Show Me The Money: Jam City agrees Ludia sale, Scopely's rumoured $3.5bn Niantic deal, and MTG acquires Plarium in February 2025

Show Me The Money: Jam City agrees Ludia sale, Scopely's rumoured $3.5bn Niantic deal, and MTG acquires Plarium in February 2025

Our deal tracker highlights the key acquisitions, investments, and partnerships from the last month

Your Pocket Gamer Connects event checklist be prepared before you walk through the doors

Event Checklist

Your Pocket Gamer Connects event checklist be prepared before you walk through the doors

With this checklist, you can make the most of your time attending Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025 and set yourself up for success.

How Pokémon Go developer Niantic's games stack up ahead of a potential Scopely acquisition

How Pokémon Go developer Niantic's games stack up ahead of a potential Scopely acquisition

Rumours around Scopely’s potential AR acquisitions gets us diving into the numbers behind Niantic’s whole catalogue

Hot Five: Goddess of Victory: Nikke hits $1bn, Pokémon Go spikes to 2025 high, and AppLovin's shock buyer

Hot Five: Goddess of Victory: Nikke hits $1bn, Pokémon Go spikes to 2025 high, and AppLovin's shock buyer

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

Apple’s ATT privacy policies finally face the music, and Pokémon GO’s stellar Unova event | Week in Views

Apple’s ATT privacy policies finally face the music, and Pokémon GO’s stellar Unova event | Week in Views

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

New release roundup: A Perfect Day, Bellemint, Retro Slam Tennis and more

New release roundup: A Perfect Day, Bellemint, Retro Slam Tennis and more

We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week

PGC San Francisco 2025 nears after US mobile gamers spend record-breaking $28bn

PGC San Francisco 2025 nears after US mobile gamers spend record-breaking $28bn

Monopoly Go was the highest-grossing game on mobile, while Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 took the console crown

Who has pet projects in the games industry and what drives them?

Recruitment Report

Who has pet projects in the games industry and what drives them?

InGame Job CEO Katya Sabirova analyses the findings from the Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2024

Hot Five: Pokémon wins legal battle, Playtika’s $450m

Hot Five: Pokémon wins legal battle, Playtika’s $450m "bolt-on" M&A, and Supercell unveils Boat Game

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

The need for growth engines: What they are and why they matter

February 28, 2025

The need for growth engines: What they are and why they matter

According to a recent report by analyst Matthew Ball, the games industry shows significant growth potential in 2025. We explore what that means here - and at PG Connects San Francisco

New release roundup: Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers, Dredge, Athena Crisis, Level Tank and more

February 28, 2025

New release roundup: Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers, Dredge, Athena Crisis, Level Tank and more

We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week

Pokémon Day 2025: Just how big a deal are Pokémon’s mobile games?

February 27, 2025

Pokémon Day 2025: Just how big a deal are Pokémon’s mobile games?

Whether it’s Pokémon TCG Pocket or Pokémon Go, the franchise has a few mobile games worth knowing about ahead of today’s Pokémon Presents

Pocket Gamer's ultimate GDC week 2025 party guide

February 26, 2025

Pocket Gamer's ultimate GDC week 2025 party guide

When are where to go to make the most of each event around GDC 2025

Hot Five: Jam City to sell Ludia, Scopely could acquire Pokémon Go, and Last War hits $2bn

February 24, 2025

Hot Five: Jam City to sell Ludia, Scopely could acquire Pokémon Go, and Last War hits $2bn

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

When big acquisitions fail, the resurgence of card games, and Niantic's wildfire relief donations | Week in Views

February 21, 2025

When big acquisitions fail, the resurgence of card games, and Niantic's wildfire relief donations | Week in Views

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

New release roundup: Grand Mountain Adventure 2, Gear Fight!, Land of Heroes and more

February 21, 2025

New release roundup: Grand Mountain Adventure 2, Gear Fight!, Land of Heroes and more

We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week

Seven reasons why you can't ignore the MENA market

February 21, 2025

Seven reasons why you can't ignore the MENA market

Discover why the MENA region is becoming a global hotspot for business growth in the games industry

February’s Mobile Movers and Shakers: Exits at Space Ape, Tilting Point and Fingersoft, new leadership at Mojang and LEGO Digital Play, and more

February 20, 2025

February’s Mobile Movers and Shakers: Exits at Space Ape, Tilting Point and Fingersoft, new leadership at Mojang and LEGO Digital Play, and more

Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers

Hot Five: Unity’s latest layoffs, Supercell’s record $3bn year, and AppLovin’s plans to sell off apps business

February 17, 2025

Hot Five: Unity’s latest layoffs, Supercell’s record $3bn year, and AppLovin’s plans to sell off apps business

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

Who will buy AppLovin's games studios, Olympics esports delayed, and DeNA's profits surge | Week in Views

February 14, 2025

Who will buy AppLovin's games studios, Olympics esports delayed, and DeNA's profits surge | Week in Views

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

New release roundup: Dunk City Dynasty, Truck Manager 2025, The Masked Singer: Mask Mania, and more

February 14, 2025

New release roundup: Dunk City Dynasty, Truck Manager 2025, The Masked Singer: Mask Mania, and more

We highlight the latest new mobile games that have broken cover over the past week

How Brawl Stars became a mega hit and why Squad Busters didn’t

February 11, 2025

How Brawl Stars became a mega hit and why Squad Busters didn’t

Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen, Brawl Stars GM Frank Keienburg, and Squad Busters lead Eino Joas open up on the company's highs and lows

February 10, 2025

Hot Five: Fire Emblem Heroes’ voting power, Candy Crush Solitaire broadens the brand, and Pokémon TCG Pocket hits half a billion dollars

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

UK rejects calls for stronger consumer protections and Nintendo's Fire Emblem Heroes hits $1.3bn in revenue | Week in Views

February 7, 2025

UK rejects calls for stronger consumer protections and Nintendo's Fire Emblem Heroes hits $1.3bn in revenue | Week in Views

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

New release roundup: Candy Crush Solitaire, Doodle Jump 2+, The Art of Fauna and more

February 7, 2025

New release roundup: Candy Crush Solitaire, Doodle Jump 2+, The Art of Fauna and more

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

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes: eight years, $1.3bn revenue and the value of player voting

February 5, 2025

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes: eight years, $1.3bn revenue and the value of player voting

Fire Emblem Heroes celebrates its eighth anniversary with latest Choose Your Legends poll results

Inside the experiment: How TXG and Shallot Games are increasing revenue in casual games

February 5, 2025

Monetisation Strategy

Inside the experiment: How TXG and Shallot Games are increasing revenue in casual games

Tom Storr shares how consultancy group The Experimentation Group and Shallot Games are boosting monetisation in Coffee Golf

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket rockets past $500m in just 22 days more than Pokémon Go

February 4, 2025

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket rockets past $500m in just 22 days more than Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go took 75 days from global launch to its first half-billion, versus TCG Pocket’s 97 days

Show Me the Money: Nodwin’s $55M Esports Deal, Grand Games’ $30M funding, and Pokémon’s $400M smash | January

February 4, 2025

Show Me the Money: Nodwin’s $55M Esports Deal, Grand Games’ $30M funding, and Pokémon’s $400M smash | January

Our deal tracker highlights the key acquisitions, investments, and partnerships from the last month

Hot Five: AI content regulations, Love and Deepspace’s first anniversary, and Monster Hunter series hits 100m unit sales

February 3, 2025

Hot Five: AI content regulations, Love and Deepspace’s first anniversary, and Monster Hunter series hits 100m unit sales

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

The reward(ed) generation: What Gen Z’s financial trends mean for your mobile games studio

February 3, 2025

Demographic Insights

The reward(ed) generation: What Gen Z’s financial trends mean for your mobile games studio

ZBD’s Ben Cousens shares insight on how to capture the Gen Z audience

Marvel Snap lands new publisher and Pokémon Sleep surpasses $140m | Week in Views

January 31, 2025

Marvel Snap lands new publisher and Pokémon Sleep surpasses $140m | Week in Views

