What is driving the insatiable demand for mergers and acquisitions?

What is driving the insatiable demand for mergers and acquisitions?

Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls pinpoints the driving forces, impactful newcomers, and outside competition behind Q1 2022's groundbreaking M&A in his monthly column

How are NFTs affecting the future of gaming? Learn this and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

How are NFTs affecting the future of gaming? Learn this and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Learn how you can make the most of NFTs, crypto and blockchain for your game next week in Seattle

Ownership of assets provides more freedom – something every gamer wants, states Mythical Games' Daniel Frank

Speaker Spotlight

Ownership of assets provides more freedom – something every gamer wants, states Mythical Games' Daniel Frank

Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10

98% of Pac-Man Community players are choosing mobile

Pac-man Packs A Punch

98% of Pac-Man Community players are choosing mobile

Revamp of classic arcade game surpasses 6 million players in first four months

Become A Web3 Whizz

Learn from thought leaders at the cutting edge of all things blockchain, NFT, web3 and the metaverse at the Blockchain Games Next Summit

Attending Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle next week? Here’s all you can expect at the Blockchain Games Next Summit

How did Multi Maze 3D go from high CPI to a worldwide profitable hit?

Making Millions

How did Multi Maze 3D go from high CPI to a worldwide profitable hit?

Find out how CrazyLabs helped a game with high CPI become a global success with over 20 million downloads and counting

Tilting Point bullish on blockchain as it announces first Web3 titles

Another Tilting Point

Tilting Point bullish on blockchain as it announces first Web3 titles

Samir Agili reveals partnership with Polygon and Stardust

Speaker Spotlight: CEO of Kooapps CK Wang on the joys of mobile gaming as a great opportunity to design for all ages and all cultures

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: CEO of Kooapps CK Wang on the joys of mobile gaming as a great opportunity to design for all ages and all cultures

Meet the superstar experts that will be leading the conversation at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10

Comeback gods find new glory

Reinvigorating Revenue

Comeback gods find new glory

Flexion CEO Jens Lauritzson explains how the company helped DECA give a great game a revenue boost

Piepacker rebrands as Jam.gg as its library spreads onto mobile

Rooms And Rebrands

Piepacker rebrands as Jam.gg as its library spreads onto mobile

Platform reaches 2 million users

Join Us Digitally

Five reasons you can’t afford to miss Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle – even if you can’t make it to Seattle next week

Not able to make it to Seattle next week? No worries! We have digital tickets available for our global friends, so you can join us from wherever you are in the world.

Ace your approach to live ops with the help of Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Ace your approach to live ops with the help of Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Learn all the best practices for live ops from the makers of the world’s biggest mobile games next week in Seattle

Bringing a PC game to the mobile market: Azur Games' first experience

Fly Me To The Moon

Bringing a PC game to the mobile market: Azur Games' first experience

Azur Games and KishMish Games detail the conversion of FlyCorp from PC to mobile, ensuring its fundamental appeal could be delivered to the mobile player base, and key changes made for the F2P space

NFTs in games is completely different to public perception, says WAX Studios' David Kim

Speaker Spotlight

NFTs in games is completely different to public perception, says WAX Studios' David Kim

Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10

Genshin Impact surpasses $3 billion mobile revenue milestone

Genshin Growing

Genshin Impact surpasses $3 billion mobile revenue milestone

The top-grossing mobile gacha averages $1 billion every six months

NetEase Games launches first US studio

A Cross Between A Jackrabbit And Antelope

NetEase Games launches first US studio

Despite mobile making almost 70 per cent of 2022 revenue, Jackalope Games, a NetEase Games first-party studio, will be PC and console exclusive

More than three-quarters of Stillfront’s Q1 revenue came from mobile games

Stats From Sweden

More than three-quarters of Stillfront’s Q1 revenue came from mobile games

Q1 2022 interim report reveals net revenue of $172 million

New York City files suit against Activision Blizzard

New York City files suit against Activision Blizzard

Suit states acquisition by Microsoft severely undervalues ActiBlizz, and CEO Bobby Kotick “was unfit to negotiate a sale of the company”

Will you join more than 500 leading companies at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle next week? Don’t miss out!

