Gamescom
Gamescom week 2026 preview: Who’s looking to make a splash?
We take a look around the Koelnmesse to see which games and companies are getting the big promotions
Here We Come
The games industry gears up for biggest-ever Gamescom
The games industry heads to Cologne, Germany for one of the year's key B2B and consumer events at a sold-out expo floor
Week In Views
Apple’s EU app store changes, Roblox safety, Pokémon Go’s regional strategy and AI in Nordic studios | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Latest
Investment News
Makers Fund closes $250m Fund IV to back next generation of interactive entertainment
Fund IV will back founders building the next generation of games and interactive entertainment
New Games
New release roundup: Slots & Daggers, Wobbly Life, Bendy’s Nightmare Run, and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Podcast
Podcast: Xsolla on D2C's growing momentum and its biggest product wave yet
Xsolla president Chris Hewish discusses all things direct-to-consumer ahead of a big week at Gamescom
Pgc London
PG Connects London 2027: Super Early Bird tickets now on sale!
Book your January 18–19, 2027 conference pass at the most affordable rate!
Pgc Nordics
Colossal Order's Mariina Hallikainen joins PGC Nordics speaker lineup
The founder-CEO behind Cities: Skylines brings over 15 years of studio leadership to the Nordic stage
Job News
Former Epic Games leader Ben Board joins CodeDev Group as CEO of The Performance Guys
The Performance Guys focuses on performance optimisation across game engines
Editor's Picks
Pgc Nordics
The attention problem: Outfit7’s Urška Leskovar on rethinking live ops
"More content isn't the answer" - Outfit7's Urška Leskovar on diagnosing attention problems before you ship another feature
Gamescom
Max your Gamescom week with Pocket Gamer next week
FREE networking party, Mobile Games Awards, Steel Media meetings and more
TÜrkiye Best Of 2026
The Top 30 Türkiye Game Makers of 2026
The Türkiye movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!
Opinion
The biggest challenge for startups isn't just building a great product, it's making sure the right people know they exist.
Raptor PR CEO Rana Rahman offers advice for maximising value from Gamescom
In the words of one leader: 'If we can access even a niche of a niche in the Chinese market, it will fund the rest of the studio'.
UKIE CEO Nick Poole on the opportunity for building UK business in China
#Pocket Gamer Connects
Pgc Summit Montreal
The Big Indie Pitch heads to Montréal this November
We’re bringing mobile to Canada’s largest and longest-running B2B video game conference
Top 50
Nominations open for PocketGamer.biz's Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2026
Our annual list of the world's top mobile games companies is set to return during PGC Nordics on October 20th and 21st, sponsored by BIGO Ads
Big Indie Pitch
Our Winners from the Big Indie Pitch sponsored by Xsolla at PGC Summit Shanghai
Find out who took the wins in our popular indie game developer pitching contest
Pgc Nordics
PG Connects Nordics overview schedule now live!
Explore the timings for the 23 conference tracks, fringe events and more across the two-day event this October 20th and 21st
Industry Voices
In The Hot Seat
In the Hot Seat: Hilmar Pétursson on Eve Online's $120m buyback and the games industry's unplanned disassembly
Fenris Creations' CEO on going independent, partnering with Google DeepMind and what's next for Eve Online
Imagine Island
"Gen Alpha plays very differently": Club Penguin and Fortnite veterans build Imagine Island
Magic Potion Games founder and CEO Stephen MacDonald discusses Gen Alpha players, web games’ resurgence and child safety after Series A funding round
Ugc Interview
Atomontage on mobile's dirty secret, UGC and AI
Atomontage co-founders Daniel Tabar and Branislav Siles discuss the AI-powered rebuild of their Virtual Matter UGC platform
Exclusive Events
Pokémon Go Fest, the National Trust and the value of exclusive regional campaigns
We speak with Pokémon Go head of EMEA marketing Jack Wilcock about local partnerships and exclusive UK events
D2c Tracker
How much direct-to-consumer revenue are publishers actually making?
