FunPlus’ chief business officer Chris Petrovic on the value they add to their investments

Meet The Investor

FunPlus’ chief business officer Chris Petrovic on the value they add to their investments

“We provide a tremendous amount of value add to our investments through our 10+ years of experience in free-to-play gaming and through our 1,700 employees around the world”

Sumo Group launches Secret Mode indie publishing arm

Sumo Group launches Secret Mode indie publishing arm

Head up by Sega vets James Schall and Derek Seklecki

Tenjin offers free 'Attribution Modeling' for all iOS 14.5 users

Tenjin offers free 'Attribution Modeling' for all iOS 14.5 users

"From our perspective, at Tenjin, we never believed in the pricing based on attributed installs"

GreenPark Sports opens new virtual space for NBA fans

GreenPark Sports opens new virtual space for NBA fans

"The metaverse for sports fans"

Sakura Games' Jana and Sham Al Bdour on challenges in the Middle East, and future-proofing the industry for female developers

Sakura Games' Jana and Sham Al Bdour on challenges in the Middle East, and future-proofing the industry for female developers

The sisters discuss success, challenges and finding your passion in unlikely scenarios

EA investigating allegations of staff selling FIFA UT cards

EA investigating allegations of staff selling FIFA UT cards

Posts on social media point claim to show employees selling cards for huge sums of money

Find your next job at Games Jobs Live taking place alongside Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 this April

Find Your Next Job

Find your next job at Games Jobs Live taking place alongside Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 this April

Sign up to the dedicated recruitment event and hear from top games industry companies who are advertising job vacancies

Moloco receives TAG Global Brand Safety Certification

"Meeting the requirements to be TAG certified is the latest demonstration of Moloco's dedication to brand safety"

PUBG Mobile was the top-grossing game in February 2021

PUBG Mobile was the top-grossing game in February 2021

Followed by Honor of Kings and Genshin Impact

Speaker Spotlight: Talewind Studios COO Georgina Felce highlights the need for platforms and events to socialise

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Talewind Studios COO Georgina Felce highlights the need for platforms and events to socialise

PGC Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th

Rogue Games raises $2.5 million in Series A Funding

Rogue Games raises $2.5 million in Series A Funding

To grow its team and portfolio

Roblox hits $38 billion market cap at end of first day on stock exchange

Show Me The Money

Roblox hits $38 billion market cap at end of first day on stock exchange

"To all those who helped us get one step closer to fulfilling our vision of the Metaverse – thank you"

Skillz continues to grow having seen revenues of $230m in 2020

Skillz continues to grow having seen revenues of $230m in 2020

“Our first quarter as a publicly-traded company was our twentieth consecutive quarter of revenue growth"

Explore thought-provoking games industry topics with speakers from EA, Fingersoft, Crunchyroll, BoomBit and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6

Expert Speakers

Explore thought-provoking games industry topics with speakers from EA, Fingersoft, Crunchyroll, BoomBit and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6

Make money, build better studios and find inspiration, with the latest set of big-name industry speakers

Krafton backs Indian esports firm Nodwin Gaming with $22.4 million

Getting Competitive

Krafton backs Indian esports firm Nodwin Gaming with $22.4 million

"Krafton is excited to partner with Nodwin Gaming to help foster the promising esports ecosystem"

Nintendo calls time on 3DS and 3DS XL repairs

Nintendo calls time on 3DS and 3DS XL repairs

New Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS models remain unaffected

Epic takes fight with Google to Australia

Epic takes fight with Google to Australia

The company is "seeking fair access and competition that will benefit consumers and developers"

Leaf Mobile submits letter of intent to acquire Truly Social Games

Clear Intentions

Leaf Mobile submits letter of intent to acquire Truly Social Games

For a consideration of up to $29 million

Rovio teams up with Kahoot to educate players on climate change

Protect The Earth

Rovio teams up with Kahoot to educate players on climate change

The Angry Birds creator developed six quizzes for the platform

Speaker Spotlight: EG7 CEO Robin Flodin to share details on going public and scaling $1 billion companies

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: EG7 CEO Robin Flodin to share details on going public and scaling $1 billion companies

PGC Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th

Roblox Mobile smashes through $2.5 billion in lifetime revenue

Money Money Money

Roblox Mobile smashes through $2.5 billion in lifetime revenue

Ahead of its direct listing on the NYSE

Former EA Mobile director, Forza exec and Destiny 2 project lead Carlos Sanchez joins Riot Games

