Event
The Very Big Indie Pitch returns to Pocket Gamer Connects London
Our beloved pitching competition series for mobile and PC joins us once more in January.
Monthly Cut
The battle pass is a hot trend in mobile games that looks like it’s here to stay
GameRefinery looks at a new trend
Igdc 2019
How the Indian mobile games market is progressing in 2019
It is primarily a mobile market
New Investment
PatronGG raises $1 million for its Kokyo esports app
The seed round was led by Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Possible Deal
Rumours suggest iDreamsky is attempting a leveraged buyout of Leyou
Deal reported worth $1.4 billion
Rocking Beats
Gismart invests $500,000 in social music platform Jambl
Will also acts as strategic partner and publisher
Shut Down
Bethesda halts work on The Elder Scrolls: Legends
"We decided to put any new content development or releases on hold for the foreseeable future"
Schedule Revealed
Full conference schedule revealed for January’s Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Check out what’s happening at the two day-mobile games industry conference next month
Question Time
Burning question: what would the UK games industry look like after Brexit?
In our new feature, we want to hear what YOU think of the latest hot topic. And right now, that’s Brexit.
Risky Reels
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker new scene dropping in Fortnite
"No one's ever really gone"
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Facebook UA playbook, Gameloft UK shuttered, and Pocket Gamer Mobile Game Awards 2020
The hottest stories
Q&a
Matthew Buxton, Ideation lead at Mag Interactive, on how great ideas "can carve through the competition"
"Give players a long lasting, rich experience that will be fondly remembered"
Q&a
Leverage CEO Christian Fonnesbech on how to make "games into global Brands and lasting IPs"
"Building stable businesses without losing the passion"
You Can't Refuse
20 reasons why you need to attend Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
25 jam-packed tracks, 190 sessions
Team Up
Kongregate acquires battle royale game Surviv.io
Second acquisition of 2019
Most Viewed
Minecraft gets most views on YouTube during 2019
It had 100 billion views
Download Free
NetEase beta testing its new cloud gaming service
Currently only available for mobile titles
Happy Holidays
US Black Friday mobile game spending up 25% to $70 million
A new record
Growth Curve
Wildlife Studios secures $60 million investment to focus on talent acquisition
Brazilian outfit on the rise
Eye To Eye
Niantic and Qualcomm sign multi-year deal for AR gaming tech
Qualcomm’s XR2 tech meets Niantic Real World Platform
Running Riot
Riot Games launches Riot Forge so devs can use League of Legends IP
Our characters, your game
Follow The Plan
Soft launch to worldwide launch: 2020's Facebook UA playbook for launching new mobile games
How to optimize your strategy
Consolidation
Sell My App acquires the domain chupamobile.com from the formerly crowdfunded $1.3M startup Chupamobile
All about quality of service
Bad Actors
Adjust prevents 200 million fraudulent app installs
Saving clients up to $450 million
Take That
YouTube to standardise age restrictions across gaming, movies and TV show violence
it doesn't effect monetisation
No Turkey
Thanksgiving 2019 boost Switch's US sale to best ever
Country total now 17.5 million
Job News
Scopely hires Daniel Freireich as President, Games
New London office announced alongside
Kick Off
Top Eleven 2020 now live, and José Mourinho deal extended until 2022
Another year of glory
Japanese Gold Mine
Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts
Crunching the data with App Annie
Switching Up
Tencent’s version of Nintendo Switch launches in China on 10 December
Priced at $300
Annual Praise
Google’s GOTY is Call of Duty: Mobile while Apple takes a multi-platform approach
Tis the season
Bullseye
BoomBit’s Archery Club hits one million downloads
Following on from Darts Club’s success
Into The Unknown
Why Jam City believes Frozen Adventures isn't just another tie-in
“This is a game for fans and avid casual gamers alike”
Making The Case
Taking the gamble out of gaming
Kamagames on why social casino isn’t gambling
Award Season
Submit your game to the 16th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards
Developers are invited to submit their best mobile games for IMGA consideration before December 31, 2019
It's Not Me
New update is coming to Super Mario Maker 2
Hyrule's greatest warrior Link joins the party
Continued Support
Ukie grants membership to BGI and National Videogame Museum
The BGI charity and its National Videogame Museum are now members of the trade body
Wizards Disband
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is already in sharp decline
Just $22 million in lifetime revenue
Special Offer
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Indie Winners
Mulled 2 takes the Very Big Indie Pitch crown in Jordan
Ball puzzle sequel from Hako Games headlines three great indie games from the heart of the Middle East
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Anticipation grows for Black Desert Mobile, NetEase x Bossa, and the sharp decline of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
The hottest stories
Churning
Mobile games uninstalled 34% more than apps
So says the latest AppsFlyer report
Gotta Splat Them Slimes
Japan-only location AR game Dragon Quest Walk becomes #2 top grossing global game
Crunching the data with App Annie
Event
Big Screen Gaming and Blockchain Gamer LIVE! subsites are now live!
Dedicated sub-sites for the two brand new events alongside Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Job News
Google snaps up Assassin's Creed developers for Stadia Games studio
Director general, production chief and art boss all previously worked on Ubisoft's franchise
Out Now
Cut the Rope star Om Nom returns in Om Nom: Merge
First game from new biz unit ZeptoLab Green
Freebies
Tomb Raider and Farming Simulator 19 for coming free to Stadia Pro
Plus Spitlings as the second exclusive game
New Investment
Coffee Stain Studio invests in horse-centric mobile game outfit Kavalri
It's part of The Levelling the Playing Field Initiative
In The Flow
Genvid Technologies raises $27 million to fund new streaming engine
Building more tools
Talking Heads
Facebook Gaming, Resistance Games, Rovio and Niantic confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Speaker lineup is heating up