Keeping Cookin'
Celebrating 10 years of Cooking Fever and Nordcurrent’s sustained success
Viktorija Trofimova, the company’s co-founder and CEO talks expansion, attracting talent and how to keep a game hot for a decade
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Daniel Griffiths
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Podcast
Inside Nostra's game-changing lock screen experiences | Podcast
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Epic's Warzone
It's game (back) on: Apple have waived through Epic’s App Store submission. For now…
Though after an apparent change of heart over the weekend Apple MAY still require changes to Epic's App Store if it's ever to see the light on iOS
It's Not Over Yet
Apple's store police just rejected Epic's App Store submission
Epic's App Store is trapped in limbo as Apple's notorious policy police reject Epic's first stab at getting onto the newly 'open' post-DMA iOS
Week That Was
Week in Views - Apple's gateway price cuts, World of Tanks crazy crossovers, and who needs game devs anyway?
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Branching Out
Kwalee takes 3.58% minority stake in Devolver Digital via new equity placing
Devolver have successfully raised around £7.9 million in new investment through recent moves to boost their balance sheet
He Shoots. He Scores
Sporty Group acquires Jon Hare's Sociable Soccer
Hare's spin on the legendary Sensible Soccer is now part of the SportyBet company's portfolio of betting and gaming brands
Euro Legislation
The EU’s DMA fightback continues with Meta the next tech giant in line for big fines
Following Apple’s DMA dodging, now Meta’s “pay or consent” scheme, trading privacy for ads, has been deemed to deliver insufficient user choice
Podcast
Metaplay’s Teemu Haila on scaling and saving smaller studios $1 million per year with one SDK | Podcast
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New Game
Clash Heroes lives!… As new Supercell game Project R.I.S.E
RISING from the ashes of Clash Heroes and borrowing its assets comes a new "multiplayer, action-focused, social, RPG roguelite”
Browser Breakthrough
"It's hard to distinguish from a native experience. And all at the click of a button"
Raf Mertens, CEO of CrazyGames on their new browser-based tech, offering multi-player experiences with zero installation required
Apple In The Dock
Game over for Apple as the European Commission wades in against their DMA dodge
It's official. The European Commission is going to take apart Apple's half-hearted adherence to the Digital Markets Act
Podcast
Gazeus Games' Estela Rocha and Aarki's Aman Sareen on savvy strategies for leaner teams | Podcast
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The Next Level
Ironhide co-founder Pablo Realini talks Kingdom Rush 5 and premium's place in 2024
"When designing your monetization strategy you can’t be too greedy and compromise the game you have set out to create"
Virtual Sanity
Apple's Vision Pro failures are only setting the scene for their real AR/VR moves
While dwindling Vision Pro sales might seem like bad news, it's likely that they're hardly a surprise and all part of a bigger plan
A New Challenge
Unity pulls out the big guns, appointing 'Major Nelson' Larry Hryb to new Director of Community role
Hryb previously spent years guiding Microsoft’s gaming efforts and the Xbox brand to power
Million Milestones
Million Lords hits 3 million downloads with MENA and Asian markets in its sights
The team at Million Victories attribute the success to "a unique gaming experience combined with great marketing"
Week That Was
Week in Views - Pre-reg record breakers, Apple's endless upgrades and out-of-order ads
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Wwdc 2024
What Apple's iOS 18 Game Mode means for your games
One of the more discreet roll outs at WWDC is iOS 18's attempt to get games looking better on iPhones than Android
Ios18 At Wwdc
The key takeaway from Apple's AI-laden WWDC keynote? It's time to buy a new iPhone
As expected Apple went in hard on AI-powered features for iOS18, but it's the limited number of handsets that can use them that's surprising
Mobile No Show
The Xbox handheld doesn’t exist (but everyone wants it to)
Even Xbox’s own Phil Spencer wants a portable machine. But he’s not getting it. Yet…
Week That Was
Week in Views - The hunt for the new Star Wars game, Xbox goes handheld, and cats versus monsters…
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Race To The Top
Fingersoft CEO Jaakko Kylmäoja: Building the world's most downloaded racing games
Lego Hill Climb Adventures is out now, joining a series that's so far seen over two billion downloads. Here's the inside story on the latest Hill Climb and Fingersoft's plans for the future
On The Air
Angry Birds' first post-Sega takeover movie is on the way
Under Sega's wing the Rovio franchise's transmedia takeover gets ready to take flight once more
Xbox Goes Mobile
Could a new Xbox handheld be revealed this Sunday?
