"Put your own stamp on the game, not on the plumbing"Developers, Skillz and Beamable discuss the pros and cons of building your own infrastructure to power your game Apr 22 26April 22, 2026Article at Pocketgamer.biz
PocketGamer.biz Podcast: Skillz, Beamable and the live ops shiftRecorded live on-site at GDC, PocketGamer.biz Podcast hosts Peggy Anne Salz and Craig Chapple sit down with Skillz head of new content Robert Burnett and Bea... Apr 08 26April 08, 2026Article at Pocketgamer.biz
Gaming Meets Beauty: Inside Henkel’s first brand activationHow do you bring a beauty brand into Final Fantasy without losing authenticity? Oct 06 25October 06, 2025Article at Pocketgamer.biz
From offerwall to always-on: Xsolla’s take on player engagementWe’re bringing you two conversations with leaders from Xsolla—because together, they tell a powerful story about where gaming, monetization, and community are headed Sep 18 25September 18, 2025Article at Pocketgamer.biz
Why ad quality is the only game worth playingNew evidence that disruptive and disturbing ads drive players to abandon a game—and even quit it entirely—has the industry racing to find proacti... Jul 28 25July 28, 2025Article at Pocketgamer.biz
This AI Bot Runs Events, Roasts Players And Delivers 2x Community EngagementWhat if your most valuable team member wasn’t human?Simon Davis, CEO of GOAT Gaming, joins our hosts Peggy Anne Salz and Brian Baglow to talk about Amy—an AI agent who roasts players, runs events, and doubled community engagement overnight. She’s not… Jul 25 25July 25, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz
$200M raised. 90% year-on-year growth. 500 million gamers in-market.India’s gaming moment isn’t coming. It’s already here. And Nazara Technologies is proving what it looks like to lead it.To kick off our Top 50 Game Makers series, my co-host Craig Chapple and I sat down with Nitish Mittersain, Founder and MD of… Jul 10 25July 10, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz
How Studios Can Win with Financial Storytelling That Moves InvestorsNumbers don’t speak for themselves—and in today’s gaming landscape, that’s a problem.In this PocketGamer podcast, Peggy Anne Salz and Brian Baglow dive deep with Erla Gunnhildardóttir, founder of the consulting firm Figures and a fractional CFO with… Jun 25 25June 25, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz
What Players Do Outside Your Game Will Grow Your ROASWhat if you could predict where your players go after they leave your game—and use that to win them back? In this episode, Aman Sareen, CEO of Aarki, an AI company powering full-funnel marketing, and Francois Daoud, former EVP of Ludia (Jam City) and… Jun 05 25June 05, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz
The Hard Conversation The Games Industry Keeps Avoiding—And Why People Are Talking NowThis week, Peggy Anne Salz and Brian Baglow welcome a true PocketGamer OG to the show. Joining the industry in 2001, Oscar Clark has worn many hats—one of which makes him instantly recognizable at every event—from developing some of the earliest… May 07 25May 07, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz
From Dormant to Dominant: How Studios Are Reviving Old Games To Drive New GrowthInvesting seriously in community engagement is one of the most cost-effective levers a studio can pull in a time when UA demands more budget space and organic growth remains the gold standard. But where should studios start, especially those with… Apr 30 25April 30, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz
Steal This Strategy — The One Top Studios Use to Save MillionsIn mobile, where budgets are tight and timelines even tighter, catching friction early in development can save you millions — and keep your game out of the app store graveyard. But what does effective playtesting actually look like? And how do you… Apr 09 25April 09, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz
Bad ads are killing the mobile gaming experience - here's how we fix itMalicious. Sexist. Misleading - and often unskippable. How do we fix the mobile ads problem? Apr 07 25April 07, 2025Article at Pocketgamer.biz
What If Game Production Looked More Like A Film Set?What if creative production in games worked more like a film set — flexible, efficient, and built around doing your best work when it’s needed most? That’s the pitch behind creative as a service, and this week’s guest, Casey Dickinson, CEO of… Apr 04 25April 04, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz
The Renaissance Is Back — Here's What Game Devs Have to Say About ItAfter years of "doom and gloom," the mobile games industry is gearing up for a creative renaissance, with developers increasingly shifting from survival mode to experimentation and innovation. Metaplay — a fully programmable game backend for… Mar 31 25March 31, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz
Inside the Mobile Finance CollectiveWhen Martin Macmillan asked a group of CFOs about their experiences joining the gaming industry, they all said the same thing: it was lonely. Faced with a steep learning curve, scattered information, and the pressure to have all the answers, many… Mar 28 25March 28, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz Podcast
How Mobile Gaming’s Solitaire Giant Shuffled Its Strategy and Won Post-ATTWhen MobilityWare reorganized its teams and reimagined its creative strategy, the result wasn’t just a fresh perspective—it delivered a 21% boost in CTR, powered by the tools and insights of key partners InMobi and AppsFlyer. That transformation… Mar 27 25March 27, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz Podcast
How This Small Game Studio 10x Their Revenue in an Industry DownturnFumb Games proves that the best mobile monetisation strategy isn’t built on misleading ads, pay-to-win mechanics, or overnight success fantasies—it’s built on simple, smart, and scrappy bootstrapping. Paul West, Founder and CEO of Fumb Games, joins… Mar 25 25March 25, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz Podcast
Summarizing Sensor Tower's Latest State of Mobile Gaming ReportSensorTower's latest addition of its renowned report, State of Mobile Gaming released in late January. Jack Barrett, Team Director of Gaming EMEA at SensorTower at the time of filming, gives PocketGamer listeners a peek into the data, shares how to… Mar 24 25March 24, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz
Tools and Tactics That Help Small Game Studios Nail Big ResultsWhen done right, building your monetisation model into your game mechanic results in a win-win for both players and devs. Players enjoy a seamless, engaging gameplay experience while developers reap the benefit of sustainable revenue. Dylan Aguiar,… Mar 21 25March 21, 2025Video at Pocketgamer.biz Podcast
