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PocketGamer.biz Podcast - the realities of developing hypercasual games for indie studios

Join the PocketGamer.biz team as we speak to the awesome Riley Andersen, CEO of Umami Games about the studio's experience in the hypercasual games sector

Dreamworks characters headed to mobile with CMGE partnership

Dreamworks characters headed to mobile with CMGE partnership

China Mobile Games bringing characters from Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and more to small screens everywhere after 2021 income of $586 million

King of Avalon celebrates sixth anniversary

Congratulations!

King of Avalon celebrates sixth anniversary

Frost & Flame expansion helps drive $10 million revenue for FunPlus in the last 30 days

Hot Five: August 8th. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more

Hot Five: August 8th. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more

The HOTTEST stories on PocketGamer.biz in the last week - Free-to-Play games; Google’s new ad policy; Tencent's handheld console; the highest-grossing mobile games; Back to School Multiplayer Game Jam

IP-based games have positive impacts on the mobile industry, according to research by Newzoo

Ip-based Games Take Charge

IP-based games have positive impacts on the mobile industry, according to research by Newzoo

A report from a leading provider for PC and console games analytics shows IP holders often choose mobile as their go-to platform

Playtika sees big success with casual games

Quarterly Report

Playtika sees big success with casual games

A strong quarter for the company

Jam City lays off 17% of staff

Jam City lays off 17% of staff

150-200 staff lose their jobs of a company-wide restructuring

Testronic announces new leadership appointments

New Appointments

Testronic announces new leadership appointments

Award-winning, games, streaming and film service provider appoints chief people officer and senior vice president of sales & marketing

Xsolla launches systems to help new developers accelerate growth

Good News For New Devs.

Xsolla launches systems to help new developers accelerate growth

Xsolla Accelerator and Xsolla Payout offers educational programs, funding, and streamlines payments

How innovation is transforming Dinosaur Park - Jurassic Tycoon

The Park Is Open

How innovation is transforming Dinosaur Park - Jurassic Tycoon

Appquantum break down the successes of the game.

Meet your perfect business partner at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2022

Connections Galore

Meet your perfect business partner at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2022

Connect with a wide variety of games industry professionals at the global games conference this September!

As tech giants turn to the mobile gaming industry, clever IP usage gains weight as an efficient way to succeed

As tech giants turn to the mobile gaming industry, clever IP usage gains weight as an efficient way to succeed

Appvertiser outline the changing landscape of gaming IPs and brands in the ever expanding mobile market.

Massive, a Ubisoft Studio’s João Eiras Antunes on why you need to stay ahead of the curve to disrupt the market

Speaker Spotlight

Massive, a Ubisoft Studio’s João Eiras Antunes on why you need to stay ahead of the curve to disrupt the market

Learn from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki’s brightest minds as we hear from our speakers ahead of the September conference

Mobile developers can sell to consumers outside of app stores, with the latest updates from Xsolla

Power To The Developers

Mobile developers can sell to consumers outside of app stores, with the latest updates from Xsolla

Multi-Platform Publishing also makes it easier to port to web and PC platforms for more monetisation options

IP-Power and Eastern markets play a major role in July mobile industry performance

Global Mobile Market

IP-Power and Eastern markets play a major role in July mobile industry performance

The month saw big success for midcore titles.

Ludo AI reveals mobile-friendly website for AI-powered game development

Ludo AI reveals mobile-friendly website for AI-powered game development

Ludo aims to make state-of-the-art AI to empower and support game developers

4Players appoints Patty Toledo as marketing director

Congratulations Patty

4Players appoints Patty Toledo as marketing director

Toledo will help the company expand its brand worldwide

SpecialEffect announce 15th anniversary date for One Special Day campaign

Get Ready To Give

SpecialEffect announce 15th anniversary date for One Special Day campaign

The event will run on October 7th

Tencent reportedly seeking larger stake in Ubisoft

Stocks And Shares

Tencent reportedly seeking larger stake in Ubisoft

The rumoured stake raise will see Tencent become the single largest shareholder in the company

55 per cent revenue share in the new hypercasual developer challenge by CrazyLabs

A New Challenger Approaches

55 per cent revenue share in the new hypercasual developer challenge by CrazyLabs

Studios can test as many games as they like, pass the benchmark and win again and again with different games

The highest-grossing mobile games of the quarter revealed

A Strong Quarter For Mid-core Titles

The highest-grossing mobile games of the quarter revealed

A new study examines the mid-core, casino, and casual markets

Most mobile genres see revenue decline in the first half of 2022

A Bad Period For Growth

Most mobile genres see revenue decline in the first half of 2022

The market saw a year-on-year market fall of 9.6 per cent

Phantom Gamelabs’ Sonja Angesleva on the importance of focusing on early purchasing behaviour for UA

Speaker Spotlight

Phantom Gamelabs’ Sonja Angesleva on the importance of focusing on early purchasing behaviour for UA

Learn from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki’s brightest minds as we hear from our speakers ahead of the September conference

Five reasons you need to grab your ticket to Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki today!

Five reasons you need to grab your ticket to Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki today!

You can still secure massive savings on your PG Connects Helsinki ticket – act now to save up to £290!

