Revenue
Star Trek Fleet Command is making a stellar $13.7 million in monthly revenue
Licensed stargazer has hit lifetime revenue of $40 million and four million installations.
Crunch
Chinese activists 996.ICU blast Tencent and NetEase for intense overtime policies
But some leaders have fired back, claiming workers who don't put in their 12-hours-a-day are unambitious
Digital World
Tencent’s Perfect World was the top grossing mobile game globally in March 2019
Honor of Kings follows in second place
Project Imagination
Qualcomm partners with Tencent and Vivo to create new AI game experiences on mobile
Optimise experience in games including Honour of Kings
Moderating Partner
European Esports Federation set to be formed with 12 countries
Representatives from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Slovenia, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and the UK
Real-money Competition
Indian esports platform Mobile Premier League raises $35.5 million
Series A to fuel product and user growth
Court Order
Nepal Supreme Court suspends PUBG ban
Ruling intervened with Article 17’s freedom of expression
Super Safe
Supercell partners with Internet Matters to help improve online safety
Two to provide families with advice and resources for keeping children safe online
First Wave Of Speakers
Tencent, NetEase, Giant Interactive and Super Evil Megacorp head first wave of speakers at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019
Expect 120 speakers sharing 55 hours worth of cutting edge content on July 17th to 18th
Korea
South Korean FTC will carry out an “extensive review” of consumer regulations
The antitrust body wants to combat games taking advantage of children spending money they don't have
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent’s Let’s Hunt Monsters storms China’s free downloads rankings
Charts from April 8th to 14th
China Regulations
China’s games regulator resumes new submission approvals as it continues through backlog
The State Administration of Press and Publication details the new regulatory landscape for games developers and publishers
Soft Launch
Playrix soft-launches new match-three puzzler Wildscapes
Available in Australia, Canada and New Zealand
Cash Royale
Mobile picks up $65m of PUBG Corp's $920m sales in 2018
Mobile likely low due to Chinese approval freeze
Going Public
China's biggest live-streaming platform Douyu files for $500 million IPO in the US
The company is backed by Tencent and is considered China's answer to Twitch
China
Tencent extends its digital lock age cap to 16 in China
Under-16s will now require parental consent and be limited to two hours play a day
Acquisition News
Keywords snaps up work-for-hire mobile development studio Wizcorp for $1m
Service provider expands footprint in Japan
East Meets West
East Meets West: Tencent could be launch a gaming phone, and how China and South Korea are driving Eve online into the future
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Hot Five
Trouble at HQ Trivia studio, Oculus staffing up for AR Glasses, and Clash of Clans a US top grosser thanks to Gold Pass
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Special Offer
One SWEET Easter offer - 20% off ticket prices for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Save up to $140 this weekend on May’s two-day games industry conference
Indie
Google’s Indie Games Accelerator is back, and now open to 37 countries
Google opens up its indie program to developers in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America
Office
Top Eleven developer Nordeus scores a new eight-storey office in Belgrade
Nordeus promises a people-first building with family, accessibility and ecological concerns in mind
Access
AbleGamers launches new community-driven resource site Accessible.games
AbleGamers is putting together a knowledge base of accessibility tips, as well as connecting disabled players with developers
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle tickets full price from midnight
Mid-term offers savings of up to $150 - today only!
Money Money Money
Newzoo: Tencent responsible for 15% of 2018's global games revenue
Chinese tech and entertainment giant saw close-to $20bn coming in last year
Still Going Strong
Stillfront Group plots further M&A as profits double in 2018
"We are staffing up for more M&A activity and remain as confident as ever in our screening process and post-acquisition strategies"
Crowdfunding Milestone
$1 billion pledged to Kickstarter game campaigns
More than 17,000 games projects have received donations
Competitive Investment
Will Smith headlines $46 million funding round for esports group Gen.G
Funding to go toward global expansion, youth development and new LA HQ
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong - what's it all about?
Two-day games industry event features 15-track conference schedule, Big Indie Pitch, Investor Connector, networking and more
Location
Scopely’s recent success is bringing the publisher a new Culver City headquarters
An 80 per cent annual revenue increase has pushed the publisher into opening new doors
Event
Facebook, Roblox, Riot Games, Hyper Hippo and DoubleDown to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
West coast games industry event adds amazing new speakers to two-day conference schedule
Indie
Family-focused publisher Natsume debuts its new indie program with Cosmic Defenders
"We are proud to support and collaborate with inspiring developers who are building the future of video games"
Handheld
Report: Tencent may be set to launch its own gaming phone
Mobile gaming giant could create the perfect hardware for its overwhelmingly popular mobile games
Grow
Global mobile gaming revenue hit $14.6 billion in Q1 2019
Gaming accounted for 76 per cent of all app revenue last quarter
Eastern Growth
Plug In Digital continues expansion by opening office in China
Publisher and distributor expands Eastward following $2.25m funding round
Mobile Star
Supercell’s Brawl Stars is making $50 million a month
Sales pass $200 million to date
Big Indie Pitch
Dark Chess takes a classic game and reinvents it to win The Big Indie Pitch at Game Dev Days 19
Local talent takes The Big Indie Pitch by storm in Tallinn
Regional Report
The state of the Finland’s €2 billion-plus games industry
Supercell's influence is waning as company sales decline and other studios grow
Wingardium Leviosa
Niantic soft-launches Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in New Zealand
Can be downloaded through the App Store and Google play in the region
East Meets West
Save the date! Free London mini-summit and mixer this May
Join us for East Meets West In Association With Mintegral
Event
Come learn from the games industry's leading experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019’s Mentor Lounges
CGX brings its international series of mentor networking sessions to the USA for its Seattle debut
Develop Reboot
China and South Korea are driving Eve Online into the future
"I have Eve Echoes in my pocket. It is like an artefact from the future"
Birdie
Rovio to launch Angry Birds Adventure Golf across UK shopping centres
Metrocentre in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear will be the first to feature the attraction
Augmented Oculus
Oculus staffing up for new augmented reality glasses
"In the future, our AR glasses will merge the physical and digital worlds"
To Infinity And Beyond
PepsiCo planned space campaign against "unjustified prejudices" towards gamers
Part of a push to promote new Russian energy drink
Brawl Tv
Brawl Stars TV lets users watch top player matches in real-time
New fighter Rosa joins the battle
Twitch Sings
Twitch karaoke game Twitch Sings is now available to everyone
The company has been trialing a beta version of the game among partnered streamers
Blockchain Go
Tencent launches its own take on Pokemon Go and CryptoKitties in China
Said to be a hybrid of Pokemon Go and CryptoKitties, Tencent’s ‘Let’s Hunt Monsters’ makes use of an interesting blockchain ecosystem
Electric Turn
Electric Square’s Forza Street takes franchise free-to-play and to mobile
Released on PC, coming to iOS and Android
Competition
Win Indie Showcase space at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle - new closing date
You could demo your game to the global games industry FREE this May, worth $650