Honkai: Star Rail
MiHoYo is aiming for pole position in China’s market
A month on from the release of Honkai: Star Rail, and the game continues its meteoric rise
Feature
Animal Restaurant: How to Earn $2,000,000 in IAPs with a Cute Mobile Game
Analysing Animal Restaurant's path to success with AppQuantum
Legends Landing
Pokémon Masters reaches 50M downloads with Legends: Arceus crossover on the horizon
This marks the first time characters will come from Hisui to modern-day Pasio
Job News
Former GameAnalytics CEO Ioana Hreninciuc joins AI image creation startup PicFinder
PicFinder is one of the fastest growing generative AI startups with more than 100 million images created
Subs As Service
Subscription is death (without upsell)
Because a great subscription service simply isn't enough. Fundamentally Games' Oscar Clark explains where you're letting your most faithful customers down and leaving their cash on the table
New Studio
NetEase unveils Japanese studio PinCool Inc.
The studio will be led by Dragon Quest veteran Ryutaro Ichimura
New Launch
Supercell launches new title Flood Rush into beta
The game surprise-launched at the end of May
Collaborations
BGMI goes all-in on esports with new voice pack collaboration
The collaboration features popular Indian esports personalities from the team S8UL
Investgame Report
Gaming deals cooled down significantly in Q1 2023
Despite decreases across the board, there’s reasons to be optimistic about gaming investment in the year ahead.
Feature
How to accelerate ASO with ChatGPT
Azur Games ASO manager Zlata Kazantseva shares how the team used ChatGPT to create keywords and texts in Survive Squad
Back For Good?
BattleGrounds Mobile India is back: So what happened?
With the game set to return to storefronts, how exactly did Krafton get into so much trouble in India?
Alternative Storefronts
Razer adds Supercell titles to in-game rewards programme
Razor Gold is the first third-party storefront to sell in-game currency for Supercell titles
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including new mobile platforms, app store invasions, celebrity developers and… Have you seen my $2bn? I could have sworn it was right here…
Collaborations
PUBG Mobile to collab with Colombian music star Karol G
The international artist has collaborated with the likes of Shakira, Nicki Minaj and Bad Bunny
New Journeys
Angry Birds Journey soars to new heights in latest update
The update introduces new elements to the game
Roundup
Revenue Report: Games financials roundup: May 2023
Who's up? Who's down? Here's the latest quarterly financial results from around the world of mobile games, all in one place
Mavens
Mobile Mavens: Activision Blizzard: So what will happen next?
We asked our industry experts for their thoughts on the deal that rumbles on and continues to divide opinions. Here's what they said.
Ai Arrives
ChatGPT’s official iOS app releases in the UK
The AI generation tool is now available on iOS devices
Good Game
GamesAid raised £120 thousand for charitable causes in 2022/2023
AFK, The Clock Tower Sanctuary, and Autistica Plays are among the recipients of donations
Opportunities For Indies
Six reasons the Dubai GameExpo Summit is the place for indie developers to be this June!
Get an exclusive look at the incredible opportunities for indie talent at Dubai GameExpo Summit, coming up this June 21-22!
Indie Opportunities
Calling all indie developers! Pitch your game to experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto this July 19th-20th
Apply to our Very Big Indie Pitch opportunities now to get your game in front of experts at our next North American show later this summer.
App Store Regulation
Google removes “Slavery Simulator” game from Play Store
The app had attracted acute controversy, particularly in Brazil
Collaborations
BMW to launch in-car gaming in partnership with AirConsole
Will allow players to use their phone for games in-car
Netease Financials
NetEase generated $3.6 billion in revenue in 2023’s first quarter
Gaming proved to be the company’s top performer, with mobile leading the charge
Nvidia Financials
Nvidia celebrates $7.2 billion in quarterly revenue
The company is forecasting a record second quarter
No Time To Waste
Prices are rising for Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto next week! Book your ticket today for savings of up to $380 CAD
Don’t miss your chance to save on your ticket to our next North American conference happening July 19-20.
Redundancies
Kabam to lay off 12% of workforce
The Marvel Contest of Champions developer undertakes restructuring
Xsolla X Youappi
Xsolla announces new partnership with marketing platform YouAppi
The new partnership sees the companies collaborate to increase engagement with users
Head In The Cloud
What is Project Q? Sony’s latest handheld console revealed
Sony’s newest device was revealed at PlayStation Showcase 2023
Deals
“It’s been a rough night…” Embracer: What went wrong?
With their share price crashing 45% in the last 24 hours what exactly IS going on at Embracer?
Massive Savings
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Company Spotlight
Company Spotlight: Optimove
Bad Brain
NetEase introduces Canada-based Bad Brain Game Studios
The move represents a continued push for international expansion, but is mobile being left behind?
Financials
Embracer financials see lukewarm Q4 performance
The latest figures come alongside news of the collapse of $2bn deal
Interview
AppsFlyer’s Adam Smart on why cross-platform is the future
AppsFlyer has launched a new multi-platform measurement solution, perfectly timed to catch the new wave of cross-platform content
No Deal
Embracer loses out on $2bn deal at the eleventh-hour
The deal, according to CEO Lars Wingefor, was in the verbal agreement stage before being unexpectedly scuttled
Mobile X Console
Backbone and PlayStation bring the Backbone One peripheral to Android
The launch follows the release of Backbone One - PlayStation Edition for iOS
Creating Connection
BebopBee raises $4 million in funding to inspire "real-world connection" through mobile game brands
Investment from Bitkraft Ventures, Courtside Ventures, Andover, Goal Ventures and more
Showcase 2023
Sony teases push into live service and cross-platform publishing
The first information of future plans lands prior to tonight's PlayStation Showcase 2023 event
Xsolla Drops
Xsolla increases community engagement with Xsolla Drops
The campaign-based tool helps developers accelerate user acquisition and retain current players
Dungeon Hunter
GOAT Games obtains licence for Gameloft’s Dungeon Hunter Franchise
The franchise’s fifth entry was Gameloft’s highest ever revenue generating game at launch
Game Dev Rebellion
The Activism Game: How games can provoke positive change for good
Game designer and developer Daniel Fernández Galeote on how developers can play their part and motivate pro-environmental action
Q&a
Cygames' Euro and US branches make new connections with the West
“Our new branches will enable us to further strengthen our Western marketing approach”
Stellar Speaker Line-up
Meet the brilliant speakers of the Dubai GameExpo Summit!
Enjoy a sneak peek at the incredible speaker line-up we have joining us in Dubai this June 21st to 22nd!
Feature
The key to successful hypercasual prototypes
Director of Publishing at Supersonic Nir Regev shares how to best build your next prototype
Back With A Bang
PG Connects Seattle was our most forward-gazing show in North America yet – here’s what you missed!
Our first North American show of the year welcomed more than 700 delegates, 390 companies, 110 speakers and 30 countries represented!
Expansion
AppsFlyer keeps pace with cross-platform marketing and measurement tools
Game makers can get the stats they need and feel the benefit across multiple platforms
Q&a
Rusty Lake co-founder Robin Ras celebrates success and shares what's next for the studio
Creating a shared, surrealistic world for their games is just one part of what makes Rusty Lake unique…
Breakthrough Gaming
Asset 15 is a new AR game from the director of The Bourne Identity
Studio 30 Ninjas was founded by director-producer Doug Liman
Collaborations
Outfit7 brings Talking Tom to in-car entertainment
The studio will partner with Google for their first in-car collaboration