January 29, 2025

Global Games Marketing Trends

SocialPeta released mobile game white paper: global mobile game advertisers surpass 250,000

SocialPeta's 2024 Global Mobile Games Marketing Trends & Insights White Paper features insights from industry leaders at Google, AdQuantum, App Masters, Gamelight and many more

January 29, 2025

Snapping Back

Marvel Snap secures new publisher Skystone Games after "surprise" takedown

Second Dinner’s hit game went down in the US alongside the temporary TikTok ban

January 29, 2025

Soft Launch

Krafton expands Dark and Darker Mobile soft launch to the US

The title is described as a medieval dark fantasy extraction RPG set in perilous dungeons

January 29, 2025

Dubai Investment Summit

Dubai GameExpo Summit 2025 powering global investment, fueling games innovation

Discover how Dubai GameExpo Summit 2025 powered by PG Connects is shaping the future as a destination for games investment

January 29, 2025

New Studio

NextBeat CEO Simon Hade on spinning out from Space Ape Games and a “music-first” future

The team intends to launch a rock and mental focused rhythm game as well as creating new music games and having a focus on wellness and education

January 29, 2025

Leadership Change

Sony appoints Hideaki Nishino as president and CEO ushering in a new era for PlayStation

Hideaki Nishino will now be sole CEO after previously sharing responsibility with Herman Hulst

January 29, 2025

Web3 Way

Pixion reaches $12.4m in total investments for web3 RPG Fableborne

The latest round was led by Delphi Ventures with further support from Animoca Brands, Sky Mavis and more

January 29, 2025

Jobs In Games

Ten Square Games taps Dayan E. Yar as new chief product officer

He will focus on revitalising the company's flagship titles through product development, live ops, and innovation

January 28, 2025

Tenuous Tiktok

Rumour: Microsoft is in talks to purchase TikTok, says Trump

President Donald Trump has claimed several companies have "great interest" in TikTok, including Microsoft

January 28, 2025

Acqusitions

Pocket Worlds acquires AI-driven UGC platform Infinite Canvas 

The team will now focus on innovation within Highrise, Pocket Worlds' flagship platform

January 28, 2025

Resolution Revolution

Resolution Games celebrates 10 years and over 30 million players across VR, mobile and more

The Swedish developer has just launched its third Apple Vision Pro title, Gears & Goo

January 28, 2025

Hybrid Monetisation

Hybrid Monetisation: A Comprehensive Guide for App Developers in 2025

In today's diverse mobile market, no single monetisation strategy fits all apps - GeeMee explains why hybrid monetisation should be on every developers radar in 2025

January 28, 2025

Game Cancellation

Nexon cancels Warhammer RPG in development with Thought Pennies

The game was planned for PC, consoles, and mobile platforms

January 28, 2025

Loads Of Layoffs

Moon Active reportedly lays off "dozens" of staff despite "record revenues exceeding $2 billion" in 2024

Employees are believed to have been impacted in Israel and across Moon Active’s worldwide sites

January 28, 2025

Ad Strategy

The key to success: How top 100 downloaded games implement interstitial ads and related in-app purchases

GameBiz Consulting’s Božo Janković shares a deep analysis on ad implementation practices

January 28, 2025

Esports Growth

Garena unveils 2025 Free Fire esports roadmap with a focus on talent growth

Two major international events will take the spotlight later this year in Jakarta Indonesia

January 28, 2025

Layoffs

Phoenix Labs cuts “majority" of staff amid second restructuring

The Dauntless developer laid off 140 employees last year and cancelled ongoing projects

January 28, 2025

Polar Night Pulled

Atelier Resleriana to end global services after just 14 months

The latest entry in the Atelier series has earned almost $57.7 million on mobile worldwide 90% of which has come from players in Japan

January 28, 2025

Charity Collaboration

3% of Monument Valley 3’s profits will go to IFRC’s Disaster Response Emergency Fund for next three years

ustwo games and the IFRC will partner to help players learn about flood relief efforts worldwide

January 27, 2025

Ai Advances

Practical AI: How Sifor Games harnessed genAI tools to build its games

"AI can help level the playing field for indie developers"

January 27, 2025

Cloud Service Closure

Cloud gaming subscription service Utomik closes

The platform first launched its cloud gaming service, Utomik Cloud, on Android devices in 2022

January 27, 2025

Layoffs

Ubisoft shuts down Leamington studio with 185 Job cuts across Europe

The cuts will impact staff from Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Stockholm and Ubisoft Düsseldorf

January 27, 2025

Partnership

Homa and Gnarly Game Studio on surpassing 100m downloads through the power of collaboration

Homa and Gnarly Game Studio released the action FPS game Agent Hunt and Frontline Heroes together

January 27, 2025

Publishing

Former Gearbox president Steve Gibson launches Cooldown Games

The new publisher is on the lookout for promising game developers and projects to bring to market

