Web 3 Ip
Brazilian Web3 dev Jungle raises $6 million in funding round
Web3 mobile shooter expected to launch later this year
Wemade At Gdc 2023
Wemade – diamond sponsor at GDC 2023 – shares valuable blockchain gaming knowledge and experience
Join in the conversations with company experts on trending industry topics, wins and challenges in open sessions during the event
Soccer Goes Mobile
Matchday secures $21 million in seed funding
The company plans to make soccer, mobile, and Web3 games more accessible
Independents
Redemption Games breaks from Applovin
The studio behind Sweet Escape will now operate independently
Muus Collective Board
Paris Hilton, Sabrina Kay, and Geetanjali Dhillon join Muus Collective’s board of advisors
The studio focuses on mobile gaming and digital collectibles
Readying An Rpg
Immutable partners with Mineloader to speed up development of Guild of Guardians
Focusing on Web2 and Web3 aspects and economies
Matsuda’s Final Fantasy?
Square Enix board calls for their president to step aside
A proposal suggests that boss Yosuke Matsuda will be replaced by company director Takashi Kiryu
Interview
"Web3 is a solution in search of a problem." FunCraft’s CEO steps back from blockchain
After considering web3 and blockchain, FunCraft's Michael Martinez decided that the future lies elsewhere
Open Doors
Why casual gamers are crucial to the adoption of web3 gaming
Immutable's Justin Hulog explains
Metaverse
Cut the Rope creators ZeptoLab jump to Web3
ZeptoLab are partnering with The Sandbox for collaborative events and content
Profile
Janneke Van Swetselaar from Ultra on bridging the gap and working in gaming
"What attracted me the most was the industry itself; it is very informal, it moves quickly, and people tend to be creative, passionate and come up with new ideas all the time."
Tilting Point Layoffs
Tilting Point lays of 14% of its workforce
Over 60 people have been laid off at the company
Industry Insight
Why mobile platforms are the gateway to the metaverse
Appearing at Pocket Gamer Connects London: Matthew Warneford, Founder of Dubit and Bildrs.io gives us his take on why mobile and the metaverse are made for each other
Job News
Magic Eden appoints Chris Akhavan as Chief Gaming Officer
Magic Eden hopes the new hiring will boost its Web3 vertical
Music Metaverse
Animoca Brands acquires majority stake in music metaverse platform PIXELYNX
The company is helping people discover new music – and new ways to monetise it
Interview
How will Web3 impact mobile gaming in the future?
We spoke to Superfine CEO Chris Calderon about the future of mobile gaming
Pivots
Hypercasual game dev Gamejam Co. rebrands to Superfine and releases Web3 growth platform
Pivoting from their hypercasual mobile titles, Gamejam Co. is now known as Superfine, moving into the world of Web3 with their new growth platform
Building For The Future
Homa readies web3 tech for game creators and players as community skyrockets
Following its $100M raise, Homa is adding web3 tools to its tech stack, enabling game creators to provide new experiences & versions of Homa’s characters to players
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
This week we consider football, Japan, and whether we are living in (Back to) the Future
New Platform
Singapore-based mobile game company Storms announces Web3 gaming platform
Named ‘Kyō’, the Web3 platform is a hyper-casual, social-based mobile gaming platform that integrates blockchain technology.
Mena Data
Overview: The MENA games market is expected to be worth $5 billion by 2025
The Middle East has all the ingredients for the perfect gaming boom, with esports and web3 part of the region's growth
Mobile Shark, Do Do Doo
Pinkfong are releasing Baby Shark into a new environment with a new open-world game
Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your phone
News
King & Kopla vets raise €1.2M for new game studio
According to a press release from the new studio, the money will fund the company’s venture into developing Web3 multiplayer games.
News
Coda Labs survey sees gamers sceptical about Web3
Survey by the blockchain-based game studio indicates that there is still lukewarm enthusiasm towards Web3 games.
Blockchain Gaming
Joyride introduces the Joyride Wallet
The new wallet aims to make the blockchain more accessible
Rebranding
Coda is now known as Coda Labs
The rebranding will see a shift in focus toward web3 gaming
News
Napster set to return in Web3 & Metaverse debut
The pioneering free streaming service is set to return and has already picked up an ex-Roblox exec with a background in virtual concerts.
