July 8, 2024 High Hopes Supercell's great expectations For almost any other studio, Squad Busters would be a major hit. But is it enough for Supercell?
July 6, 2024 Podcast | Episode 19 Is Squad Busters a success or failure? | Week in Mobile Games podcast The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 19...
July 5, 2024 It's Not Over Yet Apple's store police just rejected Epic's App Store submission Epic's App Store is trapped in limbo as Apple's notorious policy police reject Epic's first stab at getting onto the newly 'open' post-DMA iOS
July 5, 2024 Week That Was Week in Views - Apple's gateway price cuts, World of Tanks crazy crossovers, and who needs game devs anyway? The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
July 5, 2024 Critical Hit Pokémon Go catches nearly $8 billion in eight years Niantic's blockbuster fell to its lowest revenue since 2017 - but its web shop could be hiding true player spend
July 5, 2024 Branching Out Kwalee takes 3.58% minority stake in Devolver Digital via new equity placing Devolver have successfully raised around £7.9 million in new investment through recent moves to boost their balance sheet
July 5, 2024 Resilient Growth Dungeon and Fighter: Origin hits $500 million revenue in its first month The game made $233.5 million from the Apple App Store alone in June
July 4, 2024 Nintendo Know-how Nintendo doesn’t trust AI to make its games President Shuntaro Furukawa would rather keep making games the Nintendo way rather than hand the reins to AI
July 4, 2024 He Shoots. He Scores Sporty Group acquires Jon Hare's Sociable Soccer Hare's spin on the legendary Sensible Soccer is now part of the SportyBet company's portfolio of betting and gaming brands
July 4, 2024 Jobs In Games Roblox appoints former Xbox and Netflix man Jerret West as CMO Roblox will leverage West's experience with global teams to drive international growth
July 4, 2024 Back To Blast Netflix's latest big name release is Microsoft's Minesweeper from 1990 The classic puzzle game first made its first appearance on desktops around the world as part of Windows 3.11's Windows Entertainment Pack
July 3, 2024 Web3 Watch Animoca Brands eyes IPO in Hong Kong or Dubai for 2025 Co-founder Yat Siu says the company is confident about going public, likely in the second half of 2025
July 3, 2024 Shortlist Showcase Meet the Finalists: Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2024 in association with Gamelight Every category, every shortlisted nomination showcased for the most important vote you'll cast this week
July 3, 2024 Battle Over Bots Skillz files lawsuit against rivals Voodoo over alleged "straight-out lies", bots, and rigged tournaments Their latest suit claims Voodoo has falsely advertised Blitz - Win Cash and harmed Skillz market share
July 3, 2024 Billions Buyout Keywords Studios sells for £2.1 billion in £24.50-per-share EQT buyout The deal concludes the company's recent $145.8 million M&A strategy and it will now be acquired itself
July 3, 2024 Busting Out Supercell’s Squad Busters hits $24m net revenue in first 30 days Supercell's latest picked up 40m installs during its first 30 days
July 3, 2024 Zenless Zenith Zenless Zone Zero to launch globally with DOUBLE Honkai: Star Rail’s pre-registrations The game finally lands across the world today and tomorrow and we've got the latest launch figures and exactly WHEN it'll hit your timezone
July 2, 2024 Expansion On Hold Rumour: Apple is delaying its plans for an East Coast campus by four years The tech giant has taken on over 600 workers in Raleigh, North Carolina to date
July 2, 2024 Apple Rebound Apple's iPhone shipments in China surge nearly 40% in May, fuelled by aggressive price cuts The smartphone giant is likely the driving force behind increase in foreign-brand shipments in China
July 2, 2024 Collab Cometh Goddess of Victory: Nikke is delivering its "biggest minigame ever" via Dave the Diver collab Shift Up’s shooter is going retro with a neew pixel-graphics game mode starting July 4th
July 2, 2024 Distribution Divestment Thunderful Group sells off distribution business as it focuses on games The move forms part of a strategy to become a "pure-play games company", not a distributor
July 2, 2024 Strategic Growth Nazara eyes full acquisition of Kiddopia in $36m deal The purchase could be finalised later this month
July 2, 2024 Podcast Leveraging IP on a shoestring budget with Tilting Point’s Enric Pedró | Podcast The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode…
July 2, 2024 Pgc Stories PGC Stories: "The event was a testament to the incredible talent and creativity flourishing in the MENA region" King's Aïda Figuerola shares her favourite PGC memories
