May 24, 2024 Week That Was Week in Views - Bytedance's fancy footwork, Sega's soaring success and PlayStation's mobile mania The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
May 24, 2024 Earnings Report Flexion reports strongest Q1 to date as revenue hits £18.3 million The alternative storefronts company experienced a substantial 58% rise in total gross profit of £4 million
May 23, 2024 Super Sonic Sega reaches financial targets one full year ahead of schedule in record fiscal year Sega’s revenues and profits were the highest in 10 years in FY2023
May 22, 2024 Record Revenue Bandai Namco’s sales soar while profits plummet, as mobile hardly gets a mention Record net sales were achieved in fiscal year 2024 but operating and recurring profits fell
May 22, 2024 Financials Serbia's 15 most successful gaming companies made €175m in 2023 The Serbian Games Association reports revenue is up 17% year-on-year with 475 new positions being opened this year
May 20, 2024 Financials Tencent first quarter revenue sails past $22.5 billion - up 6% year-on-year The company enjoyed huge growth in Q1, highlighting the performance of Honor of Kings and the Supercell portfolio as key components to their success
May 18, 2024 Podcast | Episode 12 Xbox's mobile games store and Unity vs. AppLovin | 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 and what's inside this week's episode 12…
May 17, 2024 Week That Was Week in Views - From Aristocrat's big gamble to Take 2's big game… The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
May 17, 2024 Earnings Report Take-Two's mobile bookings make 53% of their total and GTA 6's release date gets locked in Their latest financials show fiscal year net revenue remained flat year-on-year at $5.35 billion, while net losses increased to $3.74 billion
May 16, 2024 Earnings Report Ubisoft posts record bookings for FY24 as mobile division shrinks Mobile accounted for 4% of net bookings
May 15, 2024 Financials Nexon banks on $22bn IP Dungeon & Fighter being a mobile hit in China as Q1 revenue declines Franchise has generated more than $22 billion to date, as publisher eyes as much as a 90% boost to China earnings with mobile release
May 15, 2024 Financials Netmarble cuts losses but revenue falls in Q1 after lack of new game releases Publisher set to launch Raven 2 in May and four more titles during the second half of 2024
May 13, 2024 Ads Growth AppLovin revenue surges 48% Y/Y to $1bn in Q1 as it eyes non-gaming growth “There is nothing that limits our models to just gaming,” says CEO Adam Foroughi
May 10, 2024 Unity Financials Unity says restructure that saw mass layoffs is now complete as it posts Q1 2024 revenue decline Outgoing CEO Jim Whitehurst claims there is now more positivity around the controversial runtime fee
May 8, 2024 Record Revenue PUBG maker Krafton generated 60% of record-breaking $487.7m Q1 earnings from mobile Mobile earnings totalled $294.6 million in the first quarter of the year, up 15.5%
May 7, 2024 Nintendo Numbers Nintendo made $10.8 billion in FY24 with mobile and IP income up 81.6% It’s been another successful year for Nintendo, but mobile victories are harder to find
May 4, 2024 Podcast | Episode 10 Brawl Stars smashes 2023 revenue, Square Enix’s extraordinary losses, and Haaland signs for Clash of Clans | 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 and what's inside this week's episode 10…
April 30, 2024 Square The Circle Square Enix warns of "extraordinary losses" ahead of upcoming financial report A new, more selective approach will be taken to HD game development after $140.3 million in losses on axed projects
April 17, 2024 Financials MAG Interactive revenue falls by 25% Y/Y as it places “big bet” on new crossword game Crozzle Swedish publisher pays up tax bill on research and development deductions over the last few years
March 20, 2024 Flexion Finances Flexion revenue climbs 64% as Epic gives the gaming market a "boost of confidence" Distributing Monopoly GO! to alternative app stores was one among many 2023 wins at Flexion
March 18, 2024 Profit Power Huuuge Games' profits up 35.1% in 2023 despite falling revenue and DAU Revenue was down 11% but cost cutting measures helped Huuuge achieve another year of rising profits
March 4, 2024 Netease Nets A Win Eggy Party helps drive NetEase games revenue up 9.4% to $11.5 billion in 2023 NetEase generated $11.5 billion from video games in 2023
February 27, 2024 Financial Outlook Playtika no longer up for sale as it pays share dividends and promises more M&A Their latest numbers have prompted the company to pause its "strategic alternatives process" which saw them halting work on new titles and changing direction
