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Welcome Aboard
Devolver Digital welcomes Fée Heyer as its new head of licensing
"I am delighted to join Devolver and Mediatonic to assist them in finding the right partners for what is starting to look like a phenomenon rarely seen before"
Partnered Up
Unity partners with Playing for the Planet to further its commitment to social responsibility
As well as Pledge 1% and Rare Beauty
Quibye
Streaming platform Quibi shuts down after six months
"Likely for one of two reasons: because the idea itself wasn't strong enough to justify a standalone streaming service or because of our timing"
Building Up
Roblox surpasses $2 billion in player spending on mobile
Generated $500 million in five months
Unmissable
The speakers you won't want to miss at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Our most anticipated highlights from the 20+ expert speakers and 16 themed tracks, Nov 9-13
Money Money Money
MAG Interactive brought in nearly $25 million over 12 months
"Q4 revenues grew more than 28 per cent compared to the same period last year"
Loot Boxes
EA faces Canadian class action lawsuit over loot boxes
Publisher facing legal action over its implementation of the business model
Coming Through
Project Cars is racing its way on to mobile devices
“We’re working closely with the masters of racing sims and true fans of the sport at Slightly Mad Studios to meld the ultra-realism of Project Cars Go with streamlined mechanics and design"
Talking Strategy
Blizzard veterans raise $4.7m to fund new studio Frost Giant
Venture to focus on real-time strategy titles
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Learn how to grow your games at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
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Lacking Trust
The US government files an antitrust lawsuit against Google
"Countless advertisers must pay a toll to Google's search advertising and general search text advertising monopolies"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Call of Duty: Mobile associate product manager on how publishing will evolve
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital kicks off November 9th
It's A Party
Latin Grammy winner J Balvin will headline Epic's Fortnitemares event
"I am always looking for innovative ways to connect with fans that have been so incredibly supportive of my career and music, as well as gain exposure to future fans"
Catch Em All
Niantic partners with Verizon for US exclusive Pokémon Go content
The Special Weekend event will take place on November 7th
Fringe Events
Find the next step in your career, or meet your next business partner, publisher or investor online at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Fringe benefits: beyond the conference talks and panels, there are multiple events for networking with over 1,500 industry professionals over the internet next
Get Angry!
Angry Birds are invading Topgolf to offer a new interactive experience
Across all US venues
Blast Off
Nokia to deploy 4G/LTE network in space
"The mission-critical LTE network we have developed has been specially designed to withstand the extreme temperature, radiation and vacuum conditions of space"
Helping Hand
DreamHack partners with Sweden Game Arena to support the Sweden Game Conference
"Coming together as a community is one of the key components of gaming culture"
Huge Digital Events
All three of our online conferences have been amazing - find out why you should attend Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
4,000+ attendees, 2,000+ companies, 8,000+ meetings conducted and 88 unique countries represented from all of our digital events so far...
Getting Competitive
UK trade body Ukie outlines ways to increase esports sector
New research shows that country's pro-gaming sector saw 8.5% jobs increase annually between 2016 and 2019
Schedule Revealed
Conference schedule revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Find out what’s happening at next month’s online-only mobile games industry conference
Welcome Aboard
Sumo Leamington appoints Codemasters vet as technical director
“Although a lot has changed during my time in the industry, my commitment to video games remains the same"
Come One Come All
Update: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Twitch stream peaks at 430,000 viewers
A range of popular streamers will join her
It's An Honour
Honor of Kings reigns supreme as the top-earning mobile game in September
Followed by fellow Tencent title PUBG Mobile
Riddle Solver
June's Journey saw 178,000 try to solve its Railway Riddles campaign
"We are incredibly grateful to our dedicated community of players for their continued enthusiasm and could not be prouder of their in-game achievements yet again"
Born To Be Wild
Riot Games is launching a regional open beta for League of Legends: Wild Rift
In Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand on October 27th
Flying High
Alliance Entertainment acquires US games rental service GameFly
"We're intensely focused on listening to what our customers are telling us"
Talking Heads
Zynga, Mediatonic, EA and Raw Fury all confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Revealed: the third set of speakers for the fourth online-only conference in the series, this November 9-13
Ceasefire
Updated: EA pulls Plants vs. Zombies 3 from soft launch
"It’s time to pull the game back to incorporate your thoughts and reimagine a few things"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Understanding Unity’s new program that helps developers acquire players
The MTM team digs into Unity's game growth program
Back Again
TikTok restored in Pakistan following ban
"TikTok has assured moderating content in accordance with societal norms and the laws of Pakistan"
Esports
EVOS Esports raises $12 million in Series B funding
"Esports is currently one of the fastest-growing industries, and ATTN has managed to establish themselves as the most advanced esports platform across Asia"
Breaking Records
Nintendo breaks record as it remains the best-selling console for 22 months
Previous record holder was the Xbox 360
Money Money Money
Japan is responsible for 22% of mobile games global revenue in the first nine months of 2020
Japanese games have generated $814.5 million internationally this year
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Chris Hainsworth on how mobile monetisation has gotten harder
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 kicks off on November 9th
Growing Industry
UK games industry growing at its fastest ever rate
"A number of forces are driving growth in our industry"
Going Public
Playtika looks to go public as it confidentially files for an IPO
Could be valued at $10 billion
Most Read
Hot Five: Genshin Impact crosses $100 million, Voodoo tops downloads for hypercasual publishers, and Donut Lab raises $1.6 million
The hottest articles of last week
Countdown Commences
Pocket Gamer LaunchPad #2 is coming, and you can get involved
Are you ready for takeoff?
Going Remote
Yodo1 announces transition to a fully remote company from 1st December, 2020
The China-based company has employees across the globe
It's A Fantasy
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius hits 45 million downloads
Celebrated with various in-game events
This Week In Asia
This Week in Asia: Huya and DouYu merger, Com2uS acquisition and Pakistan's TikTok block
Our roundup of the latest news and updates from Asian territories
Token Of Appreciation
Animoca Brands and Gamee are introducing tokens to the platform
They will be given as skill-based rewards
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Rovio CEO plans exit, Supercell looks to bolster team, and Anzu recruits Activision Blizzard exec
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Bandai Namco Mobile welcomes two new community managers
Janneke van Ooyen and Jennifer Govea
Real Town Bidness
NFL star Marshawn Lynch onboard for Blackout Bingo’s Beast Mode event
72 hours of celebration
Change It Up
PlayStation's new mobile app drops wishlists and PS3 purchases
The changes come in on October 28th
Top Of The World
Google was the top mobile publisher via downloads in September
Voodoo cracked the top three
Big Indie Pitch
Alula's stargazing and gardening mix wows judges and is crowned Big Indie Pitch Winner
We explore the top three games from our recent Digital Big Indie Pitch #4