"subsurf Experience"
Sybo Games partners with Walmart for exclusive Subway Surfers merchandise
Toys, apparel, accessories, wheeled goods, home tech and more
Still Going Fast
Sonic the Hedgehog movie speeds past $200 million worldwide
Over $100 million made in the US alone.
Making Money
Honour of Kings was the top-grossing mobile game in January 2020
Gardenscapes had its best month with $111.9 million
Next Step
Esports firm Tempo Storm raises $3.3 million to launch a game
The Bazaar will be a deck-building card game
Google Gamesnacks
Google launches hypercasual HTML5 platform GameSnacks
Focusing on SEA region through partnership with Gojek
Making Of
Making Of: How East Side Games got the It's Always Sunny gang to go mobile
"Working on a successful product based on a television IP opened up some doors to our founders"
Winner Winner
Game For Peace finally shoots to the pinnacle of global top grossing chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
Staying Home
Facebook Gaming and Sony pull out of GDC 2020 over coronavirus concerns
Event still going ahead as planned despite major cancellations
Kixeye Job Cuts
Kixeye cuts 20 jobs following Stillfront acquisition
"No effect on our portfolio", says Stillfront CEO
Going Retro
Hasbro is bringing back the old-school Tiger handheld games
Sonic, The Little Mermaid, Transformers and X-Men are being released Fall 2020
Gdc Bound
The Big Indie Pitch and Pocket Gamer Party lands in San Francisco next month
The Big Indie Pitches for mobile, PC and console as well as the Pocket Gamer Party take place in the action packed week that is GDC
Maximum Effort
Update: Epic Games teases Marvel's Deadpool crossover in Fortnite Chapter 2
'Merc with a Mouth' makes his debut
Seek Funding
Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle - sign up now!
The ever popular investor matchmaking event returns to the USA in May’s two-day games industry conference
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Panda Arcade studio manager Alicia Jakovich on why the middle ground can be beneficial
"You can enjoy making games and make a moderately good living out of it."
It's Alive
HQ Trivia has seemingly risen from the dead
A new potenital acquisition appeared over the weekend
Stand Together
Kickstarter has become one of the first major tech companies in the US to unionise
It has joined forces with the Office and Professional Employees International Union
Anime And Animation
Activision Blizzard co-president leaks Diablo and Overwatch series in the works for Netflix
Nick van Dyk profile details both shows are planned
Cash And Stock
Embracer Group snaps up Saber Interactive in deal worth $525 million
"Saber has been on our radar for a very long time"
Spread The Love
Google Stadia is adding support for Samsung, Razer, and Asus devices
More than 20 Android mobiles will support the platform
Jobs In Games
Behaviour Interactive's Daniel Guertin on how to get a job in game design
"Once you’ve started, it's just a matter of pushing forward"
Aided Advertising
Adjust launches new feature to simplify mobile advertisement
The control centre is part of the Adjust Automate suite
Winning Rights
Report: Google paid $160 million for Activision Blizzard esports streaming rights
It covers Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Call of Duty
Boomshakalaka
Nifty Games signs licensing deal with NBA for its first game
Expect NBA stars, venues, and teams in Nifty's "quick-session, head-to-head" debut
Prime Candidate
Retro Studios takes on Super Lucky's Tale and DC Universe Online designers
One of several hires the Texas-based studio has made recently
Indies
Want to demo your game to the global games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle - FREE?
Applications now open for new 2020 initiative supporting indies in the games industry
Fast Money
Sonic the Hedgehog movie sprints to nearly $60 million in its first three days
The film was released on February 14th
Efuse Elite
eFuse's Tom Newton on becoming an elite and the trends of 2020
"You'll never be elite at something if you aren't willing to put thousands of hours into it."
Show Must Go On
GDC 2020 will go ahead with heavy restrictions for Chinese companies
The firms will need to send a North American representitive if they still wish to take part
Talking Heads
Bungie, Sony, The Pokémon Company and 9GAG confirmed to speak at Big Screen Gaming Seattle 2020
First speakers revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects’ partner event covering PC, console and XR
High Five
Google unveils first new Stadia games since launch
Panzer Dragoon: Remake, Serious Sam Collection, Spitlings and more
A Whole New World
Disney Sorcerer's Arena pre-registration opens ahead of global launch
Mickey Mouse, Ariel, Aladdin, Sully, and more feature
Honking Success
Untitled Goose Game snatches Game of the Year at DICE Awards 2020
Mario Kart Tour claims Racing Game of the Year
E3 Confirmations
ESA confirms Nintendo and others for E3 2020 as Geoff Keighley chooses to skip
SEGA, Capcom, Bethesda, and more are still going
Capacity Full
Microsoft's Project xCloud launches preview on iOS
The UK, US and Canada only
Expansion
Bit Fry Game Studios raises additional $3.5 million in funding
Xbox co-creator Ed Fries' 1Up Ventures led backing
Spend Up
Mobile gamers are a key target market for consumer brands
Results from Tapjoy's latest annual report
Sussed It
Nike chief Adam Sussman becomes Epic Games president
Sussman also spent two years as Zynga senior VP of global publishing
Discount Ends
Last chance to save up to $375 on tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
Super Early Bird discounts for May's 2-day games industry event ends at midnight TONIGHT!
Big Indie Pitch
The Very Big Indie Pitch returns to Seattle for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
Pocket Gamer Connects returns to Seattle, and with it comes The Very Big Indie Pitch too
Most Downloaded
Johnny Trigger racked up the most downloads in January 2020
SayGames had two titles in the top five
Trust Issues
Nintendo severs all ties with website responsible for Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks
FNintendo admits fault and apologises
And Relax
ASMR games Soap Cutting and Woodturning hit top 5 on global most downloaded chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
Moving In
Former PlayStation boss Andrew House joins in-game ads firm Bidstack's advisory board
A "pinch yourself moment" for CEO James Draper
Games For All
Emily Greer's new mobile game studio Double Loop raises $2.5 million seed round
LVP and 1Up Ventures lead
Project Xcloud
Microsoft and Samsung team up for "cloud-based game streaming"
Forza Street simultaneously announced for Galaxy devices
10 Years On
10 YEARS ON: Developers have lost faith in the App Store
The new religion is platform and app store agnosticism
Service Ace
Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Tennis in US
Mexico players can also test new sports title
New Vancouver Games
Three new games (and one innovative voice converter) launched by Vancouver gaming studios post-PG Connects
From FUBAR: Just Give'r to Dragon Up: Idle Adventure
Won Over
Is Apple Arcade worth it? A personal view
Some of the best mobile games are part of the service
Amber In Mexico
Game development agency Amber opens new studio in Mexico
Jorge Suarez takes the reins as general manager