Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025 offers limited-time rollback discount on tickets

Rollback Discount

Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025 offers limited-time rollback discount on tickets

Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco will host over 750 attendees next week. To ensure everyone can attend, a limited-time rollback discount is now available.

“I don’t think I would have rated Balatro higher than an eight and I made the damn thing”

Balatro Timeline

“I don’t think I would have rated Balatro higher than an eight and I made the damn thing”

LocalThunk said the timeline series will serve as both a story for players and a personal reference

Trump tariffs hit Japanese games companies as shares in Nintendo, Sony, DeNA and Capcom fall

Shares Synchrony

Trump tariffs hit Japanese games companies as shares in Nintendo, Sony, DeNA and Capcom fall

US president Donald Trump’s latest 20% tariff on Chinese imports to the US appear to be having a knock-on effect on shareholders’ confidence in Japanese game makers

Brazil orders Apple to allow alternative app stores on iOS within 90 days

Brazil orders Apple to allow alternative app stores on iOS within 90 days

Ruling judge extended Apple’s compliance deadline from 20 to 90 days

Utah becomes first state to require app store age verification for minors

Age Verification

Utah becomes first state to require app store age verification for minors

Social media giants Meta, Snap, and X (formerly Twitter) have praised the law

Appcharge expands into North America and Korea with new leadership hires

Appcharge expands into North America and Korea with new leadership hires

Sean Megaw will drive North American growth while Jin Woo Hong is set to lead its South Korea operations

LTA + Next-Gen MMM = winning growth strategies across search, TikTok, and beyond

Lta X Mmm: Game On!

LTA + Next-Gen MMM = winning growth strategies across search, TikTok, and beyond

GAME ON! Get Kochava and TikTok’s Gaming Growth Guide to Level Up Your ROAS

How Pokémon Go developer Niantic's games stack up ahead of a potential Scopely acquisition

How Pokémon Go developer Niantic's games stack up ahead of a potential Scopely acquisition

Rumours around Scopely’s potential AR acquisitions gets us diving into the numbers behind Niantic’s whole catalogue

Hot Five: Goddess of Victory: Nikke hits $1bn, Pokémon Go spikes to 2025 high, and AppLovin's shock buyer

Hot Five: Goddess of Victory: Nikke hits $1bn, Pokémon Go spikes to 2025 high, and AppLovin's shock buyer

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

Military history animation studio Yarnhub plots games expansion with community-led investment

Community Funding

Military history animation studio Yarnhub plots games expansion with community-led investment

YouTube content creator wants to build a military shooter for its 2.1m subscribers

Ramadan special offer for Dubai GameExpo Summit

Gameexpo Summit

Ramadan special offer for Dubai GameExpo Summit

Claim your 10% discount today

Tripledot’s surprise acquisition of AppLovin's games business | Week in Mobile Games podcast

Podcast | Episode 45

Tripledot’s surprise acquisition of AppLovin's games business | 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 and what's inside this week's episode 45...

Blizzard grants NetEase greater decision-making power over its games in China

Blizzard grants NetEase greater decision-making power over its games in China

Renewed partnership could lead to China-exclusive content like culturally inspired skins

Amazon GameLift Streams brings

Amazon GameLift Streams brings "high-fidelity" cloud gaming to any device

Tech giant claims services can stream high-fidelity, low-latency games without modifications

Apple’s ATT privacy policies finally face the music, and Pokémon GO’s stellar Unova event | Week in Views

Apple’s ATT privacy policies finally face the music, and Pokémon GO’s stellar Unova event | Week in Views

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

New release roundup: A Perfect Day, Bellemint, Retro Slam Tennis and more

New release roundup: A Perfect Day, Bellemint, Retro Slam Tennis and more

We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week

It was Tripledot?! What the UK studio's acquisition of AppLovin's games business means

It was Tripledot?! What the UK studio's acquisition of AppLovin's games business means

The mystery buyer was revealed this week

How Drest relaunched on Unity to merge fashion with gaming

International Women's Day

How Drest relaunched on Unity to merge fashion with gaming

As part of International Women's Day 2025, we speak to Drest founder and co-CEO Lucy Yeomans about her career and founding a fashion gaming company

International Women's Day

"Establishing credibility was my biggest hurdle as a young entrepreneur"

As part of International Women's Day 2025, we speak to WalkMe Mobile Solutions CEO Lígia Gonçalves about building her own company

International Women's Day

"Inclusion isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a core part of how we create better games"

As part of International Women's Day 2025, we speak to King's Marta Cortiñas about her career and work on Candy Crush Solitaire

Supersonic surpasses 6.2 billion global downloads in five years

Supersonic Growth

Supersonic surpasses 6.2 billion global downloads in five years

The firm was ranked as the fifth largest mobile games publisher in the world by downloads just behind Tencent, Azur, Onesoft, and SayGames.

