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Feb 9th, 2024
Articles featuring Simon Hade
Articles featuring Simon Hade
![“We went from feeling like we were finished to making nearly $100m last year!”](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/2/125555/spaceapesimonhadeheader-r75x75.jpg)
“We went from feeling like we were finished to making nearly $100m last year!”
![Mobile Mavens: Jobs 2024: How to find the best talent and land your dream role](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/2/125475/mavens-jobs-image-r75x75.jpg)
Mobile Mavens: Jobs 2024: How to find the best talent and land your dream role
Our Mobile Mavens share their thoughts on the current hiring and careers landscape
![Space Ape’s Chrome Valley Customs on track to beat Beatstar with $40m earned](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/2/125425/chrome-valley-customs-r75x75.jpg)
Space Ape’s Chrome Valley Customs on track to beat Beatstar with $40m earned
![Games industry predictions for 2024: Big games will get bigger, M&A will start to scale back, and third-party app stores](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/1/124902/mobile-mavens-predictions-2024-2-r75x75.jpg)
Games industry predictions for 2024: Big games will get bigger, M&A will start to scale back, and third-party app stores
![Mobile Mavens' New Year's resolutions for 2024 part two: Giving back, supporting those hit by layoffs, and not repeating past mistakes](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/1/124888/mobile-mavens-new-year-resolutions-2-r75x75.jpg)
Mobile Mavens' New Year's resolutions for 2024 part two: Giving back, supporting those hit by layoffs, and not repeating past mistakes
![Mobile Mavens' mobile games of the year 2023: Monopoly GO, Street Fighter Dual, Honkai: Star Rail, and more](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2023/12/124880/mobile-mavens-games-of-tthe-year-2023-r75x75.jpg)
Mobile Mavens' mobile games of the year 2023: Monopoly GO, Street Fighter Dual, Honkai: Star Rail, and more
The Mobile Mavens share the best mobile games they've played this year
![Mobile Mavens on the biggest games industry trends of 2023: "This has been the single hardest year in games I think I have seen in my career"](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2023/12/124860/mobile-mavens-trends-image-r75x75.jpg)
Mobile Mavens on the biggest games industry trends of 2023: "This has been the single hardest year in games I think I have seen in my career"
The big names in the industry tell us what they thought the biggest stories of the year were
![Mobile Mavens' highlights and lowlights of 2023: "Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat"](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2014/9/21336/pgbizmobilemavens400x400-r75x75.jpg)
Mobile Mavens' highlights and lowlights of 2023: "Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat"
![Space Ape's Simon Hade: “Country Star benefits from several years of live ops R&D right out of the gate”](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2014/6/19643/space-ape-simon-hade-r75x75.jpg)
Space Ape's Simon Hade: “Country Star benefits from several years of live ops R&D right out of the gate”
!["Not measuring up in long term engagement": Space Ape's Simon Hade on Boom Beach: Frontlines shutdown](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2014/6/19643/space-ape-simon-hade-r75x75.jpg)
"Not measuring up in long term engagement": Space Ape's Simon Hade on Boom Beach: Frontlines shutdown
![Space Ape Games Co-Founder Simon Hade on using your game’s imperfections as strengths](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2014/6/19643/space-ape-simon-hade-r75x75.jpg)
Space Ape Games Co-Founder Simon Hade on using your game’s imperfections as strengths
Top Stories
![App Store developers can start nominating their games for featuring later this year](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/2/125525/appleapp-store-logo-r50x50.jpg)
App Store developers can start nominating their games for featuring later this year
![Apple joins generative AI revolution with Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT support](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/2/125479/pgb-article-apple-ai-1200x600-r50x50.jpg)
Apple joins generative AI revolution with Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT support
![Royal Match takes a sweet lead over Candy Crush as Honkai: Star Rail zooms by Genshin Impact](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/6/127533/monopoly-go-candy-crush-garena-free-fire-r50x50.jpg)
Royal Match takes a sweet lead over Candy Crush as Honkai: Star Rail zooms by Genshin Impact
![Devsisters’ Chris O’Kelly talks upselling IP to fans across multiple games without cannibalization](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/6/127527/chris-okelly-devsisters-ip-talk-r50x50.jpg)
Devsisters’ Chris O’Kelly talks upselling IP to fans across multiple games without cannibalization
![Hot Five: Squad Busters’ supercharged launch, Pokémon’s record revenue, and Star Wars: Hunters finally hits the target](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/6/127522/hot-five-june-2-2024-r50x50.jpg)
Hot Five: Squad Busters’ supercharged launch, Pokémon’s record revenue, and Star Wars: Hunters finally hits the target
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GamesForum Hamburg 2024 | Europe | Jun 11th |
ESI London 2024 | Europe | Jun 13th |
Game Con Canada (GCC) 2024 | North America | Jun 14th |
Indie Dev Play 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |
DevGAMM Vilnius 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |