Fallout Milestone
E3 2019: Fallout Shelter surpasses 150 million downloads
Number of installs rises 30 million in a year
Streaming Tech
E3 2019: Bethesda's new Orion technology designed to optimise game streaming across platforms
Publisher shows Doom 2016 streaming on a mobile device at 60 frames per second
Helmet To Helmet
E3 2019: Commander Keen IP returns on mobile this summer
Game set for soft launch in the summer
Switch Blades
E3 2019: Bethesda opens E3 press conference with The Elder Scrolls Blades mobile game
New update goes live for mobile today; Blades coming to Nintendo Switch
Next-gen Xbox
E3 2019: Microsoft unveils next generation Xbox console Project Scarlett
"When we think about the future of gaming, it's not just PC, it's not just console, it's not just mobile, it's really all of the above"
Gears Pop
E3 2019: Pre-registrations open for Gears Pop mobile game
Title looks to take inspiration from Clash Royale with added cover mechanics
Xbox At E3
E3 2019: Microsoft acquires Psychonauts 2 dev Double fine
Developer joins growing number of in-house studios
Going Public
AppLovin wants to raise $1bn in 2020 IPO
Marketing platform and publisher has ambitious plans
Divesting Shares
Tencent sells $56m worth of Glu Mobile shares
Chinese publisher reduces stake in US developer to 14.46 per cent
Ad Fraud
Don’t let fraudsters dictate your user acquisition strategy
Scalarr's Olga Bazarova on how to combat ad fraud
Spectating Trends
Mobile the most popular games platform among millennials
Millennials are also spending the most money on games per month
E3 2019
E3 2019: Livestream schedule for the biggest press conferences
Days and times for this year's keynotes
Stadia Games
Here are the games coming to Google Stadia
And other developers confirmed to be supporting the platform
Google Stadia
Google Stadia games streaming service launches in November for $9.99 a month
Service will be available across devices, however mobile access will initially be restricted to Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a
Doors Open
Stack open-sources ad software BidMachine mobile apps publishers
Technology has been made an open source resource
Collaboration
Hatch and Samsung team to bring 5G cloud gaming to the US
Two companies continue to collaborate after bringing service to South Korea
Seeing Double
Temple Gates Games CEO accuses DoubleJump of cloning Cannon Brawl
Theresa Duringer claims the studio cloned her game after she entered it in a competition
Another Lawsuit
Developers sue Apple over App Store fees
“This isn’t the first time we’ve taken Apple to task over anti-competitive behaviour”
Bluestacks Inside
BlueStacks Inside SDK lets mobile devs release games on PC
One-step SDK designed to make it as easy as possible to launch games on Steam and Discord
Snap Royale
Zynga launches Snapchat exclusive game Tiny Royale
Battle royale title is the publisher's first release on the Snap Games platform
Job News
Jam City names former Disney exec Lisa Anderson as senior VP of game operations
Responsible for overseeing operations at company's LA area studios
Meet Us
Meet the Pocket Gamer team at E3 2019
One of the year's biggest games industry events takes place on June 11th to 14th
Job News
SuperData co-founder Janelle Benjamin departs
"You were the one who brought the discipline and structure to this whole operation that allowed us to grow," said fellow co-founder van Dreunen
Still Together
Tencent denies overseas marketing and sales team was disbanded over Arena of Valor woes
But does not touch on whether it will continue to support the game in Western markets
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: NetEase's top 10 grossing dominance diminishes on the Chinese App Store
Rankings from May 20th to 26th 2019
Casual Expansion
WeQ: Investment in ad tech, development and publishing sets us apart from hyper-casual competition
Ad tech company has acquired Booster Studios to develop and publish in-house and third-party hyper-casual games
Good Day For A Swell Drive
Cuphead arriving in Tesla cars this summer
Made possible through the use of Unity and Unreal Engine
Avengers Gather
Avengers directors to adapt Magic: The Gathering for Netflix
Avengers directors the Russo Brothers will helm project based off the collectable card game
Stadia Direct
Google to reveal Stadia pricing, games and more on June 6th
First new details since original unveiling
Ios 13
iOS 13 gets faster app downloads, better Apple Maps and a Dark Mode
Raft of new features incoming for the latest operating system
Augmented Apple
ARKit 3 gets motion capture and occlusion enhancements
RealityKit and Reality Composer also unveiled offering a raft of new features and easier ways to build apps
Minecraft Ar
Minecraft Earth takes centre stage at Apple’s WWDC
Upcoming augmented reality game used to show off ARKit 3 capabilities
Apple Arcade Controllers
Apple Arcade gets Xbox One and PlayStation 4 controller support
Subscription games service to launch later this year
Big Deal
Stillfront snaps up Kixeye in deal worth up to $120m
Acquisition worth $90 million plus up to a potential further $30 million in earnouts
Data
Roblox hits mobile revenue of $750 million ahead of its Chinese launch
Roblox was making over $1.2 million daily over last month
Community Advice
Want to boost your game’s ROI? Tap into your community
Yodo1 dives deep into looking after your players and keeping them engaged for the long-term
Going Boldly
The secret of Scopely’s success? How we think about IP, says CEO
Javier Ferreira on being audience-first
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Inside Superhot's success, Theta Labs and Animoca raise funds for blockchain, and YouTube Gaming shuts down
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Hot Five
Zynga sells HQ for $600m, Auto Chess comes to mobile, and Subway Surfers passes 2.5bn downloads
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
The Race Is On
Drodo Studios soft-launches DOTA Auto Chess standalone version on mobile
Valve looking to release its own version in the future
Job News
Gearbox Publishing boss John Vignocchi joins Nintendo of America
“I’m humbled by this dream opportunity”
Big Festival Awards
BIG Festival Awards 2019 finalists unveiled
55 games make the shortlist across 16 categories
New Policies
Google Play developers must now disclose loot box odds
Details surrounding “randomised virtual items” must be clearly shown
Indie Mavens
Does Apple and Google's 70/30 revenue share model work for indies?
The Indie Mavens have their say on the platform's revenue share policy
Safe
Google Play introduces new target audience features to make the platform safer for kids
All apps will need to meet the new standards by September 1st 2019
Mobile Monetisation
Facebook study: 57% of mobile developers say in-app ads can improve player retention
Users are six times more likely to make a purchase after seeing a playable ad
Youtube Gaming
YouTube Gaming shuts down for good today
Gaming content has been integrated back into the main platform
Tariffs
The US-China trade war could see the States impose a 25 per cent tariff on game consoles
“Tariffs will hurt the American economy, its industries, and its consumers," said the ESA in response
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent claims top three positions for highest grossing in China
Rankings from May 13th to May 19th 2019
Gotta Launch 'em All
Pokemon press conference reveals several new games and apps
Pokemon Sleep, Detective Pickachu Sequel, Pokemon Masters and more