Dolla Dolla Bills
Monetising music games is an uphill battle. Here are Beatstar's strategies
Space Ape Games' Simon Hade and Charmie Kim discuss the importance of ad monetisation and Beatstar's take on the battle pass
Where Is The Money
Call of Duty Mobile’s $1 billion consumer spend attributed to China despite highest spend in US
Activision Blizzard states 650 million downloads for mobile title now rivals console/PC player bases
Monetiser Summit
The new wilderness of mobile game monetisation
AdInMo’s Chris Wright shares his insight from the Pocket Gamer Monetiser Summit, including his excitement at the seismic disruption the ad industry is experiencing
Running Up That Hill
Fingersoft brings Hill Climb Racing 2 to cloud gaming
Sequel to Finnish studio’s most popular title now playable on Facebook Gaming
Meta Collections
Facebook and Instagram to start NFT integration
Meta and Etherium, Solana, Polygon, and Flow networks partner to build NFT platform
App-ocalypse Now?
How to survive a user acquisition nightmare
The App-ocalypse is here. Here's a handy guide on how to survive the chaos of audience targeting
Revenue Results
Higher revenue and lower costs for Zynga in Q1 2022
$691 million revenue marks a 2% increase over Q1 2021
Designer Acquisition
Mobile game marketers can use game design to build better UA campaigns
Liftoff's Dennis Mink wants mobile game marketers to take inspiration from a source close to home: game design itself
Joining And Growing
Blackstone hires former Zynga COO Matthew Bromberg
Focusing on Blackstone Growth
Indie View
Hurley Games discuss offering something new to the word-based game genre
We talk to Hurley Games' Jack Hurley about The Big Indie Pitch
One Game To Rule Them All
EA partners with Middle-earth Enterprises on new Lord of the Rings mobile game
Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth is latest title in EA’s push to expand mobile portfolio
Tools And Tokens
Has Ready Games done the impossible: brought NFT gaming to iOS and Android?
Developer tools to convert mobile Web 2.0 games into Web3 games and meet the store rules of Google and Apple
Liverpool Launch
Tencent Games’ new UK studio is based in Liverpool
Supporting development of titles for partner studios
Speaker Spotlight
$15 billion is spent on UA, only for 90% of players to fall off by day 30, says Snapyr's Manu Gambhir
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle right now
Most Read
Hot Five: Tilting Point bullish on blockchain, Warcraft Arclight Rumble, and Zynga’s Bernard Kim to join Match Group
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Download Deluge
Voodoo becomes the third-largest global company in app installs
The sole European member of the top six
It’s Go Time
It’s now or never – Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle is kicking off today, and you can still join us digitally
There’s still time to join us at the most highly anticipated b2b mobile games industry conference of the summer!
Speaker Spotlight
Play-to-earn is key, but security issues must be dealt with now, says Edgegap's Jeff Tremblay
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Meet Our Sponsors
Pocket Gamer Seattle kicks off this Monday – there is still time to get involved!
A massive thank you to our sponsors and partners that make Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle possible!
Speaker Spotlight
With the crumbling of the walled gardens, now is the time to market directly to players, says Xsolla
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
No Change In Nxc Leadership
Correction: no change in CEO responsibilities for Nexon or NXC
No change in CEO responsibilities for Nexon or NXC
Let's Jam
The new HomaJam offers participants a 50/50 publishing revenue share
Homa Games announces the 5th edition of the games jam together with Google to continue on the mission of educating & supporting the developer community.
Upstream
Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – May 6 2022
PocketGamer.biz and Stream Hatchet break down the monthly stats on mobile games making waves on streaming platforms and esports events
Industry Insight
Newzoo: a "breakthrough" in mobile game reach as revenue to surpass $100 billion in 2022
Latin America and Southeast Asia could be biggest contributors to mobile growth
The Gamekit Cometh
AWS Gamekit support is coming to Android and iOS games developed with Unreal
Features include cloud saves and achievements
Cloud Nine
Fortnite returns to iOS and Android through Microsoft Game Pass
Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney continues his broadside against Apple as the battle royale returns to mobile, playable through browser
Insight
What is driving the insatiable demand for mergers and acquisitions?
Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls pinpoints the driving forces, impactful newcomers, and outside competition behind Q1 2022's groundbreaking M&A in his monthly column
Track Rundown
How are NFTs affecting the future of gaming? Learn this and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Learn how you can make the most of NFTs, crypto and blockchain for your game next week in Seattle
Speaker Spotlight
Ownership of assets provides more freedom – something every gamer wants, states Mythical Games' Daniel Frank
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Pac-man Packs A Punch
98% of Pac-Man Community players are choosing mobile
Revamp of classic arcade game surpasses 6 million players in first four months
Become A Web3 Whizz
Learn from thought leaders at the cutting edge of all things blockchain, NFT, web3 and the metaverse at the Blockchain Games Next Summit
Attending Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle next week? Here’s all you can expect at the Blockchain Games Next Summit
Making Millions
How did Multi Maze 3D go from high CPI to a worldwide profitable hit?
Find out how CrazyLabs helped a game with high CPI become a global success with over 20 million downloads and counting
Another Tilting Point
Tilting Point bullish on blockchain as it announces first Web3 titles
Samir Agili reveals partnership with Polygon and Stardust
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: CEO of Kooapps CK Wang on the joys of mobile gaming as a great opportunity to design for all ages and all cultures
Meet the superstar experts that will be leading the conversation at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Reinvigorating Revenue
Comeback gods find new glory
Flexion CEO Jens Lauritzson explains how the company helped DECA give a great game a revenue boost
Rooms And Rebrands
Piepacker rebrands as Jam.gg as its library spreads onto mobile
Platform reaches 2 million users
Join Us Digitally
Five reasons you can’t afford to miss Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle – even if you can’t make it to Seattle next week
Not able to make it to Seattle next week? No worries! We have digital tickets available for our global friends, so you can join us from wherever you are in the world.
Track Rundown
Ace your approach to live ops with the help of Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Learn all the best practices for live ops from the makers of the world’s biggest mobile games next week in Seattle
Fly Me To The Moon
Bringing a PC game to the mobile market: Azur Games' first experience
Azur Games and KishMish Games detail the conversion of FlyCorp from PC to mobile, ensuring its fundamental appeal could be delivered to the mobile player base, and key changes made for the F2P space
Speaker Spotlight
NFTs in games is completely different to public perception, says WAX Studios' David Kim
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Genshin Growing
Genshin Impact surpasses $3 billion mobile revenue milestone
The top-grossing mobile gacha averages $1 billion every six months
A Cross Between A Jackrabbit And Antelope
NetEase Games launches first US studio
Despite mobile making almost 70 per cent of 2022 revenue, Jackalope Games, a NetEase Games first-party studio, will be PC and console exclusive
Stats From Sweden
More than three-quarters of Stillfront’s Q1 revenue came from mobile games
Q1 2022 interim report reveals net revenue of $172 million
News
New York City files suit against Activision Blizzard
Suit states acquisition by Microsoft severely undervalues ActiBlizz, and CEO Bobby Kotick “was unfit to negotiate a sale of the company”
Join Us Next Week
Will you join more than 500 leading companies at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle next week? Don’t miss out!
Get a glimpse at all the action happening in Seattle next week, May 9-10 – you won’t want to miss it!
Slave To The Rhythm
How Beatstar survived 24 killed prototypes in five years
Space Ape Games' Charmie Kim and Simon Hade detail the journey from strategy specialists to music genre success via Ed Sheeran and Stan Bush
Track Rundown
Get all the exclusive insights on how you can survive and thrive as an indie developer at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Get all the indie-spensable info you need to stand out among the competition this May 9-10 in Seattle
Track Rundown
What does blockchain mean for developers and the future of games? We’re lifting the veil on all things blockchain at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Learn all the details you need to get started with blockchain this May 9-10 in Seattle
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: PeopleFun’s Chief Executive Officer, Lead Game Designer and Manager of User Research discuss the significance of data-driven user engagement strategies
Meet the superstar experts that will be leading the conversation next week at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Not That Wordle
AppLovin acquires Wordle! (no, not that one)
Wordle! iOS game, released in 2016, now managed by Lion Studios Plus