Mighty Bear Games’ Simon Davis:

Mighty Bear Games’ Simon Davis: "Blockchain technology should just exist to amplify the gaming experience"

Mighty Bear Games CEO Simon Davis discusses the untapped gaming potential of the blockchain and the challenges of today's mobile market

Why mobile is a crucial part of Barbie’s multimedia domination

Why mobile is a crucial part of Barbie’s multimedia domination

With their new live-action movie in cinemas, Mattel are making mobile a cornerstone of their Barbie push

Sega's Rovio deal clears regulatory hurdles and gets the green light

Sega's Rovio deal clears regulatory hurdles and gets the green light

Barring a sudden 11th hour flap, the Sega's Rovio acquisition is set to go ahead

Speaker Spotlight: Skillprint’s Davin Miyoshi on using AI to personalise your games

Speaker Spotlight: Skillprint’s Davin Miyoshi on using AI to personalise your games

Skillprint’s co-founder and CPO shared how AI can help developers to better understand their players

CyberAgent sees lean financials with game sales down 27.7%

CyberAgent sees lean financials with game sales down 27.7%

The company operates major hits in Japan such as Uma Musume Pretty Derby

Valhalla Ventures launches $66 million fund for gaming investment

Venture Funding

Valhalla Ventures launches $66 million fund for gaming investment

The firm is targeting “audacious entrepreneurs” across games and mobile

Apple's

Apple Vs. Consumers

Apple's "anti-competitive" App Store woes continue with a $1 billion class action lawsuit

The suit accuses the company of acting anti-competitively with its imposition of a 30% fee on in-app purchases

Japan's top earning mobile games continue to dominate in the first half of 2023

Pole position and number two swap places while third place holds its own

Consumers spent 2.5 trillion hours on Android in H1 2023. What's does that mean for mobile?

New reports show a 4% increase in time spent on Android - more than ever before

Honor of Kings tops Weibo’s trending list with Honkai: Star Rail in hot pursuit

Honor of Kings tops Weibo’s trending list with Honkai: Star Rail in hot pursuit

The microblogging site is one of China’s most popular social media sites and offers an interesting insight into the market

Garena Free Fire rides Spider-Man's success to top June 2023's most downloaded mobile games

Download Report

Garena Free Fire rides Spider-Man's success to top June 2023's most downloaded mobile games

The results are in with familiar names rubbing shoulders with old classics

Stillfront earned over $174 million in revenue in Q2 2023

Stillfront Financials

Stillfront earned over $174 million in revenue in Q2 2023

Mashup and casual titles remain the company’s most profitable, however other genres are gaining momentum

USA game ad revenue to reach $130 billion in 2025

Gameanalytics Report

USA game ad revenue to reach $130 billion in 2025

But currently only accounts for less than 6% of total ad spend in the USA

Scriptic’s Nihal Tharoor: “AI is essentially another creative tool in the toolbox, not a replacement.”

Scriptic’s Nihal Tharoor: “AI is essentially another creative tool in the toolbox, not a replacement.”

Formerly known as ElectricNoir, Scriptic create interactive experiences on mobile

Socialisation in gaming: The trend for increased retention and revenue

Growing Your Game

Socialisation in gaming: The trend for increased retention and revenue

Gameram’s chief partnerships manager Valeriia Diu explains how your community can help your game grow

PG Connects Toronto welcomes over 750 attendees from 37 countries for two days of insightful discussions and networking!

Back With A Bang

PG Connects Toronto welcomes over 750 attendees from 37 countries for two days of insightful discussions and networking!

Our third conference in Canada welcomed over 750 delegates from 374 companies, 110 speakers, and represented 37 countries

What does Roblox’s new ad network look like?

What does Roblox’s new ad network look like?

Behind the scenes on their new 'immersive ads' which echo the trend and ride the rising wave of intrinsic advertising

How Failbetter flubbed, then rescued the launch of Mask of the Rose

How Failbetter flubbed, then rescued the launch of Mask of the Rose

Communications director Hannah Flynn gave us the inside track at Develop: Brighton

The great casual game revival

The great casual game revival

Lessons from the past, hypercasual’s evolution, and opportunities for the post-ATT future

Is the Kahoot deal an endorsement of edtech & party games, or a move to private for mobile?

Is the Kahoot deal an endorsement of edtech & party games, or a move to private for mobile?

The multiplayer quiz title is used widely in educational settings

India accounted for 15.29% of game downloads in the first six months of 2023

India accounted for 15.29% of game downloads in the first six months of 2023

One of the world’s biggest mobile gaming markets continues its meteoric rise

AR, AI, and Subscription Models — Oh, My! | Podcast

AR, AI, and Subscription Models — Oh, My! | Podcast

Our PocketGamer.biz team recaps GDC 2023 and riff on the topics that stole this year’s show.

