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
Don’t miss joining us in Helsinki this September 27-28… you can currently save up to £150 when you book your ticket today.
All-star Lineup
Don’t miss these standout sessions and unmissable talks at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2022
Get a glimpse at the amazing speakers of Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki, coming up this September 27 to 28.
Here Comes The Sun
Netspeak raises $12 million in Series A
The investment will help fund social title Sunshine Days
Financial Report
NetDragon sees a 26.3 increase in revenue year-on-year
Eudemons proved to be a strong performer despite a decrease in overall revenue
Tencent X Guillemot Bros
Tencent now owns 49.9 per cent of Guillemot Bros
The investment follows reports that Tencent was seeking majority control of Ubisoft
Ironsource Report
Generation X make more in-app purchases than any other group
ironSource delve into app monetisation and discovery
Mobile Games Studio Secures $750k Investment
Gulliver’s Games Raised $750k Seed Investment Round
Multiple investors with Boğaziçi Ventures leading the way.
The Seven Player Types You Will Meet On Your Journey Through Gaming
Metanomic Launches Thunderstruck, an AI-powered analytics call
New player analysis platform aims to revolutionise the way developers work.
Investment
Metaverse Magna raises £3.2M in latest seed funding round
Multiple investors including WeMade participated in the round
Mobile Advertising
Apple Search Ads sees a 5% year-on-year increase in share-of-wallet
The recent adoption of Apple’s ATT policies badly affected Apple and Facebook, while Google remained unaffected
Turning Imperfections Into Strengths
Space Ape Games Co-Founder Simon Hade on using your game’s imperfections as strengths
“Too often as game makers what we feel is lacking in a game is just not that important to regular people”
Track Rundown
Hear from the leading experts in user acquisition at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki later this month!
Learn essential insight into user acquisition, retention techniques and how to grow your game, September 27-28
New Appointments
Tripledot expands executive team as part of growth strategy
This follows the company raising $116 million in February
Investments And Acquisitions
Azur Games acquires Mushroom Wars development studio
Former investors retain the brand name Zillion WHales
Happy Anniversary
State of Survival celebrates third anniversary, passes download milestone
The game has passed a milestone 150 million downloads
Layoffs
ByteDance reportedly downsizes games divisions
Hundreds of employees have reportedly been laid off as the brand refocuses
Series A
Xterio game publisher and developer raises $40M for mobile Web3 games
Xterio has raised over $40M in a round of Series A funding including investors such as Animoca Brands and FunPlus.
Lockwood Layoffs
Lockwood announces mass layoffs
This follows the layoffs of staff members last year which have been called unlawful
Financial Report
XD sees 15.6% year-on-year increase in revenue
The company saw high MAU in China, despite a decrease in international markets
Monetising Mario
Gacha mechanics to be removed from Mario Kart Tour
The game will switch over to a store of revolving items
Live Ops Landscape
Improve your approach to live ops at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Get top lessons on living games at the leading games industry conference this September
Funding Round
Temasek to head funding round for Animoca Brands
The investment sees Temasek double down on its interest in Web3 companies