Uniting People
Unity hires two ex-Insomniac Games lead engineers to head up new Los Angeles studio
Mike Action and Andres Fredriksson take on new jobs as Principal Engineers
Apple Ar Headset
Report: Apple preparing to launch an AR headset in 2020
Ready for use internally by 2019
Get Lobbying
Nominate the Best Analytics or Data Tool at the Mobile Games Awards 2018
Accolade recognises tools that support development, marketing campaigns and/or provide data on market performance
Survey And Competition
Last chance to enter our latest mobile games developer trends survey!
WIN TICKETS TO PG CONNECTS LONDON 2018! Take part in our latest survey, in association with Mobvista… and maybe get yourself tickets to our next conference
The Next Big Thing?
Pokemon GO developer Niantic making Harry Potter: Wizards Unite mobile game
Studio scores another huge licence
Best Bug Killers
Nominate the best QA and Localisation Service Provider for the Mobile Games Awards 2018
Accolade recognises expertise in bug squashing and localisation
Indie Publishing
Competing with the big boys: Tilting Point on what publishers should be offering indie developers in 2017
Chief Operating Officer Samir El Agili discusses the realities of the mobile game market
Get Lobbying
Nominate the year's Best Marketing Campaign for the Mobile Games Awards 2018
Accolade recognises the best developer-run or third-party-run marketing campaigns over the last year
Snapped Up
Tencent snaps up 12% stake in Snapchat owner
"We have long been inspired by the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of Tencent"
Job Losses
Telltale games lays of 90 staff amid restructuring
25% of workforce out
On The Up
Zynga posts profit for second consecutive quarter for first time since IPO
Revenues at highest level in four years
Maximising Value
Win-win: Peak Games sells its casual card game portfolio to Zynga for $100 million
Peak doubles down on match-3, Zynga boosts card sector
Mobile Games Awards
Mobile Games Awards 2018 lobbying ends on November 14th
Get voting!
Diamond In The Rough
King soft-launches Royal Boulevard Saga again under new name Diamond Diaries Saga
Still not out of soft launch
Get It Right
Appodeal launches guide on monetising and launching apps and games for kids
Launching Kids Apps The Right Way makes sure your app is COPPA compliant
Soft Power
From snipers to sofas: The transformation of Glu Mobile
Two games that changed everything
Toon Army
Niantic acquires animation platform Evertoon to add new social features to Pokemon GO
Evertoon's community services to shut down at the end of November
Apple Financials Q4 Fy17
Apple's iPhone 8 and 8 Plus launch push revenues to $52.6 billion
Yearly revenues come in at $229.2 billion
Activision Financials Q3 Fy17
King generated almost a third of Activision Blizzard's $1.6 billion revenues in Q3
Candy Crush franchise has its strongest quarter yet
Man Of The People
Zynga hires former GoPro SVP of People Jeff Ryan as new Chief People Officer
Starts on November 27th
What’s Next?
Profit over scale: Why EA isn’t concerned EA Mobile’s growth is slowing
Steady as she goes
Ar And Business Development
Augmented reality, CD-ROMS and ignoring collectible monsters: HitPoint Studios' new President details an AR future
Ariella Lehrer discusses the company's plans and AR's potential
Pitching For The Prize
Revealed: The top 10 games shortlisted for The Big Indie Awards
We announce the top ten finalists selected for the inaugural Big Indie Awards
Glu Financials Q3 Fy17
Glu Mobile's revenues grow to $81.8 million as Design Home scores another 8.7 million downloads in Q3
Now gearing up to launch The Swift Life
Looking Sharp
Razer Phone specification leak suggests 8GB RAM and 5.72 inch screen for new device
64GB memory, dual-camera set-up, and all the other good stuff
A New Campaign
How is MZ’s marketing campaign with influencer Alexis Ren working out for Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire?
Partnership racks up millions of views across YouTube and Instagram
Edging Closer
TerraGenesis developer Edgeworks signs publishing deal with Tilting Point
Former Big Indie Pitch Winner coming to iOS and Android
Ea Financials Q2 Fy18
EA mobile revenues dip to $158 million as FIFA Mobile scores 113 million downloads
Madden NFL Mobile and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes lead growth
Bolted On
Advertising platform Leadbolt integrates playable ads
Available for iOS and Android developers using its SDK
In Control
How we enjoy using plenty of mobile SDKs and still keep our app under control
Your app, your control
Authentic Marketing
Ex-Gaikai CEO David Perry on entering the world of influencer marketing with Vyrl
The games industry veteran talks us through his ambitious plans
Steady As It Goes
2017 - the year not much happened in mobile games, says Verto
Consumer behaviour
New Site
Makers of PocketGamer.biz launch new editorial site dedicated to reporting on the influencer marketing scene
Online from today, InfluencerUpdate.biz will report on the new phenomenon of influencer video, streaming and social media superstars, and the companies who partner with them
Roostr Booster
Chartboost rebrands influencer marketing platform Roostr as Chartboost Influence
Adds new functionality to the platform
Cash Royale
Supercell wraps up latest $200,000 Clash Royale tournament in Atlanta
Winning team takes home $60,000 between them
Making Headway?
One year on: What is Facebook's strategy with Instant Games for Messenger?
Monetisation is being trialled, but what's the end goal?
Power Of Nemesis
Authentic yet distinctive: How Middle-earth: Shadow of War came to mobile
Spanning worlds
Most Read
Kongregate shakes up its management, King partners with Snapchat, and Adam Telfer talks deconstructing games
The hottest articles of last week
Iap Inspector
How does Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Paladins Strike
Hi-Rez Studios soft-launches mobile MOBA take on PC shooter Paladins Strike
Showing better signs of life then SMITE Rivals
Iphone X
Apple opens pre-orders for iPhone X a week ahead of its release
Already sold out of its initial run
Plexchat Royale
Stats Royale partners with Plexchat to bring detailed data to mobile chat platform
Get to know other people better
Top Grossing September 2017
Fantasy Westward Journey overtakes Honor of Kings as top grossing mobile game in September 2017
First time in three months that Honor of Kings hasn't made more money than every other game
A Kind Of Magic
King launches first ever Snapchat content partnership with latest Bubble Witch 3 Saga event
Unlock Snapchat filters by playing Bubble Witch 3
Universe Of Legends
Firefly Games partners with DreamWorks on multi-IP RPG DreamWorks: Universe of Legends
All your favourite and forgotten characters together at last
Smashing Records
App Store and Google Play downloads hit record 26 billion in Q3
Consumer spend also at all-time high
Mobile Mavens
Is augmented reality for smartphones a gimmick or great for games?
The Mobile Mavens have their say on the hot topic
Augmented Reality
Unreal Engine 4 gets ARKit and ARCore support
Plethora of upgrades and improvements in latest 4.18 update
Big Step
Services provider GlobalStep acquires Montreal’s Bug-Tracker
Texas firm aims to establish "major presence" in Canada
First Love
Annapurna Interactive to publish Melbourne dev Mountains' debut narrative-focused game Florence
Title to be published on the Apple App Store in 2018