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
Sweet Success
Candy Crush Soda Saga surpasses $2 billion in lifetime revenue
410 million downloads in over five years
Smart Work
Why the mobile game industry needs intelligent revenue management
Making the most of your players with wappier
One Big Happy Family
June’s Journey Hidden Talents: How to create genuine moments with your players
Wooga provides 7 top tips
Igdc 2019
Super Krishna Crush: Block Blast Game picks up Studio Game of the Year at IGDC 2019
There were five awards overall
Gotta Sue Em All
The Pokemon Company files lawsuit over Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks
Photos taken of strategy guide
Cash In
NetEase invests up to $30 million into Bossa Studios
Hogwash will be the developer's first title in China
Still Growing
Roblox grosses $1 billion in mobile revenue
From 290 million downloads
New Owners
Funko Pop Blitz and Payday: Crime War's soft launches stopped as NBCUniversal hands over to new publishers
Part of game publishing division’s closure
Event
Why do games fail? How can you avoid it? deltaDNA explains in today's free webinar: 11am
Webinar at 11am GMT on Wed 27th, recording streamed @ 6pm GMT on Thurs 28th
Streaming Up
Google issues statement over games not playing at 4K and 60 FPS
Improvements expected
Limited Time
Call of Duty: Mobile brings back the dead with Zombies mode
Classic map Shi No Numa makes its debut on mobile
An App For That
IronSource launches mobile app to access game data on the go
First step in a much larger project
Special Offer
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Hot Five: N3twork's $40 million raise, Zynga's home-grown future, and Free Fire shoots to $1 billion
The hottest stories
Access Granted
Google finally fulfils Stadia Founders Edition orders
Three days of confusion
You Got Game?
Publishing giant IGG expresses intent to collaborate with developers across the world
Expansive business
Going Global
Following US early access, Minecraft Earth hits 2.5 million downloads
1.4 million installs since arrival in the US on November 12th
Pocket Money
Update: Nintendo launches $7.99 a month subscription for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Offering players access to five fortune cookies and storage for 5000 items
Event
Animoca Brands, Pixowl, Blockchain Cuties and Reality Clash speaking at first Blockchain Gamer LIVE! gaming conference in January
Explore the blockchain games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects London partner event
Growing Up
Why 2019 is the first year Futureplay hasn’t shipped a new game
Something had to give
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Hot Stuff
Indian powerhouse Nazara looking to invest $20 million in gaming and esport startups
Has already invested $50 million in past two years
More Cash
Skillz raises funding from NFL's 32 Equity investment arm
Former Airbnb chief financial officer Laurence Tosi has also been appointed to the board of directors
Sensor Tower
Google Stadia’s mobile app has been downloaded 175,000 times
US residents made up close to 42 per cent of the overall number
Jrpg Money Machine
Fate/Grand Order bucks China’s dominance as the top grossing global mobile game
Crunching the data with App Annie
City Limits
16-city PUBG Mobile US esports tournament kicking off in December 2019
Backed by Super League Gaming, Tencent and OnePlus
Streaming Wars
Amazon reportedly launching game streaming service in 2020
Looking for Twitch integration
Young Guns
N3twork raises $40 million for new games, publishing platform and community app
Covering all bases
Gigantamax
Selling 6 million, Pokemon Sword and Shield is Nintendo’s fastest-selling Switch game
Includes physical and digital copies
Foresight
Dead Cells' Steve Filby on why you need to design games with an audience in mind
Think about what you’re going to build before you build it
Easy Money
Chartboost launches advertising bidding program Helium
More options for in-game advertising
Organic Reinvention
Home-grown success: Why Zynga reckons the best is yet to come
COO Matt Broomberg talks up new releases
Show Us The Money
GDC 2020 announces Game Funding & Investment Summit
Virtuous cycle
Awards Season
Call of Duty, Sayonara Wild Hearts and Grindstone lead The Game Awards 2019 mobile nominations
Event will take place on December 12th, hosted by Geoff Keighley