A Good Deed
Playcrafting teams up with Schick Xtreme for charity mobile game
Shave the Day is on iOS and Android
No Direct
Report: Nintendo is not holding a Direct for the foreseeable future
Will surprise-drop new trailers instead
Valhalla!
NetEase unveils Norse mythology-inspired mobile AAA game Project Ragnarok
Going cross-platform on mobile, PC, and console
Quest For Gold
Over $100 million has been spent on Oculus Quest content
The hardware was released a year ago
On The Rise
CD Projekt is the second most valuable games company in Europe
Polish firm is biting at the heels of No.1 Ubisoft
Diamonds Galore
Minecraft exceeds 200 million copies sold worldwide
Mojang's sandbox builder giant averages 126 million monthly users
118 Games In Development
Embracer Group's games division grows by 31% but total profit falls by 10% YoY
"I genuinely believe that we have one of the industry’s most exciting pipelines of upcoming games"
Event
Navigating the Now: Preparing for the new normal & UKIE Game Showcase goes live next month
UKIE are hosting an online event featuring talks from industry professionals alongside their game showcase event on June 3-4, check it out now!
Big Indie Pitch
UnderKnight takes the crown at May's digital Big Indie Pitch
We reveal our winner and joint runners-up from our May edition of the digital Big Indie Pitch
Scaling Up
Advertisement platform AdInMo secures $500,000 in funding
Former DeltaDNA co-founder Chris Wright appointed as CTO
Network With Speed
Network with indie developers and top publishers at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2. Sign up now!
The popular Publisher SpeedMatch session returns at next month’s online-only B2B games conference
Netease Financials
NetEase's mobile games catalogue pushes revenue to $2.4 billion
Mobile represented 70.3 per cent of all online games
Gotta Wear 'em All
The Pokemon Company teams up with UNIQLO for Pokemon GO t-shirts
Available in-game and real-life
Pandemic Delay
Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road faces delay due to the coronavirus
Square Enix still wants a spring release
Wild Alpha
League of Legends: Wild Rift enters alpha testing next month
Specs to run the game have increased
Event
Ubisoft, Blockchain Cuties and Reality Gaming Group confirmed to speak at Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital #1
Look forward to unmissable content with industry experts from across the globe
New Studio
Kwalee to open its first international studio in India
Located in Bangalore
New Studio Here
Respawn unveils Apex Legends-focused studio in Canada
Headed up by Henry Lee and Steven Ferreira
Event
NG20 Studio Pack Pass Giveaway
Nordic Game’s free-of-charge NG20 Studio Pack online pass offer for selected developers expires tomorrow, May 20.
Cracking Down
Nintendo files two lawsuits against Switch hackers
"Team Xecuter" face another court case
"all Abuzz"
Gamescom digital event confirmed for August 2020
Opening Night live hosted by Geoff Keighley due to return
Rumble In The Jungle
Frogmind launches real-time multiplayer Rumble Hockey after short soft-launch
Anthropomorphic animal sports title is available on iOS and Android
Open Source Defold
King is making its Defold game engine open source
Establishing the Defold Foundation to help it grow
Better Data
IronSource adds new functionalities to its UA dashboard
"These latest additions to the platform are the first of many steps in our road map to providing our partners with actionable data"
Laying Seige
Ubisoft sues Apple and Google over a mobile "copy" of Rainbow Six Siege
"Ubisoft's competitors are constantly looking for ways to piggyback on R6S's popularity"
Where's The Fire?
Garena's Free Fire records 80 million daily active users
Its previous record was 60 million in March 2020
Money Money Money
US games spending achieved an all-time quarterly high in Q1 2020
Market generated $10.83 billion
Rebranded
Minecraft's creator rebrands itself as Mojang Studios
It's unveiled a new logo to go with the new name
Social Distancing Measures
Update: Apple set to reopen nearly 100 stores worldwide
"The road back will have its twists and turns"
Most Read
Hot Five: Rooster Teeth partners with Yogscast, Supercell celebrates 10 years, and AppLovin acquires Machine Zone
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
This Week In China
This Week In China: ChinaJoy 2020 goes ahead and FriendTimes Inc. changes its name
The biggest stories direct from Beijing
Next Steps
Apple acquires virtual reality specialist NextVR
Unwilling to discuss its reasons
Mel-lionare
Former King chairman Mel Morris tops the 2020 UK gaming rich list
Worth over $1 billion combined
Rt X Yogscast
Rooster Teeth forms strategic partnership with The Yogscast
The deal will see both media companies collaborate on new content
Team Up
Critical Force partners with Gizer for its Critical Ops community tournament program
Building a better community
Support The Indies
Humble Bundle has rebranded its publishing label for indie devs as Humble Games
"We have always been in the business of supporting indie developers"
Future Acquisitions
Keywords Studios is raising $122 million to purchase businesses struggling with the pandemic
"This is likely to result in an increased number of acquisition opportunities for Keywords Studios"
New Acquisition
Sumo Digital purchases Snooker 19 studio Lab42
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Allo-homora
Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells debut trailer glimpses iconic locations
Zynga, Warner Bros. and Portkey Games for a new mobile game based on the Harry Potter license
I'm Ready, I'm Ready
Tilting Point rebrands as free-to-play publisher, launches SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
Company looks to form relationships and work with developers on projects
Building Bank
Fortnite battles its way to $1 billion on mobile in two years
Free-to-play title generated $44.3 million in April alone
Lovin Zone
AppLovin acquires Game of War developer Machine Zone
Mobile marketing firm will be moving in with the developer
Class Has Started
Supercell celebrates its 10th anniversary by taking a look at what its learned
10 lessons across 10 years
Offering Support
App Samurai creates new $250,000 Resilience Grant to support mobile developers
Up to $10,000 will be given to each studio chosen for the grant
China Hit Worst
Nexon's revenue and profit falls year-on-year in Q1 due to Covid-19 pandemic
"Nexon has been spared the turbulence due to minimal physical contact with consumers"
Discount Ending
Just one week left to save with our Mid-Term prices for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
Don’t miss out on the chance to save for June’s online only B2B games industry conference before the price goes up next week
Pgbiz Roundtables
Join us on May 19th for the next PocketGamer.biz RoundTable session
Watch industry experts discuss hot topics in these free sessions
Strong All Around
Sega profits rocket by 421%, video games up 50% too
"Strong competitive mobile enviroment"
Square Enix Financials
Dragon Quest Walk and Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe help lift Square Enix mobile revenues to almost $1 billion
Profits rise by 9.38% overall
10 Years On
56% of iPhone apps sell less than 10,000 copies
It's a topheavy market where less than 10% do 100k+