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Podcast | Episode 78
2026 games industry predictions and trends | Week in Mobile Games podcast
Looking Ahead
The big games industry trends and stories to watch in 2026
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Job News
NetEase Games veteran Lin Yunfeng resigns after more than 22 years at the company
His departure follows a major internal restructuring of the publisher's games business last year
Expansion
Aream & Co opening Singapore office
The new branch will be headed up by Anjan Sarangi
Steam Mobile
The mobile gaming links from Steam's 2025 top sellers list
The rankings shows how publishers are extending their franchises across platforms
Jobs News
NetEase head of interactive entertainment departs after 23 years
Yingfeng Ding will continue to act as a consultant following his retirement on December 31st, 2025
Top Games
The top grossing mobile games of 2025
Analysis of the highest revenue-generating mobile titles of the year
Week In Views
Roblox’s one trillion YouTube views, Asia dominates mobile’s biggest launches, and Netflix teams up with FIFA | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Trends Roundup
The mobile games industry trends that shaped 2025
A look back at the top stories and trends of the year
Asian Domination
Asia dominates 2025’s biggest mobile releases as top 10 new games make $2.2bn
Spending on the biggest new releases fell, down from $3bn across the top 10 of 2024
Market Growth
Asia and MENA games revenue set to hit $88.97bn in 2025
The regional gamer population is also set to reach o 1.7bn this year
Sponsored
GeeMee expands Asia-Pacific presence with dual strategic events at Pocket Gamer Connects
Find out how Geemee leveraged two events in Asia to further its ambition to reshape mobile game monetisation across the region.
Company Restructure
Krafton is offering voluntary resignations to employees amid AI-first shift
The company says it aims to help employees shape new career paths during its AI transition
Market Growth
India’s games and interactive media sector projected to hit $7.7bn by 2030
Bitkraft Ventures report claims in-app purchases are set to grow sixfold within five years despite real-money gaming ban that had powered the market's rise
Milestone
Honor of Kings surpasses 260m global MAUs
The Chinese server now sees over 139 million DAUs, up from 100m in 2024
Southeast Asia
"Southeast Asia could become one of the most exciting centres for game development and esports"
Garena Online senior director of game operations Krit Pattanateacha dives deep into the state of the SEA games industry
Pgc Summit Korea
Meet leading companies like Krafton, NCSoft and Garena in Korea
Expand your network at Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Korea on October 31st
Pgc Summit Korea
Discover new investor opportunities in Korea and APAC
Gain crucial insight into one of the world’s top games markets at Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Korea, October 31st
Rapid Growth
The state of Southeast Asia's games industry in 2025
From mobile dominance to creative development Southeast Asia's games market continues to grow
Gamescom Insights
4 takeaways from Devcom and Gamescom 2025: The DTC revolution, Asian publishers make a splash, and room for optimism
We analyse some of the big stories and trends coming out of Europe's largest games expo
Mystery Opportunity
Ubisoft reveals new Asia mobile games deal as platform accounts for 22% of bookings in Q4
CEO Yves Guillemot refuses to elaborate on new "opportunity"
Major M&a
Games industry M&A hit $6.6bn in Q1 2025 with mobile domination led by Scopely
The figure was a two-year high and more than doubled Q1 2024’s result, according to Aream & Co.’s first quarterly Video Game Market Update report
Leadership Change
Koei Tecmo appoints Hisashi Koinuma as new CEO
He will replace co-founder Yoichi Erikawa as president and CEO effective from April 2025
Midnights On Mobile
40% more North Americans are playing mobile games at 1AM than global average
Mobile players are most active at 8PM worldwide, but some regions stay up later than others
Acqusitions
Winking Studios to acquire game art studio Mineloader Digital for $27 million
An upfront payment of $24.5m will be made with the remaining balance paid after five years
Top Charts
The top grossing mobile games of 2024
Analysis of the highest revenue-generating mobile titles of the year
Best Of The Best
Asian developers dominate as 2024's top 10 new mobile games surpass $3 billion
Dungeon & Fighter: Mobile, Love and Deepspace, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket and others led the way for new games’ success this year
Gaming Trends
India's competition watchdog launches probe into Google's real-money gaming policies
The investigation is expected to conclude in next two months
Mobile Growth
Southeast Asia's mobile game downloads hit 4.2 billion in 2024
Simulation games became the most downloaded mobile game genre in Southeast Asia this year
Afk In Asia
China spends $5.1 million on Lilith's AFK Journey in first five days
The Chinese market is now its second-biggest, accounting for 7% of lifetime revenue in less than a week, despite a four-month lead in the West
Interview
Five years of My.Games: From new releases to finding success in the Asian market
We caught up with Elena Grigorian who reflects My.Games’ first half of the year and shares on upcoming plans after celebrating the company's five year anniversary
Resilient Growth
Asia and MENA to reach 2 billion gamers by 2028 as revenue soars past $85 billion in 2023
India is the fastest-growing market and is expected to add 277 million gamers by 2028
Regional Realities
India leads the charge while pricing concerns hinder Asian uptake in new monetisation report
Niko Partners' report shows that in-game purchases accounted for 87.8% of player spending in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
Mobile Dominance
Mobile is projected to account for 56% of gaming revenue in 2023
The secrets of mobile success come under region-by-region scrutiny in the latest reports
Investment
Studio Billion receives undisclosed investment in pre-series A bridge round
WePlay Ventures, Aura B4YO Fund and Lima Ventures make another major investment in the Turkish market
Niko Partners Report
Five biggest mobile genres of 2022 in MENA and Asian markets revealed: RPG leads the pack
The RPG genre generated 50% more revenue than strategy, MOBA, puzzle, and battle royale games combined
Female Gamers
37% of gamers in Asia are female, with mobile as their preferred platforms
The gender split in the mobile-first SEA region is more even
Appointments
Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu joins Hong Kong taskforce on Web3 development
The executive chairman has been increasingly bullish on Web3
Investment
Turkish mobile startup Fuse Games receives $2m investment
The studio is making a big play of the use of artificial intelligence in the creation their games
Partnerships
WeMade acquire 20% stake in external developer StandEgg
StandEgg will be the first external developer to work with WeMade, and will produce two titles based on Anipang
Interview
CEO of SuperGaming: “Battle royales are a frictionless entry point for Indians to play games”
The developers of homegrown battle royale game Indus hope to show off what domestic developers can do
Venture Capital
The top VC firm for Q1, Bitkraft Ventures, expands to Asia
The firm was the top investor in Drake Star's recent report
Releases
NetEase’s cutesy battle royale, Eggy Party, to launch in the Philippines
The take on the Fall Guys formula will launch April 21 for Android
Regulations
Mobile game exclusivity triggers $32m fine for Google
Outdated exclusivity practices are cited as stifling competition
Riot X Netease
Netease’s Hyper Front to shut down following Riot lawsuit
The suit alleged that Hyper Front infringed on its intellectual property
Industry Report
Venture funding fell 83% in Q4 2022
Konvoy’s 2022 Gaming Industry Report reveals Q4 figures down dramatically year-on-year
Working Practices
Sega to increase wages by an average of 30%
The iconic Japanese gaming giant is increasing wages to retain talent
Pocket Gamer Connects
MNM Gaming's Kalvin Chung on the cultural communication potential of Esports
At Pocket Gamer Connects London CEO of MNM Gaming, Kalvin Chung, spoke about the cultural communication potential of Esports
Asia
Xsolla opens new offices in Kuala Lumpur
Continuing a trend of investment in the region, video game commerce company Xsolla has opened new Malaysian offices