Pick Me Up
Testing platform PickFu launches PickFu for Games
Allowing developers to conduct consumer research
International Women's Week
"Your career should not fully define your identity," says Popagenda co-founder Geneviève St-Onge
Women in Games week continues as Geneviève St-Onge highlights the need for identity.
Catch Of The Day
Big Run Studios hires former Big Fish Games senior producer Anna Rix
Rix's addition marks the expansion of a second development team
Asynchronous Or Synchronous
Why "2021 will be the year of mobile esports" according to Ryu Games' Nick Contino
"I think we’ll see all of the big players jump into the space"
Raise Your Game
MunkyFun and Zeeppo accepted into N3twork’s $50 million Scale Platform
League of War: Mercenaries and Chaos Road get boosted
Indie Spotlight
HoloVista developer Aconite on why "no game is worth anyone's mental or physical health"
We speak to lead producer Meredith Hall as well as co-directors Star St. Germain and Nadya Lev
Poc In Mobile
Employers need to be "proactive in seeking diversity," says IronSource VP of new business Rujul Patel
"I see very few South Asians or other people of colour outside of product and technical roles"
Machine Smarts
Vungle adapts to post-IDFA era with acquisition of automated UA platform AlgoLift
Taking a probabilistic approach
Development Aid
Two Hands Games joins N3twork's NSP with Champion Strike
The programme was launched earlier this year
Indie Spotlight
Why Temple Gates is digitising board games for a new generation on mobile
"Digital board games were not our first bet but they’re the bet that has paid off so far"
Stiff Competition
Ryu Games is launching its own games tournament platform to compete with Skillz
"The growth of this space has been incredibly exciting to watch"
Skill Up
Transcend Fund leads $5.25 million investment into Big Run Studios
Indie has fifth game Big Cooking out soon
Better Together
Twitter acquires playable ad outfit CrossInstall
Building a strong monetisation channel
Jetfuel
N3twork launches $50 million growth fund to scale tomorrow’s hit mobile games
Get 10,000 ad campaign for free
Summer In The City
GDC moved to three-day event in Summer 2020
Set to take place from August 4th to 6th in California
"minimise The Risk"
Glu Mobile restricts travel for employees and embraces remote working amidst coronavirus
Disney Sorcerer's Arena and MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2020 on schedule
Pitch Your Game
Applications close NEXT WEEK for the Big Indie Pitch @ San Francisco
You have just seven days to sign up for the first Stateside leg of the year for our beloved international pitching competition
Event
Update on Pocket Gamer Connects 2020 event plans and announcement of new digital conference
We stand with our peers and colleagues around the world that have been impacted by the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Gca Goes Ahead
Game Connection America 2020 will still go ahead
Offering support to Chinese companies who can't attend
"preventative Measures"
San Francisco declares "state of emergency" over coronavirus, GDC still going ahead
Mayor London Breed made the announcement
Boomshakalaka
Nifty Games signs licensing deal with NBA for its first game
Expect NBA stars, venues, and teams in Nifty's "quick-session, head-to-head" debut
Games For All
Emily Greer's new mobile game studio Double Loop raises $2.5 million seed round
LVP and 1Up Ventures lead
It's Acquisition Time
Animoca Brands snap ups Power Rangers: Legacy Wars developer nWay for $7.69 million
Animoca "immensely excited about the nWayPlay platform"
Young Guns
N3twork raises $40 million for new games, publishing platform and community app
Covering all bases
Organic Reinvention
Home-grown success: Why Zynga reckons the best is yet to come
COO Matt Broomberg talks up new releases
Financials
Zynga achieves best quarterly revenue and bookings in 12-year history
Empires & Puzzles and Merge Dragons both drive quarter
Aggressive Roadmap
How Sylvester Stallone-fronted Battle Strike Force hope to shake up 4X gaming
Greater graphics, wider gameplay
Casual Competition
Big Run Studios gains funding for its partnership with Skillz
Exclusive games planned
Less Work More Money
Tilting Point fleshes out its monetisation tools with Gondola acquisition
Machine learning does the heavy lifting
Complimentary
PC game clip sharing platform Medal.tv adds mobile games, acquiring Megacool
Unitying content sharing
Who's There?
Instant games developer Knock Knock raises $4m
The San Francisco-based studio has raised $6 million to date
Event
Free half-day blockchain games summit near GDC
Seminars, panel debates and networking for anyone interested in taking their game on the chain
Skin In The Game
How real-money competition platform Skillz is riding the wave of mobile esports for all
Hits $400 million annualised run-rate
Pgc Sf Video Interviews
18 exclusive fireside chats from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018
HyprMX interviews the industry's leading lights at the show
Big Indie Pitch
Defend The Cake takes the crown at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018’s Very Big Indie Pitch
The best of the best from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018's Very Big Indie Pitch
The Magic Number
Frank Gibeau on why Zynga’s $250 million acquisition of Gram Games adds up
Riding Merge Dragons! to success
Smashed It
Pocket Gamer Connects welcomes 850 games industry professionals for biggest San Francisco event yet
Top talks, lots of networking, more partying
Rising Confidence
CEO Nick Earl on how Design Home’s success has kickstarted Glu’s wider revival
Mobile game publisher now on the up
Pocket Gamer Connects
17 reasons why you need to be at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco next week
From the 10 conference tracks by 100 world-class speakers to networking, pitching and the Global Connects Party
Speaker Spotlight
PGC San Francisco speaker spotlight: Zorka.Mobi's Dmitry Liapin on dealing with influencers
Dmitry Liapin offers advice on influencer marketing campaigns and tells us what to expect from his talk
Pocket Gamer Connects
Sign up for one-on-one mentoring at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco
Learn from the best at the IGDA Mentor Cafe, Monday May 14th
Events
Blockchain Gamer Connects San Francisco speakers: The third wave
The talent behind CryptoKitties and CryptoWars, plus Super Game Chain, PlayTable and more
Content-tastic
Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018 schedule is live
Niantic, King, Super Evil, EA, Zynga lead best line-up to date for May 14th to 15th conference
Event News
Super Game Chain to co-host Blockchain Gamer Connects San Francisco
Palo Alto software company heads up the May 14th to 15th industry event
Special Offer
Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco mid-term tickets end today
Book now to save up to $250 on every ticket bought by the end of Thursday, April 19th
It's Indie Game
EA's Katherine de Leon Superstar Session to open Indie track at PG Connects San Francisco 2018
Zynga, Super Evil, Skillz, 231 Play, MoPub, Liftoff and more also confirmed for May 14th to 15th conference
Bigger Than Ever
GDC 2018 attracts record 28,000 attendees
Rise of 2,000 industry professionals year-on-year
Special Offer
Save up to $400 on tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco
Early Bird offer ends Thursday. Book now and treat yo’self!
Service Provider
Meet games services company MoGi Group at GDC 2018 in San Francisco
The team will be at booth 2103 in the South Hall of the Moscone Convention Centre
Sign Up Now
Sign up for free Indie Showcase tables at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018
A limited number of spaces are available in our US conference in May