Award Winners
What the Car? wins Mobile Game of the Year at DICE Awards
Apple Arcade racer beats Honkai: Star Rail, Terra Nil, Gubbins and Hello Kitty Island Adventure to accolade
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Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: Jobs 2024: How to find the best talent and land your dream role
Our Mobile Mavens share their thoughts on the current hiring and careers landscape
Hot Five
Hot Five: Apple's Unity-like Runtime Fee rolls out in EU, YouTube cuts games division, and Playdemic founders open ForthStar
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: Verge Group's Stafaniya Radzivonik talks improving the ad experience for players
"When it comes to gaming apps, the most user-engaging formats are interstitial and rewarded video, particularly if they are playable"
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: Replai's Joao Costa to discuss the use of AI in video creatives
Costa set to speak about how video AI is already transforming strategies of the biggest mobile games companies in the world
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: Layer AI's Burcu Ozcengiz on supporting art teams' workflow with AI
"I'm excited to share my perspective on how it’s possible to use AI to produce game art faster while staying human"
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: AppsFlyer's Adam Smart on ad creatives and market saturation
"We'll navigate the added complexity of fostering cross-departmental cooperation to enhance and evolve creative strategies"
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: Uplifted's Itai Raveh discusses why UGC can be a game-changer for engaging players
"Tailoring the creative aspect to resonate with the target audience is crucial in the games sector"
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: TikTok's Noam Zada on underestimating the transformative power of cultural resonance
"Overlooking the integration of gaming into the cultural conversation can hinder a game's potential reach"
Launchpad
Launchpad: Check out these six new and upcoming games ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024
We shine a spotlight on a select few games that have recently launched or are set to release in the not too distant future
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: FastSpring's Tony Markov on how alternative distribution platforms help power better profits
"By establishing an independent sales channel, developers can avoid the large fees, directly enhancing profitability"
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: Monstercat's Gavin Johnson
Johnson has spearheaded successful collaborations with Fortnite, Rocket League, Beat Saber, Roblox, Paladins, SMITE, and others
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: SocialPeta CMO Summer Liu on marketing trends and the potential of augmented reality
"The next disruptor might be an entirely new medium that hasn't been conceptualised yet"
Media Partnership
PocketGamer.biz named media partner for first-ever Gamemasters Summit
Free digital conference takes place on February 21st, 2024
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: LBC Studios' Solon Bucholtz on cross-platform and AI trends in games
"I think the ongoing effort to make games cross-platform and make the experience interchangeable is really important"
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: "It's so refreshing to have this platform to share and learn together"
MAG Interactive's Chris Peters and Titan AI's Fabien-Pierre Nicolas share their favourite PGC memories
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: Verve Group's David Philippson talks privacy manifests and SKAN
"Apple plans to enforce privacy manifests in the spring, forcing advertisers to turn towards SKAN for iOS campaign measurement"
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: Persona.ly's Joseph Iris on leveraging contextual bandits
Iris' talk will cover how data driven creative selection works and what UA managers should expect when working with DSPs or platforms that employ them
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: AppLovin's Iris Gomez Sanchis on establishing a robust user acquisition strategy
"Discovery stands out to me as a significant challenge, particularly for new game developers grappling with an oversaturated and intensely competitive market"
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: Appcharge's Miikka Luotio on how webstores can account for up to 40% of game revenue
"Owning your player base will become key in the future as this will also make it easier to attribute revenue for things such as UA and more"
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: "I'm grateful to the PGC community for all the support I got at their events"
Gamepack's Ruslan Zelenskyi and Threaks' Manny Hachey share their favourite PGC memories
Q&a
Speaker Spotlight: Aptoide's Jack Robson on how third-party payments could be a "game-changer" on mobile
"It could usher in a new era of monetisation strategies and user interaction in mobile gaming"
Crystal Ball Time
Games industry predictions for 2024 part two: Layoffs to continue, generative AI in production, and a year of innovation
The Mobile Mavens gaze into the crystal ball to share their thoughts and expectations for the year ahead
Crystal Ball Time
Games industry predictions for 2024: Big games will get bigger, M&A will start to scale back, and third-party app stores
