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Mobile gaming audio tech startup Odeeo receives $9 million, becomes DAX’s sales partner
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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
Machinations.io has announced a $3.3 million Series A funding round led by Hiro Capital
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
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
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
Why is Seattle the perfect place for games innovation? Find out when PG Connects visits the city next week
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
Pg Connects Seattle
Speaker Spotlight: Will Freeverse.io's Living Assets NFTs bring real value in play-to-earn?
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Pg Connects Seattle
Speaker Spotlight: stand out in the international mobile market with TransPerfect's Semih Altinay
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: ZEBEDEE's Ben Cousens on the impact of game payments as a native experience
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Mobile Games Awards 2022
Updated: the winners of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022
Championing the mobile games industry at the prestigious MGA 2022
People Power
Voting closes at midnight for the Pocket Gamer People's Choice Award 2022
Get your players to vote for your game before the deadline!
Pg Connects Interviews
Video interview: AWS Game Tech on the diverse functionality of cloud gaming
AWS Game Tech's Eric Morales details the evolving needs met by cloud gaming and functionality, both for the developers and players
Sharing Support
Updated March 8: game companies offer support for Ukraine
Supercell, InGameJob, and John Romaro among others
Pg Connects Interviews
Video interview: AudioMob discusses feedback to the new world of non-intrusive in-game audio ads
AudioMob's Wilfrid Obeng talks non-intrusive audio ads, ensuring engagement, sonic signatures, and more at PG Connects London
Over 1,900 Live And Digital Attendees
PG Connects London Live was back with a bang, with over 1,900 delegates!
The UK’s leading mobile game show saw over 230 expert speakers and 900 companies from 60+ countries connecting in c. 6,000 meetings!
Pg Connects London
Pocket Gamer Connects London: what to look out for on day two
Selection of speakers from Niantic, Animoca Brands, and Epic Games
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: Matchmade's Jiri Kupiainen on influencer UA for small-mid-sized creators
Meet the mobile gaming UA experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: Fyber's Shalom Michaeli on mobile ad innovation in 2022 and beyond
Meet the mobile ads specialists at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: Moloco's William Melzer on finding the right DSP partnerships
Meet the mobile gaming UA experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Pg Connects London
Pocket Gamer Connects London: what to look out for on day one
Choice panels including Amazon Web Services, Facebook Gaming, and Unity
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: Roblox's Laura Higgins on creating safer social environments
Meet the metaverse experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: SuperScale's Ivan Trančík on successfully scaling blockchain games
Meet the blockchain experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15