Mega City Metaverse
The Sandbox partners with Hong Kong companies to create Mega City metaverse
Including Adrian Cheng, PwC Hong Kong, and Times Capital
Renewed
Pearl Abyss and Amazon extend Black Desert Mobile partnership
Will run for next six months
Divestment
Tencent raises $3 billion from sale of Sea Group shares
Remains majority shareholder
No New Games
Freeze on games sees around 14,000 studios close in China in 2021
New games freeze expected to extend further into 2022
Dice Roll Debut
Former EA, Zynga execs to launch debut mobile title RPG Dice: Heroes of Whitestone on January 18
Inspired by dice-roll tabletop games
Tax Loophole
Roblox founder David Baszucki alleged to have exploited tax break loophole
Accused of exploiting loophole 'at least 12 times'
Trillion Triumph
Apple becomes first company to reach $3 trillion market value
Share price reached a high of $182.88
Indie View
Anna Sevryugina discusses solo indie developer and a love of hidden object games
We talk to Anna Sevryugina who placed third in a recent Big Indie Pitch
Applovin Acquisition Approved
AppLovin finalises $1 billion acquisition of MoPub from Twitter
Acquired for $1 billion cash
Exmox Executive
Exmox appoints Caglar Eger as CEO
Will be responsible for the expansion of the company
Rebranded Concotion
Mana Play rebrands as Potion on Google Play
Comes with app redesign and melding reward systems
2021 In Review
Live Tech Games' Samuel Worsley and Nathan Moore on Netflix and the metaverse
Live Tech Games' co-founders on 2021’s challenges and opportunity
2021 In Review
Apple's UA changes have forced innovation, says Gismart's Lana Meisak
Gismart's VP Bizdev on challenges and opportunities
2021 In Review
Voodoo's Alexander Shea talks hitting 5 billion downloads and doubling down in 2022
Voodoo head of publishing on 2021's challenges and opportunity
Sideswipe Scores
Aaron Orr's 2021 Mobile Game of the Year: Rocket League Sideswipe
A streamlined version of a much-loved game is news editor Aaron Orr's game of the year
Don't Hit Me
The challenges of designing nonlinear PvP
Player intuition, tutorials, and the value of taunting
2021 In Review
Ludo AI's Tom Pigott talks the future of AI tech
Ludo AI founder and CEO on 2021's challenges and opportunity
2021 In Review
FunPlus' Chief Business Officer Chris Petrovic on the fallout of IDFA and the Web3 movement
FunPlus' CBO on 2021's challenges and opportunity
2021 In Review
Pixel Federation's Erik Hegely on the rise of play-to-earn
Pixel Federation head of growth marketing on 2021's challenges and opportunity
Most Anticipated 2022
PocketGamer.biz's 22 most anticipated mobile games of 2022
A peak into the crystal ball
A New Direction
Aaron Astle's 2021 Mobile Game of the Year: Pokémon Unite
A new spin on a popular franchise is staff writer Aaron Astle's Game of the Year 2021
2021 In Review
Pocket Gems' Ben Liu on the generational shift towards mobile games
Pocket Gems' CEO on 2021's challenges and opportunity
Featureful
PocketGamer.biz’s top five biggest features of 2021
Our most-viewed features, opinion pieces, and interviews
Old-school
Khai’s 2021 Mobile Game of the Year: Fantasian
The Apple Arcade-exclusive is editor Khai Trung Le’s mobile game of 2021.
2021 In Review
Miniclip's James Russell on iOS UA environment changes and the volatility of crypto markets
Miniclip's CPO on 2021's challenges and opportunity
2021 In Review
GameBake's Michael Hudson on the rise of social instant gaming
GameBake's CEO discusses 2021 challenges and opportunities
Meta Money
What does the future hold for mobile games advertising?
Playable Factory's Gökçe Nur Oguz presents her tips for disrupting the mobile games advertising space.
2021 In Review
Sarah Chafer on the next phase of Tapjoy and the rising attention to privacy protection
Tapjoy EVP on 2021’s challenges and opportunity
A Time Of Reflection
PocketGamer.biz’s top five biggest news stories of 2021
Our most-viewed news items
2021 In Review
Tenjin's Chris Farm on the impact of IDFA's removal to the rise of Axie Infinity
Tenjin's CEO on 2021's challenges and opportunity
2021 In Review
Hutch's Shaun Rutland on being acquired and adapting to a new way of life
Hutch CEO on 2021's challenges and opportunity
2021 In Review
Henry Wang on the excitement around NFTs and Moloco’s adaptations to algorithm changes
Moloco’s director of product marketing on 2021’s challengers and opportunity
Gaze Into The Crystal Ball
PocketGamer.biz’s predictions for 2022 mobile gaming
NFTs, the metaverse, and hybrid monetisation
2021 In Review
Gameloft's ASO specialist Claudia Trujillo on Google Play policies and the thrill of mobile PvP
Gameloft's ASO specialist on 2021's challenges and opportunity
Left Perchance
Nexon launches real-time probability monitoring system
Nexon Now to be implemented in all upcoming games
Donut Resources
Eight tips to build your dream team with no HR
Kids vs Zombies developer Donut Lab detail eight tips for startups to assemble their ideal team
Happy Holidays
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022 advent calendar: Day 24 - Christmas special offer - 20% off
It’s the last day of the Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022 advent calendar, enjoy a 20% discount on tickets to PG Connects London 2022!
Power Restored
Tencent has app capabilities reinstated following ban
App updates spotted on App Store
2021 In Review
ICO Partners' Thomas Bidaux on Apple ad tracking and being ranked Best Place to Work
ICO Partners' CEO on 2021's challengers and opportunity
Charitable Collaboration
Playtika partners with Make-A-Wish for holiday event in Bingo Blitz
Will donate $100,000 if goal is reached
Iron Acquisition
Stillfront acquires Netmarble’s Iron Throne: The Firstborn
Still subsidiary studio Kixeye will take charge
Indie Opportunities
Eight reasons why PG Connects London 2022 is the place to be for indie developers
Indie developers, showcase your creations to the world at PG Connects London 2022!
Introductions
Meet the PocketGamer.biz team
The PG.biz team changed a lot in 2021. We want to say hi.
The Next Step
Jam City jumps into blockchain and NFTs
Will launch first blockchain game Champions: Ascension
2021 In Review
Snap Finger Click's Martijn van der Meulen on Epic vs. Apple, player habits, and non-digital releases
Snap Finger Click's co-founder on 2021's challengers and opportunity
Sizeable Spending
Mobile games account for over 50% of games industry spending in 2021
Consumer spending expected to reach over $180 billion
Powered By Speech
Sayollo partners with Speechly for voice control support in GComm
Will integrate voice recognition and navigation features in GComm
Appgallery Awards
Huawei reveals its best games of 2021
European MAUs surged 35% through the year
Shooting A Shot(2048)
Sonic the Hedgehog creator releases first hypercasual mobile game
Yuji Naka talks developing a hypercasual game
Done Deal
AppLovin's Daniel Tchernahovsky on its $1 billion MoPub acquisition
Daniel Tchernahovsky talks the hurdles involved and how to get acquired