Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: 'Play-to-earn gaming will replace free-to-play,' says Yield Guild's Gabby Dizon
The rise of a new way to play
Most Read
Hot Five: Marvel Future Revolution pre-registration, SciPlay acquires Koukoi Games and Fusebox layoffs
The hottest articles of last week
It’s Today!
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 starts in less than an hour
The global mobile games B2B industry conference starts today
Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from King, Zynga, Niantic and Playrix
Epic Win
Epic Games wins appeal against Apple in Australia
"This is a positive step forward for Australian consumers and developers”
Pgc Profile
The value of research and development to game developers
Belka Games head of research and development Pavel Sudakov discusses
Sponsored
Left or right? How data warehouses make it easy to make decisions
GameAnalytics offer nine practical ways in which data warehouses help you make informed decisions
Special Shoutout
Special thank you to the sponsors for next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
Meet the finest companies supporting us for our next online conference
150 Million Users
Etermax launches its first NFT collectables via a Trivia Crack tournament
TriviaTokens Cup runs July 9th to12th
Early-stage Investment
The Games Fund invests in Hypemasters, Vandrouka, Purple and Jarvi Games
Eastern European mobile studios all get a financial boost
Pgc Profile
Zynga lead product manager Vikrant Agarwal on finding your place in the games industry
"The game industry is very dynamic and things are constantly changing"
Pretty Nifty
Nifty Games brings on new executives from EA, Zynga and LucasArts
“This is an incredible time of growth..."
They're Coming
The Walking Dead marches on blockchain UGC platform The Sandbox
Skybound Entertainment will also operate its own game in the metaverse
"hooked"
Mario maker Shigeru Miyamoto obsessed with Pokémon GO
"The average person playing Pokémon GO in Japan is probably around 60 years old"
Social Expansion
SciPlay acquires Om Nom: Run developer Koukoi Games
"Together, we can build impactful evergreen games..."
Top Talent
The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021 finalists
Shortlist unveiled progressively, with winners revealed during central London ceremony on July 20th
National Police Contacted
Fortnite ban called by Indonesian minister after sacred building thought to be destroyed in-game
"Our team respects all religions..."
Biggest Catch
Mobile games driving $1.7 billion of weekly spending globally
Crunching the data with App Annie
Let Them Mine
Minecraft becomes adults-only in South Korea
Restrictions will see those under 19 unable to access the game
Fortin Wins Fortnite
15-year-old boy from Quebec wins $75,000 at Fortnite tournament
Fortin has now signed with a professional esports team
Move Over Spotify
Roblox strikes deal with Sony Music to bring more artists to the gaming platform
"We look forward to expanding our successful partnership…"
Roll The Dice
How to grow a profitable audience within a niche genre
How taking a holistic approach to user acquisition and monetisation helped WildCard grow the audience for its classic games
Go On Son
Tencent partners with Tottenham Hotspur to bring Son Heung-Min to PUBG
The partnership will see Heung-Min as a playable character in the game
Reshuffle
Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier will step down, four months after EA acquisition
Rashid Varachia will step down at the end of July as well
Meet And Connect
Meet the likes of Facebook, Microsoft, Tencent and more at next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
Connect with the biggest companies at the top B2B games industry conference
Bagon In Bagram
Pokémon GO spotted at former US military base in Afghanistan
"We can’t have no IED Pokémon on the FOB"
64gb Storage
Nintendo confirms Switch Pro's existence with Nintendo Switch (OLED model)
New console launches this October
Final Schedule
The final conference schedule for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 has been locked in
Find out what’s happening next week and connect with the global games industry
Apex Axie
Axie Infinity hits 350,000 DAUs and over $170 million monthly trading volume
Mobile-first blockchain game is tearing it up
Victory Road
Pokémon GO shows no signs of slowing down with $5 billion revenue in five years
Another $1 billion in seven months
"legal Obligations"
Nintendo seeks further action against ROM site owner after missing first $50 payment
Nintendo has requested a permanent injunction be put in place
Power Your Dreams
The Xbox Game Pass app has generated 14 million downloads
Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now follow behind
Reset Button
Love Island developer Fusebox responds to layoff claims
"Fusebox is currently consulting with its employees on a proposed change..."
Meet The Investor
Project A Ventures’ Jack Wang on the kind of companies and projects they’re interested in investing in
“Most founders I have spoken to are very well-rehearsed on development calls"
One Week Left
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7 starts next week
Connect with the global games industry and learn from the world’s leading authorities
Most Read
Hot Five: Gameloft NFTs, Dream Games valued at $1 billion and Ni No Kuni beats Pokémon GO
The hottest articles of last week
New Entity
Update: Activision Blizzard clarifies stake in social casino dev Playstudios
"We received shares in the new entity and are now disclosing that..."
Unmissable Insight
Hear from the likes of Facebook, WarnerMedia and Supercell at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
The final set of speakers for our seventh digital conference revealed
Ps Goodbye
The PSP store closes today but games will still be available
"You’ll still be able to purchase and play PSP content..."
Pgc Profile
Ryu Games' Nick Contino on the mobile transformation of esports
Contino explore the impact of mobile games and technology on the world of esports
Assassin's Creed Rebellion
Facebook partners with Ubisoft on cloud gaming service, exceeds 1.5 million users
Now possesses over 25 games
Sky High
$60 billion worth of deals in the games industry have already taken place in 2021
Drake Star Partners adds up the activity
The Future Is Now
Marvel Future Revolution opens pre-registrations and soft launch
First open-world action RPG on mobile
Entries Open For Top 50
Are you one of the world's best game creators?
Nominations open for the 2021 PocketGamer.biz Top 50 Game Makers
Meet And Connect
Start networking now with the live meeting platform ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
The MeetToMatch platform is now open! Start connecting before the July 12th to 16th online event
Coming Very Soon
Update: Square Enix confirms Final Fantasy pixel remaster release dates
Over 161 million global sales as a series to-date
Extended Play
Animoca Brands raises $50 million from investors such as Scopely and Samsung
Blockchain game funding is booming
Kill Your Darlings
How To Evaluate Mobile Game Ideas
How can developers evaluate the potential of new game concepts, before committing time and resources to them? AppMagic explains
New Backers
Mobile UGC platform Hiber raises $15 million
EQT Ventures leads the investment
Going Public
Update: IronSource goes public following $11.1 billion valuation
Merging with Thoma Bravo for SPAC