Heads Up
Thunderful explores sale of Bridge Constructor publisher Headup Games nearly three years after €11m acquisition
Company plots "more focused strategy" for the business
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including OpenAI Wars, job crisis (what job crisis?), studio closures and livestreaming's hottest new player…
Growth Potential
MENAP gaming market is poised to grow to $2.8Bn by 2026, but there are challenges ahead
The SHFT Gametech Global Q1 MENAP report underscores the region's opportunities, provided more frictionless payment systems and smart user acquisition strategies prevail
What We're Playing
Mobile Game of the Week: Warhammer 40,000 Warpforge
The legendary Warhammer universe gets its own collectable card battler on mobile
Jobs Crisis
Why is the UK games industry struggling to fill vacancies despite mass layoffs?
Games Jobs Live director Colin Macdonald and One Player Mission owner Kim Parker Adcock discuss the sector's leaky bucket problem
Pitching Time
Pitching your game: Big Indie Pitch manager Sophia Aubrey Drake's advice for indies
We sit down with the Big Indie Pitch Manager, Sophia Aubrey Drake, to learn about her experiences with the indie community
Podcast
My.Games’ Elena Grigorian on smart strategies for surviving an industry downturn | Podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode…
Q&a
Anime at your fingertips: Crunchyroll on it’s new Game Vault offering
Crunchyroll’s EVP of emerging business Terry Li on the creation of the Crunchyroll Game Vault and their big plans for the future
Cyber Monday Offer
Be part of the future of the games industry with these extended Cyber Monday offers
Unlocking the Future of Games: Cyber Monday Discounts on Tickets for Pocket Gamer Connects London and San Francisco2024 - Grab Your Golden Opportunities Now!
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from sports manga adaptations to risqué word games…
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Black Friday Offers
Unlocking the Ultimate Games Experience: Black Friday Deals on Pocket Gamer Connects London and San Francisco!
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Tilting Point's Enric Pedró on community building and why too many developers neglect player feedback
Pocket Gamer Connects London is coming January 22nd to 23rd. Time to meet some of the leading industry names that will be on stage at the event
Increasing Conversions
Adjust and TikTok boast 220% iOS app conversion leap with SKAdNetwork 4
Adjust and TikTok have recorded conversion volumes across 37 apps in the UK, US and Japan
Q&a
Unlocking the potential for Web3 on mobile
Immutable’s Chris Clay shares his experience on the mobile market and what impact it could have on Web3 games development
Financial Findings
Huuuge Games’ adjusted net profit rose 80% in the first three quarters of 2023
Q3 2023 was Huuuge’s fifth consecutive quarter of rising YoY EBITDA and they've 'huuuge' hopes for the future
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: "Back in 2012 I lamented the absence of a mobile games-specific conference"
Ex-Frameplay senior director business development Laith Al-Janabi share his favourite PGC memories
"ai'll Be Back"
OpenAI's chaos is over: Sam Altman is back on the throne. So what just happened and what's next?
The former CEO is back in the hotseat and just what is 'Project Q*' anyway?… Welcome to the anything-can-happen all-bets-are-off too-big-to-fail business of artificial intelligence
Crowd Of Clans
Supercell’s Clash of Clans team doubled in size in 2023
Supercell set out at the start of the year to grow its team and clearly, it has succeeded
Predicting Prosperity
China’s gaming rebound is go and on track for $47.8 billion revenue this year
Niko Partners projects a 5.2% YoY rise in gaming revenue
Production Power
Layer AI seed round raises $1.8M to bolster generative game art production
The AI-powered productivity tool sees support from The Games Fund, GFR Fund and others
Debtmarble
Netmarble cuts losses by 90% in Q3 despite revenue decline
Workforce reduction and original IP stem losses, but publisher still has $1.29 billion short-term debts
Ai On Board
Analytics specialist Sensor Tower are producing AI-driven insights reports
The market intelligence company has turned to AI to produce new reports appearing online now
Statistical Significance
Unity’s Supersonic platform launches two big updates enhancing KPI insights
Supersonic updates its A/B testing page and ‘All Games’ page
Industry Insights
Publishing perfection: Making the most of today's landscape: Part two
Kwalee’s John Wright discusses some of the common challenges developers are facing and how to combat them by finding the right publisher
Tumultuous Times
Almost half of all mobile games are axed in development and 83% don’t last three years
SuperScale’s new report reveals the vast majority of mobile games are shuttered by their third anniversary
Q&a
"All the stars aligned. Now it’s full steam ahead!" MTG's CEO Maria Redin looks back at 2023
With a busy year almost in the rear view mirror, Maria Redin talks Modern Times Group's success and the challenges ahead
Liberating Livestreams
Everything you ever wanted to know about Noice: Is this the future of livestreaming?
