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."
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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
Speaker Spotlight
Covid is driving a shift in recruiting says ggLocators Niccole Minka
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Lotta Loot
UK charity GambleAware claims loot boxes "akin to gambling"
Causation or correlation?
Speaker Spotlight
Fingersoft's Markus Vahtola on what it means to run a games company
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
NumberEight's Abhishek Sen on the value of "untapped first-party data" in the post-IDFA era
PGC Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Meet The Investor
LVP's Harry Hamer on helping to scale truly transformational companies
“We look to provide our portfolio with an unfair advantage, by being more than just an investor.”
Speaker Spotlight
Visible Realms CEO Eliza Jäppinen on the clash of games, music and entertainment
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Passport.GG founder Ignat Bobrovich on esports going mainstream
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Mattel163 CEO Amy Huang on the power of live ops
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Lobbying Guide
Your guide to the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021
How to help celebrate the best of the global mobile games industry
Speaker Spotlight
Sheffield Haworth's Sam Wallace on making sure new talent is successful
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Sketchbook Games CEO Mark Backler on developing your debut game
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Animoca Brands' Robby Yung to appear on M&A panel
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: IGDA director Renee Gittins discuss the games industry post-vaccine
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Why Misc Games CEO Gøran Myrland believes social games will increase even more over the next 12 months
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Industry's Finest
Nominations for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021 are now live
Lobbying for the 22 categories - including 3 brand new additions - ends on May 18th
Meet The Investor
First Fund’s Sam Chandola on how they support their investments beyond the first stages of funding
“We back our portfolio companies holistically beyond providing capital. Aside from regularly scheduled check-ins to discuss issues, provide strategic advice and discuss requirements, First Fund assists in facilitating future fund raising.”
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Why marketing your studio is just as important as marketing your game
Rebellion's Abbie Dickinson will speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6, from April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: From the Commodore 64 to Amico, over 40 years of development with Hans Ippisch
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Understanding narrative design with Ubisoft Ivory Tower's Inari Bourguenolle
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: "I predict there will be a significant increase in sponsorships," says Mission Control GG's Natalie Bell
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: The rise of UX with Om Tandon
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Why strategy and simulation games are the future, according to Akupara Games' Christopher "Buddy" Sola
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Playcrafting CEO Dan Butchko on the power of brands in game jams
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
To The Victors
Revealed: All the winners at the Pocket Gamer Awards 2021
After two and a half months of nominations and voting, the final count is in and the list of winners is out
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: A Thinking Ape's Chloe Chan to host talk on top workflow hacks
PGC Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: "User-generated content will take centre stage in the months to come," says Overwolf CEO Uri Marchand
PGC Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: The ever-growing business of esports with Version1's Brett Diamond
PGC Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Meet The Investor
FunPlus’ chief business officer Chris Petrovic on the value they add to their investments
“We provide a tremendous amount of value add to our investments through our 10+ years of experience in free-to-play gaming and through our 1,700 employees around the world”
Sponsored
Tenjin offers free 'Attribution Modeling' for all iOS 14.5 users
"From our perspective, at Tenjin, we never believed in the pricing based on attributed installs"