ByteDance's Moonton acquisition, Fortnite's Google Play comeback and a $2bn milestone for Farm Heroes Saga | Week in Views

ByteDance's Moonton acquisition, Fortnite's Google Play comeback and a $2bn milestone for Farm Heroes Saga | Week in Views

The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories

King’s Farm Heroes Saga officially hits $2 billion

Major Milestone

King’s Farm Heroes Saga officially hits $2 billion

PocketGamer.biz has learned that Farm Heroes Saga reached the $2 billion lifetime revenue mark

Deluxe Creation’s Stickman Fight: Magic Brawl surpasses 300,000 downloads

Deluxe Creation’s Stickman Fight: Magic Brawl surpasses 300,000 downloads

International audiences drive the game’s strongest revenue performance

Ludus hits $3m monthly revenue as installs surpass 8m

Ludus hits $3m monthly revenue as installs surpass 8m

Vietnam launch marks a strategic push into Southeast

Scopely celebrates 15 years with more than $15bn in lifetime revenue

Scopely Celebration

Scopely celebrates 15 years with more than $15bn in lifetime revenue

The publisher has achieved over 150bn hours of playtime across its portfolio

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 5m downloads following global expansion

February 9, 2026

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 5m downloads following global expansion

Strong traction in North America, Europe, and Japan helped power the milestone alongside new launches in Korea and Taiwan

NYT Games' multiplayer word game Crossplay surpasses one million downloads

February 6, 2026

NYT Games' multiplayer word game Crossplay surpasses one million downloads

Launched in January, the title marks NYT’s move from solo puzzles into real-time competitive play

Arknights: Endfield hits $30m in two weeks on mobile

February 5, 2026

Endfield Earnings

Arknights: Endfield hits $30m in two weeks on mobile

Gryphline’s new gacha was released globally on January 22nd

Switch 2 surpasses 17m unit sales as Nintendo’s net sales rise 99%

February 5, 2026

Switch 2 surpasses 17m unit sales as Nintendo’s net sales rise 99%

The original Switch has become Nintendo’s best-selling console in history, at over 155m units and 1.5bn software sales

Epic Games Store sees record $400m in third-party player spending

February 3, 2026

Epic Milestones

Epic Games Store sees record $400m in third-party player spending

Third-party titles generated 2.78bn hours of playtime, marking a 4% year-on-year increase

Mamboo Entertainment surpasses $55m in lifetime revenue

January 29, 2026

Mamboo Entertainment surpasses $55m in lifetime revenue

The developer has also crossed 1bn installs and published more than 50 mobile games

Ubisoft's Creative House restructure, RuneScape's big milestone and industry optimism at PGC London | Week in Views

January 23, 2026

Ubisoft's Creative House restructure, RuneScape's big milestone and industry optimism at PGC London | Week in Views

The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories

RuneScape surpasses $3bn in lifetime revenue as Jagex marks 25th anniversary

January 20, 2026

RuneScape surpasses $3bn in lifetime revenue as Jagex marks 25th anniversary

The RS25 programme is positioned as the most ambitious evolution in RuneScape’s history

Fingersoft's Hill Climb Racing passes 2bn downloads worldwide

January 16, 2026

Fingersoft's Hill Climb Racing passes 2bn downloads worldwide

The physics-based driving title still attracts over 4 million daily players

Game District surpasses 2.2 billion downloads in 2025

January 16, 2026

Game District surpasses 2.2 billion downloads in 2025

The mobile developer reached a peak of 22m daily active users last year

Scopely’s Monopoly Go fastest mobile game to hit $6 billion

January 14, 2026

Scopely’s Monopoly Go fastest mobile game to hit $6 billion

Hit title hit the milestone in 1,275 days, according to Sensor Tower estimates

AppsFlyer surpasses $500m in ARR as firm reportedly nears sale

January 9, 2026

AppsFlyer surpasses $500m in ARR as firm reportedly nears sale

The milestone comes amid reports of a potential $2bn acquisition

Block Blast reaches 70m daily active users and 300m monthly active users worldwide

January 8, 2026

Block Blast reaches 70m daily active users and 300m monthly active users worldwide

Hungry Studio credits the milestone to a year-long experimentation system running more than 10,000 A/B tests

Mattel163 surpasses 550m players worldwide across its digital games portfolio

January 7, 2026

Mattel163 surpasses 550m players worldwide across its digital games portfolio

Players have completed more than 65bn matches globally, marking a major milestone for the publisher

Eggy Party cracks $750m in mobile player spending

January 6, 2026

Eggy Party cracks $750m in mobile player spending

Player spending has fallen for two consecutive years, with 2023 still responsible for over 50% of the lifetime sum

The Game Awards 2025 reportedly attracted an estimated 171m global livestreams

December 19, 2025

The Game Awards 2025 reportedly attracted an estimated 171m global livestreams

Viewership follows last year’s 31% jump, when the show reached 154m livestreams worldwide

Roblox content surpasses one trillion all-time views on YouTube

December 18, 2025

Roblox content surpasses one trillion all-time views on YouTube

Players logged 88.7bn hours on Roblox in 2025, alongside over 50m daily searches

Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses 8 million installs

December 17, 2025

Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses 8 million installs

The milestone was achieved following a year of new events and partnerships

Where Winds Meet hits 15 million players within one month of release

December 16, 2025

Where Winds Meet hits 15 million players within one month of release

The game released with a staggered launch across PC, PlayStation 5 and mobile

Rush Royale surpasses 100m downloads and over $470m in lifetime revenue

December 10, 2025

Rush Royale surpasses 100m downloads and over $470m in lifetime revenue

The My.Games hit marks its fifth anniversary with nearly 6 billion battles played worldwide

