New Games
New release roundup: Unhinged, CookieRun: Classic, Creatures of the Deep+, and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
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About Aaron is the News Editor at PG.biz and has an honours degree in Creative Writing.
Having spent far too many hours playing Pokémon, he's now on a quest to be the very best like no one ever was...at putting words in the right order.
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Collaborations Roundup
July's Collabs Corner: Monopoly Go meets The Simpsons, Brawl Stars partners with Adidas, and more
The latest crossovers in mobile games, all in one place
Big Backlash
Love and Deepspace's Valko romance cancelled following backlash
New romanceable werewolf Valko was planned to launch with version 6.0, but controversy has changed Infold’s plans
Pikmin Pollenation
Pikmin Bloom skyrockets to record revenue as Taiwanese spending surges 902%
The walking game has made $35.7 million in H1 2026, 94% of its total 2025 earnings
Candy Crush Cabs
Candy Crush gives football fans a free ride in designated "Candy Cabs"
Football fans can get a free taxi in New York City today, provided they complete a level of Candy Crush
Revenue Racer
Zynga’s CSR 2 celebrates 10th anniversary with 530m cars collected
AppMagic estimates suggest $859.3m has been generated in lifetime player spending
Angry Birds Arriving
The Angry Birds Movie 3 gets full reveal with family dynamic
Protagonist Red’s next mission is saving the world while surviving fatherhood
Anniversary Arrival
Umamusume: Pretty Derby races to $100m on mobile in one year overseas
Cygames’ racing game has found its biggest international market in the US
Development Details
Former Goddess of Victory: Nikke devs form Control9 with new game on the way
Miresi: Invisible Future is a time travel RPG being developed for PC and mobile
Hot Five
Hot Five: Pokémon Champions’ $3.5m first week, Kabam to consolidate Los Angeles office, and D2C revenue reportedly reaches $17bn
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
New Games
New release roundup: King of Delivery 2, Daily Match, WWE Generations: Eras Collide, and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Early Earnings
Pokémon Champions makes $3.5m in first week on mobile
Apple users account for $2.6m or 75% of total mobile spend thus far
Chatty Companion
25m messages and 6.5m groups: Monopoly Go Chat "exceeding even our high expectations"
Monopoly Go now has a companion messaging app, supporting engagement and retention
Web Games
Report: 53% plan to port mobile games to browser in next 12 months
The 2026 State of Web Gaming report surveyed 400 game developers and 2,000 web gamers
Anima Arriving
HoYoverse’s new game Honkai: Nexus Anima gets closed beta test in July
The Evolution Test will begin on July 9th for iOS, Android and PC
Early Everness
Neverness to Everness steers towards $50m in two months on mobile
The gacha RPG released in China on April 23rd with a worldwide rollout soon after
Fortnite Flurry
Fortnite surpasses 1m daily App Store installs for first time ever after global comeback
During Fortnite’s first month back, the game generated 11.5m downloads on the App Store
Hot Five
Hot Five: EA Advertising, Roblox Kids accounts, and six months of Where Winds Meet on mobile
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
New Games
New release roundup: Pokémon Champions, and Roger, Barbie Horse Ride and Rescue, and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Trending Trainers
Pokémon Champions tops iPhone App Store installs in 13 countries on launch day
The new Pokémon battler released on mobile on June 17th, two months after Switch launch
Making Money
Unreal Engine for Fortnite creator payouts surpass $1bn
Creators can monetise through engagement payouts and in-island transactions
Rising Revenue
Dream Games and Peak Games responsible for over 80% of Türkiye’s games revenue
AppMagic’s report Türkiye's Mobile Gaming Landscape 2026 finds puzzlers account for almost 97% of Turkish developers' revenue
Chat Of Clans
Global Chat returns to Clash of Clans amid partnership with World Cup winners
Previous World Cup winners Thierry Henry, Kaká and Bastian Schweinsteiger have teamed up with Supercell this football season
Luna Layoffs
Luna Abyss’ entire Kwalee Labs dev team has been laid off
The team was laid off just 26 days after launching the new game
Bringing The Battle
Pokémon Champions launches on mobile today
A new season begins in the free-to-play competitive battler
Pgc Barcelona
Five extraordinary women in games celebrated at The Aurora - Barcelona Edition
