Cracking Down
Nintendo files two lawsuits against Switch hackers
"Team Xecuter" face another court case
10 Years On
Opinion: Android has finally reached its tipping point
Baby how you're grown
Better Data
IronSource adds new functionalities to its UA dashboard
"These latest additions to the platform are the first of many steps in our road map to providing our partners with actionable data"
Money Money Money
US games spending achieved an all-time quarterly high in Q1 2020
Market generated $10.83 billion
Social Distancing Measures
Update: Apple set to reopen nearly 100 stores worldwide
"The road back will have its twists and turns"
Next Steps
Apple acquires virtual reality specialist NextVR
Unwilling to discuss its reasons
Rt X Yogscast
Rooster Teeth forms strategic partnership with The Yogscast
The deal will see both media companies collaborate on new content
Support The Indies
Humble Bundle has rebranded its publishing label for indie devs as Humble Games
"We have always been in the business of supporting indie developers"
Allo-homora
Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells debut trailer glimpses iconic locations
Zynga, Warner Bros. and Portkey Games for a new mobile game based on the Harry Potter license
I'm Ready, I'm Ready
Tilting Point rebrands as free-to-play publisher, launches SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
Company looks to form relationships and work with developers on projects
Building Bank
Fortnite battles its way to $1 billion on mobile in two years
Free-to-play title generated $44.3 million in April alone
Lovin Zone
AppLovin acquires Game of War developer Machine Zone
Mobile marketing firm will be moving in with the developer
Offering Support
App Samurai creates new $250,000 Resilience Grant to support mobile developers
Up to $10,000 will be given to each studio chosen for the grant
Discount Ending
Just one week left to save with our Mid-Term prices for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
Don’t miss out on the chance to save for June’s online only B2B games industry conference before the price goes up next week
10 Years On
56% of iPhone apps sell less than 10,000 copies
It's a topheavy market where less than 10% do 100k+
It's Unreal
Epic Games gives a first look at Unreal Engine 5
It's also launched Epic Online Services
A Good Deed
Riot Games has raised $10 million for its Social Impact Fund so far
"This is a unique philanthropic venture fund"
Rebooted Event
New meeting platform announced for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
Plus extra themed conference, live Discord chat and much more - here’s what’s new and improved for your next online games industry event
Better Together
Twitter acquires playable ad outfit CrossInstall
Building a strong monetisation channel
Mobile Dominance
The mobile games market faces the least disruption from coronavirus according to Newzoo
It will generate $77.2 billion in 2020
What A Save
Lion Studios' puzzler Save The Girl tops global downloads for April 2020
Mobile game accumulated more than 50 million installs
Igda Insight
Free mentorship available to indies with IGDA Finland and Pocket Gamer Connects Digital
Register now for online advice at the IGDA Finland Mentor Café on Thursday 11 June
Event
Blockchain games - unmissable expert insight & practical advice with Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital #1
6 Sensational seminar tracks, 60+ stunning speakers and 600+ spectators for July's online-only event
Welcome Aboard
Retro Studios hires Adad Morales as its new VFX lead artist
Known for Battlefield and Star Wars
Leaning In
Zynga in the time of Covid-19
COO Matt Bromberg considers the new era
Three-day Event
Media Indie Exchange partners with Kinda Funny for digital indie event Guerrilla Collective on June 6th-8th
Part of IGN's Summer of Gaming
Digital Calendar
Steel Media goes online! Join us at our upcoming digital events
Connecting the global games industry through our digital conferences, pitches, round-tables and more
Free Webinar
Free online PG.biz RoundTable discussion series launches tomorrow
Register for a Work From Home panel featuring experts from King, Tilting Point, Voodoo, Tamatem and more
Most Read
Hot Five: Zynga posts record sales, Gary Whitta discusses his Animal Crossing talk show, and Gardenscapes dethrones Candy Crush Saga
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Level Up
Rogue Games raises $2 million to expand to console games
Also announces new title Coreupt
Mmorpgs Rule
South Korean mobile games market still grinding
Crunching the data with App Annie
Media Partner
European game developers: sign up now for next week’s European Games BizDev Gathering event
There’s still time to register for our media partner event next week, which is two days focussed purely on developer and publisher online networking
Welcome Aboard
Annapurna Interactive hires Capybara Games co-founder Nathan Vella
"I'm really excited to leverage my experience to help these awesome creators make the best games they can."
Performance Advisor
Catch performance issues early with profiling and optimization insights for your entire team in Arm Mobile Studio Performance Advisor
A detailed look at how Arm Mobile Studio Performance Advisor can help you improve your game
Uncertain Times
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick thinks people will turn to free mobile games during economic uncertainty
"Having free games on phones is going to probably be a big way to grow the audience"
Jump In
Fortnite draws in over 350 million players
As of April, people have spent 3.2 billion hours in the battle royale game
Finns Are In
Posting record sales thanks to Empires & Puzzles, Zynga pays $122 million earnout to Small Giants
Q1 2020 financials are booming
Discount Ends
LAST CHANCE to save with Early Bird prices for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
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Round The Track
Forza Street races onto mobile devices after nine months of soft launch
The game was first teased back in March 2019
In The 80s
East Side Games teams up with Sony for The Goldbergs mobile game
Based on the TV show
Ollie Ollie
Rumour: Skate 3 could be grinding its way to mobile
As revealed by pro skater Jason Dil
A Good Deed
IGDA Foundation launches Stay in the Game Relief Fund
"The work of our organisations is more important than ever right now"
Digital Conference
Save the date: Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital online-only conference, July 13-17
Early Bird discounts available now for July's blockchain gaming industry event premiere
Candy Crush Growth
Activision Blizzard revenue drops but profit increases over Q1 2020
Two new games utilising existing IP revealed too
"prove The Value"
EA's faith in live services rewards a nearly 200% increase in profit
Revenue rise of 11.9 per cent year-over-year
The Art Of Publishing
Discover the Art of Publishing with the pros at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
Dedicated content for developers looking to get their games out there delivered by top publishers at June’s online-only conference
Bolt From The Blue
Unity acquires scripting tool Bolt
"Bolt becoming an official Unity product is a major and exciting leap forward for visual scripting"
Animal Talking
Interview: Why Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta started a talk show in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
"I honestly don't care if I ever make a penny out of it"
Sweet Investment
AppLovin invests in Supercell-backed developer Redemption Games
Terms were not disclosed
10 Years On
Infinite Lives on dropping CastleCraft's subscription model and going freemium
Players just didn't like it