Digital Fairness Act
The DFA is "game over" for the European games industry
The European Games Developer Federation and Video Games Europe slam proposals
Geo Goals
AI is changing discoverability: How Talking Tom boosted AI referral traffic by 357%
Outfit7 senior director of engineering Primož Bevk talks SEO, GEO and understanding users
Leadership Scrutiny
Nvidia shares fall 8% as board reportedly considers ousting Jensen Huang
The CEO admitted to being unfaithful to his wife in a letter to Nvidia employees
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Regulation
Does the EU's Digital Services Act apply to your game? A practical guide for studios
Futura Digital's Alexandra Kurdyumova and Anton Karpenko explain how the EU's Digital Services Act applies to games and what studios need to know
Region Report
Get the latest insights on Canada's games industry with our free region report
Download our free guide now, featuring key interviews, studio profiles, data insights and more
New Partnerships
Umamusume: Pretty Derby becomes first founding partner of 2027 F1 Japanese Grand Prix
The game will have a special booth at the circuit's GP Square Fanzone alongside other promotional activities
Pgc London
Save up to £260 on PG Connects London 2027 before Early Bird ends TONIGHT
Tickets are on sale now from just £198 – but only until end of Thursday, November 12th
Eu Regulation
Supercell CEO believes Digital Fairness Act will hurt consumers
Ilkka Paananen believes the regulation, as it stands, is bad for players that don't pay, teenagers and parents
Regulation
Digital Fairness Act raises questions over future of mobile game monetisation
Industry experts share their views on the EU proposal and its potential impact on games
Editor's Picks
Canada's Best Of 2026
The Top 30 Canada Game Makers of 2026
The Canada mobile movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!
The Best Of 2026
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2026
The mobile movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!
Mena's Best Of 2026
The Top 30 MENA Game Makers of 2026
The mobile movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!
Opinion
For PC developers, the biggest problem is fear. Fear that admitting to any use of AI is like a Scarlet Letter on the game.
10Six Games' Susan Cummings joins the Mobile Mavens to discuss AI
The absolute biggest shift, as AI becomes part of the everyday workflow, is that IP protection is no longer automatic
Outfit7’s Tina Stockbauer Zagorac discusses the legal risks of AI tools
#Pocket Gamer Connects
Pgc Summit Montreal
Strategic Alternatives’ Rhys Dekle: How to keep the value AI creates at your studio
The games M&A advisor explains why cheaper production rarely means a higher price, and what buyers will check before they pay
Pgc Jordan
PG Connects Jordan 2026 highlighted the unique energy of the region's games development community
More than 1,500 attendees shared their knowledge and helped the wider local industry grow
Pgc Summit Montreal
PGC Summit Montréal kicks off: Here’s what’s on the agenda
From Discord to IO Interactive and Ubisoft Montreal, here’s who to catch at PGC Summit Montréal and MIGS this week
Pgc London
PGC London 2027: The first speakers & save up to £260 THIS WEEK
Including Electronic Arts, Com2uS, Stillfront and Skybound
#MENA
Funding News
Merak Capital leads $1.3m round in Lambda Studios
The studio began on Roblox and is now moving onto new platforms
Raising Capital
Saudi PIF explores new fundraising options to unlock cash from portfolio companies
PIF’s 2026-2030 strategy expects more mature portfolio companies to help finance their own expansion
Acqusitions
China approves Savvy Games Group’s Moonton acquisition
The merger review was completed on October 29th 2026
Podcast | Episode 109
The AI clone wars and fake mobile game ads | 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 109...
