International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day 2022: Celebrating the women of Steel Media
From editorial and events, to sales and marketing, women are leading the way at Steel Media
Donating Profits
Room 8 pledges 2022 net profits to humanitarian aid in Ukraine
Will support initiatives focused on rebuilding the country and supporting refugees
Standards Stated
South Korea approves new app marketplace rules
Apple and Google required to allow third-party payments
Raising Round
Griffin Gaming Partners raises $750 million for its second fund
Biggest games-based VC fund to date will focus on Web3 and social platforms
Barrera Brought On
Netflix appoints Roberto Barrera as head of games strategy
Playstation Alumnus brought on to solidify games approach
#breakthebias
Avakin Life launches #BreakTheBias in support of International Women's Day
All profits to be donated to Womankind Worldwide
Eyes On Activision
Bobby Kotick stepping down from Coca-Cola to focus attention on Activision Blizzard
Following acquisition by Microsoft
Drawing An Audience
Kwalee’s Draw It surpasses 100 million downloads
The company’s most downloaded and lucrative game to date
Sharing Support
Updated March 8: game companies offer support for Ukraine
Supercell, InGameJob, and John Romaro among others
Microsoft Manoeuvres
Microsoft announces suspension of new sales in Russia
Protecting Ukraine’s cybersecurity
Expanding In Europe
Mobile Premier League expands in Europe with GameDuell acquisition
First move in free-to-play space
Idling By
Idle Miner Tycoon now available on Facebook Gaming
Reaches cloud platform six years after 2016 mobile release
Addressing Alterations
Samsung admits to throttling games on S22 smartphone
Plans to resolve the issue
Post-pg Connects London
Speaker Spotlight: Edgegap's Mathieu Duperré on the triple-A experience, crossplay, and live and digital events
Edgegap's Mathieu Duperré on the growth of AAA mobile experiences and why you should not fall in love with your game
No Homers Club
Updated: TheXPlace early access offered to studios and talent looking to network
CEO Maya Rand speaks to PocketGamer.biz, as Tencent, Playtika, Activision Blizzard, and Zynga among others get involved
Protecting Pine
Playtika to plant up to 100,000 Western white pine trees to reinvigorate species
House of Fun players will contribute to number of trees planted through gameplay
Nft Nod
Tribe Gaming to launch limited edition NFTs with unique perks
All money raised will go to Quest to Conquer Cancer initiative
Tis The Season
Sensor Tower: Half of top grossing mobile games in 2021 feature season pass
Ad removal is the most widely used monetisation mechanic
Partnership Pact
Infinity Games and Nerd Monkeys partner to port more games
From mobile to Xbox and Switch
Character Collaboration
Truz characters join Play Together metaverse in IP collaboration
Aiming towards a Millennial and Gen Z audience
Post-pg Connects London
Speaker Spotlight: Odeeo's Amit Monheit on the importance of user experience and keeping your players happy
Odeeo's Amit Monheit identifies Web3 as the biggest disruptor to mobile games, and the ever-present importance of user experience in successfully delivering in-game ads
Sneak Peek
Get a glimpse of the star-studded speaker lineup for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Enjoy a little preview of what we have in store for you in Seattle this upcoming May
Mixer Time
Heading to GDC 2022? Meet with metaverse experts at our Metaverse Mixer
The next wave of games - blockchain, NFTs, the metaverse and more
Here Digital Kitty
Tiny Rebel Games raises $7 million for mobile-based Petaverse Network
Users can bond, train, and evolve digital pet NFTs
Seasonal Spending
GameRefinery: Seasonal events boosted revenue and player numbers in February 2022
Merge Mansions sees best ever day for in-game revenue at $84,000
Alpha No 2
The Sandbox passes 2 million registered users in 13 months
Launches second alpha season with over 35 solo and multiplayer experiences
Elevating Games
Thatgamecompany receives $160 million investment to scale operations
Will expand team and further game development efforts
Bidstack Banners
Bidstack partners with Stork Limited to bring in-play ads to mobile farming sim Goodville
Will integrate billboard and banner ads to not interrupt player experience
The 19th Hole
NFT sports game Blocklete Golf comes to iOS and Android in beta
Players can increase avatar value through in-game performance
Calling On Developers
Ukraine appeals to games industry to close Russian studios
Apple, Google, Riot, Wargaming, and Gameloft among mobile entities approached
Gen Z Gamers
Game Jolt launches on App Store and Google Play
Aiming to tap into the "next generation of gamers"
Crypto And Nft Collab
Enthusiast Gaming signs multi-year partnership with digital asset miner Hut 8
Will collaborate towards blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs experiences
Work Hard, Play Hard
Legends of Learning raises $5 million to be "learning corner" of the metaverse
Over 2,000 unique maths and science games
Appointment Announced
Lockwood Publishing appoints Jon Goddard to senior management team
Prior roles at EA, Jagex, and more
Intended Investment
Global Top Round launces year-long seed investment programme
Supporting smaller studios
Scaling Studios
SciPlay acquires Alictus in $100 million all-cash transaction
Initial acquisition of 80 per cent
From Resorts To Games
Former EA, Zynga, WB Games veterans launch Fortis
Fully financed by resort developer Las Vegas Sands
Offering Condolences
Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju passes away at 54
Cause currently undisclosed
Stranger Things To Come
Netflix to acquire Finnish mobile studio Next Games
Acquisition valued around €65 million.
Luna Landing
Amazon Luna launches in US
Exits early access with over 100 titles in its Plus subscription
Across The Line
Wicket Gaming partners with cricket legend AB de Villiers for Cricket Manager Pro
Batsman will act as ambassador and figurehead for upcoming mobile title
Blown Away
Mobile games investments surpassed $741 million in Q4 2021
Investments reached almost $4 billion in Q4 2021
Part Game, Part Tv
Genvid to launch The Walking Dead: Last Mile on Facebook Gaming in Summer 2022
Users will be able to experience and impact a persistent world
Funding Fusion
MiHoYo invests $65 million towards nuclear fusion devices
Contributing to Energy Singularity’s Tokamak research to lower carbon emissions
Upcoming Games
Netflix mobile games coming in March 2022
Shatter Remastered, Into the Dead 2, and This is a True Story coming soon
Homa Hires
Homa Games hires former GameAnalytics CEO Ioana Hreninciuc as new CPO
Tasked with scaling the Homa Lab platform and providing data insights
Viving All Day
HTC Vive unveils VR metaverse – including Web3 and NFT content – plus online safety program at MWC
Viverse and Guardian launched for virtual reality in Barcelona this week
Siege Once More
Square Enix to bring Dungeon Siege to The Sandbox
Will operate Dungeon Siege Land from virtual real estate plot
Smooth Like Butter
Garena to bring K-Pop band BTS to Free Fire in March 2022
Musical group will be part of "never-before-seen" event
Adding Adtech
NBCUniversal partners with Anzu to expand in games and esports
Gaining access to adtech integrations