May 2, 2025 Apple Policy DTC industry leaders weigh in on the Apple App Store ruling The industry responds to Apple’s ruling that could change the face of mobile monetisation
May 2, 2025 Company Spotlight Company Spotlight: Almedia Find out more about Almedia, the Berlin-based rewarded user acquisition and loyalty platform, which also is the fastest-growing ad company in Europe
May 2, 2025 Tiktok Fine TikTok hit with €530m fine over GDPR breach The social company has six months to comply
May 2, 2025 App Store Changes Apple updates app store rules to allow external payment after court ruling An exemption has been added for apps on the US storefront
May 2, 2025 Milestone Big Cash Bingo hits $500,000 in monthly revenue Bring It On will soft-launch its next real-money skill game later this month
May 2, 2025 New Offerings FGL Games launches new portal for online web titles A move to help developers navigate app store challenges
May 2, 2025 Five New Games New release roundup: Sleepy Stork, Odin: Valhalla Rising, The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show and more We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
May 1, 2025 Direct-to-consumer Epic Games will launch web shops next month Fortnite developer will also offer 0% commission on a game's first $1 million on the Epic Games Store
May 1, 2025 Pass Go, Collect $5bn Scopely’s Monopoly Go hits $5bn in two years Genshin Impact previously took 40 months to hit the milestone across the App Store and Google Play
May 1, 2025 Earnings Report Microsoft reports $70.1bn in Q3 revenue as demand for AI tools increase PC Game Pass revenue grew over 45% year-over-year
May 1, 2025 Mavens The industry reacts to landmark ruling against Apple's App Store payment policy Our Mavens share their insights on what this means for the industry and what may happen next
May 1, 2025 Mobile Milestone Delta Force Mobile surpasses 10m downloads in first four days Tencent’s Team Jade is adding celebratory Burst Fest content including 21 free vehicle appearances
May 1, 2025 Ai Safety Epic Games clarifies position on AI thumbnails as detection becomes more difficult The Fortnite maker acknowledged that human artists still deliver the best results
May 1, 2025 Strategic Investment Dream Games secures strategic investment from CVC as sole equity partner The deal is expected to close in Q3 2025
May 1, 2025 Sonic Slowdown Sonic Rumble delayed indefinitely one week before expected launch "We at Sega share that disappointment, especially because we're making this call so close to the launch"
May 1, 2025 Level Design How King builds tournament levels for Candy Crush All Stars Lead level designer Therese Sander gives us a behind the scenes look at how Candy Crush All Stars levels are designed for the high-stakes competition
May 1, 2025 New Partnerships Mobile Legends: Bang Bang's MPL Indonesia lands partnership with NBA Collaboration will further boost the esports scene in Indonesia
May 1, 2025 Pgc Jordan Game incubators in MENA and the risks of "polishing the wrong thing" GIGS co-founder Ashraf Abi-Said and LUDiMUS Inc CEO and co-founder Sho Sato discussed the value of incubators at PGC Jordan 2024
May 1, 2025 Milestone My.Games' Castle Duels surpasses $1m monthly revenue The game's lifetime earnings is now over $6m since it launched in 2024
May 1, 2025 Awards Gamescom LATAM BIG Festival 2025 awards winners revealed Ceremony celebrates regional and global games
May 1, 2025 Epic Win “Game over for the Apple tax” as US court rules publishers can freely link to off-store payments The iPhone giant could face criminal contempt proceedings as judge issues scathing ruling
April 30, 2025 Pc Expansion Marvel Contest of Champions to launch on PC after making $2bn on mobile Pre-registrations are open now, but the exact release date hasn’t yet been confirmed
April 30, 2025 New Partnerships Saudi Esports Federation partners with PUGB Mobile to expand competitive opportunities The partnership will merge the Saudi eLeague with the PUBG Mobile National Championship
April 30, 2025 Game Optimisation Hypercasual games see 78% boost from story-driven ads despite low spend New AppsFlyer report finds that top 2 percent of ad creatives in games still drive 53 percent of total spend
April 30, 2025 New Offerings PvX Partners launches business intelligence suite Lambda Tool is designed for financial planning and decision-making
April 30, 2025 Pokemon Prime Pokémon TCG Pocket usurps Pokémon Go launch as it closes in on $1bn after six months Pocket made $915.3m in its first half-year, beating Go’s $800.7m by 14%
