Mobile Games Awards
Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026 winners revealed
Every winner and honourable mention across all 23 categories, straight from the Cologne stage
Web Store Sales
Sensor Tower reveals the hidden impact of D2C revenue in mobile games
SVP for gaming and entertainment Chirag Ambwani offers insights into genre sales, top D2C marketing channels and Monopoly GO web store sales
Market Trends
Puzzle games rise as mobile genres compete for attention in 2026
Azur Games’ Eugene Tatonkin explores how developers can adapt as established genres become harder to break into
Latest
Pgc Nordics
InnoGames' Zoran Gjorgiev on rebuilding Heroes of History's live ops one layer at a time
The product manager of Heroes of History on rhythm over frequency, rewards over mechanics and the shift to multi-week "Big Beats"
Funding News
W4 Games raises $18m to expand Godot enterprise push
The funding brings W4 Games’ total investment raised to $33m
Financing
AppsFlyer secures $400m credit line from Bank Leumi
The credit line allows AppsFlyer to fund operations without additional equity financing
Funding News
Surge Games raises $3m pre-seed to build AI-native mobile games
The company plans to use the funding to grow its team and scale user acquisition
Pubg Pre Registration
PUBG Mobile Light is now available for pre-registration
The game is scheduled to launch in November
Testing Tools
Roblox launches new analytics and experimentation tools
Creators can now use automated warnings to see if experimental changes are impacting key metrics
Editor's Picks
Publisher Power
Why publishers are pushing for a Publisher Coalition
Charlie Castell talks on why the mobile advertising industry’s biggest problems are also developers’ problems and what publishers are doing about it
Live Ops Lessons
“We killed Clash Royale!”: What Supercell learned from failed updates
Supercell's James Back and Emilia Russell reflect on the lessons learned from two bad updates and a well-received new game mode - C.H.A.O.S.
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 Nordics
Introducing the Nordic Business Zone at PG Connects Nordics this October
Showcase your company at the heart of the Nordic games industry
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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
Industry Voices
Beyond The App Store
The great D2C migration: why 96% of game publishers are moving beyond the App Store
Chip Thurston explains what FastSpring has learned about D2C monetisation - and why D2C is now table stakes for mobile game publishers
Marvelous Mena
Floaty Studio's Abdullah Salah: "Our roots are in Saudi Arabia, but our ambition has always been global"
We caught up with Floaty founder Abdullah Salah to discuss Hero Squad, the studio's $1m round, and building a Saudi game studio for the long run
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
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
#The Nordics
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
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
Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions
Funding News
Entity raises $5.8m to bring console-quality games to the ‘new web’
The Irish startup is building a browser-based platform for console-quality games
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
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
Jobs News
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
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
#China
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
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
More News
Industry Report
Africa and Middle East games market forecast to reach $8.5bn as African gamer base hits 406m
Mobile is forecast to generate 81.8% of Africa’s games revenue in 2026
Brazil Games
Brazil Games to showcase 35 indie titles at Gamescom 2026
The move marks Brazil Games’ first dedicated B2C showcase at Gamescom
India On The Rise
GDAI reveals first cohort of 15 game studios for Supernova
The studios were chosen from more than 260 applications
Slice 2026
SLICE 2026 to expand game demo area and feature Pocket Gamer’s Big Indie Pitch
SLICE 2026: Seattle Loves Indie Creators Expo takes place on September 2nd, 2026
Dream Data
Hololive Dreams dances up the charts with $57.2m in first month
Players can spend on gacha banners and on VTuber-themed memberships
Acquisition
Softgames acquires Funday Games’ 19-title instant games portfolio
The company now operates more than 500 instant games globally
New Offerings
Rocket Fuel Games and ZeptoLab bring Cut the Rope to Roblox
Cut the Rope Tower Defense will use physics-based combat instead of traditional stat-based towers
Latest Videos
Podcasts
Podcast | Episode 102
Did Apple really resolve its EU dispute? | 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 102...
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
Podcast | Episode 101
Week in Mobile Games podcast Episode 101
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...