May 17, 2024 Week That Was Week in Views - From Aristocrat's big gamble to Take 2's big game… The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
May 17, 2024 Earnings Report Take-Two's mobile bookings make 53% of their total and GTA 6's release date gets locked in Their latest financials show fiscal year net revenue remained flat year-on-year at $5.35 billion, while net losses increased to $3.74 billion
April 16, 2024 Job Losses GTA publisher Take-Two to cut 5% of staff as it cancels new games Move will cost up to $200 million
March 28, 2024 Something To Sell Embracer to sell Borderlands dev Gearbox to Take-Two in $460m deal Gearbox games from Borderlands and Homeworld to Duke Nukem will fall under Take-Two’s possession
February 28, 2024 Big Brands Mattel gets together with Zynga's Rollic for an all-new Barbie game on mobile Some of gaming's biggest names get together for a "mass market" Barbie game on mobile that aims to deliver "best-in-class immersive entertainment"
February 13, 2024 Hypercasual Hero Mobile revenue exceeds Take-Two’s expectations, making over $2 billion in nine months Take-Two subsidiary Zynga accounted for 51% of the holding company’s earnings in the latest quarter
January 8, 2024 The Only Way Is Up Investment in and around the games industry dropped by 79% in 2023 While in America it dropped 86%… But with profits and share prices on the increase, is the scene now set for a bounceback?
December 27, 2023 Best Of 2023 Daniel Griffiths' top stories of 2023: AI, Unity's runtime fee farrago, and crunch time for ByteDance From A.I. to Zelnick… PocketGamer.biz editor Daniel Griffiths picks his favourite stories from throughout 2023
November 9, 2023 Take-two Financials 50% of Take-Two’s revenue came from mobile in the latest financial quarter Mobile generated $646.2 million in the second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year
October 11, 2023 Halloween Activations Zynga kickstarts Halloween early with in-game events across 17 titles The company is running its biggest ever campaign of activations to celebrate the season
October 3, 2023 Socialpoint Strategy Zynga’s Socialpoint launches merge RPG Top Troops today The latest mobile game from Zynga and Socialpoint dials up the strategy with wide-ranging customisation options
September 29, 2023 Feature Mass games industry job losses in 2023, but is the end in sight? Not counting the losses at Alphabet, these collective layoffs surpass 3000 jobs
August 23, 2023 Best Of 2023 The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2023 The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
August 14, 2023 Mobile Monetisation Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick wants to monetise 100% of its audience The company is currently monetising only 10% of its players
August 9, 2023 Financials Mobile now accounts for 53% of Take-Two’s revenue One year on from its acquisition of Zynga mobile dominates Take-Two’s Q! 2023-2024 financial report
July 17, 2023 Stocks EA and other video game stocks see big boost as M&A fever creeps in Shares are trading ‘in sympathy’ with Microsoft and ABK as the AquiBlizz saga looks set to close
June 29, 2023 Ranking AppLovin takes downloads top spot for US companies worldwide Data.ai's latest shows mobile-first beating the big names to take pole position
June 13, 2023 Exclusive Interview Zynga’s Yaron Leyvand talks Take-Two, the games industry, and their secrets for success We catch up with Zynga's executive vice president of mobile games, one year on from Take-Two’s acquisition
May 18, 2023 Financials TakeTwo full-year financials highlight Zynga acquisition and performance The mobile publisher and developer was acquired in 2022
April 27, 2023 Job News Zynga appoints Akshay Bharadwaj as head of Socialpoint studio Bharadwaj previously held the role of vice president of general manager of Zynga India
April 12, 2023 Success In Funding Reactional Music raises $2.05 million in pre-series A funding round The platform aims to connect music and players for game developers
March 29, 2023 Aaa Vs. Mobile Why are AAA publishers still struggling to make it on mobile? Mobile gaming dominates the games space, but AAA game makers are failing to effectively enter the market
March 23, 2023 Take-two Hearts Gameclub Take-Two Interactive has acquired mobile retro-games subs service GameClub The publishing giant has acquired the subscription-based start-up for an as yet undisclosed sum and purpose
March 8, 2023 Take-two Layoffs Take-Two announces round of layoffs The layoffs will primarily affect employees at Private Division
March 3, 2023 Live And Kicking Is it game over for Live Ops games? We've seen some huge live games get the plug pulled, but are reports of their demise exaggerated? And what makes a LiveOps game fail? Oscar Clark of Fundamentally Games explains
