April 11, 2023

Playx4 May 2023

Korea's leading B2B games event - PlayX4 - returns for 2023 - with online and live events supported

PlayX4 Korea’s leading B2B games event PlayX4 will be held on May 11th & 12th 2023 with both on and offline participation supported

April 10, 2023

Analytics

Levelling up analytics: From simple metrics to complex research

Azur Games CRO Maxim Kozhnov shares details on how to manage your metrics

April 10, 2023

Interview

Dumb Ways to Die’s general managers on what’s next for the brand

We got the chance to speak to two of PlaySide’s GM’s about franchise

April 10, 2023

Mobile Masterworks

Mobile Masterworks: Clash of Clans

Supercell’s flagship title brought mobile strategy into the third-dimension

April 10, 2023

Interview

Nexters’ head of marketing Anton Yakovlev on misleading advertising

We spoke to Yakovlev following a recent study the company carried out examining the world of advertising

April 7, 2023

Week That Was

Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days

Dragons, gamers and Kpop, oh my.

April 7, 2023

Lord Of The App Store

Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth set for May 10 release

The game will launch in iOS and Android

April 7, 2023

Rovio Analytics

Rovio gives insight into its game analytics approach

The company’s director of analytics discussed the topic in a new blog post

April 7, 2023

Equity In Gaming

Zynga India’s Divya Nair on gender equity in the mobile games space

Zynga recently held a tech meet-up for women in the gaming industry

April 7, 2023

Turkish Gaming Market

Why localisation is essential in the Turkish gaming market

A recent Gaming in Türkiye report offers insights into adapting for a local audience

April 6, 2023

Mena Investment

After securing Scopely for $4.9 billion, what could Saudi games giant Savvy splash its cash on next?

They may have made a sizeable acquisition this week but Savvy Games Group still has money to burn!

April 6, 2023

Acquiblizz

Sony claims CMA narrowing scope of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is “irrational”

The tech giant has been one of the deal’s biggest opponents

April 6, 2023

Q&a

Odeeo CEO Amit Monheit talks on the mobile games market

Amit Monheit discusses industry challenges and what makes mobile special

April 6, 2023

Sony Handheld

Is Sony going remote with its next handheld console?

Speculation is rife for what, if it happens, Sony’s new handheld gaming console will do

April 6, 2023

Savvy X Scopely

Marvel Strike Force, Stumble Guys, and GSN: What has Savvy Games Group bought?

Savvy Games Group’s acquisition of Scopely means the acquisition of several subsidiaries and properties

April 6, 2023

Market Insights

9 out of 10 adults in the UAE play video games – learn more about the region ahead of the Dubai GameExpo Summit!

Get to know the MENA market ahead of the Dubai GameExpo Summit 2023

April 6, 2023

Investment In Turkiye

Turkish gaming VC firm Ludus Ventures leads $3 million investment round in Paxie Games

The money comes as part of surge of investment in Türkiye

April 6, 2023

Xp Developer Summit 2023

XP Game Developer Summit returns to Toronto in April 2023

Canadian B2B Video Game Conference returns to Toronto Connecting the Industry, Partners, and Speakers at the XP Game Developer Summit, April 20-21

April 6, 2023

Savvy X Scopely

Savvy Games Group acquires Scopely for $4.9 billion

The group has made numerous acquisitions as part of its long term gaming strategy

April 5, 2023

Acquisition

Nodwin Gaming acquires a majority stake in full-service live media company Branded

The acquisition brings Branded’s event IP’s and team into the Nodwin fold

April 5, 2023

Blackpink The Game

BLACKPINK The Game coming from developer Takeone

BTS sparked major success in Cookie Run Kingdom, now fellow K-idol band Blackpink are following suit

April 5, 2023

Tiktok

TikTok fined £12.7 million for mishandling of children’s data

The social media giant has fallen foul of the UK’s data protection laws

April 5, 2023

Full Steam Ahead

Sid Meier’s Railroads! comes to mobile from Feral Interactive

The specialist in retro game ports has now brought in the well-known railroad building title

April 5, 2023

Q&a

Charmie Kim talks on joining the game industry and the creation of Beatstar

Rhythm game Beatstar has gone on to be Space Ape’s biggest hit so far being played by over 50 million people

April 5, 2023

Google Ads Attribution Integration

ByteBrew, the all-in-one mobile game analytics platform, gets access to Google Ads attribution integration

