Epic
Sensor Tower: Epic Games’ Fortnite makes $1.2m a day for November on iOS alone
The battle royale has now made $385 million from iOS
On The Go
App Annie claims mobile games will snap up 60 per cent of worldwide gaming revenue next year
Increased power and cross-platform successes could see handhelds take almost two-thirds of the gaming pie
Acquired
Mobile measurement company Adjust purchases Acquired.io
Acquired.io’s technology set to be fully integrated with Adjust by H2 2019
Teach
Supercell clashes games skill shortage with free new coding school
Finnish developer puts significant funding behind the free Helsinki program
Solid
Roblox builds up revenues of $25m for October
The revenue haul represents a 67 per cent increase year-on-year
Lost And Found
Nintendo’s Dragalia Lost hatches over $50m in just over two months
The RPG is still only available in the US, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau
Into The Swing
Playdemic CEO Paul Gouge explains how Golf Clash is getting more competitive with clans and potentially esports too
Two years on, plenty to come
Huge
Epic is launching its own Android games storefront off back of Fortnite success
Launching soon with a curated selection of games
Charts
Weekly global mobile game charts: Ironhides’ Kingdom Rush Vengeance off to strong start in UK, US and China
Covers the period from November 19th to 25th.
Fantastic
Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire made on average $1 million a day in November
Combat-focused city builder earned $30 million worldwide throughout last month
Catch ‘em
Pokemon Go catches $80 million worldwide revenue in November
Worthy catch marks a 50 per cent year-over-year increase
Magic
Gameloft’s Disney Magic Kingdom soars to $114 million in lifetime revenue
Enchanted park builder has also reached over 70 million downloads since 2016
Winner Winner
Tencent’s PUBG Mobile crowned best game of the year on Android by Google
King’s Candy Crush Friends Saga and Team Alto’s Odyssey also given nods
Indie Delight
Donut County and Gorogoa named iPhone and iPad game of the year by Apple
Alto’s Odyssey and battle royale games also given the nod
Early Bird Expands
Mobile still has ‘plenty of opportunity’ says Henric Suuronen, launching $30 million Play Ventures fund
Ex-angel investor upscales
Global
Tencent and NetEase saw a 382 per cent increase in international mobile games revenue during 2018
China’s game freeze hasn’t stopped the country’s biggest players going global
Chicken Dinner
PUBG Mobile revenue grows 166 per cent to surpass Fortnite for the first time
Brendan Greene’s handheld battle royale earned $12 million in the week ending Black Friday
Holiday
US mobile games revenue hit $55.8 million all-time peak over Black Friday
This year’s bargain holiday market the most successful day for mobile gaming in the US ever
Royale
PUBG Mobile hits 30 million daily active players and 200 million downloads in eight months
Handheld battlegrounds held the second highest MAU count among all mobile games this quarter
Guest Feature
How the changes to SEIS/EIS tax relief affect UK developers
Consultants Adam Betteridge and Ella Romanos break it down
Strategy
PlayRaven leaves Eve: War of Ascension to CCP after joining Rovio’s flock
CCP London will take over the development of the galactic MMO tie-in
Jobs
Jam City laid off “a large number” of developers on Friday
Mobile developer has yet to reveal exactly how many employees have lost their jobs
Charts
Weekly global mobile game charts: Tencent’s Naruto Online makes a splash in the East
Charts for the week of November 12th
Super
Marvel: Contest of Champions Cyber Monday revenue exploded 583 per cent in one week
Kabam’s mobile fighter reached a superpowered $3.3 million this holiday weekend
Sound Strategy
Analytics group believes Nintendo can claim control of the 2019 console market with the Switch
Strategy Analytics isn't worried about the enduring success of home consoles
Hard Turn
Nintendo shoots down Elon Musk's request to license Mario Kart to Tesla’s range of electric cars
The Tesla CEO seems open to the possibility of adding PC games marketplace Steam though
Special Offer
Pocket Gamer Connects London Early Bird prices end today!
Save up to $400 if you book your tickets by midnight
Jamming
Jam City wraps up Bingo Pop IP acquisition with new Toronto Studio
The Bingo Pop team will join Jam City as part of the move
It's A Match
Matchmade reveals plans to open a US office amid $4.8m investment
The platform now also offers key Twitch data to marketers
Lets Go
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee sold 1.5m units in the US in just ten days
RPGs launched back on November 16th
Cool
Atari focusing on casual and sim games following Rollercoaster Tycoon success
"We’re clearly doing well with simulation games like Rollercoaster Tycoon," says CEO Chesnais
Caught
Nintendo catches $250m from the US between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday
Total US hardware sales for the period jumped up 45 per cent over the same period in 2017
Hammered
Games Workshop taps up Tilting Point and Hunted Cow for Warhammer: Chaos and Conquest
The fantasy strategy game is currently in Beta in the Philippines and could be globally launched next year
Uk Special
"Scotland's pedigree has endured, and the development scene is thriving"
4J Studios, Outplay and Tag Games fill us in on the game scene north of the wall
All In
Who could be top dog in the fight to acquire Zynga?
We speculate on the potential suitors if any deal were to take place
Funding Round
New US publisher Nifty Games raises $3m for mobile-first sports games
Early investors include aXiomatic Gaming and venture capital firms March Capital Partners and Defy.VC
Crash Course
Google Play removes 13 phoney apps from a single developer for installing malware
But not before the racing games accumulated over half a million downloads
Jobs
IGDA names new chairman and vice chair as David Seltzer steps back from leadership role
Vesa Raudasoja succeeds Seltzer as chairman while Emily Greer takes on the vice chair position
Paradise Palms
Fortnite now has 200 million players
Rise of 60 per cent in the last five months
Oh I Wish It Could Be...
Ogury, Tripledot, Lockwood, Jagex and Gram Games on the panel at the PG Christmas Mixer
Join us for an evening of talks, networking and drinks in London next week
On Tap
Tapjoy on Tapdaq acquisition: “We hadn't found the right combination of great team and differentiated tech until now”
Tapjoy SVP of strategy, corporate and business development fills us in on the decision to acquire mediation platform Tapdaq
Legal Battle
Apple heads to Supreme Court over App Store 'monopoly'
Is Apple's dominance over its closed-off iOS ecosystem inflating prices?
On The Move
Marvel: Contest of Champions dev Kabam secures office move in Vancouver
Studio has signed a lease for 105,000 square feet of office space
Mobile Stars
Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2019 finalists revealed
Ceremony takes place on the evening of Tuesday, January 22nd at the prestigious BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, London
Black Friday
From Unity assets to Udemy courses: some of the best Black Friday deals for games developers
Deals also involve discounts on GameMaker Studio 2 and RPG Maker MV
Special Offer
Pocket Gamer Connects London Black Friday offer - 23% off!
One-day only discount doubles down with Early Bird prices for up to 43% saving
Game On
Discord experiments with games detection on Android
The feature shows others what a user is playing or listening to on Spotify
All Go
Blizzard reportedly working on a Pokemon Go-styled World of Warcraft spin-off for mobile
The game reportedly has single-player mechanics
Big Indie Awards
The Big Indie Awards 2018 Top 20 Countdown Part 2 - 10 to 1
We check out the top 10 games from the 2018 Big Indie Awards in association with G-STAR and sponsored by Jagex Partners
Gone
Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee shifts three million copies on Nintendo Switch in first week
The haul is the highest first-week sales figure for a Switch title