Applovin Financials
AppLovin’s software platform goes from strength to strength
The company’s latest financial report sees software go toe-to-toe with apps
Leadership Changes
Riot Games gets new CEO with leadership shake-up
The new CEO will be working to smooth Riot’s rocky road
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Nexon Financials
Nexon celebrates a record breaking first quarter 2023
The company generated $923.1 million in revenue for Q1 with mobile proving strong
Financials
What part does mobile play in Capcom's record-breaking financials?
While their latest financial results are driven mainly by console and PC releases, mobile is beginning to play its part
Bandai Namco Financials
Bandai Namco celebrates 11.3% increase in net sales
Network content, which incorporates mobile, outsold the rest of the company’s gaming portfolio
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Phil Shpilberg of GameChangerSF by Pixis outlines the future of AI in games marketing
We get up close with the speakers at our upcoming Pocket Gamer Seattle event. Don't miss out!
Financials
Pixel Federation 2022 report 7% drop in sales in latest financials
The dip is attributed to post-Covid slowdown
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Happy Anniversary
Mobile MMO TibiaME celebrates its 20th anniversary
One of the oldest mobile games in existence has achieved over 10 million users since 2003
Flash Sale
Join us at the mother of all conferences PG Connects Seattle next week – enjoy 20% off!
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle is kicking off this May 16th-17th, secure your ticket with 20% off now for U.S. Mother’s Day!
Financials
Roblox revenue and DAU up by 22%
The game platform turned metaverse darling continues to grow
Financials
Unity hits $500m of revenue in Q1 financials
John Riccitiello: “The very nature of our platform will benefit from AI tools”
Interview
From CGI ads to working with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, what’s next for Merge Mansion?
Metacore’s Sandra Fenyo discusses the company’s smash hit advertising strategy and the likelihood of a Merge Mansion TV series…
New Acquisition
Keywords Studios acquires Hardsuit Labs
The acquisition broadens the company’s suite of developers
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Delivering premium live services with Kazutomo Niwa of Game Server Services (GS2)
We get up close with the speakers at our upcoming Pocket Gamer Seattle event. Don't miss out!
Startups
Earning from emotes: Kinetix Emote Infrastructure makes emoting easy
The AI startup has launched a platform to allow devs to more easily add emotes into their games
Holding Out For A Hero
Sony brings its Hero Project incubator program to India
The launch follows the program’s rollout in China
Nintendo Financials
Nintendo made $379 million from mobile games and IPs in the last financial year
The company’s mobile revenue is down, but by no means out
Meet Your Match
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The Power Of Play
Lilith Games celebrates its tenth anniversary with a documentary video
The company has released a short documentary highlighting the player base
Releases
Niantic's next big game gamble Peridot officially launches
The new title from the Pokémon Go hitmakers takes a twist on their established AR formula
Financials
EA takes its eye off the ball as mobile growth slows to 1% in Q4 report
Mobile growth year on year drops from 48% to just 1%, but other sectors turn a familiar tidy profit
Infinite Possibilities
Torchlight: Infinite goes cross-platform, launching worldwide on mobile and PC
The free-to-play game is the first in the franchise developed for mobile devices
New Investment
Outfit7 invests in educational startup Hopalai
Hopalai is the mind behind Kobi, an ereader app designed to make reading accessible for all children
Last Call
Your essential guide to Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2023 next week
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle is kicking off next week – don’t miss your last chance to join in and connect with the biggest names in games!
Cars And Comedy
What the Golf? dev Triband launches new Apple Arcade game What the Car?
The latest comedy game from Copenhagen-based indie studio
Sneak Preview
Network with the likes of Amazon, Bango, and Big Fish at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle next week!
Get a sneak peek of some of the companies joining us in Seattle this May 16-17! Don’t miss your chance to connect with the biggest names in the industry
Preliminary Performance
Krafton reports record Q1 with $407.8M in sales
Plus a 3% year-on-year increase
New Data For Q1 2023
Mobile eCPMs grow by 20 percent this March 2023 in mature markets
The Appodeal Mobile eCPM Report 2023 Q2 reveals fresh data on the first quarter of 2023, and provides valuable insights for mobile publishers and advertisers
Collaborations
Jonas Brothers premier new music in Candy Crush Saga
Bypassing traditional routes to market, the musicians will be previewing their new album exclusively within the smash hit mobile game
Break Ups
Fragbite and Tilting Point end their publishing deal
Fragbite will now publish MMA Manager 2: Ultimate Fight in-house
Soft-launch
Bad Piggies 2 comes to selected countries in iOS-exclusive soft launch
Android release to come later
Acquiblizz
Microsoft prepares to appeal against the CMA’s Activision Blizzard ruling
The UK group blocked the biggest acquisition in gaming history last month
Releases
Indie classic World of Goo comes to Netflix Games
The original indie hit from 2008 has been remastered for modern mobile
Going Global
Using mobile games as part of a brand-building promotional strategy
As president of digital media at leisure giant Falcon's Beyond, Jason Ambler has made mobile gaming a key component in their theme park's promo plans
Growing Success
How Tactile Games made marketing and diversity core to Lily’s Garden’s $500 million success
Asbjoern Malte Soendergaard discusses their approach to researching new concepts, building a diverse team, and creating an empire from games made for women
Voodoo Strategy
Voodoo's hybridcasual strategy is working
The company has built a portfolio of ten hybridcasual games which are generating between $20 and $100 million a year
Spreading Sustainability
10 Weeks To Save The Games Industry: Sweden Part 2
The journey continues with more eco-video from Sweden featuring Johan Sjöberg of Star Stable Entertainment and Gustav Martner at Greenpeace.
Finnish Game Awards
Finnish giant Metacore's CEO and co-founder Mika Tammenkoski reflects on a difficult year for the industry
However, Tammenkoski remained bullish about the industry’s potential
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 and discuss a fragmented Apple eco-system, games going all-in on AI and Fortnite's return to iOS… Kinda
Apple Arcade
Fingersoft CEO Jaakko Kylmäoja on Hill Climb Racing’s move to Apple Arcade
What does this move mean for the future of the franchise?
Canada-bound
Pocket Gamer Connects is coming back to Toronto this summer – here’s everything you need to know ahead of the event!
Take your business to the next level and connect with global industry professionals at our next conference in Canada this July 19th to 20th!
Last Chance
Last chance to sign up to pitch your game to experts at PG Connects Seattle this May 16-17!
Registration closes for our popular Very Big Indie Pitch competitions in Seattle today! Submit your game for consideration before midnight tonight.
Socialpeta Report
More than 7.8 million new ad creatives were released in Q1 2023, with video ads on the rise
North America had the highest number of unique advertisers for the period, but lagged in creatives per advertiser
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight Seattle: Moloco's Donghwan Jeon on AI, big data, machine learning and more
With just a couple of weeks to go, we get up close with the speakers at our upcoming Pocket Gamer Seattle event. Don't miss out!
Celebrating Indies
Celebrate indie excellence with The Big Indie Zone Audience Choice Award sponsored by ByteBrew at PG Connects Seattle!
PG Connects Seattle attendees will vote on the best indie games in the Expo area, join us in celebrating the best in indie talent.
Investment
Phantom Gamelabs joins Supercell’s family of investees
The studio has received an undisclosed amount from the Finnish gaming giant
Ai In Gaming
Magmic uses ChatGPT to power Hasbro’s Scattergories
Now the popular AI tech will allow the game to create more creative categories
Finnish Game Awards
How did mobile do at the Finnish Game Awards?
Mobile saw big success at the Finnish game industry’s biggest night with Pako Highway scooping game of the year