March 13, 2026 New Games New release roundup: Nova Drift, Subnautica: Below Zero, Overcooked! All You Can Eat, and more We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
March 12, 2026 Kingshot Crown Kingshot’s first year: $800m, 11 months of growth, but backlash from whales Century Games’ Kingshot was the most lucrative new mobile release of 2025
March 12, 2026 Jobs Roundup March 2026's Movers and Shakers: Pokémon’s product marketing manager, multiple King promotions, founding Rocket Game Talent, and more Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
March 11, 2026 Bossfight Comeback Squid Game: Unleashed dev Boss Fight Entertainment relaunches as indie studio Bossfight The original studio was shuttered under Netflix due to a change in course at the streaming giant
March 11, 2026 Compatibility Test Rovio’s Beacon tech "indispensable" to its own games but less compatible with Sega’s Sega has yet to achieve "the level of results that had been expected" prior to Rovio’s acquisition
March 11, 2026 Friends And Features Discord expands its Social SDK with native mobile linking and focus on friends Discord users will now see a linked friend’s status in-game, such as competing or watching
March 10, 2026 Scopely Celebration Scopely celebrates 15 years with more than $15bn in lifetime revenue The publisher has achieved over 150bn hours of playtime across its portfolio
March 10, 2026 Rainbow Six Start Rainbow Six Mobile snaps up $1.6m in first 14 days Player spending has been led by the US since global launch, already surpassing any country with soft launch access
March 10, 2026 Building A Brand Angry Birds: "unfair advantage", marketing strategies, and competing in the UA auction We speak with Rovio’s VP of marketing Luis de la Camara during Pocket Gamer Connects London 2026
March 10, 2026 Clash Comeback Clash Royale celebrates 10 years and $4.9bn in player spending after resurgence 2025 was a major comeback year for the title, bolstered by changes to daily battles, influencers and more
March 9, 2026 Trump's Tariffs Nintendo is suing the US government over Trump’s tariffs Nintendo’s net profit were up 51% with the Switch 2’s release, but may have seen even greater growth without tariffs in the US
March 9, 2026 Hot Five Hot Five: Google cuts mobile games fee, AppsFlyer halts $1.9bn sale talks, and Hay Day Match unveiled Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
March 6, 2026 New Games New release roundup: Stoneage Idle Adventure, Hatch Dragons, Angry Birds Friends, and more We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
March 5, 2026 All Stars Arrives Making Candy Crush All Stars match ready with fresh mechanics and first official partnership Senior game designer Dasha Mironava and principal games designer Therese Sander share details on All Stars’ design philosophy, new multiplier mechanic and Life Savers partnership
March 5, 2026 Pokemon Pocket Pokémon TCG Pocket hits six-month high as franchise turns 30 years old The digital card game generated $4.7m on February 27th, its highest sum since August 2025
March 3, 2026 Making Matches Hay Day Match is the latest match-3 attempt for Supercell’s IP Supercell’s Hay Day Pop was cancelled in 2020, but Hay Day Match is being made by Playabit
March 3, 2026 Finding Funds Antihero Studios raises $4.5m in seed funding ahead of Misfitz open alpha a16z Speedrun and Laton Ventures led the round
March 3, 2026 Pokemon Party Pokémon Day 2026: Legendaries, legacies and the latest opportunities for a $10.7bn mobile portfolio The Pokémon Company’s seven active mobile games have surpassed $10bn in player spending, led by Pokémon Go and Pokémon TCG Pocket
March 2, 2026 Social Media Survey UK government opens consultation on social media age restriction, curfews and games crackdown Surveys have opened to adults and young people on potential measures to curb apparent dangers from technology
March 2, 2026 Seriously Celebrating Pokémon Go celebrates 30 years of Pokémon with rare encounters and web shop promotions Legendary and Mythical Pokémon are being rerun, increasing accessibility after almost 10 years of Go
March 2, 2026 Hot Five Hot Five: Overwatch Rush unveiled, Arknights: Endfield’s $46m month, and "bad news for Xbox" Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
February 27, 2026 New Games New release roundup: Subway Surfers City, Netflix Playground, SMiniz, Reigns: The Witcher, and more We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
February 27, 2026 Pokemon Party Pokémon’s 30th anniversary: The Mobile Mavens share lessons and nostalgic flashbacks from the franchise Industry insiders voice their views on the goliath games franchise as it celebrates 30 years
February 25, 2026 Umamusume Movie Umamusume: Pretty Derby movie director talks creative decisions and adapting games to the big screen Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era is out in North American theatres on Friday, February 27th
February 24, 2026 Overwatch Rush Blizzard unveils Overwatch Rush "specifically for mobile players" The development team is said to have "deep mobile experience"
