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Microsoft Triumph
Xbox Android app will start game sales next month
Players can use Xbox Cloud Gaming to stream titles they've purchased
Mena Market
MENA start-ups secure $1.3 billion despite investment decline
Funding activity has remained "relatively resilient" despite the decline in investments
Mixed Messaging
Saudi Arabia cuts Nintendo stake despite suggestions it could increase it
As of June, Saudi Arabia's PIF owned 8.58% of Nintendo, which is now down to 7.54%
Tax Breaks
HMRC’s Video Games Tax Relief has paid £1.48 billion to UK games companies since 2014
Plus, in a revision of previous figures, £257 million was paid out in 2021-22, up from the £189 million initially reported
Change Of Fortune
Tencent and NetEase rethink Japanese strategy with studio closure imminent
The first evidence of the change of heart is the closure of Visions of Mana studio, Ouka Studios just days after the game's launch
The Show's Over
335,000 visitors from 120 countries made Gamescom 2024 the biggest ever
310 million digital engagements… 40 million viewers for Opening Night Live… 32,000 trade visitors… We've got all the post-show stats and facts
Setting The Standard
Metacore celebrates double milestones for Merge Mansion
The game has passed $500 million in lifetime revenue and amassed 55 million app downloads
Getting Into Gamescom
Mobile sneaks into Gamescom's Opening Night Live… But blink and you’ll miss it
Netflix and HoYoverse lead the charge in mobile representation as smaller names get left behind
Marketing Magic
Supercell's marketing head Iwo Zakowski: "We need to make our games f**king famous and become part of pop culture"
68% of Clash players discover via word of mouth, Chess.com promotion drives 1M+ additional players and more insights from RovioCon 23
10 Years Of Pgc
PG Connects celebrates its 10th Anniversary in 2024
Join us in London and share your own PG Stories from a decade of games industry connecting
Layoffs
Epic and Sega announce 900 more games industry lay-offs
A brutal end to another tough quarter for games jobs, with the UK hit especially hard
Crushing The Competition
Candy Crush celebrates massive $20 billion revenue milestone
Games in the franchise have been downloaded more than five billion times
Success In China
MapleStory M surpassed $55 million in its first 35 days on the Chinese market
The game’s success in China pushed the game over $600 million in lifetime revenue
Best Of 2023
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2023
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Devcom 2023
Devcom 2023: Day Two
The show is in full swing with a night of game reveals ahead of Gamescom's kick-off
Devcom 2023
Devcom Highlights: Is Cologne the new capital of Germany’s games industry?
The panelists at today’s Devcom roundtable certainly seem to think so
Jobs News
August's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Anna Sweet joins Super Evil Megacorp, Rohan Premnath moves to Odeeo and more
August has seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's the highlights from the last week
Devcom 2023
Devcom 2023: Day One
Welcome to Cologne, Germany, and one of the world’s, biggest gaming events.
Events
Devcom 2023 announces final round of talks and speakers
With the event set to kick-off on Monday the final line-up of talks is now in place
Pending Deal
Sega to snap up Rovio for $1 billion?
Will Sonic join forces with the Angry Birds?
2023 Predictions
"Apple don't care about games" - Eric Kress takes a bite out of the mobile giant
Is it time to change course away from 'Deep', 'Core' games? Deconstructor of Fun's Kress maps out the road ahead
2023 Predictions
"We're going to see declines of 5-10% in the mobile games market for two more years", claims Eric Kress
It's grim news from the keynote opener of the Google Istanbul Games Summit
Drake Star Report
The top ten gaming industry deals of 2022
We break down the biggest acquisitions of 2022, as reported by Drake Star
Pocket Gamer Connects
Adventure Capitalist developer HyperHippo shares 10 Years of Learning in 6 key points at PG Connects London
At PGC London CEO Sam Fisher focused on taking the long term view, fostering creative culture and trusting yourself
Creativity And Hospitality
Games from Spain shine at Gamescom Asia and fabulous networking dinner
The best of Spanish games and cuisine were both on display
Mischief Managed
Harry Potter mobile titles hit the magic $1 billion milestone
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is the IP’s top-grossing title
Market Analysis
Latest Adjust report highlights January as strongest month for installs and sessions
A new report by Adjust analyses the EMEA and UK Markets
New Studio
Netflix Gaming opens new studio in Helsinki
This marks the company’s second studio in the city
A New Look
TapTap announces a rebrand, including new mascot
The Google Play alternative debuts a bold new look
Global Revenue
Diablo Immortal generated $97 million in August
Honor of Kings topped the revenue charts for the month
New Hire
Adobe veteran Stefano Corazza appointed head of Roblox Studio
Corazza hopes to drive innovation on the platform
A New Competitor?
IO Interactive signals interest in the mobile market
Excerpts of the annual report state that the company is eyeing a spot in the mobile market
Mobile Acquisition
PlayStation Mobile makes its first acquisition
The company is bringing Savage Game Studios into the fold
Clash Bang Wallop
Supercell announces trio of new Clash games - Clash Mini, Clash Quest and Clash Heroes
Three new Clash games from the maker of Clash of Clans
2020 In Review
Steel Media in 2020: connecting the games industry with 55 events, 7,600 media stories and a whole lot of love
Locked down... but by no means out in 2020
Epic Battle
Epic sues Apple after Fortnite removed from App Store
Two titans of the mobile games industry have gone head-to-head
Events
Supercell, Google, Thatgamecompany and CCP take to G-STAR 2019 stage
Show held between November 14th and 15th in Korea's Busan
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Anette Staloy will be presenting a joint session of postmortems, as well as talking on a panel about making teams work
"We need a variety of skill sets and backgrounds"
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Thomas Kriebernegg will be leading a session about using Apple search ads to increase paid and organic installs
"Gaming is going to integrate itself into the least expected corners"
Pocket Gamer Connects
First Pocket Gamer and Blockchain Gamer Connects Hong Kong wows the crowds of more than 750 delegates from 45 countries
390 companies joined the event in total
Pgc Seattle
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle starts strong with over 630 games delegates
Grand debut for the event at the Grand Hyatt
Venture Forth
London Venture Partners' Jon Bellamy on the dos and don'ts of pitching your game to investors
"Frequently I meet with great teams working on interesting projects, but who are aiming too low"
Job Losses
Huge layoffs strike staff at Australian studio EA Firemonkeys
As many as 50 staff could be affected
Consult
The Oliver Twins launch new consultancy firm Game Dragons
Andrew and Philip Oliver want to help developers, investors and brand holders scale up
Financials
Netmarble profit tumbles 72% year-on-year in Q4 due to slowing sales and lack of new releases
Publisher appears to be struggling to fill the hole from fading Lineage 2 and Harry Potter revenue
Slice Of The Pie
Com2uS acquires 51.9 per cent stake in South Korean developers Day7
Developer is known for story-based games
Lovin' It
AppLovin study reveals two-thirds of British people play mobile games
But only 64 per cent reckon they're a gamer
No Filter
Pokemon Go update will add new AR camera functionality
Coming very soon
Smart Move
Activision Blizzard: "Mobile is a top priority for us"
Expect more mobile games from the Call of Duty and Overwatch publisher