Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from sports manga adaptations to risqué word games…
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Black Friday Offers
Unlocking the Ultimate Games Experience: Black Friday Deals on Pocket Gamer Connects London and San Francisco!
Increasing Conversions
Adjust and TikTok boast 220% iOS app conversion leap with SKAdNetwork 4
Adjust and TikTok have recorded conversion volumes across 37 apps in the UK, US and Japan
Q&a
Unlocking the potential for Web3 on mobile
Immutable’s Chris Clay shares his experience on the mobile market and what impact it could have on Web3 games development
Financial Findings
Huuuge Games’ adjusted net profit rose 80% in the first three quarters of 2023
Q3 2023 was Huuuge’s fifth consecutive quarter of rising YoY EBITDA and they've 'huuuge' hopes for the future
"ai'll Be Back"
OpenAI's chaos is over: Sam Altman is back on the throne. So what just happened and what's next?
The former CEO is back in the hotseat and just what is 'Project Q*' anyway?… Welcome to the anything-can-happen all-bets-are-off too-big-to-fail business of artificial intelligence
Crowd Of Clans
Supercell’s Clash of Clans team doubled in size in 2023
Supercell set out at the start of the year to grow its team and clearly, it has succeeded
Predicting Prosperity
China’s gaming rebound is go and on track for $47.8 billion revenue this year
Niko Partners projects a 5.2% YoY rise in gaming revenue
Production Power
Layer AI seed round raises $1.8M to bolster generative game art production
The AI-powered productivity tool sees support from The Games Fund, GFR Fund and others
Ai On Board
Analytics specialist Sensor Tower are producing AI-driven insights reports
The market intelligence company has turned to AI to produce new reports appearing online now
Statistical Significance
Unity’s Supersonic platform launches two big updates enhancing KPI insights
Supersonic updates its A/B testing page and ‘All Games’ page
Industry Insights
Publishing perfection: Making the most of today's landscape: Part two
Kwalee’s John Wright discusses some of the common challenges developers are facing and how to combat them by finding the right publisher
Tumultuous Times
Almost half of all mobile games are axed in development and 83% don’t last three years
SuperScale’s new report reveals the vast majority of mobile games are shuttered by their third anniversary
Q&a
"All the stars aligned. Now it’s full steam ahead!" MTG's CEO Maria Redin looks back at 2023
With a busy year almost in the rear view mirror, Maria Redin talks Modern Times Group's success and the challenges ahead
Liberating Livestreams
Everything you ever wanted to know about Noice: Is this the future of livestreaming?
Noice is aiming to boost stream engagement through audience participation and its predictive interactive gameplay
Download State Of Play
Xsolla releases first ever State Of Play report, offering insight into the future of mobile games
Mobile services giant's State Of Play report created to be a 'strategic compass' for mobile games businesses, covering development, payments and key trends for 2024
Women In Games
Mattel163’s CEO Amy Huang on transforming classic brands into digital experiences
Liftoff's inspirational Women in Games series speaks to Amy Huang, CEO of Mattel163, about her career, achievements, challenges and work transforming classic brands into digital experiences
Top 50
Nominations now open for Top 50 Blockchain Game Companies 2024 awards
BlockchainGamer.biz opens nominations for list, set to be revealed at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024
Signing Up For Supercell
Supercell to hire "first ever" Brawl Stars producer alongside new staff for Clash Royale and mo.co
Supercell has been expanding its team in recent times and wants to make three more key hires
Industry Insights
Publishing perfection: Making the most of today's landscape: Part one
Kwalee’s John Wright takes a look at mobile games publishing today, offering insight and advice on how to combat the challenges ahead
Studio Shuttering
Supercell-backed studio Papukaya is closing down after three years
The Helsinki-based studio aimed to reach non-gamers with experimental titles
Pingle Partners
Perfecting partnerships - an interview with Pingle co-founders Dmytro Kovtun and Konstyantyn Shepilov
Pocketgamer.biz speaks to Dmytro Kovtun and Kostyantyn Shepilov, the co-founders of Pingle Studio about the company's approach to working with the biggest publishers & IP in games
User Acquisition
Unity partners with Roku to bring user acquisition campaigns to the big screen
Connected TV viewers can now download apps direct to their mobile from an ad placed by Unity
Profit Power
NetEase profits up 23.4% as Justice and Racing Master drive strong Q3
