US sanctions Blender.io and identifies North Korean Lazarus Group for Axie Infinity hack

US sanctions Blender.io and identifies North Korean Lazarus Group for Axie Infinity hack

The US is sanctioning cryptocurrency mixing platform Blender.io and North Korea's Lazarus Group for their role in the theft of $625 million from Axie Infinity

Minecraft is Angry Bird’s latest official collaboration

Party Like It’s 2009-2011

Minecraft is Angry Bird’s latest official collaboration

DLC created by Oreville Studios

Dead by Daylight developer acquires Midwinter Entertainment

Dead by Daylight developer acquires Midwinter Entertainment

Midwinter founded by Halo and Farmville veterans

Three core ways to validate your game ideas

Three core ways to validate your game ideas

Fundamentally Games' Oscar Clark provides his alternative to the 'pillars' of game design with his three-pronged approach that acutely combines data and insight with design and the player journey

Product Madness opening a new studio in Spain

Product Madness opening a new studio in Spain

Its fifth international studio after expansion in UK, Ukraine, Israel and Poland

57% of PUBG Mobile player spend comes from China

Meeting Milestones

57% of PUBG Mobile player spend comes from China

Worldwide revenue reaches beyond $8 billion

Bringing Native American and Black stories to Apple Arcade's The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

Bringing Native American and Black stories to Apple Arcade's The Oregon Trail

Gameloft Brisbane's Sam Lewis discusses bringing the 1971 classic to a modern mobile audience, and why Apple Arcade was the right platform

Chinese mobile games revenue surpassed $9 billion during Q1 2022

Chinese mobile games revenue surpassed $9 billion during Q1 2022

Revenue up 2.72% year-over-year

Take-Two to release 20 mobile games separately from Zynga

Take-Two to release 20 mobile games separately from Zynga

Mobile release of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition seemingly delayed, scheduled within fiscal 2023

Eric Seufert launches $10 million investment fund supported by Supercell, Huuuge Games

£10 Million Fund

Eric Seufert launches $10 million investment fund supported by Supercell, Huuuge Games

Heracles Capital fund partners include Supercell, Gamejam CEO Christian Calderon, and Huuuge Games CEO Anton Gauffin

Hot Five: historic first as mobile game revenue decreases, Riot sues Moonton (again), and Facebook and Instagram intergration confirmed

Hot Five: historic first as mobile game revenue decreases, Riot sues Moonton (again), and Facebook and Instagram intergration confirmed

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Pixion Games announces

Foreshadowing Fableborne

Pixion Games announces "Lunchtime Esports" game Fableborne

Featuring "play-to-own" NFTs

Former King team raises $3 million to bring Bitcoin to mobile gaming

Former King team raises $3 million to bring Bitcoin to mobile gaming

Casual mobile studio pnkfrg studios aims to merge video UGC with Bitcoin and the Lightning network into mobile gaming experiences

Curve Games acquires Hue developer Fiddlesticks Games

Curve Games acquires Hue developer Fiddlesticks Games

Acquiring all IP and assets relating to the Hue franchise

Krafton: PUBG Mobile accounted for 75% revenue in Q1 2022

Fertile Battlegrounds

Krafton: PUBG Mobile accounted for 75% revenue in Q1 2022

Of record-high $405.7 million revenue for the period, mobile title recorded $307.1 million alone

Axie Infinity’s utility currency devalued to $0.004

Axie Infinity’s utility currency devalued to $0.004

Value has fluctuated since reaching $0.004 on May 12

Shift Shaft awarded first place at The Big Indie Pitch after offering a new spin on a classic genre

Very Big Indie Pitch

Shift Shaft awarded first place at The Big Indie Pitch after offering a new spin on a classic genre

