Best Of 2025
Aaron Astle’s top stories of 2025: Solitaire’s surge, Nintendo Switch 2, and Pokémon TCG Pocket dethrones Pokémon Go
PocketGamer.biz news editor Aaron Astle revisits his top stories from 2025
Accolades
Articles featuring Superplay
Asian Domination
Asia dominates 2025’s biggest mobile releases as top 10 new games make $2.2bn
Spending on the biggest new releases fell, down from $3bn across the top 10 of 2024
Solitaire Success
Playtika’s DTC revenue rises 20% as SuperPlay secures new Disney collab
Playtika generated $674.6m in Q3 2025, with $209.3m from DTC platforms
Financials
Playtika eyes bullish 40% direct-to-consumer revenue
DTC sales were up 1.3% year-over-year to $175.9m in Q2
Week In Views
Kickstarter's curious campaigns, Finland's new immigration rules, and why publishers love solitaire | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Solitaire's Secret Sauce
Why are the world's top games publishers making solitaire games and has Playtika already won?
As solitaire installs rise for seven consecutive years to a record-breaking 347m, we ask game design consultant Jakub Remiar for further insight
Jobs Roundup
May 2025’s Movers and Shakers: New King president, Scopely appoints CBO, Roblox exec exits, and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
New Games
New release roundup: Disney Solitaire, Jetpack Joyride Racing, TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Interview
SuperPlay's CEO on launching Disney Solitaire and delivering back-to-back hits
"We don't develop something not to launch it. We develop something to go all in and make it a top-grossing title"
New Game
SuperPlay secures licence to launch Disney Solitaire
The game is currently soft launched in Columbia and the Philippines
Hot Five
Hot Five: Wuthering Waves sails to $150 million, Scopely’s "megadeal" plan, and Xbox Android app is on the way
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Growth Strategy
Five lessons from Dice Dreams' successful growth strategy
Gradient Universe founder Oxana Fomina explores how SuperPlay is successfully scaling the game five years later
Best Of 2024
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2024
The mobile movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!
Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: Is Playtika’s acquisition of SuperPlay worth the big bucks? And what does it mean for M&A activity
Playtika is set to acquire Dice Dreams creators SuperPlay for up to $1.95 billion