Whole New World
How TerraGenesis developer Edgeworks attracts players who have never played games before
The developer talks realism in game design, player engagement and smart monetization tactics
Event
How to add 100s of games industry contacts to your network without even leaving your desk
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1, THE online-only games industry conference, April 6-10
Hypercasual Domination
Hypercasual titles accounted for 78 per cent of downloads in 2019
16 of the top 20 most-installed titles were hypercasual
Play Inside
Minecraft Earth receives gameplay tweaks to encourage indoor play
Adventures Crystals that can be played at home have been added, along with increased Tappables
"global Fight"
Enthusiast Gaming joins forces with Twitch to raise money against COVID-19
12-hour charity stream for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO
Schedule Revealed
Conference schedule revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1
Check out what’s happening at next month’s online-only games industry conference
15 Million Tiktok Views
Live and Kicking: Seven years on, Dumb Ways to Die has turned from a marketing campaign to a standalone business
"360 million downloads across all our games and still counting"
Talking Heads
App Annie, Sony Pictures Entertainment, AppLovin, NCSOFT and Zynga to take part in Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1
Speaker lineup for next month’s online-only conference continues to grow exponentially
Esports Partnership
ESL partners up with PUBG Mobile to host competitions for the game
It is also a commercial partner
Esports Funding
Tribe Gaming raises $1 million in funding for mobile esports growth
Investors include an NBA player and WWE star
Revenue Spike
Pokemon Go sees huge increase in revenue during coronavirus outbreak
An increase of 66.7 per cent week-on-week
A Legendary Deed
Riot Games gives $1.5 million to help coronavirus relief efforts
$400,000 will go to the Los Angeles food bank
Designing Screenshots
Designing mobile game screenshots that actually convert players
App Radar marketing manager Genie Patrathiranond on how to make the most of your screenshots
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Pomelo Games on the doubts surrounding sustainability and how Apple Arcade helped create its "purest" game
"It’s a highly competitive market, and it’s getting even more competitive each year"
A Good Deed
Facebook and Nintendo donate masks to aid against the coronavirus
720,000 and 9,500 respectively
Shaking It Up
Candy Crush Soda Saga splashes onto global top grossing chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
Emerging Strategy
Covid-19 crashes MTG’s esports business but gaming revenues performing well
Difficult decisions in a dynamic situation
Could you win the first digital Big Indie Pitch next month?
International competition goes online as part of Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1, April 6-10
Escape Reality
Update: Animal Crossing: New Horizons breaks Switch sales records in Japan and UK
The game's producer hopes it is an "escape" for people
Ninja Generosity
Ninja has donated $150,000 to help those affected by the coronavirus outbreak
Money goes to Feeding America to ensure school kids can still eat
Keyword Field Trick
Update: Games are "exploiting" coronavirus SEO on the App Store
Plague Inc. continues top paid charts
Network With Speed
Publisher SpeedMatch makes its online debut as part of the first Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1
The popular speed-dating style networking event jumps to the digital realm at the week-long online B2B games industry conference next month
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: AppLovin senior developer Kellie Knight explains the value of learning from failure
"I knew that as a woman going into a traditionally male-dominated field, there were going to be some eyes on me"
App Annie Top Publishers
Tencent reigns supreme as the top-grossing mobile publisher for 2020
NetEase and Activision Blizzard finish the top three
Bloxy Awards
Roblox's Bloxy Awards brings in 600,000 spectators
At is peak there were four million concurrent players
Plenty Of Play
Google Play gathered 116 billion downloads of games and apps in 2019
New developer tools are coming, including Google Play Asset Delivery, Android GPU Inspector and Android Performance Tuner.
Secure Funding
Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1 - applications end this Sunday
The ever popular investor matchmaking event makes the digital jump at next month’s week-long online games conference
Money Money Money
Coin Master saw its best month for revenue ever in February 2020
Mobile revenue for February 2020 was up 16 per cent year-on-year
Mobile Ua Spend
AppsFlyer: Mobile game marketers will spend $48.5 billion on user acquisition by 2022
More than double the current number
Gamestopped
Report: GameStop shuts its doors after claims it is "essential retail"
Now offering "delivery at the door" service for stores that remain open
Unionisation
Game Workers Unite says staff deserve greater security
Pressure group demands "flexible working hours, health care for everyone, sick pay, rent freezes and a more sustainable way of making games" for staff
Digital Conference
Pocket Gamer Connects goes Digital - here’s what you can expect for the debut of our online event!
The mobile B2B games industry conference heads online for a week-long event of seminar talks, pitches, fringe events and more.
Talking Heads
Epic Games, DICE, Niantic Labs, and RocketRide Games to speak at next month’s Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1
Incredible new speakers join the roster for the mobile B2B games industry conference's first venture into the digital space
Sensor Tower
Mobile game players in the US spent an average of $53.80 in 2019
Up 54 per cent year-over-year
Summer In The City
GDC moved to three-day event in Summer 2020
Set to take place from August 4th to 6th in California
Exclusive Data
Google mobile downloads suggest Stadia has sold 107,000 units in the last two months
US tops group for the largest portion of installs
Going Ahead
Evo 2020 is still happening
It is schedueled for July 31st-to-August 2nd
Scopely Series D
Scopely secures an additional $200 million in Series D funding for a total of $400 million
The first $200 million was invested in October 2019
The Flow
Tapjoy launches deep multi-reward engagements ads on Android
More rewards, better engagement
New Lifestyles
Robin Games raises $7 million to bring mobile gaming to 'underserved women audience'
Ex-Jam City team going big
Event
Early Bird ends today for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1
PLUS 10% additional savings with our digital double discount day
Sky Is The Limit
Sky: Children of the Light and Untitled Goose Game triumph at GDC Awards 2020
Mutazione wins at IGFs
Become A Pro
Apple announces new iPad Pro from $799
Launches March 25th
Share Your Expertise
Speak at the first Pocket Gamer Connects Digital next month
You could speak at the brand new online only B2B games industry event from the comfort of your own office
Bring It Home
Pokemon Home generated $2.6 million in user spending worldwide in its first month
The US accounted for 38.5 per cent of spending
"push The Boundaries"
Resolution Games adds Left 4 Dead creator Mike Booth to board of directors
Will contribute towards upcoming VR titles from the studio
Crossplay Enabled
Riot launches first-ever mobile game Teamfight Tactics on March 19th
80 million downloads since debuting on PC
10 Years On
Opinion: The ten mobile and iPhone gaming trends of GDC 2010
How to thrive over the next nine months
Make The Switch
Dodge Roll Games and thatgamecompany bringing mobile titles to Switch in 2020
Exit the Gungeon and Sky: Children of the Light making the leap
Funding
Genvid Technologies raises $33 million in Series B funding round
Will be used to develop interactive streaming features for new markets