Best Of 2023
Daniel Griffiths' top stories of 2023: AI, Unity's runtime fee farrago, and crunch time for ByteDance
From A.I. to Zelnick… PocketGamer.biz editor Daniel Griffiths picks his favourite stories from throughout 2023
Industry Trends
Mobile Mavens on the biggest games industry trends of 2023 part two: "The hypercasual boom is slowly fading"
The big names in the industry tell us what they thought the biggest stories of the year were
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games to check out this holiday season
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Industry Trends
Mobile Mavens on the biggest games industry trends of 2023: "This has been the single hardest year in games I think I have seen in my career"
The big names in the industry tell us what they thought the biggest stories of the year were
Highs And Lows
Mobile Mavens' highlights and lowlights of 2023 part two: "After a disastrous and turbulent 2022, we successfully reframed our business"
The big names in the industry tell us how a challenging year in the industry went for them and their business
Market Growth
Will mobile gaming apps continue to grow in 2024? Absolutely, and here's why
AppLovin’s Daniel Tchernahovksky explains how studios can find continued growth in 2024 touching on AI advances and new creative strategies
Highs And Lows
Mobile Mavens' highlights and lowlights of 2023: "Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat"
The big names in the industry tell us how a challenging year in the industry went for them and their business.
Top Tips
Top tips: How to optimise ad placements to boost your game
Unity’s Anna Popereko is back with more tips on how to maximise your ad strategy
Hot Five
Hot Five: MyGamez raises $1.6m, Peak soft launches Star Match, and Monster Hunter Now hits $100m
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including an Epic victory, Netflix' new hotness, a major monster and a death in the family…
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Goat Simulator chaos to a cat café RPG
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Ad Strategy
New Year - New Ad Strategy: Expert tips and predictions for mobile game advertising in 2024
Nexters Murad Khalilov offers top tips to take into 2024 to maximise your advertising strategy
Hot Five
Hot Five: Activision Blizzard’s app store alternative, Google Play’s download dominance and a 3D Candy Crush
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including a major milestone for hybridcasual, the Candy Crush crown and when digital giants have a change of heart…
Virtual Events
Building experiences in Roblox: Behind the scenes of virtual influencer Polar’s live event
Game developer Kokku discuss the tech and challenges they faced when delivering their latest Roblox experience event
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Sonic’s latest adventure to a gyroscopic rhythm game
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Emerging Markets
Africa’s gaming market: How to make a profit with F2P games
Carry1st Senior UA and admonetisation manager Claire Rozain discusses the African games market opportunity for F2P games
New Competition
Microsoft accelerates plans for Xbox mobile marketplace launch
“This move is part of a broader strategy to extend the joy and community of Xbox gaming beyond consoles, bringing it into the mobile world," claims Montgomery Singman
Hot Five
Hot Five: Supercell’s path to fame, a Chinese gacha hit and 20M in Web3 funding
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including games tech making movies, Microsoft's app store aspirations and procuring prize Pokémon…
Ad Mo Metrics
Ten reasons why eCPM is the most useless metric in ad monetization
GameBiz Consulting's Božo Janković goes in hard on one of ad mo's favourite, but most misunderstood metrics. Think you understand eCPM? Think again
Five New Games
New release roundup: From the return of Dynasty Warriors to a 'brand new' retro-fuelled 16-bit kart racer
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Best Of The Best
Google Play reveals its Best of 2023 award winners
Familiar names such as Honkai: Star Rail and Monopoly GO lead the charge in Play's round up of 2023's great and the good
Apple Picking
Apple unveils App Store Award winners. These are the best apps and games of 2023
It's that time again. After picking its shortlist last month, Apple now reveal which games and apps have come out on top for 2023
Crossplay Clarity
KEK Entertainment's Georgy Egorov talks crossplay's new prominence as gaming’s "new reality"
The KEK Entertainment founder and ex-Pixonic CEO Georgy Egorov discusses the past decade’s industry changes and the challenges of developing crossplay games
State Of Play
Game Analysis: Decoding the Live Ops strategy of Monopoly GO
We go under the hood with one of the year's biggest hits to reveal what makes it tick and what lessons can be learnt from its success
In Depth
Game Analysis: Deconstructing Idle Bank Tycoon by Kolibri Games
AppQuantum’s Oleg Aliautdinov takes a deep dive into Idle Bank Tycoon. What does get right? What can be improved? And what you can learn from its secrets?
