"Just make something and put it out there": Kaleidoscope Games discuss getting started in game development

Kaleidoscope Games took second place at our flagship Very Big Indie Pitch in London - we discuss their road to the Big Indie Pitch

Square Enix generated $2.5 billion in net sales in 2022-2023

Square Enix Financials

Square Enix generated $2.5 billion in net sales in 2022-2023

The company saw declines in several metrics, but things are looking up

Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days

Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days

The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news and discuss investment vs buy out, mobile's amazing next-level ads and making dance moves for money…

10 Weeks To Save The Games Industry with Sybo CEO Mathias Gredal Nørvig

Spreading Sustainability

10 Weeks To Save The Games Industry with Sybo CEO Mathias Gredal Nørvig

The journey continues with gaming and eco-insight from the makers of the legendary Subway Surfers

Activision Blizzard releases its second ESG report

Environment, Social, And Governance

Activision Blizzard releases its second ESG report

The report clarifies how the company performed last year, and its commitment to the future

The big Supercell investment roundup

The big Supercell investment roundup

Money to invest? Or looking for funding? Here's all the studios that Supercell has invested in, all in one place

Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle kicks off next week – there’s still time to join us!

Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle kicks off next week – there’s still time to join us!

A massive thank you to our fantastic sponsors and partners, PG Connects Seattle wouldn’t be possible without your support!

Konami reports 4.9% increase in revenue but a fall in profits

Konami Financials

Konami reports 4.9% increase in revenue but a fall in profits

Growth is slowing for the Japanese giant, but its gaming and systems division still brought in the bucks

Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Maintain UA and performance within the changing privacy landscape with Mark Menery of Dataseat

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Maintain UA and performance within the changing privacy landscape with Mark Menery of Dataseat

We get up close with the speakers at our upcoming Pocket Gamer Seattle event. Don't miss out!

The UK CMA place blanket ban on investment between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard

The UK CMA place blanket ban on investment between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard

It just gets worse. Now the two giants will not even be able to “acquire an interest” in one another

Spinner Merge Live Ops: How Sunday is Driving the Game Straight to Ten Million Downloads!

Ten Million And Counting

Spinner Merge Live Ops: How Sunday is Driving the Game Straight to Ten Million Downloads!

As Spinner Merge sails past 10 million downloads, the team at Sunday explain how they are balancing and updating the game - and putting player experience first

AppLovin’s software platform goes from strength to strength

Applovin Financials

AppLovin’s software platform goes from strength to strength

The company’s latest financial report sees software go toe-to-toe with apps

Riot Games gets new CEO with leadership shake-up

Leadership Changes

Riot Games gets new CEO with leadership shake-up

The new CEO will be working to smooth Riot’s rocky road

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Nexon celebrates a record breaking first quarter 2023

Nexon Financials

Nexon celebrates a record breaking first quarter 2023

The company generated $923.1 million in revenue for Q1 with mobile proving strong

What part does mobile play in Capcom's record-breaking financials?

What part does mobile play in Capcom's record-breaking financials?

While their latest financial results are driven mainly by console and PC releases, mobile is beginning to play its part

Bandai Namco celebrates 11.3% increase in net sales

Bandai Namco Financials

Bandai Namco celebrates 11.3% increase in net sales

Network content, which incorporates mobile, outsold the rest of the company’s gaming portfolio

Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Phil Shpilberg of GameChangerSF by Pixis outlines the future of AI in games marketing

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Phil Shpilberg of GameChangerSF by Pixis outlines the future of AI in games marketing

We get up close with the speakers at our upcoming Pocket Gamer Seattle event. Don't miss out!

Pixel Federation 2022 report 7% drop in sales in latest financials

Pixel Federation 2022 report 7% drop in sales in latest financials

The dip is attributed to post-Covid slowdown

Grab your ticket to Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki before midnight tonight and save up to £470!

Grab your ticket to Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki before midnight tonight and save up to £470!

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Mobile MMO TibiaME celebrates its 20th anniversary

Happy Anniversary

Mobile MMO TibiaME celebrates its 20th anniversary

One of the oldest mobile games in existence has achieved over 10 million users since 2003

Join us at the mother of all conferences PG Connects Seattle next week – enjoy 20% off!

Join us at the mother of all conferences PG Connects Seattle next week – enjoy 20% off!

Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle is kicking off this May 16th-17th, secure your ticket with 20% off now for U.S. Mother’s Day!

Roblox revenue and DAU up by 22%

Roblox revenue and DAU up by 22%

The game platform turned metaverse darling continues to grow

Unity hits $500m of revenue in Q1 financials

Unity hits $500m of revenue in Q1 financials

John Riccitiello: “The very nature of our platform will benefit from AI tools”

From CGI ads to working with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, what’s next for Merge Mansion?

From CGI ads to working with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, what’s next for Merge Mansion?

Metacore’s Sandra Fenyo discusses the company’s smash hit advertising strategy and the likelihood of a Merge Mansion TV series…

Keywords Studios acquires Hardsuit Labs

New Acquisition

Keywords Studios acquires Hardsuit Labs

The acquisition broadens the company’s suite of developers

Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Delivering premium live services with Kazutomo Niwa of Game Server Services (GS2)

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Delivering premium live services with Kazutomo Niwa of Game Server Services (GS2)

We get up close with the speakers at our upcoming Pocket Gamer Seattle event. Don't miss out!

Earning from emotes: Kinetix Emote Infrastructure makes emoting easy

Earning from emotes: Kinetix Emote Infrastructure makes emoting easy

The AI startup has launched a platform to allow devs to more easily add emotes into their games

Holding Out For A Hero

Sony brings its Hero Project incubator program to India

The launch follows the program’s rollout in China

Nintendo made $379 million from mobile games and IPs in the last financial year

Nintendo Financials

Nintendo made $379 million from mobile games and IPs in the last financial year

The company’s mobile revenue is down, but by no means out

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Lilith Games celebrates its tenth anniversary with a documentary video

The Power Of Play

Lilith Games celebrates its tenth anniversary with a documentary video

The company has released a short documentary highlighting the player base

Niantic's next big game gamble Peridot officially launches

Niantic's next big game gamble Peridot officially launches

The new title from the Pokémon Go hitmakers takes a twist on their established AR formula

EA takes its eye off the ball as mobile growth slows to 1% in Q4 report

Mobile growth year on year drops from 48% to just 1%, but other sectors turn a familiar tidy profit

Torchlight: Infinite goes cross-platform, launching worldwide on mobile and PC

Infinite Possibilities

Torchlight: Infinite goes cross-platform, launching worldwide on mobile and PC

The free-to-play game is the first in the franchise developed for mobile devices

Outfit7 invests in educational startup Hopalai

Outfit7 invests in educational startup Hopalai

Hopalai is the mind behind Kobi, an ereader app designed to make reading accessible for all children

Your essential guide to Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2023 next week

Your essential guide to Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2023 next week

Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle is kicking off next week – don’t miss your last chance to join in and connect with the biggest names in games!

What the Golf? dev Triband launches new Apple Arcade game What the Car?

Cars And Comedy

What the Golf? dev Triband launches new Apple Arcade game What the Car?

The latest comedy game from Copenhagen-based indie studio

Network with the likes of Amazon, Bango, and Big Fish at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle next week!

Network with the likes of Amazon, Bango, and Big Fish at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle next week!

Get a sneak peek of some of the companies joining us in Seattle this May 16-17! Don’t miss your chance to connect with the biggest names in the industry

Preliminary Performance

Krafton reports record Q1 with $407.8M in sales

Plus a 3% year-on-year increase

Mobile eCPMs grow by 20 percent this March 2023 in mature markets

New Data For Q1 2023

Mobile eCPMs grow by 20 percent this March 2023 in mature markets

The Appodeal Mobile eCPM Report 2023 Q2 reveals fresh data on the first quarter of 2023, and provides valuable insights for mobile publishers and advertisers

Jonas Brothers premier new music in Candy Crush Saga

Jonas Brothers premier new music in Candy Crush Saga

Bypassing traditional routes to market, the musicians will be previewing their new album exclusively within the smash hit mobile game

Fragbite and Tilting Point end their publishing deal

Fragbite and Tilting Point end their publishing deal

Fragbite will now publish MMA Manager 2: Ultimate Fight in-house

Bad Piggies 2 comes to selected countries in iOS-exclusive soft launch

Bad Piggies 2 comes to selected countries in iOS-exclusive soft launch

Android release to come later

Microsoft prepares to appeal against the CMA’s Activision Blizzard ruling

Microsoft prepares to appeal against the CMA’s Activision Blizzard ruling

The UK group blocked the biggest acquisition in gaming history last month

Indie classic World of Goo comes to Netflix Games

Indie classic World of Goo comes to Netflix Games

The original indie hit from 2008 has been remastered for modern mobile

Using mobile games as part of a brand-building promotional strategy

As president of digital media at leisure giant Falcon's Beyond, Jason Ambler has made mobile gaming a key component in their theme park's promo plans

How Tactile Games made marketing and diversity core to Lily’s Garden’s $500 million success

Growing Success

How Tactile Games made marketing and diversity core to Lily’s Garden’s $500 million success

Asbjoern Malte Soendergaard discusses their approach to researching new concepts, building a diverse team, and creating an empire from games made for women

Voodoo's hybridcasual strategy is working

Voodoo Strategy

Voodoo's hybridcasual strategy is working

The company has built a portfolio of ten hybridcasual games which are generating between $20 and $100 million a year

10 Weeks To Save The Games Industry: Sweden Part 2

Spreading Sustainability

10 Weeks To Save The Games Industry: Sweden Part 2

The journey continues with more eco-video from Sweden featuring Johan Sjöberg of Star Stable Entertainment and Gustav Martner at Greenpeace.