Mobile Martial Arts
Skillz signs multi-year partnership with UFC to license branded mobile games
UFC-branded mobile games to arrive in 2023
Supersonic
IronSource launches 3rd Supersonic Superstars hypercasual contest
$2 million for developers that cross 8 million downloads on US App Store
Now That's Magic
Voodoo and MagicLab discuss building a successful hypercasual partnership
PocketGamer.biz interviews Ümit Boncukçu, the co-founder at MagicLab and Voodoo's Halil Kaftan about the companies partnership and success in the rapidly evolving hypercasual market
Garena Of Africa
Carry1st raises $20 million to create the "Garena of Africa"
Will expand into the co-development of mobile games
Shooting A Shot(2048)
Sonic the Hedgehog creator releases first hypercasual mobile game
Yuji Naka talks developing a hypercasual game
What's Next?
Next Games signs $16.5 million co-development agreement for new mobile game
To be paid over the next five years
Download Now
A new report from Improbable explains how to iterate faster with continuous iteration and development
Expert advice, insights and solutions for releasing better quality multiplayer games at speed
Hypercasual Help
Run of Life indie dev Tarek Mongy on how to have a hypercasual hit
Tarek Mongy explains how working with Voodoo helped him create more successful games
Experienced Execs
Amber brings on former EA VP and Keywords chief Jaime Gine as CEO
"We are entering a new chapter in Amber’s evolving story"
Design Matters
PocketGamer.biz Podcast Episode 3 - Cobra Mobile
We speak to Cobra Mobile founder and CEO Mark Ettle about the value of making good games
Jobs In Games
PUBG Mobile producer Rick Li on getting into games and adapting the battle royale from home
"The number of hardcore mobile players is rising and games are becoming increasingly complex"
Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: Belka Games' Pavel Sudakov on how to make R&D rock
Head of R&D at Belka Games Pavel Sudakov gave advice on how to make your R&D rock
Pgc Profile
The value of research and development to game developers
Belka Games head of research and development Pavel Sudakov discusses
New Strategy
FunPlus appoints former NetEase director Michael Tong as chief strategy officer
"Tong will elevate our company’s strategic vision..."
Pgc Profile
EverdreamSoft CEO Shaban Shaame on the value of NFTs in games
The blockchain pioneer talks about the tribalism of technologies and his presentation on NFTs at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
Culture Counts
Fairytale in Montreal - Bingo Story developer going for growth
Clipwire CEO Ritesh Khanna tells PocketGamer about building a new studio in Canada's creative capital
Bandai Namco Barcelona
Building Better: Bandai Namco Mobile's new approach to development
Chief publishing officer Massimo Caporale discusses building its new Barcelona studio in the midst of a pandemic
Going To Battle
EA is bringing Battlefield to mobile in 2022
Developed by Industrial Toys
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Developing your debut game
"Game jams are awesome ways of building your skills and meeting new people"
On Fire
Lightheart Entertainment secures $6.8 million in Series A funding
Led by Makers Fund
Get Hyped
Supersonic hosting its second hypercasual contest with a $200,000 prize from 1 May
Runners up will be awarded $150,000
Pgc Digital #6
Boomzap's Christopher Natsuume discusses losing money and time on passion project Last Regiment
Boomzap's Christopher Natsuume dives into his most recent failure
Up Close And Persona
Perfect World is bringing Persona to mobile
Confirmed for release in China
Welcome Aboard
Christoffer Wernberger joins King
New senior manager of internal and corporate communications
A.i. Let's Go
How A.I. is changing mobile games and the industry at large
Ubisoft, Zynga, Wargaming and Modl.ai industry experts discuss
Staying Put
Starbreeze appoints Tobias Sjögren as permanent CEO
He has been acting chief exec since last October
Around The World
Tapjoy launches new Country Multipliers tool
"To increase offer wall conversions by awarding virtual currency for rewarded advertising offers"
Show Me The Money
Incredibuild secures $140 million investment for US expansion
“With the new funding, Incredibuild is poised to expand the market opportunity"
Welcome To The Family
ByteDance snaps up Shanghai-based studio Moonton Technology
Best known for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Helping Hand
Fundamentally Games teams up with Buzz Capital for new User Acquisition Testing Program
The company will offer support to devs at an earlier stage
Every Little Helps
Google Play commission to lower to 15% for first $1 milion
The change will come into effect on July 1st
Welcome To The Family
Zynga welcomes Bernice Wong as a new senior experience designer
She previously worked for Pixelberry Studios
Welcome Aboard
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Tania Anta as its new game developer
She previously worked for Ubisoft and Social Point
Better Together
Silver Rain Games secures deal with Electronic Arts
"Together we will construct an exciting universe that unlocks the power of storytelling and the brilliance that brings"
Clear Intentions
Leaf Mobile submits letter of intent to acquire Truly Social Games
For a consideration of up to $29 million
That's Epic
Epic Games snaps up Capturing Reality
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Welcome To The Family
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Marc Saña Forrellach as new game developer
He will work on free-to-play prototypes
Hyper Hippo
Hyper Hippo's Rimmy Spanjer on the increasing importance of theme in mobile gaming
"Everything a person sees before they play your game sets up their expectations"
Show Me The Money
Lumikai leads $1.5 million investment in All-Star Games
The Indian studio specialises in Cricket mobile games
Keep Em Coming
Wappier release player retention guide for developers and publishers
"This guide will be invaluable for helping build an engaged long-term player base"
Welcome Aboard
Celine Pasula to become Ubisoft RedLynx managing director
"I am extremely excited to start leading such a skilled and vibrant studio"
Let's Get Creative
IGDA teams up with Grant for the Web to create the Diverse Game Developers Fund
$300,000 will go towards aiding with prototypes, scholarships and game jams
Remote Relationships
Virtual but not distant: Building strong relationships remotely
Square Enix Montréal producer Derrick Aynaga shares his top tips for remote management
Come One Come All
Link's Awakening dev Grezzo is hiring for "medieval" and "stylish" project
Looking for a programmer, effects designer and UI designer
Helping Hand
Niantic launches Black Developers Initiative
To aid Black game and AR creators
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: The benefits of Google Firebase
The platform is utilised by over 2.5 million apps and games
Say What?
SayGames surpasses two billion downloads
As it launches $10 million developer growth initiative
Extra Cheese Please
My.Games invests $1.5 million in Pizza Club Games
"We see great potential in the team and will support them with all the necessary resources and expertise for development"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Understanding the publishing process and trends
"We look for anyone that is doing something different, in a word innovation"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Understanding player motivation
"I think the future of audience demographics is going to rely more on personality"