Recruiting
Master the Meta: What we have learned about learning at Lightheart
"We always strive for the fastest path to learning"
For The Players
PlayStation app closes in on 120 million installs
Originally launched on November 13th, 2013
Full Speed Ahead
Huuuge snaps up hit match-3 game Traffic Puzzle for $39 million
Social casino outfit buys hypercasual traffice
High Octane Action
Apex Legends Mobile soft launch now live - first images and gameplay surface
Testing in India and Philippines
Harder Gold
Nexon buys $100 million Bitcoin
Spent 2% of its cash reserves
New Gold
Hasbro sees NFTs as a ‘substantial opportunity’
Brian Goldner is bullish
Review Power
CCP further clamps down on Chinese game releases with new approval process
Game Evaluation and Rating Guidelines now live
Hells Bells
Update: Bethesda's Mighty DOOM now in soft launch via Google Play
First Doom mobile game for over 10 years
Big Indie Pitch
Crispr Crunch's virus-busting puzzler wins The Big Indie Pitch at PGC Digital #6
Winner breakdown
The Facts
Why collaborating with a mobile games publisher is so painful, it's good for you
AppQuantum lay down some home truths
Avoid The Noid
King partners with Dominos to bring The Noid to Crash Bandicoot: On the Run
"We're excited to launch our first in-game collaboration…"
Privacy Laws
As iOS 14.5 goes live, German businesses file antitrust complaint against Apple
"Apple is effectively shutting out all competitors"
Ready To Launch
Reach over one million gamers with LaunchPad #4, an online showcase for iOS and Android games
Pocket Gamer LaunchPad #4 takes off on May 20-21
The Start
Sega will launch its first NFTs in summer 2021
Partners with Double Jump.Tokyo
Big Bang
Game M&A hit all-time high of $39 billion in Q1 2021
280 deals made during the quarter
United
OneSignal becomes first Unity Verified Solutions Partner for messaging
The first for a messaging solution
Switch It Up
Nintendo Switch is Japan's sixth best-selling console of all time
The DS holds the top spot
Golden Age
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity sells 3.7 million copies in five months
Released on 20 November 2020
Back On Track
Korea’s best 24-hour gaming business event PlayX4 2021 runs 10-14 May
Busines restarts
Sell Out
Xsolla announces Xsolla Exit Strategies services
New service for developers
Money
Azerion raises $242 million via bonds on Nasdaq Stockholm
To be used for acquisitions and expansion
Nintend-no
Super Nintendo World closes temporarily as COVID cases rise in Japan
Only opened on 28 March
To The Max
Garena opens pre-registrations for Free Fire Max for MENA users
An update version of the battle royale game
Time To Hunt
Android players can sign up for soft-launch version of The Witcher: Monster Slayer
To later be fully released on Android and iOS
Money Bags
Huuuge Games grew profits 131% to $57 milllion in 2020
The company went public in February
Learning Fast
Nazara Technologies revenue jumps 84% in FY21 to $61 million
Indian tech giant continues growth
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Esports marketing practices
"Marketing within esports is an absolute minefield"
You're A Winner
Legends of Runeterra picks up Mobile Game of the Year at the DICE Awards
Animal Crossing: New Horizons won Family Game of the Year
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Nick Button-Brown on doing your due diligence when raising money
"People want to get involved with the next sexy thing"
Pgc Digital #6
"There are more middle-aged female gamers than teenage male gamers"
Says Mission Control GG'sNatalie Bell
Pgc Digital #6
PUBG Mobile esports generated 200 million hours of viewing in 2020
It's #4 in world ranking
Come Craft Joy
Help Rovio create its next great game!
Luiz Tenório provides the lowdown
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Choosing the right influencer for your brand
Kukouri Mobile Entertainment marketing manager Sophie Riordan discusses
To Battle!
Jagex launching RuneScape for mobile this summer
Pre-registrations open on the App Store and Google Play
Going Public
Mighty Kingdom files $18 million IPO on ASX
Market capitalisation of $46 million
Pgc Digital #6
Live ops are all about motivating players to keep coming back
"If you want to know your players and build your game, then data is absolutely crucial"
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Worlds of Tanks Blitz fires to 1.5 million installs on Switch
Exclusive content on the way
All Seeing
Xsolla acquires data viz outfit Slemma
Better viz, better business
Going To Battle
EA is bringing Battlefield to mobile in 2022
Developed by Industrial Toys
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Why storytelling is always king
Panel on 'The Influence of Comics, Films and Music on Games'
Indie Spotlight
Why Kaze and the Wild Masks (and every indie game) faces "huge uncertainty"
Talking to Brazilian dev PixelHive
Hotting Up
Play Ventures to launch a blockchain games investment fund
Taking a stake in LuneX Ventures
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Developing inclusive games
"It comes down to what is important to your game and what the focus of the game is"
Welcome To The Family
Keywords snaps up Climax Studios for up to $60 million
The latest in a line of acquisitions
Out The Box
Pragma raises $12 million in Series A funding
For its online games backend solution
Coin Up
Gamevil gets into blockchain with $28 million Coinone investment
South Korea publisher exploring new opportunities
Map The Metaverse
Explore the future with Beyond Games conference - last chance to save $206
Walk through the frontiers where games meet film, TV, music, fashion and more.
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: How Switch is breaking Nintendo's 'cyclical stock' performance
Further growth expected in 2021 and 2022
You're A Winner
Voodoo announces six regional winners of its $150,000 hypercasual contest
They were rewarded with $20,000
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Top tips to improve the performance of game artists
"Do not offer the illusion of offering a choice and then take it away"