The Pocket Gamer Podcast

The (New and Improved!) Pocket Gamer Podcast dives into the intricacies of evil clowns and monsters as keychains in this week's lively discussion. Iwan kicks off the conversation with some exciting news on the Pokemon Go stamp rally happening outside of Japan, because while stamp rallies have always been a massive thing in the country, it hasn't exactly taken off quite yet in other regions...

This week sees the (New and Improved!) Pocket Gamer Podcast navigating the tricky terrain of childhood imagination and a-little-less-than-wholesome collabs. I channel all my excitement on the upcoming mobile release of Is This Seat Taken? , a cosy puzzler where you match people's whims with the right seating arrangements without the pressure of a timer. Seems we're all in agreement when it...

There's a lot of talk about snappy card games and crafting from mines this week with the (New and Improved!) Pocket Gamer Podcast , with me kicking things off with The King of Fighters AFK now in soft launch.  Will gets the ball rolling with a new Carmen Sandiego update to celebrate Pride month, in which we shed light on the darkness that is VILE, who's up to no good as always. A healthy discussio...

The regular crew is back this week with the (New and Improved!) Pocket Gamer Podcast , with Catherine (me) making a (triumphant?) return to join Will and Iwan for another round of mobile mayhem. As I'm eager to be back, I get the ball rolling with Mirren: Star Legends , now debuting a new Crunchyroll Login feature to switch up the monetisation for its library of games. We talk a little bit about t...

We're getting used to our new format now for the Pocket Gamer Podcast (New and Improved!), with Will and Iwan doing their dynamic duo thing once more this week.  Iwan kicks off the discussion with Tribe Nine getting cancelled after only three months - that's pretty short, and a sad casualty of the saturated mobile market. In the same vein, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is being pulled off the App S...

It's a special episode of the  Pocket Gamer Podcast this week as Cristina joins Will and Iwan on another deep dive into what's hot, what's not, and what's sort-of-sizzling-but-not-quite-yet in the wonderful world of mobile gaming. This time around, with the short and sweet 30-minute format, Iwan kicks things off with Squad Busters' major overhaul . Aptly called the Hero update, this revamp now let...

It's time for episode 32 of the Pocket Gamer Podcast , and in keeping with the new super special podcast formula, Will and Iwan bring you six recent, big stories in a 30-minute digest. Iwan kicked off the podcast by discussing the 16th anniversary of Plants vs Zombies , as well as a little bit of its history. The duo discuss everything from its journey from premium to free to play, it's card battl...

It's time for episode 31 of the Pocket Gamer Podcast , and in keeping with the new super special podcast formula, Will and Iwan bring you six recent, big stories in a 30-minute digest. First up, the duo discuss Iwan's first topic: Apple having to drop the 30% 'Outside AppStore links' charge, including the 'scare screens' that they've been employing to try and keep users within the Apple ecosystem....

The Pocket Gamer team are back with a new and improved formula, bringing you six recent stories in quick succession. 1) Catherine discusses Wittle Defender, the latest game from Habby (developer of Survivor.io and Capybara Go), which is now in pre-registration. 2) Iwan discusses the latest Tribe Nine update, including the new character, new map and the importance of a defined visual style. 3) Will...

The Pocket Gamer team are back with a new and improved formula, bringing you six recent stories in quick succession. 1) Iwan & Will discuss three of the most recent mobile releases ; Covering everything from the fantastic port of Prince of Persia: Lost Crown - which Will recently reviewed - through to TMNT: Shredder's Revenge. 2) The duo then chat about The Star Named EOS and Where Winds Meet,...

Iwan & Will get together for the 28th episode of The Pocket Gamer Podcast . The dynamic duo discuss everything from the new EA closed-beta, City Life Game with Friends, through to the Nintendo Switch App and Netflix Games' continued foray into games.

Catherine, Will and Iwan come together, once again, for the latest edition of our podcast . This week the gang get together to discuss everything from the Zombie Survival Guide, the concept of feudalism and the confusing apostrophe in Demon's Souls. They also go over some of the latest mobile game releases, while also dipping into the lofty rafters of mobile gaming's past, even touching on...

