Sparks And Scale

Sucker Punch's Chris Zimmerman on the attention barrier, finding the spark and the arrogance of starting things

The Sucker Punch founder opens up about attention, scale and the book he can't write in this exclusive interview

September 8, 2026

Pokemon Prominance

Pokémon Go is the world's top grossing mobile game in first week of September

Revenue rankings have reshuffled in early September with Pokémon Go Fest reaching its conclusion

September 8, 2026

Creator Marketing

YouTube gaming creators "command 23% higher deal rates than Twitch"

Kyle Dulay examines Collabstr's marketplace data and explains why games marketers should rethink how they allocate budgets across YouTube and Twitch

September 8, 2026

Latest

Pixelcon Bratislava 2026

PixelCon brings international mobile games experts to Bratislava for a free conference

PixelCon is a new mobile game dev conference designed to connect Central European developers with some of the world's leading studios, including Rovio, Supercell, Wooga and EA

September 9, 2026

All-in On Ai

How Nordic studios are using AI, part two: from solo game-builders to support that never sleeps

In part two of our series, five more industry voices from the Nordics explain how AI is reshaping legal risk, team structure, player support and where the human line gets drawn

September 9, 2026

Zelda Direct

Legend of Zelda Direct reveals movie title and Ocarina of Time mobile support

Ocarina of Time will be compatible with Zelda Notes on mobile

September 8, 2026

Regulations

Australia moves to give users control over social media feeds

Users could opt out of personalised recommendations and see content only from accounts they follow

September 8, 2026

Pgc Summit Montreal

The Big Indie Pitch heads to Montréal this November

We’re bringing mobile to Canada’s largest and longest-running B2B video game conference

September 8, 2026

Cygames Surprise

Cygames launches new brand CygamesEdge with first game releasing in November

Cygames unveiled the brand in Sony’s latest State of Play

September 8, 2026

For me, the most interesting part isn't AI replacing creative talent, but how it can allow smaller teams to work faster.

Hind Toufga discusses how Nordic studios are utilising AI

By making the cost of acquisition so high, I sometimes wonder where are you going to get all those innovations?

DoubleDown's Faith Price talks D2C, UA challenges and AI

Mobile Mavens

Gamescom 2026: The Mobile Mavens discuss rising competition, the indie opportunity and the changing face of games

The Mavens share their thoughts from this year’s Gamescom

September 7, 2026

Partnerships

South Korea's games industry targets expansion with Gamescom and ChinaJoy presence

Government body KOCCA wants to support new wave of studios to grow its sector

September 7, 2026

Week In Views

Cloud gaming's broken promises, inside DoubleDown, and Pokémon's new movie | Week in Views

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

September 4, 2026

Gaming Revolution

The Brian Ward era: How Savvy built Saudi Arabia's games industry and what happens next

We analyse Brian Ward's time at Savvy Games Group, from its billion-dollar acquisitions to the wider effort to build a games ecosystem in Saudi Arabia

September 4, 2026

Studio Profile

How Türkiye's Bold Games plans to set itself apart

CEO Ulaş Mergen tells us about the studio’s founding, what it plans to do with its recently-won $6m investment and how AI is helping it iterate faster on new ideas

September 3, 2026

Acquisition

LEGO Digital Play acquires Space Ape spinout Offroad Games

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed

September 7, 2026

New Partnerships

Savvy Games Group signs new MoUs with Gosu Academy and Warpzone AI Labs

Savvy is continuing to expand its talent development efforts in the Kingdom

September 4, 2026

Acquisition

Sony Music Japan to acquire 23.29% stake in Puzzle & Dragons developer GungHo Online Entertainment

The companies will explore joint game development across mobile, console and PC

September 3, 2026

Deal

Seriously founder Andrew Stalbow fronts investor group set to acquire Bath City Football Club

Former Rovio and Seriously exec leads an group of over 50 investors that have raised approximately £6 million for the club

September 3, 2026

Developer Training

DMCC and Epiphany launch gaming mentorship programme

The programme focuses on funding, monetisation, publishing, growth and partnerships

September 3, 2026

Funding News

Saudi gaming startup Takahouse raises $1.5m from Impact46

The company is focused on games that combine entertainment with social interaction

September 3, 2026

Game Jam

Global Game Jam and Zoud launch financial literacy jam with $140K prize pool

The virtual jam will run from October 15th to November 15th, 2026

September 2, 2026

Job Losses

Star Stable Entertainment lays off 20% of staff

CEO says cuts necessary to secure studio's long-term future

September 7, 2026

Ceo Change

Trailmix founder Carolin Krenzer becomes executive chair as James Nicholas takes on CEO role

Krenzer hired Nicholas in 2023 knowing he would be a "great person" to succeed her

September 7, 2026

Hot Five

Hot Five: Monster Hunter Outlanders opens pre-registrations, Savvy Games Group CEO steps down, and Xbox Game Pass to launch cloud gaming limits

Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz

September 7, 2026

Jobs Roundup

September 2026's Movers and Shakers: Savvy Games Group, Supercell, Scopely, King, Moloco and more

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

September 2, 2026

Leadership Change

Savvy Games Group CEO Brian Ward steps down

Turqi Alnowaiser will serve as interim acting CEO

September 1, 2026

New Offerings

Roblox launches Arabic social channels with Roblox Arabia

The launch comes as Roblox expands its wider MENA presence

September 8, 2026

New Offerings

ARM unveils AI-native mobile platform for agentic AI and graphics

Mali G2-Ultra NX is ARM's first Mali GPU with dedicated neural accelerators

September 8, 2026

Online Safety

Epic Games Store to require age verification for R18+ games in Australia

The requirement begins September 9th

September 8, 2026

Pixel Power

Pixel Gun 2 launches after original crossed 300 million downloads

After two months in select territories, the follow-up to Pixel Gun 3D has released globally

September 7, 2026

Industry Growth

UK launches Creative Trade Forum to boost global growth

Innovate UK will launch further Next Wave funding opportunities in 2027

September 7, 2026

Developer Support

Indie Stars competition entries now open for Game Republic New Horizons

Developers can enter with playable games on any platform or format

September 7, 2026

New Offerings

Epic Games launches Epic Parties to give players a cross-ecosystem voice chat 

Players can now chat across Fortnite, the Epic Games Store and Epic’s mobile apps

September 7, 2026

Podcast | Episode 102

Did Apple really resolve its EU dispute? | 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 102...

August 24, 2026

Podcast

Podcast: Xsolla on D2C's growing momentum and its biggest product wave yet

Xsolla president Chris Hewish discusses all things direct-to-consumer ahead of a big week at Gamescom

August 21, 2026

Podcast

Coming soon to the PocketGamer.biz Podcast: Xsolla on D2C and key pre-Gamescom reveals

Xsolla president Chris Hewish discusses the state of direct-to-consumer and the company's six new solutions for its expanding product suite

August 20, 2026

Podcast | Episode 101

Week in Mobile Games podcast Episode 101

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 101...

August 15, 2026