Xsolla launches direct-to-consumer publishing suite

Purchasing Power

Xsolla launches direct-to-consumer publishing suite

The toolkit brings Xsolla's services into one place to drive web store sales

See who YOU could Connect with at this month's PG Connects San Francisco

See who YOU could Connect with at this month's PG Connects San Francisco

From the most talented indie developers to the biggest brands attending the global games industry event, March 17th to 18th

Universal Foundry launches Compute Grant to support small Unreal Engine 5 studios

Developer Tools

Universal Foundry launches Compute Grant to support small Unreal Engine 5 studios

Grant covers the cost of the company’s services which starts at $950 per month

RuneScape surpasses $2 billion in lifetime revenue

RuneScape surpasses $2 billion in lifetime revenue

Titles have garnered over 300 million players worldwide

Axie Infinity returns on mobile with web3 MMO Atia’s Legacy alpha incoming

Axie Infinity returns on mobile with web3 MMO Atia’s Legacy alpha incoming

Pre-registration referrals are already securing fans AXS tokens

Why people click: The power of creative hooks

Capturing Audiences

Why people click: The power of creative hooks

Supersonic creative lead Giacomo Maragliulo details how mobile game creatives make players click

PGC San Francisco 2025 nears after US mobile gamers spend record-breaking $28bn

PGC San Francisco 2025 nears after US mobile gamers spend record-breaking $28bn

Monopoly Go was the highest-grossing game on mobile, while Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 took the console crown

Smart AI use: A guide for game studios

Smart AI use: A guide for game studios

Futura Digital's Alexandra Kurdyumova and Valeria Gziryan delve into the legal and development issues surrounding generative AI in games

British Columbia increases Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit to 25%

British Columbia increases Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit to 25%

The incentives will be effective from September 2025

Report: Tripledot to buy AppLovin’s games business

Report: Tripledot to buy AppLovin’s games business

PocketGamer.biz has also heard the buyer is a London-based company

Save up to $130 with PG Connects San Francisco Mid Term rate!

Pgc San Francisco

Save up to $130 with PG Connects San Francisco Mid Term rate!

Grab a ticket to start business-boosting networking before midnight March 6th!

Pokémon Go Tour Unova – Global weekend made $19.8m in two days

Pokémon Go Tour Unova – Global weekend made $19.8m in two days

The free event with optional paid extras saw in-game spending at its highest since the eighth anniversary last July

Activision promoting Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and Crash Bandicoot mobile games that don't exist

Ai-powered Games

Activision promoting Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and Crash Bandicoot mobile games that don't exist

The publisher’s survey stated the titles are not real “but could be some day!’’

Netflix’s The Electric State: Kid Cosmo game will serve as a prequel to upcoming film

Netflix’s The Electric State: Kid Cosmo game will serve as a prequel to upcoming film

The 80s-style puzzle adventure is set for release on March 18th, four days after the new film

Stillfront names Alexis Bonte as new president and group CEO

Leadership Change

Stillfront names Alexis Bonte as new president and group CEO

Bonte joined Stillfront in 2017 after its acquisition of eRepublik Labs, which he co-founded

Room 8 Group expands leadership with new focus

Company Shakeup

Room 8 Group expands leadership with new focus

Former Ubisoft veterans take key roles

Meet our awesome speakers at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025

Pgc San Francisco

Meet our awesome speakers at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025

More than 70 world class expert speakers share the latest industry insights and future forecasts this March 17th and 18th

Longstanding games services firm PTW rebrands as Side

Longstanding games services firm PTW rebrands as Side

"I’m proud that all our employees are now united under one banner"

Sandsoft plots hybridcasual expansion with three new game deals

Sandsoft plots hybridcasual expansion with three new game deals

Publisher said that it has “several more" games in testing and are scheduled to release in the coming months

Ludia plots M&A and hiring spree after Jam City exit

Ludia plots M&A and hiring spree after Jam City exit

CEO Jimmy Gendron discusses the Montreal company's ambitions to build "the next leading independent publisher in Canada"

Three no-cost ways to benefit from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025

Opportunities Galore

Three no-cost ways to benefit from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025

Discover three great ways to make the most of your time in San Francisco without spending a dime...

Full schedule revealed for PG Connects San Francisco 2025!

Pgc San Francisco

Full schedule revealed for PG Connects San Francisco 2025!

70+ experts lead the two-day games industry conference, March 17 to 18th

The OGs co-CEO Pablo Navajas passes away

"more Than A Leader"

The OGs co-CEO Pablo Navajas passes away

“His legacy will live on through the countless people he inspired by example”

EA partners with Flexion to bring mobile games to alternative app stores

EA partners with Flexion to bring mobile games to alternative app stores

First of EA's games included in the partnership will launch in Q1

Shanghai unveils new online game policies to ease licensing challenges

China Regulations

Shanghai unveils new online game policies to ease licensing challenges

The city also introduced the Shanghai Online Game Publishing Application Service Platform

European Investment Fund pledges over $20m to boost Nordic game development

Funding For Games

European Investment Fund pledges over $20m to boost Nordic game development

The EIF is helping Behold Ventures attract more investors to reach its target of $48m

Sonic Rumble global launch delayed to spring

Ready To Rumble

Sonic Rumble global launch delayed to spring

The title will launch on mobile and Steam

Hot Five: Pokémon wins legal battle, Playtika’s $450m

Hot Five: Pokémon wins legal battle, Playtika’s $450m "bolt-on" M&A, and Supercell unveils Boat Game

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

AppLovin selling games business to private company for $500m in cash and $400m in shares

AppLovin selling games business to private company for $500m in cash and $400m in shares

Buyer has entered into a term sheet with AppLovin and aims to borrow up to $250m to fund the deal