Winning At Esports
What do mobile eSports games need to do to win?
eSports are on the rise and with mobile gaming taking the lead they're certain to take over there too. But what does a mobile eSports games need to succeed?
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Riyadh Recap
Last week's Leaders Summit demonstrated the huge potential of the $6.8bn MENA market
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Mobile Mavens
Stadia may be gone, but will the entire cloud gaming sector go with it?
Industry experts react to the closure of Google Stadia
Interview
Make Games Not War - the organisers of DevGAMM on their charity initiative for Ukraine
Ahead of Game Fest 2022 we spoke to Anastasia Oleynikova and Lerika Mallayeva about how the war in Ukraine has directly affected the industry in the region
Cease Of Operations
Playrix closes its offices in Russia and Belarus
Staff from these offices will be relocated to other countries as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues
Best Of 2022
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Hiring Now
Top 10 mobile games industry job vacancies this week
King, Zynga, Rovio, Hutch, Chimera Entertainment, and more
Pgc Toronto
InMobi: Explore modern monetisation, with mediation, in-game advertising and audio ads
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Pgc Toronto
Pollen VC: "User acquisition costs remain stubbornly high"
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Pgc Toronto
Solsten: Keep your thinking "human-centric" if you want Web3 to flourish
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Bye Bye Beta
Unity Gaming Services tools now live for game developers
Introduced in October 2021, several Unity Gaming Services tools are now exiting open beta
Blizzard To Blockchain
Former Activision Blizzard exec joins Catheon Gaming as co-CEO
Blockchain gaming firm Catheon Gaming has appointed former Activision Blizzard APAC Head Mark Aubrey as the company’s new co-CEO
Audio In
Mobile gaming audio tech startup Odeeo receives $9 million, becomes DAX’s sales partner
Odeeo co-founder Amit Monheit speaks with PocketGamer.biz on the unrealised potential of the mobile games industry for advertisers
Invest In Ai
Candy Crush creator King acquires AI software company Peltarion
Activision Blizzard subsidiary aims to become a ‘game AI hub’ in the gaming industry
Muesse To Lead
Andy Muesse to lead Rovio’s global game studios
Muesse to lead the company's global game studios in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Canada
Html5
Playable Factory announces launch of HTML5 service for mobile games studios
H5 Games will support mobile devs without the experience, ability, or funding to create HTML5 titles
Do Cross The Streams
Stream Hatchet Brands launched to track 2,300 brands on streaming platforms
Logo detection and chat analysis used to identify media value
Apple Core Out
Apple Arcade’s senior team keeps shrinking
Apple Arcade execs Mark Bozon and Kathy Astromoff leave to pursue very divergent paths
Committing To Casual
Turkish mobile puzzle games developer Cypher Games raises $3.2 million
Investment will be used to expand the team sixfold, open a new office in Berlin, and create the firm's first casual title
How To Say "welcome" In Simlish
Playstack acquires Magic Fuel Games, reunites EA veterans
The deal brings Magic Fuel's exec team, including Kevin Shrapnell, together with Playstack CEO Harvey Elliot, following previous collaboration on the SimCity franchise
Ash Cashem
The Pokémon Company celebrates a record fiscal year
Net profit increased by 123%, with sales reaching $1.6 billion
Greener Games
Gamigo Group joins Playing For The Planet Alliance
The European and North American publisher is the latest in the 43-strong games industry environmental advocacy group
Be Seeing You
Founded by Rovio and Zynga veterans, Village Studio has raised €2.1 million
Will Luton, Cyril Barrow, and Tak Fung's Village Studio aims to confront the issue of interoperability in blockchain and Web3 games
Join The Collective
Game economics platform Machinations.io raises $3.3 million
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Get In The Sea
Infinite Arcade partners with blockchain gaming community YGG SEA
Collaboration with Southeast Asia subsidiary of Yield Guild Games intended to bring half a million players to Web3 gaming
Regulate This
US to tighten advertising guidelines against “fake reviews” and manipulative advertiser behaviour
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to strengthen its guidelines in an effort to stop advertisers from posting fake positive reviews and abusing social media platforms
Soulful
Former Codemasters, Jagex execs establish new studio
Soul Assembly will explore games for VR and the metaverse
Backing Blockchain
Azra Games raises $15 million for former Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes exec's blockchain gaming project
Azra Games has secured $15 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz from both its games and crypto funds
Infinite Appointments
Infinite Arcade appoints former Visa exec Andrew Dubatowka
Dubatowka held senior positions in Intel, Google, Visa, and AdColony among others
Frvr Pitch
FRVR acquires F2P first-person shooter Krunker.io
Title acquired for an undisclosed amount
Supporting Indigenous Storytelling
East Side Games joins programme for Canadian Indigenous games scholarship
Blackbird Interactive, East Side Games, and Timbre Games Studio will partner with the Vancouver Film School on bringing Indigenous voices to the games industry
Fi-fuh?
Electronic Arts sees 82% increase in mobile revenue in fiscal year 2022
FIFA Mobile sees 80% growth in new players, as EA ends partnership with the football association
Where Is The Money
Call of Duty Mobile’s $1 billion consumer spend attributed to China despite highest spend in US
Activision Blizzard states 650 million downloads for mobile title now rivals console/PC player bases
Speaker Spotlight
$15 billion is spent on UA, only for 90% of players to fall off by day 30, says Snapyr's Manu Gambhir
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle right now
Speaker Spotlight
Play-to-earn is key, but security issues must be dealt with now, says Edgegap's Jeff Tremblay
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Speaker Spotlight
With the crumbling of the walled gardens, now is the time to market directly to players, says Xsolla
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Speaker Spotlight
NFTs in games is completely different to public perception, says WAX Studios' David Kim
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: PlayEveryWare’s Zak Whaley on why Seattle is a hotbed of innovation
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Speaker Spotlight
Will the Mythical Games team persuade you to enter Web3 at PGC Seattle?
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Speaker Spotlight
Solsten's Josh Rivers on the elusive nature of “finding the fun” and the future of player-centered games
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Irreverent Labs’ Rahul Sood on the future of gaming
What will gaming look like in 10 years time? Hear what Rahul Sood has to say at PG Connects Seattle
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: WINGS’ Corina Diaz on gender-diversity in the games industry
Hear the importance of having diverse teams in the games industry at PG Connects Seattle
Speaker Spotlight
User acquisition is the biggest challenge in mobile games, says InMobi's Jobie Tan
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Litesprite’s Swatee Surve on the crossroads of gaming and health
How can developers expand into other spheres? Hear from Swatee Surve at PG Connects Seattle
Speaker Spotlight
Photon Engine's Mark Val wants to spark your competitive spirit
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Hyper Hippo Entertainment's Sam Fisher on the effective methods of growing your business
How can communities take your company to the next level? Hear what Sam Fisher has to say at PG Connects Seattle