July 1, 2024 Acquisition Alliance Nodwin Gaming to build an esports "alliance" through 100% acquisition of Freaks 4U Gaming Nodwin currently holds a 13.51% stake and will increase this in tranches to 57%, then 100%
July 1, 2024 New Appointments InnoGames appoints Sebastian Goldt as its new CMO The former director of growth will now oversee all marketing activities for the company behind $1 billion-earner Forge of Empires
July 1, 2024 Apple Ads Apple 30% fee extends to Instagram and Facebook ads worldwide today The fee was imposed on the US earlier this year and rolls out globally today, July 1st
July 1, 2024 Apple Vs Epic Games Fortnite and Epic Games Store with Apple for review as EU launch approaches Apple’s policies require apps to undergo "notarisation" and human review before being allowed through
July 1, 2024 Euro Legislation The EU’s DMA fightback continues with Meta the next tech giant in line for big fines Following Apple’s DMA dodging, now Meta’s “pay or consent” scheme, trading privacy for ads, has been deemed to deliver insufficient user choice
July 1, 2024 Billion Blitz World of Tanks Blitz celebrates 10th anniversary and $1 billion in revenue Blitz takes a more creative approach than its PC counterpart, aiming itself more at a Gen Z audience
July 1, 2024 Job Losses BeReal hit by layoffs following Voodoo acquisition Around 28 staff impacted by job losses; photo-sharing app maker reportedly had 60 employees earlier this year
June 29, 2024 Podcast | Episode 18 The EU's App Store crackdown and Square Enix's buzzword bingo | Week in Mobile Games podcast The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 18...
June 28, 2024 New Hire Tactile Games hires ex-FunPlus director of marketing Jacob Krüger as CMO Krüger will help company scale its UA efforts and launch new titles
June 28, 2024 Week That Was Regulation with teeth, Game Freak’s new IP, and Square Enix’s AI backtracking | Week in Views The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
June 28, 2024 Tough Talk EU: Apple not launching AI iPhone features a "stunning declaration" that it's "disabling competition" The latest spat between Apple and the European Commission centres on the tech giant's unwillingness to launch Apple Intelligence features in the region
June 28, 2024 Party! Join us at the Pocket Gamer Party Cologne 2024 during Gamescom - FREE! If you're in town for Gamescom, come along to the Tivoli for networking after dark on Wednesday, August 21st
June 28, 2024 Finalists Revealed Voting for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2024 is live The finalists are announced and open to industry-wide voting until July 22nd
June 28, 2024 New Offerings Crunchyroll expands Game Vault with 15 new titles The company has also partnered with Mages to bring anime franchises to Game Vault
June 28, 2024 New Offerings Netflix Games adds Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit, The Case of the Golden Idol and more in June Cozy Grove is Spry Fox's first game since the studio joined the Netflix in 2022
June 28, 2024 Job Losses Gameloft Toronto lays off 49 staff Publisher blames "ever-changing market conditions" for the redundancies
June 27, 2024 Acquisition Ahead CyberAgent to acquire NitroPlus in $104 million deal Digital advertising firm and games publisher will support new subsidiary's efforts for global IP expansion
June 27, 2024 New Partnerships Nazara and nCore partner to publish FAU-G Domination Pre-registrations will be available on Google Play and the App Store later this year
June 27, 2024 Fintech Funds LinQ raises $2.3 million in seed funding to publish real-money games Drive by DraftKings, Sharp Alpha Advisors, MiddleGame Ventures, and a16z Speedrun participated in the funding
June 27, 2024 M&a OV Entertainment Group acquires co-development studio Kokku and tech firm 3OGS Kokku chief exec and founder Thiago de Freitas named CEO of OV Entertainment Group following the deals
June 26, 2024 4d Future Roblox looks towards "4D generative AI" future UGC platform creator opens up on its AI plans
June 26, 2024 Job Losses Reports: One Punch Man: World developer Perfect World lays off as many as 1,000 staff The Chinese media firm is is also said to have halted worked on One Punch Man: World and Perfect New World
June 26, 2024 Gambling Crackdown Northern Ireland’s APG wants "stringent, legally mandated regulations" imposed on loot boxes The group has called for gambling mechanics in games to be "severely limited" now that the results of a public health inquiry are in