Anniversary
Hutch celebrates fifth anniversary of Top Drives with new short film
The studio published the automotive card-collector game in 2017
Happy Anniversary
Mobile MMO TibiaME celebrates its 20th anniversary
One of the oldest mobile games in existence has achieved over 10 million users since 2003
The Power Of Play
Lilith Games celebrates its tenth anniversary with a documentary video
The company has released a short documentary highlighting the player base
Milestones
Subway Surfers hits 4bn downloads
Sybo’s hit endless runner hits a new milestone and doesn’t look set to slow down anytime soon
Celebrating Success
Supersonic passes 3.4 billion downloads in three years
The publisher is celebrating its third anniversary this month with a massive milestone
Gotta Catch 'em All
Pokémon Masters EX gives players a free Champion of choice in 3.5 year anniversary celebration
Anniversary characters include Marnie, Hop and Bede
Anniversaries
Storytelling studio Brunette Games celebrates seventh anniversary
The storytelling studio has previously done work on major titles such as Lily’s Garden and Matchington Mansion
Anniversary Event
Postknight 2 celebrates a successful year with the Ann1versary event
The game has achieved $200 thousand in revenue and 1.4 million players worldwide in its first year on the market
Interview
Tjodolf Sommestad, President of King talks about the importance of teamwork to Candy Crush's huge success
"It is critical to create that culture which is creative, where we continue to be curious"
Interview
Todd Green, GM of Candy Crush at King, on the importance of player feedback to the game's decade long success
"We’ll have no shortage of good ideas from inside the team but also outside the team from millions of players."
Anniversaries
Rocket League Sideswipe on its 1-year anniversary: a new mode and platform crossover
Psyonix, developer of Rocket League Sideswipe yesterday announced their official 1st anniversary event would go live on November 16th, so 1 year on, what can we learn from it?
An Ever-changing Industry
Victoria Trofimova: "The years of rapid growth in the mobile gaming industry are over"
Family-owned games developer Nordcurrent celebrates its 20th anniversary
Candy Crush
Candy Crush celebrates 10 year anniversary by hosting a superstar exclusive
Players will have 24-hour exclusive access to Meghan Trainor's new music video debut
A Strong September
GameRefinery’s September 2022 report highlights the power of a strong update
Exploring successes of Candy Crush, State of Survival, League of Legends: Wild Rift and more
Mental Health Awareness
Safe In Our World celebrates its three year anniversary
The charity is celebrating with a fundraiser and a series of announcements
Market Impact
Genshin Impacts celebrates its second birthday in style
The game was the third most profitable title of the past two years
Revving And Racing
Mario Kart Tour steers towards $300 million revenue as it celebrates third anniversary
Celebrations include Mii Racing Suits and several cities to drive around
Genshin's Growing Giant
Genshin Impact surpasses $3.6 billion revenue ahead of second anniversary
The game made $12 million revenue on day of Version 3.0 release
10th Anniversary
Game lead at Supercell reflects on Clash of Clans 10th anniversary
"We don't patronize our players. We give them lots of options, and we try our best to make those options clear to understand," said Clash of Clans game lead
Anniversary Achievements
Outfit7’s My Talking Angela 2 celebrates first anniversary and 300 million downloads
Anniversary celebrations include game update and song release
Only One Day Late
Happy 15th birthday, iPhone
PocketGamer.biz takes a look back at the earliest days of the quintessential mobile handset, following the anniversary of the iPhone’s first release
Make Hay While The Sun Shines
Supercell: looking back on 10 years of Hay Day – part two
Our conversation with Hay Day’s Stephan Demirdjian, Camilla Avellar and Sari Latvala continues, as we discuss development through the pandemic, burnout at Supercell, and the years ahead as the team changes
Making Hay
Supercell: looking back on 10 years of Hay Day – part one
Hay Day’s Stephan Demirdjian, Camilla Avellar and Sari Latvala share their thoughts on Supercell’s overshadowed success story, which released two months before breakaway hit Clash of Clans
