The Web3 Way Animoca Brands and Everest Ventures Group partner to cross-invest in upcoming Web3 projects
February 9, 2024 Week That Was Week in Views - Elden Ring goes mobile, Apple gets artificially intelligent, and Fortnite goes Disney The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
February 1, 2024 Podcast NAK3D’s Kelly Vero on merging fashion and gaming to revolutionise commerce | 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…
December 8, 2023 Virtual Events Building experiences in Roblox: Behind the scenes of virtual influencer Polar’s live event Game developer Kokku discuss the tech and challenges they faced when delivering their latest Roblox experience event
November 7, 2023 Q&a Halli Bjornsson on a decade of Avakin Life and what comes next for Lockwood Publishing We discuss the very beginnings of Lockwood and the creation of Avakin Life in addition to changes in the gaming industry
October 24, 2023 Bakugan Brawl Bakugan Brawling hits Roblox: Bringing big-name brands to the metaverse Spin Master EVP and global chief marketing officer Jeremy Tucker discusses delivering IP to attract younger audiences while keeping faithful fans on side
October 4, 2023 Roblox Collaboration Mattel and Gamefam to launch Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon on Roblox The first official Barbie Roblox game launches on October 6
September 14, 2023 Partnership PlanetPlay and Lockwood Publishing collaborate for an eco-friendly metaverse The partnership aims to inspire climate conscious behaviour in Avakin Life players
September 11, 2023 Making A Metaverse Animoca Brands raises $20 million towards a new metaverse project Mocaverse will allow Moca ID collectors to build up loyalty points and more
September 7, 2023 Pgc Helsinki Web3, blockchain, metaverse, VR and AI giants head to PCG Helsinki Because it's not just mobile gaming that's the hot topic at next week's event
August 4, 2023 Q&a Bringing Second Life to mobile: "There’s a lot of excitement and anticipation in the community" Second Life’s VP of product, Grumpity Linden tells us how the legendary PC pre-metaverse experience is making the leap to mobile
July 19, 2023 Success In Funding FIFA AI Soccer League dev Futureverse raises $54 million in series A funding round The company will use this funding to further its metaverse goals and create more blockchain games
July 18, 2023 Studio Shifts Neopets dumps the metaverse and crypto as TNT goes mobile The newly independent studio will be focusing on building a new game called “World of Neopets” for mobile
June 21, 2023 Investment Mobile fashion title Drest acquires £15m in new funding round The mobile dress-up game has collaborated with numerous fashion brands
June 12, 2023 Animoca Brands Animoca Brands to shift focus away from US markets The company’s cryptocurrency, Sand, has been named an unregistered security by the Security and Exchange Commission
May 16, 2023 Collaborations DREST to partner with BAKEUP for in-game collaboration The luxury styling mobile game will see another fashion brand collab
May 15, 2023 Keep Play Safe Roblox ads come under fire from the Children’s Advertising Review Unit The platform was found to have breached the industry watchdog’s guidelines
April 20, 2023 Social Media Facebook makes Messenger more alluring with games during your calls At least 14 free games are available inside Facebook Messenger as of now
March 31, 2023 Expert Analysis Achieving the impossible: Croquet founder David A. Smith on breaking the barriers for multiplayer games Present at the dawn of computing and powering the next-level of network, Croquet aims to make multi-user experiences easier than ever to create and enjoy
March 31, 2023 Metaverse Moves VRChat makes the jump to mobile The Quest-based chat platform goes looking for a wider audience
March 24, 2023 Expert Insight Spencer Arons of Rodeo Interactive: “I would be lying if I said we could have made our game without extensive knowledge of the platform and engine.” Rodeo Interactive’s lead programmer talks tech to innovate on Roblox
March 24, 2023 Q&a Looty on monetising Roblox: “You need to throw away a lot of what you already know about building games” Chris Haga, president of Looty Games, the creators of fantasy roguelite game Ruin, explains what makes Roblox a winner
March 21, 2023 Q&a Maximilian Studios on the success of Frontlines: “You don't need a $3,000 rig or a $500 console, you can boot it up on your mobile device.” Part one of our exploration of studios building for Roblox and their route to success
March 15, 2023 Updates PUBG Mobile’s fifth anniversary brings custom build tools to the game The mobile battle-royale’s new suite of tools will allow players to build custom modes and maps
