December 23, 2020

Connect With Top Talent

Connect with top publishers and indie developers at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5 with the Publisher SpeedMatch - registration is now open

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December 23, 2020

Need To Know

Raw Fury makes its publishing agreement public

“We believe having publisher contracts out in the open helps level the playing field"

December 22, 2020

Got Stock

Stillfront and Embracer Group dominate the stock market

Both companies have made various acquistions this year

December 22, 2020

#freefortnite

Epic Games returns to its #FreeFortnite campaign

It sent out packages to journalists and infleuncers

December 22, 2020

Switched

The Nintendo Switch is entering the "midpoint" of its cycle

"We believe we're just at the midpoint of this life cycle on this platform"

December 22, 2020

Positive Influence?

Game influencers could get hit by weird additions to US coronavirus relief bill

Amendments to the legislation could give companies an edge in handling how their IP is used

December 22, 2020

Going Digital

The digital games market grew 15 per cent in November

Mobile was up nine per cent year-on-year

December 22, 2020

Possible Deal

ByteDance is looking to acquire mobile games publisher CMGE

Its company stake would be worth $275 million

December 22, 2020

Remote Work

"It’s a passion job, in that every angle and approach is appreciated but inspiration can come at any time," says N3twork Tetris director Mari Burns

"For those who don’t play video games, I think it’s misunderstood as a filler of time"

December 22, 2020

An Imposter!

Among Us hit 500 million monthly active users in November

Majority of users are on mobile

December 22, 2020

Gobble Gobble

Bandai Namco teams with the NBA for Pac-Man content

"Everyone at Bandai Namco Entertainment is extremely proud and excited to bring Pac-Man together in partnership with the NBA"

December 22, 2020

Wide Appeal

Toca Boca still riding high on US kids download chart

Crunching the data with App Annie

December 21, 2020

Welcome To The Family

Voodoo acquires Paris-based studio OHM Games

"We're thrilled to be able to build on our existing relationship with OHM Games"

December 21, 2020

Farm Life

Goodgame Studios opens pre-registrations for Big Farm: Home & Garden

Only avaiable through Google Play

December 21, 2020

Master The Meta

Master the Meta: deconstructing Genshin Impact - mobile’s next frontier

This week, MTM looks back on the astronomical rise of Genshin Impact

December 21, 2020

Hyped Up

TapNation to host its first $150,000 game jam in January

"We are very happy to host the first hyper-casual game jam of the year, which is also the first one for TapNation"

December 21, 2020

Your Next Job

FREE entry for games industry jobseekers with Careers Week at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5, February 8th to 12th

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December 21, 2020

Case Study

Securing fair play in mobile games: Traplight and Battle Legion

Check out how Denuvo’s Mobile Protection technology helps games combat cheaters and hacks

December 21, 2020

Catch A Cheat

Over two million PUBG Mobile accounts have been suspended for cheating

Due to a variety of cheats

December 21, 2020

Proving Popular

KamaGames hits 150 million unique users across its library

"We're both humbled and proud to say we've hit the 150 million unique user mark"

December 21, 2020

Welcome Aboard

Jagex hires Shaun Rees as its new submission and release manager

Rees previously worked for PlayStation

December 21, 2020

Acquisition

Mag Interactive snaps up Swedish studio Apprope

"We are impressed by Apprope's combination of rapid development and high quality"

December 21, 2020

Top Dog

Rovio names Alexandre Pelletier-Normand as its new CEO

"We are delighted to appoint Alexandre as a new CEO. In accordance with our strategy, we have shifted our focus in the past years to our games business"

December 21, 2020

Most Read

Hot Five: PUBG Mobile tops billion dollar list, Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales pushed back, and leadership lessons of the pandemic

The hottest articles of last week

December 20, 2020

Online Courses

Discover new skills with deep dive games industry courses – your chance to shape the curriculum

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December 18, 2020

Deeper Magic

Harnessing the power of gaming for good in challenging times

Games For Good wants you

December 18, 2020

Switch It Up

Nintendo Switch remains the best-selling console in Canada for 25 consecutive months

