Thinking Differently
Supercell-invested startup Papukaya decloak, talks about making games for non-gamers
Now hiring too
Card Sharp
Murka to acquire solitaire development company Mobile Deluxe
Studio acquisition will diversify Murka's portfolio and provide the company with over one million daily average users
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Disputed
Kixeye shareholders file lawsuit against Stillfront over $30 million earnout
The allegation is breach of earn-out agreement
Monetise The Metaverse
Anzu partners with Roblox creators, bringing in-game ads to platform
Will provide an additional revenue stream for creators
Deep Dive
Analytics platform Dive integrates with Roblox
40 million DAUs to mine
Ad Insight
81% of media buyers plan in-game ad spending increase over next 12 months
Results of Admix survey of 400
Already Growing
Ragnarok Origin reaches 400,000 pre-registrations
Adds Genshin Impact’s Lilypichu and ProZD as voice talent
Ada Lovelace
Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day
We talk to some inspiring women in tech and find out their tips and advice for other women wanting to break into STEM fields
Now Live
Tilting Point and Carry1st publish SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off in Africa
One game, 54 countries
Rocket Fuel
Ludus invests in three Turkish mobile game startups
Istanbul cluster is blooming
Switchcraft Sorceress
Wooga launches magical themed match-3 Switchcraft worldwide
Features wider diversity in narrative, such as sexuality and disability
New Head
My.Games appoints Philippe Sauze as Head of Europe operations
Sauze brings over 17 years of industry experience
Tangled Web
Apple files appeal against in-app links to alternative payments ruling
The federal judge has ruled in favour of Apple for nine of ten counts
Hypermoney
Homa Games raises $50 million to scale hypercasual
Series A was led by Northzone
Anti-competition Agony
App Store payments are anti-competitive rules Dutch antitrust authority
Demanded changes to in-app payment system following investigation
Mgvc Makes Moves
My.Games Venture Capital invests into Tworogue Games and Wideview Games
Acquires minority stake with option to purchase full control in future
Cracking
Trivia Crack Adventure does 10 million downloads
Launched in November 2020
Still Growing
MTG appoints Daniel Frechen as new Head of M&A and Strategy
Looking to continue its build-and-grow activity
Growth Initiative
Nazara raises $42 million to fund growth initiatives and acquisitions
Will issue 1,429,266 equity shares
Big Backing
Bitkraft Ventures launches $75 million fund for blockchain gaming
Will invest in cryptocurrency, NFTs and blockchain equity
Ballistic For Blockchain
OP Games raises $8.6 million to combine blockchain, NFTs and DAOs
Plans to support 500 games by end of 2022
Not Dead Yet
6 years on The Walking Dead: No Man's Land does 23 million downloads, $151 million revenue
Will host in-game anniversary events
New Entrant
MZ and Rovio vets launch Original Games with $6 million seed round
Investment led by Play Ventures
News
Zynga closes $525 million StarLark acquisition, expands portfolio with Golf Rival
Zynga’s international footprint expands with a studio in China
News
FeoFun and Black Candy are first winners of IronSource's Supersonic Superstars contest
The second group of winners will be announced in November
Splash Out
AppLovin purchases MoPub from Twitter for $1 billion cash
Will integrate into existing mobile ad platform
Deal Or Deal?
Game M&A and funding volume hits $71 billion in 2021 to-date
Volume is already more than double 2020
Big Indie Pitch
Musical traffic game Mr. Traffic wins the first ever Big Hypercasual Pitch
Winner breakdown
Welcome Back
Zynga opens pre-registration for FarmVille 3
Players can flock to the game on November 4th
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Transforming Brand Success
Top War Transformers brand integration sets new day one revenue record
The high profile brand integration from Hasbro, managed by Yodo1, pushed TopWar up the global mobile game charts
Heating Up Hypercasual
Voodoo launches 'unlimited value' hypercasual development competition on 10 October
First prize guarantees a minimum of $1 million
Accelerate Development
Niantic acquires developer experience firm Hoss
Will assist in accelerating development of Lightship ARDK
Recap
The eighth digital edition of Pocket Gamer Connects was sensational
219 speakers and 1,200 attendees from 73 countries
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Discover what's NEXT in mobile games at the 9th digital edition of PG Connects
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Going Going Gone
Habbo pixel art NFTs sell out, generating $14 million of trading in 24 hours
Over 2,500 collectors participated in auction
20 Years
G5 Entertainment celebrates 20th birthday with special campaign for players
Presents for everyone
Boom Times
Axie Infinity developer Sky Mavis raises $152 million on a $3 billion valuation
Andreessen Horowitz leads the round
Head In The Cloud
Bluestacks X brings Android games to Mac, Linux, iOS and more
Currently offers over 200 Android games
Capital Move
French hypercasual dev 8SEC opens Paris office
Lyon startup is growing fast
Perfect Deal
Reliance partners with Simteractive to publish Eden Isle: Paradise Resort
Building from beta to global publishing
Pgc Digital #8
PGC Digital: The Roblox approach to designing in the metaverse
"We incorporate the player and their uniqueness into the composition"
Nextgen
Next Games' second Game Developer Academy kicks off 4 October
Learning with hands-on experience
No Play
No new games were approved for release in China during August or September
Banhammer is swinging
Pgc Digital #8
Jam City's Josh Yguado talks acquisitions, IP integration and the future of mobile games
Nowhere near peak gaming, he says
New Way To Pay
Voodoo buys Beach Bum to diversify monetisation from ads to IAPs
Israeli startup did $70 million in past 12 months
Pgc Digital #8
PGC Digital: The importance of live ops
Imperia Online's Aleksandar Ivanov explains live ops and why you should use them
Powers Up
Product Madness acquires Polish mobile developer Playsoft
Looking to power-up its mobile games pipeline
Pgc Digital #8
PGC Digital: How to enhance the first time user experience
Electric Square UX designer Kristina Miles talks retention