January 27, 2025

Ea Estimates

EA lowers estimates for FY2025 after Global Football’s Q3 "slowdown"

EA’s net bookings prediction for FY2025 has adjusted from a maximum $7.8 billion down to $7.15 billion

January 27, 2025

Successful Sleep

Pokémon Sleep snoozes past $140m in time for 1.5 year anniversary

The Pokémon sleep tracker has slowed down in earnings these past six months with fewer Legendary events

January 27, 2025

Marvellous Mena

Games Majlis unites experts to transform Middle East mobile games industry

The initiative is led by industry veteran Mohamed El Sheakh alongside 20 founding members 

January 27, 2025

Ecosystem Examination

UK’s CMA to investigate Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems "in parallel"

These two investigations form the second of three "areas of digital activity" the CMA intends to examine

January 27, 2025

New Partnerships

Scopely's Monopoly Go! partners with Six Nations Rugby for 2025 championships

The collaboration will also feature Monopoly Go activations at Stade de France during matches

January 27, 2025

Hot Five

Hot Five: Hay Day’s "growth virality", Pokémon TCG Pocket’s biggest expansion yet, and the hottest topics on PGC London panels

Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz

January 24, 2025

Week In Views

PGC London’s hot topics from GTA 6 hype to insights on AI, alternative app stores and UA | Week in Views

The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories

January 24, 2025

Pgc London Takeaways

Five takeaways from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2025: Optimism for the year ahead with mobile to lead the charge

We look at some of the most talked about topics as this year's Pocket Gamer Connects London

January 24, 2025

Stepping Down

Warner Bros. games president David Haddad to step down after 12 years

He will remain in his role for the next three months as the company looks for his replacement

January 24, 2025

Milestone

Hypercasual publisher Homa surpasses 2 billion downloads 

Sky Roller, Merge Master, and Attack Hole account for 21% of its total downloads

January 24, 2025

Epic Payout

Epic Games paid $352 million to Fortnite creators in 2024 

58 creators earned over $1m

January 24, 2025

New Approvals

China approves 136 new games including Tencent’s upcoming Honour of Kings: World

The latest game approvals include 123 domestic titles and 13 foreign games

January 24, 2025

Jobs In Games

Leanne Loombe joins Annapurna as executive VP and head of games 

She will report to the firm's president of interactive and new media Hector Sanchez

January 24, 2025

Five New Games

New release roundup: A Kindling Forest, Tengami, Hardcore Leveling Warrior and more

We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business

January 24, 2025

New Partnerships

Epic Games covers Apple’s core technology fee and partners with Playdigious to bring third-party titles to its store

The distribution deal will generate revenue through 2025

January 23, 2025

Space-time Smackdown

Pokémon TCG Pocket’s Space-Time Smackdown will shift to 2000s nostalgia with 140+ new cards

The next expansion will jump from Generation 1 to Generation 4 and is set to monetise Sinnoh fans

January 23, 2025

New Galaxy

Galaxy S25 packs a 40% boost in ray tracing performance for gamers 

Samsung claims the new CPU offers up to 5x stronger performance and “smoother graphics rendering”

January 23, 2025

Partnership Power

Pokémon TCG Pocket partners with McDonald’s as player spending hits record low

Players in the US can earn Pack Hourglasses and Wonder Hourglasses with their Happy Meal purchase

January 23, 2025

New Partnerships

Pocketpair partners with Surgent Studios to develop upcoming horror title 

The game is set to launch in 2025 and will be a standalone title 

January 23, 2025

Pocket Gamer Connects

PG Connects San Francisco - Super Early Bird Ticket offer ends Monday!

Save up to $400 if you book before midnight on the 27th

January 23, 2025

Brand Boost

Team17 Group rebrands to everplay after "improved" performance in H2 2024

Team1, Astragon and StoryToys will remain distinct developers and publishers under the rebranded parent company

January 23, 2025

Jobs In Games

Nordcurrent recruits Ada Mockutė Jaime as new chief marketing officer

She will oversee global brand identity, player engagement, and marketing strategies

January 22, 2025

Event Report

PG Connects London 2025 a sold out smash hit!

More than 2,600 games industry attendees from over 65 countries and 6 continents

January 22, 2025

New Appointment

Savvy Games Group taps Nika Nour as new SVP and head of international business development

Her career spans Congressional Affairs, digital advocacy, and leadership in the games industry

January 22, 2025

Mobile Growth

Mobile app downloads hit 136 billion in 2024 as revenue surges to $150bn

Users spent 4.2 trillion hours on mobile apps last year a 5.8% YoY increase

January 21, 2025

Pgc London 2025

PGC panel talks privacy, first-party data and avoiding a "last minute scramble"

PGC London panellists discuss privacy changes, the Digital Markets Act, ATT and the value of first-party data