Streaming Future
Google CEO: Publishers "want to see our commitment" to Stadia
"We see genuine excitement"
Stack
Appodeal is now a part of umbrella ad tech solution brand Stack
Stack wants to help mobile publishers compete with an encroaching ad network industry
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: East Side Games CEO Josh Nilson on idle games as experiences for everyone
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Blockchain Gaming
From augmenting your game for the best user experience to making as much impact as mobile: Inside Blockchain Gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle will run from May 13th to 14th
Fast
The first trailer for Sonic The Hedgehog film was 'interesting'
Gotta watch fast
Financials
RuneScape maker Jagex revenue up almost 10 per cent year-on-year in 2018
Cambridge-based firm saw income of $120.7m
Phone It In
Epic Games being sued by musician Leo Pellegrino over dance emote
Fortnite developer has been embroiled in several lawsuits over ownership of dance emotes
Jobs
Square Enix is hiring over 100 new positions at its Montréal Studios
Square Enix Montréal and Eidos Montréal are scaling up as part of an international collaboration.
Still In Early Access
The Elder Scrolls: Blades generates $1.5 million from player spending in first month
US accounts for $1.1. million of player spending
Online Success
Nintendo Switch online subscriptions reach 9.8 million in six months
A third of Switch owners hold an online account
Event
Save up to $450 on Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong this week only
Super Early Bird offer for July's two-day games industry conference ends this week!
Event
Fringe events registration open: Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019
There's still time to get involved in the two-day games industry conference on West coast USA
Esports Academy
From building a successful esports audience to the future of interactive streaming: Inside the Esports Academy at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle will run from May 13th to 14th
Awards
Here are this year’s nominees for the 2019 Google Play Awards
This year brings a number of new awards for Most Beautiful Game, Best Living Room Experience and Most Inventive Game
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Clean Road cleans up in the UK in a strong week for SayGames
Charts from April 15th to 21st
Pgc Seattle
Editor's Picks: 5 top sessions at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle on May 13th to 14th
PocketGamer.biz senior editor Craig Chapple looks at a selection of the must-attend talks at this year's show
Magic Funds
Japanese mobile operator DOCOMO invests $280 million in Magic Leap
Yet another investor brings total funding to date to around $2.6 billion
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Slight Mad's Mad Box trademark dispute, blockchain fundraising challenges, and India lifts TikTok ban
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Hot Five
Playrix soft-launches Wildscapes, Nutaku opens Android store, and the who's who of the Google Stadia team
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Investment
Investor Connector at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle - applications close next week!
Last chance to get one-on-one time with investors at next month’s two-day games industry conference
18-plus
Nutaku opens new Android adult gaming store
Beta launches with 30 games, with 30 more planned this year
Rolling Out
Snapchat launches SDK allowing developers access to in-game Bitmoji avatars
Kenny Mitchell also appointed new chief marketing officer
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: APPatheia CEO Kelly Maguire to discuss marketing and business on a budget for indies
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Accessibility
AbleGamers is embedding Accessible Play Experience Practitioners into triple-A studios
CEO Mark Barlet: “We want to create champions within the studios”
Applications Open
Magic Leap providing 500 devices as part of Epic MegaGrants initiative
Unveiled at Epic’s Unreal Engine Build: Detroit ‘19 event
Event
Full conference schedule revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
More than 100 world-class expert speakers covering the hottest topics across mobile, PC and blockchain gaming
On Your Marks
Mario Kart Tour beta signups have begun
Nintendo’s financials re-asserted that the mobile racer is still due in 2019
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: 12traits CEO Joe Schaeppi to discuss how psychometrics can power up retention and monetisation
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
$$$
Xbox Live monthly active users dropped to 63m in last financial quarter
Revenue up five per cent for Microsoft's games business
Overtime
Fortnite devs speak out about constant crunch
"The company gives us unlimited time off, but it’s almost impossible to take the time. If I take time off, the workload falls on other people, and no one wants to be that guy"
Temporary Freeze
Facebook halts reviews of new Instant Games
Temporary freeze as Facebook looks to fix the issue
Network Effects
How hyper-casual games use network effects to supercharge growth
Tenjin CEO Christopher Farm discusses the attention economy and how publishers attract returning users
Event
Meet the great and the good of the games industry next month at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
EA, Tencent, NetEase, Unity, Epic Games and more join us for the two-day B2B conference
Revenue
Star Trek Fleet Command is making a stellar $13.7 million in monthly revenue
Licensed stargazer has hit lifetime revenue of $40 million and four million installations.
Digital World
Tencent’s Perfect World was the top grossing mobile game globally in March 2019
Honor of Kings follows in second place
Company Map
Here is who is working on Google's Stadia games streaming platform
PCGamesInsider.biz has dug through LinkedIn to find the people behind the search giant's big games play
Apple Arcade
Apple’s transformation into an entertainment streaming service: Is a virtual Blockbusters for mobile games really the future?
App Annie MD EMEA Paul Barnes offers his opinion on Apple Arcade
First Wave Of Speakers
Tencent, NetEase, Giant Interactive and Super Evil Megacorp head first wave of speakers at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019
Expect 120 speakers sharing 55 hours worth of cutting edge content on July 17th to 18th
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent’s Let’s Hunt Monsters storms China’s free downloads rankings
Charts from April 8th to 14th
Going Public
China's biggest live-streaming platform Douyu files for $500 million IPO in the US
The company is backed by Tencent and is considered China's answer to Twitch
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Why Dodge Roll has parted ways with Enter the Gungeon, and Tencent does its own blockchain-based Pokemon Go
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Hot Five
Trouble at HQ Trivia studio, Oculus staffing up for AR Glasses, and Clash of Clans a US top grosser thanks to Gold Pass
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Special Offer
One SWEET Easter offer - 20% off ticket prices for Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Save up to $140 this weekend on May’s two-day games industry conference
Indie
Google’s Indie Games Accelerator is back, and now open to 37 countries
Google opens up its indie program to developers in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America
Event
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle tickets full price from midnight
Mid-term offers savings of up to $150 - today only!
Money Money Money
Newzoo: Tencent responsible for 15% of 2018's global games revenue
Chinese tech and entertainment giant saw close-to $20bn coming in last year
Crowdfunding Milestone
$1 billion pledged to Kickstarter game campaigns
More than 17,000 games projects have received donations
Competitive Investment
Will Smith headlines $46 million funding round for esports group Gen.G
Funding to go toward global expansion, youth development and new LA HQ
Location
Scopely’s recent success is bringing the publisher a new Culver City headquarters
An 80 per cent annual revenue increase has pushed the publisher into opening new doors
Event
Facebook, Roblox, Riot Games, Hyper Hippo and DoubleDown to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
West coast games industry event adds amazing new speakers to two-day conference schedule