Bringing The Blockchain
Unity certifies Pocketful of Quarters to bring blockchain SDK to developers
Using the Quarters currency with optional integration into developers’ games
Mid-year Review
Gaming investment reached $2.6 billion in Q1 2022
The industry continues to be a top growth sector
Rules And Regulations
Tencent confirms strict gaming restrictions for minors in China will continue
Strict regulations attributed to stagnation of growth in Chinese tech industries
Mid-year Review
Gaming has been in a stage of unsustainable growth, argues Konvoy
Analysts divided on whether growth during pandemic will escalate to $200 billion+ revenue, or normalise as economic and geopolitical tension rises
Xr Funding
XR Games raise $7 million in funding round
The studio will use the money to supercharge growth
A History Of Success
Supercell and King share war stories from the decade of Clash of Clans and Candy Crush
Ilkka Paananen and Sebastian Knutsson discuss their divergent paths, early days of Facebook Gaming, and Apple's hold on a title's success
Top 50 Game Makers
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Outside The Stores
Popular mobile games are bypassing Apple, Google fees for in-app purchases via web stores
GameRefinery explores how Clash of Clans, Marvel Strike Force, Star Trek: Fleet Comamnd and others are circumventing app store fees
Success And Challenges
Israeli industry reached $8.6 billion in revenue in 2021, with mobile the dominant gaming platform
Israeli gaming industry must overcome lack of local talent, youth investment, and government funding to build
Creating Connections
Dream Games, thatgamecompany: building iconic IP creates essential emotional attachments
Royal Match and Sky creators Soner Aydemir and Jenova Chen share their views on connecting with players at Index Gaming Summit
The End Of An App
Tencent is closing its mobile games portal WeGame
PC version expected to remain online
Alternative Revenue
ONEMT: quality users who drive revenue show up through the alternative app stores
Flexion CEO Jens Lauritzson explains how the company helped ONEMT give their game a revenue boost
For Women, By Women
Dorian acquires fellow women-founded developer Nix Hydra
The company has also expanded its executive team
Acquisition Announcement
Kongregate acquires Gamaga to work closely on NFT and blockchain games
Gamaga’s expertise is in 2D and pixel graphic artwork
Thank You For Coming
Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto was our biggest and most successful debut conference in a new territory
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See You Next Summer
E3 returns in June 2023
The first in-person conference since the start of the pandemic
The Crisis Is Going Mobile
Ubisoft unveils Tom Clancy’s The Division Resurgence
This marks the first mobile title in the franchise
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As the Toronto games industry builds in prestige, how will it retain its core strengths?
Gameloft, Transperfect, East Side Games, and Dimoso shares their thoughts on the Toronto and Canadian games industry at PGC Toronto
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Why seamless ads are essential to user retention
Zynga, Gameloft, Chaarmi Worlds, AppLovin, and re6l discuss the next iteration of rewarded and playable ads in this snapshot of their PGC Toronto panel
A Big Investment For Space Ape Games
Supercell makes a further $37 million investment in Space Ape Games
Supercell increases its stake to 75%
No Longer Niche
Anime games make up 20% of all app store spending, says data.ai
Over $17 billion in consumer spending generated in 2021 alone
Furthering Funding
Konvoy launches new $150 million fund to invest in early-stage game companies
Previous investments made in Axie Infinity, Gamefam, Legends of Learning, and more
New Hire
Moloco appoints Sunil Rayan as chief business officer
The Disney+ Hotstar veteran will run the company’s commercial functions
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Freeverse: The future and evolution of NFTs
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
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TransPerfect: Importance of audio and tools in a successful media strategy
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Reuniting Old Friends
Playstack and Laser Dog Games open Playstack Leeds
The micro-studio will reignite a previous partnership
Deepening Development
Resolution Games opens its first US studio after record growth
After five consecutive years of profitability
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How to survive 10 years as an indie mobile dev
One key truth to maintain a strong team: be honest about the money, says Rogue Harbour Game Studios’ Sean Megaw
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EA outlines how to tell diverse stories on mobile
Electronic Arts’ Franci Dimitrovska looks at RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar, Marvel Puzzle Quest, Gardenscapes, and others on how to best make meaningful, impactful diversity the new storytelling norm
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The gaming landscape after a year of high-profile M&A
The panel discusses the likely success of subscriptions services – and why Microsoft may have more success than Netflix
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Interactive Ontario opens Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto
President and CEO Lucie Lalumière joins Steel Media’s Chris James in opening the first Pocket Games Connects conference in Toronto
Eu Vs Tech Giants
EU approves Digital Market Act with implications for Apple and Google
The new legislation comes into force in Autumn
Ctrl Alt Match
Flexion Mobile signs agreement with Magic Tavern
Developer's top-grossing Matchington Mansion hits the 'alternative app stores' in just six weeks thanks to Flexion
Veering To Vr
NetEase takes its first steps into Polish games market with latest investment
Polish studio Something Random receives "several million dollars"
Verve Group Continues To Grow
Mobile DSP Dataseat acquired by Verve Group
Dataseat will continue as an independent entity
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InMobi: Explore modern monetisation, with mediation, in-game advertising and audio ads
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Thunderful News For Rooke
Thunderful recruits Jon Rooke
Rooke has been appointed vice president of marketing
A Desire To Distribute
King of Avalon launches on alternative app stores with Flexion
The third FunPlus title to be published by Flexion
It’s Go Time
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Metaverse Summit
The first women-led web3 conference will take place in Paris next week
Metaverse Summit is an upcoming international convention that will be centred around women's representation in web3 technology
Passing The Peak
Games industry must weather the recession, predicts Ampere Analysis
Inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cited as causes of the fall
Zombie-punching Action
FunPlus and UFC partner up on State of Survival
MMA is coming to the popular mobile game
Rising Up The Ranks
Michael Lenz promoted to newly created CAO role at InnoGames
Responsibilities range from video ads to data science
Mihoyo Vs Minmetals
MiHoyo sues Minmetals in business trust dispute
Minmetals trust firm has been separately sued by Lilith Games
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Pollen VC: "User acquisition costs remain stubbornly high"
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Blazing A Trail To Success
Diablo Immortal earned $49 million in first month
The game earns over $1 million a day
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Tencent Teams
Tencent expands with four new studios
TiMi J3 Studio has been split into smaller teams
Gaming Or Gambling
Six parties in the Netherlands seek a new loot box ban
The motion claims loot boxes are a "form of gambling" that could disrupt families
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Solsten: Keep your thinking "human-centric" if you want Web3 to flourish
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022