Join Us Next Week

Will you join more than 500 leading companies at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle next week? Don’t miss out!

Get a glimpse at all the action happening in Seattle next week, May 9-10 – you won’t want to miss it!

How Beatstar survived 24 killed prototypes in five years

Slave To The Rhythm

How Beatstar survived 24 killed prototypes in five years

Space Ape Games' Charmie Kim and Simon Hade detail the journey from strategy specialists to music genre success via Ed Sheeran and Stan Bush

Get all the exclusive insights on how you can survive and thrive as an indie developer at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Get all the exclusive insights on how you can survive and thrive as an indie developer at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Get all the indie-spensable info you need to stand out among the competition this May 9-10 in Seattle

What does blockchain mean for developers and the future of games? We’re lifting the veil on all things blockchain at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

What does blockchain mean for developers and the future of games? We’re lifting the veil on all things blockchain at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Learn all the details you need to get started with blockchain this May 9-10 in Seattle

Speaker Spotlight: PeopleFun’s Chief Executive Officer, Lead Game Designer and Manager of User Research discuss the significance of data-driven user engagement strategies

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: PeopleFun’s Chief Executive Officer, Lead Game Designer and Manager of User Research discuss the significance of data-driven user engagement strategies

Meet the superstar experts that will be leading the conversation next week at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

AppLovin acquires Wordle! (no, not that one)

Not That Wordle

AppLovin acquires Wordle! (no, not that one)

Wordle! iOS game, released in 2016, now managed by Lion Studios Plus

Speaker Spotlight: PlayEveryWare’s Zak Whaley on why Seattle is a hotbed of innovation

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: PlayEveryWare’s Zak Whaley on why Seattle is a hotbed of innovation

Why is Seattle the perfect place for games innovation? Find out when PG Connects visits the city next week

Social First’s new advisors aim to reach the next generation of Web3 gaming

Role Recruitment

Social First’s new advisors aim to reach the next generation of Web3 gaming

Koh Kim and Andy Chambers join the Finnish studio after funding round

The games industry can be an intimidating place. How can the Diversity Collective+ help people thrive?

Inclusive Indies

The games industry can be an intimidating place. How can the Diversity Collective+ help people thrive?

Games for all: meet the Seattle team building an industry safe space for underrepresented indies

Will the Mythical Games team persuade you to enter Web3 at PGC Seattle?

Speaker Spotlight

Will the Mythical Games team persuade you to enter Web3 at PGC Seattle?

Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10

Zynga’s Bernard Kim to exit games industry, join Match Group as CEO

Match Made In Heaven

Zynga’s Bernard Kim to exit games industry, join Match Group as CEO

Kim to be named Match Group CEO on May 31 after six years as Zynga president

Translating the Warcraft aesthetic to mobile with Arclight Rumble

Arclight Rumble

Translating the Warcraft aesthetic to mobile with Arclight Rumble

Adapting the Warcraft aesthetic to the small screen was one of the core challenges, says Activision Blizzard

Warcraft Arclight Rumble, Blizzard’s new mobile game, will have only one in-game currency

Arclight Rumble

Warcraft Arclight Rumble, Blizzard’s new mobile game, will have only one in-game currency

Fairness is “one of our tentpost pillars”, says Activision Blizzard as the team moves away from multiple and premium in-game currencies.

Activision Blizzard reveals latest mobile game, Warcraft Arclight Rumble

Arclight Rumble

Activision Blizzard reveals latest mobile game, Warcraft Arclight Rumble

Studio looks back to Warcraft’s roots with its latest strategy game with tower defence elements

Connect with Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Tik Tok and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Expand Your Network

Connect with Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Tik Tok and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Get in touch with all of the world’s leading companies under one roof on May 9-10 at our upcoming Seattle conference

Backbone founder listed in Forbes 30 Under 30

Grow A Backbone

Backbone founder listed in Forbes 30 Under 30

Maneet Khaira features in the 2022 Games category on investment funding and strength of partnerships with Microsoft

