Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: Cami Smith explains why perseverance is key to success in the games industry

"[The games industry] is an industry filled with passion, new ideas, and storytellers that create incredible environments, characters, and sounds."

Niantic acquires 8th Wall to empower AR metaverse

Niantic acquires 8th Wall to empower AR metaverse

Expanding the reach of Niantic Lightship tools

International Women's Day

"To all women considering joining the games industry or building their own company - I did it. You can too."

Game Jolt's Yaprak DeCarmine discusses breaking out of gaming's social strata, the importance of passion, perseverance, and kindness, and four key priorities when forming your own company

Orlando Bloom joins King of Avalon as a limited-time playable character

Orlando Bloom joins King of Avalon as a limited-time playable character

Orlando the Nightshard enters medieval Europe

Activision to bring Warzone to mobile

Warzone On The Go

Activision to bring Warzone to mobile

Aiming to tap in to enormous mobile market

Galaxy Interactive appoints Ryan You as co-head of gaming division

Co-head Of Games

Galaxy Interactive appoints Ryan You as co-head of gaming division

Will also operate as partner and managing director

Meet the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022 finalists

The finalists are now unveiled! Take a look at all the finalists for this year’s Mobile Games Awards ahead of our Central London ceremony on April 5

Makers Fund raises $500 million for third investment fund

Makers Fund raises $500 million for third investment fund

Will continue to invest in founders that are "evolving and innovating" the games ecosystem

AviaGames appoints former Glu Mobile CEO Nick Earl as senior advisor

Advising Aviagames

AviaGames appoints former Glu Mobile CEO Nick Earl as senior advisor

Earl will advise on business and content strategy, and more

EA’s $11 million fine over loot boxes overturned

Reversing A Ruling

EA’s $11 million fine over loot boxes overturned

As ruled by the Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division

Scopely makes $20 million investment in Burlingame Studios

Experienced Team

Scopely makes $20 million investment in Burlingame Studios

Studios will partner to develop an "all new experience"

Updated: Mobile Mavens: bringing more women into the mobile games industry

International Women's Day

Updated: Mobile Mavens: bringing more women into the mobile games industry

Platform female trialblazers, stop punishing parenthood, and combat imposter syndrome

Tether Studios surpasses $250 million lifetime revenue

Skill-based Spending

Tether Studios surpasses $250 million lifetime revenue

Over 30 million downloads across 27 titles

Tapjoy: Women play on mobile more times per day than men

Modern Mobile Gaming

Tapjoy: Women play on mobile more times per day than men

Over 50% of mobile gamers prefer ads over pay-to-play

IWD22:

Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: "If you have faith in your skills and expertise those will prevail."

Jacki Vause of Dimoso on the next great opportunities for the mobile games market

International Women's Day

"The number of female designers in the games industry is higher than ever, but this doesn’t apply to developer and management roles"

Playable Factory's Gökçe Nur Oğuz talks the women joining the Turkish mobile games industry

Video interview: AWS Game Tech on the diverse functionality of cloud gaming

Pg Connects Interviews

Video interview: AWS Game Tech on the diverse functionality of cloud gaming

AWS Game Tech's Eric Morales details the evolving needs met by cloud gaming and functionality, both for the developers and players

Ignite Tournaments raises $10 million to create mobile P2E esports platform

Ignite Tournaments raises $10 million to create mobile P2E esports platform

Back by Animoca Brands

Rovio pulls games from Russia and Belarus

Rovio Removes Games

Rovio pulls games from Russia and Belarus

In-app purchases disabled for games that have already been downloaded

Anzu joins Unity’s Verified Solutions Partner programme

Unified With Unity

Anzu joins Unity’s Verified Solutions Partner programme

The first in-game advertising company on the programme

Supercell halt game downloads in Russia and Belarus

Zero Cell Count

Supercell halt game downloads in Russia and Belarus

Removes titles from app stores, new downloads prevent, access for existing players to be suspended

Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes

Loot Box Lawsuit

Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes

Claimant seeks $5 million in damages

ESL Gaming partners with Qualcomm for multi-genre mobile esports competitions

Snapdragon Esports

ESL Gaming partners with Qualcomm for multi-genre mobile esports competitions

Snapdragon Pro Series will provide "high quality" mobile esports experiences

Emma Raz: How I found my way into gaming

International Women's Day

Emma Raz: How I found my way into gaming

NumberEight's Emma Raz profiles her change from cybersecurity to mobile gaming, what she loves about the industry, and ways it can better support women

Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: "No matter how empathetic someone may be... they will still never know how it feels to be any other person"

Fertessa Allyse of Funko Games on the portrayal of women in games

Bidstack partners with Xaxis to provide ads across portfolio

Bidstack partners with Xaxis to provide ads across portfolio

Will provide access to Bidstack's 70+ games portfolio

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day 2022: Celebrating the women of Steel Media

From editorial and events, to sales and marketing, women are leading the way at Steel Media

