A Lot Of Loot
Report: EU should treat loot boxes as a consumer protection matter rather than gambling
Research says that parental controls should be easier to understand
Catch Em All
The Pokémon Company teams up with CASETiFY for another collaboration
"The CASETiFY & Pokémon collaboration is one of our most talked-about and globally loved releases"
Dream Come True
Miniclip co-founder Robert Small becomes a patron for Make-A-Wish UK
"I wanted to support a charity that was really making a difference to the lives of kids all around the UK"
You're A Winner
Google names its 2020 Indie Games Festival winners
Across Europe, Japan and South Korea
10 Years On
Disney enters social gaming battle with $763 million Playdom deal
The Mouse is in sharing mode
Investment
LocalizeDirect receives $1.1 million investment
Will be used for its CMS for games development known as Gridly
Where It All Began
Netflix's The Witcher is getting a prequel TV show
Set 1,200 years before the previous series on the streaming platform
New Acquisition
Huuuge Games acquires Finnish games studio Double Star
"This acquisition marks another step forward in our Build-and-Buy strategy"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Is Glu about to make its largest acquisition yet?
News and insights from the Master the Meta team
Moving On
Ubisoft Quebec managing director Andrée Cossette is leaving the company
It's not in relation to the ongoing problems at Ubisoft
Pgbiz Roundtable
Join us on July 28th for the next PocketGamer.biz RoundTable session
Discussing the death of the IDFA
Team Up
Gismart is looking to partner with hypercasual developers
To bring games to market quicker
More $$$
Wappier releases its In-App Purchase Pricing Strategy Guide
Behavioral economics for mobile game developers
Top Talent
Boss Bunny Games welcomes David Reeves to its board of directors
"I was drawn to the passion and ambition that drive the Boss Bunny team"
Not Great
Report: Ubisoft told staff to discuss harassment with harasser before HR
According to document sent to staff at the French firm's Canadian studios last year
Now That's Epic
Epic Games has given $42 million to 600 developers as part of its MegaGrants scheme
AMD has donated 200 Ryzen 7 3800X desktops to the initiative
Gone Fishing
Electronic Arts hires Jeff Karp to head up its mobile division
Karp is the former president of Big Fish Games
Most Read
Hot Five: Gree sues Supercell, NetEase soft-launched Lord of the Rings: Rise to War, and China pulls Cytus II
The hottest stories of last week
All The Colours
Hypercasual game Color Switch returns with endless runner sequel Color Switch World
Creator David Reichelt wants to give players "a glimpse of how we will take the brand in new directions"
Feel The Music
Ukie launches new event with focus on musical talent in the games industry
Game Changers will take place on August 6th
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: MTG CEO steps down after 26 years, Ubisoft dismisses PR director
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Busting Rhymes
Games publisher Leaf teams up with Cypress Hill rapper B Real for musician's first game
Bringing the "Dr Greenthumb brand" to mobile
Guess Who's Back
Sonic's second movie gets a release date for April 8th 2022
Sega and Paramount to team up again
Making Changes
Unity details changes coming to its 2020.1 update
Package manager and workflows have been upgraded
Welcome Aboard
MAG Interactive hires a new senior game artist and intelligence engineer
Güray Emen and Greg Smee
Regulated Fun
Apple commissions a new report to show its strict App Store rules make for a better experience
"Trust and integrity are central to making buyers and sellers comfortable trading on the platform"
Money Money Money
Digital games made $10.46 billion in June 2020
Game or Peace was mobile's top-grossing title
Get Access
Super Evil Megacorp to launch Early Access for Catalyst Black
For iOS devices only
Moving On
Jason Killingsworth leaves Riot Games
Has decided to focus on his publishing company, Tune and Fairweather
Farewell
Jørgen Madsen Lindemann steps down as Modern Times Group CEO
David Chance will stand down as chairman of the board
See You In Court
French union Solidaires Informatique will take Ubisoft to court
Over allegations of harassment and abuse at the company
Hands Up!
Shooters are the sixth biggest mobile genre in the US, finds GameRefinery report
20.56% of the market is held by Call of Duty
Pgbiz Roundtable
Catch up on our Publishing in China RoundTable discussion
Full video available now on YouTube
#metoo
Ubisoft CEO says he made "tough decisions" over previous misconduct allegations
"It has now become clear that certain individuals betrayed the trust I placed in them"
Super Evil Launchpad
LaunchPad: Why Super Evil Megacorp is getting involved in Pocket Gamer's first digital consumer event
"Digital events like Launchpad are opportunities to bring the celebration of new games to a much broader audience"
Money Money Money
My.Games sees a revenue increase of 46% year-on-year for Q2 2020
Mobile accounts for 67 per cent of all revenue
One Special Day
SpecialEffect to host fifth annual One Special Day fundraising event on October 2nd
Working with over 40 developers and publishers to raise money to help gamers with disabilities
Turbo Payments
Admix cuts payment terms down to 14 days with new Turbo payments
Those on 90-day terms to receive a better revenue share at the cost of having to wait longer
Event
Introducing PocketGamer.biz MasterClasses: a series of deep-dive workshops exploring all things games design
Learn from the finest games industry experts in an in-depth learning environment
To The Future
Tencent, Asus, and Lenovo are using the SDS GamingBar in their new phones
"The digital controls that Sentons provides takes mobile gaming to the next level, creating a seamless and innovative experience"
Behind The Wheel
Rocket League is going free-to-play
"The game wouldn't be where it is today without our dedicated and amazing community"
Bouncing Back
The UK games industry is showing resilience against the coronavirus
45 per cent of businesses have increased revenue
It's Magical
Ludia teams up with Disney for new game Disney Wonderful Worlds
It will be released in 2021
#metoo
Ubisoft dismisses PR director Stone Chin
"I can see that my actions as a manager over the years while at the company have hurt people"
Oh Dear
Former Ubisoft HR employee claims management distrusted harassment victims
Marketing team and execs apparently said that female protagonists don't sell games
On Strike
Update: Voltage responds to the strike action by Lovestruck staff
"None of our 21 fellow Lovestruck writers have had their contracts terminated, and we are surprised by the company's statement" says the Voltage Organised Workers group
It's A Secret
China pulls Cytus II from the App Store for secret pro-democracy Morse code message
The musical director behind it has resigned
Big Indie Pitch
Minidragon makes it two years in a row as our July Big Indie Pitch champion
We reveal the top three from our second standalone Digital Big Indie Pitch
Tamatem Partnership
Tamatem and Tamalaki partner to release Home Designer Blast Makeover in the MENA region
Renamed خبير تصميم المنزل Home Design Expert
Under One Roof
HAL Laboratory moves into Nintendo's Tokyo building
It's increased its staff numbers to 195