February 26, 2024 Financials Unity shares fall 18% despite revenue growth to $2.2 billion in 2023 Cost-cutting measures bite as company closes offices and pulls back from Professional Services and hardware units
February 22, 2024 Extreme Expenses Thunderful lost $59 million in 2023 after Q4 profit fell 574% Thunderful is laying off approximately 100 staff in the first half of 2024 to cut costs
February 20, 2024 Profitable Performance Com2Us escaped the red in 2023 despite "negative seasonality" Com2Us’ financial report reveals a difficult Q4 but overall successful 2023
February 20, 2024 A Good Year AppLovin shines in Q4 2023 with stellar financial results The company's total revenue in 2023 amounted to $3.3 billion, marking a 17% year-over-year increase
February 19, 2024 Nitro Numbers Nitro Games sees record Q4 revenue but the year’s net results remain red Autogun Heroes supported a successful Q4 and pushed Nitro Games to a stronger 2023, but the dev’s not in the green just yet
February 19, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Supercell revenues decline, Ubisoft’s mobile games plummet, but MTG signs a Monumental acquisition Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
February 15, 2024 Moderately Mobile Embracer sees record $1.2 billion in Q3 earnings after axing 1,400 staff Restructuring plans are "tracking well" but are unlikely to reach all targets by end of the fiscal year
February 14, 2024 Moving From Mobile Only 7% of Ubisoft’s net bookings are from mobile, down 28% YoY Ubisoft’s console lineup has brought in the bulk of its bookings in Q1-Q3
February 14, 2024 Future Plans Supercell reveals year-on-year declines in revenue and EBITDA but promises "big and bold changes" All the talk this morning at Supercell's financial reveal was about restructure, more trust and less distraction
February 13, 2024 Hypercasual Hero Mobile revenue exceeds Take-Two’s expectations, making over $2 billion in nine months Take-Two subsidiary Zynga accounted for 51% of the holding company’s earnings in the latest quarter
February 9, 2024 Financials Sega Sammy's entertainment profits slide by 52.5% Y/Y despite Rovio sales boost Angry Birds developer had its worst quarter for game sales in three years following Sega acquisition
February 8, 2024 Mighty Mobile Krafton earned record-breaking $1.4 billion in 2023 with 66% from mobile Krafton’s mobile earnings grew by 34.5% in Q4
February 7, 2024 Roblox Victory Rally Roblox rises with $2.8 billion in revenue and 68 million DAUs in 2023 Roblox users spent 60 billion hours on the platform in 2023
February 7, 2024 A Good Year Stillfront Group profits grow 84% to $15.5 million in 2023 “Stillfront’s bookings returned to positive organic growth for the months of November and December in the fourth quarter," said CEO Jörgen Larsson
February 7, 2024 Dena Data DeNA pulls back from China as game profits fall 95%, but there’s optimism for Q4 DeNA’s games made a loss in Q3, though its livestreaming revenue is on the rise
February 6, 2024 Super Mario Success Nintendo’s mobile and IP sales are up 93.4% Nintendo reveals $9.38 billion earned in total sales across the first three quarters of its financial year
February 5, 2024 Job Moves Devolver Digital CEO steps down and moves on Douglas Morin is leaving the company following their latest on-track financials, after a difficult year, delays, cuts and an underperforming IPO
December 18, 2023 Finding Flexibility Embracer Group secures credit and loan extension to 2025 as it restructures to clear debt Embracer Group finally cashes in good news for the end of 2023
December 12, 2023 Magic Mag MAG Interactive records biggest year yet after Wordzee marketing push MAG Interactive recorded net sales of $34.6 million this year, at a 10% yearly increase
November 24, 2023 Heads Up Thunderful explores sale of Bridge Constructor publisher Headup Games nearly three years after €11m acquisition Company plots "more focused strategy" for the business
November 23, 2023 Financial Findings Huuuge Games’ adjusted net profit rose 80% in the first three quarters of 2023 Q3 2023 was Huuuge’s fifth consecutive quarter of rising YoY EBITDA and they've 'huuuge' hopes for the future
November 22, 2023 Debtmarble Netmarble cuts losses by 90% in Q3 despite revenue decline Workforce reduction and original IP stem losses, but publisher still has $1.29 billion short-term debts
November 20, 2023 Profit Power NetEase profits up 23.4% as Justice and Racing Master drive strong Q3 Q3 financials reveal 11.6% revenue increase with over 80% from games and related services
November 16, 2023 Financial Findings Embracer's Q2 sales up 13%... but 900 employees are out As the company rounds out a tough year bet sales have risen 13% while mobile sales rose 2%