Liveops Unleashed
Heroic Labs releases LiveOps service Satori
Alim Jaffer, the Vice President of Product at Heroic Labs tells PocketGamer.biz about the company’s new LiveOps service, Satori.
Deep Dive In Dislyte
How Dislyte took over half of the battler market in its first weeks of release
AppQuantum's Julia Kara looks at Lilith Games' latest RPG team battler, and whether its streamlined onboarding and polish will provide the same sustainability as its mid-core competitors
About An Acquisition
Uncapped acquires gaming finance provider Sugar for undisclosed amount
New brand name "Sugar powered by Uncapped"
Prediction Positivity
McKinsey & Company report predicts $5 trillion in metaverse earnings by 2030
Between $2 trillion and $2.6 trillion could come from e-commerce
App Extinction
Almost a third of gaming app businesses may close due to new regulations, says Bango
Around 31% of games dev respondants believe their businesses will cease to exist when new ad regulations and privacy changes come into effect
Track Rundown
What do top developers keep in their toolkit? Find out at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto this July!
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Ua Eye
Will yoga influencers entice you to play Angry Birds Journey?
Rovio's Claire Rozain looks inward to an ad campaign with Angry Birds Journey, and how vital it is to reflect the players' own interests
Wild At Heart
Words with Friends, Age of Empires devs launch Web3 game franchise
Wildcard Alliance, a hybrid MOBA, RTS, and CCG, will involve a live audience "spectator sport" component
Word Up
PeopleFun’s Carol Miu: “It’s been exciting to see and experience the success of browser-based games like Wordle”
Miu provides a brief snapshot into how the Wordscapes creator is committing to faster iteration and the true appeal of word browser games
Investment With Intent
MSA Novo invests in Tamatem Games' Chinese expansion
New partnership forged between companies to bring "top-tier" mobile games to the Arabic-speaking market
Bringing The Beats
A mobile games and music industries first: Beatstar releases early exclusive of Black Eyed Peas, Shakira new single
Space Ape's Simon Hade speaks with PocketGamer.biz on how the new single became available to play through Beatstar two days ahead of global release
Coming To Your City
Jam City expands executive team to broaden F2P portfolio
Lisa Anderson promoted to executive vice president, will oversee all F2P activities, as well as former King and Playtika leads, Brent Blazek and Dan Lipa
Unmissable Sessions
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Track Rundown
Learn the secret sauce to a successful multiplayer game at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto
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Audio In
Mobile gaming audio tech startup Odeeo receives $9 million, becomes DAX’s sales partner
Odeeo co-founder Amit Monheit speaks with PocketGamer.biz on the unrealised potential of the mobile games industry for advertisers
Spending On Subscriptions
Liftoff and AppsFlyer report considers untapped potential in subscription-model mobile games
11% of subscription-model apps are games
European Expansion
Wargaming opens new studios in Poland and Serbia
Officially pulled out of Russia and Belarus
Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame: Jani Karlsson and pioneering the earliest days of the mobile games industry
One of the earliest mobile games pioneers celebrated by peers and friends alike
Predicting And Projecting
Sensor Tower: player spending on mobile games reaching $117 billion by 2026
Apps to outpace games in terms of spending, but gaming predicted to remain the largest individual category.