Block Breaking Beats
Tackling the technology gap to build web3 mobile games
From its origins as a successful hypercasual games studio to the cutting edge of web3 mobile games, PlayEmber CEO Hugo Furneaux, charts the company's quest to reimagine development
First Web3 Venue
Solana Spaces unveiled first permanent retail venue
Solana Spaces aims to bring Web3 and blockchain technology to mainstream audience
Company Partnership
Alternative financing for game developers from Stardust and Sanlo Partnership
Team-up also brings Web3 infrastructure for blockchain titles
Working On Web3
Mighty Bear Games raises $10 million to launch Web3 games
Investment led by Framework Ventures
Hot Launch
Joyride Games' Solitaire Blitz is the fastest-growing Web3 mobile game
Publishing platform's debut is #1 app on Flow blockchain
The Games Of Tomorrow
How Hut 8 is powering the blockchain gaming revolution
Gaming is on the cusp of exciting change - Hut 8's Josh Rayner explores the growing impact of Web 3.0 technologies on the games of tomorrow.
Pgc Toronto
Solsten: Keep your thinking "human-centric" if you want Web3 to flourish
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Join The Chain Gang
Harmony Partners with Miracle Universe
Blockchain company Harmony is partnering with Miracle Universe to help support the evolution of the next generation of gaming in Web 3
Metaverse Of Madness
Newzoo: 10 key trends of the future metaverse
A new report by Newzoo breaks down key developments in the metaverse and blockchain and NFT application, and the 500+ parties building the metaverse
Pgc Seattle
Freeverse.io: Blockchain must move beyond buzzwords towards fairer, sustainable player asset value
Freeverse.io’s Alun Evans wants the middle-ground between play-to-earn advocates and players looking for pure entertainment
More Mobile Drives To Web3
Double Coconut appoints Zynga, Lucasarts veteran Rob Carroll in Web3 drive
Carroll has been appointed as head of business development, as Double Coconut presses on with NFT-powered games
Hello Saga
Solana Labs is developing a Web3 mobile phone
Solana's Saga, an Android phone, will integrate Solana Pay to facilitate QR code-based payment, a mobile wallet adapter, and a Web3 decentralised app store
Reality Rebrand
Reality Gaming Group rebrands to Reality+ with move to full-service Web3
NFTs and blockchain using "side-chain" of Ethereum mainnet
Web3 For All
Manticore opens up its Core platform for NFT projects
MekaVerse and 0N1 amongst the first to build
What Time Is It
TIME and The Sandbox partner to build metaverse destination, TIME Square
Environment will reportedly include TIMEpieces experiences, and screenings of TIME Studios projects
Wild At Heart
Words with Friends, Age of Empires devs launch Web3 game franchise
Wildcard Alliance, a hybrid MOBA, RTS, and CCG, will involve a live audience "spectator sport" component
Hot Five
Hot Five: Supercell makes first NFT commitment, Apple Arcade execs leave tech giant, and only 16% of mobile players want blockchain games
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
The Coming Crypto Storm
Q&A with Storms’ CEO David Yin: Navigating the Web3 gaming space
Is Web3 coming? Is it already here? What does crypto bring to the world of games? PocketGamer.biz sat down with the Storms CEO for his take on the future of games
Hot Five
Hot Five: Playtika layoffs could reach 250, Supercell invests $60mil into Love & Pies, and Square Enix commits to NFTs
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Supercharged
Exclusive: Supercell breaks ground with first investment in NFT gaming
Oxalis Games has raised $4.5 million in a seed round led by Blocore and including Supercell, Animoca Brands, and Sir Ian Livingstone
Blockchain Breakthrough
Square Enix is creating an NFT ecosystem with Animoca Brands
Partnering with Animoca Brands to develop Web3 plans
Be Seeing You
Founded by Rovio and Zynga veterans, Village Studio has raised €2.1 million
Will Luton, Cyril Barrow, and Tak Fung's Village Studio aims to confront the issue of interoperability in blockchain and Web3 games
Join The Collective
Game economics platform Machinations.io raises $3.3 million
Machinations.io has announced a $3.3 million Series A funding round led by Hiro Capital