April 30, 2024 Game Creation Arkadium extends distribution network to all developers Industry veteran Dan Butchko also joins as director of developer relations to foster external partnerships
April 15, 2024 Developers Contest Supersonic's SuperSpring contest is rewarding puzzle, simulation, and runner games developers Game submissions for the contest are currently open from today April 15th, with a submission deadline of May 27th
March 7, 2024 Funding For Games Gamecity Hamburg allocates €400,000 for game prototypes Both small and medium-sized start-ups and studios located in Hamburg can submit applications
January 19, 2024 Developers Speak Up GDC's State of the Industry report reveals AI concerns, redundancies worries and a drive to unionization It's certainly not all fun and games in the latest GDCC report as over 3000 game devs share their thoughts on what the future holds
January 19, 2024 Big Indie Pitch Stories Big Indie Interviews: Quang Nguyen discusses being passionate and finding new in the old Interview! We chat with the long-time Big Indie Pitch participant and judge to discuss experimentation and helping the next generation
January 12, 2024 Big Indie Pitch Stories Big Indie Interviews: Olexiy Izvalov discusses pitching, judging, and helping emerging developers Interview: We chat with the long-time Big Indie Pitch participant and judge to discuss experimentation and helping the next generation
January 5, 2024 Big Indie Pitch Stories Big Indie Interviews: Adriaan de Jongh discusses the importance of experimentation and creativity Interview: We chat with the multi-time Big Indie Pitch winner to discuss creative development and marketing strategies as an indie developer
December 29, 2023 Big Indie Pitch Stories Big Indie Interviews: Jai Bunnag and Chris Li tell us how FINIFUGU designs for its target audience Interview: We sit down with the multi-time Big Indie Pitch winner to discuss growth and change
December 15, 2023 Big Indie Pitch Stories Martine Spaans tells us what it takes to be a Big Indie Pitch judge Interview: We sit down with the Big Indie Pitch judge Martine Spaans
December 11, 2023 Data Decisions Apple’s privacy push continues with big implications come "Spring 2024" Developers must be ready for Apple’s privacy manifest requirements and third-part SDK policy changes
December 8, 2023 Big Indie Pitch Stories Happy Volcano discusses Big Indie pitch success and their continued growth as an indie studio Interview: We sit down with the Big Indie Pitch winner Happy Volcano
December 1, 2023 Big Indie Pitch Stories Three-time Big Indie Pitch winners Minidragon on embracing failure in order to succeed Interview: We sit down with the Big Indie Pitch winner Minidragon
November 24, 2023 Pitching Time Pitching your game: Big Indie Pitch manager Sophia Aubrey Drake's advice for indies We sit down with the Big Indie Pitch Manager, Sophia Aubrey Drake, to learn about her experiences with the indie community
November 24, 2023 Podcast My.Games’ Elena Grigorian on smart strategies for surviving an industry downturn | Podcast The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode…
November 17, 2023 Week That Was Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including Unity's big reveal, Embracer's job losses, and those apparent skills shortages…
November 16, 2023 Power Up Unity reveals Unity 6 and their AI-powered future of games development Having already shown its hand and made its promises, Unity's heavyweight AI implementation just got real at Unity Unite 2023
October 25, 2023 Feature Exploring Africa's games market opportunity Carry1st Senior UA and Admonetisation Manager Claire Rozain examines the huge potential of the African games market
October 23, 2023 Invest To Win AppQuantum’s Core is the King will invest up to $1M in selected hybridcasual mobile devs Core is the King is their new programme to support developers making hybridcasual games
September 18, 2023 Hot Five Hot Five: Unity whips up a storm, Zynga vets raise $8M for NFT dinosaurs, and Niantic launches a new game Our quick-fix round up of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
September 15, 2023 It's Not Me - It's You Dear John... AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi wades into the Unity Runtime fee debate with letter to Riccitiello Unity's competitors side with developers in asking Unity to rethink their policy
September 15, 2023 Survey Signs Half of all game development could be done by AI within 10 years Bain & Company survey gives insight into current developer mindsets when it comes to generative AI
September 13, 2023 Unity Runtime Fee Unity's big cash grab: Unity Runtime Fee explained, what it could mean, and how you can dodge it Unity developers were delivered a bombshell new set of tiers and costs last night. Here's the long and short of what's happening
September 4, 2023 Platform Power Niantic gives 8th Wall developers new AI tools The Pokémon Go master's AI tech delivers new generative textures and more to devs
