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Aaron is the News Editor at PG.biz and has an honours degree in Creative Writing.
Having spent far too many hours playing Pokémon, he's now on a quest to be the very best like no one ever was...at putting words in the right order.
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Interview
Apr 23rd, 2024
King’s Trevor Burrows on the power of art: "We could see our numbers literally dropping"
Interview
Apr 22nd, 2024
Tjodolf Sommestad talks AI, tips for indie devs, and a day in the life of King's president
It's all about "collaboration, curiosity, and transparency." Plus plenty of data-driven decisions
News
Apr 18th, 2024
AI joins the team at King: "Our challenge is to create the right amount of challenge"
A day at King: Using AI in harmony with experts to craft evergreen games with the perfect balance
News
Apr 16th, 2024
Kwalee layoffs impact up to 10% of workforce, report claims
Kwalee has laid off up to 40 people as industry-wide job cuts continue
News
Apr 15th, 2024
UK video games market hits £7.82 billion valuation with mobile up 4.5%
Ukie’s Consumer Market Valuation Report reveals the UK games industry saw 4.4% YoY growth in 2023
News
Apr 15th, 2024
The IGDA calls for "sustainable measures" to stop mass layoffs and "stop driving talent away"
Feature
Apr 15th, 2024
Hot Five: XCOM Legends’ rumoured shutdown, Squad Busters verges on soft launch, and Royal Match reaches $3 billion
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Feature
Apr 12th, 2024
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Disney denizens to a gen AI puzzle solver
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
News
Apr 11th, 2024
Values Value and InGame Job launch the Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2024
![King’s Trevor Burrows on the power of art: "We could see our numbers literally dropping"](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/4/126600/trevor-burrows-r75x75.jpg)
King’s Trevor Burrows on the power of art: "We could see our numbers literally dropping"
![Tjodolf Sommestad talks AI, tips for indie devs, and a day in the life of King's president](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2022/2/115121/tjodolf-sommestad-r75x75.jpg)
Tjodolf Sommestad talks AI, tips for indie devs, and a day in the life of King's president
It's all about "collaboration, curiosity, and transparency." Plus plenty of data-driven decisions
![AI joins the team at King: "Our challenge is to create the right amount of challenge"](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/4/126519/king-logo-r75x75.jpg)
AI joins the team at King: "Our challenge is to create the right amount of challenge"
A day at King: Using AI in harmony with experts to craft evergreen games with the perfect balance
![Kwalee layoffs impact up to 10% of workforce, report claims](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/4/126465/kwalee-perfume-of-love-r75x75.jpg)
Kwalee layoffs impact up to 10% of workforce, report claims
Kwalee has laid off up to 40 people as industry-wide job cuts continue
![UK video games market hits £7.82 billion valuation with mobile up 4.5%](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/4/126450/ukie-uk-consumer-games-market-valuation-2023-r75x75.jpg)
UK video games market hits £7.82 billion valuation with mobile up 4.5%
Ukie’s Consumer Market Valuation Report reveals the UK games industry saw 4.4% YoY growth in 2023
![The IGDA calls for "sustainable measures" to stop mass layoffs and "stop driving talent away"](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/4/126443/igda-image-vr-r75x75.jpg)
The IGDA calls for "sustainable measures" to stop mass layoffs and "stop driving talent away"
![Hot Five: XCOM Legends’ rumoured shutdown, Squad Busters verges on soft launch, and Royal Match reaches $3 billion](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2014/10/21557/pgbiz-hot-five-logo-r75x75.jpg)
Hot Five: XCOM Legends’ rumoured shutdown, Squad Busters verges on soft launch, and Royal Match reaches $3 billion
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
![New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Disney denizens to a gen AI puzzle solver](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/4/126402/disney-realm-breakers-promo-image-r75x75.jpg)
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Disney denizens to a gen AI puzzle solver
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
![Values Value and InGame Job launch the Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2024](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/4/126401/big-games-industry-employment-survey-2024-r75x75.jpg)
Values Value and InGame Job launch the Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2024
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