Track Rundown
What are NFTs and how are they changing the games landscape? Find out at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022
Learn all about what NFTs are and how they are changing monetisation strategies in 2022 at PGC London
Hypercasual Hustle
CrazyLabs hits five billion downloads
Hypercasual hit factory CrazyLabs announces new downloads milestone and shares future plans and games
Muscles, Brain, And Determination
Rovio partners with Popeye and The SeaCleaners to clean the sea
Hosting a week-long event in Angry Birds Friends to promote awareness
A Win For Wardle
The New York Times purchases Wordle
Creator Josh Wardle given a "low seven figure" sum
Audience Accessibility
Unlisted apps now allowed on the App Store
Intended for apps ready for distribution
Testing The Waters
Gardenscapes dev Playrix invests in mobile games publisher AppQuantum
Marks the company’s first investment in an independent publisher
Marbleverse
Netmarble unveils upcoming Metaverse and NFT projects
70% of upcoming games with utilise blockchain tech
Under The Influence
Flexion invests in influencer marketing startup Liteup Media
Acquiring an initial 20% to boost revenue for partnered developers
Increasing Efficiency
Hutch to trial 4-day working week
Six month trial aims to see increased efficiency and improve staff health
Building On Blockchain
Learn the best practices of blockchain gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Get insights into how crypto works with games at next month’s conference
Streaming Surge
Stream Hatchet: three out of 10 most streamed games in 2021 were mobile-exclusive
2021 Video Game Live Streaming Trends Report profiles rise in mobile games streaming audiences
Track Rundown
Learn how to build a better games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Aspire to a more positive future for the industry as a whole this February
Delivering A Daredevil
Hello Games launches remaster of first release Joe Danger
The ‘Most Determined Stuntman’ returns
Appealing Against Apple
Epic backed by attorneys-general from 34 US states against Apple
Support from Utah, Texas, and more
Accessibility
UK games charity SpecialEffect launches new DevKit
Aimed at improving motor accessibility in games
Track Stars
The fantastic speakers you won’t want to miss at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Get a glimpse of the incredible talent you could learn from at next month’s leading games industry conference
Building Blockchain
Together Labs launches blockchain subsidiary MetaJuice
Starting out in the IMVU metaverse
Track Rundown
Stand out in the competitive indie game development landscape with Pocket Gamer Connects London
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Take A Crack
CrazyLabs and Carry1st partner for hypercasual game jam
Open to developers and novices in South Africa and Finland
Casual Mmo
Rocky Road raises $2.5 million to create first casual MMO for mobile
Led by QuizUp creators
Growing Games
RocketRide partners with Netflix to bring more games
Two games brought to the service so far
Closing Cloud
MagentaGaming cloud service is shutting down next month
More than two years since launch
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: ustwo games’ Jennifer Estaris to curate fireside panel on Green LiveOps
Learn about sustainability initiatives in live games with ustwo games’ Game Director
Sony's Search
Sony is searching for a VP of mobile games
Aiming to gain a stronger grasp within the mobile games market
Three's Company
Nexters acquires 3 mobile studios for $100 million
Aiming to amplifying its midcore games offerings
Finding Funds
PortalOne raises $60 million in Series A round for hybrid games platform
Tiger Global leads the investment
Inter-industry Shift
Mobile games industry veteran Vlad Ceraldi moves to indie PC dev Offworld Industries
Brings decades of live ops experience
Get Connected
Meet your perfect business match at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Connecting with leading games industry companies couldn’t be easier at PG Connects, February 14-15
Precision Targeting
Anzu partners with mobile-first data marketplace Kochava Collective
Will offer precision targeting for advertisers to reach new audiences
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: Trailmix’s Tristan Clark discusses the importance of a positive workplace culture
Meet the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Trailmix at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Esports Expectations
Newzoo: Mobile esports will continue to grow in 2022
Top publishers are battling out for the top position in the mobile esports sector
Mobile Metaverse
Now.gg launches Now.gg Fungible Games to create a mobile games metaverse
Allows different people to own different parts of games
Racing Rivalry
Supremacy Games to bring real car NFTs to upcoming P2E mobile racing game
Number of car NFTs will equal real world production figure
Track Rundown
Learn the top strategies to secure game development funding at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Get practical insights from experts on securing funding this February 14-15
Out Of Hiding
Social First launches with $2.5 million backing to create cross-platform, social games
Founded by industry veterans Kim Soares and Mikko Kähärä
Eastern European Expansion
Virtuos acquires Ukrainian studio Volmi Games for undisclosed amount
An expanding global footprint
Selfie Services
Pixelynx and Ready Player Me to bring selfie-generated 3D avatars to music metaverse
Will feature in upcoming music metaverse AR mobile game
New Update
London is open for business! No extra tests needed for visitors to the UK from February 11th
COVID-19 rules and restrictions are due to ease in just a few weeks ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects London
Cross-platform Compatible
Tilting Point to bring mobile games to PC, Mac, and Browser
Starting with Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest and Operation: New Earth
Track Rundown
Grow your app in 2022 with help from experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Learn game-changing launch strategies from top app marketers at PGC London
Push It Good
ByteBrew launches push notifications for its 2,500 game developers
ByteBrew has launched push notifications on its free all-in-one platform which now boasts 2,500 game developers
Look To The Future
Newzoo: Blockchain resistance, play-to-earn, and transmedia in the State of Gaming briefing
Blockchain applications in gaming "not yet realised"
Get Ready
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Ad Affinity
Anzu: 66% of UK gamers would welcome more ads in games
70% are positive or neutral towards in-game ads
Slowly Growing
Netflix games surpass 8 million downloads, says Apptopia
Teeter (Up) leads the 12 games at 820,000 downloads
On The Bandwagon
Gismart launches NFT collection BillionPeeps
Currently developing an upcoming blockchain project
Copycat Court
Riot Games sues Imba over alleged copyright infringement
Claims I Am Hero: AFK Tactical Teamfight infringes multiple League of Legends copyright
Track Rundown
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First One
Kwalee acquires French narrative developer Tictales
Marks the studio’s first acquisition
Money Talk
Raise money and make your dream project a reality at Pocket Gamer Connects London
With millions of dollars up for grabs, can you afford to miss out?