Rising Stars Squad Busters is this month's breakout star amidst a slate of anime themed mobile spin-offs
Rising Stars Genshin Impact still pulls in the big bucks while Squad Busters' soft launch teases blockbuster success
April 4, 2024 Merge And Match Merge-2 revenue surges 10% while Match-3 flops by 11% AppMagic data shows the highs and lows of February 2024, from revenue to downloads to winning events
March 15, 2024 Under The Hood Under the hood: Deconstructing Monopoly GO! as it passes $2 billion in revenue What makes the smash hit tick? Game designer Irene Kurskaya deconstructs the game that's earning with no signs of slowing…
March 13, 2024 Rising Stars One-Punch Man World and NBA Infinite are this February's app ranking breakout stars Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for February reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
March 6, 2024 Cpi Situation ATT continues taking a toll: The cheapest CPI on Apple still costs more than the priciest on Android Android’s most expensive ad form costs $1.22; Apple’s cheapest is $3.09
February 21, 2024 Excited Spenders More games are making millions as player spending on 2023 releases soars The US, UK, China and other markets all show an increased willingness to spend on new releases
February 21, 2024 Data Deluge Mobile game downloads fell for the first time ever in 2023 to 88 billion The Indian market downloaded over double the mobile games of any other region, but didn’t make the top 20 for spending
February 19, 2024 Podcast The data and trends defining mobile gaming with Karl Knights and Lirui Ding | Podcast The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play. This week we're joined by experts from data.ai and Transcend Fund
February 12, 2024 Rising Stars Hypercasual rules as dating sim Love and Deepspace is January's app ranking breakout star Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for January reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
February 12, 2024 Japan Generation Japan generates 50% of worldwide geolocation game spending Niantic and Square Enix lead the way for player spending in location-based games
January 22, 2024 Pgc London The state of mobile gaming revealed at PGC London 2024 Data.ai deliver a deep dive on their State of Mobile Gaming 2023 report live at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024
January 17, 2024 Rising Stars Netflix's Grand Theft Auto re-releases dominate December's mobile app rankings Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for December reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
December 18, 2023 Live Laugh Love Liveops How to effectively implement social features into your LiveOps strategy What social features are trending in the world of LiveOps right now - and how can developers take advantage of them to keep players happy - let GameRefinery be your guide
December 14, 2023 Rising Stars Black Clover M was November's breakout hit. Warcraft Rumble steps up while Genshin Impact rules Data.ai's monthly gaming pulse for November reveals which new games globally are the ones to watch
November 21, 2023 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
November 14, 2023 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
October 30, 2023 Feature Market analysis: How behavioural data is helping to bust stereotypes in the world of gaming Measure Protocol’s Christie Hartbarger shares an overlook into consumer digital behaviour
October 26, 2023 Feature The state of play for Ukrainian game developers in 2023 InGameJob's Katya Sabirova reveals the state of the Ukrainian games industry, it's vacancies, salaries and challenges ahead
October 23, 2023 Walking Whereabouts Monster Hunter Now set to "surpass" Pokémon Go as geolocation games get moving in Japan Sensor Tower’s latest report reveals location-based games’ performance in Japan
October 4, 2023 Mobile Dominance Mobile is projected to account for 56% of gaming revenue in 2023 The secrets of mobile success come under region-by-region scrutiny in the latest reports
October 2, 2023 Industry Insight The games industry needs to stop seeing gamers as mere data points on a spreadsheet Raptor's Rana Rahman considers the dangers of seeing gamers as data points instead of genuine fans
September 27, 2023 Female Gamers Games favoured by women set to exceed $16 billion in revenue this year Women account for over 50% of mobile gamers, and almost 30% of revenue
September 26, 2023 Now In Numbers 71% of the biggest mobile games use a Unity SDK data.ai finds over 50% of the top 100 revenue earners are built on Unity