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

New release roundup: Bump! Superbrawl, LOK Digital, DinoBlits and more

January 31, 2025

New release roundup: Bump! Superbrawl, LOK Digital, DinoBlits and more

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

Rockbite Games: What we didn’t know about live ops until we released a hit

January 30, 2025

Rockbite Games: What we didn’t know about live ops until we released a hit

Founders, Avetis Zakharyan and Gevorg Kopalyan share on their live ops journey

The key to success: How top 100 downloaded games implement interstitial ads and related in-app purchases

January 28, 2025

The key to success: How top 100 downloaded games implement interstitial ads and related in-app purchases

GameBiz Consulting’s Božo Janković shares a deep analysis on ad implementation practices

Hot Five: Hay Day’s

January 27, 2025

Hot Five: Hay Day’s "growth virality", Pokémon TCG Pocket’s biggest expansion yet, and the hottest topics on PGC London panels

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

PGC London’s hot topics from GTA 6 hype to insights on AI, alternative app stores and UA | Week in Views

January 24, 2025

PGC London’s hot topics from GTA 6 hype to insights on AI, alternative app stores and UA | Week in Views

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

Five takeaways from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2025: Optimism for the year ahead with mobile to lead the charge

January 24, 2025

Pgc London Takeaways

Five takeaways from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2025: Optimism for the year ahead with mobile to lead the charge

We look at some of the most talked about topics as this year's Pocket Gamer Connects London

New release roundup: A Kindling Forest, Tengami, Hardcore Leveling Warrior and more

January 24, 2025

New release roundup: A Kindling Forest, Tengami, Hardcore Leveling Warrior and more

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

From Space Ape to Ubisoft and beyond: Saikala Sultanova shares her decade-long marketing journey

January 21, 2025

From Space Ape to Ubisoft and beyond: Saikala Sultanova shares her decade-long marketing journey

Liftoff invites inspirational women to discuss their achievements, challenges and aspirations. This time, we hear from Saikala Sultanova, Co-founder of the UA Society.

Company Spotlight: Playsense

January 20, 2025

Company Spotlight

Company Spotlight: Playsense

Find out more about the creative agency that's worked on World of Tanks Blitz, Valorant, and more

AdInMo's Adam Pattison & SuperScale's Ivan Trancik on building better monetisation experiences

January 19, 2025

Speaker Spotlight

AdInMo's Adam Pattison & SuperScale's Ivan Trancik on building better monetisation experiences

"Focus on the core business is more essential than ever. Under the current market conditions, mobile game companies have no other choice but to focus on their core product..."

Mobile Mavens: What will a US TikTok ban mean for the games industry?

January 17, 2025

Mobile Mavens: What will a US TikTok ban mean for the games industry?

We ask industry experts for their thoughts on the imminent US TikTok ban

PGC London is almost here, Archero 2's first week, and Nintendo Switch 2 revealed | Week in Views

January 17, 2025

PGC London is almost here, Archero 2's first week, and Nintendo Switch 2 revealed | Week in Views

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

PGC London 2025 approaches as UK player spending hits record $1bn in single year on mobile

January 17, 2025

PGC London 2025 approaches as UK player spending hits record $1bn in single year on mobile

AppMagic data suggests that 2024 was the most lucrative year on record for mobile games in the UK

New release roundup: Cassette Beasts, Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, Trials of Mana+ and more

January 17, 2025

New release roundup: Cassette Beasts, Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, Trials of Mana+ and more

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

Layer AI's Joona Rahko on the transformative power of AI in game development

January 17, 2025

Speaker Spotlight

Layer AI's Joona Rahko on the transformative power of AI in game development

"Just as a brilliant game emerges from countless iterations and improvements, real success comes from the habits we choose and nurture."

Lessons in Webstore Wizardry, Global Trends, Powering Payments and Creative Kingdom await at PGC London 2025

January 13, 2025

Lessons in Webstore Wizardry, Global Trends, Powering Payments and Creative Kingdom await at PGC London 2025

Day one at Pocket Gamer Connects London will feature talks spanning web shops, the DMA, direct-to-consumer and more

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

January 13, 2025

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

The Very Big Indie Pitch — Top tips for pitching your game

January 13, 2025

The Very Big Indie Pitch — Top tips for pitching your game

Master the pitch with key advice to make your indie game shine at the Very Big Indie Pitch