Take-Two's mobile bookings make 53% of their total and GTA 6's release date gets locked in

Earnings Report

Take-Two's mobile bookings make 53% of their total and GTA 6's release date gets locked in

Their latest financials show fiscal year net revenue remained flat year-on-year at $5.35 billion, while net losses increased to $3.74 billion

Minecraft celebrates its 15th birthday with discounts, in-game surprises and daily rewards

Minecraft celebrates its 15th birthday with discounts, in-game surprises and daily rewards

There's multiple celebrations afoot in Minecraft, not least the game's first ever special offer pricing

There’s no room for a successful subscription service in games

There’s no room for a successful subscription service in games

Despite offering a great deal, it makes little sense for platform holders and developers and doesn't fit with player habits at scale

New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a battle royale to a console classic remake

New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a battle royale to a console classic remake

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

2023 games revenue forecast drops to $183.9 billion, down $3.9 billion

2023 games revenue forecast drops to $183.9 billion, down $3.9 billion

Newzoo's latest report reins in their previous projected total, alongside dips in mobile gaming revenue

Powerful PR: How great comms can boost your game's success

Key To Communications

Powerful PR: How great comms can boost your game's success

ZiMAD’s Anastasia Zaiceva explores the importance of communications in the gaming industry and how success can depend on the quality of your comms

All the results from The Finnish Games Awards 2024

All the results from The Finnish Games Awards 2024

Last night the Finnish games industry's annual blowout celebrated the great and good in games live from Ravintola Töölö in Helsinki

Nominations for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2024 are live!

Nominations for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2024 are live!

Make sure your favourites take home the trophies. Submissions for all 22 categories is now open and closes on June 17th

Aristocrat Leisure eyes potential sale of Plarium and Big Fish Games

Aristocrat Leisure eyes potential sale of Plarium and Big Fish Games

Casino firm is undertaking a strategic review of its non-social casino games as Product Madness stays off the chopping block

Niantic celebrate Earth Day success with 3.4 million players taking part

Gaming For Good

Niantic celebrate Earth Day success with 3.4 million players taking part

The numbers are in and this year's Niantic eco-drive proved to be bigger than ever

Ubisoft posts record bookings for FY24 as mobile division shrinks

Earnings Report

Ubisoft posts record bookings for FY24 as mobile division shrinks

Mobile accounted for 4% of net bookings

Xsolla Releases Quarterly Insights Report

Xsolla State Of Play

Xsolla Releases Quarterly Insights Report

The Xsolla Report: State Of Play offers insight on the future of gaming and game development and a preliminary analysis of spring 2024 metrics and upcoming trends

Behind the scenes: How adding sandwich offers to an idle merge game boosted three metrics at once

Behind the scenes: How adding sandwich offers to an idle merge game boosted three metrics at once

AppQuantum's Oleg Nalimov shares how new innovative offers were key to Gold & Goblins renewed success

Honor of Kings set for June 20th global launch after $15 billion+ revenue in China

Honor of Kings set for June 20th global launch after $15 billion+ revenue in China

Tencent takes another stab at taking its blockbuster MOBA to global markets

Mobile Mavens: Can Xbox's mobile games store succeed?

Mobile Mavens: Can Xbox's mobile games store succeed?

We ask industry experts for their thoughts on Microsoft's upcoming marketplace that aims to compete with Apple and Google

Immutable Games' Guild of Guardians launches today on iOS and Android

Blockchain Breakthrough

Immutable Games' Guild of Guardians launches today on iOS and Android

The long-awaited blockchain game has already earned over a million pre-registrations and a limited launch in Canada

"Merge Mansion is a very young game. We still have big plans and many surprising twists in store"

Metacore’s CBO Tapio Tuomola on four years of success for Merge Mansion and what's coming next…

Epic Games hit with €1.1m fine for unfair commercial practices in Netherlands

Epic Games hit with €1.1m fine for unfair commercial practices in Netherlands

The ACM has set a deadline of Monday, June 10 2024 for Epic to address the violations

65% of Gen Z gamers spend over 3 hours a day playing video games

65% of Gen Z gamers spend over 3 hours a day playing video games

The study from ZBD also shows that 34% find online gaming too toxic while 57% prefer playing casual mobile games

Genshin Impact still pulls in the big bucks while Squad Busters' soft launch teases blockbuster success

Genshin Impact still pulls in the big bucks while Squad Busters' soft launch teases blockbuster success

Sensor Tower's monthly gaming pulse for April reveals which games are the ones to watch

Ukie partners with Tencent Games for Video Games Growth Programme

Applications are now open for applications for companies wishing to be part of the programme

PlayStation names new CEOs Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino

PlayStation names new CEOs Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino

The duo replace Jim Ryan, who exited the company after 30 years

Mobile legend Stumble Guys is now on PlayStation 4 and 5 with cross-progression

Platform Expansion

Mobile legend Stumble Guys is now on PlayStation 4 and 5 with cross-progression

With more than 50 million players every month and boasting more than 600 million downloads, the mobile smash also confirms a Switch version coming soon

Tripledot Studio’s Akin Babayigit on understanding the business behind great games | Podcast

Tripledot Studio’s Akin Babayigit on understanding the business behind great games | Podcast

The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode…

Squad Busters puts on another 10m pre registrations in 11 days

Squad Busters puts on another 10m pre registrations in 11 days

Supercell's upcoming global launch has just passed its 30m total pre registrations target way ahead of schedule

