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December 12, 2023

Guilty Google

An Epic victory: Google found guilty of illegal monopoly in Epic lawsuit

The Epic vs Google case has reached a verdict with a unanimous jury vote finding in favour of CEO Tim Sweeney's anti-App Store crusade

December 4, 2023

Activision App Store

Activision Blizzard, Epic Games and Supercell considered forming a Google Play competitor

The Epic vs Google case reveals past plans for an app store alliance

December 1, 2023

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

November 28, 2023

Indian Insight

Are core games the road to success? 49% yearly revenue growth projected in India until 2028

Lumikai and Google’s new report projects a $7.5 billion valuation for Indian gaming by 2028

November 10, 2023

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?

November 7, 2023

Epic Vs Google

Game on: The Epic vs Google antitrust trial is officially underway

Epic is taking on Google regarding it's ongoing quest against the big mobile gatekeeper's App Store fees and monopolies

September 6, 2023

Changes Ahoy

Former PlayStation president Shawn Layden predicts the end of gaming as we know it

Does the games industry stand on the precipice of change?

August 3, 2023

Google Goes Blockchain

Inside Google’s blockchain content policy

The tech giant has recently revealed its policy on in-app blockchain and NFT and commentators are digging deep as to what it all means

August 2, 2023

Indie Funding

Google opens applications for its latest Indie Games Fund

The tech giant will distribute $2 million to small studios in Latin America

July 27, 2023

Data.ai Report

In-app spending hit a record $67.5 billion in the first half of 2023

Mobile spend has returned to growth following declines in 2022

July 14, 2023

Blockchain Gaming

Google to allow NFT in apps and games sold through Google Play

The move marks a significant shift in policy for the tech giant

July 5, 2023

Big Festival

Google's guide to growing your mobile game in 2023

At BIG Festival, Google took to the stage to discuss how games can achieve evergreen status

June 28, 2023

Shock Report

Google accused of misleading its advertisers on over 80% of ad placements

“Repackaging shitty, brand-unsafe outstream as instream is a big problem," quotes a new report with potential refunds running into billions

June 14, 2023

Legislation

Google's ads business under threat from EU Commission

The European Commission has sparred with Google before

April 26, 2023

Acquiblizz

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority blocks the Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft was unable to address the CMA’s concerns regarding how the deal would affect competitors in the cloud gaming space

April 21, 2023

Hypercasual

What's next for hypercasual marketing in 2023?

Google industry manager Anastasia Selchuk shares the state of hypercasual and outlines the marketing trends ahead

April 10, 2023

Analytics

Levelling up analytics: From simple metrics to complex research

Azur Games CRO Maxim Kozhnov shares details on how to manage your metrics

April 4, 2023

Feature

Hypercasual macro overview in 2023 for developers

Google’s Analytical Consultant, Daria Yakovleva dives into the hypercasual market to share some key points of interest

March 20, 2023

Microsoft App Store

Microsoft hopes to launch its mobile app store next year

The tech giant hopes to capitalise on changes to regulations regarding alternative app stores

March 10, 2023

Acquivision Blizzard

Microsoft, Activision, and Sony: The story so far

As the deal inches towards a conclusion Microsoft still face opposition in both the mobile and console spaces

February 27, 2023

Children In Gaming

Almost a quarter of children’s games in the UK violate the ICO’s age appropriate design code

The Children’s Code sets out standards which companies must follow in order to stick to data protection law

February 22, 2023

Acquivision Blizzard

Microsoft signs deals with Nvidia for Call of Duty on GeForce Now

The company announced the deal at a press briefing to discuss its acquisition of Activision Blizzard

February 16, 2023

Job News

AdInMo appoints Scopely and Animoca Brands veterans

Multiple new hires bring experience from Google, EA, and Paramount Pictures

February 2, 2023

Changes Ahead

Google opens the door to alternative app stores in India

Following requirements by the CCI Google have made the first moves to allow in-app billing outside Google's own Play Store.