September 4, 2023 Hybridcasual Lessons How the hybridcasual evolution is driving higher lifetime value Director of publishing at Supersonic from Unity, Nir Regev shares market trends and how to shift into the hybridcasual model
September 1, 2023 Developer Opportunities Kabam launch inaugural GameChanger scholarship We spoke with their director of talent acquisition, France Jacques to find out more about the scholarship which offers new opportunities to aspiring game developers
August 18, 2023 He Shoots He Scores Goalscorer – the football world’s most inclusive strategy game When is a football game not a football game? PG.biz interviews game designer Paul Carpenter about the origins of Goalscorer which combines 'speed chess' with soccer
August 15, 2023 Q&a Colossi Games' Manuel Prueter: “We stay bullish for mobile and keep working to entertain players everywhere.” As their Daisho: Survival of a Samurai notches one million downloads, the Colossi CEO explains how the studio navigates the current gaming market
August 11, 2023 Week That Was Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including developer hardships, IP disputes and China's ongoing war against games
August 8, 2023 Mindful Of Mental Health 79% of devs are increasingly pressured to release unfinished games New data from Sauce Labs reveals the state of play from the game dev frontlines with staff exposed to bullying and threats online
July 31, 2023 Germany Grows Germany on the rise with 46% growth in games companies since 2020 A 15.5% rise in games companies was observed in 2022
July 12, 2023 Global Games Network ByteBrew achieves 10,000 developers in its first two years ByteBrew celebrates its second anniversary with the news that over 10,000 developers around the world are now active on its platform.
July 4, 2023 Top 50 Game Makers Don't forget to nominate YOUR choice of Top 50 Mobile Game Maker! Make sure that your company and colleagues are part of the PocketGamer.biz Top 50 Mobile Game Makers for 2023
June 8, 2023 Ai Integration 41% of beta users are utilising Roblox’s AI Code Assist Roblox’s AI tool is changing the game for developers
June 1, 2023 Legislation Brazil's app store tax takes aim at foreign developers New tax laws mean that the Brazilian government gets a bigger slice of the pie, with Apple holding back cash in order to adhere
May 26, 2023 Week That Was Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including new mobile platforms, app store invasions, celebrity developers and… Have you seen my $2bn? I could have sworn it was right here…
May 18, 2023 A Crazy Idea Want expert help to make your next project awesome? Meet F2P CAMPUS Spend two months in Spain developing your game surrounded by industry professionals
April 11, 2023 Playx4 May 2023 Korea's leading B2B games event - PlayX4 - returns for 2023 - with online and live events supported PlayX4 Korea’s leading B2B games event PlayX4 will be held on May 11th & 12th 2023 with both on and offline participation supported
April 6, 2023 Xp Developer Summit 2023 XP Game Developer Summit returns to Toronto in April 2023 Canadian B2B Video Game Conference returns to Toronto Connecting the Industry, Partners, and Speakers at the XP Game Developer Summit, April 20-21
April 3, 2023 Here For Hybrid Accessibility "crucial" for successful hybridcasual games An analysis of the hybridcasual market by Sensor Tower and Homa reveals new key tips
March 31, 2023 Events E3 2023 has been cancelled. So what the hell happened? E3 is dead. Again. Why is it that the games industry loves a games show, but doesn't want E3?
March 22, 2023 Living Legends At Gdc23 Virtual influencer Babka and cyber-cat sidekick Nushi team up to celebrate game developers around the world at GDC Developers will be interviewed live on Twitch to discuss their latest games. Babka and Nushi are showcased at a prime location in GDC Moscone South Lobby
March 20, 2023 Platform Partnership ByteBrew partners with Mintegral to offer ad measurements and tracking tools to users The 2021 startup has accrued 5,000 devs so far
March 13, 2023 Back On Track Genshin Impact revenue reached an 11-month high in February as Chinese devs flourish again Sensor Tower data found 40 of the top 100 revenue earners last month were in China
March 10, 2023 Podcast Finding and growing your niche | Podcast Gold Town Games' Thomas Jonasson speaks to the PocketGamer.biz podcast team about the studio's work on sports management games
March 9, 2023 Monetisation Masterclass Monetisation via in-game ads: why hypercasual studio Balzo works with Growzee Balzo co-founder Giuseppe Lapenta talks to PocketGamer.biz about the studio's journey in the hypercasual genre and why it works with mobile ad expert Growzee
March 7, 2023 Women In Games International Women's Day 2023: Victoria Trofimova, co-founder and CEO of Nordcurrent We get the real state of play and showcase a world of talent for International Women's Day
March 6, 2023 Video Pocket Gamer Connects London video round-up: Part Two Missed the show or simply want more content? We get up close with the big names at our PGC London event