August 16, 2022

Heading To Helsinki

Your pocket guide to attending Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki this September

PG Connects is returning to Helsinki this September 27-28, read up on what’s going on and everything you can look forward to in this marvellous metropolis!

August 16, 2022

Scientific Partnership

NetEase Games and CCP Games team up to bring Project Discovery to mobile

NetEase Games EVE Echoes players can help scientific research to prevent and cure illnesses through Project Discovery

August 16, 2022

Ten Years Of Clash Of Clans

Ilkka Paananen: We haven’t seen an opportunity for NFTs to truly, truly make the experience better

The Supercell CEO spoke to Fast Company about development, longevity, and NFT’s

August 16, 2022

How Old Are You Now?

Pixel Federation celebrates 15 triumphant years in the gaming industry

The developers of Diggy's Adventure currently has a team of 300 people, 140 million players around the world, and offices in two countries

August 16, 2022

Giving Back

Pokémon Company pledges $25 million to philanthropic initiatives

The donations will support children and equity

August 15, 2022

Dragon Quest Builders

Yuki Furukawa discusses the development and success of Dragon Quest Builders' mobile port

We spoke to Furukawa regarding the game's journey from PlayStation to mobile

August 15, 2022

Lose Yourself In Beatstar

Eminem takes over Beatstar in it’s biggest event yet - and Fortnite could follow

The event coincides with the release of the rapper’s new greatest hits album

August 15, 2022

Upstream

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – August 15 2022

PocketGamer.biz and Stream Hatchet break down the monthly stats on mobile games making waves on streaming platforms and esports events

August 15, 2022

Successful Soft Launch

Boom Beach: Frontlines hits number one on Google Play's Top-Free Games chart

The game's soft launch in Italy is an "instant hit" says Space Ape Games co-founder

August 15, 2022

The Battle Royale Ends

Unity rejects AppLovin acquisition and reaffirms its commitment to ironSource merger

The company’s board of directors have decided Applovin’s offer isn’t in the company’s best interests

August 15, 2022

Choose Your Weapon

Choosing the right online tech for your game

Heroic Labs dives into the capabilities of its unique open-source game technologies Nakama and Satori which are powering games around the world

August 15, 2022

Indie View

We sit down with Minidragon to discuss its record-breaking Big Indie Pitch success

We talk to Minidragon's Hank Choi about The Big Indie Pitch

August 15, 2022

Bold New Moves

Unity attracts major, local investors as it expands into the Chinese market

The move has attracted investments from some of the country’s tech giants

August 15, 2022

Independence Day

SuperGaming reveals community playtest figures as Indus' trailer premieres in Time Square

Community playtest showed that 80 per cent of Indus Battle Royal players had a positive sentiment toward the theme of Indo-Futurism

August 15, 2022

Hot Five

Hot Five: August 15th. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more

The HOTTEST stories on PocketGamer.biz in the last week

August 12, 2022

Monestisation Routes

Odeeo: Policy changes leads to developers "potentially destroying their primary source of revenue"

Odeeo's CEO Amit Monheit discusses how developers can survive Google's ad policy changes

August 12, 2022

Feedback Quest

Feedback and creating content tailored to both PC and mobile communities will be key to 505 Games' F2P Future

505 Games' Head of Free to Play Clive Roberts on the D3 Go! acquisition and beyond

August 12, 2022

Monetisation's Potential Unleashd

Mobile game subscription service Unleashd expands with two new titles

The services offers free-to-play developers new revenue streams

August 12, 2022

The Mobile Nation Attacks

Square Enix announces soft launch of Avatar: Generations

The turn-based RPG is set in Nickelodeon’s popular Avatar universe

August 12, 2022

New Hire

Ex-Crystal Dynamics lead Michael Brinker joins Imagendary Studios

Brinker has been appointed Game Design Director

August 12, 2022

Success For Product Madness

Product Madness wins gold and silver at Prestigious Employer Awards

The game studio took home a gold trophy for Engagement and Happiness and a silver trophy for Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

August 12, 2022

New Chapter

Capcom veteran Hiroyuki Kobayashi moves to NetEase Games

"I will strive to continuously create more enjoyable entertainment experiences for everyone at this new company, in this new era," said Hiroyuki Kobayashi

August 12, 2022

Krafton Not Slowing Down

Krafton Inc reports revenue of $729 million for the first half of 2022

PUBG: Mobile vital to Krafton's successful H1, earning $550 million in mobile business sector

August 12, 2022

Financial Report

Rovio H1 2022 report: Good results in a market facing headwinds in Q2

The Angry Birds franchise was – as ever – a particularly strong performer

August 12, 2022

Industry Meet-ups

Europe is the place for games companies to be this summer – don’t miss out!

