September 29, 2024

Podcast | Episode 30

Ubisoft's woes and Genshin Impact hits $6bn in four years(!) | Week in Mobile Games podcast

The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 30

September 28, 2024

Finnish Games Week

Finland’s games industry set to come together for a full week of events

Developers head to the home of mobile gaming for Finnish Games Week

September 27, 2024

Job Losses

Nexon America lays off “small number” of staff

Publisher establishes Western Development Group headed by Hanbyeol Oh

September 27, 2024

Week That Was

Orion AR nonsense, the power of Roblox, and Pokémon Sleep heads to smartwatches | Week in Views

The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories

September 27, 2024

New Offerings

Discord Activities opens up to all developers to make games on the platform

The Embedded App SDK lets developers create, distribute, and monetise interactive experiences

September 27, 2024

Tapped Out

EA shutting down The Simpsons: Tapped Out after more than 12 years

Successful partnership ends after 12 years as EA focuses on owned-IP

September 27, 2024

Pgc Helsinki

Meet the sponsors behind PG Connects Helsinki 2024

The great companies that make the event, taking place on October 1st and 2nd, possible

September 27, 2024

Cause For Strike

Ubisoft faces strike next month as French union protests over return-to-office mandate

Ubisoft has faced challenges recently with the company's shares in decline and a call for change in leadership

September 27, 2024

Genshin Goliath

Genshin Impact hits $6.3 billion in time for fourth anniversary, but is it running on fumes?

HoYoverse’s flagship game dipped below $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time

September 27, 2024

Five New Games

New release roundup: The best new mobile games from capybara chaos to robots vs humans

We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business

September 26, 2024

Beacon

Rovio shines a spotlight on its games platform Beacon at PGC Helsinki 2024

Join the Angry Birds developer's principal product manager Niina Ojala for insights on how it makes its games fly

September 26, 2024

Pgc Helsinki

Dive into working with IPs and learning essential strategies for indie games development at PGC Helsinki

Day two at Pocket Gamer Helsinki will see both the IP Unlocked and Incredible Indies track take place in the afternoon

September 26, 2024

Ai Toolset

Gaxos unveils AI-powered development suite for faster asset creation and UGC with guardrails

Director of operations Manny Benor demonstrates a new dev platform that corals leading generative AI models for prototyping and customisation

September 26, 2024

Building Html5 Games

How Quicksave became a game-changer in game development

The Finnish studio didn't have the tools it needed to build high-performance HTML5 games, so they built their own

September 26, 2024

Indie Insights

Incredible Indies: A look behind the scenes of Apple Design Awards winner Rytmos

Niels Böttcher and Asger Strandby share on their journey of founding Floppy Club and developing musical puzzle game Rytmos

September 26, 2024

Shattered Shares

Ubisoft shares plunge 20% after Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay

Ubisoft’s share price has fallen by 86.5% since September 2019

September 26, 2024

Mobile Mavens

Mobile Mavens: Is Playtika’s acquisition of SuperPlay worth the big bucks? And what does it mean for M&A activity

Playtika is set to acquire Dice Dreams creators SuperPlay for up to $1.95 billion

September 26, 2024

Esports In Mena

Diagnal and Intigral partner to elevate esports in the MENA region

The collaboration will support the company's aim of enhancing entertainment in the MENA region

September 26, 2024

Esports Integrity

Moonton Games teams up with Esports Integrity Commission to promote fair play

The partnership aims to enhance esports integrity through information sharing, education, policy development, and risk management

September 26, 2024

Virtual Helsinki

Can't make it to PGC Helsinki? Join us from anywhere in the world with a Virtual Access ticket!

Enjoy all the networking benefits of the conference without leaving your home or office (or beach)

September 26, 2024

Treasure Trove

AI-powered Treasure Play to reward players for finding new games

The platform aims to support mobile developers’ growth ambitions with UA and engagement tools

September 25, 2024

Speaker Spotlight

Photon's Robert Boehm to tell all about making successful multiplayer games at PGC Helsinki

Photon VP Robert Boehm is one of more than 150 speakers

September 25, 2024

Pgc Helsinki

Supercell, Rovio, Huuuge Games, Voodoo, King, and many more heading to PGC Helsinki

Who would you like to network with next week?

