October 26, 2023

Empowering Everyone

Empowering Everyone - How Xsolla Plans To Give Developers The Power To Find And Keep Players Content

In the era of ‘forever games’ Xsolla CEO Chris Hewish outlines the company’s goals of empowering developers to own and understand their players directly

October 5, 2023

A Glimpse Of Growth

The complete list of Netflix Games

From original IP and hypercasual to racing and match-three, December 14

September 27, 2023

Credit Where Its Due

Appodeal & Pollen VC partner to offer a new kind of mobile growth platform

New Appodeal & Pollen VC partnership offers a mobile growth platform with credit lines to scale your monthly revenues

September 6, 2023

Chinese App Stores

China’s app stores begin compliance with China’s latest regulations

Tencent and Xiaomi are among the app store owners now complying with the government’s regulations

August 23, 2023

Best Of 2023

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2023

The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months

July 28, 2023

Tencent Acquisition

Tencent acquires visual novel company Visual Arts

The move follows the company’s acquisition of Techland earlier this week

June 26, 2023

Very Big Indie Pitch

Smash Head Studio's roguelite action platformer wins the first ever Dubai Big Indie Pitch

Winners breakdown

June 9, 2023

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact records lowest monthly revenue as Honkai: Star Rail soars

The success of Honkai: Star Rail saw the original smash hit game’s revenue drop to $53.8 million

May 31, 2023

Women In Games

Zynga's Paula Neves shares her journey from psychology to mobile marketing

From a psychology major in Brazil to a Senior Product manager with Zynga in Montreal, Pocketgamer.biz finds out more about Paula Neves' journey in games

May 12, 2023

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Maintain UA and performance within the changing privacy landscape with Mark Menery of Dataseat

We get up close with the speakers at our upcoming Pocket Gamer Seattle event. Don't miss out!

May 11, 2023

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Phil Shpilberg of GameChangerSF by Pixis outlines the future of AI in games marketing

We get up close with the speakers at our upcoming Pocket Gamer Seattle event. Don't miss out!

May 11, 2023

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Delivering premium live services with Kazutomo Niwa of Game Server Services (GS2)

We get up close with the speakers at our upcoming Pocket Gamer Seattle event. Don't miss out!

May 5, 2023

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Moloco's Donghwan Jeon on AI, big data, machine learning and more

With just a couple of weeks to go, we get up close with the speakers at our upcoming Pocket Gamer Seattle event. Don't miss out!

April 25, 2023

Esports

Snapdragon Pro Series partners with Activision to bring Call of Duty: Mobile to Mobile Masters

The title will join other mobile heavyweights Garena: Fire and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

April 15, 2023

Pending Deal

Sega to snap up Rovio for $1 billion?

Will Sonic join forces with the Angry Birds?

April 14, 2023

Events & Awards

It's Awards Season: Vote for PG Connects and come to the Mobile Game Awards

If you love Pocket Gamer Connects London, don't forget to vote for us. And don't miss our own Mobile Games Awards next week too!

April 12, 2023

Rumours

Could Playtika be a target for a buyout?

After a strategic review last year resetting the company's course, buyers are reportedly showing interest

April 11, 2023

Playx4 May 2023

Korea's leading B2B games event - PlayX4 - returns for 2023 - with online and live events supported

PlayX4 Korea’s leading B2B games event PlayX4 will be held on May 11th & 12th 2023 with both on and offline participation supported

April 4, 2023

Feature

Hypercasual macro overview in 2023 for developers

Google’s Analytical Consultant, Daria Yakovleva dives into the hypercasual market to share some key points of interest

April 3, 2023

Insights

LifeStreet CEO Levi Matkins on generative AI and its role in mobile advertisement

Generative AI has caused quite the buzz in 2023 but what does it mean and how can it be used

April 3, 2023

Various Visits

Tim Cook represents Apple in visits to miHoYo and other Chinese partners

Meeting creators behind games like Genshin Impact

April 3, 2023

Finance

ByteDance hits record revenue of $80bn, but at the cost of gaming?

