Dreaming Big
NDreams hires former Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier
NDreams CEO welcomes Sagnier’s wisdom and passion to the board
$2.3 Billion
Activision Blizzard sees mobile boom as King and Call of Duty hit record sales
Call of Duty: Mobile on track to generate $1 billion in 2021
Finding Value
Tilting Point acquires publishing rights to Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery
WhaleApp's hidden object game has generated $40 million
First Of Many?
Update: Blizzard president and head of HR depart company amid lawsuit
J. Allen Brack and Jesse Meschuk make their exit
Bad To Worse
Activision Blizzard confronted with second lawsuit from investors
The second lawsuit alleges that investors received misinformation
Engagement Priority
Diablo Immortal delayed until first half of 2022
"Our team has been tuning core and endgame features…"
Connect Online
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #8 launches on September 27th
The global B2B mobile games industry returns for an eighth edition featuring Finland’s finest
Firing To Mobile
Activision confirms new Call of Duty mobile game is in development
A new studio will be tasked with the development of the new game
Developers Wanted
Show us your game for a chance to win big in the new Big Hypercasual Pitch
With the help of Sunday we're expanding our pitching series with the Big Hypercasual Pitch, running digitally on September 29th
Survey Success
Pocket Gems drives player engagement with rewarded surveys
Pocket Gems partnered with TapResearch to bring a new rewarded format to players which drove engagement and increased average revenue
New Skills Acquired
Skillz partners with multiplayer tech company Exit Games, invests $50 million
"Expanding into these new areas will grow our total universe of players..."
Experienced Execs
Amber brings on former EA VP and Keywords chief Jaime Gine as CEO
"We are entering a new chapter in Amber’s evolving story"
Elon Encourages Epic
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sides with Epic Games in Apple dispute
The Tesla and SpaceX chief voices his concerns about Apple’s "de facto global tax"
Survive And Trade
NetEase soft-launches survival shooter Lost Light
Available on Google Play in New Zealand, Australia, Germany and the UK
In-depth Learning
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Thank You, Next
Epic Games teams with Ariana Grande for Fortnite’s Rift Tour
"I can’t wait to join my fans and see all of your reactions..."
Design Matters
PocketGamer.biz Podcast Episode 3 - Cobra Mobile
We speak to Cobra Mobile founder and CEO Mark Ettle about the value of making good games
Most Read
Hot Five: Top video game acquisitions, Activision Blizzard strike and Jam City scraps SPAC
The hottest articles of last week
Union Buster
Activision Blizzard brings on union-busting law firm following protests
WilmerHale is tasked with reviewing policies at the company
Seeking Head Of Studio
Riot Games set to open new studio in China
The League of Legends creator plans to expand its reach
Crank It Up
Playdate sells out 20,000 units in 20 minutes
Will start to ship in late 2020 and 2021
Scaling
Louis Vuitton launching NFT mobile game in August
Louis: The Game celebrates founder's 200th anniversary
Super Hire
10 Supercell jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from several of Supercell’s offices
Led By League
League of Legends: Wild Rift pushes Riot Games to $100 million revenue on mobile
The developer currently only has three live mobile games
Animoca Acquires Aussies
Animoca Brands acquires Australian indie developer Blowfish Studios
The companies plan to "change the perception of blockchain gaming"
Belief In The Sword
The Witcher: Monster Slayer grabs one million downloads in first week
More than half a million revenue
Profit Up 93%
Apple sees revenue grow by 36% to $81.4 billion in third quarter
The company reports new revenue records in each geographic sector
Counting Down
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Disruption Sparks Innovation
Disruption accelerates three shifts for gaming businesses
Facebook's Michael Bertaut explores new opportunities for success in the rapidly evolving global mobile market
Open Letter
Ubisoft staff back Activision Blizzard, demand impactful changes in open letter
The letter accuses Ubisoft of not doing enough to combat workplace misconduct
World Not An Oyster
Dr. Mario World becomes Nintendo's worst-performing mobile game to-date
Less than $14 million in revenue in two years
Cheaters Bewear
Niantic combats wave of false bans in Pokémon GO
The ban prevents players from accessing their accounts for seven days to permanently
Staff Walkout
Activision Blizzard employees set to strike
The employees are demanding several changes be made to the company’s operations
Bitter Pill
Nintendo to close Dr. Mario World after barely two years live
Worst performing mobile game from Nintendo to-date
Signed Letter
Update: Over 3,000 Activision Blizzard staff push back at company’s response to allegations
Staff members call for the "seriousness of the allegations" to be officially recognised
Poc In Mobile
"Hiring managers should actively seek candidates from underrepresented groups"
Pocket Gems' Nihit Sinha advises ways to enter the games industry
The Revolution Has Begun
Update: Netmarble confirms Marvel Future Revolution will launch this August
Game set to roll out in second half of 2021
Deserted Deal
Jam City cancels SPAC listing but still hopes to buy Ludia
Deal was valued at $1.2 billion
Imp-erfct
Update: The Witcher: Monster Slayer suffered major issues at launch
4000 technical support tickets raised
Most Read
Hot Five: The Witcher: Monster Slayer's launch snafu, more Yu-Gi-Oh and Netflix gets games
The hottest articles of last week
2021 Mobile Legend
The life and times of mobile legend Chris DeWolfe
Jam City CEO and co-founder scoops Mobile Legend trophy at Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards
A New Horizon
Sony and MiHoYo partner to bring Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy to Genshin Impact
PlayStation heroine will be available after version 2.1 update
Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from Jam City, Rovio, Gameloft and Glu Mobile
Seventh Heaven
The seventh sizzling edition of Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 was amazing
July's online conference connected the global games industry together
Big Indie Pitch
Relaxing idle game Hello Tokotoko wins The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
Winner breakdown
Live And Kicking
Why after 10 years of Jetpack Joyride, now is the right time for a sequel
"Creating this sequel was almost a moral obligation..."
Court Case
Activision Blizzard lawsuit alleges workplace sexual harassment and bullying
The lawsuit follows a two year investigation alleging a "pervasive frat boy workplace culture"
Call To Action
Genshin Impact spurs mobile action games to $435 million in US for H1 2021
The figure shows a 104 per cent rise for the genre year-over-year
Fifth Annual
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 generated over $20 million in two days
$731.3 million in global spending from 2021 alone
Raising The Stakes
Zoom partners with social casino dev FlowPlay to launch in-app games
Starting with Live Game Night Poker