Noice is aiming to boost stream engagement through audience participation and its predictive interactive gameplay
Download State Of Play
Xsolla releases first ever State Of Play report, offering insight into the future of mobile games
Mobile services giant's State Of Play report created to be a 'strategic compass' for mobile games businesses, covering development, payments and key trends for 2024
Women In Games
Mattel163’s CEO Amy Huang on transforming classic brands into digital experiences
Liftoff's inspirational Women in Games series speaks to Amy Huang, CEO of Mattel163, about her career, achievements, challenges and work transforming classic brands into digital experiences
Rebrand
PlayStation’s Savage Game Studios rebrands to Neon Koi
"We've decided to embrace a new identity that better aligns with our vision for the future"
Top 50
Nominations now open for Top 50 Blockchain Game Companies 2024 awards
BlockchainGamer.biz opens nominations for list, set to be revealed at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024
Signing Up For Supercell
Supercell to hire "first ever" Brawl Stars producer alongside new staff for Clash Royale and mo.co
Supercell has been expanding its team in recent times and wants to make three more key hires
Industry Insights
Publishing perfection: Making the most of today's landscape: Part one
Kwalee’s John Wright takes a look at mobile games publishing today, offering insight and advice on how to combat the challenges ahead
Studio Shuttering
Supercell-backed studio Papukaya is closing down after three years
The Helsinki-based studio aimed to reach non-gamers with experimental titles
Pingle Partners
Perfecting partnerships - an interview with Pingle co-founders Dmytro Kovtun and Konstyantyn Shepilov
Pocketgamer.biz speaks to Dmytro Kovtun and Kostyantyn Shepilov, the co-founders of Pingle Studio about the company's approach to working with the biggest publishers & IP in games
User Acquisition
Unity partners with Roku to bring user acquisition campaigns to the big screen
Connected TV viewers can now download apps direct to their mobile from an ad placed by Unity
Profit Power
NetEase profits up 23.4% as Justice and Racing Master drive strong Q3
Q3 financials reveal 11.6% revenue increase with over 80% from games and related services
Tiga Awards
Trailmix and Ustwo the big mobile winners at TIGA Awards 2023
Love & Pies wins Best Puzzle Game and Desta: The Memories Between picks up Diversity Award
Revenue Rumble
Warcraft Rumble scores nearly $14 million in first two weeks
Blizzard's latest mobile title averaging $1 million per day following global release
Hot Five
Hot Five: Unity 6, Monopoly Go’s major milestone and Supercell’s creator support
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including Unity's big reveal, Embracer's job losses, and those apparent skills shortages…
Planning Ahead
Early Bird tickets for Pocket Gamer Connects London end midnight tonight!
Score massive savings when you book your ticket to PGC London 2024 this January 22 - 23. But don't delay!
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: How a PGC talk "laid the groundwork" for an instrumental partnership deal for Imperia Online JSC
Below, Imperia Online JSC chief business development officer and chief marketing officer Mariela Tzvetanova shares her favourite PGC memories
Unity Runtime Fee
Unity CEO Jim Whitehurst tackles the Runtime Fee farrago one last time
Taking the stage at their Unity Unite event in Amsterdam, he didn’t have to go there… But he did
Super Hires
Supercell expands leadership team with first CMO and new head of live games
Former Mojang head of games Sara Bach and ex-King CMO Fernanda Romano recruited in senior roles
Buyout
Annapurna to acquire previous partner 24 Bit Games
Building on their long-standing partnership, the South African Studio will become a "key development asset" for Annapurna
Cookin' It Up
Behind the scenes: The making of Cooking Fever Duels
Nordcurrent’s project manager Tomas Šiukščius shares on the development process behind the upcoming spin-off PvP game
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Warcraft Rumble to pixelated monster catchers
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Mobile On Web
Pley partners with Tilting Point to bring mobile games to the web
Tilting Points mobile games go cross-platform to browsers with no downloads, installs, or paywalls
Aquisitions
Nordcurrent acquires River End Games "broadening its vision beyond mobile games"
The River End team were founded in 2020 with support from Amplifier Game Invest, part of the Embracer Group