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Mobile Moba
Riot Games goes mobile with official League of Legends game and autobattler Teamfight Tactics
Not porting League of Legends but a new game
Ar Is The Future
Google pulls the plug on Daydream, its mobile VR platform
The Pixel 4 was created with AR in mind instead
Event
Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan - applications close next week!
Free entry to the event for a limited number of developers wanting one-on-one meetings with investors - or games companies seeking funding - at next month’s two-day games industry conference
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Check out the Game Maker Insights track at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
It is one of 10 tracks to feature at the event
Waving Not Drowning
Google officially reveals $799 Pixel 4
The first mobile device to feature a radar sensor
Dated
Google Stadia launches 19 November at $9.99 a month
28 launch titles detailed
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Learn more about investment in the Show Me The Money track at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
It is one of 10 tracks to feature at the event
Liveop Learnings
How players pushed Marvel Puzzle Quest beyond midcore to embrace competitive gameplay
Obsessed with fine tuning their teams
Events
Supercell, Google, Thatgamecompany and CCP take to G-STAR 2019 stage
Show held between November 14th and 15th in Korea's Busan
Indie Spotlight
Indie Michal Pawlowski on finding a fresh, happy mind to come up with OXXO
"There are weeks that I don't code at all. There are also weeks that I code for 12 hours a day."
Uk Powerhouse
NorthEdge Capital acquires Curve, Kuju and Testronic for $113 million
Roll-up rolled up
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Discover the Monetiser track at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
It is one of 10 track to feature at the event
Read 5 Now
Hot 5: The rise of Roblox, Call of Duty is mobile's fastest ever launch, and you won't like Ilkka when he's angry
The hottest stories
Event
Supercell, Tencent, King, Wargaming, Facebook and more already confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Two-day B2B games industry event poised for an incredible return in January
Charts
Mario Kart Tour was the most downloaded mobile title in September
Cool Goal saw month-on-month growth of 85 per cent
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Check out the Esports Academy at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
It is one of 10 tracks to feature at the event
Charts
Tencent tops September mobile publisher grossing chart
Fellow Chinese firm NetEase was second place
Meeting Expectations
Pokemon Masters developer outlines plan to improve game
The game generated $33.3 million in its first month
Continued Protests
Apple and Google pull apps from their storefronts due to Hong Kong protests
Boss of the iPhone maker Cook says that product in question was being "used maliciously" to target police
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Discover some Development Tools at Pocket Gamer Connects
It is one of 10 tracks to feature at the event
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Learn Business of Games 101 at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
The event features 10 tracks
Esports Boost
Meta Games secures $2 million in seed funding round
The company will use it to aid for upcoming games
Making Magic
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery conjures $154 million in lifetime revenue
The US accounts for the most spending
Big Seller
Nintendo Switch sales pass 10m in Europe
Over 36 million copies of games published by the Japanese company have been sold
Job News
In-game ad platform Bidstack welcomes two new employees
Nina Mackie and Charlotte Cook join the company
Build An Empire
Goodgame Studios announces global release of Empire: Age of Knights
The franchise boasts nearly 200 million players worldwide
Games For Women
TouchTen secures funding to aid in the growth of mobile games aimed at women
“More women are playing games than ever before”
False Start
Monetizer Mavens on what went wrong for Mario Kart Tour
Another Nintendo misfire?
Outward Bound
How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global
At the heart of the MENA region
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki smashes all records with its sixth edition
More than 1,400 attendees from 600 companies and 40 countries visited fabulous Finland, the home of mobile gaming
Insightful
Sensor Tower appoints Craig Chapple as Mobile Insights Strategist
Ex-PocketGamer.biz ed goes corporate
Week One Wonder
Call of Duty: Mobile is the fastest ever mobile game to reach 100 million downloads
Shooting for the stars
Kicking Off
In-game ads outfit Anzu hires ex-Niker Mike Cookson as CSO
Mike Cookson joins the company
New Developer
Tenacious Entertainment raises $3.3 million for new competitive arena mobile game
The company's first title is set for a 2020 launch
Complimentary
PC game clip sharing platform Medal.tv adds mobile games, acquiring Megacool
Unitying content sharing
Jobs In Games
Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot
"My first job in the industry was a hodgepodge of lecturing on games art, indie development and contract work"
Ip Rethink
Rovio restructures its branding division, potentially losing 20 staff
Focusing on key partnerships in a competitive world
Beyond Gaming
Roblox’s masterplan to enable young game devs to make $50 million a year on its platform
Taking user-generated content professional
Crossing The Border
Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen slams increasing delays for Finnish work permits
"This is a catastrophe that is seen every day at Supercell"
Wallooned
Opinion: Here come the Belgians
No Call of Duty: Mobile for you
Mental Health
"Play games that make you feel good," says CheckPoint community manager
Pritika Sachdev shared advice for what employers in the industry could be doing to combat the issue
Cash Up
Blockchain mobile outfit Reality Gaming Group looking to raise £1.5 million
Hopes to make more games
What's Next?
Snap Finger Click's Joanna Haslam on a unique career in social games
"2019 has been a difficult year for the games industry"
Read 5 Now
Hot 5: IronSource's $400 million, Mario Kart Tour's weak monetisation, and Subway Surfers heads to Snapchat
The hottest stories
Breaking Borders
Adtech outfit Bidstack launches in US
Adam Fisher is new head of sales
Great Divide
Blizzard is a PC developer first but can still make 'Blizzard-quality' mobile games
J. Allen Brack fights back
Appetite For Destruction
Call of Duty: Mobile hits 35 million downloads, despite not being live in China (or Belgium)
Fastest action game launch ever
More Tools
Unity continues M&A drive acquiring live ops outfit ChilliConnect
The ecosystem grows
Big Deal
CVC buys minority stake in mobile game monetisation outfit IronSource for $400 million
Cash will drive organic growth and M&A activity