June 3, 2026 Spanish Star Zynga's senior games VP: "Barcelona has become a hub for top-level game developer talent" We delve into the work going on at Take-Two owned Socialpoint and the state of Spain's games market with Yair Melamed
May 28, 2026 Talking Transmedia Transmedia tactics: "Over-leveraging before you have a community is how studios die" Chase A Cloud head of sales and business development Toma Komitski shares transmedia tips ahead of his talk at PGC Barcelona 2026
May 28, 2026 D2c Insights “The future couldn’t be brighter for D2C”: FastSpring’s Chip Thurston on gaming’s changing platform economy Ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2026, FastSpring’s head of gaming discusses reshaping D2C strategy for publishers
May 27, 2026 Pgc Barcelona Building Barcelona: The evolution of Spain's brightest games hub We speak with Barcelona & Partners CEO Montse Puig to get the lowdown on the evolution of Barcelona’s games hub and what makes it attractive to international publishers like King, Rovio, Scopely and more
May 26, 2026 Scopely Spotlight Why Spain is a key engine powering Monopoly Go developer Scopely We profile Monopoly Go developer Scopely’s presence in Spain and chat with director of operations Néstor Pequeño about the challenges and opportunities the country’s games industry faces
May 12, 2026 Pgc Barcelona Scopely’s growing presence in Barcelona: From five employees to 750 Scopely originally established an office in the city to work on an end-to-end platform
May 11, 2026 Industry Voices Zynga’s Javi Digiorgio on creative resilience and Spain’s rising games scene Industry experts share their insight ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona
April 30, 2026 Industry Voices “We’re getting out of a conservative trend and into a more innovation-driven moment” Industry leaders on creativity, AI, and funding gaps in one of Europe’s rising game hubs
April 21, 2026 Pgc Barcelona 2026 Explore how 2026 growth engines impact games at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona Less hype, more action, as the games industry meets on June 15th and 16th
April 16, 2026 Studio Startup Barcelona-based Side Quest Games establishes to make sports games for "underserved" fans The studio has been co-founded by Alexandre Besenval and Oscar Jardi
April 3, 2026 Pgc Barcelona 2026 Discover Barcelona's thriving games ecosystem on June 15th to 16th Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona is your gateway to business in one of the world’s brightest games markets
March 23, 2026 Pgc Barcelona 2026 Speakers from Zynga, Rovio and Layer AI set for Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2026 First speakers among 100+ revealed for returning games industry event on June 15th-16th
March 18, 2026 Pgc Barcelona Save up to €290 on PGC Barcelona before Super Early Bird offer ends Last chance to save - tickets start from just €98 until Thursday, March 19th
March 3, 2026 Why Barcelona Seven reasons why Barcelona is a rising star in the games industry Why global studios are flocking to one of Europe’s leading development hubs
February 9, 2026 Pgc Barcelona Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona returns in June after our most successful launch event ever in 2025 Drawing over 1,000 attendees from 47 countries in 2025, PG Connects Barcelona returns June 15th to 16th, 2026. Tickets are on sale now
January 30, 2026 Pgc Barcelona Tickets now live for Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2026 on June 15th and 16th Start doing real games business in Barcelona this June. Tickets start at just £85!
July 24, 2025 Studio Closure Sandsoft shuts down Riyadh and Barcelona studios The Saudi mobile company moves to double down on publishing
July 16, 2025 Expansions Scopely opens major games and creative hub in Barcelona with over 700 staff Scopely is now Spain’s largest video game employer with nearly 1,000 staff across the country
June 15, 2025 Podcast | Episode 56 The Apple Games verdict | Week in Mobile Games podcast The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode 56...
