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Newzoo's Ben Porter to Speak at PGC Shanghai

Newzoo's director of consulting Ben Porter will deliver a keynote at Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Shanghai on July 29. Porter, who leads Newzoo’s consulting team that turns market data into commercial strategy, works with major publishers and developers including Sony, Take-Two, Capcom, Krafton and Roblox. His Shanghai session, titled 'How Chinese PC gaming ecosystems are reshaping global publishing', will examine how Chinese PC platforms, audiences and business models are influencing global publishing strategy. The one-day bilingual summit serves as a business-focused event ahead of ChinaJoy, bringing local, regional and global publishers, investors and developers together for networking and deal-making in the Chinese games market.

Soft-launch mobile games from major publishers

MobileGamer.biz published a roundup (updated biweekly) of mobile games currently in soft launch or testing from major developers and publishers, including EA/PopCap, Hoyoverse (Mihoyo), Playrix, Supercell, Zynga/NaturalMotion and many others. The article lists individual titles, the regions where they are testing (e.g., Philippines, UK, Canada, Australia, India), and brief descriptions of gameplay and status. It also notes the column is sponsored by FastSpring. The piece acts as a catalogue of live tests and early-access releases rather than reporting a single event or corporate announcement. Publication date: 2026-07-06.

Konami’s eFootball Outpaces EA FC Mobile

Konami’s free-to-play mobile title eFootball has become a major revenue driver for the company, generating an estimated $1.5 billion in mobile revenue and more than 300 million downloads since its 2017 launch, according to Appmagic. The title earns the majority of its spending in Japan (about 58% of lifetime spend), where roughly 12 million downloads have produced about $915 million in revenue (revenue-per-download > $75). Appmagic data suggests eFootball’s in-app-purchase (IAP) revenue reached roughly $35 million across April and May, compared with EA FC Mobile’s recent monthly gross of $10–12 million. Konami’s eFootball team emphasizes regional tailoring, community feedback, server performance and accessibility, and is staging the eFootball World Festival on 26 July in Bangkok alongside the 2026 eFootball Championship World Finals.