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Big Screen Gaming and Blockchain Gamer LIVE! subsites are now live!
Dedicated sub-sites for the two brand new events alongside Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Job News
Google snaps up Assassin's Creed developers for Stadia Games studio
Director general, production chief and art boss all previously worked on Ubisoft's franchise
You Have My Sword
Pokemon Sword and Shield outsells Let’s Go, Pikachu/Eevee in Japan
Dual release took less than two weeks to overtake its predecessor
Out Now
Cut the Rope star Om Nom returns in Om Nom: Merge
First game from new biz unit ZeptoLab Green
Anticipated
Black Desert Mobile picks up 4 million pre-registrations pending December launch
Franchise has already made $1 billion in gross sales
It’s Over 9000
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle does $2 billion in revenue
Fighter makes $1 billion in 19 months
Freebies
Tomb Raider and Farming Simulator 19 for coming free to Stadia Pro
Plus Spitlings as the second exclusive game
New Investment
Coffee Stain Studio invests in horse-centric mobile game outfit Kavalri
It's part of The Levelling the Playing Field Initiative
In The Flow
Genvid Technologies raises $27 million to fund new streaming engine
Building more tools
Talking Heads
Facebook Gaming, Resistance Games, Rovio and Niantic confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Speaker lineup is heating up
Sweet Success
Candy Crush Soda Saga surpasses $2 billion in lifetime revenue
410 million downloads in over five years
Play Your Cards Right
Gwent mobile made up 68% of CD Projekt Red's revenue following launch
Witcher 3 card game is due to arrive on Android in Q1 2020
Igdc 2019
Super Krishna Crush: Block Blast Game picks up Studio Game of the Year at IGDC 2019
There were five awards overall
Gotta Sue Em All
The Pokemon Company files lawsuit over Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks
Photos taken of strategy guide
Cash In
NetEase invests up to $30 million into Bossa Studios
Hogwash will be the developer's first title in China
Welcome
16 international mobile games including World of Warships Blitz approved for China
Also Dengeki Bunko and Naruto - Next Generations
Anger Mis-management
Rovio launches anger-powered Angry Birds venting machine in Time Square
Yell, punch or shake the machine for a prize
Still Growing
Roblox grosses $1 billion in mobile revenue
From 290 million downloads
New Owners
Funko Pop Blitz and Payday: Crime War's soft launches stopped as NBCUniversal hands over to new publishers
Part of game publishing division’s closure
Event
Why do games fail? How can you avoid it? deltaDNA explains in today's free webinar: 11am
Webinar at 11am GMT on Wed 27th, recording streamed @ 6pm GMT on Thurs 28th
Streaming Up
Google issues statement over games not playing at 4K and 60 FPS
Improvements expected
Limited Time
Call of Duty: Mobile brings back the dead with Zombies mode
Classic map Shi No Numa makes its debut on mobile
An App For That
IronSource launches mobile app to access game data on the go
First step in a much larger project
Special Offer
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Amazing 20% double-discount for the UK's BIGGEST B2B event for the games industry
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: N3twork's $40 million raise, Zynga's home-grown future, and Free Fire shoots to $1 billion
The hottest stories
In The Cloud
Cloud-based games service AirConsole raises $3 million in Series A
Claims over five million players
Joy
London’s pop-up Pokemon Centre will return in 2020
Will stay open over the duration of Pokemon World Championships 2020
Access Granted
Google finally fulfils Stadia Founders Edition orders
Three days of confusion
You Got Game?
Publishing giant IGG expresses intent to collaborate with developers across the world
Expansive business
Going Global
Following US early access, Minecraft Earth hits 2.5 million downloads
1.4 million installs since arrival in the US on November 12th
Pocket Money
Update: Nintendo launches $7.99 a month subscription for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Offering players access to five fortune cookies and storage for 5000 items
Event
Animoca Brands, Pixowl, Blockchain Cuties and Reality Clash speaking at first Blockchain Gamer LIVE! gaming conference in January
Explore the blockchain games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects London partner event
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Data from 87,000 mobile games with 1.2 billion active players
Hot Stuff
Indian powerhouse Nazara looking to invest $20 million in gaming and esport startups
Has already invested $50 million in past two years
More Cash
Skillz raises funding from NFL's 32 Equity investment arm
Former Airbnb chief financial officer Laurence Tosi has also been appointed to the board of directors
Sensor Tower
Google Stadia’s mobile app has been downloaded 175,000 times
US residents made up close to 42 per cent of the overall number
Bugtastic
Seriously launches Best Fiends Stars as franchise crosses $285 million in revenue
First release since Playtika acquisition
City Limits
16-city PUBG Mobile US esports tournament kicking off in December 2019
Backed by Super League Gaming, Tencent and OnePlus
Streaming Wars
Amazon reportedly launching game streaming service in 2020
Looking for Twitch integration
Young Guns
N3twork raises $40 million for new games, publishing platform and community app
Covering all bases
Gigantamax
Selling 6 million, Pokemon Sword and Shield is Nintendo’s fastest-selling Switch game
Includes physical and digital copies
Easy Money
Chartboost launches advertising bidding program Helium
More options for in-game advertising
Event
Last chance to save $350 on Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Early Bird prices end at midnight tonight
Show Us The Money
GDC 2020 announces Game Funding & Investment Summit
Virtuous cycle
Awards Season
Call of Duty, Sayonara Wild Hearts and Grindstone lead The Game Awards 2019 mobile nominations
Event will take place on December 12th, hosted by Geoff Keighley
Mobile Leads The Way
Soaring to over $4 billion, southeast Asia is the fastest-growing games market
Up 14% in 2019
Storming
Pokemon Sword and Shield sold 1.3 million copies in Japan within first three days
Third biggest UK launch in Nintendo’s history
Keep It Lean
Turkish startup Dream Games raises $7.5 million for mobile puzzle titles
Makers Fund leads the round
From Devs For Devs
Social video app for gaming Bunch raises $3.85 million from Supercell, Miniclip, Riot
Industry funding for synergetic NYC startup
Cultural Match
Hill Climb Racing developer Fingersoft appoints Celine Pasula as CEO
Ex-Grand Cru co-founder steps up