Beating the myth of hypercasual: creating long-term retention and success

Long-life Hypercasual

Beating the myth of hypercasual: creating long-term retention and success

Garawell Games' Nebih Başaran and Supersonic's Mark Ratchin share their tips on combatting the stereotypes surrounding hypercasual games from their developer and publisher perspectives

Flexion Mobile signs agreement with Magic Tavern

Flexion Mobile signs agreement with Magic Tavern

Developer's top-grossing Matchington Mansion hits the 'alternative app stores' in just six weeks thanks to Flexion

Smaller European developers are given the spotlight in new App Store series

Spotlight From The Store

Smaller European developers are given the spotlight in new App Store series

Developers selected on the basis of growth potential and more

Q&A with Storms’ CEO David Yin: Navigating the Web3 gaming space

The Coming Crypto Storm

Q&A with Storms’ CEO David Yin: Navigating the Web3 gaming space

Is Web3 coming? Is it already here? What does crypto bring to the world of games? PocketGamer.biz sat down with the Storms CEO for his take on the future of games

Amber to open Polish studio following 56% revenue growth

Polish Expansion

Amber to open Polish studio following 56% revenue growth

Studio to be headed by game designer Greg Ciach

Meta Audience Network bidding hits Appodeal Stack

Meta Audience Network bidding hits Appodeal Stack

Appodeal Stack integrates Meta Audience Network making it available to all app creators in its Growth Platform

Keywords Studios enters conditional $32.5 million acquisition of Forgotten Empires

Developer Deals

Keywords Studios enters conditional $32.5 million acquisition of Forgotten Empires

Maximum value of the acquisition, with initial cash consideration of $15.75 million

Roblox hires former Zynga and Twitter exec Nick Tornow

Roblox hires former Zynga and Twitter exec Nick Tornow

Former Zynga CTO joins Roblox as vice president of technology

Liniad Unleashes Playable Dashboard

Liniad Unleashes Playable Dashboard

New 'power dashboard' enables app marketers unlimited variations across all channels

Exclusive industry interviews from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022

Exclusive industry interviews from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022

Hear from the industry leaders, professionals, and pioneers across the global mobile games market about the latest trends, case studies, best practice, and business opportunities

The new HomaJam offers participants a 50/50 publishing revenue share

The new HomaJam offers participants a 50/50 publishing revenue share

Homa Games announces the 5th edition of the games jam together with Google to continue on the mission of educating & supporting the developer community.

The Gamekit Cometh

AWS Gamekit support is coming to Android and iOS games developed with Unreal

Features include cloud saves and achievements

Kong Studios moves HQ to Santa Monica following unicorn status

Moving To Santa Monica

Kong Studios moves HQ to Santa Monica following unicorn status

The home of Naughty Dog, Respawn Entertainment and Infinity Ward

The latest App Store notice is causing concern for indie devs

Moving To Modernise

The latest App Store notice is causing concern for indie devs

Updates required to keep titles on App Store, says Apple

Code Coven and Facebook Gaming’s Game Developer Program will guide under-represented talent

From Concept To Completion

Code Coven and Facebook Gaming’s Game Developer Program will guide under-represented talent

Teaching coding to individuals from marginalised communities

Korea’s PlayX4 games event returns as a hybrid in 2022

Korea’s PlayX4 games event returns as a hybrid in 2022

The 2022 event will build upon the success of the virtual 2021 event which attracted 329 companies and delivered over $110 million of business

Appodeal Stack introduces a new round of its Accelerator Program

Build A Better Business

Appodeal Stack introduces a new round of its Accelerator Program

To celebrate two years of its successful accelerator program, Appodeal Stack is opening a new round, with more features and opportunities for mobile game developers

How HMS Core empowers game developers to deliver better, more high-quality experiences

Core Competences

How HMS Core empowers game developers to deliver better, more high-quality experiences

Find out more about Huawei Mobile Services core capabilities including 3D Modelling, Computer Graphics, Scene Kit, and Augmented Reality engine

Voodoo Academy is training the next generation of hypercasual developers

Hypercasual School

Voodoo Academy is training the next generation of hypercasual developers

Launching April 14 with up to $3000 prizes for "high-potential" prototypes

ironSource surpasses two billion downloads across 50 published games

Productising Publishing Process

ironSource surpasses two billion downloads across 50 published games

Two years since the launch of publishing solution Supersonic

GDC: Niantic talks keeping redlining out of the metaverse

GDC: Niantic talks keeping redlining out of the metaverse

The metaverse cannot recreate the prejudicial problems of the games industry, says Niantic’s John King and Kellee Santiago

iLogos on games dev in Ukraine:

Games Dev In Ukraine

iLogos on games dev in Ukraine: "Working in days of war is a heroic act. We call this a fight, not on the battlefield but on the economical frontline."

