Usa Bound
Pocket Gamer Connects returns to Seattle in 2020!
The two-day mobile games B2B conference makes Seattle its Stateside home once more
Split Up
Daybreak Games breaks off into three studios
Two based in San Diego and one in Austin
On The Move
Most of Nutaku's player base is now on mobile
Adult platform now boasts 45 million registered players
Event
Biggest Pocket Gamer Connects ever welcomed c.2,500 attendees to London this month
Representatives from almost 1,300 companies witnessed 310 speakers and held 9,300 organised meetings!
Gotta Catch Em All
Pokemon Go live events generated $249 million in tourism revenues in 2019
Further events have been added in 2020
Playful Layoffs
Playful Studios "significantly" reduces full-time staff as part of studio restructuring
Pivoting to "a more streamlined production model"
Keep Clashing
Clash of Clans had its best month for revenue ever in December 2019
Generates $158.2 million in revenues for the month
Seeing Stars
Stardew Valley clears 10 million sales in just under four years
Not bad for a mostly solo-developed indie game
Topping Out
Update: EA to shutter its mobile Tetris games as N3twork takes over license
New N3twork developed Tetris game lands on iOS and Google Play
Join The Fun
Project xCloud makes its way to Canada as part of preview rollout
Invited Canadians will have access from January 29th
User Acquisition
Consumer Acquisition snaps up former Zynga head of user acquisition
John Choi has 12 years experience in the industry
Changes
AFK Arena powers onto the global top grossing chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
Marvel-ous
Scopely acquires Marvel Strike Force developer FoxNext Games
Deal includes Cold Iron Studios
Flying Higher
AppsFlyer raises $210 million in Series D funding round
It's been three years since the last investment round
Pgc London
Good Job Games has the highest amount of video ad share on the App Store
Mobile Action's Aykut Karaalioglu shared details during PGC London
Pgc London 2020
Mobile makes up 40% of all games revenue in Brazil
Industry is worth $2.24 billion
Pgc London 2020
58 per cent of users turn off push notifications on iOS
Leanplum's Nathan Ceulemans shared his three 'tricks'
Instant Gaming
Facebook Gaming on optimising Instant Games design
Joy Marianowicz discusses the "super powers" Instant Games have that other platforms don't
Pg Connects London 2020
Retention rate is key to in-game advertisements, says Tenjin lead data scientist
The US creates 10 times more ad revenue
Idle Games
East Side Games’ Josh Nilson on the idle genre
“More people are playing games on multiple platforms, and people are consuming content more than ever, across the board.”
Politics In Games
Taso Advisory’s Ben Greenstone on policymakers and politicians increasing interest in games
“The industry has found itself on the radar of politicians and governments across the world. That’s brought a whole lot of attention that games businesses aren’t used to.”
Facebook Instant Games
Developer Spotlight: Tips for success with Instant Games
A Facebook Gaming panel discussion with Ubisoft, Lotum and Game Closure
Supporting Women In Games
Women in Games’ David Smith on supporting the progression of women in the games industry
“The vision of Women in Games is to see a games industry, culture and community free of gender discrimination”
Ux Success
Guffaw Digital’s Adam Barker discusses UX for success
“There's a lot of raw talent which if nudged in the right way would reap dividends for the UK economy.”
Future Trends
Rogue Games’ Levi Buchanan on the next trends set to hit the games industry
“We’ve gone from a two console battlefield to games that exist on dozens upon dozens of screens and are purchased right from the device versus going to retail.”
Offensive & Defensive Aso
The offensive and defensive ASO strategies to score high in the gaming league
Two different approaches to your App Store optimisation
Networking
Shake hands with the world’s top games companies: your guide to who’ll be at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
From Amazon to Zynga: an unbeatable line-up of the leading games companies awaits you in London this January
Green Is Good
Microsoft pledges to be "carbon negative" by 2030
Plans to remove all carbon emitted by 2050
Mgs20
Four can't miss gaming sessions at MGS20
MGS20 offers deep dives into what it takes to grow your mobile app in 2020, but here are four sessions specifically for gaming apps
Turning Japanese
It’s a JRPG 1-2 as Fate/Grand Order and Monster Strike head global top grossing chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
Sponsor Shoutout
A special thank you to the sponsors for the 2020 Mobile Games Awards
The companies supporting our prestigious event celebrating the best of the mobile games industry
Industry's Finest
Who will win at the 2020 Mobile Games Awards?
Join us for a glamorous evening celebrating the best of the mobile games industry
Npd Group
US and Canada mobile games revenue grows 24% in 2019
$11.82 billion spent in the two countries
E3's Big Players
Microsoft confirms E3 attendance as Sony bows out for second year
What does this mean for mobile?
Event
The conference with a conscience - Pocket Gamer Connects London goes green
Our first industry event of the decade marks a new chapter in more ways than one
Billions And Billions
App Annie: Mobile gaming is on track to surpass $100 billion in 2020
59 per cent more companies are earning $100 million annually
Cod Go
Call of Duty: Mobile has best launch quarter for a mobile game since Pokemon GO
180 million installs in 90 days
Stadia Downloads
Exclusive: Google Stadia mobile downloads have halved since November
550,000 installs to date, according to Sensor Tower
Indie Spotlight
How Snowman got noticed by Apple and became part of Apple Arcade's launch with Skate City
"This growth in audiences combined with a service like Apple Arcade allows for indie studios to take more risks"
10 Years On
10 YEARS ON: iPhone could be biggest social games platform, says Zynga
But only if Apple puts more effort into it
London Calling
Pocket Gamer Connects London is NEXT WEEK!
Our biggest conference yet is just around the corner...
Sponsor Shout Out
Special thank you to the sponsors for next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects London
The companies supporting Europe’s biggest mobile games industry B2B conference
Buildbox Free
How Buildbox is opening the doors of game development for everyone
Buildbox co-founder Trey Smith on why now is the time for a free edition of the no-code development tool
Higher And Higher
Mobile games revenue increased by 13% to $61.7 billion in 2019
Honor of Kings tops the list for worldwide spending at $1.43 billion
Keep Testing
Soft launch to worldwide launch: Optimizing your creative for global success
How to go big
Dice Summit
What the Golf? and Sayonara Wild Hearts score multiple nominations at DICE Awards 2020
Call of Duty, Grindstone and Sky: Children of Light all feature too
Exit Strategy
Enter the Gungeon shoots past three million units sold
Follow-up mobile title Exit the Gungeon being ported to PC and console
Sayonara Mutazione
Simogo's Sayonara Wild Hearts steals three nominations at the Game Developers Choice Awards
Die Gute Fabrik's Mutazione nabs four noms in the Independent Games Festival awards
Awesome Games Do Good
Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 raises $3.1 million for Prevent Cancer Foundation
Super Cat Tales the only mobile game showcased at the event
Peer-to-peer
Rainway launches streaming app for playing PC games on mobile
Can be downloaded across iPhones, iPads and iPods and Android for free