Jobs Roundup
September 2025’s Movers and Shakers
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
Industry Outlook
UK games industry generates £12bn annually and supports 73,000 jobs
Despite this growth, TIGA warns the UK lags behind global rivals with its 20.4% tax relief
Monster Milestone
Monster Hunter Now celebrates second anniversary and $271m in lifetime player spending
Originally a Niantic game, Now was purchased by Scopely as part of a larger $3.5bn deal this May
Latest
Marvellous Mena
Saudi-based Superbullet Studios aims to let anyone build Roblox games in three days
Founder Erickson Talaue and team are developing EvoLife as both a flagship Roblox game and proof of its AI workflow
Investment News
Lingokids raises $120m to invest in AI and scale learning content
The funding will also help expand partnerships with popular IPs
Pgc Helsinki
"Why your players hate your web store"
Appcharge’s Miikka Luotio discusses the four steps of a web store and which element might be "broken"
Milestone
Fable Town celebrates first anniversary after generating $9m in lifetime revenue since launch
A special three-week Anniversary of Magic event runs until October 2nd to mark the milestone
Pgc Summit Korea
Why PGC Summit Korea
Why PGC Summit Korea is a stand-out b2b games event
Ai Ebook
Free AI Gamechangers ebook
Download our 37-page collection of interviews with CEOs and experts sharing real-world insights on making AI work for your business
Editor's Picks
Region Report
Download our free Finland games industry report
Grab your copy of our Finland report to get a deep dive into the country's games sector ahead of PGC Helsinki on October 7th to 8th
Trade Body
Ukie launches Interactive Entertainment Scotland to champion games sector
IES will represent Scottish studios in government and policy discussions to support industry growth
Best Of The Year
Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2025 winners revealed
Check out who beat the competition in each of this year's 24 categories
Opinion
African studios must build business models that can sustain themselves right from day one.
Kucheza Gaming CEO Bukola Akingbade discusses the challenges facing Africa's games industry
Some people look at us and our mission and think, ‘I’m a first-person shooter game, I can’t be involved’. That’s not true at all.
Make-A-Wish International wants games developers to get more involved with the charity
#Nordic
Mid-term Prices End
Final days to save €230 on PG Connects Helsinki 2025
Europe’s biggest B2B games event in the Nordics returns October 7th and 8th with final ticket discounts ending this week
Nordic Games Industry
How the Nordics drive global game trends
Network and learn from leading industry experts at PGC Helsinki, October 7th to 8th
Pgc Helsinki
More top industry pioneers and experts revealed for PGC Helsinki
Meet the speakers joining Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on October 7th and 8th
Closure
Toca Boca Days shuts down after 16 months in soft launch
Servers taken offline on August 25th, 2025 as developer looks to focus on other projects
Industry Voices
Week In Views
Forty years of Mario's influence and Nintendo's latest patent stirs debate | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Mobile Mavens
Four decades of Mario: What the industry has learned from one of gaming's most iconic characters
As Super Mario Bros celebrates its 40th anniversary our Mobile Mavens discuss the legacy of one of Nintendo's most loved characters
Storytelling
Why stories sell: The emotional trigger for mobile game players
Giacomo Maragliulo discusses how light storytelling can transform mobile game ads
Marvellous Mena
Merak Capital on investor expectations and taking MENA game studios global
"A common mistake we see is founders focusing entirely on the game’s creative vision without tying it to the commercial side"
Building Up
One Way Eleven’s Miguel Campos on his experiences building a games studio from the group in Portugal
One Way Eleven’s first title, Hanno, is set to be released next year. One of the studio’s founders, Miguel Campos, tells us what it took to get here
#Pocket Gamer Connects
Careers
Looking for work in the games industry? Get into the Careers Zone at PGC Helsinki
A hub of innovation, networking and talent acquisition powered by Games Factory Talent this October 7th to 8th
Pgc Helsinki
PGC Helsinki 2025 sponsorships
Discover sponsorship opportunities tailored to optimise your visibility at PGC Helsinki, October 7th to 8th
Pgc Summit Korea
Why Korea matters to the games industry
