Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Chris Hong from Ubisoft Red Lynx will discuss the challenges of real-time multiplayer games for mobile
"I'm glad to be at any area or level of the event if I can share and learn"
Watch And Buy
Tencent integrates new live streaming e-commerce functions in WeChat
Watch and buy
Pgc Helsinki
Learn more about hypercasual and instant messenger gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It is one of 16 tracks to feature at the event
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Pascal Luban will be part of a panel discussing game dev life lessons
"This choice gave me the opportunity to work on nearly all platforms and genres"
Blockbuster Numbers
Minecraft surpasses 112 million players each month
Over 176 million physical copies have been sold around the world
Event
Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki - applications closing soon!
Don’t miss out on the chance to get one-on-one meetings with investors - or games companies seeking funding - at next month’s two-day games industry conference
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Jussi Autio from Resistance Games will discuss whether the fashion for indie publishing has ended
Expanding To Asia
Scopely expanding into the Asian market
“Asia is home to three out of the four top-grossing gaming markets and we are excited by the endless possibilities ahead"
Read 5 Now
Hot Five: Disney offloading FoxNext, Zynga's strategy, Wooga's revitalisation, and making a mobile game in 4 months?
The hottest stories
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Justyna Gil will be talking about ASO: compelling visual store assets
"Learning from others' experiences is the best way to broaden your mindset"
Sign Up
Google to rival Apple Arcade with its Play Pass subscription service
A curated catalogue spanning puzzle games to premium music apps
Pgc Helsinki
Get the hottest industry trends in Finest Finland at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2019
This is one of 16 tracks to appear at the event
Meet And Greet
All the companies coming to Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2019
Track down that all important contact among 650 companies attending
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Max Sjöblom from Kast will be talking about future trends in videogame streaming
"Games are an intriguing mode of media to convey a wide range of very intense experiences and emotions"
Words With Hackers
Zynga cyber-attack sees some Words With Friends and Draw Something accounts hacked
No financial information believed to have been accessed
Industry Report
Sweden’s game industry grew 42% in 2018
New report shows revenue increased to EUR 1.9 billion
Loot Boxing
PEGI, TIGA and ESA weigh in on DCMS loot box recommendation
UK trade bodies are keeping it cool
New Friends
Skillz partners with IGDA to aid game developers
“Game makers are the unsung heroes of esports designing the engaging content that drives a growing multi-billion dollar industry forward”
Zynga Zooming
M&A, hyper-casual and chat app gaming: Zynga COO talks future strategy
Zynga has had a busy few years
Fitness Games
Nintendo positions Switch as home exercise product with accessory-led Ring Fit Adventure
Strap on your joy-con and squeeze
Live And Kicking
How Gummy Drop amassed 1.8 billion hours of gameplay in five years
"To date, the game offers players over 10,000 levels, 90 plus cities to travel to and over 1,000 monuments to rebuild"
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Sulake's Simo Piispanen will be part of a panel discussing hybrid monetisation
"I found my professional calling in game balancing and economy creation"
Court Case
Nintendo files lawsuit against ROM website RomUniverse
Switch creator is seeking up to $2 million for each trademark infringement
Event
One week left to save up to $500 on Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Super Early Bird prices for January’s two-day B2B conference end next week
High Kpis
Warhammer Combat Cards boasts Day 7 retention of 34% and 15% payer conversion
TCG off to a great start
Jam Tomorrow
Rovio to increase UA spending in H2 2019 to maximise 'window of opportunity'
2019 sales and profit will be lowered than predicted
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Sonja Angesleva will be talking about how Zynga handles product management
"Product planning, player validation, and analytics"
Another Model
Worms firm Team17 passes on joining Apple Arcade
“We have plenty of cash, so we’re not looking to people like Apple for development financing”
Pgc Helsinki
Explore the Asian markets in East Meets West at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
It is one of 16 tracks to feature at the event
Jobs In Games
Zynga senior director of product Heather Houston on 'treating your career as a product'
Making sense of an incredibly dynamic industry
Licensing Not Publishing
Disney reportedly looking to offload Marvel Strike Force developer FoxNext Games
House of the mouse no longer interested in game development
Executive Orders
Interview: How the Game Executive Bootcamp at Finland's AaltoEE will help you grow your business
Andreea Cozma tells us about Supercell, Visual Novel Entertainment, EA and Fingersoft sharing their secrets this autumn
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Pokemon Masters tops US free App Store rank
Rankings from August 26th to October 1st
Faster, Faster
Build fast and start playing: How Ministry of Games created its Rapid Development Funnel
Next-gen mobile game development in 4 months
Exclusive Games
Apple Arcade, iPhone 11 and Pascal’s Wager headline Apple Special Event
Numerous new exclusive games announced
Paid The Game
Apple Arcade launches September 19th at $4.99/month
One-month free trial available
Good Gamble
Giant Network shows dark fantasy title Pascal’s Wager at Apple Conference
Game looks to take inspiration from Dark Souls series
Pgc Helsinki
Learn about the impact blockchain has on the industry at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Blockchain Gaming is one of 16 tracks at the event
Shovel Talk
Yacht Club Games' COO James Chan on potential 'sophomore slump' for Shovel Knight sequel
Still hopes to bring brand to mobile
Making The List
Home Office confirms roles in the games industry will be added to shortage occupation list
Roles that are of more importance were highlighted
Winning In Court
Nintendo wins court case to block piracy sites
“The UK High Court found the sale and distribution of circumvention devices for the Nintendo Switch unlawful"
Region Focus
MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry
Continuing our series of articles exploring the mobile game sector across MENA, we turn the spotlight to the world's second-largest oil producer
Must Be Fate
Sony’s Fate/Grand Order tops mobile revenue for August at $163 million
PUBG Mobile followed with more than $160 million
Jeopardy
Drivetime secures $11 million in funding to expand game audio library for users while driving
Newest game sees Jeopardy with host Alex Trebek join the line up
All New
BAFTA retires Mobile Game award
Categories streamlined
Most Read
Hot Five: Pokemon Go sustains, Lineage 2 M teases, and Small Giant's transition to success
The stories making the news
Pgc Helsinki
Explore opportunities in PC and console development at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Big Screen Gaming is one of 16 tracks featuring at the event
New Name
Celeste developer opening new studio called Extremely OK Games
Matt Thorson still making games, just not as Matt Makes Games
Masterful
Pokemon Masters raked in $26 million from first week
Title surpassed 10 million downloads in less than four days
Job News
Bossa Studios hires Jagex and Mind Candy vet Daniel Clough
Hired as studio GM