Gamelight Hits Top Five
Gamelight hits top five global ad networks
Singular's analysis reveals Gamelight Is among world's top five ad networks
Podcast
Guy Gadney & Harry Holmwood on baking AI into your game worlds | Podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode…
Ai Practices
Apple faces pressure from major shareholders to disclose AI plans
Investors argue that Apple's silence on all things AI impairs their ability to assess future risks (and make money right now)
Scuti Incentives
Scuti.ai raises $10 million to incentivise player spending
The AI platform looks to retain players through rewards on its platform
Generative Gen 3
"The future of generative AI is hybrid": Qualcomm brings on-device AI to next-gen mobiles
Qualcomm unveiled its latest tech at Mobile World Congress Barcelona, including the FastConnect 7900 mobile connectivity system
Applovin Ai
AppLovin reveals AI ad creative tips as its SparkLabs team triples production
Generative AI is becoming increasingly prominent in the industry, with features such as content-aware fill becoming a boon for ad creatives
Hot Five
Hot Five: Apple and Roblox embrace AI, a Match Factory milestone, and Warframe mobile gets further funding
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Week That Was
Week in Views - Elden Ring goes mobile, Apple gets artificially intelligent, and Fortnite goes Disney
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Ai Insights
Apple has acquired more AI companies than any of its competitors
Think that Apple are behind on AI? Siri is just the visible tip of the iceberg with this year's iOS and iPhone set to leap ahead
Translation Tech
Roblox introduces AI powered chat translator supporting 16 languages
Roblox continues to find new applications for AI, this time implementing a real-time chat translator, with more features to come
Wake Up Call
ByteDance CEO warns employees against mediocrity amid AI disruption
CEO Liang Rubo made the statement during a call to ByteDance employees across the globe.
Week That Was
Week in Views - Apple's DMA dodges, inspiration for tough times, and PGC London highlights
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Pgc London
The AI future is now. AI generated video is real and is promoting 100s of apps
AI can quickly create hundreds of creatives for your game and João Vieira da Costa of Replai.io has the tech that's making it happen right now
Pgc London
AI vs NFTs… What’s really the next big thing in games?
Panellists at PGC London discuss the various technologies prevalent in recent years and where they may be going next
Pgc London
The future of Gen AI: "I don’t see how this doesn’t become a key part of the workflow"
PGC London panel discusses the future of games development with artificial intelligence and its potential threat to the jobs market
Aiming High
Gamelight sets sights on $1 billion annual revenue in 2024
We spoke to co-founder Günay Aliyeva to learn how the company reached the billion-dollar revenue mark in a year and to find out future plans
Pgc London
Corbomite Games' Oded Sharon on why every game maker should have "their own Chief AI Officer"
Corbomite Games CEO Oded Sharon discussed the evolving uses of AI at PGC London 2024
Ai Power
TapNation acquires AI-powered UAhero to amp up its user acquisition strategy
As a new subsidiary of the company, UAhero’s AI-powered algorithms will become part of TapNation’s offering going forwards
Google Says Go
Google lays off 1,000+ employees in stealth as AI takes on the workload
Employees from ad sales, hardware, AR, Pixel, YouTube and more have been quietly let go through the month
Macrosoft
Microsoft talk AI and topple Apple, making them the world’s biggest public company
Microsoft shares were up 3% last week while Apple’s were down by 3%, enough of a tip to put neck-and-neck Microsoft over the top
Ai Advances
Harnessing the power of generative AI to turbocharge mobile games
Product Madness chief technology officer Eyal Yaniv explains why game studios should embrace generative AI and how it can be used responsibly to define the future gaming experience
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 the end of service for Kim Kardashian, 2024's AI ambitions and the future of gacha in China
New Year Goals
Square Enix promise greater globalisation and "aggressive" use of AI
Square Enix has begun 2024 with its familiar new year letter outlining the good and the bad and its global intentions ahead
Fashion Fanatics
Tilting Point, Hilfiger Ventures and Brandible prepare to launch AI fashion game
FashionVerse will aim to leverage modern technology to scale the fashion world
Market Growth
Will mobile gaming apps continue to grow in 2024? Absolutely, and here's why
AppLovin’s Daniel Tchernahovksky explains how studios can find continued growth in 2024 touching on AI advances and new creative strategies
Podcast
Aampe’s Jim Laurain on the smart steps that inspire players with messaging that matters | Podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode…
Platform Psychology
Former Activision Blizzard CEO supports GameTree's $1.7M seed round for AI app to unite gamers
The funding round saw support from Ukraine’s former president and a former Activision Blizzard CEO
Hot Five
Hot Five: AI funding, UK development turmoil and a new player in livestreaming
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
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 OpenAI Wars, job crisis (what job crisis?), studio closures and livestreaming's hottest new player…
"ai'll Be Back"
OpenAI's chaos is over: Sam Altman is back on the throne. So what just happened and what's next?
