Rocky Roblox Report
Roblox sees 54.1 million DAUs, despite sharp declines in engagement
Per daily average user, average bookings were at $11.67 in Q1
Gimme That
Despite record Q1 2022 for declared M&A, value of closed deals decreased
23 per cent decrease in closed deals over 2021, although significant spike throughout rest of 2022 anticipated should MS/Acti, Take-Two/Zynga, and Sony/Bungie deals complete
Revenue Report
Mobile game revenue decreased for first time ever in Q1 2022
Sensor Tower's State of Mobile Gaming 2022 report shows revenue and install variation by country
Ubisoft Alone
Ubisoft to bet on mobile, F2P as annual sales fall
CEO Yves Guillemot moves to quash acquisition rumours in investors call
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Take Me On A Journey
Rovio targeting one major, Angry Birds Journey-scale, release annually
Alex Pelletier-Normand and René Lindell, CEO and CFO of Rovio respectively, open the Rovio capital markets day 2022 with a profile of Rovio’s growth opportunities
Supporting Indigenous Storytelling
East Side Games joins programme for Canadian Indigenous games scholarship
Blackbird Interactive, East Side Games, and Timbre Games Studio will partner with the Vancouver Film School on bringing Indigenous voices to the games industry
Thank You For Attending
PG Connects Seattle was our biggest North American show yet – here’s what you missed!
Our first hybrid U.S. show welcomed 950 delegates from over 50 countries with 70% of attendees representing the U.S. and Canada
Likely More Than 5v5 Lawyers
Riot Games sues Moonton over sustained Wift Rift copyright infringement
Riot Games is again suing Shanghai Moonton Technology Company (Moonton), but this time is alleging infringement on its mobile MOBA, Wild Rift
Fi-fuh?
Electronic Arts sees 82% increase in mobile revenue in fiscal year 2022
FIFA Mobile sees 80% growth in new players, as EA ends partnership with the football association
Where Is The Money
Call of Duty Mobile’s $1 billion consumer spend attributed to China despite highest spend in US
Activision Blizzard states 650 million downloads for mobile title now rivals console/PC player bases
Running Up That Hill
Fingersoft brings Hill Climb Racing 2 to cloud gaming
Sequel to Finnish studio’s most popular title now playable on Facebook Gaming
Meta Collections
Facebook and Instagram to start NFT integration
Meta and Etherium, Solana, Polygon, and Flow networks partner to build NFT platform
Revenue Results
Higher revenue and lower costs for Zynga in Q1 2022
$691 million revenue marks a 2% increase over Q1 2021
Joining And Growing
Blackstone hires former Zynga COO Matthew Bromberg
Focusing on Blackstone Growth
One Game To Rule Them All
EA partners with Middle-earth Enterprises on new Lord of the Rings mobile game
Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth is latest title in EA’s push to expand mobile portfolio
Tools And Tokens
Has Ready Games done the impossible: brought NFT gaming to iOS and Android?
Developer tools to convert mobile Web 2.0 games into Web3 games and meet the store rules of Google and Apple
Liverpool Launch
Tencent Games’ new UK studio is based in Liverpool
Supporting development of titles for partner studios
Download Deluge
Voodoo becomes the third-largest global company in app installs
The sole European member of the top six
It’s Go Time
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No Change In Nxc Leadership
Correction: no change in CEO responsibilities for Nexon or NXC
No change in CEO responsibilities for Nexon or NXC
Let's Jam
The new HomaJam offers participants a 50/50 publishing revenue share
Homa Games announces the 5th edition of the games jam together with Google to continue on the mission of educating & supporting the developer community.
