Magic Number
Update: Shadowgun War Games rolls out worldwide following one million pre-registrations
Doubled in less than a month
Event Axed
Mobile World Congress 2020 cancelled due to "global concern" of coronavirus
"Impossible for the GSMA to hold the event"
Discount Ends
Last chance to save up to $375 on tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
Super Early Bird discounts for May's 2-day games industry event ends at midnight TONIGHT!
Big Indie Pitch
The Very Big Indie Pitch returns to Seattle for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
Pocket Gamer Connects returns to Seattle, and with it comes The Very Big Indie Pitch too
Spil It
Azerion fully acquires Spil Games
It purchased the company's mobile division last year
Most Downloaded
Johnny Trigger racked up the most downloads in January 2020
SayGames had two titles in the top five
Trust Issues
Nintendo severs all ties with website responsible for Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks
FNintendo admits fault and apologises
Moving In
Former PlayStation boss Andrew House joins in-game ads firm Bidstack's advisory board
A "pinch yourself moment" for CEO James Draper
Games For All
Emily Greer's new mobile game studio Double Loop raises $2.5 million seed round
LVP and 1Up Ventures lead
Pikachu, We're Home
Update: Pokemon Home rolls out on mobile and Switch for $15.99 a year
Free version offers 30 Pokemon while premium goes up to 6,000
Hatch-ing A Plan
Rovio refocusing mobile streaming service Hatch to save $6.5 million in 2020
Hatch cost the firm $11.8 million in 2019
South Korea Exclusive
NCSoft's Lineage 2 M generates $152 million in three months
$97.60 average revenue per download
Project Xcloud
Microsoft and Samsung team up for "cloud-based game streaming"
Forza Street simultaneously announced for Galaxy devices
Had Its Hay Day?
Supercell revenues fall for third consecutive year to $1.56 billion in 2019
Profits fell to $577 million too
#avankinsforaustralia
Update: Lockwood Publishing raises $20,000 via Avakin Life to help aid Australia bushfires
All profits go to WIRES, a New South Wales charity
Service Ace
Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Tennis in US
Mexico players can also test new sports title
Develop:brighton Goes Mobile
Develop:Brighton adds first ever dedicated mobile track for 2020 edition
Still looking for speakers on the topic
Stellaris Soft-launched
Paradox soft-launches mobile take on 4X strategy game Stellaris: Galaxy Command
Hoping to be much-improved on its initial release
Amber In Mexico
Game development agency Amber opens new studio in Mexico
Jorge Suarez takes the reins as general manager
Making Money
PUBG Mobile generated $176.3 million in revenue in January 2020
The top grossing game of the month
Backing Out
Sony and Amazon cancel appearances at Mobile World Congress 2020
Coronavirus cited as the cause
Upward Move
Adtech vertical consolidation accelerates as IronSource launches Supersonic Games
Will develop and publish hypercasual mobile games
Getting Competitive
There was an 87% increase in esports jobs in 2019
The US offered the most opportunities
Talking Points
Conference tracks revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle partner event, Big Screen Gaming
17 terrific tracks covering mobile, PC, console, XR & blockchain games
Most Read
Hot Five: Supercell invests in Wild Games, DeNA games profits slump, and King is working on a Crash Bandicoot mobile game
The hottest articles of last week
Technology Of The Future
NDreams' Patrick O'Luanaigh on the future of VR, AR and streaming
Expect more sunglasses and less bulky headsets
"more Negotiation Power"
Chinese mobile companies partner up to take on Google Play
Huawei Technologies, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo all involved
Umph And Wump
Update: King taps Crash Bandicoot license for new endless runner
12-year absence from the platform
Free For All
Google Stadia free tier to launch over the next "few months"
""No money down, without having to put a box in your home"
Huge Growth
New Zealand's games industry doubles in revenue over two years
63 per cent of titles created are mobile apps
"significant Growth"
Call of Duty: Mobile shoots through 150 million downloads in three months
Mobile now leading platform for Activision
Long Player
Mobile drives Innogames’ FY19 sales to $208 million
Forge of Empires leads the charge
Ubi-down
Ubisoft's Q3 revenue drops, mobile accounts for 7% of net bookings
26 per cent decrease year-over-year
King Of The Hill
King accounted for 34% of Activision Blizzard's FY19 revenues
$2.3 billion in sales
Massive Savings
Just days left to save up to $375 on Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
Super Early Bird prices for May’s B2B games industry conference are set to end next Thursday
Better Pay Check
Nexon Korea offers a 6.8% pay rise to its employees
Last year 600 employees protested for increased wages
Make Your Move
Huuuge Games signs publishing deal with Pakistan-based Turbo Labz for its game Chess Star
First investment in a Pakistan-based developer
To The Future
AI solution startup Modl.ai secures $1.7 in seed funding
It will be used to expand on an international level
Shifting Gears
Rod Fergusson is leaving The Coalition to join Blizzard
He will oversee the Diablo franchise
Stuck The Landing
Glu Mobile returns to profitability with $8.9 million net income for 2019
Revenue increased by 12 per cent to $411.4 million for 2019
On The Up
Zynga's FY19 revenue soars to record $1.32 billion
"Live services are the foundation of our multi-year growth strategy"
Snoopy's Back
Capcom returning to Western casual market with Snoopy Puzzle Journey
Developer dipping its toes back in the water before committing to a bigger push
Epidemic
Update: Nintendo confirms coronavirus has impacted Switch production
Pokemon event in Hong Kong cancelled too
Talking Heads
Wargaming, FunPlus, NCSOFT, Bandai Namco and Niantic confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
Second outing’s speaker roster already shaping up for something special
By Thunder
Improbable acquires multiplayer service company Zeuz
The price has not been disclosed
Join The Club
GameClub brings its subscription service to Android in March
It was released for iOS last year
Company Culture Month
Diversity, work/life balance, and more: It's company culture month on PocketGamer.biz
We want to hear from you about what you're doing at your companies
Kings And Doctors
King hires Havok co-founder Dr Steve Collins as new CTO
Over 35 years experience in the industry
Electric Square Singapore
Keywords Studios opens a new Electric Square office in Singapore
13 employees to start, growing to 50 by 2022
Talking Points
Conference tracks revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
17 terrific tracks covering mobile, PC, console, XR & blockchain games