Marvellous Mena

NJD Games creative director Baraa Odeh on building a racing franchise and taking Hajwala culture global

"One of the key factors behind KOH’s success has been understanding the community and building gameplay experiences that keep players socially engaged over time"

June 1, 2026

European Impact

King’s first European market report reveals mobile's €5.9bn economic impact for the continent

Mobile studios in Europe employ 30,000 people, while 61% of public play mobile games

June 1, 2026

Acqusitions

Atari acquires Crossy Road creator Hipster Whale in deal worth up to $39.3m

The deal is expected to be completed in the coming days 

June 1, 2026

Latest

Support Programme

Global Game Jam launches micro-missions pilot to connect indie studios with emerging talent

The new programme introduces paid micro-projects across, art, audio and QA to support indie development and early-career experience

June 1, 2026

Content Incoming

Tencent reportedly preparing UGC initiative for Delta Force

Plans include creator tools, content distribution and monetisation systems

June 1, 2026

Strategic Moves

FIFA outlines multi-partner digital football strategy ahead of 2026 World Cup

FIFA said its Roblox experience attracts more than 10m monthly active users

June 1, 2026

Developer Training

Maliyo Games' GameUp Africa has trained 6,000 devs in five years

A new impact report tracks five years of building one of Africa's largest game development programmes

June 1, 2026

Game Approvals

China approves 158 games in May as licensing pace accelerates in 2026

Total game approvals in 2026 have reached 779, comprising 754 domestic and 25 imported games

June 1, 2026

Hot Five

Hot Five: Fortnite’s iOS comeback, Take-Two Interactive’s "fantastic mobile performance", and Block Blast’s brief unavailability on Google Play

Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz

June 1, 2026

The advantage of operating a portfolio is that we can share learnings across teams, which helps us move faster and make better decisions.

COO Eunice Lee on Scopely's 15-year journey

The conclusion for product teams is this: live ops mechanics do not determine success on their own.

Oxana Fomina explores how three breakout sort puzzle hits built different monetisation strategies

Week In Views

Steam Deck’s price jump and Fortnite’s iOS comeback | Week in Views

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

May 29, 2026

D2c Insights

“The future couldn’t be brighter for D2C”: FastSpring’s Chip Thurston on gaming’s changing platform economy

Ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2026, FastSpring’s head of gaming discusses reshaping D2C strategy for publishers

May 28, 2026

Epic Conclusion?

Epic's final battle approaches

After years of legal battles, the Fortnite developer is nearing the end of a journey that has come with a high cost

May 26, 2026

Mobile Esports Growth

Esports World Cup CGO: "Mobile has arguably the biggest ceiling when it comes to both gaming and esports"

Esports Foundation chief games officer Fabian Scheuermann on title selection, mobile esports and dropping StarCraft 2

May 25, 2026

Week In Views

Fortnite’s global return, Xbox’s uncertain future and the rise of Melon Sandbox | Week in Views

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

May 22, 2026

M&a

VantageCo agrees deal to acquire majority stake in UK games publisher Playstack

TruFin is selling its majority stake

May 29, 2026

Back Of The Net

Canada national football team partners with Roblox’s FIFA Super Soccer

Deal is part of Canada Soccer's 'Our Game Now' marketing campaign that aims to generate excitement for the team

May 28, 2026

Ai Agents

Saga introduces AI influencer agent to mobile game Diamond Jewels

Crystal Beaumont will have a presence in-game and across social media platforms like Instagram

May 27, 2026

M&a

Private equity firm Goldenpeak acquires majority stake in Ampere Analysis

Ampere also acquires streaming audience analytics firm PlumResearch

May 26, 2026

Turned Up To Eleven

TyrAds announces exclusive strategic partnership with Nordeus

The partnership will power 'player-first' rewarded engagement in Top Eleven

May 26, 2026

Partnership Extension

Qiddiya expands Google Cloud partnership to build AI-powered gaming and entertainment city

The project links gaming, AI and smart city infrastructure under Saudi Vision 2030

May 19, 2026

New Partnerships

Xsolla partners with Skich to support alternative mobile game distribution

Xsolla becomes merchant of record for Skich mobile marketplace

May 18, 2026

Jobs News

TIGA names Elaine Green as new chair

The Nellyvision co-founder replaces Rebellion CEO and co-founder Jason Kingsley in the role

May 29, 2026

Job News

Room 8 Group appoints Juanita Draude as CEO

She joins the company with more than 20 years of leadership experience across media and entertainment

May 22, 2026

Data

Sweden's games industry in numbers

The key data behind Sweden’s bustling games industry and the stats powering its success

May 21, 2026

Leadership Hires

Xbox hires Matthew Ball and Scott Van Vliet in leadership team expansion

Focus is on improving execution and speeding up product development

May 21, 2026

Company Restructure

Embracer keeps mobile in-house as it spins off Fellowship Entertainment

Mobile stays with Embracer, keeping DECA, CrazyLabs and A Thinking Ape

May 20, 2026

Unblocked

Hungry Studio’s Block Blast returns to Google Play

The title, which the company claims has 300 million monthly active users, was temporarily unavailable during the past 24 hours

May 29, 2026

Blocked

Hungry Studio’s Block Blast no longer available on Google Play

The popular mobile game is said to have 300 million monthly active users worldwide

May 28, 2026

Topics And Trends

D2C, co-development and "volume over viability": GDC 2026 trends revealed

The GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 Trends Report has revealed five key topics from the event

May 28, 2026

Hardware Costs

The Steam Deck OLED returns with up to $300 price increase

Valve notes rising memory, storage and broader hardware costs across global markets

May 28, 2026

Power Up

Epic teases Unreal Engine 6

Could Unreal Engine 6 be officially unveiled at Unreal Fest Chicago in June?

May 28, 2026

Driving Downloads

Fortnite’s global iOS comeback drives downloads to eight-year high

Fortnite generated 3.4 million installs over its first week back with a daily peak of 674,000 on May 23rd

May 27, 2026

Avakin Life On Steam

Avakin Life officially launches on Steam after 200m registered users on mobile

The pioneering social simulator hits Steam after generating 500 million downloads

May 27, 2026

Podcast | Episode 92

The Sensor Tower / AppMagic deal unwrapped and Xbox's random rebrand | 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 92...

May 25, 2026

Podcast | Episode 91

Sensor Tower's AppMagic acquisition and Sega's brutal Rovio comments | 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 91...

May 19, 2026

Podcast | Episode 90

Week in Mobile Games podcast: Episode 90

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 90...

April 27, 2026

Podcast

Podcast: The state of the UK games industry with UKIE CEO Nick Poole

We discuss the challenges facing the UK's games industry and what developers need in the coming years to boost their success

April 22, 2026