Holiday Spending
Roblox enters the global top grossing chart at #4
Crunching the data with App Annie
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About A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon is Contributing Editor at PG.biz which means he acts like a slightly confused uncle who's forgotten where he's left his glasses. As well as letters and cameras, he likes imaginary numbers and legumes.
Articles by Jon Jordan
Circle Complete
Hyper-idle dev Fumb Games adds Paul West as new CEO
London developer scaling up
2020 Trends
Marmalade Game Studio on why 2020 will see a shift towards higher quality mobile games
It's getting better
2020 Trends
Global competition will drive consolidation in 2020 says Scopely's Henry Lowenfels
Bigger is better
2020 Trends
Garena's Jason Ng on the rise of sophisticated gameplay on mobile
Free Fire breaks esport records
2019 In Review
GameRefinery's Joel Julkunen on 2019: the year mobile gaming got more IPs and went more core
Let's stop playing around
Bang Bang
Call of Duty: Mobile’s grip on the charts starts to loosen
Crunching the data with App Annie
Reach For The Skies
KamaGames get innovative as it runs Pokerist ad campaign in US airports
Expects to drive 200 million impressions
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Hot Five: Battle Pass trends, Angry Birds' 10 years, and Playrix's new M&A strategy
The hottest stories
Brum Brum
Zynga expands NaturalMotion with new Birmingham studio
Will focus on racing games
It’s A Match
Candy Crush ranks as the top mobile game US brand
Keeping the customer satisfied
Pvp = $$$
Casual drives downloads but competition is what you need for monetisation
Crunching the data with App Annie
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Hot Five: Facebook UA playbook, Gameloft UK shuttered, and Pocket Gamer Mobile Game Awards 2020
The hottest stories
Kick Off
Top Eleven 2020 now live, and José Mourinho deal extended until 2022
Another year of glory
Japanese Gold Mine
Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts
Crunching the data with App Annie
Switching Up
Tencent’s version of Nintendo Switch launches in China on 10 December
Priced at $300
Annual Praise
Google’s GOTY is Call of Duty: Mobile while Apple takes a multi-platform approach
Tis the season
Bullseye
BoomBit’s Archery Club hits one million downloads
Following on from Darts Club’s success
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Hot Five: Anticipation grows for Black Desert Mobile, NetEase x Bossa, and the sharp decline of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
The hottest stories
Gotta Splat Them Slimes
Japan-only location AR game Dragon Quest Walk becomes #2 top grossing global game
Crunching the data with App Annie
Out Now
Cut the Rope star Om Nom returns in Om Nom: Merge
First game from new biz unit ZeptoLab Green
An App For That
IronSource launches mobile app to access game data on the go
First step in a much larger project
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Hot Five: N3twork's $40 million raise, Zynga's home-grown future, and Free Fire shoots to $1 billion
The hottest stories
Great Insights Now
Get a 30% discount on GameAnalytics’ new real-time data Benchmarks+ platform
Data from 87,000 mobile games with 1.2 billion active players
Hot Stuff
Indian powerhouse Nazara looking to invest $20 million in gaming and esport startups
Has already invested $50 million in past two years
Jrpg Money Machine
Fate/Grand Order bucks China’s dominance as the top grossing global mobile game
Crunching the data with App Annie
City Limits
16-city PUBG Mobile US esports tournament kicking off in December 2019
Backed by Super League Gaming, Tencent and OnePlus
Young Guns
N3twork raises $40 million for new games, publishing platform and community app
Covering all bases
Organic Reinvention
Home-grown success: Why Zynga reckons the best is yet to come
COO Matt Broomberg talks up new releases
Show Us The Money
GDC 2020 announces Game Funding & Investment Summit
Virtuous cycle
From Devs For Devs
Social video app for gaming Bunch raises $3.85 million from Supercell, Miniclip, Riot
Industry funding for synergetic NYC startup
Cultural Match
Hill Climb Racing developer Fingersoft appoints Celine Pasula as CEO
Ex-Grand Cru co-founder steps up
Emerging Markets Hit
Garena’s battle royale game Free Fire surpasses $1 billion of lifetime revenue
Ranked up the achievement in two years
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Hot Five: Homescape's $1 billion, Voodoo in Montreal, and Candy Crush's art meets diversity
The hottest stories
Match-3 Rules
Candy Crush Saga still crushing it on the US top grossing chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
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Hot Five: Vainglory changes hands, what's next for Playtika? and Rush Wars' weak KPI revealed
The hottest stories
Cooking It Up
Tilting Point prepping for the launch of SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
Co-dev deal with Nukebox Studios
Going Green
ZeptoLab splits out Om Nom business unit as it prepares for new release Om Nom: Merge
Game out 28 November
Hey Little Spender
The hard data behind Supercell’s decision to can Rush Wars
Sensor Tower spills the beans
Delta Force
Call of Duty: Mobile gains top grossing momentum, while Mario Kart Tour’s downloads fall away
Crunching the data with App Annie
Solid Base
G5 Games sees average monthly revenue per payer at $45.80
Hidden objects still paying off
Another One Bites The Dust
Supercell cans Rush Wars
Servers shut down 30 November
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Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell
The hottest stories
Bullseye
Why Call of Duty: Mobile and Mario Kart Tour top the download charts but only one is top grossing
Crunching the data with App Annie
Young Guns
Gen Z plays fewer mobile games but loves Supercell
Conclusions from App Annie report
New Face
Anzu appoints ex-Double Fusion co-founder Guy Ben-dov as strategic advisor
In-game advertising growth
Bug Or Intentional?
Updated: 22 million App Store reviews have been mysterious deleted
AppFigures highlights something strange
Aggressive Roadmap
How Sylvester Stallone-fronted Battle Strike Force hope to shake up 4X gaming
Greater graphics, wider gameplay
What’s Next?
Eli Hodapp on GameClub’s future: deeper community, adding non-mobile games, and supporting Android
How indie monthly subs service will mature
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Hot 5: Empires & Puzzles does $500 million, Backflip's closing down, and EVE Echoes' December beta
The hottest stories