The Power Of Partners
Netflix and Microsoft partner for new subscription plan
The ad-supported Netflix subscription plan aims to provide "more options" to consumers
Listen To This
Spotify acquires Heardle for an undisclosed sum
The acquisition has hit a sour note with some consumers, with it no longer available in multiple territories
Life, The Metaverse, And Everything
44% of gamers would accept advertising in exchange for free services in the metaverse
Globant and YouGov polling reveals gradually escalating interest in advertising and play-to-earn models in the metaverese
Unity X Ironsource
John Riccitiello: devs who shun monetisation are "pure, brilliant" and "fucking idiots"
Unity's John Riccitiello and Marc Whitten discuss the merger with ironSource, demystifying monetisation and feedback, and bullishness towards the mobile market
Game Licenses
NetEase and Tencent denied licenses in China
The companies were absent from the list of 67 new game approvals
Tracks On Tracks
Get an exclusive look into the content at the highly anticipated Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2022
From discovering Finland’s Finest to mapping the metaverse, find out what you’ll learn this September
Latency And Lag
Edgegap: lag and latency are major problems for mobile gamers
Mobile gamers experience lag and latency at greater rates than PC/console, with 34% quitting games entirely as a result
Event Latest
TIGA Awards returns this November - here’s how you can get involved
The prestigious awards ceremony to take place on Thursday November 10 th 2022 in London
Listen Learn Love
The PocketGamer.biz podcast is BACK with Google on games
Season 2 of the world’s favourite mobile games podcast is your chance to hear from the pioneers, creators, founders and thought leaders from the world of pocket gaming
Merger News
Unity and ironSource announce merger
The companies will collaborate on a new platform that will embed Unity tools with monetisation indicators during games creation
Very Big Indie Pitch
Addagrams inventive additions to the word genre see it crowned Mobile Big Indie Pitch champion
Winners breakdown
Insight
Weather the storm: global games market forecast to decline in 2022
Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls investigates the anticipated downfall in the global games market: a reversal in fortune after the market’s 26% expansion during the pandemic
Twitter Top Ten
Mobile leads Twitter's most discussed games conversations in 2022
Seven of the top 10 most discussed games on the platform are mobile titles, including Genshin Impact and Ensemble Stars!
Supersonic Speed
Supersonic Studios’ Danielle Cohen Reich promoted to VP of gaming at ironSource
Reich has spent 5.5 years with ironSource and subsidiaries
Music Meets Gaming
BLACKPINK to hold PUBG Mobile’s first in-game concert
The band will debut their new track at the event
Up Next
Get ready for our biggest conference in Helsinki yet this September!
Pocket Gamer Connects returns to Helsinki in 2022 – here’s all you need to know about this unmissable conference.
The Future Of Advertising
Mintegral launches playable ad editor
Editor is code-free, drag-and-drop
Bringing The Blockchain
Unity certifies Pocketful of Quarters to bring blockchain SDK to developers
Using the Quarters currency with optional integration into developers’ games
Game Design Document
A Game Design Document can be an invaluable tool for hypercasual studios
Hypercasual development, like the games themselves, moves rapidly. Ludo.ai's Tom Pigott outlines how a Game Design Document can support your hypercasual title, no matter the turnover.
The Games Of Tomorrow
How Hut 8 is powering the blockchain gaming revolution
Gaming is on the cusp of exciting change - Hut 8's Josh Rayner explores the growing impact of Web 3.0 technologies on the games of tomorrow.
Mid-year Review
Gaming investment reached $2.6 billion in Q1 2022
The industry continues to be a top growth sector
Rules And Regulations
Tencent confirms strict gaming restrictions for minors in China will continue
Strict regulations attributed to stagnation of growth in Chinese tech industries
Mid-year Review
Gaming has been in a stage of unsustainable growth, argues Konvoy
Analysts divided on whether growth during pandemic will escalate to $200 billion+ revenue, or normalise as economic and geopolitical tension rises
Hot Five
Hot Five: Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto, Tencent opens four studios, games industry will face recession
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Xr Funding
XR Games raise $7 million in funding round
The studio will use the money to supercharge growth
Insider Insight
Optimising for opportunity: How Google is helping game developers build for long-term success
Greg Hartrell, Director of Product Management at Google Play/Android, tells PocketGamer.biz how Google is helping mobile game developers make their games more successful in the long run
A History Of Success
Supercell and King share war stories from the decade of Clash of Clans and Candy Crush
Ilkka Paananen and Sebastian Knutsson discuss their divergent paths, early days of Facebook Gaming, and Apple's hold on a title's success
Miniclip Acquires Sybo
How will Miniclip's acquisition of SYBO propel the Subway Surfers brand?
