Production President
Genvid brings Ubisoft’s Arthur von Nagel to head new publishing division
Former Rocksmith overseer joins Genvid
Staff
Aaron Astle
Job Title
News Editor
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.
Articles by Aaron Astle
Co-create And Collaborate
Hiber upgrades its HiberWorld metaverse platform with no-code creation
More than two million virtual worlds
Partnering Platforms
Anzu partners with Smart to reach new audiences
Successfully utilising banners and videos
Public Prepared
Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions to go public on London Stock Exchange
Intending to raise up to £115 million from IPO
Audience Accessibility
Unlisted apps now allowed on the App Store
Intended for apps ready for distribution
Increasing Efficiency
Hutch to trial 4-day working week
Six month trial aims to see increased efficiency and improve staff health
Most Read
Hot Five: Netflix surpasses 8 million game downloads, Social First secures $2.5 million pre-seed investment, and Riot Games accuses Imba of copyright infringement
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Streaming Surge
Stream Hatchet: three out of 10 most streamed games in 2021 were mobile-exclusive
2021 Video Game Live Streaming Trends Report profiles rise in mobile games streaming audiences
Delivering A Daredevil
Hello Games launches remaster of first release Joe Danger
The ‘Most Determined Stuntman’ returns
Appealing Against Apple
Epic backed by attorneys-general from 34 US states against Apple
Support from Utah, Texas, and more
Building Blockchain
Together Labs launches blockchain subsidiary MetaJuice
Starting out in the IMVU metaverse
Closing Cloud
MagentaGaming cloud service is shutting down next month
More than two years since launch
Sony's Search
Sony is searching for a VP of mobile games
Aiming to gain a stronger grasp within the mobile games market
Finding Funds
PortalOne raises $60 million in Series A round for hybrid games platform
Tiger Global leads the investment
Esports Expectations
Newzoo: Mobile esports will continue to grow in 2022
Top publishers are battling out for the top position in the mobile esports sector
Eastern European Expansion
Virtuos acquires Ukrainian studio Volmi Games for undisclosed amount
An expanding global footprint
Cross-platform Compatible
Tilting Point to bring mobile games to PC, Mac, and Browser
Starting with Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest and Operation: New Earth
Transaction Time
Modern Times Group selling ESL Gaming for more than $1 billion
To be acquired by Savvy Game Group
Copycat Court
Riot Games sues Imba over alleged copyright infringement
Claims I Am Hero: AFK Tactical Teamfight infringes multiple League of Legends copyright
Most Read
Hot Five: Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard for $70 million, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang NFTs, and former Supercell and King artist joins Bandai Namco Mobile
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Avatar Attraction
Kippo 2.0 to let gamers date in the metaverse
Aiming to create a more organic experience
Sci-fi Surprise
East Side Games Group is developing a F2P Doctor Who mobile game
A multi-year partnership with BBC Studios will see the game launched this year
Supporting Studios
Gamigo boosts publishing capacity with new launch department
To be led by games publishing experts Marcus Behrens and Marc Berekoven
Growing Guilds
Infinity Force raises $5.5 million to grow blockchain and P2E games
Backed by key metaverse investor Animoca Brands
Take Aim
Rovio launches Angry Birds Journey worldwide
Returns series to slingshot gameplay after seven-year absence
Sporty Expansion
Nifty Games promotes Tom Shoenhair, hires Chris Rausch
Looking to create more "authentic" sports mobile games
To Toronto
Ogury opens a new office in Toronto
Sandra Mackechnie joins as Country Manager
Building Blockchain
Loop Games to invest $100 million to expand Pethereum.io blockchain metaverse
Initial coin offering coming soon
Mellowed Moba
Kabam to shut down Marvel Realm of Champions
One last hurrah before the game taken offline on March 31st
Repositioning
Kabam appoints Seungwon Lee as CEO
Former CEO Tim Fields to assist in the transition
Most Read
Hot Five: Take-Two’s $12.7 billion Zynga acquisition, NFTs in Habbo, and three new casual games in the Netflix lineup
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Yet To Impress
Netflix brings three more casual games to iOS and Android
Plans to add more genres in the future
Protecting Pandora
Avatar: Reckoning heading to iOS and Android in 2022
Closed beta coming soon
Providing Predictions
Newzoo: Apple and Google will open up app marketplaces in 2022
Expectations for the next year
Metaverse Making Together
Yahaha Studios secures $50 million to build "no-code" UGC metaverse
Aimed at users with all levels of skill to create games
Prevailing Partnership
Anzu and Ubisoft extend partnership after 'exceptional results'
The 2020 partnership continues
Apple Alterations
Apple to make third-party payments available in South Korea
In accordance with change in law
Now With Nfts
Sulake enables use of NFT avatars in Habbo
Distributing in-game perks through Immutable X
Environmental Expansion
Netmarble launches ESG Management Council, plans to reduce CO2 emissions
Aims to reduce annual Co2 output by 5,300 tons
Merging Media
Dodreams invests $1.4 million to merge games with online videos
Aiming to create grassroots marketers from its playerbase
Most Read
Hot Five: Former Zynga execs launch Dice: Heroes of Whitestone, Tencent raises $3 billion, and Roblox’s Chinese app removed from mainland stores
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Roblox Retracted
Roblox removes Chinese app LuoBuLesi to rebuild
Removed from mainland app stores in December
In-app Ads Widen
In-game ads expected to generate $14 billion by 2028
Key players include IronSource, EA, Anzu, and more
Indian Innovation
Zupee partners with Jio Platforms, raises $102 million
Now with the largest reach of any India-based games company
Applovin Acquisition Approved
AppLovin finalises $1 billion acquisition of MoPub from Twitter
Acquired for $1 billion cash
Rebranded Concotion
Mana Play rebrands as Potion on Google Play
Comes with app redesign and melding reward systems
A New Direction
Aaron Astle's 2021 Mobile Game of the Year: Pokémon Unite
A new spin on a popular franchise is staff writer Aaron Astle's Game of the Year 2021
Featureful
PocketGamer.biz’s top five biggest features of 2021
Our most-viewed features, opinion pieces, and interviews
2021 In Review
Sarah Chafer on the next phase of Tapjoy and the rising attention to privacy protection
Tapjoy EVP on 2021’s challenges and opportunity
A Time Of Reflection
PocketGamer.biz’s top five biggest news stories of 2021
Our most-viewed news items