April 30, 2025 Sponsored How GeeMee reshapes mobile app Monetisation with AI technology The evolution of app revenue generation
April 30, 2025 New Partnerships Stillfront’s Dorado Games and Bytro Labs join forces to launch the Supremacy Franchise Both companies have now formed Twin Harbour Interactive
April 30, 2025 Layoff News EA layoffs hit hundreds in company wide restructuring Around 100 staff were let go at Respawn and 200-300 more company wide
April 30, 2025 Why Barcelona Seven reasons why Barcelona is a rising star in the games industry Barcelona has become a key hub for global leaders and indie studios in the games industry. With Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2025 on the horizon, we’ve highlighted seven reasons why the city is a rising star.
April 29, 2025 Podcast | Episode 51 Regulators poke the Apple and Google monopoly bear | 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 what's inside this week's episode 51...
April 29, 2025 Winners Revealed Unity for Humanity Grant 2025 winners revealed Winners will receive a share of Unity’s increased $600,000 Charitable Grant
April 29, 2025 Studio Seizure Russia seizes Lesta Studios over Wargaming’s support of Ukraine Wargaming pulled out of Russia and Belarus in 2022 and sold all of its local assets to Lesta Studio
April 29, 2025 Regulations New South Korean law mandates foreign game companies to appoint domestic representatives Firms with ₩1 trillion in sales or 100,000 users must comply
April 29, 2025 Expansions Animoca Brands opens first Middle East office in Dubai Omar Elassar will lead the new hub as managing director and head of global strategic partnerships
April 29, 2025 New Offerings Appcharge launches Live Store Sync for real-time monetisation updates “Instead of five minutes, it takes five seconds to update your store," said Appcharge CTO Amit Porat
April 29, 2025 Lawsuit Update: Roblox and Discord hit with lawsuit over alleged sexual exploitation of minor Despite being aware of safety tools on Roblox, the plaintiff's parents believed these measures were insufficient
April 29, 2025 Earnings Report Krafton reports record Q1 2025 revenue of $608 million Inzoi is now the fastest-selling title in the company’s history
April 29, 2025 Ready To Race $2.5bn maker Uma Musume: Pretty Derby opens pre-registrations, cantering towards English release June 26th Cygames’ Japanese horse girl hit is changing lanes with an English localisation launching this summer
April 29, 2025 Resident Record Resident Evil 4 remake surpasses 10m unit sales, but mobile may represent less than 1% The milestone was reached by the end of 2024, though only now confirmed by Capcom
April 29, 2025 Network Away Discover your next connection at the Dubai GameExpo Summit 2025 Discover which companies you may meet, from talented indie developers to major brands, at the global games industry event on May 7-8.
April 29, 2025 Pgc Barcelona Publishers: you can't afford to miss PG Connects Barcelona Meet new talent and discover their latest work this June 3rd and 4th
April 29, 2025 Game Jam Thatgamecompany and Coreblazer partner for online game jam A cash prize of $4000 will be offered to the best overall winner
April 28, 2025 Big Plans Ahead Blizzard selects Nexon for Overwatch Mobile distributions and a new Starcraft game NCSoft and Netmarble also participated actively in the bidding process
April 28, 2025 Multiplayer Mode Infinity Nikki introducing multiplayer mode in major update tomorrow The Version 1.5 update Bubble Season will add two-player online co-op
April 28, 2025 Job News Jetapult recruits AI experts Oz Silahtar and Dr. Arjun Jain to boost development efficiency The company's GamePac AI suite is designed to allow studios to integrate AI into their daily workflows
April 28, 2025 Investment News True Gamers secures $5m to expand across MENA and Europe The company previously landed $45m investment to build esports facilities in the KSA
April 28, 2025 Downloading Dragons Puzzle & Dragons 0 opens pre-registrations ahead of late May release The latest entry will join a series with over 90 million downloads to date
April 28, 2025 Monster Milestone Monster Strike surpasses $11bn in 11 years with Japanese dominance Mixi’s flagship has surpassed $1bn in annual player spending five times, twice since Western shutdown
April 28, 2025 Job News NetEase global investments head Simon Zhu steps down after 12 years VP of corporate development Ken Li will take over the role
