Hot Five Hot Five: Konami's games division grows 14%, Fortnite to return to iOS in Australia, and AppsFlyer reportedly in acquisition talks worth up to $4bn
Hot Five Hot Five: Clash Royale’s Brawl Stars moment, AppLovin vs Unity, and the NextBeat team joins Duolingo
Hot Five Hot Five: Uma Musume’s $22.8m overseas launch, Krafton’s record-breaking H1, and casual games’ strong market growth
July 28, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Soolra’s iPhone controller case, Netflix’s gaming investment plans, and EU reportedly likely to greenlight App Store changes Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
July 21, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Rollic’s 1,000 ideations per month, Coin Master - Board Adventure soft launch, and Uma Musume: Pretty Derby’s post-expansion performance Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
July 14, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Pokémon Go’s ninth anniversary, Clash Royale’s Merge Tactics mode, and China's domestic licence changes Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
July 7, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Zenless Zone Zero's $442m year one, King reportedly loses 10% of staff, and Toca Boca hit by layoffs Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
June 30, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Kingshot and SD Gundam G Generation Eternal shoot past $100m, and Grow a Garden hits 21m concurrent users Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
June 23, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Fortnite’s Blitz Royale, Moshi Monsters’ comeback Kickstarter sabotaged, and UK Government launches £30m games industry fund Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
June 16, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: New Apple Games app, SAG-AFTRA strikes ending, and Zynga founder forms Playful.AI Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
June 9, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Wuthering Waves makes $317m in first year, Scopely closes $3.5bn Niantic deal, and Epic Games Store hits 40m mobile installs Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
June 2, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Apple’s dedicated gaming app, Minecraft's mobile revenue surge, and earnings per install rise industry-wide Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
May 27, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Pokémon TCG Pocket surpasses $1bn, Delta Force Mobile hits $100m, and Fortnite's comeback Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
May 19, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Squad Busters 2.0, Tencent’s game sales up 24%, and Sonic Rumble’s tentative 2025 release Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
May 12, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Golden Week 2025, web shop advancements, and Tripledot to acquire AppLovin’s games business Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
May 6, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Game over for "Apple tax", Overwatch Mobile distribution plans, and Pokémon TCG Pocket beats Go in first six months Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
April 28, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Apple’s DMA violation, Discord CEO steps down, and Blue Ocean Games launches $30m fund Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
April 22, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid board game, Machine Zone CEO out, and Final Fantasy XIV Mobile’s tentative launch date Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
April 14, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Trump tariffs turmoil, Agonalea Games’ $2m funding, and games M&A hits $6.6bn in Q1 Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
April 7, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: AppLovin wants to acquire TikTok, Supercell's film and TV ambitions, and Netflix Stories cancelled Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
March 31, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: GDC takeaways, Nintendo Today app launches, and Honkai: Star Rail’s race to $2bn on mobile Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
March 24, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Supercell’s mo.co gets invite-only launch, Blood Strike celebrates first anniversary, and Pokémon Sleep’s Legendary comeback Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
March 17, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Scopely acquires Pokémon Go and more for $3.5bn, Wuthering Waves hits $250m on mobile, and Sonic Rumble’s reasons for delay Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
March 10, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Goddess of Victory: Nikke hits $1bn, Pokémon Go spikes to 2025 high, and AppLovin's shock buyer Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
March 3, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Pokémon wins legal battle, Playtika’s $450m "bolt-on" M&A, and Supercell unveils Boat Game Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
February 24, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Jam City to sell Ludia, Scopely could acquire Pokémon Go, and Last War hits $2bn Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
February 17, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Unity’s latest layoffs, Supercell’s record $3bn year, and AppLovin’s plans to sell off apps business Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
February 10, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Fire Emblem Heroes’ voting power, Candy Crush Solitaire broadens the brand, and Pokémon TCG Pocket hits half a billion dollars Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
February 3, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: AI content regulations, Love and Deepspace’s first anniversary, and Monster Hunter series hits 100m unit sales Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
January 27, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Hay Day’s "growth virality", Pokémon TCG Pocket’s biggest expansion yet, and the hottest topics on PGC London panels Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
January 13, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: Zenless Zone Zero scores $250m, how Scopely made $10bn, and Squid Game: Unleashed hits 10m installs Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
January 6, 2025 Hot Five Hot Five: 2024’s top earners, the most downloaded mobile games, and Scopely’s Chengfeng Studio acquisition Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
December 23, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: 2024's top mobile games, Hothead Games closes, and Aonic's €152m war chest Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
December 16, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Animal Crossing’s comeback, Balatro’s big milestone, and Infinity Nikki’s record launch Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
December 9, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Infinity Nikki goes global, Royal Kingdom beats Royal Match, and Pokémon TCG Pocket makes $200m in first month Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
December 2, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Balatro's player spending surge, Supercell’s cultural shift, and Reverse: 1999’s "creative freedom" Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
November 25, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Monopoly Go’s 58% decline, Adjust lays off staff, but "seismic" Pokémon TCG Pocket could be the next Pokémon Go Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
November 18, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Royal Kingdom’s soft launch success, Microsoft eyes another acquisition, and Disney considers its next CEO Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
November 4, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Pokémon vs Palworld, Fingersoft layoffs, and Facebook Instant Games’ in-app purchases on iOS Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
October 28, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Barbie’s UK soft launch, Supercell’s London-based hiring, and Antihero’s IDFA perspective Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
October 21, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Supercell’s first CMO departs, Unity 6 goes back to basics, and Azra Games raises $42.7 million Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
October 14, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Wuthering Waves sails to $150 million, Scopely’s "megadeal" plan, and Xbox Android app is on the way Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
October 7, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Zenless Zone Zero hits $150 million, The Sims’ latest mobile game, and Tim Sweeney has "no regrets" over lawsuits Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
September 30, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Genshin Impact’s $6.3 billion success, Dungeon & Fighter: Mobile’s Chinese takeover, while Ubisoft shares down 20% Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
September 23, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Pokémon’s Palworld lawsuit, Playtika’s acquisition, and Ubisoft gets workers back to the office Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
September 16, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: iPhone 16 reveal, Monster Hunter’s mega year, and The Elder Scrolls: Castles out now Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
September 9, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Final Fantasy falls, Unity shares down to decade low, but Coin Master hits the jackpot Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
August 27, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Squad Busters undergoes radical changes, Apple’s NFC update, and the winners of the Mobile Games Awards 2024 are… Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
August 19, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: AFK Journey hits China, The Sunday Times Gaming Rich List and the Gamescom Party Guide Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
August 12, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Turkey blocks Roblox, Jam City layoffs, and the sinking of Shipyard Games Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz