June 14, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from digital dancing to Olympic excitement We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
June 13, 2024 Stylish Celebration Zynga and Socialpoint celebrate Two Dots’ 10th anniversary with a fresh visual overhaul The enduring puzzler turns 10 and anniversary events include treasure hunts and two Birthday Flips
June 13, 2024 Next At Netflix Netflix VP of games Mike Verdu to move into new "game innovation" role Netflix has released over 100 games since Mike Verdu joined in 2021
June 12, 2024 Tycoon Teams Monopoly GO! launches first team-based multiplayer event in "uniquely competitive experience" The new limited-time event is only available until June 16th
June 12, 2024 Zenless Zenith Zenless Zone Zero surpasses 40 million pre-registrations, beating Supercell's Squad Busters HoYoverse’s next title has nearly doubled Honkai: Star Rail’s pre-registration numbers, and bettered Supercell's big launch
June 12, 2024 Approval Achieved 61 new overseas licence approvals in China bring the total to two-thirds of 2023 15 overseas licences were granted in May, including Mario, Pokémon, and Valorant. Now at two-thirds of 2023 with half the year to go
June 12, 2024 Advancing Ai King’s head of AI/ML Luka Crnkovic-Friis: "The changes are immense, fundamental, and very hard to predict" Luka Crnkovic-Friis’ work in AI has been utilised by Harvard, NASA, and now it's behind the scenes at King
June 12, 2024 Homa Hire Homa appoints Scopely veteran Dan Adair as VP and general manager of hybridcasual Dan Adair will greenlight hybridcasual projects and make key hires to build up the team
June 12, 2024 Supercell Surprise "It wasn’t easy": Supercell's struggle to get Squad Busters included at Summer Game Fest A mobile-only titles appearance at this year's show not only took its audience by surprise but required arm-twisting behind the scenes
June 11, 2024 King Of Candy King and Flexion partner to bring Candy Crush Saga to App Gallery and more alternative app stores After record financials and a deal with Scopely, Flexion adds another major mobile win to its distribution portfolio
June 11, 2024 Winter Is Coming Zynga’s Game of Thrones: Legends is open for pre-registrations with a July 25th release date So soon after Star Wars: Hunters, Zynga is releasing another licenced game this summer
June 11, 2024 Getting Gaming BBC Studios hires former Bossa Studios CCO Marina Mello as first global director, gaming and interactive BBC Studios created a job listing for the role in February 2023, and has finally filled it 16 months later
June 11, 2024 A Taste Of The Top The top games for downloads are shifting as new stars rise and puzzle games conquer Japan Royal Match, Ludo King, Wood Nuts & Bolts Puzzle and others ascended the download charts in Q1 2024
June 10, 2024 Record Revenue Royal Match takes a sweet lead over Candy Crush as Honkai: Star Rail zooms by Genshin Impact Q1 welcomes a new round of heroes as Monopoly Go, Royal Match and Honor of Kings come out on top
June 10, 2024 Road To Helsinki Devsisters’ Chris O’Kelly talks upselling IP to fans across multiple games without cannibalisation 17% of mid to high spenders spend on two Devsister games cumulatively
June 10, 2024 Latest Lawsuit Google hit by £13.6 billion lawsuit over alleged "self-preferencing" and anticompetitive behaviour Ad Tech Collective Action LLP is taking Google to court, though a date has yet to be set
June 10, 2024 Big News Squad Busters’ supercharged launch, Pokémon’s record revenue, and Star Wars: Hunters finally hits the target Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
June 7, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from RPG roguelikes to a Star Wars surprise We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
June 6, 2024 Casual Comedown As RPGs and casual genres drastically decline, Monopoly Go! gives casino a 34% revenue surge Sensor Tower and data.ai’s latest report reveals a 24% revenue decline for RPGs in Japan
June 6, 2024 Mighty Mobile Mobile app revenue reached a new quarterly record at $35.8 billion in Q1 2024 Mobile games specifically surpassed $20 billion for the first time in two years
June 5, 2024 Public Potential AppsFlyer is considering a $300 million IPO by "early" 2025 AppsFlyer is believed to be working with Goldman, JPMorgan and BofA to make a public offering possible
June 5, 2024 Android Ads Ad revenue has "seen better years" on iOS, but some ad formats still pack a punch A new ad monetisation report reveals that Android now leads in mobile game ad revenue, with rewarded ads out on top
June 5, 2024 Monster Matching Monster Hunter Puzzles: Felyne Isles is the series’ latest mobile venture, launching later this month Its global launch comes less than a year after Capcom’s last mobile hit and during Monster Hunter’s 20th anniversary
June 5, 2024 Layoff After Layoff Behaviour Interactive laying off approximately 7% of workforce with new "clear ambitions" focus Up to 95 staff were reported to be affected by the latest layoffs, with 70 based in Montreal
June 4, 2024 The Web3 Way Animoca Brands and Everest Ventures Group partner to cross-invest in upcoming Web3 projects New products and games are on the way from both companies this year
