The Future Is Bright
Interactive Futures to discuss career opportunities with students and parents next month
"It is vital that we carry on and build on what has been achieved in creating the gaming cluster of businesses in Leamington Spa"
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Wanna Play
Roblox teams with Ernest Cline for Ready Player Two event
"Roblox is the closest thing to the Oasis in real life, and this contest is the closest thing to the treasure hunt in my book"
Interview
Pixel Noire Games’ Javier Barnes on how to benchmark, create and validate fun
"If your game is not fun and not engaging to the audience, it won’t go far."
Interview
Fundamentally Games’ Oscar Clark on game monetisation design and building value into your game
"Understanding the Player lifecycle means we understand how their perception of value changes over time and this introduces new opportunities to build ongoing and more sustainable value."
Interview
Elite Game Developers’ Joakim Achren on how to raise investor money for your game
"Since gaming is showing such unprecedented growth numbers, all the world's investment capital is looking to games."
Event
Day 1 of Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 yesterday was amazing! Join us today with 4 days still to go...
Today's tracks include: Game Maker Insights, Monetiser, Incredible Indies and the Developer Toolkit
What Thing?
Apple to hold "one more thing" event on November 10th
Rumoured to feature Apple Silicon Macs
Catch Em All
Pokémon Go celebrates Pokémon Journeys: The Series with new in-game event
The Animation Week 2020 event will take place from November 6th to November 12th
Catch Em All
Niantic partners with Verizon for US exclusive Pokémon Go content
The Special Weekend event will take place on November 7th
Got To War
Wargaming teams with Korn for Halloween-based World of Tanks Blitz event
"I really like World of Tanks Blitz. It's true to the era, there are a lot of great tanks in there, and you don't just jump in and start shooting"
Check It Out
Apple reveals its new iPhone 12 range
With 5G capabilities
Sponsored
Webinar: eCommerce App and Vertical Trends in 2020
Join Nativex alongside expert speakers from industry leaders
Down Under
Melbourne International Games Week starts 3 October with a host of online content
Taking place from October 3rd-11th
Special Offer
The G-STAR B2B games event goes online this November 17-21
Save up to 20% when booking along with Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Event Delayed
Reboot Develop Blue will now take place in April 2021
"Targeting what will be a hopefully safer and more predictable time in all of our lives"
Going Digital
Blizzard moves its annual conference online with BlizzConline in February 2021
It will feature a range of contests
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital - our most international event of all time!
6 continents, 75 countries, c.670+ companies, 1,500+ attendees, 2,400+ meetings
Sponsored
Huawei commits to AppGallery as applications continue growth
Since launching, AppGallery has exceeded 400 million monthly active users
Event
Network with the talent behind the BIGGEST games next week at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital
Amazing 250+ speaker roster includes the studios behind smash hits and stellar success stories! You can meet them all online, September 14-18
Going Digital
Apple to host "special" event on September 15th
"I wouldn't count on the iPhone 12 being part of any unveiling"
Hdc 2020
Huawei HDC 2020 begins September 10th with development updates, product reveals and expert keynotes
The annual conference will showcase news and updates from the mobile giant
Money Money Money
Gameye secures $2.4 million in seed funding
It's set to host a second Industry Insights Conference
Event Hybrid
Gamescom 2021 will combine physical and digital events
Follows this year's real-life show being canned thanks to coronavirus
Event
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Awards!
Hear the best in the business speak at next week's Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2020 - all online and totally FREE!
Tune in this Tuesday September 1st to see which studios, creators and publishers are making waves in mobile games
Unmissable!
The speakers you won't want to miss at next month's PGC Helsinki Digital
Our most anticipated highlights from the 250+ sensational speakers and 21 terrific tracks, Sept 14-18
Interview
Square Enix's Karla Reyes on how product management can bring value to your players
"The ‘games as a service’ model will further grow and console games will continue to adopt monetisation and Live Ops models that started in mobile."
Mix It Up
GDC 2021 will be hybrid of physical and digital events
Will be held from July 19th to July 23rd
Helping Charity
Quakecon at Home raises more than $30,000 for charity
The online event took place over the weekend
Going Digital
BlizzCon will be held on a digital platform early next year
"We're looking forward to sharing what the teams have been working on for that event"
Top Tech
CES 2021 is going to be all digital
To keep everyone safe during the pandemic
The Very Best
Update: Niantic doubles its #BlackLivesMatter donation from Pokémon GO Fest to $10 million
Pokémon GO generated $17.5 million in revenue during the event
You're A Winner
Google names its 2020 Indie Games Festival winners
Across Europe, Japan and South Korea
Feel The Music
Ukie launches new event with focus on musical talent in the games industry
Game Changers will take place on August 6th
Event
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Digital Vs Physical
Indie Mavens: Weighing up the benefits between digital and physical events for indies
"I hope that online meetings actually will help us open up the industry and make it more diverse"
#metoo
EVO Online cancelled as CEO is removed due to sexual misconduct
The Super Smash Bros. community has seen a large number of accusations made against pro players
Going Digital
PAX becomes the latest event to adopt an online format
PAX Online runs from September 12th to 20th
#blacklivesmatter
The Black Girl Gamers online summit is taking place on June 13th
It features keynote speeches and panels
Event
The speakers you won't want to miss at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2 - just days away!
200+ expert speakers, 10 tracks, 5 days. Online-only games industry conference, June 8-12
Covid-19 Strikes Again
BlizzCon 2020 cancelled, digital event expected for early 2021
"We're feeling deeply disappointed about this decision"
No Direct
Report: Nintendo is not holding a Direct for the foreseeable future
Will surprise-drop new trailers instead
"all Abuzz"
Gamescom digital event confirmed for August 2020
Opening Night live hosted by Geoff Keighley due to return
Chinajoy Goes Ahead
ChinaJoy 2020 is still taking place despite the coronavirus pandemic
Shanghai event still scheduled to take place from July 31st to August 3rd.
Three-day Event
Media Indie Exchange partners with Kinda Funny for digital indie event Guerrilla Collective on June 6th-8th
Part of IGN's Summer of Gaming
Ubisoft Forward
Ubisoft to host digital showcase on July 12th
Exclusive game news, reveals and more
Safety First
Tokyo Games Show and Paris Games Week become latest victims of Covid-19
TGS moves to digital while PGW looks ahead to 2021