April 30, 2025 Sponsored How GeeMee reshapes mobile app Monetisation with AI technology The evolution of app revenue generation
April 30, 2025 In-game Advertising Report: Mobile leads in reach while PC and console drive deeper ad engagement New report from Anzu finds that advertisers can benefit by combining the deep engagement of PC and console with the broad reach of mobile
April 30, 2025 Industry Insights Four cases of the HR brand solving real business problems Nikita Guk shares real examples of how employer branding helped companies with hiring, retention and reputation challenges
April 30, 2025 New Partnerships Stillfront’s Dorado Games and Bytro Labs join forces to launch the Supremacy Franchise Both companies have now formed Twin Harbour Interactive
April 30, 2025 Layoff News EA layoffs hit hundreds in company wide restructuring Around 100 staff were let go at Respawn and 200-300 more company wide
April 30, 2025 Magic And Mysteries Jam City talks Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery’s seventh anniversary and the power of storytelling General manager Bryan Shaw and product lead Nicole Adams discuss immersion, loveable characters and bespoke brand alignment
April 30, 2025 Why Barcelona Seven reasons why Barcelona is a rising star in the games industry Barcelona has become a key hub for global leaders and indie studios in the games industry. With Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona 2025 on the horizon, we’ve highlighted seven reasons why the city is a rising star.
April 29, 2025 Podcast | Episode 51 Regulators poke the Apple and Google monopoly bear | Week in Mobile Games podcast The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode 51...
April 29, 2025 Big Push Brazil aims to sweet talk the global games industry at Gamescom LATAM The country's flagship event hopes to boost its presence on the world stage
April 29, 2025 Winners Revealed Unity for Humanity Grant 2025 winners revealed Winners will receive a share of Unity’s increased $600,000 Charitable Grant
April 29, 2025 Studio Seizure Russia seizes Lesta Studios over Wargaming’s support of Ukraine Wargaming pulled out of Russia and Belarus in 2022 and sold all of its local assets to Lesta Studio
April 29, 2025 Regulations New South Korean law mandates foreign game companies to appoint domestic representatives Firms with ₩1 trillion in sales or 100,000 users must comply
April 29, 2025 Expansions Animoca Brands opens first Middle East office in Dubai Omar Elassar will lead the new hub as managing director and head of global strategic partnerships
April 29, 2025 New Offerings Appcharge launches Live Store Sync for real-time monetisation updates “Instead of five minutes, it takes five seconds to update your store," said Appcharge CTO Amit Porat
April 29, 2025 Lawsuit Update: Roblox and Discord hit with lawsuit over alleged sexual exploitation of minor Despite being aware of safety tools on Roblox, the plaintiff's parents believed these measures were insufficient
April 29, 2025 Earnings Report Krafton reports record Q1 2025 revenue of $608 million Inzoi is now the fastest-selling title in the company’s history
April 29, 2025 Ready To Race $2.5bn maker Uma Musume: Pretty Derby opens pre-registrations, cantering towards English release June 26th Cygames’ Japanese horse girl hit is changing lanes with an English localisation launching this summer
April 29, 2025 Resident Record Resident Evil 4 remake surpasses 10m unit sales, but mobile may represent less than 1% The milestone was reached by the end of 2024, though only now confirmed by Capcom
April 29, 2025 Network Away Discover your next connection at the Dubai GameExpo Summit 2025 Discover which companies you may meet, from talented indie developers to major brands, at the global games industry event on May 7-8.
April 29, 2025 Game Jam Thatgamecompany and Coreblazer partner for online game jam A cash prize of $4000 will be offered to the best overall winner
April 28, 2025 Big Plans Ahead Blizzard selects Nexon for Overwatch Mobile distributions and a new Starcraft game NCSoft and Netmarble also participated actively in the bidding process
April 28, 2025 Cross-platform Inside Once Human's mobile expansion Starry Studio's Sun Xiangyu reveals how Once Human transitioned from PC to mobile
April 28, 2025 Multiplayer Mode Infinity Nikki introducing multiplayer mode in major update tomorrow The Version 1.5 update Bubble Season will add two-player online co-op
April 28, 2025 Job News Jetapult recruits AI experts Oz Silahtar and Dr. Arjun Jain to boost development efficiency The company's GamePac AI suite is designed to allow studios to integrate AI into their daily workflows