Master The Meta
Master the Meta: How Epic Games’ acquisitions fuel its metaverse ambitions
The MTM team digs into Epic's purchases and how they'll power its digital worlds
Ninten-yay
Nintendo Switch games made up 51% of UK games sales in February
Switch hardware sales are up 81% so far this year
Lock And (re)load
Tomb Raider Reloaded unearths a soft launch
New action-arcade title set to launch in 2021
Playx4
Korean B2B gaming event PlayX4 to take place online on 10th - 14th May
Almost 300 games companies attended in 2019
Mobile Madness
Mobile was the top-earning games platform in 2020
The games industry is expected to have revenues of $189.3 billion this year
Live Reveal
Who will be the winners at tomorrow's Pocket Gamer Awards 2021?
The public has nominated and voted for its favourite mobile games. Join us for the live stream TOMORROW as we reveal which games take home the trophies
Hey Big Spender
US consumer spending hit $4.6 billion in February 2021
The Nintendo Switch continues to be the best-selling console
Proving Popular
Join Clash 3D continues to dominate the downloads charts
Zynga experienced its best ever month for installs
Most Read
Hot Five: Women in Games week, Supersonic hypercasual contest winners and Stillfront hires new SVP
The hottest articles from the last week
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Jobs Weekly: Former EA Mobile director joins Riot, Call of Duty: Mobile snaps up ex-Lionsgate coordinator and Stillfront appoints senior VP
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Network And Connect
Join us for an informal online get-together this April at the Games Industry Gathering during Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6
We might not be able to get together in the same place with friends new and old at the moment, but this might just be the next best thing
Excuse Me
PlaySide Studios is creating a Legally Blonde game
To be released on iOS and Android devices
Banned
TikTok gets the boot from Pakistan, again
Due to "obscene content"
Getting Competitive
Super League Gaming snaps up live streaming platform Mobcrush
"Super League and Mobcrush share a mission to empower passionate gamers and streamers"
Better Together
Silver Rain Games secures deal with Electronic Arts
"Together we will construct an exciting universe that unlocks the power of storytelling and the brilliance that brings"
Money Money Money
War Robots shoots through $500 million in lifetime revenue
It was first released in April 2014
Deal Or No Deal
Huuuge Game focusing on M&A with new job listing
Following its IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
New Venture
Sumo Group launches Secret Mode indie publishing arm
Head up by Sega vets James Schall and Derek Seklecki
Sponsored
Tenjin offers free 'Attribution Modeling' for all iOS 14.5 users
"From our perspective, at Tenjin, we never believed in the pricing based on attributed installs"
Shooting Hoops
GreenPark Sports opens new virtual space for NBA fans
"The metaverse for sports fans"
Red Carded
EA investigating allegations of staff selling FIFA UT cards
Posts on social media point claim to show employees selling cards for huge sums of money
Find Your Next Job
Find your next job at Games Jobs Live taking place alongside Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 this April
Sign up to the dedicated recruitment event and hear from top games industry companies who are advertising job vacancies
Safety First
Moloco receives TAG Global Brand Safety Certification
"Meeting the requirements to be TAG certified is the latest demonstration of Moloco's dedication to brand safety"
Top Dog
PUBG Mobile was the top-grossing game in February 2021
Followed by Honor of Kings and Genshin Impact
Gone Rogue
Rogue Games raises $2.5 million in Series A Funding
To grow its team and portfolio
Show Me The Money
Roblox hits $38 billion market cap at end of first day on stock exchange
"To all those who helped us get one step closer to fulfilling our vision of the Metaverse – thank you"
Money Bags
Skillz continues to grow having seen revenues of $230m in 2020
“Our first quarter as a publicly-traded company was our twentieth consecutive quarter of revenue growth"
Expert Speakers
Explore thought-provoking games industry topics with speakers from EA, Fingersoft, Crunchyroll, BoomBit and more at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6
Make money, build better studios and find inspiration, with the latest set of big-name industry speakers
Getting Competitive
Krafton backs Indian esports firm Nodwin Gaming with $22.4 million
"Krafton is excited to partner with Nodwin Gaming to help foster the promising esports ecosystem"
Ninten-no
Nintendo calls time on 3DS and 3DS XL repairs
New Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS models remain unaffected
Down Under
Epic takes fight with Google to Australia
The company is "seeking fair access and competition that will benefit consumers and developers"
Clear Intentions
Leaf Mobile submits letter of intent to acquire Truly Social Games
For a consideration of up to $29 million
Protect The Earth
Rovio teams up with Kahoot to educate players on climate change
The Angry Birds creator developed six quizzes for the platform
Money Money Money
Roblox Mobile smashes through $2.5 billion in lifetime revenue
Ahead of its direct listing on the NYSE
New Horizons
Former EA Mobile director, Forza exec and Destiny 2 project lead Carlos Sanchez joins Riot Games
Sanchez will act as senior director of game operations
Be Legendary
League of Legends: Wild Rift coming to the Americas later this month
It is already available in Asia and Europe
Who Run This
International Women's Day: Celebrating the women of Steel Media
From editorial to events, women are leading the way
On The Up
The file size of US App Store games has increased by 76% since 2016
Double Down and Fortnite experienced the most growth
Welcome To The Future
Introducing Beyond Games - a brand new conference focused on the future of games, transmedia, digital entertainment and the creative industries
Explore the frontiers where games meet music, film, sport, social media, culture, influencers, fashion, technology, lifestyle and loads more on May 10-14
That's Epic
Epic Games snaps up Capturing Reality
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Pitch Your Game
Pitch your hard-worked games at the Big Indie Pitch taking place this April at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6
Indie developers get ready! Showcase your game to our expert judges for expert feedback and the chance to win amazing prizes!
Getting Competitive
Esports to generate over $1 billion in 2021
China will be the most lucrative market
A.i. Month
Introducing A.I. in game development month on PocketGamer.biz
Articles and insight all about A.I. in game dev
Homecoming
Playrix is bringing Homescapes to AppGallery
Following the success of Gardenscapes
Top Dog
Google tops the publisher download charts for February 2021
Half of the entries were games publishers
Money Bags
Discord revenue nearly tripled during 2020
Platform boasts 140 million monthly active users
Welcome To The Family
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Marc Saña Forrellach as new game developer
He will work on free-to-play prototypes
Going Public
TinyBuild launches IPO on the London Stock Exchange
At a company valuation of £340.6 million
Job News
Andrew N. Green joins Stillfront Group as senior vice president
Green joins Swedish mobile games group from US venture firm Andreessen Horowitz
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: A first look at AppLovin
The long-awaited AppLovin IPO is finally seeing the light of day