Invest In Ai
Candy Crush creator King acquires AI software company Peltarion
Activision Blizzard subsidiary aims to become a ‘game AI hub’ in the gaming industry
Hot Five
Hot Five: Supercell makes first NFT commitment, Apple Arcade execs leave tech giant, and only 16% of mobile players want blockchain games
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Browser Bash
Google and Apple’s mobile browser dominance investigated by UK regulator
UK competition regulator announces plans to take action against the tech giants' hold over browsers and cloud gaming
Financial Findings
Netmarble’s Q1 2022 results show 43% fall in EBITDA year-over-year
Casual games found to be Netmarble’s most lucrative genre
Next Netflix Games
The Queen’s Gambit mobile game and more announced during Netflix’s Geeked Week
Working with developers such as Ripstone, Nanobit, and Chimera Entertainment
Track Rundown
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Virtually Join Us
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Muesse To Lead
Andy Muesse to lead Rovio’s global game studios
Muesse to lead the company's global game studios in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Canada
New To Netflix
Desta: The Memories Between announced in Netflix partnership
A new title in partnership between ustwo and Netflix
Upstream
Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – June 10 2022
PocketGamer.biz and Stream Hatchet break down the monthly stats on mobile games making waves on streaming platforms and esports events
Subscription Success
GameRefinery: creative battle pass implementation found in 60% of the top grossing mobile games
Gacha and battle pass elements are integrating into many genres
Google It
Google: only 16% of mobile gamers want NFT-based games
Player base split on engagement with in-game ads, motivation to start mobile titles, and NFT-based games of little interest
Eclipsing Events
E3 rivalled as Geoff Keighley confirms physical Summer Game Fest for 2023
Next Summer Game Fest announced to be digital and in-person
Summer Games Fest
HoYoverse holds the ground for mobile representation at the Summer Game Fest
Trailers for Zenless Zone Zero and Honkai Star Rail
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Stream Hatchet’s Bobby Baird on why more games companies need to be investing in esports
Get to know the thought leaders of Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto, June 6-7
Last Chance To Save
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Hand In The Cookie Jar
How Cookie Run: Kingdom's shift from endless runner to RPG led to Devsisters' greatest success
Devsisters' Kilhyeon Cho, Eunji Lee, and Danny Huh discuss the team's success with Cookie Run: Kingdom following its first English-language award
Going Global
Honor of Kings global mobile launch confirmed for 2022
Honor of Kings is confirmed to be coming to launching globally later this year on mobile.
The Coming Crypto Storm
Q&A with Storms’ CEO David Yin: Navigating the Web3 gaming space
Is Web3 coming? Is it already here? What does crypto bring to the world of games? PocketGamer.biz sat down with the Storms CEO for his take on the future of games
Polish Expansion
Amber to open Polish studio following 56% revenue growth
Studio to be headed by game designer Greg Ciach
Stakes And Shares
Saudi Arabia acquires 8.1% of Embracer Group with $1 billion stake
Via subsidiary Savvy Gaming Group
Html5
Playable Factory announces launch of HTML5 service for mobile games studios
H5 Games will support mobile devs without the experience, ability, or funding to create HTML5 titles
Big Bid
Meta Audience Network bidding hits Appodeal Stack
Appodeal Stack integrates Meta Audience Network making it available to all app creators in its Growth Platform
Do Cross The Streams
Stream Hatchet Brands launched to track 2,300 brands on streaming platforms
Logo detection and chat analysis used to identify media value
4dworks
The games industry is infamous for burnout. Hutch's Shaun Rutland wants to change that.
"A happy team also means a productive one, but that's often neglected in games"
Return Of The King
Revenue boost on alternative stores for strategy game
Flexion CEO Jens Lauritzson explains how the company helped Top Games give their game a revenue boost
Growing Into Germany
iCandy sets sights on the metaverse with a 60% stake in Flying Sheep Studios
Total consideration for the stake is $2.14 million
Developer Deals
Keywords Studios enters conditional $32.5 million acquisition of Forgotten Empires
Maximum value of the acquisition, with initial cash consideration of $15.75 million
Ua Eye
How Royal Match draws on the ad legacy of Homescapes
Rovio's Claire Rozain takes a look at Dream Games' renowned flagship title, Royal Match, and the myriad influences beyond the Match 3 genre
May Merriment
Apex Legends Mobile and Ni No Kuni boost US mobile performance in May, GameRefinery finds
Report analyses mobile sectors in US, Japan, and China
New Adventures
The leading global games industry conference is returning to Helsinki – join us there this September!
Pocket Gamer Connects is making a grand return to Finland this fall. Mark your calendars and book your tickets today to secure the lowest price possible!