Week In Views

Football's gaming ties, Epic's social push, Zelda's mobile connection and lessons from Sucker Punch | Week in Views

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

September 11, 2026

New Games

New release roundup: New York Times Bonus Puzzles, Villain!, DIY Dadish, and more

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

September 11, 2026

Pgc London

How PG Connects London 2027 will be our finest flagship event ever!

Networking, seminars, Big Indie Pitches, fringe events and partner events, January 18th and 19th

September 11, 2026

Latest

Acquisition

Andrew Stalbow-led investor group completes Bath City FC acquisition

The investment aims to support Bath City’s men’s and women’s teams and make the club Football League-ready

September 11, 2026

Online Safety

California enacts new social media curbs for children under 16

Assembly Bill 1709 targets infinite scrolling, algorithmic autoplay and other engagement-focused features

September 11, 2026

Milestone

Age of Magic surpasses $120m revenue as installs near 20m

The team marked its anniversary earlier this year with special in-game activities and new mini-games

September 11, 2026

Closed Beta

Studio Atelico opens iOS closed beta for creature battler Bobium Brawlers

Players can create unique creatures by describing them in up to 140 characters

September 11, 2026

Mega Merger

Report: Saudi Arabia’s PIF mulls EA and Savvy merger

Companies could combine in a mega deal that would see EA and Scopely come under one roof

September 10, 2026

Pgc Jordan

On sale now: PG Connects Jordan returns November 7th and 8th

Back in Amman for two days of networking and learning in 2026

September 10, 2026

For me, the most interesting part isn't AI replacing creative talent, but how it can allow smaller teams to work faster.

Hind Toufga discusses how Nordic studios are utilising AI

By making the cost of acquisition so high, I sometimes wonder where are you going to get all those innovations?

DoubleDown's Faith Price talks D2C, UA challenges and AI

Marvelous Mena

Invest Qatar on the country’s gaming ambitions, attracting global studios and developing local talent

“Our advantage lies in being a highly connected, agile market where companies can access an integrated ecosystem, strong government support and competitive incentives.”

September 10, 2026

Creator Marketing

YouTube gaming creators "command 23% higher deal rates than Twitch"

Kyle Dulay examines Collabstr's marketplace data and explains why games marketers should rethink how they allocate budgets across YouTube and Twitch

September 8, 2026

Mobile Mavens

Gamescom 2026: The Mobile Mavens discuss rising competition, the indie opportunity and the changing face of games

The Mavens share their thoughts from this year’s Gamescom

September 7, 2026

Partnerships

South Korea's games industry targets expansion with Gamescom and ChinaJoy presence

Government body KOCCA wants to support new wave of studios to grow its sector

September 7, 2026

Week In Views

Cloud gaming's broken promises, inside DoubleDown, and Pokémon's new movie | Week in Views

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

September 4, 2026

Acquisition

Pocket Worlds acquires Hotel Hideaway and expands social-world portfolio to 80m users

Hotel Hideaway has more than 32m registered users and roughly 300,000 monthly active players

September 10, 2026

Funding Round

GenAI firm Tripo raises $445m two months after Series A3 round

The tech firm had recently raised $150m in a series A3 financing round

September 9, 2026

Acquisition

LEGO Digital Play acquires Space Ape spinout Offroad Games

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed

September 7, 2026

New Partnerships

Savvy Games Group signs new MoUs with Gosu Academy and Warpzone AI Labs

Savvy is continuing to expand its talent development efforts in the Kingdom

September 4, 2026

Acquisition

Sony Music Japan to acquire 23.29% stake in Puzzle & Dragons developer GungHo Online Entertainment

The companies will explore joint game development across mobile, console and PC

September 3, 2026

Deal

Seriously founder Andrew Stalbow fronts investor group set to acquire Bath City Football Club

Former Rovio and Seriously exec leads an group of over 50 investors that have raised approximately £6 million for the club

September 3, 2026

Developer Training

DMCC and Epiphany launch gaming mentorship programme

The programme focuses on funding, monetisation, publishing, growth and partnerships

September 3, 2026

Union Contracts

Blizzard developers ratify first union contract with Microsoft covering AI, layoffs and remote work

The agreement consolidates Blizzard’s unions into three larger bargaining units

September 10, 2026

Job Losses

Star Stable Entertainment lays off 20% of staff

CEO says cuts necessary to secure studio's long-term future

September 7, 2026

Ceo Change

Trailmix founder Carolin Krenzer becomes executive chair as James Nicholas takes on CEO role

Krenzer hired Nicholas in 2023 knowing he would be a "great person" to succeed her

September 7, 2026

Hot Five

Hot Five: Monster Hunter Outlanders opens pre-registrations, Savvy Games Group CEO steps down, and Xbox Game Pass to launch cloud gaming limits

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

September 7, 2026

Podcast | Episode 103

Gamescom 2026 insights and Sony Music's shock Puzzle & Dragons investment | 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 103...

September 6, 2026

Making Music

Candy Crush teams up with Shania Twain and Zedd for Music Season 2026

The interactive video includes hidden clues and prizes for fans to discover

September 10, 2026

New Offerings

Unity launches official Claude Code plugin with 29 built-in engine skills

Support for additional coding agents is planned later this year

September 10, 2026

Folding Into The Future

Apple's Surprise and Shine: A foldable iPhone, a 40% GPU jump and one Monster Hunter

John Ternus' first keynote as CEO leaned on new hardware, from a foldable iPhone to a chip built for on-device AI

September 9, 2026

New Offerings

Keywords forms new global creative agency FreeAnimal

The agency brings seven Keywords Studios agencies under one organisation

September 9, 2026

Apple Troubles

Apple’s new EU App Store terms face backlash from game and app developer groups

The letter from 18 organisations expresses "profound disappointment" over the European Commissions "apparent endorsement" of new terms that could reshape the DMA

September 9, 2026

New Offerings

Saudi Esports Federation launches Level Up programme for Academy graduates

The programme aims to bridge esports education with professional industry experience

September 9, 2026

Copyright Dispute

White House removes Tetris-inspired Arcade game after copyright warning

The Tetris Company said it was not involved in creating the game

September 9, 2026

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...

August 24, 2026

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

August 21, 2026

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

August 20, 2026

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...

August 15, 2026