IWD22:

Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: "The 'metaverse' trend has been significantly overblown and disproportionately emphasised"

Kate Edwards of Geogrify’s on inclusive game-making

Griffin Gaming Partners raises $750 million for its second fund

Biggest games-based VC fund to date will focus on Web3 and social platforms

The economy of the metaverse - why NFTs are big news for branding

Interoperable Transferrable Permanent

The economy of the metaverse - why NFTs are big news for branding

Owen Ma, co-founder and head of partnerships at Epik, explains why NFTs may be the future of licensing in games

Netflix appoints Roberto Barrera as head of games strategy

Barrera Brought On

Netflix appoints Roberto Barrera as head of games strategy

Playstation Alumnus brought on to solidify games approach

Kelly Vero:

International Women's Day

Kelly Vero: "Kicking ass means never having to say you're sorry"

Industry veteran Kelly Vero gives her answer to a critical question: what is it like being a woman in the games industry?

Bobby Kotick stepping down from Coca-Cola to focus attention on Activision Blizzard

Eyes On Activision

Bobby Kotick stepping down from Coca-Cola to focus attention on Activision Blizzard

Following acquisition by Microsoft

IWD22:

Speaker Spotlight

IWD22: "Society often tells women that they need to take 'responsible' jobs"

Leyla Johnson of Mohawk Games on what it means to be a woman in games

Updated March 8: game companies offer support for Ukraine

Sharing Support

Updated March 8: game companies offer support for Ukraine

Supercell, InGameJob, and John Romaro among others

How three extra months without revenue led to the success of RPG Dice: Heroes of Whitestone

How three extra months without revenue led to the success of RPG Dice: Heroes of Whitestone

Postponing the game's launch was the right decision for game polish and team wellbeing

Microsoft announces suspension of new sales in Russia

Microsoft Manoeuvres

Microsoft announces suspension of new sales in Russia

Protecting Ukraine’s cybersecurity

Hot Five: new Netflix Games releases, Free Fire K-pop collaboration with BTS, and MiHoYo’s nuclear fusion investment

Hot Five: new Netflix Games releases, Free Fire K-pop collaboration with BTS, and MiHoYo’s nuclear fusion investment

The hottest news articles on PG.biz

Expanding In Europe

Mobile Premier League expands in Europe with GameDuell acquisition

First move in free-to-play space

Idle Miner Tycoon now available on Facebook Gaming

Idle Miner Tycoon now available on Facebook Gaming

Reaches cloud platform six years after 2016 mobile release

Samsung admits to throttling games on S22 smartphone

Addressing Alterations

Samsung admits to throttling games on S22 smartphone

Plans to resolve the issue

Company Profile – jagex Partners

Company profile – Jagex Partners

Learn more about Jagex Partners, the community-driven games developer headquartered in Cambridge, UK

Speaker Spotlight: Edgegap's Mathieu Duperré on the triple-A experience, crossplay, and live and digital events

Post-pg Connects London

Speaker Spotlight: Edgegap's Mathieu Duperré on the triple-A experience, crossplay, and live and digital events

Edgegap's Mathieu Duperré on the growth of AAA mobile experiences and why you should not fall in love with your game

Updated: TheXPlace early access offered to studios and talent looking to network

Updated: TheXPlace early access offered to studios and talent looking to network

CEO Maya Rand speaks to PocketGamer.biz, as Tencent, Playtika, Activision Blizzard, and Zynga among others get involved

Tribe Gaming to launch limited edition NFTs with unique perks

Tribe Gaming to launch limited edition NFTs with unique perks

All money raised will go to Quest to Conquer Cancer initiative

Speaker Spotlight: Moloco's William Melzer on how and why developers must understand demand-side platforms

Post-pg Connects London

Speaker Spotlight: Moloco's William Melzer on how and why developers must understand demand-side platforms

Moloco's VP of Sales for EMEA, William Melzer explores demand-side platforms in mobile advertising and how developers can use them to achieve their 'ultimate KPIs'

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – March 4 2022

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – March 4 2022

PocketGamer.biz and Stream Hatchet break down the monthly stats on mobile games making waves on streaming platforms and esports events

Sensor Tower: Half of top grossing mobile games in 2021 feature season pass

Sensor Tower: Half of top grossing mobile games in 2021 feature season pass

Ad removal is the most widely used monetisation mechanic

Speaker Spotlight: Odeeo's Amit Monheit on the importance of user experience and keeping your players happy

Post-pg Connects London

Speaker Spotlight: Odeeo's Amit Monheit on the importance of user experience and keeping your players happy

Odeeo's Amit Monheit identifies Web3 as the biggest disruptor to mobile games, and the ever-present importance of user experience in successfully delivering in-game ads

Get a glimpse of the star-studded speaker lineup for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Get a glimpse of the star-studded speaker lineup for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Enjoy a little preview of what we have in store for you in Seattle this upcoming May