150 Million Downloads Milestone
Idle Miner Tycoon hits 150 million downloads
Kolibri Games celebrate their hit title Idle Miner Tycoon reaching 150 million downloads
Guest Post
What is a mobile app Unit Economics and how to calculate it properly?
AdQuantum's Pavel Belov discusses app monetisation and the basics of unit economics
Dropping The Bomb
Google Play implements review bombing prevention
Reviews will be delayed for 24 hours to give developers time to react
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Listen Up
Why Google’s New Ad Policy Proves that Audio Ads are the Future
As regulations tighten and user expectations increase - how can developers ensure the audience engages with ads? Audiomob offers a way forward
Battle Of The Brands
AppLovin decides against another Unity acquisition bid
The company will focus on enhancing its existing services
Surfing The Web
Learn to navigate your way through the latest Web 3.0 has to offer at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
As we journey to the next frontier of game development, find out who’s shaking up the market and reinventing the way we play games today
Million Lords Achieves A Million Downloads
Million Lords celebrates a million downloads
MMO title Million Lords is set to celebrate its third anniversary with a milestone of over a million downloads
Games Done Quick
Awesome Games Done Quick goes digital
The state’s recent implementation of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and COVID-19 mandates were behind the decision
Industry Thoughts
Melanie Zimmermann "We invest in research and analytics. We want to know our players"
Melanie Zimmermann and Vinícius Gerez speak on the growing mobile gaming industry touching on UA and the gaming community
Company Culture
Ubisoft outline plans to amend company culture
The company hopes to address employee complaints, but is it enough?
50 Million Lifetime Registrations
Black Desert surpasses 50 million registered players
Video game developer Pearl Abyss announces that hit title Black Desert has exceeded 50 million lifetime registrations
Making Money Matters
Survey: Making money in mobile games
Help Wappier understand more about the ways in which developers are monetising mobile games with this online survey
Unity And Ironsource
Unity announce date for stockholders vote on ironSource merger
The vote will take place on October 7th, but neither company is likely to reject the merger
New Acquisition
Zynga closes acquisition of Storemaven
The acquisition is the first Zynga has made since its own acquisition by Take-Two
Monetisation And Marketing
74% of consumers use mobile ads to discover new apps
An ironSource report finds that relaxation is key both for downloads and usage
Maximise Your Revenue
Learn how to maximise your in-game revenue stream at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Gain in-depth insights from top experts when it comes to in-game monetisation at September’s leading conference
Company Profile
Company profile – Yahaha
Learn more about Yahaha, the Helsinki-based company that proudly celebrates its international roots
Optimise
App Store Optimisation's increasing role in user acquisition
App Store Optimisation Q&A tips from Simon Thillay, Head of ASO for AppTweak
Hot Five
Hot Five: September 12th. The five stories you need to know before you start your working week
The biggest stories on PocketGamer.biz in the last week
Ubisoft
Ubisoft to focus on mobile gaming moving forward
Ubisoft co-founder and chief executive Yves Guillemot has said the company will have a strong focus on mobile moving forward.
Gamescom Asia
Gamescom Asia consumer exhibition goes digital
Gamescom Asia’s consumer exhibition is going to be digital only and will hold two virtual shows and a Steam event page.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft announces three-game deal with Netflix along with other mobile titles
A Ubisoft and Netflix partnership is set to bring three new exclusive mobile games to the streaming service’s users.
Roguelite
How innovation and iteration has transformed Survivor.io
AppQuantum break down the successes of the game.
Roblox
RDC 2022: New look Roblox showcased, teases plans for metaverse future
Roblox Corp. announced a new look for its popular online gaming service at the Roblox Developer Conference (RDC).
Big Bucks
RDC 2022: Select Roblox devs set to receive half a million dollars in funding
Roblox’s Game Fund will see a limited number of developers on the platform receive a minimum of $500,000.
Roblox
RDC 2022: Event kicks off with anti-cloning measures and more coming to Roblox
A major development update for the Roblox platform has arrived on the game creation with a focus on stopping exploitative cloning.
Nintendo
Nintendo RPG Dragalia Lost to shut down in November
Nintendo’s mobile RPG Dragalia Lost will no longer be accessible after the 30th of November.
Audio Ads
Gadsme branching into audio ads
Gadsme is expanding its advertising business in a world first
Track Rundown
Find out who's shaking up the market and bringing a fresh perspective to gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Don’t miss joining us in Helsinki this September 27 to 28 for our grand return to the spiritual home of mobile gaming!
Layoffs
Garena to lay off up to 15% of its Shanghai staff
Game developer Garena is laying off hundreds of staff
We Have Rift Off
League of Legends: Wild Rift - from PC classic to breakout mobile hit
The success of League of Legends: Wild Rift proves that even hardcore PC games can successfully make the leap to mobile - data.ai drills into the details
Deadline 17th November
BAFTA Games Awards 2023 open for entries
New categories announced
Change In Management
Room 8 Group appoint new VP of business development
Room 8 Group have appointed a new VP of business development and head of business development.
July Charts
Uma Musume Pretty Derby raced into July’s charts
Stumble Guys unseated Subway Surfers as the month’s most downloaded iOS title
Animoca Brands Secures Funding
Animoca Brands raises $110 million in funding
Animoca Brands had a successful funding round of $110 million the round was led by investment company Temasek
Learning From Mistakes
“The future winners on mobile will be the ones who double down on live ops and the content treadmill”
Elite Game Developers’ Founder Joakim Achrén on the comment mistakes and challenges the games industry faces
Embracing Change
Crystal Dynamics regains development rights of Tomb Raider franchise following Embracer Acquisition
The studio was acquired by Embracer as part of a deal with Square Enix
Stumbling To Success
Scopely acquires Stumble Guys from Kitka Games
Scopely expands its portfolio with a new acquisition
Industry Values
Learn how we can build a better games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
This September’s leading games industry conference reveals all the secrets to aspire to improve our industry
Last Minute Savings
Last chance to save up to £150 on your Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki ticket – don’t miss out!
Prices are rising at midnight tonight, don’t miss your chance to score massive savings of up to £150 on your ticket to PG Connects Helsinki this September 27-28.
Ea Severance
EA caps severance for executives
Monetary rewards for leaving executives has been capped, while stock rewards haven’t been affected
Block Breaking Beats
Tackling the technology gap to build web3 mobile games
From its origins as a successful hypercasual games studio to the cutting edge of web3 mobile games, PlayEmber CEO Hugo Furneaux, charts the company's quest to reimagine development
Successful Funding Round
Gameplay Galaxy closes $12.8M seed funding round
Gameplay Galaxy have secured a seed funding round of $12.8M with Blockchain Capital leading the round
Ads And Application
Anna Badalamenti: 89% of publishers monetise their apps using in-app advertisements"
Liftoff's growth senior manager breaks down the best practices of app monetisation
New Hire
Gamigo appoints new marketing director
Gamigo online and moblie games publisher appoint Christian Streil as new director of marketing
Music Games Go Ape
Space Ape Celebrate One Year of Beatstar
The game hits 38m installs in its first year.
Company Profile – fingersoft
Company profile – Fingersoft
Learn more about Fingersoft, the employee-owned mobile game developer based in Finland
New Hire
Adobe veteran Stefano Corazza appointed head of Roblox Studio
Corazza hopes to drive innovation on the platform
Track Rundown
What does blockchain mean for game developers in 2022 and beyond? Find out at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
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