June 10, 2025 Conference Roundup 6 takeaways from PGC Barcelona: A bustling industry hub, DTC hits overdrive, and AI hype continues A look at some of the trends and key talks from our debut conference in the Catalonia capital
June 6, 2025 Event Report Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona arrived like a rocket ship with a truly unforgettable debut Europe’s hottest new games industry event provided an unmissable gateway to one of the fastest growing and vibrant hubs
June 4, 2025 Community And Culture Socialpoint’s Akshay Bharadwaj talks striving to surprise and "the Barcelonian collaborative spirit" The Barcelona-based studio has been maintaining Dragon City, Two Dots and Monster Legends for over a decade
June 3, 2025 Surfing In The Sun Subway Surfers heads to Barcelona in new World Tour event The in-game setting has been chosen for the 201st World Tour, and happens to coincide with PGC Barcelona 2025
June 3, 2025 Pgc Barcelona Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona kicks off today Two days of insightful sessions and networking opportunities takes place on June 3rd and 4th
May 30, 2025 Region Focus Download our free Barcelona games industry report now Grab your copy of our Barcelona report to gain insights into the city's games hub ahead of PGC on June 3rd to 4th
May 30, 2025 Barcelona Beckons Barcelona, here we come! A look ahead to the debut of Pocket Gamer Connects in the vibrant Spanish city
May 30, 2025 Pgc Barcelona Who's coming to Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2025? The industry powerhouses attending our next big show Network with developers, publishers, investors and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona on June 3rd and 4th.
May 29, 2025 Pgc Barcelona Who’s backing the big event? Meet the Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2025 sponsors Meet the leading companies that make our debut into Barcelona on June 3rd and 4th possible
May 27, 2025 Barcelona Beckons Sandsoft CEO on how a cohesive national strategy could level up Spain's games industry We speak to Sandsoft CEO David Fernandez about Barcelona's bustling games hub and what it needs to continue growing
May 23, 2025 Barcelona Beckons Rovio's ambitions to become a key player in Barcelona's dev scene We speak to Rovio VP of marketing Luis de la Camara about the Angry Birds developer's Spanish operations
May 23, 2025 Pocket Gamer Party Prepare for an amazing Pocket Gamer Party in Barcelona! Games industry professionals are invited to an exclusive and free networking party celebrating our first event in Barcelona.
May 22, 2025 Barcelona Beckons How Barcelona became Scopely's largest games hub We speak to the Monopoly Go developer's director of operations Néstor Pequeño about its Spanish expansion
May 22, 2025 Mid-tier Prices End Last chance to save: final Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2025 ticket price rise approaches Save up to €115 (100) if you book before midnight this Thursday, May 22nd
May 21, 2025 Agenda Overview Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2025 agenda overview: Insights and networking await in the heart of the European games industry The Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2025 agenda is live. Join us June 3rd and 4th to gain insights from 100+ industry leaders and network with top professionals.
May 16, 2025 Region Focus How Barcelona is establishing itself as a key mobile games industry hub Ahead of the debut Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona on June 3rd to 4th, we speak to industry locals about the opportunities and challenges facing the development hub
March 26, 2025 Pgc Barcelona Super early bird tickets for Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2025 end soon Book now before prices rise at midnight thursday, march 27, and attend the newest addition to the leading b2b conference for the mobile games industry
February 17, 2025 New Studio New studio Loadstar opens in Barcelona The developer is currently on the lookout for funding for its upcoming sci-fi action-puzzle adventure game
February 17, 2025 Pgc Barcelona Save the Date: Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona set for June 3rd to 4th, 2025 Conference within exquisite surroundings of major southwestern European cultural and tech centre marks a key addition to PGC event line-up
November 1, 2024 New Studio Supercell invests in Barcelona-based studio Penguin Armada PC-first developer working on top-down PvP title
April 26, 2023 New Studio NetEase to found new European studio, Anchor Point The Barcelona-based, veteran-founded new studio will form part of the NetEase Games group
January 11, 2023 Openings NetEase Games set to open new Barcelona branch office The Chinese gaming giant is set to make another mark in Europe, with the opening of a Barcelona office, including professionals from PC, console and mobile
October 28, 2022 New Studio Rovio bursts onto the scene in Barcelona and is now hiring in the historic city Rovio will be opening its eighth studio in the Spanish city of Barcelona and has already begun hiring for multiple roles.
October 5, 2022 Expansion In Barcelona FunPlus expands its reach in Barcelona The new development studio is intended to strengthen the company's commitment to the city
March 10, 2022 Sporting Sales Monster League Studios launching NFT esports platform Mokens League Prioritising gameplay
January 21, 2022 Part Of The Crew Bandai Namco Mobile brings on former Brawl Stars artist Paul Chambers Will focus on the creation of new F2P IP
December 14, 2021 Appointed For User Acquisition FunPlus appoints Alba Rodríguez Embid as Director of Growth Emphasis on Western user acquisition