Q3 financials reveal 11.6% revenue increase with over 80% from games and related services
Revenue Rumble
Warcraft Rumble scores nearly $14 million in first two weeks
Blizzard's latest mobile title averaging $1 million per day following global release
Hot Five
Hot Five: Unity 6, Monopoly Go’s major milestone and Supercell’s creator support
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including Unity's big reveal, Embracer's job losses, and those apparent skills shortages…
Unity Runtime Fee
Unity CEO Jim Whitehurst tackles the Runtime Fee farrago one last time
Taking the stage at their Unity Unite event in Amsterdam, he didn’t have to go there… But he did
Buyout
Annapurna to acquire previous partner 24 Bit Games
Building on their long-standing partnership, the South African Studio will become a "key development asset" for Annapurna
Cookin' It Up
Behind the scenes: The making of Cooking Fever Duels
Nordcurrent’s project manager Tomas Šiukščius shares on the development process behind the upcoming spin-off PvP game
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Warcraft Rumble to pixelated monster catchers
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Mobile On Web
Pley partners with Tilting Point to bring mobile games to the web
Tilting Points mobile games go cross-platform to browsers with no downloads, installs, or paywalls
Aquisitions
Nordcurrent acquires River End Games "broadening its vision beyond mobile games"
The River End team were founded in 2020 with support from Amplifier Game Invest, part of the Embracer Group
Podcast
Embrace’s Eric Futoran on turning user experience into tech that solves problems | Podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode…
Pioneering Peridot
Niantic bringing generative AI to Peridot for "surprising" AR encounters
Peridot taking augmented reality to a new level with AI pets reacting to the real world
Major Monopoly Milestone
Monopoly Go changes the game with a record-breaking $1 billion in seven months
It's the fastest ever casual game to hit the important $1 billion milestone
Ai Ad Vantage
Replai’s New AI Service Offers Marketers a Revolution in Ad Creation
Mobile ad expert's new AI-enabled service enables developers and publishers to create and change ads from text prompts or the game itself
Industry Insights
DMArmageddon is just weeks away: Here’s what games developers need to know
Usercentrics Valerio Sudrio details the expected impact of next years privacy changes for the mobile games industry
Financial Findings
Embracer's Q2 sales up 13%... but 900 employees are out
As the company rounds out a tough year bet sales have risen 13% while mobile sales rose 2%
Mobile Media
Ad networks down in 2023, with only four of the top 20 players showing an increase
Apple Search Ads and Google lead on respective platforms, with only Meta ads making the top five on each
Future Unity
Unity's Marc Whitten: "We believe AI won’t replace actual human effort - it will enhance it"
Unity's president of Create talks Unity 6, AI in game creation and the road ahead for the platform
Major Milestone
June’s Journey’s $1billion revenue makes German gaming history
Wooga’s flagship has reached the $1 billion mark just after sixth anniversary - the first game from Germany to do so
Power Up
Unity reveals Unity 6 and their AI-powered future of games development
Having already shown its hand and made its promises, Unity's heavyweight AI implementation just got real at Unity Unite 2023
Speaker Call
Calling all visionaries and thought leaders: Join us as a speaker at PG Connects London and San Francisco!
Share your expertise, inspire change, and shape the future. Be a part of something extraordinary at Pocket Gamer Connects
Skills Shortage
68% of UK games developers are suffering from skill shortages
TIGA’s new report reveals that most game studio hires are of pre-established industry workers
Industry Insights
The evolution of user acquisition in 2023 part two
Kwalee’s John Wright shares his valuable insight into ad creatives and the challenges of today's UA offering developers some top tips
Super Early Bird
Last chance to secure the best prices possible for March's industry networking extravaganza in San Francisco
Prices rise this Thursday for PG Connects San Francisco, get yours before it’s too late
Awards
Apple announce App Store Awards 2023 finalists
37 games, apps and developers have been shortlisted with the winners in 10 categories announced later this month. Here's who's made the cut
Sale Rumour
ByteDance is reportedly in talks to sell Moonton
After its massive 2021 acquisition, ByteDance is supposedly looking to roll back and focus on "core business"
Job Losses
Indie publisher Humble Games confirms layoffs
“We have experienced trends that required this restructure in order to ensure our long-term success”