Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: Sunday Games on making hypercasual profitable
Developers of hit hypercasual games Cat Escape and Plug Head
A New Resolution
Resolution Games closes $25 million round of funding to expand IP
"We see vast potential in VR and that the market is maturing"
Rolling The Dice
Australian MP to put forward bill proscribing loot boxes in video games
The bill proposes games containing loot boxes are rated R18+
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PGC Digital: Belka Games' Pavel Sudakov on how to make R&D rock
Head of R&D at Belka Games Pavel Sudakov gave advice on how to make your R&D rock
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PGC Digital: Sega's Rowan Tafler breaks down marketing basics and why 'no one really cares about your game'
Sega Searchlight brand director spoke at PGC Digital #7 on the do's and don'ts of marketing
It’s A Battleground
Battlegrounds Mobile India fires to 34 million users and 16 million DAUs
The title is exclusively available in India via the Google Play store
Voodoo Voice
Voodoo president and COO joins Homa Games as senior strategic advisor
The announcement follows Voodoo’s former CFO’s appointment as Homa Games’ new VP of
finance and legal.
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PGC Digital: Touchten Games’ Rokimas Seoharyo talks top talent acquisition
"Game teams are like sports teams, not like a family"
Dead Sales
Dead Cells mobile has surpassed two million units in China
Five months after launching in the country
Playing Monopoly
Google faces lawsuit from 37 US States over alleged Play Store monopoly
The tech titan is accused of "harming small businesses and consumers"
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PGC Digital: Voodoo head of publishing Alexander Shea discusses 'the science of publishing'
Shea provides insight into how Voodoo has reached 5 billion hypercasual downloads
Loads Of Coins
Sealed copy of Super Mario 64 fetches $1.5 million at auction
The sale sets the record for the most expensive video game ever
Anticipation
Update: PUBG: New State has broken 20 million global pre-registrations
Gearing up for 2021 launch
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PGC Digital: Admix CEO Samuel Huber on why 'gaming is becoming a media channel'
Huber spoke as part of a Superstar Session at PGC Digital #7
Honourable
Mobile games spending reached $7.3 billion in June 2021
Honor of Kings, PUBG mobile and Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds lead the show
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PGC Digital: How unceasing QA testing increases mobile game profitability
WeTest’s Connie Fu and Gunther Gong explain the importance of continued QA testing
Jam Hot
MyAppFree Launches a mobile games jam on Itch.io
Up to $1,000 up for grabs for developers to create new mobile titles
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PGC Digital: 'Play-to-earn gaming will replace free-to-play,' says Yield Guild's Gabby Dizon
The rise of a new way to play
It’s Today!
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 starts in less than an hour
The global mobile games B2B industry conference starts today
Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from King, Zynga, Niantic and Playrix
Epic Win
Epic Games wins appeal against Apple in Australia
"This is a positive step forward for Australian consumers and developers”
Special Shoutout
Special thank you to the sponsors for next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
Meet the finest companies supporting us for our next online conference
150 Million Users
Etermax launches its first NFT collectables via a Trivia Crack tournament
TriviaTokens Cup runs July 9th to12th
Early-stage Investment
The Games Fund invests in Hypemasters, Vandrouka, Purple and Jarvi Games
Eastern European mobile studios all get a financial boost
Crazy
CrazyLabs partners with Huawei to bring four new games to AppGallery
The move follows the success of previous titles added to the marketplace
Pretty Nifty
Nifty Games brings on new executives from EA, Zynga and LucasArts
“This is an incredible time of growth..."
They're Coming
The Walking Dead marches on blockchain UGC platform The Sandbox
Skybound Entertainment will also operate its own game in the metaverse
"hooked"
Mario maker Shigeru Miyamoto obsessed with Pokémon GO
"The average person playing Pokémon GO in Japan is probably around 60 years old"
Social Expansion
SciPlay acquires Om Nom: Run developer Koukoi Games
"Together, we can build impactful evergreen games..."
No Tolerance
Konami cancels Yu-Gi-Oh contract with football player Antoine Griezmann
The footballer has since published an apology for his conduct
National Police Contacted
Fortnite ban called by Indonesian minister after sacred building thought to be destroyed in-game
"Our team respects all religions..."
Let Them Mine
Minecraft becomes adults-only in South Korea
Restrictions will see those under 19 unable to access the game
Fortin Wins Fortnite
15-year-old boy from Quebec wins $75,000 at Fortnite tournament
Fortin has now signed with a professional esports team
Move Over Spotify
Roblox strikes deal with Sony Music to bring more artists to the gaming platform
"We look forward to expanding our successful partnership…"
Go On Son
Tencent partners with Tottenham Hotspur to bring Son Heung-Min to PUBG
The partnership will see Heung-Min as a playable character in the game
A Real Viridian Forest
Pokémon Wonder is a new nature theme park opening in Japan
Limited-time experience running from July 2021 to April 2022
Face The Consequences
Tencent rolls out facial recognition to restrict children gaming at night
The system will lock young users out of games late in the evening
New Strategy
FunPlus appoints former NetEase director Michael Tong as chief strategy officer
"Tong will elevate our company’s strategic vision..."
Reshuffle
Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier will step down, four months after EA acquisition
Rashid Varachia will step down at the end of July as well
Meet And Connect
Meet the likes of Facebook, Microsoft, Tencent and more at next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
Connect with the biggest companies at the top B2B games industry conference
Bagon In Bagram
Pokémon GO spotted at former US military base in Afghanistan
"We can’t have no IED Pokémon on the FOB"
64gb Storage
Nintendo confirms Switch Pro's existence with Nintendo Switch (OLED model)
New console launches this October
Final Schedule
The final conference schedule for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 has been locked in
Find out what’s happening next week and connect with the global games industry
Apex Axie
Axie Infinity hits 350,000 DAUs and over $170 million monthly trading volume
Mobile-first blockchain game is tearing it up
Howdy Partner(ship)
InnoGames relaunching partnership programme for mobile and browser markets
The new programme is said to offer a "personalised approach"
"core Of Atari"
Atari Gaming shifting focus away from free-to-play and mobile games
Attention to be directed towards premium games for console and PC
Victory Road
Pokémon GO shows no signs of slowing down with $5 billion revenue in five years
Another $1 billion in seven months
"legal Obligations"
Nintendo seeks further action against ROM site owner after missing first $50 payment
Nintendo has requested a permanent injunction be put in place
Power Your Dreams
The Xbox Game Pass app has generated 14 million downloads
Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now follow behind
Reset Button
Love Island developer Fusebox responds to layoff claims
"Fusebox is currently consulting with its employees on a proposed change..."