September 14, 2023 Podcast Hot gaming trends and ad formats that are losing steam | Podcast data.ai's Lexi Sydow dives into the data expert's latest report and explores the key tech, trends, spends and changes driving mobile games in 2023 with your hosts Peggy and Brian
September 8, 2023 Data Deluge Almost half of the simulation genre's $2.7 billion revenue comes from the US Where simulation games do well and how much they’ve made so far this year
August 29, 2023 Market Analysis Hypercasual predicitions: The state of play for the second half of 2023 Azur Games Sergey Martinkevich breaks down the current state of the hypercasual market and gives his predictions for the future
August 25, 2023 Tips Tricks And Trends How you benefit from CrazyLabs' industry-leading trend report Find out more about CrazyLabs' monthly trend report, which offers every developer the chance to discover the trends, tactics and tricks used by the latest chart-topping games
August 23, 2023 Chinese Market How Chinese apps are thriving in the global market Adjust’s Alexandre Pham isolates the winning techniques being used by Chinese apps to find success in the wider global app market
August 17, 2023 Mobile Data It's official. Latvians use more mobile data than the residents of any other country The country’s citizens use an average of 41.76 gigabytes per month. Want to know where your country ranked? The results are surprising…
August 2, 2023 Subscription Success Mobile games using a subscription model almost triple in a year Liftoff and Appsflyer report that mobile games represent almost 30% of subscription-based apps
July 31, 2023 Germany Grows Germany on the rise with 46% growth in games companies since 2020 A 15.5% rise in games companies was observed in 2022
July 19, 2023 User Insights 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
July 17, 2023 Paid Games' Performance Google Play or App Store? June data shows stark contrast in platform popularity of paid games Curated Data.ai stats reveal the most downloaded paid games and top revenue generators per platform
July 11, 2023 Prospering Poland Poland enters top three European countries in games industry workforce size A new report finds Poland has overtaken Germany in workforce size, though remains behind in revenue
June 28, 2023 Data & Research Skrmiish announces new Head of Data, Dr. João Pela Bringing CERN-style data analysis to the world of play-to-earn
June 21, 2023 Eyes Open Anzu and Lumen’s two-year study finds that in-game ads come out on top In-game ads have higher viewability and lead to higher purchase intent, study finds
June 8, 2023 Ai Integration 41% of beta users are utilising Roblox’s AI Code Assist Roblox’s AI tool is changing the game for developers
June 5, 2023 Data Deluge Surfshark analyses data acquisition by top mobile games, from knowing your location to reading your texts More than 500 apps were analysed in the full study
May 16, 2023 Stellar Star Honkai: Star Rail pushes MiHoYo ahead of NetEase for revenue with only Tencent ahead Honkai: Star Rail starts stronger than Genshin Impact
May 4, 2023 Action! Adventure! Cards? Mobile Players: Can We Have Your Attention, Please? adjoe and Statista’s latest report reveals adventure, card, and action games now draw the longest engagement
April 11, 2023 Data.ai Report Japan and South Korea lead consumer spend by device in 2022 Data.ai’s State of Mobile Gaming 2023 report analyses the sector’s performance across markets and demographics
April 11, 2023 Data.ai Report Consumers spent an average of $1.6 billion on mobile gaming per week in 2022 Data.ai’s State of Mobile Gaming 2023 report delves into the market’s performance
April 4, 2023 Misleading Ads 35 to 46% of gamers will accept misleading advertising 75% of gamers in the US and Europe agree misleading ads can be more interesting than the actual game
March 29, 2023 Data Mobile Global Esports collaborates on AI-driven data analysis Data from players will tie them to physical locations in order to target special offers
March 27, 2023 A Game Of Risk 81% of biggest mobile games are vulnerable to basic cyberattacks Promon finds that a mere 1 in 357 games could identify malware
March 23, 2023 New Live Events Tracker How to keep track of the myriad of live service events across mobile games GameRefinery's new live events tracker offers game creators a new way to stay in control of multiple events in multiple titles - quickly, simply and cost effectively
March 21, 2023 Building An Empire Mo' ATT, mo' problems: Why Supercell’s next hit must overcome Apple’s privacy assault Is the developer’s next blockbuster being stymied by Apple’s App Tracking Transparency rules?
March 20, 2023 British Gaming Study finds one in three Brits are gaming during remote working hours Ages 35 to 44 most likely to use work devices for personal activities