Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: The rise of phones as controllers
Snap Finger Click's Joanna Haslam hosted the session
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Kwalee surpasses 600 million downloads across portfolio
Kwalee's Jake Parker confirmed the new figure
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PGC Digital: 'There will be a million-dollar game NFT sold in 2021'
Panel hosted on the future of NFTs
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PGC Digital: 5 billion downloads of Unity-developed apps are made every month
94 of the top 100 development studios by revenue use the software
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Boomzap's Christopher Natsuume discusses losing money and time on passion project Last Regiment
Boomzap's Christopher Natsuume dives into his most recent failure
Jobs In Games
Clipwire Games' Jaime Pearse on taking a chance on getting into games and finding her dream job
She's now game design lead at the Canadian studio
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PGC Digital: Fingersoft's Markus Vahtola on what it means to be a CFO in games
"We love high velocity and enjoy our relaxed yet professional culture"
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PGC Digital: Imperia Online closes in on six million mobile downloads
Android accounted for 3.9 million or 66% of total
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PGC Digital: People 45 years and older make up nearly a third of mobile gamers
43% of women play more than five times a week
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PGC Digital: China will be 32% global games revenue in 2021
"China's gaming market is growling larger and larger"
Crash Cow
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run generated $700,000 in first week
Runner nears 38 million global downloads
Just Fantasy?
Update: Square Enix dismisses acquisition rumours
"This report is not based on any announcement"
Poc In Mobile
"Minorities have to know about the industry and feel welcome to be part of it"
Com2uS' Arturo Ruiz shares his experience
Thank The Skate Gods
Nintendo's Indie World Showcase spotlights Oxenfree 2, Olli Olli World and Road 96
21 games giving new looks or debuted in presentation
Good Lord
Lords Mobile revenue surpasses $2 billion following battle pass introduction
Now doing +$80 million a month
My Hero
Rovio launches midcore strategy game Darkfire Heroes
First game from Copenhagen studio
Making Of
How Super Monkey Ball and Zelda: Four Swords inspired Marble Knights
Austin Ivansmith dives into the Apple Arcade exclusive
Indie Spotlight
How Studio Fizbin's Say No! More digs into our 'absurd, rotting relationship with work'
Studio Fizbin on coming back from the brink
Jobs In Games
Self-taught dev Mikael Forslind on life as Elden Pixels CEO
Absolute freedom vs absolute horror!
Welcome To New Gateway
Rovio soft-launches new narrative puzzle game Supernatural City
Available across US, Canada, Finland, Sweden and more
Poc In Mobile
"Visibility means promoting more developers of colour to leadership positions"
Wimo Games' Walter Hill on the challenges of POC
Bandicoot Bonanza
Update: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run sprints to nearly 33 million global downloads
29.5 million installs since official launch day
Making Of
Why Small Giant followed up its $1 billion hit Empires & Puzzles with Puzzle Combat
CEO Jose Saarniniem explains
Clash(ic)
Supercell soft-launches Clash Quest in Scandinavia
First of three Clash spinoff games in development
Poc In Mobile
"Bias has a way of creeping into every part of the process of getting POC into the industry"
Zynga's Lauren Brown tackles the industry's issues
Making Of
Boss Team Games on the making of Cobra Kai: Card Fighter
Tim Hesse shares the details
Adventurers Assemble
As Niantic soft-launches Pikmin AR game in Singapore, new details sprout
Pre-registration available across iOS and Android
Done Deal
Hutch CEO Shaun Rutland - "M&A fails when people focus on money - and money alone"
Hutch's acquisition by MTG dissected
N. Sane Numbers
Update: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run races to 25 million global downloads
22 million installs in first weekend
Most Read
Hot Five: Crash Bandicoot does 8 million, how A.I. is changing mobile, and MTG buys Ninja Kiwi
The hottest articles from the last week
Poc In Mobile
"Growing up in a Haitian household, we never really had a character to identify ourselves fully"
Ludia community specialist Dave Vincent shares his journey
Making Of
Making magic on mobile with Magic: the Gathering Arena
We speak to Wizards of the Coast exec producer Chris Cao
A.i. Let's Go
How A.I. is changing mobile games and the industry at large
Ubisoft, Zynga, Wargaming and Modl.ai industry experts discuss
Crashed Out The Gate
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run launches early on iOS, races to number one on App Store
Endless runner originally set to launch on May 25th, 2021
Indie Spotlight
"Success is in the harmony of making something valuable and being happy with the process"
Studio FiftyTwo co-founders discuss partnering with Apple Arcade
N.sanity (beach)
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was "too detailed and noisy to work on the small mobile screen," says King
Seasonal events, Bandicoot Pass and 70 costumes from day one
Jobs In Games
"Monetisation outside traditional ad formats in the games industry is sometimes received with a lot of scepticism"
Pollfish COO Andres Vourkos discusses his route into games
Chasing Cats
Tom and Jerry: Chase soft-launches in Japan and South Korea
NetEase decline to comment on future
Most Read
Hot Five: Tomb Raider Reloaded soft launch, Rollic CEO on Zynga, King confirms Activision layoffs
The hottest articles from the last week
Everybody Loves A Tomb
From Guardian of Light to Reloaded, here's how Tomb Raider fares on mobile
The numbers behind Tomb Raider on mobile
Poc In Mobile
"I know for many of my colleagues I’m the first and possibly only Black person they have ever interacted with"
Wooga writer Amanda Gicharu journey from East Africa to Berlin
Making Of
Designing Doctor Who to be 'bigger on the inside' for mobile
Going all "timey wimey" with Maze Theory and Kaigan Games
Indie Spotlight
Three Legged Egg founder Zoltan Lading on why Hungary is just as difficult as anywhere else for recruiting talent
"Nintendo Switch was an obvious choice of platform"
Done Deal
"Being part of a larger company definitely brings security"
How The Chinese Room was acquired by Sumo Digital
Lock And (re)load
Tomb Raider Reloaded unearths a soft launch
New action-arcade title set to launch in 2021
Most Read
Hot Five: Women in Games week, Supersonic hypercasual contest winners and Stillfront hires new SVP
The hottest articles from the last week
International Women's Week
"Games companies and media platforms need to take more responsibility when it comes to addressing toxicity and harassment"
Women in Games week culminates with BAFTA Games host Elle Osili-Wood
International Women's Week
"It’s the success and development of female executives that will change perceptions about gaming"
Women in Games week continues with Playtika's Jenny Raichel
International Women's Week
"People still seem to be surprised by the fact that women actually make games and don't only work in auxiliary functions"
Women in Games week continues with Trailmix CEO Carolin Krenzer
New Horizons
Former EA Mobile director, Forza exec and Destiny 2 project lead Carlos Sanchez joins Riot Games
Sanchez will act as senior director of game operations