Industry Insights

One genre, three strategies: How Magic Sort, Knit Out, and Pixel Flow are redefining sort puzzle monetisation

Oxana Fomina explores how three breakout sort puzzle hits built different monetisation strategies within the same genre

May 14, 2026

Investment Insights

Show me the money: UKIE CEO Nick Poole on how a more realistic investment landscape is beginning to emerge

UKIE CEO Nick Poole delves into the state of games industry investment in his first PocketGamer.biz column

May 14, 2026

Deal Analysis

Why the Savvy-Roblox deal lands differently in Saudi Arabia

A look at why Savvy Games Group has cut a deal with popular UGC platform Roblox despite local restrictions and global allegations around child safety

May 14, 2026

Latest

New Offerings

Mistplay launches Audience Network for rewarded advertising following acquisitions

Network combines Mistplay inventory with Connected Rewards and MyChips assets

May 15, 2026

India On The Rise

Tencent commits over $1m to support India’s Orange economy

The publisher also signed three-year partnerships with SEPC and GDAI

May 15, 2026

New Games

New release roundup: Meg's Monster, Jolly Match 3, Cats & Soup: Magic Recipe, and more

We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week

May 15, 2026

Pgc Summit Malmo

PGC Summit Malmö schedule

Expert insight alongside meeting-centric summit designed to boost your business

May 15, 2026

Pgc Barcelona

FunPlus CBO Chris Petrovic to discuss the games industry's 'new normal' at PGC Barcelona

The industry veteran is another big name to join our raft of star speakers heading to the Spain conference on June 15th and 16th

May 14, 2026

Milestone

Pixel Federation reports $48m revenue in 2025 as TrainStation 3 drives record launch

TrainStation 2 remained the top performer overall, pulling in $15m in 2025

May 14, 2026

Studios are born around talent, so the fact that international talent is permanently relocating here tells you everything.

Aïda Figuerola on why Spain and Barcelona are becoming key gaming hubs

The residual value in your cohorts is effectively collateral.

Martin Macmillan looks at how studios can better understand long-term player value

Marvellous Mena

How Nimble Fox Games is building a hybridcasual studio around speed, but not chaotic speed

Founder Qasim Ali on building a Saudi pipeline, killing games fast and why quality alone is not enough

May 12, 2026

Industry Voices

Zynga’s Javi Digiorgio on creative resilience and Spain’s rising games scene

Industry experts share their insight ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona

May 11, 2026

Mobile's Key Challenges

Is Metacore a warning sign?

The Merge Mansion developer's challenges and acquisition by Supercell highlights mobile’s big challenges

May 11, 2026

Week In Views

GameStop's eBay bid, Xbox's leadership reset and Candy Crush's marketing lessons | Week in Views

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

May 8, 2026

India On The Rise

LVL Zero founding partner Krish Anurag on selecting studios, equity-free funding and building India's global game pipeline

"The best teams aren't building just for India. They're building from India for players across the globe"

May 6, 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

New Partnerships

Gamefam teams up with Borussia Dortmund for FIFA Super Soccer on Roblox

The event introduces exclusive Borussia Dortmund-themed quests and rewards for players

May 8, 2026

M&a

InMobi acquires mobile growth platform MobileAction

Deal will help expand InMobi's advertising services

May 8, 2026

Ai For Ua

Exclusive: Kohort raises $7m to build UA AI agents for mobile

The company's suite of AI tools have been trained on $6bn of historical UA spend

May 7, 2026

Funding Influx

Astrocade raises $56m to expand AI-powered games creation platform

The company claims its platform now generates hundreds of millions of plays monthly

May 7, 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

Leadership Change

Microsoft reshuffles Xbox leadership as Asha Sharma pushes turnaround

The Windows company will discontinue Copilot on console and begin winding down the mobile version

May 6, 2026

Unionisation

Wizards of the Coast declines to recognise MTG Arena union 

Workers say an NLRB election is now expected within weeks

May 6, 2026

Leadership Change

Jam City co-founder Joshua Yguado steps down as CEO after 16 years

Kabam CEO Chul-min Sim will serve as chief executive of both companies following his appointment

April 30, 2026

Jobs Roundup

April 2026's Movers and Shakers: Jam City's new CEO, Roblox's GM for Europe, Apple's Tim Cook stepping down, and more

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

April 30, 2026

Market Report

Okre and Ukie launch unified framework to better measure UK video games’ impact

65% of UK adults and 88% of children play video games, yet the sector's broader influence remains poorly understood by policymakers

May 14, 2026

New Offerings

Time and Business Insider follow New York Times Games playbook with puzzle launches

Both publishers are chasing the retention loop that turned NYT Games into a subscription engine

May 14, 2026

Events

PocketGamer.biz and EnJoyPay Vietnam Global Game Developers Mixer welcomes local and international studios

Representatives from VNGGames, Gamota, Funtap Games, Sky Mavis, Tencent, Scopely and more joined for an evening of networking

May 13, 2026

India On The Rise

LVL Zero unveils global mentor network for inaugural gaming incubator cohort

Startups to receive support across publishing, growth, and live ops

May 13, 2026

Moshi Media

Moshi Monsters returns with new animated TV series amid multi-platform revival

A new Moshi Monsters game is also planned for early access in 2026

May 13, 2026

Policy Shift

Google Play to shift chargeback costs to Android developers in 2026

New Review Refund API launching in July 2026

May 13, 2026

Proposal Rejected

eBay rejects GameStop acquisition proposal over financing and strategic concerns

Board calls GameStop bid “neither credible nor attractive”

May 13, 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

Podcast

PocketGamer.biz Podcast: Skillz, Beamable and the live ops shift

We unpack Skillz's acquisition of Beamable, what the future looks like for the two companies, and more

April 8, 2026