Scopely Spotlight

Why Spain is a key engine powering Monopoly Go developer Scopely

We profile Monopoly Go developer Scopely’s presence in Spain and chat with director of operations Néstor Pequeño about the challenges and opportunities the country’s games industry faces

May 26, 2026

Mobile Games University

Mobile game ad monetisation: What you need to know

Aurion11 CEO and Co-founder Igor Lautar gives a detailed rundown of mobile games advertising in this intermediate level guide

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

Latest

Ai Ahoy

HoYoverse reportedly investing up to $14.7bn in AI over next three years

AI plans are said to include enhancement of NPCs in upcoming Petit Planet

May 26, 2026

M&a

Private equity firm Goldenpeak acquires majority stake in Ampere Analysis

Ampere also acquires streaming audience analytics firm PlumResearch

May 26, 2026

Settlement

Microsoft agrees $250m settlement in Activision Blizzard deal lawsuit

Both parties deny any and all allegations of fault, liability, wrongdoing or damages

May 26, 2026

Bulky Bookings

Take-Two Interactive celebrates "fantastic mobile performance" as net bookings surpass $6.7bn

Almost half of those net bookings came from mobile games, accounting for $3.3bn

May 26, 2026

Pgc Barcelona

Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona - Everything you can't miss this June 15th and 16th

Tale part in seminars, Investor Connector, Publisher SpeedMatch, Big Indie Pitches, AI Gamechangers, Careers Zone, Aurora Europe and more!

May 26, 2026

Growing Games

Hasbro makes $1bn in Q1 including $41m from Monopoly Go

The company’s Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming segment led the quarter with $298m in operating profit and a 51% operating margin

May 26, 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

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

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

Mobile Mavens

“Mobile has become too expensive for the old playbook”: The Mobile Mavens on rising barriers to entry

The Mobile Mavens discuss whether mobile gaming is becoming too difficult and expensive for new developers to break into

May 21, 2026

M&a

Why Sensor Tower acquired rival AppMagic

Sensor Tower chief revenue officer outlines the company's reasons for the major deal that consolidates power in the mobile market intelligence space

May 20, 2026

Industry Insights

Hybridcasual growth starts with smarter creative strategy

Karen Levy explores how creative strategy in hybridcasual games balances performance marketing with player trust and long-term growth

May 19, 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

Acqusitions

Atari acquires rights to first five Wizardry RPGs as it plans franchise revival

Wizardry’s revival extends beyond games into film, TV, and merchandise

May 14, 2026

M&a

Sensor Tower acquires mobile market intelligence rival AppMagic

Terms of the deal were not disclosed

May 13, 2026

Acqusitions

NCSoft subsidiary Veroplay acquires Moving Eye Games and Swamp Attack franchise

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed

May 12, 2026

Funding News

Grand Games raises $70m Series B to scale hybridcasual games

Funding will support marketing, hiring, and upcoming game launches

May 11, 2026

New Offerings

Esports Foundation and JioBLAST launch India Rising pathway to Esports World Cup

Chess will serve as the first competitive title for the programme

May 11, 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

Jobs Roundup

May 2026's Movers and Shakers: Xbox leadership reshuffle, Stillfront hires CHRO, and more

Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers

May 13, 2026

Winners Revealed

Clash Royale wins Business Excellence Award at Finnish Game Awards 2026

The awards recognised the sector's top games, developers and impact of individuals

May 22, 2026

Expansions

Fortyseven Communications expands with new London office 

The company also launched a new global Creator Relations practice

May 22, 2026

Events

Game AiCon Seoul brings together developers, publishers, investors and more next week

PocketGamer.biz can get a special discount to attend the show on May 26th to 28th

May 21, 2026

Child Safety

FTC urged to investigate Roblox over child safety and spending concerns

Roblox accused of complex in-game spending system using Robux currency

May 21, 2026

Artistic Achievement

Sky: Children of the Light surpasses 300m downloads

The milestone gets confirmed as thatgamecompany turns 20 years old

May 21, 2026

Nazara Numbers

Nazara’s annual revenue rises 13% to $190m despite India’s Gaming Act and $95m impairment

"Nazara today operates at a materially different scale than it did 12 months ago"

May 21, 2026

Clash Of Critters

Lilith Games’ Clash of Critters launches globally today

Today’s global launch excludes parts of Asia like China and Japan

May 21, 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

Podcast | Episode 89

Week in Mobile Games podcast: Episode 89

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 89...

April 13, 2026