Under Investigation
Report: US government is investigating Tencent's games investments
Trump administration asking Epic and Riot about how their user data security
Money Money Money
ByteDance wants to value TikTok at $60 billion in its US deal
Oracle and Walmart would acquire 12.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent respecitvely
Temporary Protection
Judge protects WeChat from Trump's executive order
"It has put in scant little evidence that its effective ban of WeChat for all US users addresses those concerns"
Switch It Up
Kwalee is jumping onto Nintendo Switch with updated version of TENS! later this year
Was first released in 2017 on mobile
Diversity Matters
POC in Mobile: Chase Bethea's journey as a game composer and the many benefits of game jams
"There's no need to wait because the longer you do, the more opportunities will pass you by"
Series A Funding
Bunch secures $20 million in Series A funding
"At Bunch, we are creating one way for players to connect with friends inside and outside of their favourite games"
Money Money Money
Unity makes $1.3 billion through its IPO on NYSE
Company valued at $13.7 billion
"life-work Balance"
PGC Helsinki Digital: "It's not about working from home, it's about freedom of location," says former Sony director Shahid Ahmad
Commented was made during 'Going Indie After Covid' panel
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PGC Helsinki Digital: The current state and the future of mobile esports
"Mobile esports will mainstream esports. Mobile reaches a larger and more diverse audience than PC and Console Games
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PGC Helsinki Digital: The role of esports in education
"The opportunity to engage the demographic of young people"
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PGC Helsinki Digital: Forming partnerships with brands
"Logo placement is 50 per cent of the battle. But in an esports and a gaming world, an audience is far more savvy and will not necessarily be convinced by a logo on a website"
Case Study
Persona.ly exceeds Animoca Brands' Crazy Defense Heroes ROAS KPIs by 70% - Mobile UA case study
How the two companies joined forces to acquire more users in Japan
Downloads
Scribble Rider secures the most downloads for August 2020
It racked up 44.6 million
New Hardware
Facebook officially reveals Oculus Quest 2
Hardware starts shipping next month, comes with $299 price tag
Heating Up
Apple asks the court to prevent Epic's Fortnite injunction
"Epic is a saboteur, not a martyr"
All In One
Apple to roll all services into one subscription
Apple One will have a starting price of $14.95 per month
Sponsored
Huawei commits to AppGallery as applications continue growth
Since launching, AppGallery has exceeded 400 million monthly active users
Join Us
Among Us hits 86.6 million downloads two years after release
It had a huge spike in downloads in August and September
Apple Special Event
Apple unveils Apple Watch Series 6 and eighth-generation iPads
September Special Event adds a handful of new products
Free Offer
FREE OFFER! Get trial access to the Game Maker Insights track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
Get access to one of the incredible tracks at this week’s online conference absolutely FREE
Data Breach
Razer accidentally leaks info of over 100,000 customers
Data including phone numbers, email and mailing address were made public on website
Not In The Clouds
Take-Two's Zelnick continues to play down cloud gaming hype
Exec says that the market for video games isn't going to expand in the way people think thanks to this new tech
Money Money Money
PUBG Mobile shoots through the most revenue in August 2020
It generated $221 million
Day One Complete
Missed day one of Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020? Don’t make the same mistake again!
Day one of the online-only conference got off to a flyer, book your tickets now and make sure you catch the rest of the week!
Apple Streaming
Apple revises App Store policies to allow Stadia and xCloud on iOS
New policies include major caveats which Microsoft disagree with
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Everything you need to know about the upcoming IDFA changes
A mini deep dive from the Master the Meta team
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: get up to speed on mobile ads at PGC Helsinki with AdInMo CEO Kristan Rivers
PGC Helsinki takes place September 14th - 18th
Only 3% Of Downloads
PGC Helsinki Digital: Battle royale made up 20% of total time spent across mobile games in the first half of 2020
Five billion global downloads were made in the genre of hypercasual too
Starts Today
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 and Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital #1 starts in less than an hour!
Our biggest online-only conference yet featuring unlimited 24-hour networking, 1,500+ attendees, 21 conference tracks, roundtables, fringe events and more
Character Building
Speaker Spotlight: writer Paul Cornell shares his experience of character creation with Pocket Gamer Connects
What will game creators learn from the award-winning novelist, Doctor Who screenwriter and Marvel comic creator?
Find Your Next Job
FREE entry for games industry jobseekers with careers week at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020, Sept 14-18
Looking for the next step in your professional career? Be the first to find new job adverts and get advice from recruiters at next week’s online conference
Event
CGC | LIVE – the all-new digital edition of Cutting-edge Games Conference announced
CGC LIVE goes online on September 22-26 - make sure you sign up now!
Special Shoutout
Special thank you to the sponsors for next week’s Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
Celebrating the finest companies backing us for our annual Helsinki conference gone online
Event
Network with the talent behind the BIGGEST games next week at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital
Amazing 250+ speaker roster includes the studios behind smash hits and stellar success stories! You can meet them all online, September 14-18
Arcade Anniversary
How Apple Arcade helped Grindstone find an audience
"We got reviews on nearly every major site, print magazines and newspapers"
A Real High-class Bout
From Xbox and Nintendo to Tesla and Netflix: Studio MDHR COO Maja Moldenhauer on the ever-lasting success of Cuphead
"There is a huge appetite out there for traditional 2D animation"
Making Of
How a Global Game Jam lead to the creation of The Lullaby of Life on Apple Arcade
"We had no experience of building a game that could be played on different devices"
Quiet Clash
Nifty Games soft-launches NFL Clash in UK and Germany
Had quietly been available in Mexico and Brazil since August
Going Digital
Apple to host "special" event on September 15th
"I wouldn't count on the iPhone 12 being part of any unveiling"
It's A Date
Ludia launches first interactive dating game Lovelink
Available on iOS and Android
Schedule Revealed
Final conference schedule revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
Plan your time at next week’s online-only games industry conference
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Miniclip's Anh Luong demonstrates publishing prowess at PGC Helsinki
PGC Helsinki Digital takes place on September 14th - 18th
Indie Spotlight
How Cat Nigiri co-founders are running a studio alongside full-time day jobs
"The biggest challenge for any developer is always trying to find funding to create games"
Court Case
Apple files counterclaim against Epic over Fortnite's direct payment option
It is after "restitution and disgorgement of all earnings"
Hdc 2020
Huawei HDC 2020 begins September 10th with development updates, product reveals and expert keynotes
The annual conference will showcase news and updates from the mobile giant
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Learn more about esports and influencers at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital
One of 15 featured tracks
Switched
Update: Nintendo is bringing the Switch to Brazil on September 18th
Available through select retailers
Making Money
The video games market will generate $200 billion by 2023
It will generate $155 billion in 2020
Talking Heads
Agora, Rovio, Google, Miniclip and App Annie all confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
The speaker lineup is now complete! Find out who you will be learning from online next week
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Get involved with investor relations at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital
One of 15 featured tracks