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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

March 16, 2022

Partner Up

Google Play brings new features for higher earning developers

Developers must generate over $5 million monthly and must be in "good standing" to qualify

March 8, 2022

Standards Stated

South Korea approves new app marketplace rules

Apple and Google required to allow third-party payments

February 28, 2022

Subscription Service Expands

Google Play Pass launches in India with more than 1,000 titles

Requiring Android 4.4 or above to run

January 19, 2022

Garena Of Africa

Carry1st raises $20 million to create the "Garena of Africa"

Will expand into the co-development of mobile games

January 13, 2022

At It Again

Krafton sues Garena, Apple, and Google over Free Fire copyright infringement

Demands the app be removed and damages paid

December 27, 2021

Gaze Into The Crystal Ball

PocketGamer.biz’s predictions for 2022 mobile gaming

NFTs, the metaverse, and hybrid monetisation

December 14, 2021

Marketplace Dominance

Apple and Google hold a "vice-like grip" on UK consumers, says competition regulator

Suggests actions to decrease the mobile marketplace duopoly

December 10, 2021

Google Gaming

Google Play Games is on its way to Windows

Planned for 2022 release

November 29, 2021

A Taste Of Premium

PUBG Mobile partners with Google to give players 3 month YouTube Premium trial

Part of the 1.7 version update

November 4, 2021

Lowered

Google Play Store tweaks payment terms in South Korea

Follows a new law passed in August

October 22, 2021

Slash & Earn

Play Store subscription rev share lowered to 15% from January 1

On-demand music streaming and eBook services eligible for 10% service fee

July 15, 2021

Stadia Splits

Google Stadia to give revenue share based on how often games are played

Developers who add their games to the service will receive 70 per cent cut of overall revenue

July 13, 2021

Playing Monopoly

Google faces lawsuit from 37 US States over alleged Play Store monopoly

The tech titan is accused of "harming small businesses and consumers"

May 26, 2021

Job News

Facebook's global director of games Leo Olebe joins Google

Departs after more than five and half years

May 18, 2021

Growing

'Alive and well' Google Stadia breaks through three million app downloads

Big boost came in December 2020

March 17, 2021

Every Little Helps

Google Play commission to lower to 15% for first $1 milion

The change will come into effect on July 1st

March 16, 2021

Good Show

Top-performing titles have a 45% higher D7 retention rate

Games live streams generated 11 billion hours in viewship in just over a year

March 10, 2021

Down Under

Epic takes fight with Google to Australia

The company is "seeking fair access and competition that will benefit consumers and developers"

March 9, 2021

Top Dog

Google tops the publisher download charts for February 2021

Half of the entries were games publishers

March 1, 2021

Not On Cloud Nine

Report: Stadia didn't achieve Google's subscriber expectations

The search giant reportedly paid out tens of millions for titles like Red Dead Redemption 2

February 24, 2021

Legal Drama

Google hit with class-action lawsuit for Stadia 4K claims

Case claims the search giant misled consumers

February 17, 2021

Cold Feet

Microsoft acquiring Bethesda gave Google cold feet about Stadia games business

Search giant talked up how well everything was going just five days before announcing it was closing its first-party studios

February 15, 2021

Game On

Google to bring "more than" 100 games to Stadia this year

"Over the next few weeks and months, players can expect to see everything from action-filled RPGs to competitive co-op titles and nimble platformers"

February 10, 2021

Pgc Digital

PGC Digital: The benefits of Google Firebase

The platform is utilised by over 2.5 million apps and games

February 10, 2021

Proving Popular

Google tops the publisher download charts for January 2021

Voodoo, AppLovin and CrazyLabs were in the top five

February 2, 2021

Shifting Focus

Google to close Stadia Games and Entertainment studios

Studio head Jade Raymond has departed the company too

January 19, 2021

Sponsored

Finding success in 4x strategy games

A preview of the new mobile game genre report from Google Play

January 15, 2021

To Battle!

Epic brings app store battle with Apple and Google to the UK

Two filings were submitted to the Competition Appeal Tribunal

January 13, 2021

Game Drive

Introducing Game Drive: the acceleration programme from MY.GAMES and Google that promises to fuel mobile developers

The new initiative will see successful mobile studios rewarded with consultation on how to level up their business

January 6, 2021

Stand Up

Google employees rally together to form the Alphabet Workers Union

"Our goals go beyond the workplace questions of 'Are people getting paid enough?' Our issues are going much broader"