Next Gen Gaming
Netflix are using mobile as a springboard for their leap to big screen gaming
Think Netflix are happy elbowing their way in and upending the game on mobile? They're only just getting started
Rising Stars
Gacha Life 2 was October's breakout star while Mortal Kombat: Onslaught gets ready to rule
Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for October reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
Military Move
14% of Playtika’s Israeli employees summoned to military reserves
Approximately 150 of Playtika Israel’s 1,100 employees have joined the country’s military reserves
Gravity Gravitas
Gravity’s mobile revenues rise 95.7% YoY with worldwide Ragnarok success
YoY results show a strong performance in 2023, but figures are down from the last quarter
Web3 World
SBI Holdings reveals ¥100BN fund to bolster Web3 in Japan
Sega and Square Enix are already well underway on their blockchain journeys, and up to 200 other devs could join them through SBI’s support
Rising Revenues
Nexon’s Q3 2023 smashes records with 78% revenue rise in North America and Europe
This marks the sixth consecutive quarterly report with double-digit growth
Interview
Christian Lövstedt on The Battle Of Polytopia’s journey to 20 million downloads
Originally releasing in 2016, Midjiwan’s smash hit is now on multiple platforms with 20 million installs on mobile. Here's how they did it
Q3 Results
Roblox stock soars as Q3 results surpass expectations
"We are executing against our key priorities to enable deeper forms of immersion," said CEO David Baszucki
More Job Losses
Amazon lays off 180 staff from games division
Tech giant has laid off more than 27,000 employees during the past year
Meta Manoeuvres
Tencent backs Meta’s VR push into China after a 14 year ban
Meta and Tencent are teaming up to bring a new lower-spec VR headset to China, pitched between Quest 2 and 3
Feature
The evolution of user acquisition in 2023 part one
Kwalee’s John Wright shares his valuable insight into the challenges of today's UA and offers some top tips
Next Level Networking
Get ready for a powerful partnership: The ultimate US networking experience is on its way!
Pocket Gamer Connects and MeetToMatch join forces to bring next-level networking to San Francisco in March 2024
Uk Acquisitions
BFI: More than 50% of UK games developers are now owned by overseas entities
The US accounts for 49% of overseas transactions followed by China’s 15%
Publishing Power
Top Chinese publishers accounted for 38.7% of October’s mobile revenue
Tencent, NetEase and miHoYo continue to triumph and Goat Games rises up the ranks
Job News
Nick Poole has been appointed as the new Ukie CEO
Poole starts in his new role on April 1 2024, taking over from Dr Joe Twist and interim co-CEOs Sam Collins and Dan Wood
Hot Five
Hot Five: Supercell’s latest beta, Gardenscapes’ alternate distribution and a reset for Unity
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Netflix Geeked Week
From H(a)des to Katana (Z)ero: Here are all the games announced for Netflix Geeked Week
The annual event sees the streaming giant announce a host of new titles
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, with success for Warcraft Rumble, Crunchyroll's subscription service and Stumble Guys next level...
PokÉmon Goes
Augmented reality: Pokémon Go delivers $323 million in real-world economic impact
Pokémon Go fest events outpaced last year’s total and generate revenue towards local businesses
Pay To Play
Fortnite’s $147million ‘bribe’ only highlights Google Play’s ongoing payola problem
Google offered big money to keep Fortnite on Play. Now what’s to stop everyone else from holding the Play Store to ransom?
Q&a
Behind the scenes: The making of Dino Bash Travel Through Time
Pokoko's founders André Hornung and Philipp Brömme tell us about the development process of their latest game and what to expect next from the team
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from 3D Zynga puzzles to Warhammer card battles
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: One month on, what next for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard?
A month ago today Microsoft closed it’s deal and with no immediate upsets was it all a storm in a teacup? Or 28 days later, is the apocalypse imminent? We ask the experts…
Road To Profitability
Unity set for more layoffs amid “painful” reset
Game engine firm plans to "rip off the band-aid" to position itself for future growth and become profitable
Zeal For Zelda
With a Legend of Zelda movie on the way, why not a mobile game too?