April 25, 2025 Games Incubator Krafton’s Gaming Incubator taps six Indian startups for second cohort Developers will receive financial support ranging from $50,000 to $150,000
April 25, 2025 Cloud Gaming In Mena The Game Company launches AI-Powered cloud gaming platform Launch comes after it raised $10m in funding earlier this year
April 25, 2025 Layoff News Meta cuts jobs at Reality Labs Number of employees affected was not revealed but Meta confirmed the cuts impacted teams working on Quest products
April 25, 2025 New Office Savvy Games Group opens first permanent HQ in Riyadh New HQ now houses both Steer Studios and Mirai, bringing them under one roof
April 24, 2025 Resilient Growth Flexion grows revenue 9% in 2024 by doubling down on alternative app stores “We’ve already moved beyond the era when Google and Apple controlled everything,” said Flexion CEO Jens Lauritzson
April 24, 2025 New Office Steer Studios moves into new Riyadh office to support growth The company said its new HQ provides more space to constantly expand its team
April 24, 2025 Investment News Hogo Games secures funding at $5m valuation Funds will go towards developing new projects and growing existing titles on mobile and PC
April 24, 2025 Gameexpo Summit Dubai GameExpo Summit 2025 full conference schedule revealed! Introducing: The Investment Summit; plus everything from AI to web3 this May 7th and 8th
April 24, 2025 Making A Difference American Cancer Society partners with Besitos to fight cancer through mobile games Rewards earned for mobile games via KashKick will trigger matching donations to the ACS
April 24, 2025 Pgc Jordan Investor AMA: "When it comes to platforms, we think that mobile is the way to go" Speakers from Merak Capital, Tamatem and Walking Squid Advisory offered funding tips at PGC Jordan 2024
April 24, 2025 New Partnerships Reach Labs and B3 partner to power user discovery in open games ecosystem The platform will harness social network effects and financial incentives
April 24, 2025 Regulations Dutch ad regulator rules against My.Games over in-game purchase disclosures The complaint raised several issues with the game, including failure to display loot box probabilities
April 24, 2025 Might And Magic Ubisoft’s Might and Magic Fates TCG to be powered by web3 platform Immutable Trading cards will only be available in "eligible regions", indicating NFT elements
April 24, 2025 Industry Outlook Games M&A soars in Q1 2025 with $4.4bn in deals Led by Scopely’s $3.5bn acquisition of Niantic's games division
April 24, 2025 Rewarded Ua Gamelight named as a top ROI-driving UA channel in Singular’s ROI Index 2025 Gamelight is among the best-performing platforms in terms of return on investment, scale, and campaign efficiency
April 23, 2025 Funding For Games Blue Ocean Games launches $30m fund to support indie game developers Funding is tied to objective market-validation milestones
April 23, 2025 Apple Fined EU slaps Apple with $570m fine for violating Digital Markets Act Tech giant must comply with the Commission's decisions within 60 days or face periodic penalty payments
April 23, 2025 Robux Regions Roblox introduces regional pricing The pricing model will be updated periodically to keep in line with market conditions
April 23, 2025 Layoff News Report: Intel to cut 20% of its workforce in new restructuring move The layoffs are a key part of Tan’s efforts to turn around Intel after years of setbacks and leadership missteps
April 23, 2025 Job Cuts Devolver Digital cuts 40% of staff at Reigns developer Nerial The layoffs were due to “issues” with some of the company's recent releases
April 23, 2025 Mobile Majority 80% of Roblox users are on mobile, contributing 46% of Robux revenue iOS owners contributed 30% of 2024’s Robux revenue, compared to 16% generated via Google Play
April 23, 2025 Investment News Rise of Fearless launches with $700,000 funding goal to empower African gamers Funding will go towards improving gameplay and expanding into the web3 ecosystem
April 23, 2025 Mena Games Awards 2025 MENA Games Industry Awards 2025 finalists revealed Winners to be announced on Thursday, May 8th, as part of the Dubai GameExpo Summit 2025
April 22, 2025 Guilty Google Google found guilty of illegal ad tech monopolies But the tech giant plans to appeal
April 22, 2025 Pgc Barcelona Early Bird prices for Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona end this week! Save up to €185 (£160) if you book before midnight this Thursday, April 24th