New Games
New release roundup: Trinity Trigger, Helix Jump+, Crystal of Atlan, and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Articles featuring Nuverse
Hot Five
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
Snapping Back
Marvel Snap secures new publisher Skystone Games after "surprise" takedown
Second Dinner’s hit game went down in the US alongside the temporary TikTok ban
Gone In A Snap
US TikTok ban takes Marvel Snap and Mobile Legends offline
Mobile games by ByteDance-owned companies go dark following Supreme Court's decision to reject company's appeal against ban
Approval Achieved
61 new overseas licence approvals in China bring the total to two-thirds of 2023
15 overseas licences were granted in May, including Mario, Pokémon, and Valorant. Now at two-thirds of 2023 with half the year to go
Game (still) On
Moonton not for sale as Bytedance stays in the game with new CEO
Rumours of Moonton being cut adrift following Bytedance's reversal out of the games biz seem to have been premature…
Tactical Turnaround
ByteDance to pull back from games and pull the plug on Nuverse plans
ByteDance is now looking to divest from its existing titles and halt production of new Nuverse games
Gamescom 2023
Second Dinner's Ben Brode celebrates Marvel Snap's success
As the game goes crossplatform, its chief development officer tells us the backstory of its creation and his plans for its future
Publishing
Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse announces new title, Bleach: Soul Resonance
The publisher will be tackling another major IP, this time from anime
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
Dragons, gamers and Kpop, oh my.
Dungeons And Dragonheir
Nuverse’s Dragonheir to partner with Dungeons & Dragons
The upcoming title will partner with Wizards of the Coast, owners of the D&D franchise
Finance
ByteDance hits record revenue of $80bn, but at the cost of gaming?
Their latest figures has them head-to-head with fellow tech giant Tencent
Q&a
Tom Van Dam on the success of Marvel Snap and what’s next for Nuverse
The senior director of global business offers his thoughts on the reason for Snap’s success and how they helped
Publishing
Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse follow up with Dragonheir: Silent Gods
Will be working with recently established SRGA studios
Insights
Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse talks up their new global focus
Tom Van Dam, Nuverse's Senior Director of Global Business, outlines their increased global focus post Marvel Snap success
Snapping Up Players
Marvel Snap surpasses 30 million downloads
The game hit the milestone less than three months after its launch
A New Verse
Mixi’s Langer Lee joins ByteDance game's division Nuverse
Lee will take over as head of corporate development
Expanding
Madfinger Games raises $6 million from Nuverse
"We are thrilled to have Nuverse on board..."