Week That Was
Week in Views - Industry survival tactics, bold statements and big brands with big plans
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Looking Back
A brief history of the mobile games industry
We take a look back at the last decade and a half of mobile gaming, analysing the key trends that built the industry we have now, and what the future holds for the sector
Xsolla State Of Play
Xsolla Releases Quarterly Insights Report
The Xsolla Report: State Of Play offers insight on the future of gaming and game development and a preliminary analysis of spring 2024 metrics and upcoming trends
Gameexpo Summit
Learn about the state of play in MENA and the changing payments landscape at the Dubai GameExpo Summit
The Industry Trends and Powering Payments tracks at Dubai GameExpo Summit this May 1st
Pgc San Francisco
Your guide to the hottest global games markets at PG Connects San Francisco
Facts, figures and insight into the latest industry trends from all over the globe this March 18th
Challenging Times
Will 2024 be the year that mobile game developers master ‘Expert’ difficulty?
SuperScale COO Nikola Mitic looks at the challenges facing the mobile games industry in 2024 and how developers can navigate them
Podcast
The data and trends defining mobile gaming with Karl Knights and Lirui Ding | Podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play. This week we're joined by experts from data.ai and Transcend Fund
State Of Play 2024
Xsolla releases a new winter 2024 edition of the State Of Play report
Xsolla provides insights into video games by taking a look back and providing insights into what is to come in 2024
2024 Mobile Games Trends
Cracking the Code: CrazyLabs' Gaming Experts Reveal 2024 Mobile Gaming Trends
The CrazyLabs team dig into the key changes and challenges facing the mobile games market in the year ahead - with expert insight and advice for studios worldwide
Pgc London
Your guide to the hottest markets at PG Connects London
Facts, figures and insight into the latest industry trends from all over the globe with the Global Trends track next Monday January 22nd
Industry Trends
Mobile Mavens on the biggest games industry trends of 2023 part two: "The hypercasual boom is slowly fading"
The big names in the industry tell us what they thought the biggest stories of the year were
Industry Trends
Mobile Mavens on the biggest games industry trends of 2023: "This has been the single hardest year in games I think I have seen in my career"
The big names in the industry tell us what they thought the biggest stories of the year were
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
Trends
Chinese gaming trends revealed as 52% of the population play games
Trends, censorship, approvals, mixed genre games and more come under the microscope
Q&a
Mystic Games Matthew Buxton: "There are definitely more people building Web3 games than playing them."
The studio's latest mobile game aims to do Web3 right, but what needs to happen for the genre to truly break through?
Hybridcasual Lessons
How the hybridcasual evolution is driving higher lifetime value
Director of publishing at Supersonic from Unity, Nir Regev shares market trends and how to shift into the hybridcasual model
Tips Tricks And Trends
How you benefit from CrazyLabs' industry-leading trend report
Find out more about CrazyLabs' monthly trend report, which offers every developer the chance to discover the trends, tactics and tricks used by the latest chart-topping games
Podcast
AR, AI, and Subscription Models — Oh, My! | Podcast
Our PocketGamer.biz team recaps GDC 2023 and riff on the topics that stole this year’s show.
Fireside Chats Part Two
Seven more fireside chats with the mobile world's movers & shakers from PGC London 2023
Another seven pioneers, founders, creators and leaders from the world of mobile games speak to the HyprMX team about the tools, tech and trends from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2023
Trends 2023
Mobile games industry trends for 2023: Publishing predictions: Part two
MobileGroove's Peggy Anne Salz looks at intellectual property and brands, social media, streaming, and esports
Predictions
Five mobile esports predictions for 2023 from ESL FACEIT's Kevin Rosenblatt
The SVP of Game Ecosystems for EFG gives his thoughts on where mobile esports will go in 2023
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Xsolla
Meet the industry pioneers and business leaders who are speaking at Pocket Gamer Connects London on January 23rd and 24th 2023.
