Battle On
PUBG Corp cuts Indian publishing partnership with Tencent
"PUBG Corporation fully understands and respects the measures taken by the government as the privacy and security of player data is a top priority for the company"
Welcome Aboard
Glu Mobile welcomes Jon David as its new vice president and general manager
"I am thrilled to be joining Glu, especially at a time when more people than ever before are turning to mobile games for entertainment"
Moving Up
InnoGames appoints Christian Reshöft as its new CPO
"Christian contributed heavily to InnoGames’ sustainable growth in previous years and achieved many important milestones"
New Identity
Exient rebrands Sad Puppy and Donut under Exient Publishing
"The success we've experienced with Lemmings Puzzle Adventure has given us the confidence to double down on our publishing activity"
Done Deal
Smilegate teams with Amazon to bring one of its games to the West next year
"Amazon Games is uniquely positioned as a publisher to reach entirely new audiences"
Farewell
En Masse Entertainment is shutting its doors
"Our focus in the coming weeks and months will be on our team, helping them to find new opportunities, and on our games, to ensure a seamless transition for you"
The Lightneer Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Lightneer on making the pivot to hyper-casual
"We really like that Lightneer and Voodoo are very aligned on the need to test as frequently as makes sense"
Expansion
THQ Nordic appoints Eric Wuestmann as its first North American CEO
"We certainly see an opportunity to expand our team on the ground in North America"
#blacklivesmatter
POC in Mobile: Why Amanotes publishing manager Micke Joseph Moisa believes creative freedom is key to better diversity
"I don’t think people should go the extra mile to prove more than non-coloured people."
Welcome Aboard
Improbable welcomes Chris Enock as its new head of publishing
He was the vice president of publishing at Riot
Farewell
Sega president Kenji Matsubara resigns
Comes just months after he was giving chief publishing officer role
Pgbiz Roundtable
Catch up on our Publishing in China RoundTable discussion
Full video available now on YouTube
Legend Of The Skyfish 2
Indie Spotlight: Crescent Moon Games founder Josh Presseisen on pitching to Apple Arcade as a publisher
"I think premium has really died for most developers over the past few years"
Tamatem Partnership
Tamatem and Tamalaki partner to release Home Designer Blast Makeover in the MENA region
Renamed خبير تصميم المنزل Home Design Expert
Welcome Aboard
Homa Games hires Julien Bourhis as its new vice president of operations
"Julien is extraordinarily entrepreneurial and creative"
Reggie's Coming
Reggie Fils-Aimé joins Rogue Games as a strategic advisor
Helping the studio with its expansion into console
Pgbiz Roundtable
Join us on July 14th for the next PocketGamer.biz RoundTable session
Discussing how to publish your game in China
Spending Money
11 Bit Studios investing $21 million in seven new games
Firm is putting $15.1 million behind its first-party line-up
Rogue Shuffle
Rogue Games appoints Matt Casamassina as new CEO
Co-founder and former chief strategy officer steps up to the top role
Get Charged
New publisher ChargeUp Games enters the mobile games market
"ChargeUp Games aims to shake up the business model and create a fair deal between developer and publisher"
Team Work
Kwalee teams up with no-code development platform Buildbox
"Our number one goal is to empower anyone who has an idea for a video game"
Welcome To Mena
Tamatem forms strategic partnership with Tilting Point to bring its games to the MENA region
Languinis and Food Truck Chef to be localised
Impressive Numbers
Google had the most downloads of all mobile publishers in May
Voodoo and Crazy Labs cracked the top five
Pgbiz Roundtables
Join us on June 12th for FOUR free RoundTable sessions at PGC Digital #2
Completely free to all, even those without a PGC Digital ticket
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Sega Europe's Bobby Wertheim wants to know if you are Sega's next big hit
"Our absolute focus is on building new and original IP"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Kwalee's Prytherch reveals what lessons the company has learned as a publisher
Publisher's "evolve over time"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Crazy Labs explains why ASMR Slicing is so successful two months after launch
It's been downloaded 42 million times since April
The Ohm Approach
The Voodoo Approach: OHM Games on what sets its hit titles apart from the crowd
"We are really proud that all our games have extra long session lengths for hyper-casual"
Sandsoft Launch
New MENA game publisher Sandsoft Games opens its doors
Former Wargaming head of global esports Mo Fadl leading the company
The Tarboosh Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Tarboosh Games CEO Rani Hammad H. on learning how to make hit games with Voodoo
"It is hard to always meet their KPIs, but when you do, the game is usually sustainable and successful."