Industry Insight
Newzoo: a "breakthrough" in mobile game reach as revenue to surpass $100 billion in 2022
Latin America and Southeast Asia could be biggest contributors to mobile growth
The Gamekit Cometh
AWS Gamekit support is coming to Android and iOS games developed with Unreal
Features include cloud saves and achievements
Cloud Nine
Fortnite returns to iOS and Android through Microsoft Game Pass
Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney continues his broadside against Apple as the battle royale returns to mobile, playable through browser
Track Rundown
How are NFTs affecting the future of gaming? Learn this and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Learn how you can make the most of NFTs, crypto and blockchain for your game next week in Seattle
Pac-man Packs A Punch
98% of Pac-Man Community players are choosing mobile
Revamp of classic arcade game surpasses 6 million players in first four months
Become A Web3 Whizz
Learn from thought leaders at the cutting edge of all things blockchain, NFT, web3 and the metaverse at the Blockchain Games Next Summit
Attending Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle next week? Here’s all you can expect at the Blockchain Games Next Summit
Another Tilting Point
Tilting Point bullish on blockchain as it announces first Web3 titles
Samir Agili reveals partnership with Polygon and Stardust
Rooms And Rebrands
Piepacker rebrands as Jam.gg as its library spreads onto mobile
Platform reaches 2 million users
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Five reasons you can’t afford to miss Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle – even if you can’t make it to Seattle next week
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Track Rundown
Ace your approach to live ops with the help of Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Learn all the best practices for live ops from the makers of the world’s biggest mobile games next week in Seattle
Genshin Growing
Genshin Impact surpasses $3 billion mobile revenue milestone
The top-grossing mobile gacha averages $1 billion every six months
A Cross Between A Jackrabbit And Antelope
NetEase Games launches first US studio
Despite mobile making almost 70 per cent of 2022 revenue, Jackalope Games, a NetEase Games first-party studio, will be PC and console exclusive
Stats From Sweden
More than three-quarters of Stillfront’s Q1 revenue came from mobile games
Q1 2022 interim report reveals net revenue of $172 million
News
New York City files suit against Activision Blizzard
Suit states acquisition by Microsoft severely undervalues ActiBlizz, and CEO Bobby Kotick “was unfit to negotiate a sale of the company”
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Track Rundown
Get all the exclusive insights on how you can survive and thrive as an indie developer at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
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Track Rundown
What does blockchain mean for developers and the future of games? We’re lifting the veil on all things blockchain at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
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Not That Wordle
AppLovin acquires Wordle! (no, not that one)
Wordle! iOS game, released in 2016, now managed by Lion Studios Plus
Role Recruitment
Social First’s new advisors aim to reach the next generation of Web3 gaming
Koh Kim and Andy Chambers join the Finnish studio after funding round
Match Made In Heaven
Zynga’s Bernard Kim to exit games industry, join Match Group as CEO
Kim to be named Match Group CEO on May 31 after six years as Zynga president
Arclight Rumble
Translating the Warcraft aesthetic to mobile with Arclight Rumble
Adapting the Warcraft aesthetic to the small screen was one of the core challenges, says Activision Blizzard
Arclight Rumble
Warcraft Arclight Rumble, Blizzard’s new mobile game, will have only one in-game currency
Fairness is “one of our tentpost pillars”, says Activision Blizzard as the team moves away from multiple and premium in-game currencies.
Arclight Rumble
Activision Blizzard reveals latest mobile game, Warcraft Arclight Rumble
Studio looks back to Warcraft’s roots with its latest strategy game with tower defence elements
Expand Your Network
Connect with Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Tik Tok and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Get in touch with all of the world’s leading companies under one roof on May 9-10 at our upcoming Seattle conference
Grow A Backbone
Backbone founder listed in Forbes 30 Under 30
Maneet Khaira features in the 2022 Games category on investment funding and strength of partnerships with Microsoft
Metaverse Of Madness
Spotify jumps into the metaverse with Roblox
Spotify Island claims to allow users the opportunity to “mingle with artists” and acquire “exclusive virtual merch”
Moving To Santa Monica
Kong Studios moves HQ to Santa Monica following unicorn status
The home of Naughty Dog, Respawn Entertainment and Infinity Ward