Kim to be named Match Group CEO on May 31 after six years as Zynga president

Adapting the Warcraft aesthetic to the small screen was one of the core challenges, says Activision Blizzard

Fairness is “one of our tentpost pillars”, says Activision Blizzard as the team moves away from multiple and premium in-game currencies.

Studio looks back to Warcraft’s roots with its latest strategy game with tower defence elements

Maneet Khaira features in the 2022 Games category on investment funding and strength of partnerships with Microsoft

Spotify Island claims to allow users the opportunity to “mingle with artists” and acquire “exclusive virtual merch”

Zynga president of publishing Bernard Kim details the company’s success in supporting the Turkish mobile games industry, and his thoughts on the sustainability of M&A

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Development studios and IP to be sold for $300 million

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Revenue increased to €85 million in Q1 2022, a year-on-year increase from €67.1 million

Meta’s Reality Labs operated at $3 billion loss in Q1 2022

Brazil-based AQUIRIS has signed a multi-title publishing agreement

HoYoverse opens beta period for select sign-up with no geographic restrictions

Tiny Rebel Games’ Susan Cummings looks to the Nintendo DS bestseller for her decades-long vision for the Petaverse

Carol Miu succeeds Tony Goodman as CEO of PeopleFun

Editor Khai Trung Le gives his lineup of essential talks, panels, and sessions in PG Connects Seattle, taking place on May 9-10

Hutch’s UA and performance marketing team will be based in a new office in Dundee, Scotland

“Robust growth at King” unable to offset the considerable $500 million difference in revenue between Q1 2021 and 2022

Yodo1 co-CEO Henry Fong discusses the enduring success of Rodeo Stampede, with the title reaching its fifth year of operation in 2021

Lilith Games aims to create “global localisation” through its new international publishing arm

Georg Broxtermann and Maria Wagner, co-founders of GamesForest.Club, discuss representing the positive change from the mobile games industry, and their optimism around blockchain gaming

Vertical shooter, eBayrakatar, can be played in the app which also allows users to donate to armed forces, provide information on Russian troop movements, and digital ID at checkpoints

inkle talks about its return to mobile, changes to the App Store and interactive fiction audiences, and the need for cross-platform Steam or Switch releases

Following the acquisition of Ruby Games in 2021, Rovio’s Alex Pelletier-Normand is bullish about acquisitions remaining “an important part of our strategy moving forward”

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Part two of our interview with ustwo games chief creative officer and MGA 2022 Mobile Legend Danny Gray delves deep into his model for building games at scale and the value of blockchain in gaming

Part one of our interview with ustwo' games chief creative officer, 2022 MGA Mobile Legend, and Chaos King discusses fitting in the games industry, leading a studio and stepping back, and chasing Monument Valley's success

Supercell co-chief people officer Lesley Mansford talks about Supercell's journey to evolve its work culture, lessons you can take from their efforts, and combating industry-wide mental health decline and burnout

A whirlwind chat with Rovio CEO Alex Pelletier-Normand traverses the company’s brand strategy for Angry Birds, privacy changes, and Rovio’s blockchain development

Bluestack’s Rosen Sharma on now.gg’s commitment to browser-based gaming, and doubts on Apple and Google accepting blockchain gaming

Agora's Ali Nhari details how communication and community can bring out the best of your mobile game

PocketGamer.biz and Stream Hatchet break down the monthly stats on mobile games making waves on streaming platforms and esports events

Space Ape’s Beatstar – Touch Your Music wins coveted Game of the Year, as we celebrate the mobile games industry with 23 categories

Journey and Sky: Children of the Light creator opens up about being outpaced by the mobile playerbase, altruistic IAPs, and belief in the metaverse

MobileAction's Taha Karsli on data insight informing monetisation and iteration best practice in mobile gaming's fast-paced environment

King F2P specialist argues the "quite cryptic" principles of game economy are integral to ensuring the most of player engagement

Newly-launched Las Vegas Sands-backed games company looks to social interaction in its forthcoming titles. But how much of a disruptive force will the company come to be?

Web2/3 hybrid approach represents a gradual adaption of Com2uS’ gaming franchises and dramatic shift for the company

Comments on the explosion of mobile app clones and selling to the New York Times

Supercell’s Lesley Mansford details the company’s efforts to discern and improve its internal culture

thatgamecompany’s Chen discusses his design philosophy from Journey to Sky: Children of the Light

Supercell’s John Cipriani discusses the evolution of the Clash IP throughout its many titles

Relentlo’s Neil Tewari and James Jiao discusses the shifting in-game advertising landscape

The Metaverse Mixer, presented by BeyondGames.biz and PocketGamer.biz, saw WAX, Zebedee, and Jam City discuss blockchain’s potential to change the games industry forever

Indie stalwart Rami Ismail offers his bullish advice on independent developers to make a business case, and a radical rethinking on financing games

Light bites from Niantic’s panel detail managing the world’s largest AR game during a global lockdown

Double Coconut’s David Fox celebrates the battle pass as ideal F2P monetisation, looking at Clash of Clans, Gardenscapes, and Genshin Impact

Reyes, Mensah-Bonsu, Estaris, Mayen, and Pollack discuss creating mission-driven games

Xsolla discuss navigating the changes to policies and regulations in the mobile games environment