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Pioneering Peridot
Niantic bringing generative AI to Peridot for "surprising" AR encounters
Peridot taking augmented reality to a new level with AI pets reacting to the real world
Major Monopoly Milestone
Monopoly Go changes the game with a record-breaking $1 billion in seven months
It's the fastest ever casual game to hit the important $1 billion milestone
Ai Ad Vantage
Replai’s New AI Service Offers Marketers a Revolution in Ad Creation
Mobile ad expert's new AI-enabled service enables developers and publishers to create and change ads from text prompts or the game itself
Industry Insights
DMArmageddon is just weeks away: Here’s what games developers need to know
Usercentrics Valerio Sudrio details the expected impact of next years privacy changes for the mobile games industry
Financial Findings
Embracer's Q2 sales up 13%... but 900 employees are out
As the company rounds out a tough year bet sales have risen 13% while mobile sales rose 2%
Mobile Media
Ad networks down in 2023, with only four of the top 20 players showing an increase
Apple Search Ads and Google lead on respective platforms, with only Meta ads making the top five on each
Future Unity
Unity's Marc Whitten: "We believe AI won’t replace actual human effort - it will enhance it"
Unity's president of Create talks Unity 6, AI in game creation and the road ahead for the platform
Major Milestone
June’s Journey’s $1billion revenue makes German gaming history
Wooga’s flagship has reached the $1 billion mark just after sixth anniversary - the first game from Germany to do so
Power Up
Unity reveals Unity 6 and their AI-powered future of games development
Having already shown its hand and made its promises, Unity's heavyweight AI implementation just got real at Unity Unite 2023
Super Creators
Supercell opens up Creator Program to up-and-coming influencers
Finnish developer lowers the threshold for Creator Academy access
Speaker Call
Calling all visionaries and thought leaders: Join us as a speaker at PG Connects London and San Francisco!
Share your expertise, inspire change, and shape the future. Be a part of something extraordinary at Pocket Gamer Connects
Skills Shortage
68% of UK games developers are suffering from skill shortages
TIGA’s new report reveals that most game studio hires are of pre-established industry workers
Industry Insights
The evolution of user acquisition in 2023 part two
Kwalee’s John Wright shares his valuable insight into ad creatives and the challenges of today's UA offering developers some top tips
Super Early Bird
Last chance to secure the best prices possible for March's industry networking extravaganza in San Francisco
Prices rise this Thursday for PG Connects San Francisco, get yours before it’s too late
Awards
Apple announce App Store Awards 2023 finalists
37 games, apps and developers have been shortlisted with the winners in 10 categories announced later this month. Here's who's made the cut
Sale Rumour
ByteDance is reportedly in talks to sell Moonton
After its massive 2021 acquisition, ByteDance is supposedly looking to roll back and focus on "core business"
Job Losses
Indie publisher Humble Games confirms layoffs
“We have experienced trends that required this restructure in order to ensure our long-term success”
Surf's Up
Best of PGC London: The Subway Surfers Story
We take a look back and the best and most viewed talks from past years at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Next Gen Gaming
Netflix are using mobile as a springboard for their leap to big screen gaming
Think Netflix are happy elbowing their way in and upending the game on mobile? They're only just getting started
Rising Stars
Gacha Life 2 was October's breakout star while Mortal Kombat: Onslaught gets ready to rule
Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for October reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
Military Move
14% of Playtika’s Israeli employees summoned to military reserves
Approximately 150 of Playtika Israel’s 1,100 employees have joined the country’s military reserves
Gravity Gravitas
Gravity’s mobile revenues rise 95.7% YoY with worldwide Ragnarok success
YoY results show a strong performance in 2023, but figures are down from the last quarter
Web3 World
SBI Holdings reveals ¥100BN fund to bolster Web3 in Japan
Sega and Square Enix are already well underway on their blockchain journeys, and up to 200 other devs could join them through SBI’s support
Rising Revenues
Nexon’s Q3 2023 smashes records with 78% revenue rise in North America and Europe
This marks the sixth consecutive quarterly report with double-digit growth
Interview
Christian Lövstedt on The Battle Of Polytopia’s journey to 20 million downloads
Originally releasing in 2016, Midjiwan’s smash hit is now on multiple platforms with 20 million installs on mobile. Here's how they did it
Q3 Results
Roblox stock soars as Q3 results surpass expectations
"We are executing against our key priorities to enable deeper forms of immersion," said CEO David Baszucki
More Job Losses
Amazon lays off 180 staff from games division
Tech giant has laid off more than 27,000 employees during the past year
Meta Manoeuvres
Tencent backs Meta’s VR push into China after a 14 year ban
Meta and Tencent are teaming up to bring a new lower-spec VR headset to China, pitched between Quest 2 and 3
Feature
The evolution of user acquisition in 2023 part one
Kwalee’s John Wright shares his valuable insight into the challenges of today's UA and offers some top tips
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: "I was inspired and it led me to start up my own business"
DragonfiAR founder and director Alan Boyce and Modern Wolf Communications and PR Manager Sophie Atkin share their favourite PGC memories
Next Level Networking
Get ready for a powerful partnership: The ultimate US networking experience is on its way!
Pocket Gamer Connects and MeetToMatch join forces to bring next-level networking to San Francisco in March 2024
Paige Promotion
Paige Cook promoted to Deputy Editor at PocketGamer.biz
Rising star previously served as features editor
Uk Acquisitions
BFI: More than 50% of UK games developers are now owned by overseas entities
The US accounts for 49% of overseas transactions followed by China’s 15%
Publishing Power
Top Chinese publishers accounted for 38.7% of October’s mobile revenue
Tencent, NetEase and miHoYo continue to triumph and Goat Games rises up the ranks
Job News
Nick Poole has been appointed as the new Ukie CEO
Poole starts in his new role on April 1 2024, taking over from Dr Joe Twist and interim co-CEOs Sam Collins and Dan Wood
Hot Five
Hot Five: Supercell’s latest beta, Gardenscapes’ alternate distribution and a reset for Unity
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Netflix Geeked Week
From H(a)des to Katana (Z)ero: Here are all the games announced for Netflix Geeked Week
The annual event sees the streaming giant announce a host of new titles
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, with success for Warcraft Rumble, Crunchyroll's subscription service and Stumble Guys next level...
PokÉmon Goes
Augmented reality: Pokémon Go delivers $323 million in real-world economic impact
Pokémon Go fest events outpaced last year’s total and generate revenue towards local businesses
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?
Q&a
Behind the scenes: The making of Dino Bash Travel Through Time
Pokoko's founders André Hornung and Philipp Brömme tell us about the development process of their latest game and what to expect next from the team
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from 3D Zynga puzzles to Warhammer card battles
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Pgc Stories
PGC Stories: "PGC has played a significant role in Tamatem Games' success"
Tamatem Games PR specialist Rick Hindi shares his favourite PGC memories
Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: One month on, what next for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard?
A month ago today Microsoft closed it’s deal and with no immediate upsets was it all a storm in a teacup? Or 28 days later, is the apocalypse imminent? We ask the experts…
Road To Profitability
Unity set for more layoffs amid “painful” reset
Game engine firm plans to "rip off the band-aid" to position itself for future growth and become profitable
Pgc London
Launch your game, product or service at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024
Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence in the Gaming Industry with an array of new product launches!
Very Noice
Games livestreaming start-up Noice raises $21 million
New company aims to blend multiplayer gaming with livestreaming
Zeal For Zelda
With a Legend of Zelda movie on the way, why not a mobile game too?
Zelda's link to the future… Isn't it time that Nintendo gave the series a chance on mobile?