All The Operators
Apple explores updates to iPadOS, WatchOS, and more at WWDC20
Hand washing detection, new Apple Pencil updates, and more
Ios 14
Apple unveils iOS 14 with App Library, improved widgets, and picture-in-picture mode
New details revealed at WWDC20 Keynote
Pgbiz Roundtable
Join us on June 23rd for the next PocketGamer.biz RoundTable session
Discussing how to improve diversity in the games industry
Rogue Shuffle
Rogue Games appoints Matt Casamassina as new CEO
Co-founder and former chief strategy officer steps up to the top role
Just Like Magic
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened launches open beta in China
Players can sign up to the card-based RPG in the country
Sensor Tower Acquisitions
Sensor Tower acquires StayFree and ActionDash apps to bolster its data offering
StayFree developers join Sensor Tower's product engineering team
Sixth Time's The Charm
Report: Apple has rejected Facebook Gaming app at least five times already
App Store rules preventing HTML5 gaming app from launching
Job Opportunity
Steel Media is hiring for a new writer at PocketGamer France
Fluent in French? Know your way around a keyboard? Then step right up...
Making The Switch
Report: Nintendo to begin slowing down its mobile business to focus on Switch
No new games planned until the end of the fiscal year
Most Read
Hot Five: Brawl Stars starts strong in China, Apple is being sued over loot boxes, and Fallout Shelter Online launches outside of China
The hottest articles of last week
Entering Japan
Anzu teams up with industry veteran Takuya Banno to bring its ads platform to Japan
"The Japanese gaming market is bigger and more advanced than ever before"
This Week In China
This Week in China: Apple finally complies with new ISBN rules and Tencent rolls out its latest Juvenile Protection System
The biggest stories straight from Beijing
Join The Team
Game Freak is looking to increase its headcount by 16%
Artists, designers and programmers
Digital Conference
Meet and learn from companies like Microsoft, DICE, Bandai Namco, Square Enix and more - here’s what you can expect from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
Europe’s biggest mobile B2B games industry conference goes-online only for a week-long event of talks, pitches and networking
For Charity
Skillz is hosting tournaments to raise money for the NAACP
From June 19th till June 20th
Event
Games Gathering Conference 2020 Odessa takes off on July 4th
A unique event for Ukraine and all of Eastern Europe
Switch It Up
Electronic Arts is releasing seven Switch games over the next year
Apex Legends lands later this year
Join The Club
Mobile subscription service GameClub launches on Android
Was released for iOS in October 2019
On Target
Konami's eFootball PES 2020 shoots through 300 million downloads
Developer launches in-game rewards to celebrate
Investment
Wings sets up new investment initiative for diverse teams
"The most impactful thing we can do is give access to resources"
Series A Funding
Admix raises $7 million in a Series A funding round
"We have spent the last two years building our platform and partnerships with publishers and advertisers"
Tonic Games Group
Mediatonic brings its brands together under new parent Tonic Games Group
Mediatonic, Fortitude Games, and The Irregular Corporation come together
Grab A Deal
Google reduces Stadia Premiere Edition price
Now costs $99, only comes with one free month of Pro tier
Play Nice
EA outlines new community guidelines to tackle toxic players
Positive Play Charter lays out clear rules for using the company's services and the penalties for breaking them
Event Latest
Save the date! Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital launches September 14-18
Don’t miss out on your chance to do business online as the essential B2B games industry conference goes online once again with a very special Helsinki edition
Get Charged
New publisher ChargeUp Games enters the mobile games market
"ChargeUp Games aims to shake up the business model and create a fair deal between developer and publisher"
A Good Deed
Zynga launches a $25 million fund for educational and charitable purposes
"The focus of the fund is to increase diversity and inclusion within Zynga and the games industry"
#blacklivesmatter
Google pledges $175 million for aiding Black communites
"Google commits to translating the energy of this moment into lasting meaningful change"
Follow The Rules
Apple to reject any games without an ISBN in China from July 2020
Rumoured crackdown now looks set in stone
Big Indie Pitch
The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores build its way to The Big Indie Pitch crown
We reveal the top three from our recent Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
Going Digital
PAX becomes the latest event to adopt an online format
PAX Online runs from September 12th to 20th
Have A Brawl
Supercell's Brawl Stars shoots through $17.5 million revenue in China
It launched in China on June 9th
Let's Go Brush Teeth
Pokémon Smile, Pokémon Café Mix and Pokémon Snap sequel debut in digital event
Set to follow up with another presentation next week
Make New Friends
Update: Outfit7 reveals My Talking Tom Friends hit 22 million downloads six days after launch
It was released on June 12th
Breathe A Word
Zynga launches voice-based game Word Pop exclusively for Alexa
"We're dedicated to experimenting with services such as Alexa"
Medicinal Gaming
US's FDA approves mobile game to be marketed as ADHD treatment
EndeavorRx is the first title to be given the nod for medical use
Great Start
Team17's older titles soar in coronavirus lockdown
Firm reports increased sales and playtime in social and multiplayer titles
Going To War
World of Tanks Blitz celebrates its sixth birthday with 137 million downloads
Update 7.0 gives graphical enhancements
In This Together
The UK games industry is fighting loneliness with its Play and Talk weekend
"Video games have given many of us a form of escapism in lockdown and brought many people together"
Making Money
Facebook Gaming adds fan subscriptions and live ads for its content creators
Creators need at least 250 weekly viewers
Team Work
Kwalee teams up with no-code development platform Buildbox
"Our number one goal is to empower anyone who has an idea for a video game"
#blacklivesmatter
Itch.io's #BlackLivesMatter bundle has raised $8.1m for charity
That's 63 per cent higher than its initial $5m goal
Western Launch Incoming?
Update: Bethesda and Gaea Mobile launch Fallout Shelter Online in Asia
Available to download in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and more
Money Money Money
Report: Epic Games is valued at $17 billion in new funding round
Firm raising $750 million
Time To Upgrade
Update: Niantic holds off on dropping Pokemon GO support for 32-bit Android phones
Originally expected to start dropping support in August
Big Money
The App Store generated $458 billion through physical sales and advertising in 2019
$63 billion was generated through digital sales
Heading To China
Evoland developer Shiro Games teams up with Tencent Cloud for technical solutions when launching in China
11 per cent of Northgard's playerbase are Chinese
Popularity Contest
ASMR Slicing cut through the most downloads in May 2020
It got 36.5 million installs
Loot Boxes
Apple is being sued for having games with loot boxes on the App Store
"A large percentage of Apple's revenues from App Store games come from the in-game purchases"
Investment
SockMonkey Studios secures a £250,000 investment to launch its first game
It's expected to have 50 employees by 2021