Speaker Spotlight
SuperScale CEO Ivan Trancik on finding profit beyond mobile UA's biggest networks
Trancik will take to the stage at PG Connects Nordics to discuss mobile UA consolidation
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Deal Delivered
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s $111bn merger officially closes today
David Ellison will lead as chairman and CEO
Strategic Move
FIRY sells Exit Games stake for $55m in cash
FIRY’s stake represented around 10.5% of Exit Games
Mobile Marvel
Marvel's Project COMET trailer appears to have leaked
Rumours suggest Scopely is developing this unconfirmed title
Game Closure
The New Denpa Men to end service in December
Unused paid in-game currency will be refunded after the service ends
Funding For Games
South Australia launches $1m Digital Games Fund
The fund offers grants of up to $150,000 for game production
Strategic Move
Softgames outlines acquisition strategy for instant and mobile games
The company wants to become the go-to home for instant game experiences
Pgc London
Save up to £335 on PG Connects London 2027 before Super Early Bird ends this week
Tickets are on sale now from just £115 – but only until end of Thursday, October 8th
Google Trial
Google faces £1bn Play Store commission trial in the UK
The claim represents around 20m UK consumers and businesses
Studio Closure
Nerial enters hibernation mode after 13 years and 11 games
Nerial’s remaining employees will now seek new opportunities
New Offerings
Unity brings official plugin to Grok Build in new partnership
The plugin gives Grok Build the same 30-plus Unity skills available to Claude Code and Codex
Fan Backlash
Love and Deepspace faces fresh fan backlash over latest campaign
The game's latest social campaign has drawn concern over its fictional drink recipes
Pgc Nordics
Elena Lobova of Burny Games confirmed for PGC Nordics
The head of strategic partnerships will explore how studios decide when to walk away from a game
Pgc Nordics
PGC Nordics: The full 17-track conference schedule is live!
Featuring over 150 expert speakers from Rovio, Embark Studios, Colossal Order, Remedy Entertainment and many more
Podcast | Episode 105
AI's insane PR machine, Zynga's failed $400m Supercell deal and EU regulation | 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 105...
Accessibility
SpecialEffect’s One Special Day mobile promotion goes live
Players can support the charity through selected mobile games and DLC
Pgc Summit Montreal
5 seminar highlights for next month’s PG Connects Summit Montréal 2026
Get the latest insights on LiveOps, founding a studio, user acquisition and writing for established IP
Predicting Performance
Leus launches Cohort Purchasing platform for mobile games
Company aims to predict cohort performance for up to 52 weeks to offer UA financing
Legal Dispute
AppLovin takes legal action against Unity over Ad Quality SDK
AppLovin is seeking restrictions on Unity’s collection and use of advertising data
Playable Ads As A Service
Layer launches AI Playable ad generator to tackle production bottlenecks for mobile game studios
Layer commits to a world where no game launches without a playable ever again
Payment Power
NetEase Games Club partners with EBANX projecting $8.4bn in LATAM revenue this year
Payment methods introduced through the partnership will include Pix, SPEI, PagoEfectivo and Mercado Pago
Studio Structure
Ubisoft brings Creative House 2 together under Massive Entertainment
Teams across four locations will now operate under the shared identity
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Regulation
Europe's CPC targets King, Supercell, Mojang and others over virtual currencies
The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network has called for top publishers to bring their commercial practices in line regarding virtual currencies
Milestone
My.Games’ Hunting Rivals surpasses $3m revenue and 3m installs
Hunting Rivals has also reached 1m monthly active users
Market Growth
Global game content revenue to reach $229.1bn by 2030
Asia-Pacific is expected to remain the largest gaming market
Pgc Nordics
Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics partners with Nordic Game
Uniting Sweden and Helsinki across the Baltic Sea
Service Shutdown
Mario Kart Tour shuts down after seven years on mobile
The game became unplayable when its servers went offline on September 29th
Funding News
General Intuition raises $220m at $6.2bn valuation
The company says its models are trained on billions of action-labelled videos
Pgc Jordan
The eight unmissable seminar tracks at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan this November 7th and 8th
From AI and global trends to development tips and tools, with insights from the best game makers
Missed Opportunity
Mark Pincus reveals Zynga nearly acquired Supercell for $400m in 2012
The Zynga founder said he had a handshake deal to acquire the Finnish developer before his board rejected the deal
Pgc Nordics
Learn about the world-building of Remedy’s Control Resonant at PGC Nordics
Remedy Entertainment head of environment art Miro Vesterinen will host a session on the newly release game at the big show on October 20th and 21st
Game Preservation
National Videogame Museum launches UK-wide game preservation survey
The survey is open to developers, publishers, studios, former industry professionals and collectors
Company Financing
Embracer secures $200m revolving credit facility
The facility has a two-year tenor with an option to extend for two additional years
Coming Soon
Monster Hunter Outlanders set for October 29th release date
A mainland China version is set to launch from 2027 onwards
Ending Online Services
Minion Rush to end online services in January 2027
A farewell event will run from October 1st to October 28th
Catalogue Changes
Wooga’s Ghost Detective is leaving Netflix after three years
The game originally came to Netflix in 2023
Game Closure
Pokémon Masters EX to end service in Türkiye in December
Players will no longer be able to play after the service ends
Pgc London
Fantastic fringe events at January's Pocket Gamer Connects London
Curated networking for developers, publishers and investors, Big Indie Pitches and a party to remember
Acqusitions
Trophy Games acquires Playrion from Paradox
The acquisition will be funded entirely from Trophy Games’ existing cash reserves
Settlement Reached
King signs collective agreement after workers threaten strike
The agreement enters into force on April 1st 2027
New Offerings
Minecraft World to open in UK with world-first hotel and rollercoaster
Minecraft World is a £50m ($66m) project
Sponsored
Strengthening the sell-side voice in agentic advertising: TeqBlaze joins AgenticAdvertising.org
TeqBlaze has joined AgenticAdvertising.org, formalising work the company has been doing on the Ad Context Protocol
Youtube Playables
YouTube Playables expands to more than 50 markets including the EU and Nordics
Playables are interactive games and experiences playable through YouTube apps and its website
New Offerings
Meta unveils Horizon Create and Studio for AI-powered game creation
Published games can be distributed across Facebook, Instagram and Horizon
Pgc Nordics
Save up to €145 on PGC Nordics before Mid Term prices end!
Essential conference set to bring 800 of the world's leading games companies together on October 20–21
Investment News
Kingnet invests $298m to join consortium behind $684m Wemade deal
The consortium is preparing to acquire a 40.25% stake in Wemade
New Offerings
Qualcomm unveils two flagship Snapdragon chips for mobile and AI gaming
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is the company’s most powerful mobile platform
Legal Proceedings
Roblox loses bid to halt Los Angeles County child safety lawsuit
The county alleges Roblox failed to adequately protect children from sexual exploitation