My.Games’ Left to Survive celebrates its five-year anniversary and 1.2m monthly active users

My.Games’ Left to Survive celebrates its five-year anniversary and 1.2m monthly active users

The title is a cornerstone of the company’s catalogue of free-to-play games

GameStake Technologies raises £630,000 in seed funding for “rewarded play” gaming

GameStake Technologies raises £630,000 in seed funding for “rewarded play” gaming

The company is pursuing the “rewarded play” style of monetisation

Eggy Party's success intensified NetEase & Tencent's war for casual supremacy

Clash Of The Titans

Eggy Party's success intensified NetEase & Tencent's war for casual supremacy

The tech giants have long been at the top of the mobile games space, but NetEase's recent win has raised the stakes

July's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Gameloft appoints a new lead game designer while MYSTiC gets a new CMO

July's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Gameloft appoints a new lead game designer while MYSTiC gets a new CMO

July has seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's just a few

Hero of Aethric conquers the competition and wins The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto

Very Big Indie Pitch

Hero of Aethric conquers the competition and wins The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto

Winners breakdown

New studio Closing Theory raises $2.3m investment

New studio Closing Theory raises $2.3m investment

The studio was co-founded by two previous members of the company Macro

Dragon Quest Champions surpassed $10 million two weeks after release

Here Be Dragons

Dragon Quest Champions surpassed $10 million two weeks after release

The game is closing in on Dragon Quest Walk in Square Enix’s mobile revenue share

Singapore’s Eyeball Games raised $1.5 million for blockchain pool game

Success In Funding

Singapore’s Eyeball Games raised $1.5 million for blockchain pool game

The fund highlights Singapore’s growing place in the mobile gaming industry

Unleashing the worlds within worlds | Podcast

Unleashing the worlds within worlds | Podcast

Charisma’s Guy Gadney on pioneering new forms of games entertainment by casting audiences inside the stories

Call of Duty: Mobile passes $3bn in lifetime revenue, half of all engagement for the franchise is on mobile

Call of Duty: Mobile passes $3bn in lifetime revenue, half of all engagement for the franchise is on mobile

The milestone was revealed in Activision Blizzard’s financials which said half of all engagement was on mobile

Ubisoft saw $298 million in net bookings in Q1 of the 2023-24 fiscal year, but mobile faltered

Ubisoft Financials

Ubisoft saw $298 million in net bookings in Q1 of the 2023-24 fiscal year, but mobile faltered

The gaming giant saw huge success, but struggled on gaming’s biggest platform

Indian government clarifies 28% tax does not apply to mobile games

Indian government clarifies 28% tax does not apply to mobile games

Industry professionals have claimed misinformation from real money gaming companies fuelled speculation

Indies, take your career to the next level at PG Connects Helsinki this September 12-13

Unmissable Savings

Indies, take your career to the next level at PG Connects Helsinki this September 12-13

Book your ticket to PG Connects Helsinki today to give your indie brand a boost and save big with our Early Bird offer!

Jam City tackles DC and heads into MENA with Heroes & Villains puzzle RPG game

Jam City tackles DC and heads into MENA with Heroes & Villains puzzle RPG game

The studio is seeking to expand its free-to-play offerings and licenced titles

Drake Star's Global Gaming Report: Breaking down the numbers, charts and more

Drake Star's Global Gaming Report: Breaking down the numbers, charts and more

What do Drake Star’s charts and graphs tell us about the gaming industry today?

Screen Australia invests $3 million into gaming as part of the country’s digital entertainment goals

Australian Investment

Screen Australia invests $3 million into gaming as part of the country’s digital entertainment goals

The fund sees 23 games with budgets below $500,000 receive fresh cash influxes

Mobile Masterworks: Candy Crush

Mobile Masterworks

Mobile Masterworks: Candy Crush

The iconic match3 game single-handedly helped popularise the genre

Drake Star's Gaming Index rises by 15% private financing worth $700m in Q2 2023

Drake Star's Gaming Index rises by 15% private financing worth $700m in Q2 2023

The firm points to major deals like the Activision Blizzard and Scopely acquisitions while noting a lower level of investment

Speaker Spotlight: Gameloft's Renee Wong on pushing your team without crunching them

Speaker Spotlight: Gameloft's Renee Wong on pushing your team without crunching them

The communication specialist talks us through her talk at PGC Toronto, and how you can create a healthy work environment in games

With 66 million daily visitors Roblox makes as much money as some small countries, now they want more

With 66 million daily visitors Roblox makes as much money as some small countries, now they want more

The company wants to push a more community-friendly approach to transactions on the platform

King celebrates 9% year-on-year increase in net revenue

King celebrates 9% year-on-year increase in net revenue

Candy Crush remains the company's top performer, being the USA's top-grossing title for the 24th consecutive quarter

43% of Activision Blizzard’s Q2 2023 revenue came from mobile

Activision Blizzard Financials

43% of Activision Blizzard’s Q2 2023 revenue came from mobile

Despite growth in every vertical, mobile remains the company’s top performer

Jam City’s Radostina Zhekova and Winnie Wen on UA creativity and the rise of female gaming audiences

Women In Games Series

Jam City’s Radostina Zhekova and Winnie Wen on UA creativity and the rise of female gaming audiences

In part two of their series exploring inspirational women working in games, Liftoff invites Radostina Zhekova and Winnie Wen to discuss user acquisition, creativity and more

NetEase’s newly-released Justice Online tops the iOS App Store charts

NetEase’s newly-released Justice Online tops the iOS App Store charts

The game was previously tipped to use AI for character dialogue at certain points

Hit comic book series Invincible to get new mobile game courtesy of Ubisoft

Hit comic book series Invincible to get new mobile game courtesy of Ubisoft

The series has seen a major boost in visibility thanks to a hugely successful animated show

Katya Moskalenko: “Brands need behavioural data to tap into the gaming industry's enormous potential”

Katya Moskalenko: “Brands need behavioural data to tap into the gaming industry's enormous potential”

Measure Protocol aims to provide brands with valuable user insights to help them make informed decisions

FIFA AI Soccer League dev Futureverse raises $54 million in series A funding round

Success In Funding

FIFA AI Soccer League dev Futureverse raises $54 million in series A funding round

The company will use this funding to further its metaverse goals and create more blockchain games

July's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Roblox appoints new chief partnership officer and Playtika sees a hiring spree

July's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Roblox appoints new chief partnership officer and Playtika sees a hiring spree

July has seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's just a few