Investment News

Ares Interactive raises $70m as it plots expansion plans and new game launch

Company president Mike DeLaet discusses how the ambitious company aims to scale, potential acquisitions and the opportunities for Baseball Hits 26

February 3, 2026

State Of Play

Neogames: The state of Finland's games industry in 2026

Neogames Finland's Suvi Latva and KooPee Hiltunen analyse the opportunities and challenges facing the Finnish games sector

February 3, 2026

Pgc Summit San Francisco

Why PGC Summit San Francisco and why now?

How a focused, mobile-first business summit adds value during GDC week

February 3, 2026

Latest

Top 30

Nominations open for the first Top 30 US Mobile Game Makers 2026

Let us know who you think should be included and why

February 3, 2026

Coding Error

Nexon to refund MapleStory Idle RPG players following pricing error 

The company is reviewing the financial impact of the refunds on its consolidated results

February 3, 2026

Indie Publishing

LootLocker makes strategic investment in indie label Pantaloon

Pantaloon offers publishing services and an email newsletter to promote indie games

February 3, 2026

Epic Milestones

Epic Games Store sees record $400m in third-party player spending

Third-party titles generated 2.78bn hours of playtime, marking a 4% year-on-year increase

February 3, 2026

Market Report

Games emerge as a dominant entry point into youth fandoms in the US and UK

Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft rank among the top youth fandoms across both markets

February 3, 2026

Virtual Concert

Lil Wayne to headline Supercell's Clash Royale virtual halftime show

The in-game performance will premiere globally on February 6th, 2026

February 3, 2026

An experienced gaming CFO understands which assumptions are fragile and can articulate the trade-offs clearly.

Martin Macmillan explores why finance leadership is driven by complexity not just revenue

I’d love to see a shift away from growth-at-all-costs thinking toward sustainable studios.

Why 2026 is about smaller teams, ethics and sustainability

Week In Views

Record engagement on Roblox, Netflix Games’ cloud focus and Pokémon Go’s event strategy | Week in Views

The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories

January 30, 2026

Marvellous Mena

Level Up Gaming CEO Mohammed Habbab on why capital alone won’t build successful studios

“The investors who will win here are the ones who treat gaming as a long-term asset class, not a short-term content play”

January 29, 2026

Industry Insights

How culture became currency in gaming campaigns

Ada Mockute Jaime shares insights on how culture-led campaigns drive engagement and strengthen communities

January 28, 2026

Portfolio Strategy

Inside SciPlay's long-term approach to live games and growth

SciPlay CEO Josh Wilson reflects on 2025 and what priorities are shaping the year ahead

January 27, 2026

Week In Views

Ubisoft's Creative House restructure, RuneScape's big milestone and industry optimism at PGC London | Week in Views

The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories

January 23, 2026

Funding News

Tesoro XP raises $5.4m to scale its rewards platform for games

The company plans to expand its SDK, publisher tools, and partner network ahead of a Q1 2026 launch

February 2, 2026

Funding News

Vietnam’s Panthera Global raises $1.5m to scale mid-core RPG ambitions

The Hanoi-based studio is doubling down on sustainable, higher-LTV game design over hit-driven scale

January 28, 2026

Acqusitions

Mistplay to acquire Mobivity’s Connected Rewards platform

The deal is expected to close in early Q1 2026, pending standard regulatory and closing conditions

January 27, 2026

Acqusitions

1SP Agency acquires games industry matchmaking platform MeetToMatch

The deal strengthens 1SP’s data-driven networking and event technology capabilities

January 23, 2026

Investment News

ZBD lands $40m Series C financing to accelerate growth in games and app payments

The funding will support the company's expansion as a licensed, vertically integrated payments provider built for games

January 22, 2026

New Partnerships

Oh BiBi partners with Rovio to develop Angry Birds Rush

The upcoming title marks the franchise’s first move into the luck battler genre, offering a fresh twist on the mobile gaming IP

January 22, 2026

New Offerings

Rovio partners with Kingsoft Shiyou to relaunch Angry Birds in China

Kingsoft will exclusively publish and operate the Angry Birds franchise in China, marking its first major return to the market in years

January 22, 2026

Job News

Delphi Interactive appoints ex-Konami tech director Julien Merceron as new CTO

He will oversee a reimagined FIFA simulation launching exclusively on Netflix later this year

January 30, 2026

Company Restructure

Ubisoft moves mobile studios and IP into new Creative House under wide-ranging restructure

The reset is built around a new operating model, a refocused content roadmap and accelerated cost-reduction measures

January 22, 2026

Podcast | Episode 79

Pocket Gamer Connects London preview | 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 79...

January 18, 2026

Layoff News

Playtika to lay off 500 employees in latest round of cuts 

CEO Robert Antokol says the company is moving away from an unsustainable growth strategy

January 15, 2026

Jobs Roundup

January 2026's Movers and Shakers

Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers

January 14, 2026

Growth Drivers

UK games industry joins government delegation to China for the first time 

The move reflects the growing importance of games to the UK’s creative economy and export strategy

February 3, 2026

Fire Emblem Festivity

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes celebrates ninth anniversary and over $1.2bn in revenue

The strategy RPG series successfully found its mobile niche as a gacha, surpassing all other Nintendo mobile games

February 2, 2026

Company Growth

Stillfront records $253m non-cash impairment charge

The write-down is primarily linked to weaker performance in Europe and North America

February 2, 2026

Gamescom Latam

Gamescom LATAM 2026 launches business ticket sales with Early Bird discounts

Up to 10% discounts on selected ticket categories

February 2, 2026

Growth Drivers

India's Union Budget commits $27.3m to talent development in creative sectors

Game development and interactive media are set to be embedded into national skilling frameworks

February 2, 2026

Game Approvals

South Korea to seek expanded Chinese game licence approvals in 2026 strategy

Games have been identified as a core pillar of the government’s K-culture growth agenda

February 2, 2026

Game Closure

Pocket Mortys to shut down after 10 years

Pokémon-like RPG based on Rick & Morty was first launched in January 2016

January 30, 2026

Podcast | Episode 80

Pocket Gamer Connects London 2026 unwrapped | 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 80...

January 24, 2026

The Slingshot Formula

Podcast: How Angry Birds reached the stars

The Slingshot Formula book author and ex-Rovio leaders discuss Angry Birds Rio, Space, Star Wars and more

January 16, 2026

Podcast | Episode 77

Games industry trends 2025 review | 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 77...

December 20, 2025

Podcast | Episode 76

Netflix's $83bn Warner Bros. deal doesn't value games and why awards shows hate mobile | 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 76...

December 11, 2025