Pgc Jordan
Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan 2026 begins with talks from Roblox, Epic Games, Minecraft, Yalla Group, Maysalward and more
Minecraft, Twin Harbour Interactive, Xsolla, Crazy Games, Istikan Studio, YallaPlay and others are also set to speak at the show
#The Nordics
Steady Climb
Fingersoft’s Otto Simola on Hill Climb Racing 2’s first decade and what comes next
As Hill Climb Racing 2 turns 10, product marketing manager Otto Simola on what’s survived from the bedroom-coded original, what’s changed and why Hill Climb Racing 3 won’t replace it
Less Is More
Agree IP terms early, cut through AI hype, stop overloading players: Four lessons from PGC Nordics
Live ops, D2C, AI and IP deals. Four sessions at PGC Nordics covered four different topics. All four landed in the same place: doing more is not always a useful strategy
Keep Running
SYBO's Mathias Gredal Nørvig on Subway Surfers at 15: Zero UA, City’s pivot and what comes next
Fifteen years in, the SYBO CEO insists there'll never be another Subway Surfers - and reveals what Sybo is building next
Kill Switch
Ending well: The art of killing your game
Ahead of PGC Nordics next week, all four panellists from “Ending Well: The Art Of Killing Your Game” share how they decide when a game has run its course
Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions
Collabs Corner
November 2026's Collabs Corner
The latest crossovers in mobile games, all in one place
Management Buyout
My.Games agrees to management buyout backed by UAE investor
My.Games will retain its existing brand and leadership when the deal closes in 2026
Possible Acqusition
Report: Silver Lake and PIF explore $25bn deal to acquire Unity
Silver Lake already owns about 8% of Unity and remains one of its largest shareholders
Funding For Games
DENMU closes debut games fund above $50m target
DENMU Fund I will support game developers through production, launch and growth
Investment News
e2vc launches $150m fund to back Turkish games and tech companies
The fund will invest up to $10m initially in companies at Series A to Series C
New Partnerships
AMC partners with Yodo1 to bring Walking Dead and Vampire IP to Chinese game developers
The partnership builds on Yodo1's previous collaborations with Hasbro, Paramount and CD Projekt Red
Funding News
Rise of Fearless raises $1m to expand its gaming platform
The funding replaces the company's original $700,000 fundraising target
Jobs News
Studio Closure
Fortis Games shuts down as up to 440 jobs are put at risk
Las Vegas Sands fully financed Fortis, but the total investment was not disclosed.
Job News
Stillfront appoints Adam Schaub as group COO
He joins the company's Group executive management team and will report to CEO Marcus Jacobs
Job News
Former Xbox COO Helen Chiang disputes claims she was fired over a policy violation
Chiang raised concerns about how company standards were applied in her case
Jobs Roundup
October 2026's Movers and Shakers: Appcharge, Stash, Zynga, Xbox, Scopely, Rollic, and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
Job News
Atari taps Crossy Road creator to lead mobile business
He will lead the company's mobile business and cross-platform strategy
#China
Market Growth
Sensor Tower data: China takes 40% share of top mobile game revenue as US falls to 16.5%
Chinese publishers now have 40 games among the world's top 100 mobile titles
Market Data
Aream & Co's Kartik Prabhakara: Mobile gaming has shifted East
The investment bank's founding partner breaks down how Türkiye, Vietnam and China have grown into industry leaders, creating investment opportunities for VCs
Leadership Scrutiny
Nvidia launches investigation into alleged Chinese spying operation targeting CEO
The investigation will be overseen by independent directors and external legal counsel
Art Acquisition
Side acquires art studio Roboto Entertainment to expand presence in China
Andrea Cordella has been appointed global head of art and Chengdu studio head
More News
Digital Fairness Act
UKIE warns EU Digital Fairness Act could harm UK games industry and parental choice
The UK trade body has raised concerns about the impact of proposed restrictions on developers and parental controls
New Offerings
Google releases open-source Sign in with Google plugin for Unity
The plugin is available as an open-source project on GitHub
Ua Video Creator Ai
Layer launches Motion Designer Agent: Game studios can now create campaign-ready UA videos just by chatting
UA managers and marketers can brief, produce and iterate professional video ads in a single conversation, with no editing, motion design or technical skills required
Regulations
Leaked EU proposal targets loot boxes and addictive game design
The leaked proposal would prohibit pay-to-win and pay-to-progress mechanics for minors
Funding Forumla
UKIE CEO Nick Poole bullish on games industry's investment prospects
"In the long-term, a bet on games … is always going to be a winning bet”
Acqusitions
Lego Digital Play acquires Golf Clash founders’ ForthStar studio
The acquisition adds around 30 employees to Lego Digital Play, which previously had around 100 staff
Cutting A Deal
The green and red flags of games investment and publishing deals
Playstack CEO Harvey Elliott, The Game Angels founding member Phil Mansell and Play Ventures head of talent Joe Burridge offer their advice
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Podcasts
Podcast | Episode 108
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2026, iPhone Duo games and Pokémon Unite ends service | 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 108...
Pgc Jordan
Unreal Engine instructor Sandra Kawar on AI as a creative partner, ahead of PGC Jordan
What to expect from Sandra Kawar’s PGC Jordan talk on AI and game art
Podcast | Episode 107
Why EA shut down BioWare, Supercell’s Metacore takeover and Mika Games’ $10m soft launch bet | 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 107...
Podcast | Episode 106
Why Supercell couldn’t save Squad Busters, Nintendo learns IP isn’t enough and Google's new AI game maker | 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 106...