Solsten's Josh Rivers on the elusive nature of “finding the fun” and the future of player-centered games

Speaker Spotlight

Solsten's Josh Rivers on the elusive nature of “finding the fun” and the future of player-centered games

Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10

Spotify jumps into the metaverse with Roblox

Metaverse Of Madness

Spotify jumps into the metaverse with Roblox

Spotify Island claims to allow users the opportunity to “mingle with artists” and acquire “exclusive virtual merch”

Kong Studios moves HQ to Santa Monica following unicorn status

Moving To Santa Monica

Kong Studios moves HQ to Santa Monica following unicorn status

The home of Naughty Dog, Respawn Entertainment and Infinity Ward

NEXT WEEK: Discover the best-kept secrets to securing funding for your game at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

NEXT WEEK: Discover the best-kept secrets to securing funding for your game at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Get all the exclusive insights on securing funding for your game this May 9-10 in Seattle

EA founder Trip Hawkins joins 110 Industries

Hiring Hall-of-famer

EA founder Trip Hawkins joins 110 Industries

Bringing experience from mobile games and esports platforms

Speaker Spotlight: Irreverent Labs’ Rahul Sood on the future of gaming

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Irreverent Labs’ Rahul Sood on the future of gaming

What will gaming look like in 10 years time? Hear what Rahul Sood has to say at PG Connects Seattle

Speaker Spotlight: WINGS’ Corina Diaz on gender-diversity in the games industry

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: WINGS’ Corina Diaz on gender-diversity in the games industry

Hear the importance of having diverse teams in the games industry at PG Connects Seattle

EU Digital Markets Act could force Apple to open its payment system to competitors

Apple Altercation

EU Digital Markets Act could force Apple to open its payment system to competitors

This second EU charge against the company could cost Apple up to $36.6 billion

User acquisition is the biggest challenge in mobile games, says InMobi's Jobie Tan

Speaker Spotlight

User acquisition is the biggest challenge in mobile games, says InMobi's Jobie Tan

Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10

Speaker Spotlight: Fundamentally Games’ Chief Strategy Officer Oscar Clark on the great next opportunity for the mobile games market, Live Ops!

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Fundamentally Games’ Chief Strategy Officer Oscar Clark on the great next opportunity for the mobile games market, Live Ops!

Meet the superstar experts that will be leading the conversation at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10

Zynga was right about Turkey. What’s next in the acquisition boom?

Zynga was right about Turkey. What’s next in the acquisition boom?

Zynga president of publishing Bernard Kim details the company’s success in supporting the Turkish mobile games industry, and his thoughts on the sustainability of M&A

Hot Five: Ubisoft buyout speculation, Meta expects billion-dollar losses until 2030s, Q1 2022 financial reports, and App Store removal notice strikes indie devs

Hot Five: Ubisoft buyout speculation, Meta expects billion-dollar losses until 2030s, Q1 2022 financial reports, and App Store removal notice strikes indie devs

The hottest news articles on PG.biz

Embracer Group agrees to acquire Square Enix Montréal, Eidos, Crystal Dynamics

Deus Ex Machina

Embracer Group agrees to acquire Square Enix Montréal, Eidos, Crystal Dynamics

Development studios and IP to be sold for $300 million

Speaker Spotlight: Amy Venier, VP of Gaming and Esports at Fandom, discusses the importance of broadening your job search in the games industry to find your place

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Amy Venier, VP of Gaming and Esports at Fandom, discusses the importance of broadening your job search in the games industry to find your place

Meet the superstar experts that will be leading the conversation at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10

The metaverse is here to stay – learn how you can stay ahead of the curve and take advantage of this technology at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

The metaverse is here to stay – learn how you can stay ahead of the curve and take advantage of this technology at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Learn all about the metaverse from the experts who have a hand in creating it this May 9-10 in Seattle

How do you grow your game in a saturated market? Get all the top strategies from experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

How do you grow your game in a saturated market? Get all the top strategies from experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Learn how to up your user acquisition strategies and retention techniques this May 9-10 in Seattle