June 4, 2024 Hunters Is Here Zynga’s Star Wars: Hunters launches globally today after three years of delays The intergalactic franchise’s latest video game lands across Earth for fans on Nintendo Switch and mobile
June 3, 2024 Pokemon Power It’s another record-breaking year for Pokémon as revenue reaches $1.9 billion Pokémon’s mobile catalogue alone generated approximately $1 billion in the fiscal year
June 3, 2024 Capcom Collab Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis lands first collab as Monster Hunter’s Rathalos swoops in Capcom’s Monster Hunter Now has far outperformed Square Enix’s Ever Crisis in mobile revenue
June 3, 2024 Silicon Sands Silicon Sands aims to make Blackpool a new centre for tech innovation A new carbon-friendly data centre could be just the start of new tech opportunities within the UK
June 3, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Squad Busters launches globally, AFK Journey gets innovative, and Juicy Button Games has big plans for 4X strategy genre Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
May 31, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Supercell’s Squad Busters to Hill Climb’s Lego evolution We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
May 30, 2024 Rpg Reversal Reverse: 1999 celebrates one year in China with $74 million and "semi-anniversary" in the West Bluepoch’s launch title is celebrating its "semi-anniversary" with Version 1.6 and up to 90 free summons
May 30, 2024 Launching With Lego Lego Hill Climb Adventures launches today, jumping 3D hurdles in Lego worlds Fingersoft and The Lego Group partner to release the latest installment in the popular Hill Climb Racing series
May 30, 2024 Sprouting Seeds Juicy Button Games raises $3 million in seed round led by The Games Fund Total Battle, Pixel Gun 3D and Mighty Party creators co-found new studio developing a 4X strategy game
May 29, 2024 Platform Playables YouTube Playables are out now with over 75 games available YouTube has released a large collection of casual games within its video platform, Angry Birds Showdown and Cut the Rope included
May 29, 2024 Profit Power Ten Square Games' Q1 profits beat the whole of 2023 as it powers up with AI Its TSG Store is proving to be a financial winner even through its top games slump
May 29, 2024 Super Squad Squad Busters is out now! Supercell finally launches a new game Squad Busters marks Supercell’s first game in over five years to reach global release
May 28, 2024 Super Squad Squad Busters releases globally tomorrow… But is it REALLY the next big thing? Supercell’s sixth mobile game is almost here but as it gears for launch, how's the future hit performing?
May 28, 2024 Release Date Revealed Zenless Zone Zero July 4th release date confirmed as pre-registrations surpass Honkai: Star Rail’s When HoYoverse has a new game, everyone takes notice, and a July 4th release date for its latest RPG is sooner than we thought
May 28, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Disney x Fortnite, Sega’s sonic speed, and a potential Keywords Studios buyout Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
May 24, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from the potently papery to an RPG parody We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
May 23, 2024 Eager Experience NetEase’s Once Human opens up mobile pre-registrations after 13 million on PC Once Human will be a "seamless" cross-play experience on PC and mobile
May 23, 2024 Backend Burnout Top mobile devs spend a "startling" $21 million on game backends A Metaplay survey finds that deploying game developers to backend development leads to higher crunch rates and staff turnover
May 23, 2024 Super Sonic Sega reaches financial targets one full year ahead of schedule in record fiscal year Sega’s revenues and profits were the highest in 10 years in FY2023
May 22, 2024 Sega Strategy Rovio, ratings, global expansion: Sega CEO Haruki Satomi reveals plans for FY2024 Sega reveals plans to leverage Rovio’s European success, bolster employee motivation, and grow its IP
May 22, 2024 Record Revenue Bandai Namco’s sales soar while profits plummet, as mobile hardly gets a mention Record net sales were achieved in fiscal year 2024 but operating and recurring profits fell
May 10, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a round of roguelikes to a Sonic surprise We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
May 9, 2024 Loads Of Layoffs More Xbox cutbacks hit ZeniMax with only Microsoft’s mobile ventures now unscathed Microsoft’s Alpha Dog, Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and ZeniMax have all been impacted this week
May 9, 2024 Super Sonic "Rovio x Sega" is real as Sonic Rumble enters closed beta May 24th The first title from Sega and Rovio is appropriately on mobile and the latest in the on-going Sonic series
May 8, 2024 Sporting Score Q4 FY24 was EA’s strongest for mobile, but it still only earned them $307 million EA released 11 titles and over 600 content updates in its 2024 fiscal year but their big bucks are being made outside of mobile