I'm Lovin It
Jam City is the first mobile games firm to partner with McDonalds
“We couldn’t be more excited to be partnering with McDonald’s on this iconic promotion"
Reasons To Attend
18 reasons why you need to (virtually) attend Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
200+ speakers, 16 conference tracks, 1,500+ industry professionals, exciting fringe events - November’s digital conference is set up to be an early Christmas cracker!
New Acquisition
JetSynthesys acquires Real Cricket developer Nautilus Mobile
"With the online gaming industry skyrocketing, the acquisition also sets the ball rolling on our plan to deepen our foray into cricket esports"
Fully Immersed
Gameloft and Asus team up to bring immersive gaming experiences to ROG Phone 3
"Exploring different approaches and providing distinctive features for mobile gaming has always been our ultimate goal"
Breath Of The Who?
Genshin Impact's early popularity explodes to 23 million downloads in first week
Number one title across 74 countries on iOS and 33 on Google Play
Catch Em All
Niantic to help 1,000 small businesses through Pokemon Go sponsorship
As part of the Local Business Recovery Initiative
Hacked Off
Two members of hacking group Team Xecutor have been arrested
"Imagine if something you invented was stolen from you and then marketed and sold to customers around the world. That is exactly what Team Xecutor was doing"
Acquisition
Thunderful Group acquires Shadow Point developer Coatsink
”We have established a good relationship with the founders and key personnel of Coatsink"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Understanding gaming’s dark horse - Stillfront Group
The Master the Meta team dives into Stillfront's success
Lawsuit
Nintendo insists joy-con drift issues are not "a real problem"
"We are working on putting together a montage of video clips from Nintendo Switch owners"
Clik
Crazylabs launches CLIK dashboard for hyper-casual game developers
The new self-serve platform for testing hyper-casual games will reward developers who pass the CTR test with up to $25,000
Delayed Change
Google delays Play Store changes in India to 2022
"We are setting up listening sessions with leading Indian startups to understand their concerns more deeply"
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Fighting Toxicity
Around 25 per cent of Ubisoft employees have seen misconduct
"New channels have been put in place so that each report can be escalated anonymously to the group level and handled by our partner, Idoko"
Shoot Em Up
Call of Duty: Mobile nears $500 million in revenue
The third top-grossing shooter in the US
Ready For Launch
Pocket Gamer LaunchPad #2 is coming. Join us in November for the biggest show in mobile gaming
The digital consumer showcase event returns to put the spotlight on developers as they present their exciting upcoming titles across multiple platforms - get involved now!
So Long
Rovio CEO Levoranta will step down at the end of the year
"We will continue working closely together until the end of the year, and then it will be time for me to thank everyone for excellent cooperation"
Most Read
Hot Five: Sumo acquires Pipeworks, ironSource opens in-app bidding platform, and Call of Duty: Mobile peaks at nearly one billion hours
The hottest articles of last week
#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