Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including Netflix games invasion, the return of much-loved heroes and the end of the world…
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Reigning Revenue Raisers
Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time
From Candy Crush and Clash of Clans to Pokémon and Lineage M
A Glimpse Of Growth
The complete list of Netflix Games
From original IP and hypercasual to racing and match-three, December 14
It's Not Me - It's You
Dear John... AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi wades into the Unity Runtime fee debate with letter to Riccitiello
Unity's competitors side with developers in asking Unity to rethink their policy
Finnish Fomo
Over 1,200 games professionals gather in Helsinki for the 40th Pocket Gamer Connects conference
Publishers, developers, indies and investors gathered to network, recruit and do business at the heart of the mobile games industry
Monopoly Money
The biggest gaming acquisitions of all time
From Activision Blizzard and Zynga to Bethesda and Playdemic
An Apple (game) A Day
All Apple Arcade games available now
From Subway Surfers Tag and Sayonara Wild Hearts to Sonic Racing and Amazing Bomberman
Final Countdown
Final chance: Vote for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2023
You have until midnight April 6th
Industry Updates
No E3? No problem. Here's where to network and get games industry business done this summer
After a bumper PGC London, Pocket Gamer Connects has got your 2023 sorted as the show returns to Seattle, Toronto and Dubai!
Vote Now
Have you voted for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2023?
The Finalists are live until midnight April 6th
Will Of The Industry
VOTE NOW: The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2023 Finalists are live
Inaugural industry-wide vote now open until April 6th
Gamer's Voice
Has your game made the Pocket Gamer People's Choice Award 2023 finalists?
Get your players to vote for you by April 6th if so
In It To Win It
Final 48 hours: Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2023 nominations close this Friday
Get your entries in before midnight March 3
Better Now Than Late
One week left to nominate for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2023
Is your company, game, team, service, or achievement in the running?
Player Power
Can your players bag you the Pocket Gamer People's Choice Award 2023?
But hurry – submissions close midnight on March 3
Lobbying Knowhow
Your guide to the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2023
How to help celebrate the best of the global mobile games industry
Industry's Finest
Nominations for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2023 are live
Lobbying for the 22 categories – which for the first time will be open to industry-wide voting – closes on March 3rd
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team look ponder big name buy-outs and new vigour for eSports
Digital Assets
Digital asset trading: The untapped multi-billion market within videogames
Digital assets within games represent a huge business opportunity. But how do we win over gamers who are apprehensive about the blockchain. Here's how
Winning At Esports
What do mobile eSports games need to do to win?
eSports are on the rise and with mobile gaming taking the lead they're certain to take over there too. But what does a mobile eSports games need to succeed?
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The PocketGamer.biz team reflect on a week of Apple bashing and award giving
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The PocketGamer.biz team reflect on a week of big business and back-slapping
Riyadh Recap
Last week's Leaders Summit demonstrated the huge potential of the $6.8bn MENA market
Saudi Arabia hosted a new type of event from the Pocket Gamer team which united games companies from around the world – here’s what you missed
Feature
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The PocketGamer.biz team give their take on toxicity, acquisitions and the four day work week
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
This week we consider football, Japan, and whether we are living in (Back to) the Future
Mobile Mavens
Stadia may be gone, but will the entire cloud gaming sector go with it?
Industry experts react to the closure of Google Stadia
Interview
Make Games Not War - the organisers of DevGAMM on their charity initiative for Ukraine
Ahead of Game Fest 2022 we spoke to Anastasia Oleynikova and Lerika Mallayeva about how the war in Ukraine has directly affected the industry in the region
Cease Of Operations
Playrix closes its offices in Russia and Belarus
Staff from these offices will be relocated to other countries as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues
Best Of 2022
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Hiring Now
Top 10 mobile games industry job vacancies this week
King, Zynga, Rovio, Hutch, Chimera Entertainment, and more
Pgc Toronto
InMobi: Explore modern monetisation, with mediation, in-game advertising and audio ads
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Pgc Toronto
Pollen VC: "User acquisition costs remain stubbornly high"
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Pgc Toronto
Solsten: Keep your thinking "human-centric" if you want Web3 to flourish
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Bye Bye Beta
Unity Gaming Services tools now live for game developers
Introduced in October 2021, several Unity Gaming Services tools are now exiting open beta
Blizzard To Blockchain
Former Activision Blizzard exec joins Catheon Gaming as co-CEO
Blockchain gaming firm Catheon Gaming has appointed former Activision Blizzard APAC Head Mark Aubrey as the company’s new co-CEO
Audio In
Mobile gaming audio tech startup Odeeo receives $9 million, becomes DAX’s sales partner
Odeeo co-founder Amit Monheit speaks with PocketGamer.biz on the unrealised potential of the mobile games industry for advertisers
Invest In Ai
Candy Crush creator King acquires AI software company Peltarion
Activision Blizzard subsidiary aims to become a ‘game AI hub’ in the gaming industry
Muesse To Lead
Andy Muesse to lead Rovio’s global game studios
Muesse to lead the company's global game studios in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Canada
Html5
Playable Factory announces launch of HTML5 service for mobile games studios
H5 Games will support mobile devs without the experience, ability, or funding to create HTML5 titles
Do Cross The Streams
Stream Hatchet Brands launched to track 2,300 brands on streaming platforms
Logo detection and chat analysis used to identify media value
Apple Core Out
Apple Arcade’s senior team keeps shrinking
Apple Arcade execs Mark Bozon and Kathy Astromoff leave to pursue very divergent paths
Committing To Casual
Turkish mobile puzzle games developer Cypher Games raises $3.2 million
Investment will be used to expand the team sixfold, open a new office in Berlin, and create the firm's first casual title
How To Say "welcome" In Simlish
Playstack acquires Magic Fuel Games, reunites EA veterans
The deal brings Magic Fuel's exec team, including Kevin Shrapnell, together with Playstack CEO Harvey Elliot, following previous collaboration on the SimCity franchise
Ash Cashem
The Pokémon Company celebrates a record fiscal year
Net profit increased by 123%, with sales reaching $1.6 billion
Greener Games
Gamigo Group joins Playing For The Planet Alliance
The European and North American publisher is the latest in the 43-strong games industry environmental advocacy group
Be Seeing You
Founded by Rovio and Zynga veterans, Village Studio has raised €2.1 million
Will Luton, Cyril Barrow, and Tak Fung's Village Studio aims to confront the issue of interoperability in blockchain and Web3 games
Join The Collective
Game economics platform Machinations.io raises $3.3 million
Machinations.io has announced a $3.3 million Series A funding round led by Hiro Capital
Get In The Sea
Infinite Arcade partners with blockchain gaming community YGG SEA
Collaboration with Southeast Asia subsidiary of Yield Guild Games intended to bring half a million players to Web3 gaming
Regulate This
US to tighten advertising guidelines against “fake reviews” and manipulative advertiser behaviour
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to strengthen its guidelines in an effort to stop advertisers from posting fake positive reviews and abusing social media platforms
Soulful
Former Codemasters, Jagex execs establish new studio
Soul Assembly will explore games for VR and the metaverse