Growing Gameplay
Casual games adding more features to beat competition, says GameRefinery
Renovation, construction, and minigames are popping up across the top 100 grossing casual titles
Sky High
Jenova Chen on Sky’s arduous seven-year development and monetising his way
Journey and Sky: Children of the Light creator opens up about being outpaced by the mobile playerbase, altruistic IAPs, and belief in the metaverse
Seed Round Secured
Former Riot Games founded Battlebound raises $4.8 million
First game will launch on PC and Mac, then coming to mobile
In The Blue Corner
Roblox voices support for Apple in Epic Games legal dispute
Metaverse platform states that the App Store provides "greater legitimacy" for users
Stifled Spending
Sensor Tower: Q1 2022 mobile games spending dropped 7.1% to $21 billion
Honor of Kings, PUBG Mobile, and Genshin Impact were the highest grossing games
Officially Cancelled
Update: No digital or in-person E3 to be held this year
Will return next year
Pg Connects Interviews
Video interview: MobileAction on true data insight to discover the latest mobile games trends
MobileAction's Taha Karsli on data insight informing monetisation and iteration best practice in mobile gaming's fast-paced environment
Fund Growth To Scale
Financing LTV in mobile gaming
Martin Macmillan, the founder of Pollen VC explains how games with Lifetime Value measured in months or years can fund user acquisition more efficiently
Behind The Scenes
How to soft launch a game on mobile in 2022
Google Play business development manager Nimrod Levy walked through the various steps involved from internal testing to pre-registration
Converging With The Cloud
Utomik is bringing more than 1,000 games from PC to Android with cloud gaming
Scheduled for middle of this year
Marketing Melancholy
Tenjin: 39% of mobile devs have lost money due to IDFA changes
Tenjin's Roman Garbar speaks to PG.biz on how 55% of respondents are finding mobile marketing harder in 2021 than 2020
Productising Publishing Process
ironSource surpasses two billion downloads across 50 published games
Two years since the launch of publishing solution Supersonic
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Cashing In
Don’t underestimate the fundamental importance of game economy, urges King's Javier Barnes
King F2P specialist argues the "quite cryptic" principles of game economy are integral to ensuring the most of player engagement
Seufert's Stance
Eric Seufert: Apple makes money by giving you privacy
Mobile games analyst talks Apple's ATT and personalised in-game experiences following recent approval of the Digital Markets Act
Combine And Continue
Flexion acquires influencer marketing agency Audiencly for $10.4 million
Will explore new revenue and UA opportunities in a wider market
Mobile Maintains
Ukie: UK mobile games generated $1.92 billion in 2021
Mobile games spending retains COVID-19 spending surge
Defi Payments
DeFi Kingdoms and Ramp partner to bring easier cryptocurrency payment options
Offering a "fast and secure" in-game crypto payments
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Finding Finances
Anzu raises $20 million to further expand in-game ads solutions
New investors in NBCUniversal and HTC
Yodo1 Ads Up
Yodo1 introduces native ads to its MAS platform
Yodo1 puts players and profits first with introduction of its new native ad service on its Managed Ads Service platform
Izumi Incorporating
Jamie Davies appointed as Izumi World CMO in preparation for NFT AR game
Brings experience from leading Xbox franchises, such as Halo, Gears of War, and Fable
One Case Closed
Activision Blizzard to settle sexual harassment lawsuit at $18 million
Will also introduce harassment prevention training and expanded performance-review system
Looking After The Talent
Why games industry staffing is broken
TheXPlace's Maya Rand details the post-pandemic struggle to acquire and retain video game talent, and the need for a change in 2022
Axie Attacked
Axie Infinity dev Sky Mavis has $625 million cryptocurrency stolen from Ronin network
Working with law enforcement to recover the funds
Zynga's Keen Eye
Zynga subsidiaries are some of Turkey's highest-earning internet companies
Peak Games, Rollic Games, and Gram Games make the cut
Act Fast
The Mobile Games Awards are next week, don’t miss out!
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Time To Monetise
The rules of monetisation are changing, here’s what you need to know
PocketGamer.biz presents the Mobile Monetiser Summit, taking place in London on April 5, and you can’t afford to miss out
Tackling Gatekeepers
Apple may be forced to allow sideloading and third-party payment systems in EU
Digital Markets Act will tackle "gatekeepers"
Fool's Gold
Naughty Dog shuts down mobile-exclusive Uncharted game after generating only $88,000
Fortune Hunter, the Uncharted game you’ve never heard of, will be taken offline after five years
Celebrating Success
Gameloft, Square Enix and Ludia Games to celebrate female leadership in virtual event
Next Lev’Elles 3 on April 1 2022
Wordlegate
The 'wrong' Wordle sees downloads soar since 2022
Over five years since the game launched the newfound success is on the back of the recent web-based game of the same name
Live At The Sands
Fortis: "None of this is disruptive until we release a game that causes a response. Until then, we’re just words on a page"
Newly-launched Las Vegas Sands-backed games company looks to social interaction in its forthcoming titles. But how much of a disruptive force will the company come to be?
Free Fire First
Sensor Tower: Global mobile game downloads reached 4.4 billion for February 2022
Free Fire places first for second month this year at 21.8 million downloads
Most Read
Hot Five GDC: Lion Studio moves to merge games, Supercell expanding Clash of Clans IPs, and unusual tips from Wordle’s creator
The hottest articles from GDC 2022 on PG.biz
Mossverse
Drest brings UK model Kate Moss into fashion mobile metaverse
First guest avatar in luxury fashion metaverse mobile game
Most Read
Hot Five: Krafton and Solana partner for NFT games, Roblox hosts 24kGoldn concert, and women-first platform Dorian raises $14 million
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Gdc
GDC snapshot: Com2uS’ Kyu Lee on pivoting to blockchain and NFT gaming
Web2/3 hybrid approach represents a gradual adaption of Com2uS’ gaming franchises and dramatic shift for the company
Indie Inclusive
Netflix partners with Brazilian indie games dev Rogue Snail
Will bring Relic Hunters Rebel to the platforms mobile games portfolio in April
To Me To You
Apple requests courts reject Epic Games' appeal
Ongoing dispute sees iPhone firm argue that Epic has not shown any legal error
Automobile Addition
Lamborghini cars race into PUBG Mobile and Rocket League
Latest of luxury car brand and mobile game collaborations
Boost The Blockchain
Wemade and YouAppi partner to market blockchain mobile games
Will begin "aggressive" onboarding campaigns
Partnering For A Platform
FanDuel and Game Taco partner to launch iOS gaming platform
Skills-based casual games platform offers cash and other prizes
Bagging Boss Fight
Netflix boosts mobile games approach with acquisition of Boss Fight Entertainment
Second mobile games studio acquisition this month
Gdc
GDC: Josh Wardle shares his incorrect tips for Wordle’s success
Comments on the explosion of mobile app clones and selling to the New York Times
Gdc
GDC: challenging Supercell’s ‘sacred cows’ and internal culture
Supercell’s Lesley Mansford details the company’s efforts to discern and improve its internal culture
Gdc
GDC: Jenova Chen details the hard lessons pivoting from PC/console to mobile
thatgamecompany’s Chen discusses his design philosophy from Journey to Sky: Children of the Light
Fundamentals
Understanding design and the user journey in India's mobile gaming scene
PlayerzPot's Mihir Sanchala goes back to the fundamentals as he discusses the expanding awareness of designing the player's journey in India's mobile gaming industry
Conference Highlights
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Blending Blockchain
FTX acquires Good Luck Games to encourage blockchain integration in games
A promise of "ethical" blockchain implementation on mobile and PC