Awards Season
Tag: Competition
Ai Ahoy
Playful.AI kicks off first Game Jam with a $7,000 prize pool, where AI features are must-have
Esports Tournament
The Battle of Polytopia Global World Championship set to kick off with $10,000 prize pool
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Candy Crown
King crowns 2025 Candy Crush Saga All Stars champion and dishes out $1m prize pool
Tiago P from Portugal won this year’s tournament, claiming $500,000 in prize money
Prize Pool
Dunk City Dynasty’s first competition Community Bash has $10,000 prize pool
Winning teams in Southeast Asia and North America will net $2,300 each
Reboot Results
Square Enix claims "a familiar list" of mobile games reduce odds of success as net sales fall 9% to five-year low
Its digital entertainment business saw net sales decline by 17%, though profit rose through reduced expenses
Prize Pool
Esports World Cup 2025 to feature record-breaking $70m+ prize pool
New games joining the lineup include Valorant and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Supercent Game Challenge
Supercent announces 4th Supercent Game Challenge to discover future hitmakers
Enter the Supercent Game Challenge - with a prize pool of $2,000,000
Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: How serious is market saturation and is it an excuse for failure?
We asked industry experts their opinions on market saturation and how big or little its impact is
All Stars
Candy Crush All Stars returns with $1m prize pool
Qualifiers began on March 20th, with first knockout phase set to kick off next week
Supercell's Superfest
Supercell to bring Clash of Clans, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars championships together in historic SuperFest
This new event, SuperFest 2024, marks the first time all three games will hold their World Finals together
Playing Pokemon
Mobile matters at Pokémon Worlds 2024 as Pokémon Go and Unite players get set to clash
Winning players will win $20,000 each this weekend at a competitive tournament that promises to be the biggest ever
Pgc Helsinki
Win an indie ticket or expo table at PG Connects Helsinki
Enter our exclusive competition for indie developers and win either a free ticket or a whole expo table plus two tickets for this October's event!
Platform Power
Supercell-backed HypeHype to give creators 100% of revenue from user-generated content
During the early access period, creators making games on HypeHype will earn all the net revenue from their creations
Big Bucks
King’s Candy Crush All Stars tournament is back and bigger than ever with a $1 million prize pot
King’s VP of marketing for Candy Crush Saga, Luken Aragon shares how the All Stars tournament came to be and what it means for the continued Candy Crush legacy
Sybo Celebration
Subway Surfers character crafting compo brings winning design in-game for 12th anniversary
Sybo’s endless runner is approaching 12 years, with a Craft-a-Character competition to celebrate
Epic Vs Google
Game on: The Epic vs Google antitrust trial is officially underway
Epic is taking on Google regarding it's ongoing quest against the big mobile gatekeeper's App Store fees and monopolies
Franchise Fortune
Monster Hunter Now is officially a hit, but is it the next Pokémon Go?
Almost two months on from Niantic’s latest launch, we take a deep dive into Capcom’s beloved franchise and promising new collaboration
Cloud Competition
Amazon and Microsoft cloud services to face CMA competition probe
The competition and markets authority will investigate the tech giants to ensure fair play
Clash Of The Titans
Eggy Party's success intensified NetEase & Tencent's war for casual supremacy
The tech giants have long been at the top of the mobile games space, but NetEase's recent win has raised the stakes
Apple Vs Epic
Apple and Epic ask US court to reconsider the ruling in their dispute
The ongoing battle between the companies takes yet another turn
An Epic Battle
Apple emerges victorious in antitrust appeal against Epic Games
But the ruling also opens the door for developers to include links in apps and side-step App Store fees
Alternative App Store
PhonePe set to challenge Google Play’s market dominance in India
The Walmart-backed fintech giant is preparing to launch a dedicated app store for Indian Android users
Pokemon Power
Indian Pokémon Unite tournament boast biggest prize pool ever
The esports event takes place between April and June with $75,000 up for grabs
Candy Crush The Competition
Candy Crush Saga breaks records with All Stars Tournament
The upcoming tournament will have the biggest prize pot in casual mobile gaming history
Google Vs. The Doj
“Google abuses its monopoly power". The Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Google explained
The DoJ and eight US states are suing the tech giant for anticompetitive behaviour
Build Better Battlers
Get 55 percent revenue share in the Crazy Trends Challenge by CrazyLabs
Test your battle games, pass the benchmark and win great prizes!
Sports In Games
Tennis Clash named the official mobile game of Roland-Garros
The announcement follows a successful collaboration with Fédération Française de Tennis in 2022
An Apple A Day
Apple fined over $1 million by Paris Commercial Court
The tech giant is accused of imposing abusive commercial clauses on French app developers
Commentary
"The FTC is facing an uphill battle." Lifestreet CEO Levi Matkins talks Activision-Blizzard lawsuit
With the FTC attempting to block the Activision-Blizzard acquisition deal with a lawsuit, our experts ponder what could happen next
Acquivision Blizzard
FTC vote to sue to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Acquisition has faced criticism for its possible effect on competitor PlayStation
Don’t Be Evil
21 million consumers launch class action lawsuit against Google
The users claim Google Play violated US anti-competition laws
Google Vs. Epic
Lawsuit claims Google struck a $360 million deal to prevent Activision Blizzard creating its own app store
The lawsuit claims Google has struck at least 24 deals to prevent competition
Google Pay
India’s antitrust watchdog fines Google for $113 million
The country found that Google abused its dominant position in the market
In It To Win It
Live Tech Games and ITV collaborate on new mobile puzzle game
WordSurge was promoted on ITV show This Morning
Playstation Expansion
PlayStation eyes new investment in mobile and PC
The company continues to expand its interests
Mobile Esports
Snapdragon Pro Series is launching a second season
The mobile esports platform will be hosting an even bigger competition for its players
Microsoft Merger
Microsoft launch pro-merger website for Activision Blizzard bid
The merger is being challenged by competitor Sony
Multiplayer Competition
The Global Game Jam and Photon Engine announces Back to School Multiplayer Game Jam
Players can use any device to compete in the multiplayer game jam from next month
Competition
Publish Me! Festival announced by AppQuantum and WN Conference
Top three winners to receive publishing offers from AppQuantum
Speaker Spotlight
Photon Engine's Mark Val wants to spark your competitive spirit
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10
Playing For A Prize Pool
Gameloft for brands and ESL Gaming partner for Pagani racing in Asphalt 9: Legends
Snapdragon Mobile Open esports competition commences
Collaborative Challenge
GameRefinery and CrazyLabs begin developer challenge with prizes up to $35,000
Testing marketability and retention
Community Made
Supercell expands Brawl Stars community competition to allow 2D designs
Winning designs have a chance to be feature in the game
Four Finalists
NFL & Skillz Game Developer Challenge finalists revealed
Brainstorm Games, iGamebank, Play Mechanix, and Session Games in for a chance to have NFL-themed title officially published on the App Store and Google Play
Upcoming Competition
Voodoo’s Spring Game Competition to reward studios with up to $1 million
Top prize for reaching five million downloads in four months
For The Future
FunPlus and Creative Art Works launch second character design apprenticeship
Targeting "underserved" NYC teenagers and young adults
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Winter Games
Voodoo announces new winter game competition with coaching and resources on offer
Studios around the world can enter and access top coaching and resources from Voodoo, alongside exclusive up-to-date product knowledge
Marketplace Dominance
Apple and Google hold a "vice-like grip" on UK consumers, says competition regulator
Suggests actions to decrease the mobile marketplace duopoly