Their latest figures has them head-to-head with fellow tech giant Tencent

March 31, 2023

Feature

Game Analysis: Taking a deep dive into the world of Frozen City

AppQuantum's Oleg Lomakov explores Frozen City to reveal what makes this hit app tick

March 30, 2023

Feature

The hyper-casual landscape in 2023: Trends and insights for developers

Azur Games publishing lead, Sergey Martinkevich shares insights on the development and monetization of hyper-casual games

March 28, 2023

Netease Anime

NetEase Games enters the world of animation with Anici Anime

The new brand will further the company's interests outside of games

March 27, 2023

Pokemon Power

Indian Pokémon Unite tournament boast biggest prize pool ever

The esports event takes place between April and June with $75,000 up for grabs

March 27, 2023

Indian Market

Nazara CEO: Indian market playing catch up with game monetisation

Despite the growth of India’s mobile gaming sector, the country trails in effective monetisation

March 23, 2023

Tencent Financials

Tencent’s revenue increased 0.5% year-on-year in Q4 2022

The company saw a small rebound following a turbulent year

March 23, 2023

New Features

NetEase launches first pilot server for Infinite Lagrange

The server will allow players to test incoming features and offer feedback to the development team

March 22, 2023

Expert Insight

Dmitry Bobrov of ZiMAD: “How to stay successful for over ten years”

The mobile puzzle maker with over 200m users shares the secrets of effective operating for lasting, long-term success

March 21, 2023

Makreo Report

49% of China’s gamers play on their phones

A new report analyses the world’s biggest mobile market

March 21, 2023

Building An Empire

Mo' ATT, mo' problems: Why Supercell’s next hit must overcome Apple’s privacy assault

Is the developer’s next blockbuster being stymied by Apple’s App Tracking Transparency rules?

March 21, 2023

Licences & International Releases

Tencent brings smash hit Merge Mansion to China in raft of new licences

The game is part of a slew of newly granted licences for a number of foreign titles

March 17, 2023

It’s Showtime

Persona: The Phantom X available for pre-order in China

The game is the first in the franchise released on mobile

March 16, 2023

New Label

NetEase launches Exptional Global label for international releases

Games such as Dead by Daylight Mobile and Lord of the Rings: War have been shifted to the new label

March 14, 2023

Chinese Gaming Industry

Chinese games industry publishes draft of rules for self-regulation

The rules aim to address problems in the industry such as copyright disputes and gaming addiction without the need for government interaction

March 10, 2023

Wemade At Gdc 2023

Wemade – diamond sponsor at GDC 2023 – shares valuable blockchain gaming knowledge and experience

Join in the conversations with company experts on trending industry topics, wins and challenges in open sessions during the event

March 8, 2023

Big Trouble In Little China

The USA’s new trade restrictions are bad news for Nvidia

The restriction would impact Nvidia’s ability to do business with Huawei

March 7, 2023

Boost Your Ad Strategy

Boost your ad strategy in 2023 with Appodeal's new insights report

How will inflation affect ad revenues? Let Appodeal reveal all the Mobile eCPM insights to boost your ad strategy in 2023!

March 7, 2023

A New Fantasy

Square Enix to relocate main offices from Shinjuku to Shibuya

The move to the iconic location is due to be completed after the construction of a new building is complete

March 3, 2023

Matsuda’s Final Fantasy?

Square Enix board calls for their president to step aside

A proposal suggests that boss Yosuke Matsuda will be replaced by company director Takashi Kiryu

March 3, 2023

Podcast

Gaming for good | Podcast

Tiltify's Tom Downie joins the PocketGamer.biz podcast to explore the curiosity of giving and the power of play

March 2, 2023

Olympic Esports

Mobile games included in inaugural Olympic Esports Series

The global competition will culminate in the live finals in Singapore this June

March 2, 2023

New Studio

NetEase funds Studio Flare in Tokyo

Former Marvelous executive vice president Toshinori Aoki will serve as president and CEO

February 23, 2023

Quantic Dream Come True

NetEase reportedly paid $106 million for Quantic Dream

Last year’s acquisition highlights the company’s commitment to growth

February 23, 2023

Unity Financials

Unity celebrates its first profitable quarter on a non-GAAP basis since going public

The company generated $451 million in Q4 2022

February 23, 2023

Alibaba Financials

Alibaba Group generated $36 million in Q4 2022

The group’s latest financial report showcases a period of modest growth

February 23, 2023

Financial Report

NetEase revenue rose 4% year-on-year in Q4 2022

The gaming giant’s latest financial report highlights a year of growth

February 22, 2023

Leaks

Genshin Impact developers MiHoYo on legal hunt for leakers

The hit games' developers have subpoenaed Twitter for the names of users suspected of leaking its secrets

February 22, 2023

Rumours

Is there a new Nintendo console on the way?

Documents provided to the CMA sparked rumours of potential new handheld or console from the company