Winners breakdown

For tech giants, all roads lead to mobile gaming

Eyes On Netflix

For tech giants, all roads lead to mobile gaming

GameBake's Michael Hudson looks at Netflix's nascent steps into mobile gaming and sees the future reflected in his eyes

exmox acquires Testerheld to develop new portfolio features and content

Growing In Germany

exmox acquires Testerheld to develop new portfolio features and content

Developing platforms and generating new features

King’s Diversity Space Tool to be utilised across Activision Blizzard by Q3 2022

King’s Diversity Space Tool to be utilised across Activision Blizzard by Q3 2022

Tool to prevent unconscious bias in game character roster will now be used in Call of Duty and Overwatch 2 teams

Apple made more games revenue than Google in 2020 and 2021, Newzoo finds

Rolling In Revenue

Apple made more games revenue than Google in 2020 and 2021, Newzoo finds

Top 10 companies saw conbined revenue totalling $126 billion last year

Nexon predicts doubling of mobile revenue following Q1 2022 financials

Football And Fighting

Nexon predicts doubling of mobile revenue following Q1 2022 financials

Record year for FIFA ONLINE 4 M and launch of Dungeon&Fighter Mobile bolster Nexon's mobile confidence

Infinite Arcade appoints former Visa exec Andrew Dubatowka

Infinite Appointments

Infinite Arcade appoints former Visa exec Andrew Dubatowka

Dubatowka held senior positions in Intel, Google, Visa, and AdColony among others

How important is the jelly mechanic in your ad campaigns?

How important is the jelly mechanic in your ad campaigns?

Rovio’s Claire Rozain casts a meticulous lens over Rivergame’s user acquisition strategies, and breakdowns the key points in her new weekly column, UA Eye

Jeremy Bondy named new CEO of Liftoff

Prepare For Launch

Jeremy Bondy named new CEO of Liftoff

Bondy will succeed founder Mark Ellis, who will remain as senior advisor

FRVR acquires F2P first-person shooter Krunker.io

FRVR acquires F2P first-person shooter Krunker.io

Title acquired for an undisclosed amount

Exclusive industry interviews from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022

Exclusive industry interviews from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022

Hear from the industry leaders, professionals, and pioneers across the global mobile games market about the latest trends, case studies, best practice, and business opportunities

Roblox sees 54.1 million DAUs, despite sharp declines in engagement

Rocky Roblox Report

Roblox sees 54.1 million DAUs, despite sharp declines in engagement

Per daily average user, average bookings were at $11.67 in Q1

Despite record Q1 2022 for declared M&A, value of closed deals decreased

Despite record Q1 2022 for declared M&A, value of closed deals decreased

23 per cent decrease in closed deals over 2021, although significant spike throughout rest of 2022 anticipated should MS/Acti, Take-Two/Zynga, and Sony/Bungie deals complete

Mobile game revenue decreased for first time ever in Q1 2022

Mobile game revenue decreased for first time ever in Q1 2022

Sensor Tower's State of Mobile Gaming 2022 report shows revenue and install variation by country

Ubisoft to bet on mobile, F2P as annual sales fall

Ubisoft to bet on mobile, F2P as annual sales fall

CEO Yves Guillemot moves to quash acquisition rumours in investors call

Meet leading games industry companies and get business done at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto, July 6-7

Join Us In Toronto

Meet leading games industry companies and get business done at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto, July 6-7

New city, new opportunities, same high-value conference. Save up to $475 with our Super Early Bird discount!

Rovio targeting one major, Angry Birds Journey-scale, release annually

Take Me On A Journey

Rovio targeting one major, Angry Birds Journey-scale, release annually

Alex Pelletier-Normand and René Lindell, CEO and CFO of Rovio respectively, open the Rovio capital markets day 2022 with a profile of Rovio’s growth opportunities

East Side Games joins programme for Canadian Indigenous games scholarship

Supporting Indigenous Storytelling

East Side Games joins programme for Canadian Indigenous games scholarship

Blackbird Interactive, East Side Games, and Timbre Games Studio will partner with the Vancouver Film School on bringing Indigenous voices to the games industry

PG Connects Seattle was our biggest North American show yet – here’s what you missed!