March 3, 2023 Sony Acquisition Sony reportedly eyeing up acquisition of Take-Two Interactive The tech giant could be preparing to unleash the latest volley in its arms race with Microsoft
February 9, 2023 Drake Star Report The top ten gaming industry deals of 2022 We break down the biggest acquisitions of 2022, as reported by Drake Star
January 19, 2023 Boosting Growth Zynga's ad monetisation platform Chartboost announces Chartboost Mediation Chartboost Mediation provides game makers with an easy-to-use solution for increasing revenue
January 18, 2023 Drake Star Review Who were 2022's most strategic gaming investors? Drake Star breaks down last year’s top gaming acquisitions. Who spent the smartest money in 2022? Find out here
January 12, 2023 Raising The Stakes Saudi Arabia’s PIF increases its stake in Nintendo to 6% The country is aiming to become the hub of the global games industry
December 15, 2022 Game Funding Take-Two’s Private Division marks fifth anniversary with unveiling of new development fund The Private Division Development Fund will support independent development teams
December 2, 2022 Views Week Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days The PocketGamer.biz team reflect on a week of hot new games, success stories and legal worries…
December 1, 2022 Feature What does it mean for Activision-Blizzard and Take-Two to be mobile first? The two titans of console and PC gaming have seen their revenue share take a massive turn, becoming mobile first. So, what does this mean for them and for the industry?
November 18, 2022 Feature Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days The PocketGamer.biz team give their take on toxicity, acquisitions and the four day work week
November 17, 2022 Acquisitions Zynga subsidiary Rollic acquires hypercasual games studio Popcore The Turkish studio Rollic has closed the acquisition of Berlin-based Popcore games
November 11, 2022 Views Week Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days The PocketGamer.biz team reflect on a week of staggering statistics and feisty financials
November 8, 2022 Financials Take-Two's mobile division is now the dominant revenue stream for the company, boosted by Zynga Take-Two’s recently released financial report for the Q2 period indicates an elevated level of revenue from their mobile division, but their forecast is cautious about further success
October 25, 2022 News Drake Star's Global Gaming Report reveals the gaming industry’s top investors The Embracer group lives up to its name with numerous acquisitions as we break down some of the top investors in Drake Star's new report.
October 14, 2022 News Take-Two to shut down mobile developer Playdots Take-Two has confirmed the closing of Playdots, the studio behind popular puzzle game Two dots, whom they acquired in 2020.
October 13, 2022 Microsoft X Activision Blizzard Take-Two CEO positive about Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition Strauss Zelnick believes the deal will enrich the gaming industry
October 6, 2022 Equity In Gaming Take-Two highlights the LGBT+ community in new inclusion videos The videos were created in partnership with Gay Gaming Professionals
September 12, 2022 New Acquisition Zynga closes acquisition of Storemaven The acquisition is the first Zynga has made since its own acquisition by Take-Two
August 30, 2022 Download Milestone Rollic celebrates a milestone as it achieves 2 billion downloads across its portfolio The Zynga subsidiary is trying to redefine the hypercasual genre
August 23, 2022 Best Of 2022 The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022 The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
August 10, 2022 Optimistic Q1 Report Take-Two chairman and CEO optimistic about the potential long-term growth for the mobile industry NBA 2K22, Grand Theft Auto Online and Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online contribute to Take-Two's strong GAAP net revenue
July 20, 2022 Roe V. Wade Take-Two stands up for reproductive rights The company released a statement yesterday
May 23, 2022 Welcome To The Family Zynga acquisition by Take-Two now completed Acquisition completed on May 23
May 17, 2022 Take-20 Take-Two to release 20 mobile games separately from Zynga Mobile release of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition seemingly delayed, scheduled within fiscal 2023
April 11, 2022 Selling Senior Notes Take-Two unveils funding strategy for Zynga acquisition Selling $2.7 billion in senior notes on April 14
March 9, 2022 Loot Box Lawsuit Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes Claimant seeks $5 million in damages