Data
Action game installs grow 49% in Q4 of 2022 according to new data
According to recently released data, amongst other changes in the mobile market, installs of games categorised as ‘action’ grew by 49%
We Want Eu
Levelling up: decoding the future of mobile gaming across Europe
What does 2023 hold for the mobile games market? SHAREit's Arunabh Madhur considers the ongoing evolution of the European audience - and the opportunities opening up
Trends & Predictions
Breaking down Newzoo's trend predictions for 2023
The latest report from data analyst Newzoo predicts a pivot to service-based models and the take up of hybrid monetization strategies
Trends In 2022
Azur Games summarises trends in gaming through 2022
Idle, puzzle, strategy and more outlined in genre-based trends
Mid-year Review
Gaming has been in a stage of unsustainable growth, argues Konvoy
Analysts divided on whether growth during pandemic will escalate to $200 billion+ revenue, or normalise as economic and geopolitical tension rises
Google It
Google: only 16% of mobile gamers want NFT-based games
Player base split on engagement with in-game ads, motivation to start mobile titles, and NFT-based games of little interest
Tracking Transformative Trends
Mobile app trends 2022: A global benchmark of app performance
A new report from Adjust highlights key changes in the global mobile industry, from privacy changes to user behaviour and the value of retaining players
Ad Value
SocialPeta 2022 Mobile Game Ad Ultimate Guide: Market Analysis & Creative Strategies
The new white paper from SocialPetas outlines the major trends in mobile games advertising and offers game creators new strategies for the rapidly evolving marketplace
Esports Expectations
Newzoo: Mobile esports will continue to grow in 2022
Top publishers are battling out for the top position in the mobile esports sector
Pg Connects London
Road to Connects London: Playtra's Dan Bernardo on creating off-trend games
Playtra's Dan Bernardo presents a sneak-peak into his PG Connects talk on his mission-first approach to developing games
Seasonal Spending
90% of top 100 grossing mobile games feature seasonal events
Game Refinery crunches the numbers
Diversify & Optimize
Apple’s privacy changes have reduced advertising costs for mobile puzzle games
Moloco's Henry Wang on planning for the future
What's Next?
Get future trends now with our Mobile Game Developer Trends Survey 2021
Our 2021 trends survey has all the answers
Gear Up
Looking for your mobile games studio to be acquired? Here's what recent M&A data is telling founders
Pollen VC's Martin Macmillan highlights the trend
Big Bang
Game M&A hit all-time high of $39 billion in Q1 2021
280 deals made during the quarter
Webinar
Webinar: Join Tenjin, Gamejam and Mintegral as we look forward to mobile in 2021
The webinar kicks off on February 18th at 6pm GMT
Trendy
Five mobile gaming trends to keep an eye on in 2021, according to Newzoo
Newzoo details a handful of industry developments set to shake up mobile this year
What's New
Five trends that will drive social mobile gaming in 2021
Oren Todoros gets out his crystal ball
Fat Or Thin?
2021: Mobile gaming’s year of reckoning?
Was 2020 extraordinary or the new ordinary?
Shake Up
Tencent's Chinese iOS game revenue drops $125 million as Lingxi and Lilith see strong growth
Trends in the world's largest market
Pgc Digital
Learn the Global Trends at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital
One of 15 featured tracks
Fast Data
2020: What's next for hypercasual?
Growth but slowing
Sustainable Gaming Apps
Grow a sustainable gaming app: 2020 trends
How Facebook Audience Network's App Growth Academy can help your app this year
Best Of The Best
Five things we learned at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
The top trends and interesting insights we picked up from the conference
Mgs20
Four can't miss gaming sessions at MGS20
MGS20 offers deep dives into what it takes to grow your mobile app in 2020, but here are four sessions specifically for gaming apps
Top Trends
Sony's Fate/Grand Order was the most talked about game on Twitter in 2019
Second year in a row
Burning Question
Burning Question: What mobile gaming trends do you expect to see in 2020?
Get all fired up in the comments and on social media
Monthly Cut
The battle pass is a hot trend in mobile games that looks like it’s here to stay
GameRefinery looks at a new trend