#wordswithhope
Zynga partners with the American Cancer Society for #WordsWithHope
"Words matter and #WordsWithHope is a creative way to increase awareness about the importance of breast cancer screening"
Getting Diverse
BAME in Games launches and sets up mentorship initiative
Offering one-to-one mentoring
Welcome To The Family
Zynga closes its acquisition of Turkish studio Rollic
“We’re thrilled to welcome Rollic and its incredibly talented team, along with its extensive network of developers, to Zynga"
Sponsored
Gameloft increases downloads by seven-fold on Huawei's AppGallery store
HMS Core suite and AppGallery marketing opportunities helped rapidly boost the developer's growth
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Sumo acquires Pipeworks, Huuuge Groups hires new CFO, and Krafton merges with PUBG Corp
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Walk The Path
Annapurna Interactive launches The Pathless for Apple Arcade on November 12th
It was first announced for the service one year ago
Find Your Next Job
FREE entry for games industry jobseekers with careers week at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4, Nov 9-13
Looking for the next step in your professional career? Be the first to find new job adverts and get advice from recruiters at our fourth online conference
Going Public
Roblox could be preparing to go public
At a company valuation of $8 billion
Possible Deal
Blue Hat Interactive still intends to acquire majority stake in Fuzhou Csfctech
Through a combination of cash and shares
No More Hacks
Nintendo wins $2 million in case against Switch hackers
The company is to be given the UberChips.com domain
Attack The Block
Microsoft and Nintendo team up to bring Minecraft to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Minecraft Steve, Alex, Zombie and Enderman all join the fight
Join The Fight
Call of Duty: Mobile saw nearly one billion monthly hours at peak
"The success of Call of Duty: Mobile reflects the combination of bringing one of the world's most beloved entertainment IPs to mobile devices"
Make A Bid
IronSource opens up in-app bidding platform to all developers
"This is a really exciting step towards truly democratising access to in-app bidding"
Collecting Hoops
Dapper Labs’ collectible app NBA Top Shot enters open beta
First to launch on new Flow blockchain
Impactful Launch
Update: Genshin Impact racks up 30 million downloads since launch
"I don't think any Chinese-made game has ever had that many pre-registrations outside its home market"
Find Your Funding
Find your funding at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 with the Investor Connector - sign up now!
The popular investor matchmaking event returns in digital form this November
Pick A Card
Belka Games launches Solitaire Cruise
And discusses the success of its R&D department
Good To Be Bad
NetEase opens pre-registrations for Badlanders
Open to players worldwide
Sountrack
Twitch launches new music tool packed with free-to-use tunes
Soundtrack will provide streamers with a comprehensive library of rights-cleared music
Block Builders
Sumo Leamington working on mobile blockchain projects with Dapper Labs
All using the new Flow blockchain
Welcome Aboard
Huuuge Group welcomes Grzegorz Kania as its new CFO
"I am very excited to be joining Huuuge at this time"
Trust Issues
China is looking at possible antitrust investigation into Google
“China will also look at what other countries have done, including holding inquiries with Google executives"
No Jury Duty
Epic and Apple will not go before a jury
"Epic and Apple have met and conferred, and the parties agree that Epic;'s claims and Apple's counterclaims should be tried by court, and not by a jury"
Change It Up
Niantic is removing various Pokemon Go COVID-19 changes
Although other new features will remain
Money Money Money
The UK games market could be worth £10 billion by 2023
"One of the biggest indicators of the success of video game development and sales in the UK is the speed at which the jobs market has grown"
New Partnership
Focus Home Interactive teams up with Flying Wild Hog for new title
"Focus Home Interactive is the perfect partner for Flying Wild Hog"
Pitch Your Game
The Big Indie Pitch returns to Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 - sign up now!
Are you an indie with an exciting game you’ve been working on? Pitch your game to our expert judges and be in the chance to win prizes!
G-star Early Bird
Here's your chance to grab early bird tickets for G-STAR 2020
The early bird offer closes on October 12th.
I Want Candy
Candy Crush Friends Saga smashes through $200 million in lifetime revenue
The Candy Crush franchise has generated over $1 billion this year
Welcome To The Family
Sumo Group acquires co-development specialist Pipeworks in a $100 million deal
"We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Pipeworks, the largest acquisition Sumo Group has made since IPO"
Catch Em All
Pokemon Go and Pokemon Home will have a link by the end of the year
"There are certain special Pokemon that can't be transferred from Pokemon Go to Pokemon Home"
Talking Heads
Tencent, Activision, SEGA, King, and Riot Games all confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Revealed: the first set of speakers for the fourth online-only conference in the series, this November 9-13
Collect Them All
Nintendo brings back Animal Crossing Amiibo cards
Avaiable through select retailers for $5.99
Imposter Syndrome
Among Us surge in popularity sees 655% rise in downloads, tops 120 million installs globally
Social deduction title generated 78.2% of all downloads during August and September.
Infinite Darkness
Netflix is releasing a Resident Evil TV show in 2021
Stars Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, seperate to the live-action series that is also in the works
Coming Through
Onion Soup Interactive launches Nippon Marathon 2 Kickstarter campaign
With a target of £32,000
You're A Winner
Animal Crossing: New Horizons wins big at the Japan Game Awards 2020
Took home the Grand Award and Award for Excellence
It's War
Call of Duty: Mobile has more than 46 million pre-registrations in China
A final test will be held for Android next month
Red Carded
Update: EA removes monetisation ad from kids magazine
Encouraged the purchase of FIFA Points
Jury Duty
US judge advises Apple and Epic to go before a jury
"I think personally this case should be tried to a jury. I want everyone to think about that. I don't think individual judges have the be-all and end-all here"
Resonate
Audiomob to host 'Resonate' Game Jam with $1000 grand prize
The jam will be a chance for devs to strut their stuff while utilising Audiomob's ad solutions
Making Changes
Google to make third-party stores more accessible with Android 12
"We will be making changes in Android 12 to make it even easier for people to use other app stores on their devices"
New Plays
LaLiga Top Cards 2020 to use blockchain to support new in-game assets
Developer The Breach partners with Freeverse.io
Time’s Up
Quantum Siege dev Armada Interactive files for bankruptcy
Finish startup closes its doors
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Three reasons why Playco is worth $1 billion
The Master the Meta team takes a deep dive into the instant play giant
All About Design
Glu Mobile launches real-life e-commerce store Design Home Inspired
"With Design Home Inspired, we are introducing a new way to express your style, shop and live the life of an interior designer, all while playing a game"
Still Banned
India's government not likely to bring back PUBG Mobile
"The violent nature of the game has been the cause of many complaints from all quarters"
True Or False?
Michel Ancel reportedly left Ubisoft due to misconduct investigations
The former game dev denies the allegations
Temporary Protection
Judge grants TikTok temporay protection against Trump's ban
"We're pleased that the court agreed with our legal arguments and issued an injunction preventing the implementation of the TikTok app ban"
Mobile Play
Microsoft is launching a new Xbox app with remote play on iOS
Already available on Android