Craig Chapple

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Craig Chapple

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About Craig Chapple is the head of content at PocketGamer.biz, leading the team's editorial direction and developing the conference agenda for our Pocket Gamer Connects conferences around the world. He has previously served as Senior Editor at PocketGamer.biz, as well as holding roles at Sensor Tower, Nintendo and Develop.

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Podcast | Episode 06

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GDC Roundup, EU calls out Apple, and lots of MENA news | Week in Mobile Games podcast

Podcast | Episode 05

GDC Roundup, EU calls out Apple, and lots of MENA news | Week in Mobile Games podcast

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Sensor Tower acquires data.ai, Epic Games Store is coming to mobile, and Apple's antitrust woes | Week in Mobile Games podcast

Podcast | Episode 04

Sensor Tower acquires data.ai, Epic Games Store is coming to mobile, and Apple's antitrust woes | Week in Mobile Games podcast

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5 takeaways from GDC 2024: The games industry reckons with key challenges, Godot competes with Unity, and AI was the big trend without the big announcements

5 takeaways from GDC 2024: The games industry reckons with key challenges, Godot competes with Unity, and AI was the big trend without the big announcements

Meanwhile, the big news came from outside the house, and UGC is no longer flying under the radar - but it's not sky high either

EU's DMA bites as it opens non-compliance investigations into Apple and Google

EU's DMA bites as it opens non-compliance investigations into Apple and Google

Meta, Google and Amazon also potentially in hot water as EC threatens big fines for rule breakers

"Brawl Stars was very much on the edge"

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Epic Games Store coming to mobile by end of 2024

Epic Games Store Mobile

Epic Games Store coming to mobile by end of 2024

New marketplace offers 88/12 revenue share, coming to iOS and Android

Turkish game studios don’t pay tax as government supports burgeoning industry

Turkish game studios don’t pay tax as government supports burgeoning industry

Games from Turkiye head of advisory board Tugbek Olek outlines Turkey's tax incentives to support its growing games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco

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Pgc San Francisco

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Mattel’s Mike DeLaet on their big push into games and why the focus is mobile

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Inside Supercell's new development structure and TikTok's potential US ban | Week in Mobile Games podcast

Podcast | Episode 03

Inside Supercell's new development structure and TikTok's potential US ban | Week in Mobile Games podcast

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Apple battles Epic Games, Fortnite and the DMA | Week in Mobile Games podcast

Podcast | Episode 02

Apple battles Epic Games, Fortnite and the DMA | Week in Mobile Games podcast

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Apple reinstates Epic Games’ App Store developer account as EU’s Digital Markets Act bites

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Deconstructing The Future

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Eric Kress and Michail Katkoff share their views on where the games industry is headed in 2024

EU slaps Apple with €1.8 billion fine for “abusing its dominant position” in music streaming space

Regulator Closes In

EU slaps Apple with €1.8 billion fine for “abusing its dominant position” in music streaming space

European Commission orders Apple to to remove the anti-steering provisions and refrain from repeating the infringement

Layoffs, Unity's troubles and EGDF anger | Week in Mobile Games podcast

Podcast | Episode 01

Layoffs, Unity's troubles and EGDF anger | Week in Mobile Games podcast

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EA lays off 5% of staff as it cuts licensing deals and closes offices

February 28, 2024

EA lays off 5% of staff as it cuts licensing deals and closes offices

Restructuring plan will cost publisher up to $165 million

Ex-Homa staff raise $1.5 million for UGC platform PlayMakers

February 27, 2024

Empowering Players

Ex-Homa staff raise $1.5 million for UGC platform PlayMakers

Start-up aims to make suite of tools available to any developers looking to add user-generated content to their games

Unity shares fall 18% despite revenue growth to $2.2 billion in 2023

February 26, 2024

Unity shares fall 18% despite revenue growth to $2.2 billion in 2023

Cost-cutting measures bite as company closes offices and pulls back from Professional Services and hardware units

February 21, 2024

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From losing a job to millions in revenue: How Clap Clap Games began

February 21, 2024

From losing a job to millions in revenue: How Clap Clap Games began

“Everything felt like it was going wrong" before “everything spiked”, says CEO

“The mobile games industry has become stuck in the mud”: Apple’s war for its 30% revenue share

February 13, 2024

Industry Insights

“The mobile games industry has become stuck in the mud”: Apple’s war for its 30% revenue share

