Largest Event Yet
Women in Games Global Festival taking place this September
Virtual event includes awards ceremony, games jam and esports tournament
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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