Discover Southeast Asia’s mobile hotbed at PGC Summit Korea, October 31st
Pgc Helsinki
How one great B2B event can deliver more
Why Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2025 offers more value
Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions
New Offerings
Hungry Studio partners with Govee to bring Block Blast designs into home spaces
Since its 2021 launch, the game has reached over 200m players worldwide
Investment News
Square Enix invests in Brazil's Nuuvem to build web-based games platform
The platform soft-launched with 12 titles and plans to onboard over 100 games by year’s end
Funding News
LocusX raises $2.1m for AI-powered bug-fixing tools
“We built LocusX to solve debugging, one of the most frustrating and expensive parts of the process,” said LocusX CEO Francois Pelland
Licencing
Steer Studios secures Warner Bros license for new Tom and Jerry mobile game
The title marks the soft launch of Steer's second release
Funding News
AI-powered Pengu app maker Born raises $15m
Funding will support a new US office in New York and a new social AI product
Investment News
Testronic secures “significant" investment to fuel global growth and expansion
The company will refocus on core regions in the US, Europe, and Southeast Asia
New Partnerships
Bundesliga joins Top Eleven in first full league partnership
Fans can expect limited-time Bundesliga events, rewards, and offers throughout the 2025/26 season
Jobs News
Key Hires
DTC platform Stash names ex-Homa president Henry Lowenfels as CEO
Company makes wave of senior hires as it plots mission to democratise direct-to-consumer for all studios
Job News
Roblox recruits Unity's Mike Schoelch as new head of agency partnerships
Schoelch will lead agency development within the company's global brand partnerships and advertising division
Job News
Blizzard names Walter Kong as SVP and head of live games and mobile development
Before rejoining Blizzard, Kong led product management and operations at Epic Games
Job News
Appcharge appoints ex-StreamElements and Appush execs as CRO and CFO
Appcharge said the hires strengthen its role in the mobile DTC era
Layoff News
Firaxis confirms layoffs as part of a development restructuring plan
The number of affected staff was not disclosed
The MENA market
Funding News
HYS Games raises $300k to accelerate development on upcoming flagship title
The project is described as a daring double-A game with triple-A ambition
Pgc Aqaba
Discover MENA’s growing games market
Gather with the games industry in Aqaba on November 8th to 9th
Funding News
Evolite Studio secures $300k to accelerate development of its next game Noor
Noor is a top-down action game rooted in Arabian mythology
Funding News
Symmetric Studio secures $300k to grow debut title Valley of Fog
The game blends dungeon crawling with city building in a hybrid casual experience
More News
New Offerings
Apple debuts dedicated Games app in iOS 26
Apple Games app now serves as a central hub for App Store titles
Tiktok Sale
US and China reach framework agreement for TikTok sale
Follows years of political disputes over ByteDance’s ownership
Delayed Release
LocalThunk delays Balatro update to avoid crunch and burnout
Despite the delay, Balatro 1.1 will still release as a free update across all platforms when it’s ready
Epic Grant
Cascadeur receives $50,000 Epic MegaGrant to develop dedicated Unreal Engine Live Link plugin
Over 40% of Cascadeur users rely on Unreal Engine
Esports Tournament
NetEase Games launches Dunk City Dynasty Global Championship 2025
Teams from seven regions will compete for the $100,000 prize pool in the offline finals
Game Republic
Maisie Adam headlines Game Republic New Horizons
The final headliner guest has been announced for Game Republic New Horizons, taking place on October 16th.
Funding For Games
AppQuantum launches $10m strategic fund to back mobile game studios
The fund targets pre-seed and seed rounds with investments ranging from $250,000 to $1.5m
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Podcasts
Podcast | Episode 65
Gamescom insights and India's shock real-money gaming ban | 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 65...
Podcast | Episode 64
ChinaJoy insights and DTC earnings uncovered | 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 64...
Podcast | Episode 63
The Esports World Cup unpacked and lightning strikes twice for Supercell | 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 63...
Podcast | Episode 62
Apple's regulatory wins and 2025's top genres | 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 62...