Budge Studios surpasses 2 billion lifetime downloads across its mobile games portfolio

December 10, 2025

Budge Studios surpasses 2 billion lifetime downloads across its mobile games portfolio

The milestone marks 15 years of delivering child-focused digital play experiences

PvX crosses $250m in committed UA financing for mobile games and consumer apps

December 8, 2025

PvX crosses $250m in committed UA financing for mobile games and consumer apps

The firm pitches cohort-based UA financing as a non-dilutive alternative to equity and traditional debt

Hot Five: Netflix to acquire Warner Bros, Google Play in-app purchases fall, and Kingshot surpasses $500m

December 8, 2025

Hot Five: Netflix to acquire Warner Bros, Google Play in-app purchases fall, and Kingshot surpasses $500m

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Netflix’s Warner Bros. Games question, Twitch’s audience boom, and Pikmin Bloom’s big year | Week in Views

December 5, 2025

Netflix’s Warner Bros. Games question, Twitch’s audience boom, and Pikmin Bloom’s big year | Week in Views

The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories

Kingshot catapults past $500m with nine months of consecutive growth

December 5, 2025

Ramping Up Revenue

Kingshot catapults past $500m with nine months of consecutive growth

Century Games’ latest 4X strategy hit made $96.7m this November

Unico Studio surpasses 1.6bn mobile downloads and 750m web plays

December 5, 2025

Unico Studio surpasses 1.6bn mobile downloads and 750m web plays

The Brain Test developer added 1.1bn downloads in three years

Twitch hits 21m streamers with billions of hours watched in 2025

December 3, 2025

Streaming Surge

Twitch hits 21m streamers with billions of hours watched in 2025

Over a million creators streamed on Twitch from the UK alone

Pikmin Bloom hits $100m after four years as 2025 becomes its best year yet

December 2, 2025

Pikmin Bloom hits $100m after four years as 2025 becomes its best year yet

After making just $8.4m in its first full year, Pikmin Bloom has raked in $34.8m during 2025 with another month to go

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses two million downloads in under two weeks

December 1, 2025

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses two million downloads in under two weeks

The game has maintained strong momentum after crossing one million downloads last month

Royal Kingdom surpasses $300m in first year, beating Royal Match

November 25, 2025

Royal Kingdom surpasses $300m in first year, beating Royal Match

Dream Games’ follow-up puzzler made 2% more than its forebear in its first full year

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 1 million downloads in under three days

November 20, 2025

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 1 million downloads in under three days

The game reached number one on the App Store’s top free charts in more than 15 regions

Nintendo Switch 2 surpasses 10m unit sales in under four months

November 5, 2025

Nintendo Switch 2 surpasses 10m unit sales in under four months

The original Switch sold 4.7m units in its first four months

Pokémon TCG Pocket dethrones Pokémon Go as it celebrates first anniversary and $1.3bn

October 30, 2025

Pokémon TCG Pocket dethrones Pokémon Go as it celebrates first anniversary and $1.3bn

The digital card game had the most lucrative first year of any mobile Pokémon game

Honor of Kings surpasses 260m global MAUs

October 29, 2025

Honor of Kings surpasses 260m global MAUs

The Chinese server now sees over 139 million DAUs, up from 100m in 2024

Pokémon TCG Pocket surpasses 150m downloads in under a year

October 28, 2025

Pokémon TCG Pocket surpasses 150m downloads in under a year

New anniversary updates aim to make card collecting more accessible

The Battle of Polytopia surpasses 25m downloads on mobile

October 28, 2025

The Battle of Polytopia surpasses 25m downloads on mobile

The milestone follows steady updates including weekly challenges and new skins

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 2m pre-registrations worldwide

October 27, 2025

Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 2m pre-registrations worldwide

The total includes combined sign-ups from the App Store and Google Play across multiple regions

Where Winds Meet surpasses 5m global pre-registrations ahead of launch

October 17, 2025

Where Winds Meet surpasses 5m global pre-registrations ahead of launch

The game has already surpassed 30m players in China since its 2024 launch

Umamusume: Pretty Derby hits $2.5bn after most lucrative day in four years

October 8, 2025

Umamusume: Pretty Derby hits $2.5bn after most lucrative day in four years

The horse girl gacha has picked up $55.3m overseas since its worldwide launch on July 26th

Roblox’s Steal a Brainrot becomes first game to surpass 25m concurrent players

October 7, 2025

Roblox’s Steal a Brainrot becomes first game to surpass 25m concurrent players

The experience bested Grow a Garden for the top spot in September, then hit a new industry milestone this October

TinyBytes surpasses 100 million downloads across its portfolio

October 3, 2025

Major Milestone

TinyBytes surpasses 100 million downloads across its portfolio

Flagship title Massive Warfare makes up for a large portion of the downloads

Maliyo Games featured by Apple to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day

October 1, 2025

Industry Recognition

Maliyo Games featured by Apple to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day

Safari City, Crazy Ludo, Whot King, and Secret Letter were spotlighted

NFT penguin game Pudgy Party hits one million installs in first month

September 30, 2025

NFT penguin game Pudgy Party hits one million installs in first month

The title was developed on Mythical Games’ platform, but Web3 elements are optional

Destiny: Rising hits $10m in first month on mobile

September 29, 2025

Destiny: Rising hits $10m in first month on mobile

Estimates suggest launch day was the most lucrative followed by September 12th, one day after Season of Daybreak started

Fateless completes Alpha Wave cycle with 36k players for upcoming RPG Godforge

September 24, 2025

Fateless completes Alpha Wave cycle with 36k players for upcoming RPG Godforge

Alpha Wave 3 drew 36,000 players, logging over 355,000 hours of gameplay