Week In Views
Xbox’s search for direction and a closer look at Candy Crush All Stars | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Speaker Spotlight
ZBD's Igor Melniks on the emerging two-way value exchange system in mobile gaming
Melniks discusses the rewarded play space ahead of his talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona, which takes place on June 15th and 16th
Speaker Spotlight
"The discipline of how decisions actually get made under pressure is still treated as a soft skill"
Gameloft Barcelona's Raúl Orrego discusses a framework for making high quality decisions under pressure
Pgc Barcelona
Maya Rogers on keeping Tetris immortal
Few games outlive their console. Fewer still outgrow their medium. Almost none stay relevant through the decades. Tetris has done all three - and Maya Rogers intends to keep it that way
Pgc Barcelona
The memory game: Influence at the booth and beyond
Raptor PR CEO Rana Rahman on how brands are tackling events and creating a memorable experience that lasts long after the show
Mobile Mavens
“The bigger concern for the industry isn't hardware costs but discoverability and saturation”: The Mobile Mavens on barriers to entry
The Mobile Mavens discuss whether rising hardware costs are making gaming less accessible and why mobile may remain the industry's most affordable entry point
Monetisation Matters
Monetisation models and the risks of retrofitting
Pixel Federation lead game system designer Martin Gajarsky advises developers to plan monetisation models early in development rather than a "messier" retrofitting approach
Industry Insights
Building Kingdom Clash: A game designer’s perspective on a five-year project
Lev Nazin shares key lessons learned from five years of developing Kingdom Clash
Publisher Strategy
“Publishers need to earn their place”: How publishers are redefining their value
Asi Burak and Nikola Cavic discuss how publishers are adapting to a market where developers have more ways than ever to fund and grow their games
D2c Tracker
Revealed: Mobile publishers share their record D2C sales
Direct-to-consumer becomes a 'strategic priority' for top publishers
Week In Views
A new era for James Bond games and Pokémon Champions’ mobile expansion | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Market Development
Inside Azerbaijan’s push to build a global games development ecosystem
Rytis Joseph Jan and Shahin Aliyev discuss building and scaling games studios in Azerbaijan’s emerging market
Pgc Barcelona
The publishing playbook: Pitching tips from both sides of the table
Ahead of her talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2026, Burny Games’ Elena Lobova explores the value of research and clarity when teaming up with a publisher
Spanish Star
Zynga's senior games VP: "Barcelona has become a hub for top-level game developer talent"
We delve into the work going on at Take-Two owned Socialpoint and the state of Spain's games market with Yair Melamed
Portugal Promise
"The next five years will be a transformative era for the Portuguese video games sector"
We speak to APVP president Jeferson Valadares about the state of the industry in Portugal
Live Ops Evolution
Why mobile gaming has shifted from a 'core-first' to an 'event-first' model
Rovio’s Anastasiya Kara discusses how live ops continues to be a dominant force in driving long-term mobile success
Marvellous Mena
NJD Games creative director Baraa Odeh on building a racing franchise and taking Hajwala culture global
"One of the key factors behind KOH’s success has been understanding the community and building gameplay experiences that keep players socially engaged over time"
Week In Views
Steam Deck’s price jump and Fortnite’s iOS comeback | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Talking Transmedia
Transmedia tactics: "Over-leveraging before you have a community is how studios die"
Chase A Cloud head of sales and business development Toma Komitski shares transmedia tips ahead of his talk at PGC Barcelona 2026
D2c Insights
“The future couldn’t be brighter for D2C”: FastSpring’s Chip Thurston on gaming’s changing platform economy
Ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2026, FastSpring’s head of gaming discusses reshaping D2C strategy for publishers
Pgc Barcelona
Building Barcelona: The evolution of Spain's brightest games hub
We speak with Barcelona & Partners CEO Montse Puig to get the lowdown on the evolution of Barcelona’s games hub and what makes it attractive to international publishers like King, Rovio, Scopely and more
Scopely Spotlight
Why Spain is a key engine powering Monopoly Go developer Scopely
We profile Monopoly Go developer Scopely’s presence in Spain and chat with director of operations Néstor Pequeño about the challenges and opportunities the country’s games industry faces
Epic Conclusion?
