Turkish Gaming Market
Why localisation is essential in the Turkish gaming market
A recent Gaming in Türkiye report offers insights into adapting for a local audience
Mena Investment
After securing Scopely for $4.9 billion, what could Saudi games giant Savvy splash its cash on next?
They may have made a sizeable acquisition this week but Savvy Games Group still has money to burn!
Acquiblizz
Sony claims CMA narrowing scope of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is “irrational”
The tech giant has been one of the deal’s biggest opponents
Q&a
Odeeo CEO Amit Monheit talks on the mobile games market
Amit Monheit discusses industry challenges and what makes mobile special
Sony Handheld
Is Sony going remote with its next handheld console?
Speculation is rife for what, if it happens, Sony’s new handheld gaming console will do
Savvy X Scopely
Marvel Strike Force, Stumble Guys, and GSN: What has Savvy Games Group bought?
Savvy Games Group’s acquisition of Scopely means the acquisition of several subsidiaries and properties
Market Insights
9 out of 10 adults in the UAE play video games – learn more about the region ahead of the Dubai GameExpo Summit!
Get to know the MENA market ahead of the Dubai GameExpo Summit 2023
Investment In Turkiye
Turkish gaming VC firm Ludus Ventures leads $3 million investment round in Paxie Games
The money comes as part of surge of investment in Türkiye
Xp Developer Summit 2023
XP Game Developer Summit returns to Toronto in April 2023
Canadian B2B Video Game Conference returns to Toronto Connecting the Industry, Partners, and Speakers at the XP Game Developer Summit, April 20-21
Savvy X Scopely
Savvy Games Group acquires Scopely for $4.9 billion
The group has made numerous acquisitions as part of its long term gaming strategy
Acquisition
Nodwin Gaming acquires a majority stake in full-service live media company Branded
The acquisition brings Branded’s event IP’s and team into the Nodwin fold
Blackpink The Game
BLACKPINK The Game coming from developer Takeone
BTS sparked major success in Cookie Run Kingdom, now fellow K-idol band Blackpink are following suit
Tiktok
TikTok fined £12.7 million for mishandling of children’s data
The social media giant has fallen foul of the UK’s data protection laws
Full Steam Ahead
Sid Meier’s Railroads! comes to mobile from Feral Interactive
The specialist in retro game ports has now brought in the well-known railroad building title
Q&a
Charmie Kim talks on joining the game industry and the creation of Beatstar
Rhythm game Beatstar has gone on to be Space Ape’s biggest hit so far being played by over 50 million people
Google Ads Attribution Integration
ByteBrew, the all-in-one mobile game analytics platform, gets access to Google Ads attribution integration
This new integrated access allows ByteBrew to offer game developers free Google attribution measurement
Final Countdown
Final chance: Vote for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2023
You have until midnight April 6th
Investment In Turkiye
Turkish developer Gleam Games receives $1m investment
A year on from a previous $1m investment into the studio
Not Mushroom For Mobile
Mobile will “Not be the primary path for future Mario games”, says Shigeru Miyamoto
The director of Super Mario Run praised mobile’s ability to expand the franchise’s audience, bit criticised its generic nature
Gaming In Turkiye
Turkish mobile revenue dips, but players on the rise
Differences in currency conversion affected mobile revenue
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Mobile Optimisation
PUBG Mobile co-developer discusses optimising Unreal for thousands of phone types
Exclusive interview: the challenges of optimizing a game for a wide range of mobile devices
Adverts With Ai
Adludio raises $2.5M for mobile ad platform with AI technology
Investment from Mercia’s venture capital trust
Tiktok Trouble
Australia is the latest country to ban TikTok on government phones
The app has been subject to security concerns throughout the world
Mobile App Fraud
Consumers were exposed to $5.4 billion in app fraud during 2022
Games saw six times fewer levels of fraud compared to other apps
Feature
Hypercasual macro overview in 2023 for developers
Google’s Analytical Consultant, Daria Yakovleva dives into the hypercasual market to share some key points of interest
Sporting Ai Soccer
FIFA’s new mobile game is built around AI footballers
It marks their first game independent of long-time partner EA
Misleading Ads
35 to 46% of gamers will accept misleading advertising
75% of gamers in the US and Europe agree misleading ads can be more interesting than the actual game
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Success In Funding
Turkish hypercasual developer Gulliver’s Games gains $1.5 million in second-round funding
The studio developed idle game Restaurant Tycoon
Devolver X Doinksoft
Devolver Digital acquires indie game developer Doinksoft
Will join Devolver’s catalogue of studios and indie game developers
Riot X Netease
Netease’s Hyper Front to shut down following Riot lawsuit
The suit alleged that Hyper Front infringed on its intellectual property
Report
The UK’s gaming market was valued at £7.05 billion in 2022
The UK Interactive Entertainment association’s latest report analyses Britain’s gaming market
Loot Boxes
Lawyer claims that game makers don’t comply with loot box label regulations
An academic paper found that 71 of 100 Google Play games downloaded weren’t labelled correctly
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
Collaborations
Fire Emblem Heroes may have just teased another Engage crossover
Nintendo has repeatedly pushed mobile as a cross-promotional tool
Nintendo Announces
Nintendo and DeNA officially establish joint venture Nintendo Systems
The latest step in a seven-year partnership
Mark Your Calendars
Join us at the nearest PG Connects event near you this 2023! Our upcoming event schedule is now available for you
Check out the unmissable line-up of PG Connects events coming up this year! We’re headed to Seattle, Dubai, Toronto and Helsinki this year
Insights
LifeStreet CEO Levi Matkins on generative AI and its role in mobile advertisement
Generative AI has caused quite the buzz in 2023 but what does it mean and how can it be used
Prototyping Unpacked
justDice’s mobile game prototyping process unpacked!
Breaking down the rewarded games and apps studios' mobile game prototyping methodology
Here For Hybrid
Accessibility "crucial" for successful hybridcasual games
An analysis of the hybridcasual market by Sensor Tower and Homa reveals new key tips
Various Visits
Tim Cook represents Apple in visits to miHoYo and other Chinese partners
Meeting creators behind games like Genshin Impact
Financials
East Side Games financials sees record revenue for 2022
Recently released full–year financials indicate continued growth
The Rise Of Hybridcasual
Hybridcasual games hit 5 billion downloads in 2022
Downloads of games in the genre increased 3% year-on-year
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
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news and discuss cloud gaming, block building and robo writing…
Feature
Game Analysis: Taking a deep dive into the world of Frozen City
AppQuantum's Oleg Lomakov explores Frozen City to reveal what makes this hit app tick
Update For Losers
Clash Royale faces backlash following latest update
‘Update for Losers’ has been criticised for changes to game modes and the battle pass
Netflix Games
Netflix may be bringing its games to TV screens
Hidden code in the iOS app hints at a bigger future for the game streaming service.
Report
81% of adults in Türkiye play mobile games
And there's an even spread of players across gender and age