Data Driven Growth

“Our portfolio includes several dozen studios earning over €1m in monthly revenue”: Magify’s Evgeniy Kurenkov on scaling smarter live ops

Evgeniy Kurenkov discusses how Magify is helping studios turn data into revenue and plans for the future of the platform

July 30, 2025

Record Revenue

Krafton generates $1.1bn revenue in record-breaking H1 2025

Mobile accounted for 62% of the total sum, though performed better in Q1 than Q2

July 30, 2025

How Oem Ads Can Deliver

User acquisition’s next level: How mobile OEM advertising is changing the game

"OEM channels allow marketers to reach users at crucial points, such as during device activation, system-level app discovery, and through native notifications."

July 30, 2025

Latest

Milestone

CSR Racing franchise has surpassed $1 billion in player spending

Milestone comes after 13 years on the track

July 30, 2025

New Partnerships

Make-A-Wish taps Raptor PR to lead games industry comms campaign

The campaign will focus on thought leadership, media outreach, and speaker engagement

July 30, 2025

Revenue Race

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby makes 50.3% revenue outside Japan in first global month

Japan, the US and Canada are currently the anime gacha’s top markets

July 30, 2025

Ai Ahoy

Playful.AI kicks off first Game Jam with a $7,000 prize pool, where AI features are must-have

The winner will receive $4,000 and a launch partnership opportunity

July 29, 2025

Revenue Rise

Take-Two’s mobile portfolio accounts for 52% of $5.6bn net revenue in latest fiscal year

Mobile spending was up 7% Y/Y, driven by Match Factory and Toon Blast

July 29, 2025

Closed Beta

Bandai Namco opens closed beta sign-ups for Digimon Alysion

Progress made during the beta will not carry over to the final game release

July 29, 2025

We need to attract our diaspora back or collaborate with international partners to upskill and polish local talents.

Virtuos' Soukayna Ennaji on the growth opportunities in Africa's industry

This constant feedback loop helps us to fine-tune everything from game features, events, visuals and collaborations.

Garena's Cindy Chen discusses the importance of player feedback

Week In Views

Why acquisitions fail, Netflix Games' investment plans, and the big H1 2025 genre analysis | Week in Views

The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories

July 25, 2025

Competitive Gaming

Esports World Cup CGO: “We want to make esports go mainstream”

Fabian Scheuermann on taking inspiration from Wimbledon and why mobile has the biggest potential for competitive gaming

July 25, 2025

Twists And Turns

Is the EU set for "total capitulation" on App Store regulation?

Regulators hit a wall as the UK struggles to get out of bed and the EU deals with nightmares of a Trump retaliation

July 25, 2025

Machine Learning

The revolutionary impact of machine learning on mobile advertising

"The adoption of machine learning in mobile advertising has accelerated dramatically following breakthrough AI technologies"

July 25, 2025

Global Ambitions

Can India's Nazara really crack $10 billion?

CEO and joint MD Nitish Mittersain discusses the company's key acquisitions, why M&A fails, and the future of India's games market

July 22, 2025

Funding News

Drizz raises $2.7m to reinvent mobile app testing

Every app team is accelerating with AI, but testing still lags behind,” said Drizz CEO Asad Abrar

July 28, 2025

New Partnerships

Sony acquires 2.5% stake in Bandai Namco 

Sony expands Japanese IP footprint with 16m share Bandai Namco deal

July 25, 2025

Funding News

Delabs Games secures additional $5.2M to accelerate AI-powered web3 ambitions

Funding will support the launch of idle RPG Ragnarok Libre and its native Delabs tokens

July 22, 2025

Funding News

M00m World raises $500,000 to launch mobile game and real-world collectables

“This isn’t just about building a game - it’s about keeping it real”

July 22, 2025

Acqusitions

Coda acquires European payment provider Recharge 

The deal aims to boost Coda’s presence beyond games and strengthen its footprint in Europe

July 21, 2025

New Offerings

Stash and Adyen partner to power scalable D2C monetisation for game developers

“Partnering with a company as exceptional and selective as Adyen strengthens every pillar of that mission,” said Stash co-founder Justin Kan.

July 17, 2025

New Partnerships

Appcharge and Dots.eco partner to bring real-world environmental Impact to In-game purchases

Players can now support tree planting, plastic removal, and wildlife protection through in-game spending.

July 17, 2025

Loads Of Layoffs

Layoffs to cost 100,000 years of collective games industry experience

As veterans leave the games sector, Amir Satvat calculates the years of experience lost since 2022

July 28, 2025

Studio Closure

Sandsoft shuts down Riyadh and Barcelona studios

The Saudi mobile company moves to double down on publishing 

July 24, 2025

Studio Closure

Muus Collective closes due to funding challenges

The studio had 16 employees listed on its website before winding down

July 22, 2025

Job News

Former Scopely director Rohit Naini to lead corporate development at Tilting Point

Doubling down on strategic growth with key additions to its M&A team

July 21, 2025

Job News

Apple appoints longtime exec Sabih Khan as chief operating officer

Current COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month 

July 18, 2025

Milestone

FIFA Rivals surpasses 1 million downloads

Over 15m matches played and 16m goals scored since release

July 29, 2025

Lawsuit

Sony sues Tencent over alleged copycat of Horizon game series

Monetary damages and a court order are being sought to stop IP infringement

July 29, 2025

Crossovers

Monopoly Go taps into Marvel IP with The Fantastic Four

The collaboration celebrates the cinematic return Marvel's first family 

July 29, 2025

Mobile Games Awards

Final hours to vote in the PG Mobile Games Awards 25

Last chance to make your voice heard as the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2025 voting closes midnight July 31st

July 28, 2025

Spending Surge

Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond daily revenue spikes 786% with first new card set Infinity Evolved

Cygames’ latest card game has generated $66.7m in its first six weeks on mobile

July 28, 2025

App Store Changes

Apple overhauls App Store age ratings with new categories

Developers can now set a higher minimum age requirement than Apple's default rating

July 28, 2025

Podcast | Episode 62

Apple's regulatory wins and 2025's top genres | 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 what's inside this week's episode 62...

July 28, 2025

Podcast | Episode 61

Zynga's successes and failures, and Moon Active takes the fight to Scopely | 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 what's inside this week's episode 61...

July 19, 2025

Podcast | Episode 60

Games investment tips, Clash Royale's evolution, and China's rising global influence | 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 what's inside this week's episode 60...

July 12, 2025

Podcast | Episode 59

A dark day for Xbox | 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 what's inside this week's episode 59...

July 5, 2025

Podcast | Episode 58

The UK games industry's £30m boost and Grow a Garden transforms Roblox | 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 what's inside this week's episode 58...

June 28, 2025