Expansions
Plan A Games secures investment to build new engineering team in southeast Louisiana
The studio is developing its free-to-play analytics platform from The Shop in New Orleans’ Warehouse District
Expansions
Supercell to open new AI Innovation Lab in Tokyo next year
Opening in March 2026, the Lab expands a global network already operating in San Francisco and Helsinki
Interview
Fateless Games founders on Godforge, community-led development and raising $14 million
“At the end of the day if you aren’t making your game for the players, who are you making it for?"
Podcast | Episode 73
Industry insights on AI, China and EU tech regulation from RovioCon and Slush 2025 | 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 what's inside this week's episode 73...
Safety Systems
Roblox CEO David Baszucki has heated debate about child safety: "I would categorically reject the actual description of what you’re saying"
The platform’s founder told The New York Times about how "enormously important" it is to pre-empt risks
Studio Strategy
Ubisoft lands $1.3bn Tencent investment for Vantage Studios
The deal values Vantage Studios at $4.3bn pre-money
Xsolla State Of Play
Xsolla releases The Xsolla Report: State of Play Q3 2025 Edition, Vol. 8
Report unpacks regional trends across China, Europe, and MENA to inform growth, monetisation, and player engagement strategies
Hot Five
Hot Five: Supercell's AI plans, Tim Sweeney at Unite 2025, and Resident Evil Survival Unit hits 1m installs
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
New Games
New release roundup: Resident Evil Survival Unit, Besiege, The Sims Labs: Life Together and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Milestone
Resident Evil Survival Unit surpasses 1 million downloads in under three days
The game reached number one on the App Store’s top free charts in more than 15 regions
Trading Resumption
Ubisoft sets new date for delayed H1 financial results
The company will now publish its results before the opening of trading November 21st, 2025
Sustaining A Saga
Candy Crush Soda Saga: 11 years, 18,000 levels, and a "turning point for the Candy Crush franchise"
Soda Saga general manager Brian Burford reflects on the history, highlights, and evolution of the match-3 game
Job News
Ex-Nordisk Games boss Mikkel Weider named CEO of Everplay
Effective from January 1st, 2026
Clash Contest
Supercell launches global Clash of Clans contest offering a month-long stay in an Irish castle
The £120,000 prize includes flights for four, private transfers, a personal chef and exclusive castle access
Web Games
Sergei Chemodanov on the realities of scaling a multi-platform web game SDK
The creator of Playgama Bridge discusses the challenges of a fragmented web-games ecosystem and the rise of open-source tools
Winners Revealed
Google reveals winners of its Google Play best of 2025 awards
Pokémon TCG Pocket was crowned best game of 2025
App Store Awards
Apple reveals 45 finalists for 2025 App Store Awards
The awards honour developers delivering standout innovation, design and user experience
Jobs Roundup
November 2025’s Movers and Shakers: Supercell hires and departures, Hutch's new CEO, Rovio promotions, and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
Unity And Unreal Unite
Tim Sweeney at Unite 2025: Unity’s in-app purchase APIs coming to Unreal Engine devs
The Epic Games founder appeared on stage at Unity’s developer conference to talk interoperability with Unreal Engine and Fortnite
Unite 2025
Unite 2025: AI, partnerships, web stores, and "a higher standard of quality"
Unity’s 2025 conference has contained many announcements and updates, from a 2K Games partnership to Unity 6.3
New Partnerships
Anzu partners with Playgama to bring intrinsic in-game ads to web games
The deal marks Anzu’s expansion into web game support
Online Safety
Roblox to introduce facial age estimation to limit minor-adult chat interactions
The company says the system sets a new “gold standard” for online communication safety
Awards Season
Public voting is now open for the 12th Annual Pocket Gamer Awards
Shortlisted finalists span more than 20 categories
Investment News
Stan secures new Series A investment from Sony Innovation Fund
The funding will fuel AI-driven personalisation and creator monetisation tools
Merging Worlds
“Mobile is the most accessible platform in the world”: How Jordan Freda built m00m world as a universe anyone can enter
The founder of m00m world shares on turning an audio series into a full media universe where the digital world meet the physical one
New Offerings
AdsAdvisor launches Playable Reformer to streamline multi-network playable ads
The tool aims to remove technical barriers and simplify workflows for UA and creative teams
Milestone
Asus reports strong sales for Xbox ROG Ally X
The handheld’s October 16th debut drew an “extremely positive” market response
New Partnerships
Exel by Merak and Saudi Bridge partner to support international startups entering the kingdom
The cooperation forms part of the Biban 2025 initiatives to boost global collaboration
Third Party Payments
Google Play opens up third-party payments in the US, marking a turning point for developer revenue
What does the enforcement of new legislation on third-party payments in the US mean for mobile game creators?
