Q&a
Early Morning Studios' Daniel Lagergren talks new game Vendir: Plague of Lies
Behind the scenes on the inspiration and difficulties the team had in bringing the dungeon-crawler to mobile
Studio Closure
Gameloft shutters Budapest Studio amid shift away from mobile
The company is aiming for success in the console and PC markets
Phasing Out
Call of Duty Mobile to be phased out when Warzone Mobile releases
The battle-royale game will supercede its predecessor as the sole CoD mobile title
Women In Games
"Women bring different leadership styles that benefit everyone, not only other women" - Agnė Vitkutė of G.Round
We get the real state of play and showcase a world of talent around International Women's Day 2023
Women In Games
"Games change people's lives. I've been amazed by their power to make this world a better place" - Iryna Afanasyeva of Sandsoft Games
We get the real state of play and showcase a world of talent around International Women's Day 2023
Reports
UK attracts $545m in ad spend in 2022 and role-playing games top for growth
A new report suggests that 2023 will see increased scrutiny of marketing strategies
Soccer Goes Mobile
Matchday secures $21 million in seed funding
The company plans to make soccer, mobile, and Web3 games more accessible
Women In Games
International Women's Day 2023: Gender inclusivity within gaming and the rise of the female gamer
GameHouse's Emmi Kuusikko takes a gender-focused snapshot of games: Where they are, and where they need to be
Big Trouble In Little China
The USA’s new trade restrictions are bad news for Nvidia
The restriction would impact Nvidia’s ability to do business with Huawei
#embraceequity
International Women’s Day: Embracing Equity in 2023, learning from the women of Steel Media
Celebrate International Women’s Day with us and learn more about the experiences of being a woman in the games industry today.
Independents
Redemption Games breaks from Applovin
The studio behind Sweet Escape will now operate independently
Q&a
Tom Van Dam on the success of Marvel Snap and what’s next for Nuverse
The senior director of global business offers his thoughts on the reason for Snap’s success and how they helped
Women In Games
International Women's Day 2023: Lisa Hau, CSO at Bidstack
We get the real state of play and showcase a world of talent for International Women's Day
Take-two Layoffs
Take-Two announces round of layoffs
The layoffs will primarily affect employees at Private Division
Uk Gaming Report
32.1% of UK gamers say that mobile is their favourite way to play
Mobile tops consoles and PCs to be the country’s top gaming platform
Women In Games
International Women's Day 2023: Harriet Hughes, CMO at Playstack
We get the real state of play and showcase a world of talent for International Women's Day
Q&a
World of Tanks Blitz’ Roman Kuzmichev on bring bigger and better cosmetics to mobile
The 3D artist from World of Tanks Blitz’ creative team answer our questions on making a mobile port and pleasing players
Women In Gaming
International Women's Day 2023: Bringing attention to women’s role in gaming
International Women’s Day is here and we'll be celebrating all week
Women In Games
International Women's Day 2023: Victoria Trofimova, co-founder and CEO of Nordcurrent
We get the real state of play and showcase a world of talent for International Women's Day
Analysis
Angry Birds was delisted due to its effect on search, not sales
Rovio says Rovio Classics: Angry Birds pushed other games from the spotlight
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
A Team Of Veterans
Former Riot Games execs raise $55 million in Series A for new studio Believer
Investments came from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bitkraft, 1Up Ventures and more
Buying Back
Modern Times Group has repurchased 176,970 of its class B shares
The company’s repurchase programme aims to increase shareholder value and optimise capital structure
Appointments
Frameplay appoints Tencent veteran Jurgen Post as chairman of board
Post also previously served as CEO of Miniclip after its acquisition by Tencent
Analytics
Apex Legends Mobile was trailing heavily behind CoD Mobile prior to its axe
New data indicates that EA’s culling of Apex Legends Mobile may be more warranted than was previously assumed
Latin American Market
Brazil and Mexico saw 20% growth in in-app spending in 2022
Brazil is the world’s #2 market for time spent in apps
Gamescom 2023
Brazil named as official partner country for gamescom 2023
This makes Brazil the first ever partner country from Latin America
Boost Your Ad Strategy
Boost your ad strategy in 2023 with Appodeal's new insights report
How will inflation affect ad revenues? Let Appodeal reveal all the Mobile eCPM insights to boost your ad strategy in 2023!
Hires
Playtika makes two new senior hires
Gili Brudno and Darlan Monterisi join the Israeli publisher and developer
A New Fantasy
Square Enix to relocate main offices from Shinjuku to Shibuya
The move to the iconic location is due to be completed after the construction of a new building is complete
Closures
Ubisoft to shutter some European subsidiaries
Anonymous sources indicate that regional distribution centres will fall victim
Video
Pocket Gamer Connects London video round-up: Part Two
Missed the show or simply want more content? We get up close with the big names at our PGC London event
Readying An Rpg
Immutable partners with Mineloader to speed up development of Guild of Guardians
Focusing on Web2 and Web3 aspects and economies
Releases
World of Tanks Blitz brings 3D skins to mobile
The new dinosaur themed cosmetics are the first in a new wave of more graphically demanding add-ons
Acquivision Blizzard
Microsoft may be winning the Activision war
A new decision by the FTC shows the tides may be turning in the tech giant’s favour
Mena Mobile
Driven by mobile, MENA games revenue predicted to reach $2.8 billion by 2026
Estimated 2022 games revenue was $1.8 billion
Loot Boxes
Austrian Court classifies loot boxes as gambling
The country’s court has issued a fine against Sony in a provisional ruling
Stores
Supercell to bring Clash Royale to web store
The web-based storefront allows users to make purchases for apps directly from Supercell
Monster Magala
Street Fighter: Duel announces Monster Hunter crossover with Gore Magala challenge
A monstrous crossover is on its way
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news and discuss the demise of hypercasual and publishers taking over the world…
Lists
Unity named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative
The publication lists 540 companies in a number of categories
Charity
British Racing Greats event to celebrate racing games for charity
The charity event will feature studios from across the racing game spectrum
Live And Kicking
Is it game over for Live Ops games?
We've seen some huge live games get the plug pulled, but are reports of their demise exaggerated? And what makes a LiveOps game fail? Oscar Clark of Fundamentally Games explains
Tell Us A Tale
Telltale Games pushes back release of The Wolf Among Us 2
The company hopes that the delay will help avoid crunch time
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
Users
Roblox users rose 20% from 2021 to 2022
The block-building game has slowly edged to the forefront of the metaverse
Spreading Sustainability
10 Weeks To Save The Games Industry – Week 6
Matchmade CEO Jiri Kupiainen and GamesForest.Club's Maria Wagner's quest reaches Lisbon
Podcast
Gaming for good | Podcast
Tiltify's Tom Downie joins the PocketGamer.biz podcast to explore the curiosity of giving and the power of play
Sony Acquisition
Sony reportedly eyeing up acquisition of Take-Two Interactive
The tech giant could be preparing to unleash the latest volley in its arms race with Microsoft
Publishing
Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse follow up with Dragonheir: Silent Gods
Will be working with recently established SRGA studios