February 23, 2026 Early In Endfield Arknights: Endfield makes $46m in first month on mobile The gacha game saw a boost with its first new character banner on February 7th
February 23, 2026 Rainbow Six Ready Rainbow Six Mobile launches globally today after navigating hiatus and extended development After entering soft launch in August 2023, Ubisoft’s PvP mobile title is finally going global
February 23, 2026 Hot Five Hot Five: Scopely acquires majority stake in Loom Games, Phil Spencer retires, and Unity shares approach all-time low Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
February 20, 2026 New Games New release roundup: Warframe, Horse Racing Solitaire, Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse, and more We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
February 18, 2026 Pgc London AppsFlyer talks buyer signals, player targeting and staying legally compliant At PGC London, AppsFlyer SVP and GM, data collaboration platform Edik Mitelman spoke with global director of product Adam Smart about recent tech advancements and retargeting capabilities
February 18, 2026 Shares Slump Unity shares approach all-time low after falling 91% since November 2021 Unity shares stood at $18.36 each on closing yesterday, nearing their record low from summer 2024
February 18, 2026 Pokemon Pvp Pokémon Go PvP revamped after competitive players "pushed the system to its limits" Foundational changes have been made to reduce the impact of connectivity and hardware differences between players
February 17, 2026 Ready To Reflect Matthew Ball's State of Video Gaming in 2026: "China is eating the video games industry" Highlights from the State of Video Gaming in 2026 report include content sales growth, fewer layoffs and victory for China and Roblox
February 17, 2026 Pgc San Francisco Monetisation, player retention and communities on Discord: Top tips incoming at PGC San Francisco Discord senior developer Anthony Tešija will talk on stage about best practices for acquiring, retaining and monetising mobile gamers through the platform
February 17, 2026 Crushable Consortium King and Yahoo Games: filling a bite-sized "appetite" with Candy Crush Crushable Candy Crush Saga VP of marketing Luken Aragon and Yahoo head of games Andrew Pedersen discuss the new daily puzzle title
February 16, 2026 Duolingo Daus More than 10 million Duolingo users have a 365-day streak Of the learning app’s 50m daily users, over 10m have a year-long login streak
February 16, 2026 Sluggish Sonic Sega’s operating income down 55% as it takes $200m impairment loss on Rovio Sonic Rumble has also been highlighted for falling short of expectations across every KPI
February 16, 2026 Hot Five Hot Five: Former Unity CEO David Helgason resigns from board, Supercell’s content creator furore, and Mattel acquires full ownership of Mattel163 Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
February 13, 2026 New Games New release roundup: Cadence, Goblin Sushi, Shiren: Serpentcoil Island, and more We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
February 12, 2026 Jobs Roundup February 2026's Movers and Shakers: Shifts at Steel Media, Sega’s new CFO, Unity's board room shuffle, and more Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
February 12, 2026 Revenue Results EA makes $254m on mobile this Q3 as FC Mobile drives net bookings Mobile represented approximately 13% of EA’s total net revenue during the three months
February 11, 2026 Pgc London The relationship between games and AI: Mechanisms, history and constant evolution At PGC London, AI Guys CTO Ken Noland compared AI mechanisms to historic games and genres
February 11, 2026 Roblox Records Roblox revenue up 36% Y/Y as Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot drive multiple milestones Nearly $4.9bn was generated in 2025, with $6.8bn in bookings
February 10, 2026 Square Sales "Weakness in existing titles" as Square Enix’s net sales fall 13% Y/Y Despite the decline, operating income has risen by 39% year-over-year
February 9, 2026 Super Bowl Surprises Pokémon and Mario splash the cash with Super Bowl LX ads Lady Gaga’s favourite Pokémon, how Yoshi rides a motorbike and more unveiled at the NFL’s premium event
February 9, 2026 Collab Incoming Honkai: Star Rail characters are coming to Fortnite The crossover will commence on February 26th, 2026
February 9, 2026 Hot Five Hot Five: Ares Interactive raises $70m, Google's Project Genie sparks gaming shares decline, and Arknights: Endfield hits $30m in two weeks Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
February 6, 2026 New Games New release roundup: Civilization VII Arcade Edition, Might and Magic Fates TCG, King's Gambit, and more We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
February 5, 2026 Pgc London Direct-to-consumer at PGC London: "The Pandora’s Box is open" Appcharge founder and CEO Maor Sason spoke with Play Ventures founding partner Harri Manninen at PGC London 2026 about the evolution of D2C
February 5, 2026 Endfield Earnings Arknights: Endfield hits $30m in two weeks on mobile Gryphline’s new gacha was released globally on January 22nd