October 27, 2023

Podcast

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

October 26, 2023

The Place To Be

10 reasons you won’t want to miss our biggest show yet – Pocket Gamer Connects London!

Join us at the biggest event in PG Connects history this January 22nd to 23rd in London! Buy your ticket today and save up to £470

October 26, 2023

Ai Advancement

Harmony Games raises $3M in seed round to build an AI puzzle game

The seed round was led by Griffin Gaming Partners

October 26, 2023

Layoffs

Embracer Group subsidiary Digic lays off 10% of its workforce

The company specialises in 3D and CGI animations and game trailers

October 26, 2023

Aplha Agents

Richard Garfield’s auto battler Chaos Agents enters pre-alpha testing

The game was shown off on-stream ahead of the pre-alpha’s launch

October 26, 2023

Acquiblizz

Microsoft's Xbox boss Phil Spencer sticks to Call of Duty non exclusivity promise

"We have no goal of somehow trying to use Call of Duty to get you to buy an Xbox console."

October 26, 2023

Job News

Kwalee appoints Firebrand’s Mark Greenshields to VP of Bangalore studio

Mark Greenshields’ cross-platform experience is expected to be of great benefit to Kwalee

October 25, 2023

Intriguing Invitation

Supercell launches eagerly awaited new game mo.co in the US

The Finnish studio has rolled out invites to US gamers to try out its latest game

October 25, 2023

Mobile Manoeuvre

The next Dynasty Warriors game is on mobile, and it’s soft-launching today

Dynasty Warriors M is in essence a mobile port of 2018’s Dynasty Warriors 9

October 25, 2023

Kingdom Come

Square Enix drops Kingdom Hearts Missing Link tease after nine-month silence

The fan-favourite mobile spin could prove to be Square’s missing link after multiple middling releases

October 25, 2023

Vc Funding

The games industry drew $454 million in VC funding in the third quarter of 2023

The figure represents a 9% decline from the previous quarter

October 25, 2023

French Findings

French foresight: Only 3% of France’s games were hypercasual last year

The SNJV’s survey reflects upon 2022’s state of play in France

October 25, 2023

Job News

Digital Extremes CEO James Schmalz steps down from his position

Creative director Steve Sinclair will replace Schmalz in his role

October 24, 2023

Sales Success

Bilibili passes 300m monthly users as Dead Cells hits five million Chinese sales

Five million paid installs in two years, with a big boost this August

October 24, 2023

Roblox Reduction

Roblox China faces layoffs as the company undergoes "evaluation"

It's safe to say that the launch of the Chinese version of Roblox, LuoBuLesi, didn’t quite go to plan

October 24, 2023

Bowing Out

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light reaching "service completion" after a decade

AKA Square Enix has another mobile game on the chopping block… But at least this one has stood the distance

October 24, 2023

Fallout Series

Fallout TV series gets April 2024 release date

The adaptation of the hit franchise is just the latest sign that Hollywood is turning to games

October 24, 2023

Strategic Streaming

Netflix plans to win "The Big Prize" of gaming

Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos, and VP of finance Spencer Wang revealed the future of gaming on the platform

October 24, 2023

Uk Gaming Scene

Ukie's new manifesto demands an increase in government funding for video games

They claim that the UK’s lack of investment sees it lose out on an estimated £133 million per year

October 23, 2023

Invest To Win

AppQuantum’s Core is the King will invest up to $1M in selected hybridcasual mobile devs

Core is the King is their new programme to support developers making hybridcasual games

October 23, 2023

Cross-platform Royale

Supercell takes Clash of Clans and Clash Royale cross-platform with PC releases today

Two of mobile’s biggest billion-dollar blockbusters can now be played across devices

October 23, 2023

Walking Whereabouts

Monster Hunter Now set to "surpass" Pokémon Go as geolocation games get moving in Japan

Sensor Tower’s latest report reveals location-based games’ performance in Japan

October 23, 2023

Zynga Trial

Zynga emerges triumphant in patent trial

The trial concerned allegations of patent infringement levied by gambling technology company IGT

October 23, 2023

Trends

Chinese gaming trends revealed as 52% of the population play games

Trends, censorship, approvals, mixed genre games and more come under the microscope

October 20, 2023

Running Out Of Steam

Redundancies at Zombies, Run! and Marvel Move developer Six to Start

The redundancies include the departure of CEO Adrian Hon alongside key staff members

October 20, 2023

Middle East Movers

PUBG Mobile may still dominates in the Middle East but local favourites are making big money

The latest Middle Eastern rankings for downloads and revenue feature strong performance from familiar favourites alongside surprise new entries

October 20, 2023

Games Growth

2022 was a record year for the Swedish games industry

Despite post pandemic concerns new figures show an industry in rude health with a fight for talent being the only restraint on further growth

October 20, 2023

Cross-platform

Homa releases six mobile games on Nintendo Switch and offers the tech for devs to do likewise

Homa’s development and publishing platform makes it easy to get games out into multiple markets.