We look at the latest numbers revealed during the April to June 2026 quarter
#The Nordics
Pgc Nordics
How Nordic studios are using AI, from legal risk to AI-native production
In part one of a multi-part series, five industry voices from the Nordics explain how AI is changing studio culture, data analysis, creative roles, studio structure and legal risk across the region
Pgc Nordics
Pixel Federation's Matej Jurcak joins the PGC Nordics speaker lineup
The ASO lead and growth partnerships specialist brings over a decade of mobile growth experience to Helsinki this October
Pgc Nordics
From Nokia to AI: Neogames Finland’s Suvi Latva on the changing realities for Finnish studios
Suvi Latva explains why easier game development hasn’t made building a sustainable studio easier - and why genre, platform and market opportunity are business decisions from day one
Pgc Nordics
Game Makers of Finland's Wilma Ramona Ikäheimonen joins PGC Nordics speaker lineup
The Game Makers of Finland chairperson will cut through the noise on AI in games, differentiating the hype from the reality of what's actually changing in development
Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions
Crossovers
Subway Surfers revives Among Us collab with Cosmic Crossroads update
The update will add new themed characters, outfits, hoverboards and profile icons
Investment News
Square Enix-backed Magic Potion Games completes Series A after Imagine Island tops one million players
The platform is designed specifically around safety and age-appropriate social features for Gen Alpha
Acqusitions
Report: Alibaba to sell Lingxi Games in $2bn deal
The sale comes as Alibaba reviews non-core assets and prioritises AI and cloud
Mena Media
IPNation and Influence Media launch $100m MENA platform
Acquired IP could be developed across gaming, film, live shows, merchandise, licensing and AI
Funding Round
Türkiye studio Rotatelab secures seed investment from Arcadia Gaming Partners and Laton Ventures
The studio has ambitions to become the country's next gaming unicorn
New Offerings
Roblox and Digital Schoolhouse partner to bring game development into UK classrooms
The partnership will provide free, curriculum-aligned game development resources
Investment News
Copa Fantasy finalising $750,000 seed round to accelerate growth
The company will add new leagues and introduce a Trivia game as part of its expansion
Jobs News
Jobs Roundup
August 2026's Movers and Shakers: Supercell, Scopely, Xsolla, King, Exmox and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
Studio Closure
Netflix preparing to shut down Night School and Moonloot
The company is prioritising kids' games, party games, story-driven titles and games with mainstream appeal
Job News
Testronic appoints Sonia Kerr as CEO amid executive shakeup
Sharon Baylay-Bell has moved from CEO to company chair
Job News
Former Icelandic minister joins Fenris Creations to lead AI partnerships
She will lead a new research initiative examining autonomous AI systems in Eve Frontier
Roblox Recruits
Jars AI co-founders join Roblox’s Foundation AI team
Steffen Holm and Chris Kruger have already helped ship Roblox’s Build in New Zealand
#China
Podcast | Episode 100
ChinaJoy insights, EA finalises sale and our 100th episode! | 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 100...
Key Takeaways
Five takeaways from ChinaJoy 2026: China goes global, AI the talk of the town, and ads and payments firms take over
We delve into China's bustling industry after a week at ChinaJoy, PGC Summit Shanghai, CIGDC, CGDC and more
China In Your Hands
China is not a translated market: How global game publishers can prepare for growth
Kash Ismail of MStars.ai outlines how publishers can lay the foundations to test, learn and scale with control in China, long before the media budget is deployed
Week In Views
Meaningful collaborations, Arknights: Endfield's first six months and AI in China | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
More News
New Offerings
Krafton Ad Platform India officially launches to expand Neptune’s ad-tech business
KADP India plans to expand its partnerships with premium digital media platforms across the country
New Offerings
Twitch opens sponsorships to Affiliates globally through expanded creator programme
Affiliates can now discover, execute and get paid for eligible sponsorships through Twitch
New Offerings
Playgama launches Wrap to turn HTML5 games into standalone websites
“The industry has shifted again, and games on standalone domains have grown into a segment of their own," said Playgama founder Dmitry Kachmar
Catastrophic Controversy
Love and Deepspace hits record low with 68% spending decline after Valko controversy
Love and Deepspace made $10.3m this July, less than half its previous spending low point
New Offerings
ZBD reveals embedded financial infrastructure for games
ZBD is expanding beyond its mobile gaming success to cater to PC and console titles
Powering Global Games Growth
EnJoyPay powers global game growth through payments
As game developers continue to expand into overseas markets, payments are becoming an increasingly important part of global publishing and monetisation infrastructure.
Podcast
Coming soon to the PocketGamer.biz Podcast: Xsolla on D2C and key pre-Gamescom reveals
Xsolla president Chris Hewish discusses the state of direct-to-consumer and the company's six new solutions for its expanding product suite
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Podcasts
Podcast | Episode 101
Week in Mobile Games podcast Episode 100
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 101...
Podcast | Episode 99
Google's €890m EU fine and why Netflix's gaming figures mean nothing | 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 99...
In The Hot Seat
In the Hot Seat: Three ways Western developers are leaving a fortune on the table in China
We speak to Kingsoft's Claire Yang about making cross-border deals work, the hires that can mean 10x to 100x the revenue and why China's giants don't hold every advantage
Podcast | Episode 98
Epic and Google withdraw their US settlement and Pokémon Go revenue skyrockets | 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 98...