Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from Jam City, Rovio, Gameloft and Glu Mobile
Seventh Heaven
The seventh sizzling edition of Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 was amazing
July's online conference connected the global games industry together
Big Indie Pitch
Relaxing idle game Hello Tokotoko wins The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
Winner breakdown
Network For Gamers
Former Pixonic CEO raises $500,000 for new games social network
The new platform will allow people to share information about the games they are playing
Lightning Round
Storm The World competition opens for entries
$560,000 on offer for winning developers
Court Case
Activision Blizzard lawsuit alleges workplace sexual harassment and bullying
The lawsuit follows a two year investigation alleging a "pervasive frat boy workplace culture"
Triple Threat
Tripledot Studios continues expansion with new office in Barcelona
Headed up by former Facebook and Google executive Eran Herzberg
Call To Action
Genshin Impact spurs mobile action games to $435 million in US for H1 2021
The figure shows a 104 per cent rise for the genre year-over-year
A New Verse
Mixi’s Langer Lee joins ByteDance game's division Nuverse
Lee will take over as head of corporate development
Fifth Annual
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 generated over $20 million in two days
$731.3 million in global spending from 2021 alone
Raising The Stakes
Zoom partners with social casino dev FlowPlay to launch in-app games
Starting with Live Game Night Poker
Mission Failed
Ubisoft to shut down Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad less than 12 months after launch
The game will receive one more update before the servers shut down in October
No Extra Cost
Netflix confirms video game expansion beginning with mobile games
"We think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games."
Dark Side Of The Force
LEGO Star Wars Battles cancelled and shut down following beta
Almost two years of testing in soft launch
Winner Winner
Introducing the winners of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021
Celebrate the big wins and catch up with all the highlights
Pes Is Dead
Konami rebrands PES to eFootball, moving to free-to-play
The game will roll out across multiple platforms
Xcom Goes Mobile
Update: XCOM Legends soft-launched in Malaysia and the Philippines
Being developed by Iridium Starfish
Toss A Coin
The Witcher: Monster Slayer has now launched
The location-based augmented reality game brings the series’ monsters to life
Industry Best
Genshin Impact, TiMi Studio, Tencent win big at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021
Industry celebrated in 22 categories during live/digital hybrid central London event
Sign Up
Applications now open for NFT game accelerator Launchpad Luna
Animoca Brands and Brinc combine to speed innovation
Three Of A Kind
Konami unveils Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel and Yu-Gi-Oh Cross Duel for mobile
Yu-Gi-Oh Rush Duel also unveiled for Nintendo Switch
Great Guns
Tilting Point raises $235 million to accelerate studio acquisition strategy
General Atlantic leads first equity raise
What A Story
Monster Hunter Stories 2 has already hatched over a million sales
JPRG launched globally on July 9th, 2021
Home Sweet Home
GDC 2022 confirmed to return to San Francisco as in-person event
First in-person conference for two years
Digital Event
Gamescom 2021 roster includes Bethesda, EA, Sega, Ubisoft and more
Taking place between August 25th and 29th, 2021
What’s Next(ers)
Nexters' Q2 2021 bookings up 40% to $154 million
Will float via SPAC in Q3 2021
Scoped Out
Scopely invests $50 million into Omnidrone, Pixel Toys and Tag Games
The three development studios are located in Spain, England and Scotland
Beyond A Billion
Tencent buying UK studio Sumo Group for $1.3 billion
Chinese giant continues global rollup
"correct Understanding"
Nintendo denies Switch OLED profit margin increase
The company also debunked ongoing Switch Pro claims
Live Awards
Join us in London tomorrow for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021
Our prestigious awards return live for our first live event of the year
Largest Event Yet
Women in Games Global Festival taking place this September
Virtual event includes awards ceremony, games jam and esports tournament
Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: Gina Jackson describes practical steps to stop burnout
"We are obsessed about presentees, about sitting here and working all the hours, we are not obsessed with outcomes."
Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from Sega, Activision Blizzard, Square Enix and Bandai Namco
Firing By
Garena Free Fire surpasses one billion downloads on Google Play
The game is only the third to reach this milestone
Aggressive Pricing
Steam Deck pricing 'critical' to mobile space, says Valve's Gabe Newell
"Price point was secondary... and painful"
Gabe Boy
Valve reveals Steam Deck handheld, launching from $399 this year
The Steam Deck will begin shipping in December 2021
Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: 'Real enthusiasm about the product or service cannot be faked,' says Aftershock Media's Matt Rutledge
"The benefit of influencer marketing is that you get that instant rapport..."
Cook Cracks Down
Apple phasing out remote working, say employees
Employees will have to spend three days in the office a week from September
Gen-erous
Genvid raises $113 million to launch Genvid Entertainment and more massive interactive live events
Netflix executive Cindy Holland joins firm as an advisor too
Ready To Unite
Pokémon Unite set to launch on Switch next week, mobile to follow
The game is due to be released on Wednesday 21st July
Brave
Square Enix commits to mobile with Bravely Default: Brilliant Lights
The game will be released on iOS and Android in Japan
Stadia Splits
Google Stadia to give revenue share based on how often games are played
Developers who add their games to the service will receive 70 per cent cut of overall revenue
Rune For One More
RuneScape developer Jagex picks up new hires from EA, Smilegate and Ubisoft
"We’re extremely happy to be in a position where we can bring so many new and talented people…"
Netflix Of Games
Netflix sets sights on video games, hires EA Mobile and CCO Mike Verdu
First set of games expected to arrive in next 12 months
On The Right Track
PGC Digital: Pixel Federations' Train Station 2 has accumulated $25 million in lifetime revenue
The milestone was confirmed by Pixel Federation's Martin Gajarsky
Attend Free
Win a pair of tickets to the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021
You could join us for the first live games event of the year - free
Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: 1Up Capital's Maximilian Seeburg on why you need to "know your numbers"
Seeburg discusses different options available to game developers seeking funding
Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: Industry pros discuss what defines a hypercasual game
Four industry pros explain their studio’s stance on developing hypercasual hits
Blitzing
Disney Emoji Blitz strikes 40 million downloads
The milestone has been hit as the game reaches its fifth anniversary
Live & Digital Event
Final days to grab a ticket to the PG Mobile Games Awards 2021
Come mix winners, drinks and canapes in central London on July 20th