The Mobile Mavens gaze into the crystal ball to share their thoughts and expectations for the year ahead
New Year's Resolutions
Mobile Mavens' New Year's resolutions for 2024 part two: Giving back, supporting those hit by layoffs, and not repeating past mistakes
The Mobile Mavens share their ambitions for the coming year
New Year's Resolutions
Mobile Mavens' New Year's resolutions for 2024: Never stop evolving, make bolder decisions, and be nicer to each other
The Mobile Mavens share their ambitions for the coming year
Game Of The Year
Mobile Mavens' mobile games of the year 2023 part two: Frozen City, Arena Breakout, Boom! and more
The Mobile Mavens share the best mobile games they've played this year
Game Of The Year
Mobile Mavens' mobile games of the year 2023: Monopoly GO, Street Fighter Dual, Honkai: Star Rail, and more
The Mobile Mavens share the best mobile games they've played this year
Industry Trends
Mobile Mavens on the biggest games industry trends of 2023 part two: "The hypercasual boom is slowly fading"
The big names in the industry tell us what they thought the biggest stories of the year were
Industry Trends
Mobile Mavens on the biggest games industry trends of 2023: "This has been the single hardest year in games I think I have seen in my career"
The big names in the industry tell us what they thought the biggest stories of the year were
Highs And Lows
Mobile Mavens' highlights and lowlights of 2023 part two: "After a disastrous and turbulent 2022, we successfully reframed our business"
The big names in the industry tell us how a challenging year in the industry went for them and their business
Highs And Lows
Mobile Mavens' highlights and lowlights of 2023: "Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat"
The big names in the industry tell us how a challenging year in the industry went for them and their business.
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Nefta CEO Geeshan Willink on how the industry is facing its most challenging era
Pocket Gamer Connects London is coming January 22nd to 23rd. Time to meet some of the leading industry names that will be on stage at the event
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: "It was an amazing experience for both of us and gave me the confidence to do more"
Bidstack VP of gaming Antoine Jullemier and CM Games evangelist Serg Kharchenko share their favourite PGC memories
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including games tech making movies, Microsoft's app store aspirations and procuring prize Pokémon…
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: "Feedback from seasoned judges helped me grow as a professional and individual"
Below, Zaibatsu Interactive CEO Jussi Ultima and Reality+ co-founder Tony Pearce share their favourite PGC memories
Roviocon 23
Sega teases the 'Segaverse' with Rovio acquisition central to its transmedia strategy
Rovio already working on Sonic and Yakuza games and Angry Birds coming to PC/console?
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including OpenAI Wars, job crisis (what job crisis?), studio closures and livestreaming's hottest new player…
What We're Playing
Mobile Game of the Week: Warhammer 40,000 Warpforge
The legendary Warhammer universe gets its own collectable card battler on mobile
Pitching Time
Pitching your game: Big Indie Pitch manager Sophia Aubrey Drake's advice for indies
We sit down with the Big Indie Pitch Manager, Sophia Aubrey Drake, to learn about her experiences with the indie community
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Tilting Point's Enric Pedró on community building and why too many developers neglect player feedback
Pocket Gamer Connects London is coming January 22nd to 23rd. Time to meet some of the leading industry names that will be on stage at the event
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: "Back in 2012 I lamented the absence of a mobile games-specific conference"
Ex-Frameplay senior director business development Laith Al-Janabi share his favourite PGC memories
Top 50
Nominations now open for Top 50 Blockchain Game Companies 2024 awards
BlockchainGamer.biz opens nominations for list, set to be revealed at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including Unity's big reveal, Embracer's job losses, and those apparent skills shortages…
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: How a PGC talk "laid the groundwork" for an instrumental partnership deal for Imperia Online JSC
Below, Imperia Online JSC chief business development officer and chief marketing officer Mariela Tzvetanova shares her favourite PGC memories
Surf's Up
Best of PGC London: The Subway Surfers Story
We take a look back and the best and most viewed talks from past years at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: "I was inspired and it led me to start up my own business"
DragonfiAR founder and director Alan Boyce and Modern Wolf Communications and PR Manager Sophie Atkin share their favourite PGC memories
Paige Promotion
Paige Cook promoted to Deputy Editor at PocketGamer.biz
Rising star previously served as features editor
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, with success for Warcraft Rumble, Crunchyroll's subscription service and Stumble Guys next level...
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: "PGC has played a significant role in Tamatem Games' success"
Tamatem Games PR specialist Rick Hindi shares his favourite PGC memories