Hot Five
Hot Five: AI funding, UK development turmoil and a new player in livestreaming
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Global Game Jam
Pocket Gamer Connects establishes supportive partnership with Global Game Jam
Interview: the 2024 Global Game Jam coincides with Pocket Gamer Connects London in January
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including OpenAI Wars, job crisis (what job crisis?), studio closures and livestreaming's hottest new player…
Growth Potential
MENAP gaming market is poised to grow to $2.8Bn by 2026, but there are challenges ahead
The SHFT Gametech Global Q1 MENAP report underscores the region's opportunities, provided more frictionless payment systems and smart user acquisition strategies prevail
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from sports manga adaptations to risqué word games…
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
"ai'll Be Back"
OpenAI's chaos is over: Sam Altman is back on the throne. So what just happened and what's next?
The former CEO is back in the hotseat and just what is 'Project Q*' anyway?… Welcome to the anything-can-happen all-bets-are-off too-big-to-fail business of artificial intelligence
Industry Insights
Publishing perfection: Making the most of today's landscape: Part two
Kwalee’s John Wright discusses some of the common challenges developers are facing and how to combat them by finding the right publisher
Liberating Livestreams
Everything you ever wanted to know about Noice: Is this the future of livestreaming?
Noice is aiming to boost stream engagement through audience participation and its predictive interactive gameplay
Women In Games
Mattel163’s CEO Amy Huang on transforming classic brands into digital experiences
Liftoff's inspirational Women in Games series speaks to Amy Huang, CEO of Mattel163, about her career, achievements, challenges and work transforming classic brands into digital experiences
Industry Insights
Publishing perfection: Making the most of today's landscape: Part one
Kwalee’s John Wright takes a look at mobile games publishing today, offering insight and advice on how to combat the challenges ahead
Hot Five
Hot Five: Unity 6, Monopoly Go’s major milestone and Supercell’s creator support
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including Unity's big reveal, Embracer's job losses, and those apparent skills shortages…
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Warcraft Rumble to pixelated monster catchers
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Industry Insights
DMArmageddon is just weeks away: Here’s what games developers need to know
Usercentrics Valerio Sudrio details the expected impact of next years privacy changes for the mobile games industry
Power Up
Unity reveals Unity 6 and their AI-powered future of games development
Having already shown its hand and made its promises, Unity's heavyweight AI implementation just got real at Unity Unite 2023
Industry Insights
The evolution of user acquisition in 2023 part two
Kwalee’s John Wright shares his valuable insight into ad creatives and the challenges of today's UA offering developers some top tips
Next Gen Gaming
Netflix are using mobile as a springboard for their leap to big screen gaming
Think Netflix are happy elbowing their way in and upending the game on mobile? They're only just getting started
Feature
The evolution of user acquisition in 2023 part one
Kwalee’s John Wright shares his valuable insight into the challenges of today's UA and offers some top tips
Hot Five
Hot Five: Supercell’s latest beta, Gardenscapes’ alternate distribution and a reset for Unity
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, with success for Warcraft Rumble, Crunchyroll's subscription service and Stumble Guys next level...
Pay To Play
Fortnite’s $147million ‘bribe’ only highlights Google Play’s ongoing payola problem
Google offered big money to keep Fortnite on Play. Now what’s to stop everyone else from holding the Play Store to ransom?
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from 3D Zynga puzzles to Warhammer card battles
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: One month on, what next for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard?
A month ago today Microsoft closed it’s deal and with no immediate upsets was it all a storm in a teacup? Or 28 days later, is the apocalypse imminent? We ask the experts…