February 2, 2023

Google Vs. The Doj

“Google abuses its monopoly power". The Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Google explained

The DoJ and eight US states are suing the tech giant for anticompetitive behaviour

January 23, 2023

Downturn

Google parent company announces 12,000 jobs to be cut

Alphabet CEO broke the news to staff via email on Friday

January 13, 2023

Acquivision Blizzard

Google and Nvidia chime in on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The companies have expressed their concerns in the deal

January 2, 2023

2022 Highlights

2022 In Review – November’s Best Bits

As the year draws to a close, we take a look back with our pick of the stories that shaped the last twelve months. Let's look back to November

December 12, 2022

Win The Launch!

Win the Launch: How Google is helping game developers successfully launch their games

Jen Lui, Senior Product Manager at Google, tells PocketGamer.biz how Google is helping mobile game developers launch their games in a competitive market

December 1, 2022

2023 In Marketing

Representation, Privacy, and AR: What will marketing look like in 2023?

Google has unveiled its predictions for the top digital marketing trends of 2023

November 29, 2022

Don’t Be Evil

21 million consumers launch class action lawsuit against Google

The users claim Google Play violated US anti-competition laws

November 28, 2022

Pakistan’s Gaming Market

Pakistan halts overseas payments for mobile gaming

Telecommunication companies reportedly fell foul of the country’s regulations

November 23, 2022

Mobile Monopoly

Apple and Google investigated by UK regulator over suspected cloud gaming and mobile duopoly

In the UK, 97 percent of mobile web browsing took place on Apple and Google browsers last year

November 22, 2022

Investment

Aoca Game Labs receives investment from Google Play’s Indie Game Fund

The company from Bahia participated in Google’s #WeArePlay editorial, and received a portion of a $2m investment from the corporation

November 18, 2022

Google Vs. Epic

Lawsuit claims Google struck a $360 million deal to prevent Activision Blizzard creating its own app store

The lawsuit claims Google has struck at least 24 deals to prevent competition

November 17, 2022

Streaming Singularity

Netflix, Apple, Microsoft and now Samsung are all backing streaming, the inevitable future of gaming

As multi-use mediums such as TVs and mobile phones include more subscription services, what does this mean for consoles?

November 3, 2022

Google Report

New Google report suggests a delicate balance when it comes to in-game advertising

33 percent of gamers react positively to in-game advertising, but 43 percent quit a game with too many ads

October 28, 2022

Mobile Mavens

Stadia may be gone, but will the entire cloud gaming sector go with it?

Industry experts react to the closure of Google Stadia

October 27, 2022

Google Pay

India’s antitrust watchdog fines Google for $113 million

The country found that Google abused its dominant position in the market

October 10, 2022

Lawsuit

Epic and Match Group are expanding their lawsuit against Google

The two companies have stated that Google is violating US antitrust laws

September 16, 2022

Market Dominance

1% of publishers are responsible for 91% of app revenue

The publishers also generated 79% of downloads in H1 2022

August 3, 2022

Intrusive Ads

Exclusive: The games sector responds to Google's Ad policy updates

Here’s what the gaming ads sector thinks about the controversial decision

July 20, 2022

Making Changes

Google Play to allow alternative billing systems, but only for non-gaming apps

Changes to be made as a result of the Digital Markets Act

July 13, 2022

Listen Learn Love

The PocketGamer.biz podcast is BACK with Google on games

Season 2 of the world’s favourite mobile games podcast is your chance to hear from the pioneers, creators, founders and thought leaders from the world of pocket gaming

July 11, 2022

Insider Insight

Optimising for opportunity: How Google is helping game developers build for long-term success

Greg Hartrell, Director of Product Management at Google Play/Android, tells PocketGamer.biz how Google is helping mobile game developers make their games more successful in the long run

June 30, 2022

Pgc Toronto

Google shares their secrets on how stability issues affect your app's success

Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022

June 13, 2022

Browser Bash

Google and Apple’s mobile browser dominance investigated by UK regulator

UK competition regulator announces plans to take action against the tech giants' hold over browsers and cloud gaming

June 10, 2022

Google It

Google: only 16% of mobile gamers want NFT-based games

Player base split on engagement with in-game ads, motivation to start mobile titles, and NFT-based games of little interest

May 23, 2022

Play Store Policy

Google to permit third-party payment systems for Match Group

Following lawsuit from Match regarding payment systems and revenue share

April 8, 2022

Update Or Disappear

Older Android apps must update to remain discoverable and downloadable

New rules come into effect in November