Epic's final battle approaches
After years of legal battles, the Fortnite developer is nearing the end of a journey that has come with a high cost
Mobile Esports Growth
Esports World Cup CGO: "Mobile has arguably the biggest ceiling when it comes to both gaming and esports"
Esports Foundation chief games officer Fabian Scheuermann on title selection, mobile esports and dropping StarCraft 2
Week In Views
Fortnite’s global return, Xbox’s uncertain future and the rise of Melon Sandbox | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Mobile Mavens
“Mobile has become too expensive for the old playbook”: The Mobile Mavens on rising barriers to entry
The Mobile Mavens discuss whether mobile gaming is becoming too difficult and expensive for new developers to break into
Fifteen Years On
Inside Scopely's rise to a global mobile games giant
Chief operating officer Eunice Lee discuses 15 years of growth and building long-term live service games
M&a
Why Sensor Tower acquired rival AppMagic
Sensor Tower chief revenue officer outlines the company's reasons for the major deal that consolidates power in the mobile market intelligence space
Industry Insights
Hybridcasual growth starts with smarter creative strategy
Karen Levy explores how creative strategy in hybridcasual games balances performance marketing with player trust and long-term growth
Newsletter Column
The NYT Games blueprint
Media platforms turn to games in a digital battle for users' time
Week In Views
Wordle heads to television and Nintendo Switch 2's big sales surge | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Investment Insights
Show me the money: UKIE CEO Nick Poole on how a more realistic investment landscape is beginning to emerge
UKIE CEO Nick Poole delves into the state of games industry investment in his first PocketGamer.biz column
Industry Insights
One genre, three strategies: How Magic Sort, Knit Out, and Pixel Flow are redefining sort puzzle monetisation
Oxana Fomina explores how three breakout sort puzzle hits built different monetisation strategies within the same genre
Deal Analysis
Why the Savvy-Roblox deal lands differently in Saudi Arabia
A look at why Savvy Games Group has cut a deal with popular UGC platform Roblox despite local restrictions and global allegations around child safety
Industry Voices
Rovio’s Anastasiya Kara on AI, live ops and Spain's growing games market
Industry experts share their insight ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona
Marvellous Mena
How Nimble Fox Games is building a hybridcasual studio around speed, but not chaotic speed
Founder Qasim Ali on building a Saudi pipeline, killing games fast and why quality alone is not enough
Industry Voices
Zynga’s Javi Digiorgio on creative resilience and Spain’s rising games scene
Industry experts share their insight ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona
Mobile's Key Challenges
Is Metacore a warning sign?
The Merge Mansion developer's challenges and acquisition by Supercell highlights mobile’s big challenges
Week In Views
GameStop's eBay bid, Xbox's leadership reset and Candy Crush's marketing lessons | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Industry Insights
Why copying best practices won’t help your company grow
Nikita Guk explains why copying best practices from successful studios rarely works and what actually drives organisational performance
India On The Rise
LVL Zero founding partner Krish Anurag on selecting studios, equity-free funding and building India's global game pipeline
"The best teams aren't building just for India. They're building from India for players across the globe"
Week In Views
Behaviour Interactive layoffs and Pokémon TCG Pocket’s staying power | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Industry Insights
Understanding residual cohort value: The hidden asset in mobile gaming and apps
Martin Macmillan looks at how mobile studios can better understand long-term player value
Industry Voices
“We’re getting out of a conservative trend and into a more innovation-driven moment”
Industry leaders on creativity, AI, and funding gaps in one of Europe’s rising game hubs
Brazil Games
How Brazil is accelerating games as a cultural export
Brazil Games' Patrícia Sato discusses why the organisation set up an accelerator program and the importance of games as a cultural export
Mobile Mavens
“Burnout is essentially design failure”: The Mobile Mavens weigh in on player burnout
The Mobile Mavens discuss how studios manage player burnout and build long lasting player relationships
Aurora Awards Uk
“I've seen inconsistent availability of computer science subjects and low take-up for girls”
Nicky Ormrod on the need to go back to school to fix the gender imbalance in games
Hypercasual Evolution
What happened to hypercasual? The market’s evolution over the past year
Eugene Tatonkin explores how hypercasual games have changed over the past year and what the latest market data reveals
Global Ambition
Afrime Studios founders on funding Unyverse and building for 670m players of colour
“We've been in rooms where the vision is clear, the opportunity is clear, and you still feel the weight of scepticism that isn't evenly distributed"
Africa Is Mobile
"If players are not consistently returning and genuinely enjoying the experience, no payment model will succeed"
Maliyo Games’ founder Hugo Obi on mobile monetisation in Africa, execution gaps and why retention matters more than pricing