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
Unchained
Blockchain-powered mobile game store GPlay gets Unity support
Marketplace claims to offer 90% revenue share split with developers
Me Too
NeoGAF back online as owner refutes sexual assault allegations
Depleted mod team working overtime as users turn on Malka
Best Ad Platforms
App Store Search ads rank high in latest AppsFlyer Performance Index for H1 2017
But Facebook and Google continue to dominate
Big Deal
Keywords to acquire VMC for $66 million
Aims to raise £75 million from new shares to fund the deal
Jobs News
Kongregate expands management team with key appointments
New CFO and executive promotions
Celebrity Partnership
Netmarble taps Conan O'Brien for Lineage 2: Revolution Twitchcon promotion
TV show host appears on stage to make Western release date announcement
Me Too
NeoGAF taken offline after owner hit with sexual assault allegations
Moderators exit and users revolt against website
Barbie Girl
Atari partners with Mattel to bring Barbie-branded content to RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch
Game clears ten million downloads in eight months
Vungle Shuffle
Vungle replaces CEO following arrest on charges of child abuse and assault with a deadly weapon
COO Rick Tallman takes his place
Harmonix Layoffs
Harmonix suffers another round of layoffs affecting 14 jobs
DropMix development to continue
About Time
Monetisation comes to Instant Games on Facebook Messenger
Tests begin for interstitial and rewarded video ads
Switch Success
Nintendo Switch clears two million units sold in the US
Third consecutive month as the top-selling piece of hardware in the country
Summoning Players
MZ’s Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire surpasses 20 million downloads
Marketing campaign with influencer Alexis Ren proves fruitful
Interactive End Cards
Tapjoy launches Interactive End Cards for its rewarded video ads
War for the Planet of the Apes saw a 4% CTR using the end cards
Player Power
Move over Minecraft: Monetising a new wave of user-generated content on mobile
DIGIT Game Studios' Om Tandon takes a look at the big industry trend and what it means for developers
Arena Of Value
Tencent opens pre-registration campaign for Arena of Valor in US and Canada
Earn in-game rewards by signing up ahead of time
Bound To Be Good
Obsidian Entertainment partners with mobile fiction platform Bound for series of stories based on Pillars of Eternity
Richard Knaak signed on to write the stories
Las Vegas Masters
Amazon wraps up Mobile Master Las Vegas tournament with three competitors sharing $70,000 prize pool
Vainglory team takes the lion's share with $50,000 won
World Food
Google Play launches Apps and Games Against Hunger week to combat world hunger
100% of revenues from IAPs in 12 games and apps go to World Food Program USA
Mgf Seattle 2017
Minecraft, King, and PopCap headline speaker line-up for MGF Seattle 2017
Super Evil Megacorp, Game Insight, and more also in attendance
Ready To Erupt
Seismic Games: We're making "big bets" on mobile VR and location-based gaming
Greg Borrud on going from EA to indie agility
Leap Of Faith
Mixed reality firm Magic Leap raises $502 million in Series D funding
Rumours from September come true
Seeking Balance
How Titanfall: Assault nudged its players’ tactical ambitions
The power of Amp Field
California Calling
Save the date: Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018 is set for May 14th to 15th
And speaker submissions are open