Analysts, publishers and payment providers discuss Apple's recent App Store policy changes in the US and European Union

How Supercell is transforming for its next chapter

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How Supercell is transforming for its next chapter

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Sega Sammy's entertainment profits slide by 52.5% Y/Y despite Rovio sales boost

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Sega Sammy's entertainment profits slide by 52.5% Y/Y despite Rovio sales boost

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European Games Developer Federation

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Criticism Grows

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EGDF joins Xbox, Epic Games and Spotify in criticising new policies

Helsinki studio Order of Meta raises $3.3 million

January 30, 2024

Helsinki studio Order of Meta raises $3.3 million

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Spotify: Apple’s new EU rules are “extortion” and a “complete and total farce”

January 26, 2024

"don't Resist, Just Comply"

Spotify: Apple’s new EU rules are “extortion” and a “complete and total farce”

“The old tax was rendered unacceptable under the DMA, so they created a new one masquerading as compliance with the law”

Apple to the EU: Catch me if you can

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Apple to the EU: Catch me if you can

As Apple goes on the run, it challenges games publishers to gamble on their new, confusing terms and install fees

Apple rolls out Unity-like Runtime Fee for downloads as it seeks to outrun new EU regulations

January 26, 2024

Runtime Reloaded

Apple rolls out Unity-like Runtime Fee for downloads as it seeks to outrun new EU regulations

Apple lowers share to 17% in EU while adding a €0.50 download fee

London credit asset manager Fasanara acquires majority stake in Pollen VC

January 24, 2024

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Using debt is "by far the most efficient way to scale" versus venture money, says Pollen VC CEO Martin Macmillan

Why choosing the right co-founder is critical for your new startup's survival

January 22, 2024

Why choosing the right co-founder is critical for your new startup's survival

Trailmix's Carolin Krenzer, Tripledot's Akin Babayigit and Hiro Capital's Ian Livingstone startup life and leadership challenges

How Playdemic's founders are following up their $1 billion Golf Clash success with new studio ForthStar

January 22, 2024

Stars In Their Eyes

How Playdemic's founders are following up their $1 billion Golf Clash success with new studio ForthStar

CEO Paul Gouge tells PocketGamer.biz about the lessons learned from Playdemic and why ForthStar is embracing remote working and four day work weeks

Metaplay launches new Unity-based SDK to help mobile studios scale their games

January 22, 2024

Metaplay launches new Unity-based SDK to help mobile studios scale their games

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Playdemic founders raise $10m for new UK mobile studio ForthStar

January 22, 2024

Playdemic founders raise $10m for new UK mobile studio ForthStar

Paul Gouge and Alex Rigby head up the new Manchester studio following their $1 billion success with Golf Clash

Unity to lay off 1,800 staff as it continues company reset

January 8, 2024

Unity to lay off 1,800 staff as it continues company reset

Redundancies amount to a quarter of its workforce

Marvel Snap dev Second Dinner raises $100 million

January 8, 2024

Marvel Snap dev Second Dinner raises $100 million

Studio to invest in Marvel Snap live ops and new game development

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Recruitment Special

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Versus Evil shuts down and lays off all 13 staff

December 22, 2023

Versus Evil shuts down and lays off all 13 staff

News comes just weeks after GM announced departure

Tencent and NetEase lose $80 billion in market value as China cracks down on game monetisation tactics

December 22, 2023

Tencent and NetEase lose $80 billion in market value as China cracks down on game monetisation tactics

New rules prohibit daily login rewards, first-time purchase bonuses and rewards for repeat spend

Netflix has nearly 90 games in development as it touts cross-platform vision

December 13, 2023

Netflix Of Games

Netflix has nearly 90 games in development as it touts cross-platform vision

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Peak Games explores match-3 genre with new title Star Match

December 11, 2023

Peak Games explores match-3 genre with new title Star Match

Zynga-owned developer experiments further with match-3 mechanics

Crunch time for ByteDance's gaming ambitions

December 8, 2023

Dance The Blues

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Big tech pulls back from gaming again

Microsoft in discussions with potential partners over mobile app store for games

December 1, 2023

Microsoft Mobile

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Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer hints its launch may not be far off

State of the games industry: “I think the technical term for it is a clusterf**k”

November 29, 2023

State of the games industry: “I think the technical term for it is a clusterf**k”

Global Top Round Game Investment Landscape panel discusses the current state of the market and the challenges facing games companies