News
Activision Blizzard compliance regulator Frances Townsend steps down
The compliance regulator, responsible for ensuring a healthy workplace environment, was criticised during her time at the company.
The Science Of Stories
GameAnalytics on the importance of Narrative design
Why is gaming unique among art forms?
Devgamm Game Fest 2022
DevGAMM is launching a three-day online Game Fest
The Festival will take place on November 23-25 and will be fully dedicated to games, and developers
Industry News
GamesAid to host first charity gala event
The Games Industry Charity will be holding a special event to recognise fundraising efforts throughout the games industry and raise further donations.
Game News
Supercell to sunset soft-launch game Everdale
The Finnish developer will close down Clash of Clans spinoff game, which was in beta release, on October 31st.
Growth In Games
MENA: A thriving region with lots of support for the games industry
Learn more about what makes the MENA region the fastest growing mobile games market today ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan this November
News
Homa Games rebrands with new name and logo
Now simply going by ‘Homa’, the mobile game publisher debuted a new logo on their website today in a post announcing their new brand identity.
Microsoft Merger
Microsoft launch pro-merger website for Activision Blizzard bid
The merger is being challenged by competitor Sony
Microsoft Activision Deal
EU antitrust regulators set a date regarding Microsoft's acquisition of Activision
The investigation will conclude in November but if concerns are raised an extended phase could begin
Guest Post
Methods for Monetising a Mobile Game
Adjust's Alexandre Pham on monetising and guidance for developers
Four Day Work Week
James Levick: "The success of the initiative is dependent on being able to do 100% of the work in 80% of the time"
In this interview we hear more impressions on the four day work week and what changes have taken place because of it.
Publisher News
Azur Games discuss salvaging ditched apps in latest blog post
We take a look at how one publisher claims to have grabbed games previously dropped by other publishers, and turned them into a success.
International News
Russian tech group VK sells off gaming division
Late last month, the company announced their MY.GAMES brand would be sold off for a reported $642m USD.
Women In Games
Toya and Dove partner to educate young girls on body image, self-esteem and social media literacy
Launching a Roblox experience designed for girls aged 9-16
Market Analysis
Latest Adjust report highlights January as strongest month for installs and sessions
A new report by Adjust analyses the EMEA and UK Markets
Future Acquisitions
Tencent changing strategy to acquire more majority deals
The tech company is hoping to secure future growth by expanding its gaming assets
Explore The Alternative
Huawei explores alternative app store advantages at Pocket Gamer Connects
Huawei at Pocket Gamer Connect: Alternative app stores equal high returns & improved customer retention for games developers
Independent Games Festival
The Independent Games Festival Submissions for 2023 are open
The event will see eight awards handed out in various categories
News
Ankhara-based Panteon celebrates 10m Airport Master downloads
The company, based in Türkiye, has seen an impressive number of downloads for its airport manager sim.
Helsinki Highlights
Building a company with vision
Jussi Tähtinen on how crystallising the company you want to be can help you succeed
Trouble For Tencent
Tencent loses status as China’s biggest company
The company’s stock price has fallen $623 billion from its peak
Get Ready For Liftoff
CPI for casual games has fallen, while ROAS has increased
Mobile gaming is now three times the size of its closest competitor
Mobile Streaming
Vodafone Idea partners with CareGame for India’s first cloud gaming service
The service will be previewed at India Mobile Congress 2022
Children's Code
One year on - how is the gaming industry dealing with the Children's code?
Companies are uncertain about age verification standards
Industry Analysis
The mobile games industry in Lithuania
Whilst we may often give consideration to the ‘big’ markets like China, America and Europe, too often we neglect to talk about the relatively smaller but still potent areas of the industry.
New Hire
NetEase hires Jonathan Morin as creative director
Morin will be joining the Montréal office and focusing on creating new IP
Global Pitch
Global Games Pitch - Mobile Games takes place on November 2nd to 3rd
The online pitching event will give the spotlight to participants to shout their projects to the world
Blog Posts
Mindworks break down playable ads in case-study
Playable ads are a way of showcasing gameplay within an advertisement to engage and attract players. So how do they work and how effective are they?
Break On Through
Domination and subgenre - finding your niche in the global mobile market
In a market dominated by huge franchises data.ai discovers there’s a lot of space for new games across a wide range of genres and niches
Game News
IWM partners with Historical Games Network for ‘War Game’ exhibit
The Imperial War Museum’s latest exhibition doesn’t concentrate on objects from a real-world conflict, but instead on video games that recreate war and its effects.
Four Day Work Week
Anna Yukhtenko: "Some tasks that I thought would take me a long time, actually require much less time if approached tactically"
Hutch is one of the many companies for whom the four day work week trial is still ongoing.
New Hire
FunPlus hires Jacob Krüger as the new user acquisition director
Krüger will be joining the Barcelona office to help lead the companies user acquisition strategy
Journey To Jordan
Celebrating the MENA region in 2022
Learn more about the MENA region ahead of our upcoming events in the area this Q4!
Market Impact
Genshin Impacts celebrates its second birthday in style
The game was the third most profitable title of the past two years
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia eyes up acquisition of major publisher
The acquisition is part of a $38.7 billion games strategy
Service News
Google Stadia set to shutter in 2023
Google’s foray into game streaming never took off as they had hoped, judging by the imminent closure of the service. Was it simply too early to work?
Streaming News
Netflix rolls out gamertag quality-of-life feature
The first of what looks to be a series of gamer-focused features in their gaming section may be a small addition, but it could herald bigger things.
Download Or Delete?
Free-to-play games are downloading podcast episodes to phones without consent
Publishers are boosting their download rates for monetary purposes using this method
User Acquisition Advice
Matej Lancaric offers tips to improve ad campaigns and find more users
His blog suggests the ideal length of a creative is 20 to 25 seconds
Cooking Up Success
Netflix and Tilting Point team up on three new titles
SpongeBob and Narcos get new games, with an unnamed title also in the works.
Hypercasual Report
Tenjin has released its hypercasual games benchmark report
The report covers Q3 of 2022 and shows Android is at an all time high for share of ad spend
Bringing The Blockchain
Sega’s first blockchain game is coming from partnership with double jump.tokyo
A blockchain game using the Sangokushi Taisen IP is on the horizon
Mobile Device News
Razer resurrect ‘Edge’ branding with new 5G gaming device
Verizon, Qualcomm and Razer will produce what they call the world’s first 5g mobile device specifically for gaming, with a sneak peek in a teaser video.
Revenue Results
Nexters makes a comeback from net loss in H1 2021 to record-high net income for H1 2022
$56 million in H1 and $33 from Q2
Partnership
XPLA announce partnership with Xterio
XPLA are hoping to be the leading blockchain for gamers and this partnership is the next step toward that goal
Bigger And Better Than Ever
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2022 was our biggest show in the region yet – catch up on what you missed
1550+ attendees, 700+ leading companies, 56 countries represented and more publishers and developers present than ever before
Blockchain Metaverse Game
The creator of PUBG has announced a new blockchain metaverse game
Brendan Greene is creating a new game named Artemis which will feature NFTs
Layoffs Likely
Mighty Kingdom announces cost reduction plans including staff layoffs
Strategy would reduce FTE within developer and administration teams
Dragalia Descending
Dragalia Lost celebrates fourth anniversary two months before servers shut down
Celebrations include in-game bonuses, artwork on Twitter and more
News
Indie Arena Booth boasts 1 million views in hybrid Gamescom experience
The indie games showcase reported at least a million viewers as part of its hybrid online and physical booth at Gamescom 2022.