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December 11, 2025

Podcast | Episode 76

Netflix's $83bn Warner Bros. deal doesn't value games and why awards shows hate mobile | 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 76...

December 8, 2025

Capturing A Crossover

Duolingo taps Genshin Impact players with crossover rewards

The three-week collaboration begins today, with retained Duolingo players earning in-game rewards in Genshin Impact

November 13, 2025

Play Store Parley

Top 50 mobile games could all face higher 20% fee under Epic and Google's Play Store plans

Games selling cosmetics will only be charged a 9% fee under Google’s new policy, but gameplay advantages will come with a 20% cut

November 11, 2025

New Offerings

MiHoYo teases next large-scale fantasy project in Unreal Engine 5

Job listings describe the project as a realistic fantasy title with heavy creature design work

October 24, 2025

Week In Views

Unity enters the DTC race and HoYoverse's next big game | Week in Views

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

October 23, 2025

Podcast | Episode 69

The big AWS crash and Google delays Android regulation | 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 69...

October 23, 2025

Closed Beta Coming

HoYoverse’s Petit Planet entering closed beta on November 7th

The life sim will be made available in closed beta on PC and iOS

October 13, 2025

Crafting And Configuring

Genshin Impact to introduce UGC system Miliastra Wonderland on October 22nd

Editing tool Miliastra Sandbox will allow players to edit terrains, skills, game modes and more

October 6, 2025

Podcast | Episode 67

The $55bn EA acquisition unpacked | 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 67...

October 6, 2025

Hot Five

Hot Five: EA’s $55bn buyout, Genshin Impact’s fifth anniversary, and Fire Emblem Shadows’ overshadowed launch

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

September 30, 2025

Genshin Goliath

Genshin Impact celebrates five years and $6.4bn on mobile as annual spend declines by 42%

The next year of Genshin Impact will focus on elemental convergence point Nod-Krai

September 25, 2025

New Offerings

HoYoverse reveals cosmic life simulation game Petit Planet

The upcoming title marks HoYoverse’s first step into the life-sim genre

July 24, 2025

Data Dive

H1 2025 genre analysis: Mobile strategy games surge to $10.6bn as RPG revenue tumbles

We analyse AppMagic data to determine the top genres globally and in the US, comparing rising stars with stumbling giants

July 7, 2025

Hot Five

Hot Five: Zenless Zone Zero's $442m year one, King reportedly loses 10% of staff, and Toca Boca hit by layoffs

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

July 4, 2025

Zenless Celebration

Zenless Zone Zero celebrates first anniversary with $442.1m, just 23% of Genshin Impact’s year one

HoYoverse’s latest gacha game generated nearly one-third of its lifetime mobile revenue in its launch month

June 16, 2025

New Offerings

HoYoverse to open its first ever themed café in Berlin this June

The café will launch with a Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero event from June 20th to July 13th 

May 8, 2025

Golden Week Glory

Golden Week 2025: Pokémon TCG Pocket dominates, Fate/Grand Order falls, and a 2012 title makes a surprising rise

The 10 best-performing mobile games in Japan generated $81m this Golden Week, up from $44.9m in 2024

March 31, 2025

Hot Five

Hot Five: GDC takeaways, Nintendo Today app launches, and Honkai: Star Rail’s race to $2bn on mobile

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

March 25, 2025

Spending Star

Honkai: Star Rail rockets past $2bn on mobile in under two years

The gacha RPG has taken 10 months longer than Genshin Impact to hit the milestone, but now frequently outperforms HoYoverse's flagship

March 17, 2025

Out Of The Zone

Zenless Zone Zero voice actors replaced following SAG-AFTRA strike decisions

Emeri Chase and Nicholas Thurkettle, who voiced Soldier 11 and Lycaon respectively, claim to have discovered they were replaced via patch notes

January 21, 2025

Settlement Reached

Hoyoverse agrees to $20 million settlement with FTC over loot boxes

The publisher will “introduce new age-gate and parental consent protections for children and young teens” going forward

January 13, 2025

Hot Five

Hot Five: Zenless Zone Zero scores $250m, how Scopely made $10bn, and Squid Game: Unleashed hits 10m installs

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

January 8, 2025

In The Zone

Zenless Zone Zero achieves record revenue during Version 1.4 as it surpasses $250m on mobile

The urban RPG hit a peak of $8.6 million in daily player spending on December 18th, 2024

December 18, 2024

Best Of The Best

Asian developers dominate as 2024's top 10 new mobile games surpass $3 billion

Dungeon & Fighter: Mobile, Love and Deepspace, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket and others led the way for new games’ success this year

December 9, 2024

Hot Five

Hot Five: Infinity Nikki goes global, Royal Kingdom beats Royal Match, and Pokémon TCG Pocket makes $200m in first month

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

November 20, 2024

Awards And Accolades

AFK Journey, Eggy Party and Squad Busters win big at the Google Play Awards 2024

HoYoverse lands another Google Play win, but not for Zenless Zone Zero

November 5, 2024

Title Trademark

HoYoverse’s Petit Planet: Another trademark, another game?