It's two-player co-op this week as Iwan and Will host the twenty-sixth episode of our podcast . As ever, there's a promise of swirling topics, spontaneous tangents and a variety of discussions. This time, they discuss everything from mobile adaptations and esports through to (Vampire Survivors)hip Bias, advertising and how tricky monetisation must be for platforming-based, skill games.

In this, the twenty-fifth episode of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our podcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠, Will, Iwan and Cat gather to discuss mobile gaming, and everything adjacent. The gang discuss everything from New Releases ( Quilts & Cats of Calico, Expelled! and Be Brave, Barb) through to crime, The Denpa Men and The Weather... as well as plenty other things between.

In this, the twenty-fourth episode of ⁠⁠⁠⁠our podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠, the gang's all here. With Will, Iwan, Cat and Dann all gathering to discuss mobile gaming, and everything adjacent. We discuss everything from restrictions and backlash against certain gaming trends, choice based gaming through to... well, vampires.

In this, the twenty-third episode of ⁠⁠⁠our podcast⁠ ⁠⁠⁠, Iwan, Will and Cat gather to discuss mobile gaming, and everything adjacent. They discuss Will's quest for 'Reverse Rage Gaming', and subsequently the increasingly prevalent 'Anti-Cozy Game'. They also discuss the imminent rebranding of Dark and Darker Mobile, as well as missed opportunities in mobile ports and survival...

In this, the twenty-first episode of ⁠⁠our podcast ⁠⁠⁠, Iwan and Will have a special, two-player podcast while Dann & Cat are away. The dynamic duo gather to discuss all the classics: Anime, Warhammer, ttRPGs and even... even Mobile Games. (Only joking, they do talk about Mobile Games a lot.) Their discussion ranges from collaborations and crossovers, such as the Vampire Survivors x Among Us c...

In this, the twenty-first episode of ⁠our podcast⁠⁠ , Cat and Will have a special, two-player podcast while Dann & Iwan are away. The dynamic duo gather to discuss recent releases, simulation games and much more. Their discussion ranges from new releases 'This Chicken Got Hands' and 'Serial Cleaner' through to Will's top User Acquisition and marketing tip: Goths. The two al...

In this, the twentieth episode of our podcast⁠ , Cat, Will and Iwan gather to discuss a variety of recent news topics in the mobile gaming world (and beyond). Discussion ranges from the new Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket's trading mechanics, and wider game economy, through to games that they'd love to see on mobile. They also touch on the point and click genre (pick up gun, click on enem...

In this, the ninteenth episode of our podcast , Cat, Will, Iwan and Dann gather to discuss a variety of recent news topics in the mobile gaming world (and beyond). Discussion ranges from anime to Warhammer (as ever) as we discuss Utomik's closure, the new Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket release and the Epic Store Free Game Program Launch, among many, many other things.

In this, the eighteenth episode of  ⁠our podcast⁠ , Cat, Will and Iwan get together to discuss the news of the sudden disappearance of Marvel Snap in North America. Geopolitics aside, the team also chat about the evolution, and persistence, of genres like strategy, survival and fighting, while also touching on mobile gaming both old and new.

In this, the seventeenth episode of  our podcast , Cat, Will and Iwan get together to discuss a selection of news stories as well as their thoughts on AI companions in games. News of Krafton's CPC plan - AI Friend/Companions within games - is discussed by the team, who talk on the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of humans and how it's a terribly hard thing to replace. In addition to that they di...

In this, the sixteenth episode of our podcast , Cat, Will and Iwan get together to discuss a selection of news stories as well as their thoughts on the forming retro-revival. Recent observed resurgence of interest in popular PS1 genres (survival horror, jRPG, etc) brings to team to speculate on the generational nature of gaming and also heavily discuss the absence of the 'polygonal'-retro style we...

For this, the fifteenth episode of our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠long running podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠Pocketgamer.com⁠ 's Cat, Will and Dann get together to discuss the games that they hope to spend the new year playing. As the very nature of mobile games is incredibly cyclical, the conversation quickly moves from trading card games and regular faces onto a wider discussion of the industry's live-ops nature. Specifically,...

For this, the fourteenth episode of our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠long running podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Pocketgamer.com 's Cat, Will and Dann get together to discuss the games that they've played throughout the year, and any genres that those games have steered them towards as a result. But, not before they spend a minute dealing with technical issues! From Clash of Clans to Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket, the team have been...