This new integrated access allows ByteBrew to offer game developers free Google attribution measurement

April 5, 2023

Final Countdown

Final chance: Vote for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2023

You have until midnight April 6th

April 5, 2023

Investment In Turkiye

Turkish developer Gleam Games receives $1m investment

A year on from a previous $1m investment into the studio

April 5, 2023

Not Mushroom For Mobile

Mobile will “Not be the primary path for future Mario games”, says Shigeru Miyamoto

The director of Super Mario Run praised mobile’s ability to expand the franchise’s audience, bit criticised its generic nature

April 5, 2023

Gaming In Turkiye

Turkish mobile revenue dips, but players on the rise

Differences in currency conversion affected mobile revenue

April 5, 2023

Secure Your Savings

Book your ticket to Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle today and save up to $280 before prices rise next week!

Our Seattle show’s Early Bird offer is ending April 13th – save up to $280 when you buy your ticket today!

April 5, 2023

Mobile Optimisation

PUBG Mobile co-developer discusses optimising Unreal for thousands of phone types

Exclusive interview: the challenges of optimizing a game for a wide range of mobile devices

April 4, 2023

Adverts With Ai

Adludio raises $2.5M for mobile ad platform with AI technology

Investment from Mercia’s venture capital trust

April 4, 2023

Tiktok Trouble

Australia is the latest country to ban TikTok on government phones

The app has been subject to security concerns throughout the world

April 4, 2023

Mobile App Fraud

Consumers were exposed to $5.4 billion in app fraud during 2022

Games saw six times fewer levels of fraud compared to other apps

April 4, 2023

Feature

Hypercasual macro overview in 2023 for developers

Google’s Analytical Consultant, Daria Yakovleva dives into the hypercasual market to share some key points of interest

April 4, 2023

Sporting Ai Soccer

FIFA’s new mobile game is built around AI footballers

It marks their first game independent of long-time partner EA

April 4, 2023

Misleading Ads

35 to 46% of gamers will accept misleading advertising

75% of gamers in the US and Europe agree misleading ads can be more interesting than the actual game

April 4, 2023

Get Involved

Connect with active investors and leading publishers at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle!

Secure the best price possible for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle and get signed up to our unmissable matchmaking events today.

April 4, 2023

Success In Funding

Turkish hypercasual developer Gulliver’s Games gains $1.5 million in second-round funding

The studio developed idle game Restaurant Tycoon

April 4, 2023

Devolver X Doinksoft

Devolver Digital acquires indie game developer Doinksoft

Will join Devolver’s catalogue of studios and indie game developers

April 4, 2023

Riot X Netease

Netease’s Hyper Front to shut down following Riot lawsuit

The suit alleged that Hyper Front infringed on its intellectual property

April 4, 2023

Report

The UK’s gaming market was valued at £7.05 billion in 2022

The UK Interactive Entertainment association’s latest report analyses Britain’s gaming market

April 3, 2023

Loot Boxes

Lawyer claims that game makers don’t comply with loot box label regulations

An academic paper found that 71 of 100 Google Play games downloaded weren’t labelled correctly

April 3, 2023

Dungeons And Dragonheir

Nuverse’s Dragonheir to partner with Dungeons & Dragons

The upcoming title will partner with Wizards of the Coast, owners of the D&D franchise

April 3, 2023

Collaborations

Fire Emblem Heroes may have just teased another Engage crossover

Nintendo has repeatedly pushed mobile as a cross-promotional tool

April 3, 2023

Nintendo Announces

Nintendo and DeNA officially establish joint venture Nintendo Systems

The latest step in a seven-year partnership

April 3, 2023

Mark Your Calendars

Join us at the nearest PG Connects event near you this 2023! Our upcoming event schedule is now available for you

Check out the unmissable line-up of PG Connects events coming up this year! We’re headed to Seattle, Dubai, Toronto and Helsinki this year

April 3, 2023

Insights

LifeStreet CEO Levi Matkins on generative AI and its role in mobile advertisement

Generative AI has caused quite the buzz in 2023 but what does it mean and how can it be used

April 3, 2023

Prototyping Unpacked

justDice’s mobile game prototyping process unpacked!

Breaking down the rewarded games and apps studios' mobile game prototyping methodology

April 3, 2023

Here For Hybrid

Accessibility "crucial" for successful hybridcasual games

An analysis of the hybridcasual market by Sensor Tower and Homa reveals new key tips