No Deal
Discord considers IPO as Microsoft talks end
Company is apparently interested in going public in the future
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King QA analyst Ana Luca on why testing starts with MVP
"Regular testing sessions with the whole team is a must"
Zoom In
TapNation launches new talk series TapNation’s OpenMic starting 22 April with Célia Hodent
Previously she was director of UX at Epic Games
Start Your Engines
Mario Kart Tour races past $200 million in revenue
And 200 million downloads
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PGC Digital: Why data is crucial when developing a game
"Test often and fail fast"
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PGC Digital: The rise of phones as controllers
Snap Finger Click's Joanna Haslam hosted the session
Time To Update!
Apple rolling out iOS 14.5 on 30 April
Bringing IDFA changes with it
Apply Now
Ten Square Games is hiring. Find out more about this fast-growing Polish developer
Senior roles now open
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PGC Digital: Why short game experiences are valuable
Less diluted, more intense experiences
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PGC Digital: Developing your debut game
"Game jams are awesome ways of building your skills and meeting new people"
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PGC Digital: 'There will be a million-dollar game NFT sold in 2021'
Panel hosted on the future of NFTs
On Fire
Lightheart Entertainment secures $6.8 million in Series A funding
Led by Makers Fund
Luigi Time!
Nintendo is releasing an interactive Luigi LEGO set
Adventures With Luigi Starter Course will retail for $59.99
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PGC Digital: 5 billion downloads of Unity-developed apps are made every month
94 of the top 100 development studios by revenue use the software
Check Those Ads
Vulcron partners with ADInMo for Pixel Strike 3D monetisation
Earning more plus better retention
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PGC Digital: Can your mobile game go hyper?
"You will have to fail many times in order to win"
Going Public
Master the Meta: Reflecting on AppLovin’s $2 billion IPO
The past, present, and future of this business
Get Hyped
Supersonic hosting its second hypercasual contest with a $200,000 prize from 1 May
Runners up will be awarded $150,000
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PGC Digital: Publisher or self-publish?
It comes down to time and money
In The Clouds
Microsoft rolls out Xbox Cloud Gaming beta for iOS
Via web browsers
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Boomzap's Christopher Natsuume discusses losing money and time on passion project Last Regiment
Boomzap's Christopher Natsuume dives into his most recent failure
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PGC Digital: Fundamentally Games' path to becoming a publisher
Our goal was to fill a gap in the market
Jobs In Games
Clipwire Games' Jaime Pearse on taking a chance on getting into games and finding her dream job
She's now game design lead at the Canadian studio
Beyond Idfa
iOS 14.5 is (very) nearly here! Are you ready for the mobile marketing implications?
Free ticket offer to today's PocketGamer.biz Summit: Beyond IDFA
Save The Planet
Wooga pledges up to $20,000 to reforestation charity TreeSisters
Through its Root to Rise campaign
Apex Predator
Apex Legends Mobile entering soft launch in India and the Philippines on Android
Won't include cross-play
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PGC Digital: Leveraging game jams for brands
"Game jams are a special kind of opportunity for brands"
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PGC Digital: When to monetise and acquire users in Asia
Each country has different seasonal events
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PGC Digital: Valheim publisher Coffee Stain on 5 factors for virality
Working on making it fun to watch
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PGC Digital: What is gaming's post-Covid normal?
"I think that our industry is uniquely positioned... to overcome challenges"
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PGC Digital: People 45 years and older make up nearly a third of mobile gamers
43% of women play more than five times a week
Building
Hiber's funding hits $4.5 million, also adds Eros Resmini to board
Swedish UGC platform scaling
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PGC Digital: MENA games market to hit $6 billion in 2021
So saysArslan Kiran, Yoozoo Games' CEO of YooZoo and MENA
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PGC Digital: The evolution of casual games
"Casual gamers in terms of mastery and experience have moved on"
Most Read
Hot Five: AppLovin's IPO, Crash Bandicoot's sales, and mighty Mighty DOOM
Hottest articles of the week
Speaker Spotlight
"Don’t always assume that you need expensive and professional training to enter the industry"
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Scuti.AI CEO Nicholas Longano on expanding monetisation methods
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Speaker Spotlight
Roblox's Jonathan Vlassopulos on music biz meets the metaverse
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Special Shoutout
Massive thank you to our amazing sponsors for next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6
Shining the spotlight on the finest companies supporting us for our next online conference - meet them next week!
Crash Cow
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run generated $700,000 in first week
Runner nears 38 million global downloads
On And On
Now coming to Xbox, Gameloft announces one billion Asphalt installs
First launched in 2005 for DS and N-Gage
Just Fantasy?
Update: Square Enix dismisses acquisition rumours
"This report is not based on any announcement"
Poc In Mobile
"Minorities have to know about the industry and feel welcome to be part of it"
Com2uS' Arturo Ruiz shares his experience
Competition
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Vertiginous
Zynga’s High Heels is the breakout mobile game of Q1 2021
Crunching the data with App Annie
Speaker Spotlight
Drake Star Partners' Michael Metzger on strong consolidation and more interesting IPOs
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Think Different
Take a gamestorming leap with AI
CEO Tom Pigott explains the power of AI ideation
Thank The Skate Gods
Nintendo's Indie World Showcase spotlights Oxenfree 2, Olli Olli World and Road 96
21 games giving new looks or debuted in presentation
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Speaker Spotlight
Ukie's George Osborn on how gaming's 2020 successes should influence 2021
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th