In The Zone
Zenless Zone Zero achieves record revenue during Version 1.4 as it surpasses $250m on mobile
The urban RPG hit a peak of $8.6 million in daily player spending on December 18th, 2024
Tencent Trouble
Tencent shares fall as US designates publisher a Chinese military company
134 companies were named in this year's listing
Pgc London
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Pgc London 2025
Learn lessons from launching Balatro at PGC London 2025
Playstack CEO Harvey Elliott gives the lowdown on launching one of the most successful games of 2024
Time Travel Team Up
Reverse: 1999 and Assassin’s Creed team up in crossover event
Latest Reverse: 1999 trailer teases a collaboration with Assassin’s Creed II and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Dynasty Discontinued
Dynasty Warriors M to end service 15 months after its launch
Koei Tecmo and Nexon’s hack-and-slash title has generated over $10 million since October 2023
Free Ebook
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Pgc San Francisco
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Developer Days
ByteBrew Developer Days in 2024: Mark your calendars for 2025
"Throughout 2024, ByteBrew’s Developer Days showcased the platform’s unwavering commitment to empowering independent studios."
Jobs News
Netflix VP of external games Leanne Loombe exits streaming firm
Executive leaves after three years as division goes through restructuring
M&a
DoubleU acquires Turkish studio Paxie Games for up to $67m
Social Casino firm picks up 60% stake for $27m
Festive Surprises
PG Connects Advent Calendar: A Daily Festive Treat
Celebrate the festive season with a special treat each day from Pocket Gamer Connects. Click through to find today's surprise…
New Offerings
Sega mulls games subscription service
“I want to make Sega really shiny again,” says Sega president Shuji Utsumi
M&a
Scopely acquires Perfect World's Chengfeng Studio in $34.5m deal
Monopoly Go developer expands into China
More To Come
Amazon renews Secret Level for season 2 after record-breaking debut
There's currently no information on which video game IPs will shape the next season
New Offerings
Netflix is allowing non-subscribers play Squid Game: Unleashed with new in-game rewards
Rewards consist of cash and wild tokens for binge-watching the second season of Squid Game
Pulling The Plug
EA Sports UFC Mobile 2 set to shut down in 2025
Players can play all currently available game modes in the game until March 13th
Company Rebrand
Aptoide rebrands Catappult to Aptoide Connect
The service is designed to help developers reach multiple global stores
New Game Launch
Once Human Mobile set to launch in April 2025
Title is set to go cross-platform with a console release also in the works
Dtc Trends
Aghanim launches Instant Payouts for mobile game developers
The fintech company has rolled out fast payments for its DTC services in select territories
State Of Australia
Australian games industry generates $212 million in 2024 amid challenges
More than 90% of the revenue generated comes from overseas sources
Travel To London
Five reasons to travel to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2025
The global games industry gathers once again in London and here’s why you shouldn’t miss out.
Government Pressure
Tencent directors resign from Epic Games board over US Justice Department concerns
No company or individual has admitted liability in the investigation
M&a
Nazara subsidiary Nodwin acquires 93% stake in AFK gaming for $900,000
The acquisition makes AFK Gaming a fully-owned subsidiary of Nodwin Gaming
Business News
Stillfront Group secures $227m credit facility to extend financial flexibility
This will replace the group's $340m facility that was established in 2020
Funding Round
Ray Browser raises $6.5m to boost web-based gaming
The funds will be used to develop the platform, expand its team and cultivate industry partnerships
Big Screen Gaming Summit
Big Screen Gaming Summit coming to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2025
An essential event for developers, publishers, and industry professionals to kick off 2025 by exploring the future of games
2024 Yearly Review
Pocket Gamer Connects 2024 Celebrating a decade of uniting the games industry
Pocket Gamer Connects 2024 Wrapped looking back on a year in the games industry through the Pocket Gamer Connects perspective
Studio Closure
Vancouver studio Hothead Games closes
Canadian developer forced into bankruptcy after mobile and console publishing deals fell through
Pgc London
PG Connects London 2025: Meet our latest confirmed speakers from Supercell, Playstack, UKIE and more!
Supercell, Yogscast, Playstack, UKIE, Unity… Just some of the 280 experts bringing you 56 hours of content across 31 tracks on January 20th to 21st
Investment News
Sony becomes Kadokawa's largest Shareholder with $318m investment
Future partnerships will focus on joint investments, discovering new creators, and promoting media mixes of their IP
Funding For Games
Moon Beast Productions raises $4.5m to ‘revolutionise’ action RPGs
The studio plans to unveil more details about the project in early 2025
New Partnerships
NEOM Media partners with Kwalee, Sandsoft, Tamatem and others to launch games publishing network
This is part of its Level Up accelerator program to bolster the gaming ecosystem in Saudi Arabia
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Funding For Games
Vgames raises $142m for third fund to back global game studios
The fund has invested in companies like InnPlay Labs, SuperPlay, 1047 Games, and Candivore
Funding News
Databricks raises $10bn to bring company valuation to $62bn
The funds will go towards acquisitions, expansions and developing new AI products
Milestone
Fingersoft’s Hill Climb Racing series hits 2.5 billion downloads
The company said that the franchise attracts over 50 million players monthly
Levelplay X Bigo Ads: Win-win
BIGO Ads Integrates with Unity LevelPlay: Boosting Revenue for Mobile Game Developers
Global Demand Meets Massive Traffic: A Win-Win for Developers and Advertisers
App Store Trends
Apple reveals most downloaded games and apps on the App Store for 2024
Monopoly Go, Roblox, Squad Busters and more amongst most played games on iPhone
Funding For Games
Turkish developer Agave Games gets $18m funding
The Find the Cat studio will use the funding to continue development on existing titles and expand its team
Career Zone
Joint venture between PG Connects and Games Factory Talents returns to create career opportunities in London
Connecting talent with opportunity in the industry - the Career Zone returns to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2025
Age Rating
Balatro rated 18+ by PEGI as developer critiques rating system
LocalThunk compares 18+ rating to EA Sports FC’s age three rating
New Offerings
Pokémon GO partners with McDonald's US to add PokéStops and Gyms at 13,500 locations
The events will run from December through to March 2025
New Partnerships
Kiddopia teams up with Moonbug to bring Little Angel characters to learning platform
The first set of Little Angel-themed games will launch in 2025
Investment News
Aonic receives €152 million investment to fuel M&A
Games group includes nDreams, TutoToons, Red Games, Exmox, Gravite and more
Podcast | Episode 40
Games industry trends 2024 review | 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 40...
Sponsor Shoutout
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New Partnerships
WHO teams up with Goodville to launch new virtual health assistant ‘Sarah'
Players can interact with Sarah through an in-game chat
Tiktok Ban
US court rejects TikTok's bid to halt pending ban
ByteDance must divest TikTok by January 19th, 2025 or face a ban