Zelda's link to the future… Isn't it time that Nintendo gave the series a chance on mobile?
Playtika Financials
Playtika generated $630.1 million in the third quarter of 2023
The company saw declines in the latest in a series of weak financial quarters
Here We Go
Celebrate 10 years of incredible PGC conferences throughout 2024
Look back over a decade of doing business at PG Connects and be part of the future in 2024’s event series
Applovin Financials
AppLovin generated $864 million in revenue in the third quarter of 2023
The company’s software platform drew $504 million, representing 58% of total revenue for the period
Take-two Financials
50% of Take-Two’s revenue came from mobile in the latest financial quarter
Mobile generated $646.2 million in the second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year
Podcast
ConsultMyApp’s Mike Rhodes: Four strategies to end Q4 with a bang | 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…
Job News
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney to step down from his role
Junghun Lee will assume the position of CEO in March 2024
Download Deluge
Build a Queen’s download dominance highlights app store disparity
Build a Queen was September’s most downloaded Play Store game but didn't hit the top 20 on Apple's App Store
Krafton Financials
Krafton generated $343.5 million in revenue in the third quarter of 2023
Mobile was responsible for 68.6% of the total with $235.8 million
Making Money
The Big Games Industry Employment Survey explores salaries, satisfaction and AI use across Europe
Median salaries across professions reveal today's most lucrative gaming roles
User Generated Content
Stumble Guys new Stumble Workshop opens the UGC floodgates
The game's new Workshop is rolling out now, allowing players to build their own content to share with fans around the world
Arcade Access
Backbone's holiday promotion includes three months of free Apple Arcade
New and existing customers are now eligible for three months’ access to Apple Arcade
Crunchyroll Game Vault
Crunchyroll introduces the Crunchyroll Game Vault
The new service offers a range of indie games on mobile devices
Unmissable Tracks
Experience the cutting edge content on offer as PG Connects returns to San Francisco
Insightful talks, the best kept industry secrets and much more revealed at PG Connects conference in San Francisco
Financial Findings
Square Enix’s IPs may be flagging on mobile but net sales are 5.3% up
Square Enix’s latest financial report reveals falling mobile revenue but free-to-play, microtransactions and subscription plans aim to turn the ship around
Acquisition
AppsFlyer acquires data analytics company devtodev
The move bolsters AppsFlyer’s offering of analytical tools
Ubisoft Layoffs
Ubisoft lays off a further 124 employees
Ubisoft has lost over 1000 members of staff since September 2022
Funding Fun
GFR Fund to invest $53.5M in games, generative AI, tech and entertainment
Pre-seed investments are the focus, with Fund III also set to bolster prior investees
Funding In India
Following 200M downloads, Blacklight Studio Works concludes its maiden funding round
The round was led by investment firm Udyat Ventures among others such as Kratos Studios and Dexter Ventures
Early Results
Warcraft Rumble approaches $4M in four days with almost half of all revenue from the US
The numbers are in. Blizzard’s latest makes waves on mobile despite being locked out of China
Epic Vs Google
Game on: The Epic vs Google antitrust trial is officially underway
Epic is taking on Google regarding it's ongoing quest against the big mobile gatekeeper's App Store fees and monopolies
Saudi Foresight
Animoca Brands partners with Saudi Arabia in $50M deal to bring Web3 to NEOM
The future of NEOM just got a Web3 update
User Generated Universe
World Building - how Megamod plans to change user-generated content for every player
Industry veterans Alexey Kostarev and Dmitriy Semiriazhko plan to change the face of user-generated content with the new voxel-based Megamod platform. PG.biz finds out more...
Q&a
Halli Bjornsson on a decade of Avakin Life and what comes next for Lockwood Publishing
We discuss the very beginnings of Lockwood and the creation of Avakin Life in addition to changes in the gaming industry
Mobile Report
China generated over $42 billion in mobile user spend in 2023
Mobile ad spend is projected to hit $362 billion this year
Franchise Fortune
Monster Hunter Now is officially a hit, but is it the next Pokémon Go?
Almost two months on from Niantic’s latest launch, we take a deep dive into Capcom’s beloved franchise and promising new collaboration