The Global Game Jam and Photon Engine announces Back to School Multiplayer Game Jam

Multiplayer Competition

The Global Game Jam and Photon Engine announces Back to School Multiplayer Game Jam

Players can use any device to compete in the multiplayer game jam from next month

Xsolla partners with GamesForest.Club to help preserve forests in Germany and Peru

Xsolla partners with GamesForest.Club to help preserve forests in Germany and Peru

The games industry is going green as more companies take on climate change

Tencent is developing a handheld cloud gaming console

Tencent is developing a handheld cloud gaming console

The device is being developed with Logitech

The evolution of mobile advertising in 2022: higher quality, fewer ads

T3 Market Rises

The evolution of mobile advertising in 2022: higher quality, fewer ads

Upcoming territories such as the Middle East, South America and South Asia lead the market with an increase of 10 per cent, according to new data from SocialPeta

The number of UK mobile gamers increased by 4 million since the pandemic

The number of UK mobile gamers increased by 4 million since the pandemic

One Shogun analysis also shows the top ten GameFi cryptocurrencies amounted to at least $8 billion at the end of July

Get an exclusive sneak peek at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki’s Blockchain Games NEXT Summit!

Metaverse Mavens

Get an exclusive sneak peek at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki’s Blockchain Games NEXT Summit!

Get ready to enter the metaverse at our Helsinki show this September 27 to 28 and secure your tickets with our limited time Early Bird offer today!

Solana Spaces unveiled first permanent retail venue

First Web3 Venue

Solana Spaces unveiled first permanent retail venue

Solana Spaces aims to bring Web3 and blockchain technology to mainstream audience

Interview: Noah Rosenfield discusses solo development and the Big Indie Pitch winning game Addagrams

Interview: Noah Rosenfield discusses solo development and the Big Indie Pitch winning game Addagrams

"Experiences. Go have some. Experiences are out there *points nebulously*, not in here *points to phone screen*"

Exclusive: The games sector responds to Google's Ad policy updates

Exclusive: The games sector responds to Google's Ad policy updates

Here’s what the gaming ads sector thinks about the controversial decision

New report reveals Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is the seventh most streamed game of Q2 2022

Streaming Giants

New report reveals Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is the seventh most streamed game of Q2 2022

Mobile gaming is doing well on YouTube, despite lagging somewhat on Twitch

RoboHero launch a self-titled game with metaverse components

Blockchain Gaming

RoboHero launch a self-titled game with metaverse components

The game is implementing NFT heroes and blockchain farming

Sports metaverse platform, Stadium Live raises $10 million in Series A

The Sporting Metaverse

Sports metaverse platform, Stadium Live raises $10 million in Series A

The round was led by KB Partners and Union Square Ventures

Mark Your Calendars

Join us beside the Dead Sea this November for Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan!

You won’t want to miss our grand return to Jordan this November! Secure your seat today with our Super Early Bird discount and save up to £300.

Pixel Federation players plant 86,000 trees as part of Green Game Jam 2022

Pixel Federation players plant 86,000 trees as part of Green Game Jam 2022

Slovak Company joins the Playing for the Planet Alliance to help the games industry battle climate change

Appodeal Stack’s in-app bidding solution BidMachine is officially supported by AppLovin MAX

Privacy And Partnerships

Appodeal Stack’s in-app bidding solution BidMachine is officially supported by AppLovin MAX

The partnership will allow MAX publishers easy access to Bidmachine's demand

Sky: Children of the Light collaboration with singer, Aurora

Cross-platform Collaboration

Sky: Children of the Light collaboration with singer, Aurora

Thatgamecompany promises a "one-of-the-kind-experience" for this music/games mobile crossover

Google’s new ad policy could be bad news for hypercasual games

Policy Vs. Profit

Google’s new ad policy could be bad news for hypercasual games

Indie developers might find user acquisition and monetisation hit hard on September 1st

Playing games doesn't make you mad or bad

Permission To Play

Playing games doesn't make you mad or bad

Gaming does no harm to mental health according to recent study by the University of Oxford

Pangle launches in 12 new territories worldwide

Tiktok Don't Stop

Pangle launches in 12 new territories worldwide

Pangle, the ad network of TikTok for Business, is now available in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Morocco, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Bahrain and Lebanon

Prime Gaming shows 120 per cent user growth in two years

Prime Gaming shows 120 per cent user growth in two years

Subscribers claimed 420 million offers last year alone, reveals Dustin Blackwell

Hot Five: August 1st. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more

Hot Five: August 1st. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more

The HOTTEST stories on PocketGamer.biz in the last week - lowiro indie interview; Diablo Immortal; Space Ape interview; Big Indie Pitch winners; TikTok launches HTML5 games

How to make a great Free-to-Play game in three steps [UPDATE]

How to make a great Free-to-Play game in three steps [UPDATE]

Director of Product Chase Shi says that 'monetisation is a part of the gameplay'

Rovio’s Claire Rozain on the importance of diversity and inclusivity in games

Speaker Spotlight

Rovio’s Claire Rozain on the importance of diversity and inclusivity in games

Learn from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki’s brightest minds as we hear from our speakers ahead of the September conference

Your pocket guide to Gamescom 2022: Networking, parties and great times!

Your Pocket Guide

Your pocket guide to Gamescom 2022: Networking, parties and great times!

Headed to Gamescom 2022? Here’s your Pocket Gamer guide to the amazing networking opportunities available in Cologne this August.

Snap releases AR game Ghost Phone within the Snapchat app

Snapchat Spookery

Snap releases AR game Ghost Phone within the Snapchat app

Augmented Reality horror game stylised as found footage for a modern twist on those Blair Witch Project vibes

Gameloft’s Geet Chopra: “Becoming a good game designer is an iterative process”

Getting Into Gameloft

Gameloft’s Geet Chopra: “Becoming a good game designer is an iterative process”

What does a day in the life of a junior game designer at Gameloft Toronto look like? And why choose a career in the mobile games industry?