October 20, 2023

Top Charts

Dream Games’ Royal Match is top for consumer spend but Monopoly Go sees the biggest increase

Q3 2023 numbers reveal that Scopely’s take on the classic board game has seen a big boost, but Royal Match still reigns supreme

October 19, 2023

Financials

MAG Interactive interim report sees sales slide by 11% quarter-on-quarter

Dips in key metrics are consistent with a turbulent year across the industry

October 19, 2023

Loads Of Layoffs

Up to 14,000 new redundancies at Nokia as sales fall 20%

By the end of 2026, an estimated 9,000 to 14,000 jobs will be axed

October 19, 2023

Acquisitions

Azur Games to acquire portfolio of US hypercasual game publisher Tastypill

The publisher’s portfolio boasts more than 1 billion downloads

October 19, 2023

Dirty Deals?

Apple sacks App Store staff in China over potential deals with game developers

Free meals, nightclub outings and more were offered to iOS app store staff

October 19, 2023

Monster Milestone

Monster Hunter Now wins big with 10 million downloads in 35 days

Niantic’s latest success: Here's the story so far…

October 19, 2023

Halloween Hunting

Monster Hunter Now’s first seasonal event embraces Halloween

Niantic’s latest will celebrate its first seasonal event six weeks on from launch

October 18, 2023

Alternative App Stores

Fortnite comes to the Oppo App Market alternative app store in Southeast Asia

The legal battle between Epic and Apple have heightened visibility of Apple’s scrupulous fees on their platform

October 18, 2023

Creator Support

PUBG Mobile to introduce $100 million creator fund for “Wonder Creators Network”

PUBG Studios have already invested $200,000 over the past two years

October 18, 2023

Streaming

Netflix expands television game streaming beta to the United States

The initial beta took place in Canada and the United Kingdom

October 18, 2023

Joys Of Japan

Japan’s mobile playerbase spends above and beyond on new mobile games

Diandian’s report shows how much Japanese players are willing to spend on the hottest new games

October 18, 2023

Loot Box Laws

South Korea to mandate 'probability displays' and investigate blockchain games on Apple and Google stores

Probability displays for card games will function similarly to the incumbent reveals of gacha and loot box odds

October 18, 2023

Loads Of Layoffs

Social storyteller and RPG developer Thought Pennies joins layoffs trend

Art director, producer, and design director each appear to have parted ways with the studio

October 18, 2023

Pgc San Francisco

Europe’s number one mobile gaming conference is coming to San Francisco in 2024!

Pocket Gamer Connects, the leading global mobile games industry conference series, is coming to San Francisco in March ahead of GDC.

October 18, 2023

Collaborations

YouTube celebrity MrBeast teams with Scopely’s Stumble Guys for new collaboration

The creator previously worked with Scopely on bringing exclusive levels and cosmetics to the game

October 18, 2023

Alternative App Stores

PUBG maker Krafton invests $14.8 million in alternate app store One Store

The South Korean store aims to expand in the West and take on big tech

October 18, 2023

Where To Work

Metaverse company Roblox wants employees back in the office

Despite pioneering the virtual space, Roblox believes in-person is better for innovation and creativity

October 18, 2023

Netflix Games

Squid Game, Wednesday, Black Mirror, and more could become mobile games

Netflix is working hard to increase its gaming portfolio, with games based on some of its top series’ in the works

October 17, 2023

Mobile Milestones

As Bethesda veteran Pete Hines makes exit after 24 years, enjoy a brief history of Bethesda on mobile

Hines tenure saw many of Bethesda’s efforts to break into mobile

October 17, 2023

Data

South-east Asian mobile gaming market to exceed $7 billion in revenue by 2027

Mobile games remain the dominant part revenue in the region

October 17, 2023

Payments

Supercell to partner with Carry1st for in-game purchase support in Africa

The Finnish developer’s games will soon support seamless payment in the emerging market

October 17, 2023

Spending And Selling

Epic Games delivers another 120 "fucked up" layoffs with Bandcamp sale

After 800 layoffs last month, Epic offloading Bandcamp has only led to further redundancies