790,000 units have been sold in the country this year

December 18, 2020

Down Under

Diablo Immortal enters a technical alpha in Australia

"This is an early look at Diablo Immortal—an exciting new chapter in our action role-playing game series"

December 18, 2020

Pgbiz Goty 2020

PocketGamer.biz's Games of the Year 2020

Danielle, Kayleigh and Matthew reflect on a huge year in games

December 18, 2020

Firm Foundations

Rise of Kingdoms leads Chinese build-and-battler subgenre

Crunching the data with App Annie

December 18, 2020

Clawee

Play with in-app claw machines and win real prizes with arcade app Clawee

Clawee is a mobile app that lets players win real, physical prizes, by controlling in-app machines

December 18, 2020

Competition Time

Voodoo is hosting a hypercasual tournament with a top prize of $150k

Entries must be in the puzzle or runner genres

December 18, 2020

Subscriber Freebies

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Exclusive subscriber discounts, giveaways, early access to unmissable content and more awaits including a festive offer on our next Pocket Gamer Connects Digital event

December 18, 2020

Money Money Money

Discord valuation has doubled to $7 billion

Firm raising $140 million in new funding round

December 18, 2020

Ninten-yay

Nintendo to show off its new theme park in a showcase later today

No gameplay will be shown

December 18, 2020

Scholarship

Ubisoft reveals scholarship for UK Black students to study computer science

"We wanted to go one step further and tackle an area where we can truly make a meaningful difference to diversify the UK games industry"

December 18, 2020

See You In Court

Glu Mobile sues Reworks Oy for patent infringement

"Glu is not a litigious company, but given this clear patent infringement by Reworks, we have a responsibility to file this lawsuit—we must protect the value of our innovation and intellectual property"

December 17, 2020

Solving Problems

Nintendo could look at a solutions for Joy-Con drift issues

"First and foremost, we want every consumer to have a great experience with their Nintendo Switch, and with the games they play on Nintendo Switch"

December 17, 2020

Falling Upwards

Human Fall Flat mobile soars to top spot in China following release

The Curve titled released in the region with support from X.D. Network and 505 Games

December 17, 2020

Claim A Freebie

GameRefinery makes its iOS downloads and revenue data free

"2020 has been a tough year for everyone, and so we're delighted to offer our iOS revenue and download data free to all customers this Christmas"

December 17, 2020

Oh Snap

Snap Inc partners with Unity to bring its tech to game developers

"We're building on our commitment of enabling developer success at all stages of the game life cycle, from creation onwards"

December 17, 2020

G-star Success

Over 850,000 people watched G-STAR TV from the top South Korea conference

G-STAR 2020 reaches a huge audience over twitch with a new digital exhibition, and sets new records!

December 17, 2020

Mixing It Up

The infinite variation of top grossing nijigen-themed mobile RPGs laid bare

Crunching the data with App Annie

December 17, 2020

No Fair

Facebook claims new App Store policies are anti-competitive

"Apple is behaving anti-competitively by using their control of the App Store to benefit their bottom line at the expense of creators and small businesses"

December 17, 2020

Acquisition

Keywords snaps up PR agency Indigo Pearl and audio firm Jinglebell

"We are delighted to have further grown the Keywords family by adding such talented teams in Milan and London"

December 17, 2020

Going Public

Skillz becomes the first public mobile esports platform

"We stand at the intersection of mobile gaming and esports, perhaps the two most exciting growth opportunities of the next decade"

December 17, 2020

Money Money Money

Mighty Kingdom completes $4 million pre-IPO

It added two new board members

December 17, 2020

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December 17, 2020

A Good Deed

Future Games of London donates nearly $18k to small charity Lifelites

To provide life-limited children with specialised tech to play games

December 16, 2020

Talking Heads

Hear practical games industry case studies from SEGA Europe, Rovio, Miniclip, DICE and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5

What can you learn from the games industry’s leading authorities? The latest confirmed speakers for our next digital conference includes some incredible names in the business.