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Hot Five: Mario Kart Tour's FTUE, Call of Duty Mobile's fps, and Apple Arcade's obscuration
The hottest stories
Event
Special thank you to the sponsors for this week’s Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
The companies supporting the sixth edition of the two-day B2B conference in Finland
Fourth Year Running
Rovio, Seriously, Supercell and more unite for SpecialEffect's One Special Day 2019
Games developers far and wide will donate all UK revenue made on October 4th to the charity
Event
Everything you need to know about Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2019
Here is all the essential info for those attending the two-day B2B games industry conference next week.
Pole Position
Mario Kart Tour races to 20 million downloads in 24 hours
Nintendo's best-ever launch on mobile to date
Analytics Report
Niko Partners: Asian cloud games market to reach $3 billion by 2023
An increase of more than 10 times is predicted in the next four years.
Expansion
Ubisoft opens new mobile studio in Vietnam
Recruiting over 100 new employees
Level Up
App Annie acquires mobile analytics firm Libring alongside rebrand
“The most successful companies find a way to capitalise on mobile”
Beta Max
A beta for Madfinger's Shadowgun War Games is on the way
Players can sign up for now though spaces are limited
Bit Of A Gamble
KamaGames is now letting users bet on esports events
Slots revenue has increased by 69 per cent in the first half of 2019
Funding
London Venture Partners raises $80 million to fund game startups
"Our Fund III will allow us to continue to bring our deep backgrounds as game entrepreneurs and executives"
Keep Out
Mario Kart Tour: the worst First Time User Experience ever
Does Nintendo even want to succeed on mobile?
Moving Fast
Following the success of Cool Goal, Gismart is looking to partner with more hypercasual game devs
New strategy is paying off
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Explore new platforms such as VR and AR in XR 2020 at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It is one of 16 tracks to feature at the event
Mad Numbers
Madfinger Games has accumulated over 250 million downloads
Czech Republic studio formed in 2010 and is best known for its Shadowgun series
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Learn about user acquisition in the UA University at Pocket Game Connects Helsinki
It is one of 16 tracks to feature at the event
Like Witchcraft
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game has 100 people development team
‘Scaling Up’ session hosted by CD Projekt Red at Unite 2019
Going Green
Game companies look to spark climate change debate by launching Playing for the Planet Alliance
Part of UN Climate Action Summit
Microinteractions
Ubisoft's Renaud Forestié on why the small UX things build big
‘Shake it ‘till you make it session kicks off day two of Unite Copenhagen
Idle Farming Empire
GameTune research shows that the length of game tutorial helped Futureplay find the best performance
"Big numbers are not always the best results"
Big Names
Rovio, EA, Microsoft, Huawei and Facebook Gaming confirmed to speak next week at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Latest additions to the 16-track conference schedule
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Learn how to build better companies for sustainable game development at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It is one of 16 tracks to fetaure at the event
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Explore what you can do with Unity at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It is one of 16 tracks to feature at the event
Paid >< Organic
Paid traffic is just as valuable as organic, says Unity senior marketing manager
Tracy Joseph made the statement during her talk on Busting Mobile User Acquisition Myths
Vulkan Technology
Thanks to Vulkan, Call of Duty: Mobile will aim for 60 fps on Android
Breakdown from Unite Copenhagen 2019
It’s Almost Go, Go, Go
Mario Kart Tour goes live on Wednesday at 1am PT
Haters are sharpening their quills
Cut It Up
Player segmentation the best way to get “most bang for your buck” when monetising
So says Unity Ads' Ilya Kuznetsov at Unite Copenhagen 2019
All You Can Eat
Google’s Play Pass service offers over 350 games and apps for $5 a month
Anything Apple can do
Ghosting
Is Apple stopping data companies tracking Apple Arcade downloads?
App Annie and Sensor Tower shooting blanks
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Learn the Trade Trends at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It is one of 16 tracks to be featured at the event
Bullseye
PUBG Mobile shoots through $1 billion of lifetime sales
Explosive growth in 2019
Hello Helsinki
The sixth Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki is NEXT WEEK!
It's coming
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Apple Arcade vs F2P, Android becomes revenue dominant, and Wargaming still love tanks
The hottest stories
Bigger Union
Unity acquires DeltaDNA for undisclosed fee
Adding live ops tools to the flow
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Discover The Growth Track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It is one of 16 tracks to be featured at the event
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Learn about Live Ops at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It is one of 16 tracks to feature at the event
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Learn about Monetisation at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It is one of 16 tracks to feature at the event
Event
Win free space in the Big Indie Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Demo your game to the global games industry
No Shows
21 Apple Arcade games that didn’t turn up for launch
Coming soon, we hope
New Partnership
The Internet Gaming Database joins Twitch
The company specialises in information about games
Apple Exclusive
Where Cards Fall is looking good for Apple Arcade
Apple Arcade launched on September 19th
Early Promise
Stadia Founder’s Edition bundle sells out in Europe, nearly sold out in US
Now for something new
Doing A Disney
NBCUniversal shutting down game publishing division to focus on licensing
VP of games and digital platforms Chris Heatherly set to step down
Event
Last chance to save up to $500 on Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Super Early Bird discounts for January’s two-day B2B conference ends TONIGHT
Booming
G-STAR 2019 makes it easier for indie studios in the Korean market worth $9 billion
Explore massive opportunities at Asia's largest game exhibition
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Discover Game Maker Insights at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It’s one of 16 tracks to feature at the event
Let's Do This
Call of Duty: Mobile will launch on October 1st
The game features a 100 player battle royale mode
More Merging
Zynga launches Merge Magic! Gram Games’ follow up to key hit Merge Dragons!
Can sequel match success?
Wheelie Good Time
Sayonara Wild Hearts set to sparkle as Apple Arcade launch title
Also coming to PS4 and Switch
Size Matters
Android to finally overtake iOS as the dominant mobile gaming platform by revenue in 2019
So says Newzoo