Wired
Killing Floor dev Tripwire launches new publishing division at E3 2018
Reveals inaugural titles Maneater and Road Redemption
Moving Day
InnoGames closes Dusseldorf studio and shifts production to Hamburg HQ
The decision to shift production focus from Duesseldorf came in in late 2017
Nintendo
Nintendo Direct E3 2018 Conference: Where to watch and what to expect
Details on Fortnite, Super Smash Brothers and Splatoon 2’s Octo expansion expected
Indie Event
Big Indie Fest @ ReVersed speakers revealed, keynote by Rami Ismail
Day two of the four-day event features four seminar tracks covering everything from indie studio survival tips to successful international development strategies
Do A Barrel Roll
Ubisoft deepens ties with Nintendo as Star Fox comes to Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Toys-to-life game gets October 16th 2018 release date
Critical Hit
Games Workshop staff to all benefit from $6.7 million bonus
Tabletop gaming institution expects profits to nearly double this year
Ipo Go
Flexion Mobile set for IPO listing on June 13th
Nasdaq First North has approved the listing of its shares in Stockholm
Talent Scout
Keywords Studios acquires the Hollywood talent outfit Blindlight
Sunset strip studio specialises in getting game publishers in touch with Hollywood creatives
World Tour
Platinum Games and DENA soft-launch World of Demons in Southeast Asia
The RPG is seen as a spiritual successor to Clover Studio’s Okami
Valued Valleys
Wales Interactive co-founder David Banner set to receive MBE
Developer has become a pillar of the Welsh games industry over the last 23 years
Jobs News
Finnish publisher Full XP names Eliza Ralph as CTO
Will be responsible for leading the company’s technical direction and strategy
New Milestone
Fallout Shelter racks up 120 million downloads as it heads to Nintendo Switch
Title celebrates third anniversary
Elder Scrolls Mobile
The Elder Scrolls: Blades brings the classic RPG series' gameplay to mobile
Release date set for autumn 2018
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Is Super Tapx the next Voodoo?
Rankings from May 28th to June 3rd 2018
Xbox Mobile
Microsoft building Xbox streaming service to bring console games to any device
Looks like Xbox games could be coming to mobile
Popping Up
Gears Pop blends Gears of War with Funko Pop for mobile
Gears Pop release date set for 2019 on Google Play and App Store
E3 2018
EA reveals Command and Conquer Rivals for iOS and Android
First brand new entry in the franchise to come to mobile
Big Indie Pitch
Defend The Cake takes the crown at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018’s Very Big Indie Pitch
The best of the best from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018's Very Big Indie Pitch
Galactic
CCP Games teams up with NetEase for new Eve Online mobile game
Project Galaxy will drop in 2019 for iOS with Android to come thereafter
Funding News
Australian developer iCandy receives $1 million investment from esports.com
Blockchain and esports firm to take 19.5 per cent stake in studio
Level Up
Facebook's Level Up program gives game streamers new ways to build their brand
A new program from Facebook can help up and coming creators
Switching It Up
Square Enix sets up new Nintendo Switch games division
More Switch focused titles are on the way from Square Enix
Bad Robot Good Deal
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot launches new games division with backing from Tencent
Warner Bros is also a minority investor in the new venture
Event News
Developers have until next Friday to be involved in the Big Indie Fest
Come show your game off in front of an audience of thousands
Tekkerz
Rovio and Everton kick off new YouTube series with social influencer Tekkerz Kid for World Cup
New animated series will also feature Wayne Rooney and Cenk Tosun
Killing It
Nintendo Switch takes lion’s share of Bloodstained: Cure of the Moon’s 100,000 downloads
Console/tablet hybrid takes 56 per cent of sales
Leak Before E3 Klaxon
Battle royale hit Fortnite appears on Nintendo Switch following eShop update
A hacker found a text mention of the game along with a home screen icon
Streamed
Ubisoft CEO predicts the industry will move entirely to streaming after next console generation
Yves Guillemot also reckons it’ll be for the better
Cash Royale
Supercell invests $5 million in US mobile developer Redemption Games
Deal marks first M&A activity outside of Europe
New Digs
GameAnalytics continues APAC expansion with new office in India
The move is the mobile analytics firms second expansion in the region following an office opening in China in 2016
Indie Event
Over 60 great games on show at the Big Indie Fest @ ReVersed: here are 6 highlights
Just a few of the talented games developers you can meet in Vienna this July - with more to come
Connected
Apple launches App Store Connect for developers as it transitions from iTunes Connect
The apps portal has a website and an app and comes with an analytics suite
Nice
Mail.Ru teams up with Unity to invest in games developers
Devs will also receive technological, marketing and analytical support
Investment
Ludia co-founder Marcoux’s VC White Star Capital raises $180m in second fund
The company will use the fund to help start-ups for international
Dominating The Charts
Word Domination hits top 10 in word game category across 116 countries on iOS
MAG Interactive’s word-based game launched May 31st on iOS and Android
Allied Forces
Spirit AI reveals slew of updates to social behaviour tool Ally
Software uses AI and natural language science to keep the trolls at bay
Tournament
Tencent makes E3 debut, partners with ESL and Razer to host Arena of Valor tournament
The Valor Series playoffs will take place at the E3 ESL Arena from June 12th to 13th in Los Angeles
Ported
Apple to make iOS apps portable to MacOS in 2019
The tech giant showed off MacOS 10.14 at WWDC 2018
Job Klaxon
Glu brings back former VP of analytics as senior vice president of company’s revenue platform
Chuck Elberti will help the company drive growth through an increased focus on technology and data science
Hit That Subscribe Button
Developers can now set up trials for non-subscription apps on the iOS App Store
The latest update also tackles rules around multi-platform apps such as Steam Link
New Clan
Chinese dev Seasun cracks South Korean market with Clans: Shadow of the Moon
Seasun managed to score a 170 per cent ROI through the Taptica’s targeted app install campaign
Pog Champ
90s fad POGs set for comeback with new AR Mobile game in the works
POGs AR pencilled in for a September launch for both iOS and Android
Ads Business
Apple has eyes on new mobile ad network
Looks to partner with Snapchat, Pinterest and others
Congrats
Florence, Alto's Odyssey and Inside named Apple Design Awards winners
Other recognised games include puzzle title Frost and action-adventure platformer Oddmar
M&a Warchest
Keywords gets access to more than $120 million to fund further acquisitions
Services provider has bought four companies in 2018 so far
Augmented Reality
Apple unveils ARKit 2 with shared experiences and persistent AR
Persistent AR lets users continue where they left off with a virtual world
Taking Back Control
iOS 12 Screen Time lets parents set daily gameplay limits on their children's devices
Apple surprisingly brings in features to restrict phone usage
Big Numbers
App Store receives 500 million visitors per week
500 million visitors per week
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Ludia's Jurassic World Alive opens at fifth in the download rankings
Rankings from May 21st to 27th
Got Insight?
Call for speakers for biggest PG Connects Helsinki on September 11th to 12th
Fifth outing to feature new tracks, new partner conference, new fringe events in new venue