Brexit
Games4EU urges UK MPs to reject the Prime Minister’s Brexit withdrawal agreement
“It is critical to find a way out of this mess”
Events
Take home the gold with this look at the Pocket Gamer Connects London Esports Academy Track
Track covers everything esports, from best practices to the future of competitive gaming
Say My Name
New Breaking Bad game in development for mobile from Narcos: Cartel Wars studio
San Diego-based games developer FTX Games to spearhead development
Sharp
Knives Out a big battle royale winner for NetEase in 2018 with $465m revenue
Knives Out benefited from Japanese fame and being monetisable in China
Rage Fuel
War of words heats up between games tech firms Unity and Improbable
As Fortnite firm Epic swoops in with $25m fund for developers to come to its engine
Wavey
Subway Surfers dev SYBO picks up EA and Rovio vet to head up strategy and operations
Naz Amarchi-Cuevas is promoted to chief commercial officer, while a slew of licencing partners for SubSurf has been revealed
Super
Clash Royale leads the way as Supercell takes $1.4 billion in revenue from 2018
Brawl Stars brought in $46m despite only launching in December
Unity Versus Improbable
Changes to Unity terms of service mean devs can't use engine with Improbable's SpatialOS tech
Studios using this tech together is breach of the middleware's terms
Jobs News
Activision Blizzard appoints new Activision, King and emerging businesses presidents
Follows departures of both Eric Hirshberg and Mike Morhaime
Events
Get prepared for going solo with this guide to The Pocket Gamer Connects London Indie Track
Track for finding new paths to success without publisher oversight
China
China approves further 84 games as new regulatory body works its way through backlog of thousands
84 new games have passed China’s video game approvals system for the second time since the freeze ended
Investment
Last chance to sign up for Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Applications closing for one-one-one investment meetings at January show
Events
Grab your spanner: It’s time to look at the Pocket Gamer Connects London Developer Toolkit Track
Track for gaining hands-on advice for developing the next big hit.
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects lands in Seattle in 2019 - speakers required!
Mobile games industry B2B conference returns stateside this May, with a PC event too
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Roblox moves up Western download and grossing charts over Christmas
iOS and Android charts from the US, UK and China from for the week of December 24th to 30th
Mobile Games Awards
Two weeks left until the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards - Have you got your ticket yet?
Celebrate this great industry with the sector's leading lights
Events
Live action: Here’s a look at the Pocket Gamer Connects London Live Ops Landscape track
Track for expert advice on running live operations for ongoing games
East Meet West
Exchanging insights: A peek at the Pocket Gamer Connects London East Meets West Track
Track features tips and tricks to breaking into established and emerging markets worldwide
Event
Make the most of Pocket Gamer Connects London before the event starts
Workshops, game consultations, meet publishers, investors and mentors, Indie Pitches and the online meeting scheduler
Closed
Robot Entertainment pulls the plug on Orcs Must Die! Unchained, Hero Academy 1 and 2
The developer was operating at a “financial loss” keeping the old games alive
Phwoar
Facebook rules Gris' launch trailer too sexual to air
Publisher Devolver Digital claims the platformer’s launch trailer was rejected for “sexually suggestive” content
Blacked Out
FoxNext Games reveals Alien: Blackout mobile game
Alien: Blackout could launch as soon as January 24th; more stories based on Amanda Ripley planned in other mediums
Events
The people factor: A look at Pocket Gamer Connects London's Culture Club Track
Track featuring everything you need to build a productive and progressive studio environment
Events
Money, money, money: Find out all about monetisation with our Pocket Gamer Connects London Monetiser Track
Track featuring the hottest trends in the marketing and monetisation landscape
Jobs On The Wall
Promote your game jobs vacancies on the Pocket Gamer connects London Career Wall
2,500 visitors set to attend the world's top mobile games B2B conference
Health
"No consistent evidence” that screen time is harmful to children
But that doesn't mean parents should be giving kids free rein over phone time
Gone West
Fallout Shelter publisher Bethesda ends legal battle against Warner Bros over Westworld "rip-off"
The dispute between the two mobile management games has been "amicably resolved"
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects London - full conference schedule now live
More than 250 world-class expert speakers covering the hottest topics across mobile, PC and blockchain gaming
Events
What’s trending: Here’s what to look out for at the Pocket Gamer Connects London Trade Trends track
The track to take for those looking for mobile market trends and the state of British gaming
Feel The Hype
Keep it casual: Here’s the lineup for Pocket Gamer Connects London’s Game Changers – Hyper-casual track
Track features the leading lights in the hyper-casual and the chat app gaming sectors
Marvellous
Hearthstone director's Second Dinner snags $30m from NetEase and secures Marvel licence agreement
New studio has been working on its first game for six months
Financial Slowdown
Apple blames China as it posts sales warning
Points the finger at Trump administration for trade war exacerbating country's economic downturn
Whew
App Store users forked out $1.5 billion between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day
Customers spent $322 million on January 1st alone
Jobs News
Blizzard loses CFO to payment company Square
Follows Activision Blizzard CFO Spencer Neumann out the door after he joined Netflix
Funding Go
Pokemon Go dev Niantic pulls in $190 million investment
Studio has raised around $420m so far at an estimated $3.9 billion valuation
Growth
Square Enix eyes India as part of year of “aggressive” overseas expansion
India and China will play a key role in the Square Enix president’s plans for global growth
Events
Anita Sarkeesian, Mikael Haveri and Robin Hunicke headline Ludicious 2019 from January 31st
Swiss event will feature presentations and workshops from over forty industry speakers
Say What?
Report: Nexon put up for sale as founder and controlling stakeholder exits
Total 98.64 per cent stake owned by Kim Jung-ju up for grabs, it seems
Engine Of Change
Corona game engine goes open source
Company hopes move will make development process more transparent
Heading North
Rebellion acquires Yorkshire studio TickTock Games
Developer to become Rebellion North
Critical Hit
Pokemon Go bagged nearly $800 million from in-app purchases in 2018
Sales up 35 per cent on 2017
Speakers
Huawei, Playtika, Plarium, JoyPac and Game Workers Unite to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019
Two-day conference schedule adds more international names for this month’s event
Global Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Brawl Stars fires into US top 10 download and grossing rankings
Rankings for the week of December 17th to 23rd
Jobs In Games Special
Jobs in Games Special 2019: Contributors wanted
Help others level up their careers
Blockade Lifted
China's games market is officially open for business again
First 80 games approved for release in China since end of games freeze
Jobs News
Activision Blizzard set to fire chief financial officer
Spencer Neumann could be about to join streaming giant Netflix
Ua Tool
IronSource launches ROAS Optimiser tool
Solution aims to help user acquisition managers automatically bid on dynamic cost-per-install rates
That's All Folks
Scopely’s Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem topped 1m downloads on launch day
Release supported by Crushathon livestream
Avengers Disassemble
TinyCo’s Marvel Avengers Academy to close
Servers shut down on February 4th, but will be unavailable for download from January 1st
Jobs News
Over 100 Blizzard customer support staff accept cash to quit
At least five payments of increasing value offered over last few months, sources claim