Platform Products
AppsFlyer launches eight new products including agentic AI suite
A new anti-fraud attribution model can apply AI behavioural analysis in real time
Acqusitions
Stash acquires Galleon to expand global DTC footprint in games
The deal expands Stash’s footprint in EMEA and brings Galleon’s founders into senior leadership roles
Expansions
Ukrainian studio Burny Games expands into publishing
This marks Burny’s first external publishing partnership with another studio
New Offerings
Apple launches Mini Apps Partner Program with reduced commission on qualifying in-app purchases
Eligible developers can earn an 85% share on qualifying in-app purchases
Epic/google
Epic wins again: US court forces Google Play to open to alternative payments - what does it mean for developers worldwide?
Futura’s Alexandra Kurdyumova and Alina Davletshina provide insight into results of the Epic vs Google ruling
Revenue Rise
Modern Times Group net sales double to $315.5m in Q3 2025
The group generated 69% of revenue on mobile and 26% from DTC platforms
Industry Insights
Why community management has become a core growth function in game development
AppQuantum’s Yuriy Makhanov on why nurturing player community from day one can make or break your game
New Offerings
Coherence 2.0 update launches as major upgrade to the multiplayer platform
Indie teams get full features free under the $200,000 revenue threshold
New Partnerships
Room 8 Group teams up with Pragma to streamline online game development
Partnership brings studios a full suite of backend and live ops tools
Acqusitions
SUD acquires Cocos in a $72m deal to deepen platform integration
Cocos 4 will move to a fully open-source model, offering all engine and CLI code for free
Sponsored
GeeMee expands Asia-Pacific presence with dual strategic events at Pocket Gamer Connects
Find out how Geemee leveraged two events in Asia to further its ambition to reshape mobile game monetisation across the region.
Redhill Restructuring
Redhill Games to begin restructuring with layoffs ahead
The team has worked with Supercell, Blizzard, and others since founding in 2018
Industry Outlook
Survey finds over half of US game industry workers feel pay doesn’t reflect their role
5% report earning under $15,000 a year
Job News
Hutch appoints Andrew Watson as its new CEO
He previously led production on major mobile IPs including Forza, Hot Wheels, and F1
Sonic Start
Sonic Rumble earns just $228,000 in first 10 days, with "a future major update" in the works
The dev team acknowledged "confusion" and "misconception" within the game, planning to revise its tutorial and more over time
Mobile Mavens
Epic-Google settlement sparks industry discussion on mobile game fees and distribution
The Mobile Mavens explore the implications of Epic and Google’s latest plans
Layoff News
Crystal Dynamics cuts nearly 30 staff in workforce reduction
Studio says layoffs are part of a reorganisation to optimise development of its new Tomb Raider game
Platform Policy
YouTube policy update: new rules for gambling, violent gaming videos and streaming
Futura’s Alexandra Kurdyumova and Evgenia Shikholeva share insights into YouTube’s stricter rules
Marvellous Mena
Exel by Merak welcomes 19 startups for Cohort 2 accelerator
Cohort 2 spans mobile, PC, and console projects with completion set for February 2026
New Office
Appcharge opens Helsinki office to strengthen ties with Finnish game studios
Finland’s leadership in DTC growth was a key driver behind the expansion
Hot Five
Hot Five: Subway Surfers+ coming to Apple Arcade, Ubisoft postpones H1 earnings call, and Krafton offers voluntary resignations
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz