It's Heating Up
JetFuel CEO Tim Lenardo on the state of influencer marketing
"Achieve success in the dubious world of fake followers, bots, and algorithmic ranking"
Acquisition
N3twork picks up NBCUniversal's abandoned match-three puzzler Funko Pop Blitz
"N3twork’s expertise in creating moments through events that excite fans is a perfect match with Funko"
Friends With Benefits
Niantic unveils major Pokemon GO update with new Buddy Adventure mode
Battle, feed, and play to level up friendship and unlock bonus perks
Bang Bang
Call of Duty: Mobile’s grip on the charts starts to loosen
Crunching the data with App Annie
Top Honours
Global Game Jam executive director Kate Edwards to be awarded the GDCA's Ambassador Award
She has been a continued speaker and mentor at global events
Pgc London
Learn more about influencers at Pocket Gamer Connects London's Influencer Insight track
One of 15 tracks to feature at the event
Vancouver Vips
Ten Vancouver developers you need to meet at PG Connects London 2020
A Thinking Ape, East Side Games, Monstercat... the list goes on
Testing Testing
Activision Blizzard unveils "King's Council" group to test mobile ads
Specialist players sought out depending on their playtime and engagement factor
A Long Time Ago
Disney Magic Kingdoms calls on the force with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker update
"It is a dream to welcome Star Wars to Disney Magic Kingdoms"
Block Booking
Caty Tedman from Dapper Labs on kitties, the NBA and the future of blockchain gaming
"I'm learning more about the challenges to the industry and how blockchain can help solve those"
Subscriptions
Update: Apple Arcade annual subscription launched at $49.99
12 months for the price of 10
Snap Back
Snap Games adds Leaderboard Games to its chat app gaming platform
Two games launched with the feature
Three Of A Kind
Keywords Studios makes $12 million triple acquisition of Ichi, Kantan and Syllabes
"We are delighted to have made three high calibre acquisitions"
Reach For The Skies
KamaGames get innovative as it runs Pokerist ad campaign in US airports
Expects to drive 200 million impressions
Strive To Survive
Funday Factory's Anders Leicht Rohde on the hypercasual bubble
If you know, you win
Kinda Mobile
Kinda Funny's Greg Miller and Tim Gettys on Apple Arcade and Google Stadia
"Google Stadia failed on its first impression"
Surfin' Success
App Annie: Subway Surfers was the most downloaded mobile game of the decade
Clash of Clans tops consumer spend for the last 10 years
Bigby's Back
Telltale revives The Wolf Among Us sequel as its first project since closure
New trailer shown at The Game Awards
Secure Your Investment
Find your funding with Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020!
The ever popular investment match-making event returns to London in January
Time To Connect
MAG Interactive's Chris Peters on the importance of live ops
How evolution can become revolution
Seeking Audience
Mobile games shouldn’t be at The Game Awards - and that’s fine
Wrong time. Wrong place. Wrong audience
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Battle Pass trends, Angry Birds' 10 years, and Playrix's new M&A strategy
The hottest stories
Data
Mobile games generated $41.5 billion in 12 months
Liftoff research
Esports Connects
Nancy Basi from the Vancouver Economic Commission on esports potential
A strong ecosystem is key
International Monetisation
LatinDV co-founder Julian Migura on emerging markets' potential
New markets are starting to catch up
Switch Sales
Nintendo Switch outsells Xbox One worldwide
Mario Kart 8 is the console's top-selling title
Cool
Playdemic partners up with UFC for Golf Clash content
It costs $4.99
Mobile Winners
Call of Duty: Mobile claims victory at The Game Awards 2019
Fire Emblem: Three Houses won two awards
Accelerating
Mario Kart Tour downloads slump but revenue shows reasons for optimism
Player spending per download nearly doubled since first month
Brum Brum
Zynga expands NaturalMotion with new Birmingham studio
Will focus on racing games
A New Way To Play
Edge Esports' David Yarnton on dealing with constant change
From Nintendo to what's next
Whole New World
Update: Gameloft delays Disney Getaway Blast until 2020
Game set to launch "very soon"
Turn Up The Volume
Soft launch to worldwide launch: Now it’s time to go big
How to optimize your strategy
Growing Market
Esports platform Game.tv raises $25 million in Series A funding
Adding AI
$$$
PUBG Mobile shoots through $1.5 billion in lifetime revenue
China brought in 40 per cent of total earnings
All Together
My.Games' Big Deal Conference returns in April 2020
Being held in Moscow
New Partnership
Gameloft teams up with Blacknut for new cloud gaming service
Over 360 games are included
It’s A Match
Candy Crush ranks as the top mobile game US brand
Keeping the customer satisfied
Running Out
Just one week left to save $175 on Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Mid-term prices end midnight next Thursday
Looking Forward
Make Real's Sam Watts on how the possibility for XR breakthrough in 2020
It's this the year for mass adoption
Acquisition
Voodoo acquires London-based Gumbug
The sum is undisclosed
Pvp = $$$
Casual drives downloads but competition is what you need for monetisation
Crunching the data with App Annie
Starting New
Pole To Win opens new game studio - Orange Rock Studios
The time to be disruptive is now
Happy Bird-day
Angry Birds celebrates 10 years with PUBG crossover and K-Swiss footwear
Now a phenomenon
Pixel Perfect
Super Arcade Racing dev OutOfTheBit on not compromising on your vision
Founder Ali Motisi explains
Super Hero
Five years on, Marvel Contest of Champions is still growing strongly
Did $3 million on Black Friday
Nindies
Sports Story, Dauntless and Axiom Verge 2 headline Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase
16 games shown off during the December direct
Another World
Black Desert Mobile launches on iOS and Android globally
$1 billion franchise arrives on mobile devices
Hype Balance
Nitro Games' Maria Maunula on working with influencers
But maintaining your integrity
Big Numbers
Google Play handled 2 billion MAUs and 115 billion downloads in 2019
The most popular distribution store ever