpasses US for three years in a row
India Deal
KamaGames partners with Yoozoo to bring social casino game to booming India market
Companies to work closely on development, localisation and distribution
Seeking Balance
How Titanfall: Assault nudged its players’ tactical ambitions
The power of Amp Field
Mighty Recruit
Melbourne developer Mighty Games hires Dots designer Ariel Magnes
First task will be working on fantasy game Charming Runes
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