The Aya Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Why AYA Games feels like Voodoo is the only publisher it wants to work with
"Voodoo was willing to support us in pretty much every possible way"
A Step Back
Double Fine Presents is "winding down" after being acquired by Microsoft last year
Its future remains uncertain
The Orbital Knight Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Orbital Knight publishing director Jan Chichlowski on the importance of testing
"If you test something for the fifth time and the results are not good, this means the concept is not good"
The Lawson He Approach
The Voodoo Approach: Tower Run creator Lawson He on why partnering with a publisher is crucial
"I would say that Voodoo has increased my business' revenue by infinite %"
1.5 Million Users
Carry1st raises $4 million to help grow mobile games in Africa
"Social gaming is the largest and fastest-growing form of mobile media"
The Cassette Approach
The Voodoo Approach: How AquaPark.io developer Cassette grew with help from the hyper-casual publisher
"These guys are experts of feeling the thin line between giving advice and letting you make your own decisions"
Digital Showcase
Japanese developers and publishers join together for New Game+ Expo on June 23rd
Sega, SNK, Koei Tecmo, Spike Chunsoft, and more are due to take part
Mygamez Funding
MyGamez partners with Small Giant Games on Empires & Puzzles' Chinese Android launch
Fingersoft, Small Giant Games, Peter Vesterbacka, and more contribute to new funding round
118 Games In Development
Embracer Group's games division grows by 31% but total profit falls by 10% YoY
"I genuinely believe that we have one of the industry’s most exciting pipelines of upcoming games"
Support The Indies
Humble Bundle has rebranded its publishing label for indie devs as Humble Games
"We have always been in the business of supporting indie developers"
I'm Ready, I'm Ready
Tilting Point rebrands as free-to-play publisher, launches SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
Company looks to form relationships and work with developers on projects
Welcome Aboard
Annapurna Interactive hires Capybara Games co-founder Nathan Vella
"I'm really excited to leverage my experience to help these awesome creators make the best games they can."
New Relationships
Azur Games: building a strong relationship between a developer and its publisher
A chat with founder Artem Nikolayev on what the studio can do for you
Keep On Slicing
Winter, spring, summer in quarantine - All you have to do is keep on slicing
CrazyLabs introduces a new initiative for partners
$10 Million Set Aside
My.Games launches publishing programme aimed at hypercasual developers
"More than 13 years' experience developing and publishing games"
Transport It Tycoon
Mobile Monsters partners with Huuuge Publishing to scale Transport It Tycoon
"It became very clear that Huuuge and us share a mutual understanding of how to run things"
20 Years Of Gameloft
Staying agile in an ever-changing industry: Gameloft chiefs look back on the company's 20 years in games
CFO Alexandre de Rochefort and COO Baudouin Corman speak to us about adapting to shifts in technology and monetisation
Tilting Bear
Tilting Point signs multi-year publishing deal with GameBear for Nova Empire: Space Commander
China-based developer has generated $25 million from its game since late 2017
Heating Up
Planet Entertainments hits back amongst Cooking Mama drama
"By contract Planet is fully within its rights to publish Cooking Mama: Cookstar"
Hypercasual Help
Supersonic Studios partners with ITI to help publish Japanese games internationally
"We are excited to help other Japanese developers see their games achieve international success"