Revving And Racing
Hill Climb Racing zooms to two billion installs
Milestone reached as studio and IP approach 10th anniversary
Four Years Of Fun
Honkai Impact 3rd artwork exhibition celebrates four years of global launch
Will visit locations worldwide, including Berlin, New York, and San Paolo
Rpg Revenue
Fire Emblem Heroes approaches $1 billion
Nintendo's highest-earning mobile game
Square Go
Poland's second-largest game developer Ten Square enters China on its tenth anniversary
In just one week, Poland's second-largest game developer bought an Italian development studio, was granted a license to trade in China AND celebrated its tenth anniversary
Not Dead Yet
6 years on The Walking Dead: No Man's Land does 23 million downloads, $151 million revenue
Will host in-game anniversary events
20 Years
G5 Entertainment celebrates 20th birthday with special campaign for players
Presents for everyone
Word Up
Word Crack celebrates its tenth anniversary
Has surpassed 100 million downloads
Diversity
BAME in Games celebrates fifth anniversary with new website and Discord server
UK advocacy group to release Representation, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion calendar
Blitzing
Disney Emoji Blitz strikes 40 million downloads
The milestone has been hit as the game reaches its fifth anniversary
Unstoppable
Sega unveils Sonic 30th anniversary event and celebratory video
Sonic Central will take place on May 27th, 2021
Silver Anniversary
Cat Daddy Games founders discuss WWE partnership, Take-Two acquisition and 25 years in the industry
"We don’t put all the eggs into a single basket"
Don't Cross The Streams
Google Stadia: The good, the bad and the ugly of the cloud-streaming platform's first year
Stumbled start or headed for the Google graveyard?
Arcade Anniversary
Apple Arcade is a "welcome alternative to the free-to-play title", says Sega Hardlight's Neall Jones
Sonic Racing and ChuChu Rocket both launched with Apple Arcade
Arcade Anniversary
How Apple Arcade helped Grindstone find an audience
"We got reviews on nearly every major site, print magazines and newspapers"
Mamma Mia
Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Mario Kart AR, 3D World, and more, confirmed in Mario 35th Anniversary Direct
Japanese developer reveals plans after months of rumours and speculation.
Arcade Anniversary
Frosty Pop's Faisal Sethi is confident Apple Arcade is going nowhere but up
"The five titles we launched would not have had the same success"
1.5 Million Users
Live and Kicking: How World of Tanks Blitz has battled its way up through the charts for six years
"If your project is successful it bestows some power on you"
Milestone
MapleStory M tops 16 million downloads
In time for its second anniversary
13 Billion Franchise Installs
My Talking Tom Friends hits 100 million downloads as the franchise celebrates its 10th anniversary
"Over 400 million fans play with the games every month"
Going To War
World of Tanks Blitz celebrates its sixth birthday with 137 million downloads
Update 7.0 gives graphical enhancements
Class Has Started
Supercell celebrates its 10th anniversary by taking a look at what its learned
10 lessons across 10 years
Special Milestone
Top Eleven celebrates 220 million downloads and seven-year partnership with José Mourinho
Developer Nordeus reveals stats surrounding 10-year anniversary of football management game
20 Years Of Gameloft
Staying agile in an ever-changing industry: Gameloft chiefs look back on the company's 20 years in games
CFO Alexandre de Rochefort and COO Baudouin Corman speak to us about adapting to shifts in technology and monetisation
Experience The Magic
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery players conjure up 35 billion minutes of gameplay
An outfit design contest begins April 25th
Party Bullet
Spike Chunsoft celebrating Danganronpa's 10th anniversary with mobile ports and Identity V crossover
New site launched for the celebrations
The Big Two-oh
Gameloft celebrates 20th anniversary with free Gameloft Classics collection
Play NOVA, Modern Combat 2, and High School Hook Ups on your smartphone
Happy Bird-day
Angry Birds celebrates 10 years with PUBG crossover and K-Swiss footwear
Now a phenomenon