Dimoso CEO Jacki Vause hosted the awards at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona
Data And Drones
Report: Niantic Spatial says Pokémon Go data isn't training military drones, but player scans helped build AI models
Pokémon Go’s terms of service permit Niantic to use AR content in perpetuity
Broadening The Board
TIGA appoints nine new members to board of directors
The move follows shortly after Elaine Green taking up the position of TIGA’s new chair
Raking In Revenue
Where Winds Meet makes $22.1m on mobile in six months outside China
China has continued to lead spending with its pre-established audience, contributing $72.1m since December 12th
Hot Five
Hot Five: Record D2C sales, WWDC26 takeaways, and Two Desperados secures $20m
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
New Games
New release roundup: Inazuma Eleven: Cross, Kickabout Table Football, Scriver: A Word Game, and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
All Stars
Candy Crush All Stars crowns 2026 champion: 10 contenders, hardcore levels and $1m on the line
PocketGamer.biz attends the 2026 Live Final in London for a taste of the competition
Monetisation Matters
Monetisation models and the risks of retrofitting
Pixel Federation lead game system designer Martin Gajarsky advises developers to plan monetisation models early in development rather than a "messier" retrofitting approach
A Series Among Us
Among Us TV show is out now on Paramount+
Over the years, the brand has expanded from mobile to PC, to consoles and now into a show
New Games
New release roundup: Game of Thrones: Dragonfire, Skeletor: Until Next Time and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Pgc Barcelona
The publishing playbook: Pitching tips from both sides of the table
Ahead of her talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2026, Burny Games’ Elena Lobova explores the value of research and clarity when teaming up with a publisher
Champions Incoming
Pokémon Champions’ mobile release slated for June 17th
The battling title previously launched on Nintendo hardware in April
Pokemon Partnership
LEGO stores to partner with Pokémon Go this summer, with exclusive rewards and LEGO Smart Play sets ahead
Participating stores will span the US, UK, Germany, France, Poland and Australia
Restoring Streaks
Duolingo is restoring lost streaks for a limited time, aiming to recover lapsed users
Until June 30th, "any learner" can restore their old streak of 30 or more days by completing three lessons in one sitting
Netease Numbers
NetEase’s games business grows 7% to $3.7bn in Q1 2026
Eggy Party, Where Winds Meet and other titles were noted to have strong revenue performances
Value In Vietnam
Vietnamese puzzle, simulation and arcade games are most-downloaded in the world
Vietnamese games achieved 4.9 billion downloads in 2025, with 67% coming from three genres
European Impact
King’s first European market report reveals mobile's €5.9bn economic impact for the continent
Mobile studios in Europe employ 30,000 people, while 61% of public play mobile games
Hot Five
Hot Five: Fortnite’s iOS comeback, Take-Two Interactive’s "fantastic mobile performance", and Block Blast’s brief unavailability on Google Play
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
New Games
New release roundup: Slime Rancher, Battle Waves: Mobile, Pictonico!, and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Talking Transmedia
Transmedia tactics: "Over-leveraging before you have a community is how studios die"
Chase A Cloud head of sales and business development Toma Komitski shares transmedia tips ahead of his talk at PGC Barcelona 2026
Topics And Trends
D2C, co-development and "volume over viability": GDC 2026 trends revealed
The GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 Trends Report has revealed five key topics from the event
Driving Downloads
Fortnite’s global iOS comeback drives downloads to eight-year high
Fortnite generated 3.4 million installs over its first week back with a daily peak of 674,000 on May 23rd
Ai Ahoy
HoYoverse reportedly investing up to $14.7bn in AI over next three years
AI plans are said to include enhancement of NPCs in upcoming Petit Planet
Bulky Bookings
Take-Two Interactive celebrates "fantastic mobile performance" as net bookings surpass $6.7bn
Almost half of those net bookings came from mobile games, accounting for $3.3bn
Growing Games
Hasbro makes $1bn in Q1 including $41m from Monopoly Go
The company’s Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming segment led the quarter with $298m in operating profit and a 51% operating margin