PlanetPlay's parent company acquires Playmob to battle climate change

PlanetPlay's parent company acquires Playmob to battle climate change

PlanetPlay CEO Rhea Loucas says, "Through the combination of our gaming and sustainability efforts, we can all collectively make a difference for our planet"

Matej Lančarič's Squad Busters deep dive: Under the skin of 2024's biggest launch yet

Matej Lančarič's Squad Busters deep dive: Under the skin of 2024's biggest launch yet

UA and marketing expert Matej Lančarič examines the changes made throughout the game's development and its ongoing global launch strategy

Playtika eliminates CRO and COO positions in new job cuts

Playtika eliminates CRO and COO positions in new job cuts

CEO Robert Antokol will now oversee all former COO and CRO direct reports

Marc Whitten is out at Unity

Marc Whitten is out at Unity

His resignation is on the table and he'll be paid off at the end of the year with, as yet, no plans for his replacement

Square Enix braces for layoffs in US and Europe

Square Enix braces for layoffs in US and Europe

IT, publishing and Square Enix Collective teams set to be hit by redundancies

Australian dev Mighty Kingdom layoffs of 28% of staff

Australian dev Mighty Kingdom layoffs of 28% of staff

Studio expects annualised cost savings of $2.1 million

Why diversified revenue streams are the key to maximising monetisation

Why diversified revenue streams are the key to maximising monetisation

As the monetisation landscape shifts, mixing up your ad strategies can ensure that no money gets left on the table

Free Fire Japanese anime spin-off on the way from Garena

Free Fire Japanese anime spin-off on the way from Garena

The Garena anime will air in Japan and will also be distributed globally

"Web3’s promise of decentralisation offers a fresh perspective on how games can be developed, played, and valued"

READYgg’s Christina Macedo tells us about creating new standards in the gaming industry through the evolution of web3

Trophy Games snaps up 20 titles from Tivola Games in acquisition deal

Trophy Games snaps up 20 titles from Tivola Games in acquisition deal

With 20 new games in its locker, the company are moving beyond their portfolio of real-world sims and interests

AppLovin revenue surges 48% Y/Y to $1bn in Q1 as it eyes non-gaming growth

AppLovin revenue surges 48% Y/Y to $1bn in Q1 as it eyes non-gaming growth

“There is nothing that limits our models to just gaming,” says CEO Adam Foroughi

Hot Five: Dubai's new Gaming Visa, April's mobile game charts, and Xbox studio closures

Hot Five: Dubai's new Gaming Visa, April's mobile game charts, and Xbox studio closures

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

Xbox in turmoil, Krafton champions AI development, and Apple's iPad challenge | Week in Mobile Games podcast

Podcast | Episode 11

Xbox in turmoil, Krafton champions AI development, and Apple's iPad challenge | 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 11…

Unity says restructure that saw mass layoffs is now complete as it posts Q1 2024 revenue decline

Unity Financials

Unity says restructure that saw mass layoffs is now complete as it posts Q1 2024 revenue decline

Outgoing CEO Jim Whitehurst claims there is now more positivity around the controversial runtime fee

Week in Views - Xbox's mobile games store is doomed to fail, Sonic meets the Angry Birds, and Apple's iPad problem

Week in Views - Xbox's mobile games store is doomed to fail, Sonic meets the Angry Birds, and Apple's iPad problem

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

Netflix brings new

New Partnerships

Netflix brings new "digital theme park" Nextworld to Roblox

The early access launch of Nexworld is available now on console, mobile and PC/Mac.

Yellow raises $5 million to fuel AI-powered 3D modeling tool

Yellow raises $5 million to fuel AI-powered 3D modeling tool

The start-up believes YellowSculpt “is a testament to what modern AI can achieve"

Xbox mobile games store launches on web in July

Xbox mobile games store launches on web in July

New marketplace to launch with Microsoft's own-IP first, including Candy Crush Saga and Minecraft

New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a round of roguelikes to a Sonic surprise

New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a round of roguelikes to a Sonic surprise

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

Apple's iPad problem isn't new hardware - it's new software

Apple's iPad problem isn't new hardware - it's new software

This week we got a new iPad with a new M4 processor… And it's precisely what nobody wanted. But a solution could be coming soon…

Subway Surfers Classic update set to take players back to the game's origins

Blast From The Past

Subway Surfers Classic update set to take players back to the game's origins

The new update will bring new playable characters to the game as paying homage to its dedicated community

A third of developers implementing new payment options in face of Digital Markets Act’s $18 billion opportunity

Aghanim co-CEO Constantin Andry discusses the results of a new survey into DMA awareness, and how it can significantly boost revenue and end layoffs

Loads Of Layoffs

More Xbox cutbacks hit ZeniMax with only Microsoft’s mobile ventures now unscathed

Microsoft’s Alpha Dog, Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and ZeniMax have all been impacted this week

Creating the next Battle Royale hit with NetEase’s Blood Strike

Creating the next Battle Royale hit with NetEase’s Blood Strike

We speak with the game's lead game designer and operation planning executive to discuss the development of Blood Strike and what comes next

"Rovio x Sega" is real as Sonic Rumble enters closed beta May 24th

The first title from Sega and Rovio is appropriately on mobile and the latest in the on-going Sonic series