Miniclip and SYBO CEOs Saad Choudri and Mathias Gredal Nørvig discuss the seismic acquisition, Subway Surfers IP, and why hands-off is the best approach for support
Top 50 Game Makers
Want to celebrate the world’s best mobile games creators? Nominate them for the 2022 Top 50 Game Makers
Nominations now open for the 2022 PocketGamer.biz Top 50 Game Makers
Outside The Stores
Popular mobile games are bypassing Apple, Google fees for in-app purchases via web stores
GameRefinery explores how Clash of Clans, Marvel Strike Force, Star Trek: Fleet Comamnd and others are circumventing app store fees
Success And Challenges
Israeli industry reached $8.6 billion in revenue in 2021, with mobile the dominant gaming platform
Israeli gaming industry must overcome lack of local talent, youth investment, and government funding to build
Creating Connections
Dream Games, thatgamecompany: building iconic IP creates essential emotional attachments
Royal Match and Sky creators Soner Aydemir and Jenova Chen share their views on connecting with players at Index Gaming Summit
The End Of An App
Tencent is closing its mobile games portal WeGame
PC version expected to remain online
Alternative Revenue
ONEMT: quality users who drive revenue show up through the alternative app stores
Flexion CEO Jens Lauritzson explains how the company helped ONEMT give their game a revenue boost
For Women, By Women
Dorian acquires fellow women-founded developer Nix Hydra
The company has also expanded its executive team
Acquisition Announcement
Kongregate acquires Gamaga to work closely on NFT and blockchain games
Gamaga’s expertise is in 2D and pixel graphic artwork
Thank You For Coming
Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto was our biggest and most successful debut conference in a new territory
More than 800 delegates, 425 companies, 100 speakers and 50 countries represented; here’s what you missed.
See You Next Summer
E3 returns in June 2023
The first in-person conference since the start of the pandemic
The Crisis Is Going Mobile
Ubisoft unveils Tom Clancy’s The Division Resurgence
This marks the first mobile title in the franchise
Pgc Toronto
As the Toronto games industry builds in prestige, how will it retain its core strengths?
Gameloft, Transperfect, East Side Games, and Dimoso shares their thoughts on the Toronto and Canadian games industry at PGC Toronto
Pgc Toronto
Why seamless ads are essential to user retention
Zynga, Gameloft, Chaarmi Worlds, AppLovin, and re6l discuss the next iteration of rewarded and playable ads in this snapshot of their PGC Toronto panel
A Big Investment For Space Ape Games
Supercell makes a further $37 million investment in Space Ape Games
Supercell increases its stake to 75%
No Longer Niche
Anime games make up 20% of all app store spending, says data.ai
Over $17 billion in consumer spending generated in 2021 alone
Furthering Funding
Konvoy launches new $150 million fund to invest in early-stage game companies
Previous investments made in Axie Infinity, Gamefam, Legends of Learning, and more
Long-life Hypercasual
Beating the myth of hypercasual: creating long-term retention and success
Garawell Games' Nebih Başaran and Supersonic's Mark Ratchin share their tips on combatting the stereotypes surrounding hypercasual games from their developer and publisher perspectives
New Hire
Moloco appoints Sunil Rayan as chief business officer
The Disney+ Hotstar veteran will run the company’s commercial functions
Pgc Toronto
Freeverse: The future and evolution of NFTs
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Pgc Toronto
TransPerfect: Importance of audio and tools in a successful media strategy
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Reuniting Old Friends
Playstack and Laser Dog Games open Playstack Leeds
The micro-studio will reignite a previous partnership
Deepening Development
Resolution Games opens its first US studio after record growth
After five consecutive years of profitability