March 13, 2023 Second Wind Second Life is coming to mobile The world’s first and best-known metaverse platform makes the leap to iOS and Android
March 7, 2023 Muus Collective Board Paris Hilton, Sabrina Kay, and Geetanjali Dhillon join Muus Collective’s board of advisors The studio focuses on mobile gaming and digital collectibles
March 3, 2023 Users Roblox users rose 20% from 2021 to 2022 The block-building game has slowly edged to the forefront of the metaverse
February 28, 2023 Education Roblox virtual grief education experience has been played 100k times Created by the nonprofit Experience Camps, the Roblox world is an example of effective education through games
February 8, 2023 Metaverse Cut the Rope creators ZeptoLab jump to Web3 ZeptoLab are partnering with The Sandbox for collaborative events and content
January 24, 2023 Dress Up House Of Blueberry Raises $6M To Grow Fashion In The Metaverse “Our ultimate vision is to become the largest digital fashion house in the world…”
January 23, 2023 Industry Insight Why mobile platforms are the gateway to the metaverse Appearing at Pocket Gamer Connects London: Matthew Warneford, Founder of Dubit and Bildrs.io gives us his take on why mobile and the metaverse are made for each other
January 20, 2023 Music Metaverse PIXELYNX partners with Vita Motus on new metaverse mobile game ELYNXIR The game aims to bring musicians and fans closer than ever before
January 19, 2023 Roblox Recap 70 new Roblox experiences surpassed 1 billion visits in 2022 With an incredible 15,900 new experiences being added daily
January 5, 2023 The Fashion Metaverse H&M launches a new game within metaverse platform Roblox The game was created by British metaverse studio Dubit
December 19, 2022 Pumped Up Kicks Step into the metaverse in your new sneakers from Scottie Pippen and Orange Comet Basketball legend Scottie Pippen has teamed up with NFT blockchain blockbuster Orange Comet to launch his own range of sneakers for the metaverse
December 14, 2022 Collaborations Infinite Drive partners with Aston Martin for official collaboration Developers The Tiny Digital Factory will see Aston Martin cars brought to their game as part of an official collaboration with the car manufacturer
December 13, 2022 Release Dates Niantic's NBA All-World to launch in 2023 with more glimpses of gameplay given Niantic’s new collaborative game produced with the NBA is set to go live in January of next year
December 6, 2022 Music Metaverse Animoca Brands acquires majority stake in music metaverse platform PIXELYNX The company is helping people discover new music – and new ways to monetise it
November 10, 2022 Anything Is Possible Anything World raises $7.5 million to make 3D content creation more accessible than ever before The capital was raised in a funding round with investment from Acrew Capital and Alumni Ventures
November 8, 2022 Mapping The Metaverse Navigate the metaverse landscape at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan Discover the cutting edge of communication and entertainment in this overview of the metaverse
November 1, 2022 Hiring Creta brings on former Street Fighter designer, Yoshiki Okamoto Yoshiki Okamoto, one of the designers behind series such as Street Fighter II and mobile game Monster Strike, is joining Creta
September 28, 2022 Blockchain Metaverse Game The creator of PUBG has announced a new blockchain metaverse game Brendan Greene is creating a new game named Artemis which will feature NFTs
September 27, 2022 Helsinki Highlights Exploring live ops in the metaverse John Goodale spoke about the metaverse at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
September 27, 2022 Series A Hadean raises $30 million in a Series A funding round The funding round was led by Molten Ventures and will be put towards growth in the metaverse
September 27, 2022 News Napster set to return in Web3 & Metaverse debut The pioneering free streaming service is set to return and has already picked up an ex-Roblox exec with a background in virtual concerts.
September 23, 2022 Rec Con Rec Room is coming to PC The company’s co-founder and CEO gave us a peek into the future at Rec Con
September 23, 2022 Metaverse Fashion Carolina Herrera Dress sells for $5000 on Roblox The virtual interpretation of the gown was one of 432 sold
September 23, 2022 Security Detail “Security is a challenging skillset, and scarce”: Steeve Huin of Denuvo talks mobile and metaverse hacking We interview the COO of Video Games at Irdeto about the latest battle in the war on piracy, hacking and cheating