This could be a brand-new title or a rebranding of Astaweave Haven, which was trademarked in June

October 15, 2024

Earnings Impact

Niko Partners: Genshin Impact surpasses $5 billion on mobile in China

HoYoverse’s flagship is projected to reach $10 billion on mobile globally next year

October 7, 2024

Hot Five

Hot Five: Zenless Zone Zero hits $150 million, The Sims’ latest mobile game, and Tim Sweeney has "no regrets" over lawsuits

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

October 4, 2024

Week That Was

Unreal Engine’s royalty fee reduction, Balatro makes it on mobile and Zenless Zone Zero’s revenue | Week in Views

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

October 2, 2024

Best Of 2024

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2024

The mobile movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!

October 1, 2024

In The Zone

Zenless Zone Zero surpasses $150 million, but it’s no Genshin Impact…

HoYoverse’s latest RPG has achieved a mighty milestone but much slower to the mark than its forebears

September 30, 2024

Hot Five

Hot Five: Genshin Impact’s $6.3 billion success, Dungeon & Fighter: Mobile’s Chinese takeover, while Ubisoft shares down 20%

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

September 29, 2024

Podcast | Episode 30

Ubisoft's woes and Genshin Impact hits $6bn in four years(!) | 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 30

September 27, 2024

Genshin Goliath

Genshin Impact hits $6.3 billion in time for fourth anniversary, but is it running on fumes?

HoYoverse’s flagship game dipped below $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time

September 2, 2024

Hot Five

Hot Five: Harry Potter canned, Savvy's Saudi surge, Pokémon turns five and switching roles at miHoYo…

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

August 27, 2024

Hot Five

Hot Five: Squad Busters undergoes radical changes, Apple’s NFC update, and the winners of the Mobile Games Awards 2024 are…

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

August 21, 2024

Mobile Games Awards

HoYoverse is in the Zone, winning Best Developer at Mobile Games Awards 2024

Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero… What’s not to love?

August 21, 2024

Getting Into Gamescom

Mobile sneaks into Gamescom's Opening Night Live… But blink and you’ll miss it

Netflix and HoYoverse lead the charge in mobile representation as smaller names get left behind

July 29, 2024

Hot Five

Hot Five: HoYoverse’s next game, Monster Hunter Now’s multiplayer mindset, and three years of Pokémon Unite

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

July 24, 2024

New Game Approved

HoYoverse’s next game Astaweave Haven among 105 Chinese approvals this July

This month’s domestic approvals in the country are at their highest since March

July 16, 2024

Rpg Revenue

Zenless Zone Zero surpasses $50 million in 11 days

HoYoverse’s latest launch gets a big start, but revenue is declining

July 10, 2024

Gacha Giants

From Honkai: Star Rail to Wuthering Waves, gacha giants made $357 million in June

The gacha genre was dominated by Eastern developers last month, with the HoYoverse portfolio putting them out on top

July 8, 2024

Triumphant Trio

Zenless Zone Zero has earned almost $25 million in five days

AppMagic estimates suggest HoYoverse’s latest launch is behind those of its Genshin and Honkai stablemates, despite 50m+ downloads in 72 hours

July 5, 2024

Five New Games

New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Zenless Zone Zero to Zen Koi Pro+

We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business

July 3, 2024

Zenless Zenith

Zenless Zone Zero to launch globally with DOUBLE Honkai: Star Rail’s pre-registrations

The game finally lands across the world today and tomorrow and we've got the latest launch figures and exactly WHEN it'll hit your timezone

June 17, 2024

Hot Five

Hot Five: Zenless Zone Zero's 40m pre-registrations, Squad Busters' $10M in week one, and what iOS 18 REALLY means for games

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

June 14, 2024

Week That Was

Week in Views - Pre-reg record breakers, Apple's endless upgrades and out-of-order ads

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

June 12, 2024

Zenless Zenith

Zenless Zone Zero surpasses 40 million pre-registrations, beating Supercell's Squad Busters

HoYoverse’s next title has nearly doubled Honkai: Star Rail’s pre-registration numbers, and bettered Supercell's big launch

June 10, 2024

Record Revenue

Royal Match takes a sweet lead over Candy Crush as Honkai: Star Rail zooms by Genshin Impact

Q1 welcomes a new round of heroes as Monopoly Go, Royal Match and Honor of Kings come out on top