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Passion To Start
Standing up for the female perspective through storytelling
Pixel Federation's Patricia Pribolova tells her story
Asia's Finest
Tickets for G-STAR conference available now
Korea's games event returns this November with b2b discounts available when you buy a Pocket Gamer Connects ticket
Meet The Investor
Ludus Venture Studio’s İsmet Gökşen on the benefits of early-stage investment
“We can invest at a very early stage, close to ground zero if we see potential from co-founders and the business plan that they are pitching.”
Best Of 2021
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021
The movers, the shakers, and all those funky moneymakers
Top 50 Reveal
Join us today for a first-look at the Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021
Tune to see which creator are making waves in the mobile games industry
Affordable Training
PocketGamer.biz MasterClasses: Early Bird offer ends at midnight
Invest in your professional development, enhance your skills and discover new business practices from top games industry mentors
Developers Wanted
Show us your game for a chance to win big in the new Big Hypercasual Pitch
With the help of Sunday we're expanding our pitching series with the Big Hypercasual Pitch, running digitally on September 29th
2021 Mobile Legend
The life and times of mobile legend Chris DeWolfe
Jam City CEO and co-founder scoops Mobile Legend trophy at Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards
Seventh Heaven
The seventh sizzling edition of Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 was amazing
July's online conference connected the global games industry together
Industry Best
Genshin Impact, TiMi Studio, Tencent win big at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021
Industry celebrated in 22 categories during live/digital hybrid central London event
Live & Digital Event
Final days to grab a ticket to the PG Mobile Games Awards 2021
Come mix winners, drinks and canapes in central London on July 20th
Top Talent
The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021 finalists
Shortlist unveiled progressively, with winners revealed during central London ceremony on July 20th
Meet The Investor
Project A Ventures’ Jack Wang on the kind of companies and projects they’re interested in investing in
“Most founders I have spoken to are very well-rehearsed on development calls"
Stellar Support
Leading game developer Game Insight confirmed as PG Mobile Games Awards 2021 headline sponsor
Premier mobile games industry awards ceremony returns this year on July 20th, finalists to be unveiled shortly
People Power
Has your game made the Pocket Gamer People's Choice Award 2021 finalists?
Get your players to vote for it until June 30th if so
Work With Us
Jobs available! Come and work with the Pocket Gamer family
Flexible entry-level contracts are available on our websites and events now
Masterclass
Celia Hodent on the importance of cognitive science and a UX framework to improve your game
There is no guaranteed formula for crafting games but clear ingredients do exist
Ending Soon
Final 36 hours to nominate for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021
You have until midnight Friday May 21st
Masterclass
Xbox Game Studios’ Crystin Cox on designing for liveops success
Success is more and more focused on effectively operating and caring for a live game
Working Your Pitch
Mediatonic’s Arran Topalian on building a pitch from concept to doc
A great pitch provides the foundation needed for incredible things to be built upon it
Data-driven
Poornima Seetharaman and Vimal Sathish on mastering data for engaging game design
“Games, as a business of entertaining people, is booming... but so is the competition.”
Lobbying Time
10 days left to submit your game or team to the PG Mobile Games Awards 2021
Nominations close midnight Friday May 21st, people
Ugc’s Importance
Mod.io’s Scott Reismanis on the importance of UGC communities
“UGC will become a feature studios optimise and plan for early, as monetisation further shifts towards content and events”
A Metaverse For All
Genvid’s Dan Pearson on ensuring the world has access to the metaverse
“We connect people and give them valuable cultural experiences”
History And Development
Prof. Kawal Rhode on the link between home computing and video games
The development of video games and video game technology has had a huge impact on the development of healthcare technology.
New Worlds
Epic Games' Paul Doyle on populating the Metaverse with digital humans
Why ML-driven approaches to artist augmentation are taking off
Make It So
So Real Digital Twins' Erinrose Sullivan on the future of interactive media
"When I work in other sectors, I'm surprised by how behind they are technically..."
Zeitgeist Fusion
Ensuring the inclusion of people with disability in gaming and esports, with Big Karma's Pascal Clarysse
"We want to give them a platform through which they can shine for their merits rather than condescending pedestals."
Just Do It
Building the user-generated metaverse - Wormhole Labs' Phil Ranta on COVID's silver lining
"Gaming has shown itself to be a powerful tool for building social connections when forced to shelter in place."
Xr Ftw!
XR Games' Bobby Thandi on the social impact of VR during social distancing
"Think about what extra value you can offer to a games studio."
Creative Companies
SYBO CEO Mathias Gredal Nørvig on why the games industry is 'the best place to be'
"Practice makes perfect"
The Future Of Xr
There's still work to do to ensure diversity extends beyond race and gender
"The industry needs people from all walks of life to provide perspective to make better games and apply game design theories and psychology to other fields."
Masterclass
Pascal Luban on upcoming PocketGamer.biz MasterClass: Setting Up and Managing Your In-house Playtest Campaign
“Nothing beats the responsiveness and relevance of playtest sessions run within the development studio”
Better By Miles!
Genvid Technologies' Chris Cataldi on going the extra MILE - a Massively Interactive Live Event
"Pick your specialty and be prepared to spend the time and effort required to hone your craft."
The Boom Of Games
Rovio’s Joseph Knowles on how the games industry has been perceived in recent years
“Cross Platform play has blossomed, which is great."
The Players' Vote
Get your players to nominate your game for the Pocket Gamer People's Choice Award 2021
Nominations close on May 21st
Money Talks
Deal-making boomed during Investor Connector at PGC Digital #6
68 companies and 103 meetings
Beyond Idfa
iOS 14.5 is (very) nearly here! Are you ready for the mobile marketing implications?
Free ticket offer to today's PocketGamer.biz Summit: Beyond IDFA
Speaker Spotlight
"Don’t always assume that you need expensive and professional training to enter the industry"
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Scuti.AI CEO Nicholas Longano on expanding monetisation methods
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Roblox's Jonathan Vlassopulos on music biz meets the metaverse
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Drake Star Partners' Michael Metzger on strong consolidation and more interesting IPOs
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Ukie's George Osborn on how gaming's 2020 successes should influence 2021
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Why Darewise CEO Benjamin Charbit on the beginning of metaverses
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
"There are so many possible entry points to get into the games industry"
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Snap Finger Click's Joanna Haslam on how Covid is changing social gaming
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Goty Time
Nominate the best mobile game of 2020
Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards - now open
Speaker Spotlight
How Kuato Studios' Gordon Ross support children's learning
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Call of Duty: Mobile's Antanina Livingston on live ops' growing sophistication
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th