September 25, 2024

Jobs Roundup

September's Mobile Movers: Tripledot president steps down, The Raine Group appoints new MD, Aghanim hires VP, and more

Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers

September 25, 2024

Kid Tech

SuperAwesome launches under-18-focused audience data and insights platform Awesome Intelligence

Platform aims to provide "safe and compliant" data on the behaviour of Gen Z and Alpha for brands and agencies

September 25, 2024

Shire Subscription

Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game is on its way to mobile for Netflix subscribers

Releasing in fellowship between Wētā Workshop and Take-Two subsidiary Private Division next year

September 25, 2024

Pgc Helsinki

Get development tips and publishing deal insights and Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

PGC Helsinki takes place next week on October 1st and 2nd

September 25, 2024

Funding News

EdVentures invests in Egyptian education and interactive games startup Saikoro

VC arm provides funding to eight Egyptian startups as it seeks to support country's education system

September 25, 2024

Wwise Tour

Win a free ticket to the PGC Helsinki Wwise Tour and learn from audio experts on Frostpunk 2, triple-A games, and more

Star speakers from 11 Bit Studios, Mainframe Industries and Audiokinetic will deliver insightful sessions for audio specialists at PGC on Wednesday, October 2nd

September 25, 2024

Industry Spotlight

Jobs in Games: Chickmania’s Jamil Alsakran on how to get a career in QA

In our Jobs in Games series, we highlight the talented team members currently working in the games industry

September 24, 2024

Pgc Helsinki Monetiser

Discover how to effectively monetise your games and maximise revenue at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

Unleash the full potential of cutting-edge ad formats, IAPs, and other ground-breaking monetisation developments in this specialised track.

September 24, 2024

Pgc Helsinki

Learn the state of play at the heart of the mobile games industry at PG Connects Helsinki

Discover Finland’s hottest industry trends and gain valuable insight into the latest facts and figures on October 1st

September 24, 2024

Top 50

Find out who's in the Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2024 next week

The big reveal will take place on October 2nd live at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

September 24, 2024

Ai Adventures

Duolingo to introduce AI-powered Adventures months after job cuts

Duolingo reveals Adventures and Video Call, new learning modes using AI technology

September 24, 2024

Next Hit?

After $1bn+ in player spending, hybridcasual specialist Habby soft-launches text-based idle RPG Capybara Go

Title has soft-launched in Australia, Canada, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

September 24, 2024

Top Grosser

Dungeon & Fighter: Mobile surpasses $800 million in four months

The beat ‘em up made almost $10 million in a single day this June

September 24, 2024

App Income

Unlocking the success of alternative app stores

Mintegral’s Jeff Sue explains why developers looking for supplementary revenue streams should be looking toward alternative app stores

September 24, 2024

Esports In Mena

Emirates Esports Federation and ITW Universe to launch new esports league

This new league will debut in March 2025 as part of an effort to transform competitive gaming in MENA

September 24, 2024

Sleepy Smartwatch

Pokémon Sleep sleepwalks to $120 million in time for smartwatch update

Apple Watch, Galaxy Watch, Fitbit and Google Pixel Watch are now compatible with the app

September 24, 2024

Lawsuit Triumph

Plaintiff drops game addiction lawsuits against industry giants

The lawsuits were filed against Epic, Activision Blizzard, Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games, Roblox, Microsoft, and Sony

September 24, 2024

Forward The Foundation

FunPlus doubles down on licensed IP as it soft-launches Foundation: Galactic Frontier and DC: Dark Legion

Soft launch coincides with release of DC: Dark Legion

September 23, 2024

Pre-seed Power

22 year old raises $3.7 million for Roblox tool platform Gamebeast

CEO Zander Brumbaugh is building his no-code tooling platform for game devs and the military

September 23, 2024

Brand Boost

Vivid Games secures $1.36 million strategic investor deal to grow Real Boxing brand

The Polish developer seeks to grow Real Boxing’s presence in Europe

September 23, 2024

New Game Launch

FIFA-licensed Matchday Champions launches globally in early access

The game will allow players to collect, craft, and manage their dream squads

September 23, 2024

Afk In Asia

AFK Journey surpasses $150 million with Asian market dominance

Chinese players contribute 22% of AFK Journey’s revenue despite being late to the starting line

September 23, 2024

Partnership Extension

Nitro Games expands Warframe mobile partnership with €5 million deal

The agreement expands the ongoing order between the two companies

September 23, 2024

Hot Five

Hot Five: Pokémon’s Palworld lawsuit, Playtika’s acquisition, and Ubisoft gets workers back to the office

Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz

September 21, 2024

Podcast | Episode 29

Playtika acquires SuperPlay, and the secret multi-billion dollar games platform WeChat Minigames | Week in Mobile Games podcast

The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 29...

September 20, 2024

Speaker Spotlight

Treasure Play CEO Alex Arias to discuss how AI-driven incentives can revolutionise UA at PGC Helsinki

We give Arias the quickfire Q&A treatment ahead of his big talk on player-powered UA at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

September 20, 2024

Week That Was

Playtika’s big acquisition of SuperPlay, EA’s all in on AI and Flappy Bird is back | Week in Views

The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories