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
Last Chance
Save up to $430 on Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT before prices rise at midnight
Last chance to book your Super Early Bird ticket
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
Save The Date
Discover what's NEXT in mobile games at the 9th digital edition of PG Connects
Explore new markets, new technologies, new opportunities, and beyond this November
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
Kards On Mobile
1939 Games raises $5.3 million to bring Kards to mobile
Will land on iOS and Android in 2022
Going For Growth
AppFollow update promises increased insight
New update to AppFollow toolkit for optimised app growth is live
Pgc Digital #8
PGC Digital: How to ideate in the hypercasual games space
Sunday Games' André Noller discusses standing out from the competition
News
Supercell-backed Trailmix releases its debut game Love & Pies
A recipe of puzzles and personalisation with a dash of mystery
Top Table
Joakim Achrén appointed Fingersoft's board
Finnish entrepreneur adds status
Funding Boom
Startup conglomerate Kepler Interactive raises $120 million from NetEase
Another roll-up player rolls up
Making An Impact
Genshin Impact generates $2 billion on mobile in its first year
China, Japan and US are top three spenders
Pgc Digital #8
PGC Digital: How to approach conflict with publishers
Six industry pros get together to talk best practices
Staffing Up
Admix expands, hiring Stefan Adamczyk as VP of Global Partnerships
Ex-AdColony SVP moves on
Bigger Screen
Genvid and Intel combine for 5G Project Monarch livestream gaming test
Downloads and installs not required
Pgc Digital #8
PGC Digital: How to balance monetisation and increase retention
Facebook strategic partner managers talk boosting ad exposure
Pgc Digital #8
PGC Digital: How to design in-game ad placements
AdInMo head of game design Nathan Bell gives 8 top tips
Word Up
Word Crack celebrates its tenth anniversary
Has surpassed 100 million downloads
Pgc Digital #8
PGC Digital: What to expect from a publishing deal
Square Enix's Ed Perkins lists the dos and don'ts
Plain Speaking
Panivox decloaks its RichCast voice-driven interactive platform
Next generation of narrative audio experiences