Welcome Aboard
Maunel Bronstein joins Roblox as chief product officer
His goal is "to enable the metaverse"
The Best In Mobile Games
Time is running out to vote for your favourite game at the Pocket Gamer Awards 2021. Voting closes THIS WEDNESDAY!
Voting closes on March 3rd. Make sure you’ve put your games in the spotlight and tell your community to vote now!
Hot Five
Hot Five: Miniclip invests in Green Horse Games, ironSource snaps up Luna Labs, and Rovio's Darkfire Heroes gets launch date
The hottest articles from the last week
Can’t Put It Down
The neverending story of Episode’s interactive story success
Crunching the data with App Annie
Outta Here
Nearly 50 squads have been disqualified from the 2021 PUBG Mobile Club Open
Reasons include cheating and ineligible players
Moving Up
Seriously's Petri Järvilehto takes over CEO role
"Every day working with this team is a privilege, and I can't wait to see what lies ahead"
Catch Em All
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl coming this year
Pokémon Legend Arceus to launch in Early 2022
To Be Fair
FlowPlay joins the Coalition for App Fairness
To combat Apple and its App Store policies
Winner!
Genshin Impact picks up three accolades at the Mobile GameDev Awards
Innovation & Excellence in Core Gameplay, Best Newcomer and Best Event
Poc In Mobile
"Commitments to invest in Black developers, fight racism and hate speech online are so necessary and long overdue"
East Side Games' Marchiano Loen explains why the 'glass ceiling' needs shattering
Show Me The Money
Hiro Capital invests $15 million in three mobile studios
Snowprint Studios, Double Loop Games and Happy Volcano
Fantasy Come True
Two new Final Fantasy mobile games are on the way
Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier and Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis
Moving On
Amazon Luna boss Marc Whitten departs the company
Exec has taken a role at Unity
Moving On
Nintendo to cease 3DS repairs in Japan
New 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS models are not affected
Money Money Money
NetEase had a successful fourth quarter with $3 billion in net revenue
"We maintained steady development across our primary businesses"
Keep Em Coming
Wappier release player retention guide for developers and publishers
"This guide will be invaluable for helping build an engaged long-term player base"
Masterclass
Appfluencer's Brett Bauer on how collecting the right data at the right time can make your game more profitable with less work
"Collecting the earliest data will tell you more about the users who were organically attracted to your game and who could provide the most valuable insights."
Catch Em All
Niantic banned more than five million players for cheating in 2020
Over one million were given a permanent ban
Rip
Call of Duty: Mobile pro reportedly murders female player
The crime was filmed before the accused turned himself in
Growing Market
Mobile games ad revenue grew by 8% last year
First-day in-app purchases had an increase of more than 50%
Essential Insight
Revealed: 16 tracks covering essential games industry insight at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6. Two new tracks coming your way...
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Winner, Winner
PUBG: New State is coming to mobile devices later this year
The latest entry in the battle royale franchise
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Welcome To The Family
Jerry Bruckheimer joins Skillz board of directors
"Jerry has a unique ability to create blockbuster experiences that captivate global audiences"
On The Up
Mobile digital games market up 6% in January 2021
Garena Free Fire proved to be the most lucrative mobile title
Money Bags
BebopBee raises $2 million for live ops and user acquisition
The developer is focused on match-three titles
Indie Spotlight
Team Meat's Tommy Refenes on finding success without giving up your life
"People aren’t going to give a damn about what you gave up"
Farewell
GameStop CFO Bell to step down next month
Follows a rather dramatic 2021 for the retailer so far
The Best In Mobile Games
Last chance to vote for your favourite game! Voting for the Pocket Gamer Awards 2021 closes NEXT WEEK!
Voting closes on March 3rd, make sure you’ve put your games in the spotlight and tell your community to vote now!
Money Money Money
Beamable secures $5 million in funding
To be used to grow its live game service for Unity
Dream Team
Anzu partners with InMobi for programmatic brands advertising
"The importance of mobile to the gaming industry cannot be overstated"
Legal Drama
Google hit with class-action lawsuit for Stadia 4K claims
Case claims the search giant misled consumers
Public Competition
Esports firm VSPN considering an IPO
Known for Clash Royale and Honor of Kings tournaments
Money Bags
Coin Master is a winner with $2 billion in lifetime revenue
It has picked up nearly 195 million downloads
Masterclass
Carry1st's Nick Murray on why game economy design is essential for the success of your game
"Make a game too generous and the challenge disappears. A game that isn't generous enough leads to frustration. Each option leads to player churn."
Event
GOING HYPER WINTER 2021: Online Hyper Casual Game Jam goes live this week
Going Hyper is back again. ACHIEVERS HUB, together with Center42 and Happy Monday, is organizing the next hyper-casual game jam!
Money Maker
Player spending on mobile games to hit $138 billion in 2025
The majority will be generated on the App Store
Better Together
IronSource picks up creative management platform Luna Labs
"Our vision at ironSource is to build the most comprehensive growth platform for app developers"
Welcome To The Family
Miniclip makes strategic investment in Green Horse Games
Becoming the studio's majority shareholder
Going Public
Roblox shares to be listed at start of March
Company will be trading under RBLX "on or about" March 10th
Money Bags
App spending set to cross $270 billion a year by 2025
Europe is expected to lead the growth in revenue
Helping Hand
UKIE launches new Devices For All campaign
The trade body has called on games companies to donate devices such as laptops to schools
Join The Party
Apple tries to bring Valve into its dispute with Epic
The Fortnite creator recently took its battle to EU antitrust regulators
Best Of Mobile Gaming
Celebrate the best in mobile gaming with Pocket Gamer LaunchPad #3 THIS WEEK!
Mark it in your calendar! The digital consumer showcase event returns to put the spotlight on developers as they present their exciting upcoming titles across multiple platforms.
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: what Stillfront’s results tell us about the company’s future
Gaming's dark horse reports astonishing year of M&A
What A Clash
Join Clash 3D tops the download charts for January 2021
The first time Among Us has not been at the top since August 2020
Going Public
Huuuge officially begins trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
The IPO has been valued at $442 million
Taking Flight
Rovio appoints Ben Mattes as its SVP for future of gaming and Angry Birds brand strategy
He first joined the Angry Birds creator last summer
Seeking Protection
CD Projekt issuing DMCA strikes to stop Gwent source code social media posts
Follows this being stolen in a cyberattack earlier in February
Welcome Aboard
Celine Pasula to become Ubisoft RedLynx managing director
"I am extremely excited to start leading such a skilled and vibrant studio"