Former EA Mobile director, Forza exec and Destiny 2 project lead Carlos Sanchez joins Riot Games

Sanchez will act as senior director of game operations

League of Legends: Wild Rift coming to the Americas later this month

League of Legends: Wild Rift coming to the Americas later this month

It is already available in Asia and Europe

International Women's Day: Celebrating the women of Steel Media

International Women's Day: Celebrating the women of Steel Media

From editorial to events, women are leading the way

The file size of US App Store games has increased by 76% since 2016

The file size of US App Store games has increased by 76% since 2016

Double Down and Fortnite experienced the most growth

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Introducing Beyond Games - a brand new conference focused on the future of games, transmedia, digital entertainment and the creative industries

Explore the frontiers where games meet music, film, sport, social media, culture, influencers, fashion, technology, lifestyle and loads more on May 10-14

Epic Games snaps up Capturing Reality

Terms of the deal were not disclosed

International Women's Week

"Your career should not fully define your identity," says Popagenda co-founder Geneviève St-Onge

Women in Games week continues as Geneviève St-Onge highlights the need for identity.

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Esports to generate over $1 billion in 2021

Getting Competitive

Esports to generate over $1 billion in 2021

China will be the most lucrative market

Introducing A.I. in game development month on PocketGamer.biz

Introducing A.I. in game development month on PocketGamer.biz

Articles and insight all about A.I. in game dev

Playrix is bringing Homescapes to AppGallery

Playrix is bringing Homescapes to AppGallery

Following the success of Gardenscapes

Google tops the publisher download charts for February 2021

Google tops the publisher download charts for February 2021

Half of the entries were games publishers

Speaker Spotlight: Graffiti Games' Alex Van Lepp shares the advantages and disadvantages of signing with a publisher

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Graffiti Games' Alex Van Lepp shares the advantages and disadvantages of signing with a publisher

PGC Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th

Discord revenue nearly tripled during 2020

Discord revenue nearly tripled during 2020

Platform boasts 140 million monthly active users

Bandai Namco Mobile hires Marc Saña Forrellach as new game developer

Welcome To The Family

Bandai Namco Mobile hires Marc Saña Forrellach as new game developer

He will work on free-to-play prototypes

TinyBuild launches IPO on the London Stock Exchange

TinyBuild launches IPO on the London Stock Exchange

At a company valuation of £340.6 million

Andrew N. Green joins Stillfront Group as senior vice president

Andrew N. Green joins Stillfront Group as senior vice president

Green joins Swedish mobile games group from US venture firm Andreessen Horowitz

Master the Meta: A first look at AppLovin

Master The Meta

Master the Meta: A first look at AppLovin

The long-awaited AppLovin IPO is finally seeing the light of day

Universal Studios Japan to open Super Nintendo World on March 18th

Universal Studios Japan to open Super Nintendo World on March 18th

The Orlando-based park will open in 2025

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Lionsgate coordinator Cole Schoneman joins Call of Duty: Mobile

Lionsgate coordinator Cole Schoneman joins Call of Duty: Mobile

"I've loved this franchise ever since I was a kid"

Microsoft ZeniMax acquisition gets nod in EU and US

Microsoft ZeniMax acquisition gets nod in EU and US

Deal is worth $7.5 billion

TapNation hosts successful inaugural game jam, winners unveiled

TapNation hosts successful inaugural game jam, winners unveiled

The jam had a $150k prize pool

Zynga teams up with Girls With Code for International Women's Day 2021

It donated $100,000 from its social impact fund

OliveX snaps up Zombies, Run! dev Six to Start

OliveX snaps up Zombies, Run! dev Six to Start

“At OliveX we’repassionate about making fitness fun, and that’s exactly what Six to Start does"

Games with loot boxes might be given automatic 18 rating in Germany

Games with loot boxes might be given automatic 18 rating in Germany

This is the result of changes to the country's youth protection laws

International Women's Day 2021: Celebrating women in games on PocketGamer.biz

International Women's Day 2021: Celebrating women in games on PocketGamer.biz

Showcasing talent alongside International Women's Day

UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigating Apple

UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigating Apple

For anti-competitive behaviour

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