Games solutions provider discusses continuing full-cycle games production during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Google Play brings new features for higher earning developers

Google Play brings new features for higher earning developers

Developers must generate over $5 million monthly and must be in "good standing" to qualify

GameRefinery and CrazyLabs begin developer challenge with prizes up to $35,000

Collaborative Challenge

GameRefinery and CrazyLabs begin developer challenge with prizes up to $35,000

Testing marketability and retention

Updated March 8: game companies offer support for Ukraine

Sharing Support

Updated March 8: game companies offer support for Ukraine

Supercell, InGameJob, and John Romaro among others

Ukraine appeals to games industry to close Russian studios

Calling On Developers

Ukraine appeals to games industry to close Russian studios

Apple, Google, Riot, Wargaming, and Gameloft among mobile entities approached

Attorneys seeking $27 million for securing $100 million settlement against Apple

February 18, 2022

Angered Attorneys

Attorneys seeking $27 million for securing $100 million settlement against Apple

Fallout of the Apple antitrust class action suit

Payload Studios and Exient open applications for 2022 Tentacle Zone Incubator

February 10, 2022

Payload Studios and Exient open applications for 2022 Tentacle Zone Incubator

Developer incubator returns for second year

Unlisted apps now allowed on the App Store

February 1, 2022

Audience Accessibility

Unlisted apps now allowed on the App Store

Intended for apps ready for distribution

ByteBrew launches push notifications for its 2,500 game developers

January 25, 2022

ByteBrew launches push notifications for its 2,500 game developers

ByteBrew has launched push notifications on its free all-in-one platform which now boasts 2,500 game developers

App Store developers earned $260 billion since launch

January 11, 2022

App Store developers earned $260 billion since launch

Up $60 billion from start of 2021

Voodoo announces new winter game competition with coaching and resources on offer

December 21, 2021

Voodoo announces new winter game competition with coaching and resources on offer

Studios around the world can enter and access top coaching and resources from Voodoo, alongside exclusive up-to-date product knowledge

Huawei launches winter developer giveaway and accelerator programmes

December 21, 2021

Huawei launches winter developer giveaway and accelerator programmes

Huawei launches two new programmes to support developers, inspire creativity, and help game creators grow in 2022.

Voodoo shares the secrets of hypercasual development at Paris HQ

December 2, 2021

Voodoo shares the secrets of hypercasual development at Paris HQ

The mobile publisher's real-world educational events have returned

Yodo1 mobile game competition: enter today and win up to $1000

November 30, 2021

It Could Be You

Yodo1 mobile game competition: enter today and win up to $1000

Cash prizes and coaching on offer to winning developers in gameplay, game design, music and monetisation categories

Highlights from the 2021 Huawei Developer Conference

November 2, 2021

Live And Online

Highlights from the 2021 Huawei Developer Conference

The highlights from the 2021 Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) are now live and online to enable developers and publishers to catch up with all of the keynotes

October 28, 2021

Sentry begins catching and monitoring issues in Unity

More than 800 game development companies currently use Sentry

Register now for the Huawei Developer Conference

October 20, 2021

Register now for the Huawei Developer Conference

The mobile giant offers three days of insight and learning into the tech, tools and techniques for achieving mobile gaming success

Get future trends now with our Mobile Game Developer Trends Survey 2021

October 6, 2021

Get future trends now with our Mobile Game Developer Trends Survey 2021

Our 2021 trends survey has all the answers

A decade of Dice Clubs with B-Interaktive

August 19, 2021

Decade Of Development

A decade of Dice Clubs with B-Interaktive

PocketGamer.biz spoke to founder and CEO Eugen Barteska about the studio's recipe for success

Put your brand in front of millions with Pocket Gamer LaunchPad #5

Reach millions of gamers and take your game to the moon with our consumer-facing digital event

Google Stadia to give revenue share based on how often games are played

Google Stadia to give revenue share based on how often games are played

Developers who add their games to the service will receive 70 per cent cut of overall revenue

MyAppFree Launches a mobile games jam on Itch.io

MyAppFree Launches a mobile games jam on Itch.io

Up to $1,000 up for grabs for developers to create new mobile titles

Entries Open For Top 50

Are you one of the world's best game creators?

Nominations open for the 2021 PocketGamer.biz Top 50 Game Makers

Publishing for all: CrazyLabs offers publishing for the other 99%

Holistic Hypercasual

Publishing for all: CrazyLabs offers publishing for the other 99%

Hypercasual expert offers developers a revenue stream for games outside the top tier

PlayX4 Online emerges as alternative event for global business

PlayX4 Online emerges as alternative event for global business

South Korea's leading business-to-business games event found success with its first online only conference

Italian game industry headcount up 45% since 2018 to 1,600

Italian game industry headcount up 45% since 2018 to 1,600

Maturity of companies also rising

February 23, 2021

Better Together

IronSource picks up creative management platform Luna Labs

"Our vision at ironSource is to build the most comprehensive growth platform for app developers"

Introducing Game Drive: the acceleration programme from MY.GAMES and Google that promises to fuel mobile developers

January 13, 2021

Introducing Game Drive: the acceleration programme from MY.GAMES and Google that promises to fuel mobile developers

The new initiative will see successful mobile studios rewarded with consultation on how to level up their business

Enrolment begins for Apple's Small Business Program

December 4, 2020

Come One Come All

Enrolment begins for Apple's Small Business Program

"Designed to accelerate innovation and help propel your small business forward with the next generation of groundbreaking apps"