Thank You For Attending

PG Connects Seattle was our biggest North American show yet – here’s what you missed!

Our first hybrid U.S. show welcomed 950 delegates from over 50 countries with 70% of attendees representing the U.S. and Canada

Building an LGBTQ team requires

Progressive Play

Building an LGBTQ team requires "an environment where everyone feels comfortable being and expressing themselves"

Anarch Entertainment's Ken Tang details how creating an open and accepting space led to the creation of an all-LGBTQ dev team

Riot Games sues Moonton over sustained Wift Rift copyright infringement

Likely More Than 5v5 Lawyers

Riot Games sues Moonton over sustained Wift Rift copyright infringement

Riot Games is again suing Shanghai Moonton Technology Company (Moonton), but this time is alleging infringement on its mobile MOBA, Wild Rift

Electronic Arts sees 82% increase in mobile revenue in fiscal year 2022

Electronic Arts sees 82% increase in mobile revenue in fiscal year 2022

FIFA Mobile sees 80% growth in new players, as EA ends partnership with the football association

Monetising music games is an uphill battle. Here are Beatstar's strategies

Dolla Dolla Bills

Monetising music games is an uphill battle. Here are Beatstar's strategies

Space Ape Games' Simon Hade and Charmie Kim discuss the importance of ad monetisation and Beatstar's take on the battle pass

Call of Duty Mobile’s $1 billion consumer spend attributed to China despite highest spend in US

Where Is The Money

Call of Duty Mobile’s $1 billion consumer spend attributed to China despite highest spend in US

Activision Blizzard states 650 million downloads for mobile title now rivals console/PC player bases

The new wilderness of mobile game monetisation

Monetiser Summit

The new wilderness of mobile game monetisation

AdInMo’s Chris Wright shares his insight from the Pocket Gamer Monetiser Summit, including his excitement at the seismic disruption the ad industry is experiencing

Fingersoft brings Hill Climb Racing 2 to cloud gaming

Running Up That Hill

Fingersoft brings Hill Climb Racing 2 to cloud gaming

Sequel to Finnish studio’s most popular title now playable on Facebook Gaming

Facebook and Instagram to start NFT integration

Meta Collections

Facebook and Instagram to start NFT integration

Meta and Etherium, Solana, Polygon, and Flow networks partner to build NFT platform

App-ocalypse Now?

How to survive a user acquisition nightmare

The App-ocalypse is here. Here's a handy guide on how to survive the chaos of audience targeting

Higher revenue and lower costs for Zynga in Q1 2022

Revenue Results

Higher revenue and lower costs for Zynga in Q1 2022

$691 million revenue marks a 2% increase over Q1 2021

Mobile game marketers can use game design to build better UA campaigns

Designer Acquisition

Mobile game marketers can use game design to build better UA campaigns

Liftoff's Dennis Mink wants mobile game marketers to take inspiration from a source close to home: game design itself

Blackstone hires former Zynga COO Matthew Bromberg

Joining And Growing

Blackstone hires former Zynga COO Matthew Bromberg

Focusing on Blackstone Growth

Hurley Games discuss offering something new to the word-based game genre

Hurley Games discuss offering something new to the word-based game genre

We talk to Hurley Games' Jack Hurley about The Big Indie Pitch

EA partners with Middle-earth Enterprises on new Lord of the Rings mobile game

One Game To Rule Them All

EA partners with Middle-earth Enterprises on new Lord of the Rings mobile game

Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth is latest title in EA’s push to expand mobile portfolio

Has Ready Games done the impossible: brought NFT gaming to iOS and Android?

Tools And Tokens

Has Ready Games done the impossible: brought NFT gaming to iOS and Android?

Developer tools to convert mobile Web 2.0 games into Web3 games and meet the store rules of Google and Apple