Don’t miss your chance to connect with the games industry in Europe this summer. Here’s a peek at some of the amazing opportunities that games companies won’t want to miss out on!

August 12, 2022

Igda Riyadh

International Game Developers Association announces its first Saudi Arabian chapter

The new chapter is being created in collaboration with Nine66

August 12, 2022

A New Partnership

WEBZEN signs partners with Crimoons to publish mobile idle RPG ‘Project F’

Project F is an upcoming mobile game with character collection and idle RPG features

August 12, 2022

Financial Report

East Side Games release Q2 report

The company's tie-ins with popular IPs proved successful

August 12, 2022

Indie View

Dunali Games sit down with us to discuss innovation and survival in indie game development

We talk to Dunali Games' Dipender Kaushik about The Big Indie Pitch

August 11, 2022

New Virtual World

Showdown, Rec Room's new original virtual world

Rec Room aims to bring creators and players a fresh western-inspired experience

August 11, 2022

Huuuge News

Huuuge reveals intent to review strategic options

The company has launched an internal review into its processes to increase monetisation.

August 11, 2022

Gaming In China

Niko Partners: 40% drop in Chinese young gamers after September regulations

However, the number of Chinese gamers will rise to 115 million by 2026, predicts the market intelligence provider

August 11, 2022

New Art Design Studio

Aiming Inc. expands to open new Taipei Studio

The co-developer behind World of Demon hopes the new location will grab the attention of local artists

August 11, 2022

Gtr 2022

Global Top Round heads to Sweden for 2022 Conference

Ten developers will receive investments starting at $40,000 dollars.

August 11, 2022

Big Savings

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August 11, 2022

A New Partnership

Xsolla partners with Adikteev to accelerate game monetisation

The new service will help developers market their titles directly to the consumer

August 11, 2022

Arcade Power

Apple Arcade allowed Halfbrick to 'put aside the complex business model of F2P' for Jetpack Joyride 2

F2P legend joins subscription service

August 11, 2022

Expert Opinion

Should Unity join AppLovin, buy IronSource or just stay as they are? The mobile industry weighs in!

The move could supercharge the new company’s earning potential, at the risk of creating a monopoly

August 10, 2022

Introducing Madness Ventures

Product Madness unveils game development incubator program

The program will help developers, build, test, and market their free-to-play games

August 10, 2022

Overcoming Challenging Times

Nexters announces results for the first quarter 2022 and proposes changes to the board of directors

Developers of Hero Wars and Throne Rush will aim to finish the year strongly after new appointments

August 10, 2022

Time To Celebrate

Who are the Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022? Get a sneak peek at the biggest reveal of the year

Don’t miss our exclusive, invite-only event celebrating the top gamemakers of 2022 this August in Cologne! We have a limited time opportunity to join us at this prestigious event.

August 10, 2022

Quarterly Finances

Unity announce 9% revenue growth, but lower annual guidance in Q2 results - no comment on Applovin deal

This call should be of considerable interest due to AppLovin's acquisition plans

August 10, 2022

Quarterly Report

Roblox revenue increases 30% year-on-year

Daily active users increased 21% while hours engaged increased 16%

August 10, 2022

Quarterly Report

Korean market key as Nexon experiences a record-breaking quarter

FIFA Online 4 and Dungeon&Fighter Mobile were the company's biggest mobile hits

August 10, 2022

What's Next For Call Of Duty Next

Activision Blizzard to reveal new Call of Duty in "era-defining" livestream event next month

Call of Duty Next will feature Multiplayer mode on Warfare 2 and Warzone on mobile

August 10, 2022

Optimistic Q1 Report

Take-Two chairman and CEO optimistic about the potential long-term growth for the mobile industry

NBA 2K22, Grand Theft Auto Online and Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online contribute to Take-Two's strong GAAP net revenue

August 10, 2022

An Acquisition Battle Royale

AppLovin offers to acquire Unity for $17.5 billion

The acquisition threatens to unravel the Unity IronSource merger

August 9, 2022

Interactive Influencer Insight

Influencer marketing in gaming: How to promote RPGs on Twitch

How can developers and influencers work together to successfully launch a new game? Hypefactory goes behind the headlines...

August 9, 2022

Reports And Forecasts

EA forecasts a 48 per cent boom in mobile revenue in the coming fiscal year

FIFA Mobile sees record-breaking net booking quarter for Electronic Arts

August 9, 2022

Mobile Dominance

Mobile games more profitable than console AND PC combined, reports Activision Blizzard

Latest financial report shows Call of Duty Mobile, Diablo Immortal and Candy Crush central to $1.64 billion Q2 revenue