A well-respected Brazilian YouTuber predicts that new portable Xbox hardware is about to break cover
Week That Was
Week in Views - Squad Busters goes global, broken app stores, and Hill Climb Racing gets the LEGO treatment
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Podcast
ustwo games’ María Sayans on the sustainable strategy behind Monument Valley | Podcast
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Next Level Marketing
Squad Busters ad calls in big-name talent for its global launch
The game's live-action ad features Chris Hemsworth, Christina Ricci and more as real-world depictions of their in-game heroes
Game (still) On
Moonton not for sale as Bytedance stays in the game with new CEO
Rumours of Moonton being cut adrift following Bytedance's reversal out of the games biz seem to have been premature…
Week That Was
Week in Views - Bytedance's fancy footwork, Sega's soaring success and PlayStation's mobile mania
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Now Hear This
Google don't like Epic's proposals (and want everyone to know about it)
The next round of Epic Vs Google is in progress and Google want their side of the argument up front and out in advance
Wanted: Help!
PlayStation's mobile aspirations are alive, well, and recruiting
A new job ad for a mobile platform architect not only reveals Sony's ambitious plans for mobile, but just how far they've got to catch up
Podcast
Multiscription’s Teis Anker Mikkelsen on scaling subscription for gaming platforms | Podcast
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Anniversary
The Gaming Lab Jordan celebrates 13 years of innovation
Nour Khrais of Maysalward on 13 years of empowering Jordan's youth and the history of their annual App Challenge
Financials
Serbia's 15 most successful gaming companies made €175m in 2023
The Serbian Games Association reports revenue is up 17% year-on-year with 475 new positions being opened this year
Financials
Tencent first quarter revenue sails past $22.5 billion - up 6% year-on-year
The company enjoyed huge growth in Q1, highlighting the performance of Honor of Kings and the Supercell portfolio as key components to their success
Week That Was
Week in Views - From Aristocrat's big gamble to Take 2's big game…
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a battle royale to a console classic remake
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Award Winners
All the results from The Finnish Games Awards 2024
Last night the Finnish games industry's annual blowout celebrated the great and good in games live from Ravintola Töölö in Helsinki
Gaming For Good
Niantic celebrate Earth Day success with 3.4 million players taking part
The numbers are in and this year's Niantic eco-drive proved to be bigger than ever
Rising Stars
Genshin Impact still pulls in the big bucks while Squad Busters' soft launch teases blockbuster success
Sensor Tower's monthly gaming pulse for April reveals which games are the ones to watch
Podcast
Tripledot Studio’s Akin Babayigit on understanding the business behind great games | Podcast
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Road To Victoy
Squad Busters puts on another 10m pre registrations in 11 days
Supercell's upcoming global launch has just passed its 30m total pre registrations target way ahead of schedule
Resignation
Marc Whitten is out at Unity
His resignation is on the table and he'll be paid off at the end of the year with, as yet, no plans for his replacement
Ios Upgrades
Apple's iPad problem isn't new hardware - it's new software
This week we got a new iPad with a new M4 processor… And it's precisely what nobody wanted. But a solution could be coming soon…
Week That Was
Week in Views - Apple back themselves bigstyle, Clash bags Haaland and dreams come true at King
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Emulation Sensation
Apple and Nintendo's Delta blues: A legal timebomb or just the new normal?
Changes to EU law have placed an app able to grant free access to Nintendo games at number one on Apple's own store. So what the 'hack' is going on?
Soft Launch Success
Squad Busters has 20 million pre registrations with 30 million in its sights
Supercell's on-going countdown to the games global release just celebrated its first major landmark
Podcast
Sandsoft’s Miikka Lindgren on the opportunities within the MENA market | Podcast
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Games Invasion
LinkedIn gets games as three puzzlers go live on the workplace social service
Get ahead of the game - literally - with three more reasons to fire it up each morning