The former CEO is back in the hotseat and just what is 'Project Q*' anyway?… Welcome to the anything-can-happen all-bets-are-off too-big-to-fail business of artificial intelligence
Production Power
Layer AI seed round raises $1.8M to bolster generative game art production
The AI-powered productivity tool sees support from The Games Fund, GFR Fund and others
Ai On Board
Analytics specialist Sensor Tower are producing AI-driven insights reports
The market intelligence company has turned to AI to produce new reports appearing online now
Hot Five
Hot Five: Unity 6, Monopoly Go’s major milestone and Supercell’s creator support
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Pioneering Peridot
Niantic bringing generative AI to Peridot for "surprising" AR encounters
Peridot taking augmented reality to a new level with AI pets reacting to the real world
Ai Ad Vantage
Replai’s New AI Service Offers Marketers a Revolution in Ad Creation
Mobile ad expert's new AI-enabled service enables developers and publishers to create and change ads from text prompts or the game itself
Future Unity
Unity's Marc Whitten: "We believe AI won’t replace actual human effort - it will enhance it"
Unity's president of Create talks Unity 6, AI in game creation and the road ahead for the platform
Making Money
The Big Games Industry Employment Survey explores salaries, satisfaction and AI use across Europe
Median salaries across professions reveal today's most lucrative gaming roles
Ai Advances
From underdogs to game changers: How indie studios can use AI to change the industry
Ludo.ai’s Tom Pigott explains how indie studios can utilise AI to flourish
Hot Five
Hot Five: Supercell’s mo.co launch, Netflix’s gaming strategy, and an AI seed round
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Ai Advancement
Harmony Games raises $3M in seed round to build an AI puzzle game
The seed round was led by Griffin Gaming Partners
Loads Of Layoffs
Up to 14,000 new redundancies at Nokia as sales fall 20%
By the end of 2026, an estimated 9,000 to 14,000 jobs will be axed
Ai Ahoy
"Pegasus" engine may bring generative AI to Apple App Store searches
Big changes could be ahead with the implementation of a search engine developed by a former Google exec and his team
User Milestones
AI dev tools provider Zibra AI celebrates 100,000 user milestone
The company's platform creates 3D assets for any virtual world or experience
Ai Development
Homa launches AI “Game Idea Generator”
The new technology streamlines the process of brainstorming a new title
Gaming Strikes
Screen Actor’s Guild authorises video game strike
98.32% of voters chose to open the door for strike action
Hot Five
Hot Five: Unity, Unity, Unity… Backlash dominates in PR nightmare, devs look to Unreal, and miHoYo busies itself with AI
Our quick-fix round up of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Ai Development
miHoYo co-authors science paper outlining bold AI intentions
The paper examines the rise and potential of AI in game development
Making Myths
Spectarium raises €5M in Seed Round to bolster personalised AI RPG Myths
Each player will have a unique experience by leveraging AI technology
Survey Signs
Half of all game development could be done by AI within 10 years
Bain & Company survey gives insight into current developer mindsets when it comes to generative AI
Pgc Helsinki
Web3, blockchain, metaverse, VR and AI giants head to PCG Helsinki
Because it's not just mobile gaming that's the hot topic at next week's event