Ludia CEO Jimmy Gendron weighs in on acquisitions, life after Jam City and mobile’s new reality

The Ludia Story

Ludia CEO Jimmy Gendron weighs in on acquisitions, life after Jam City and mobile’s new reality

We sit down with CEO Jimmy Gendron, who tells us how the Montreal developer rebuilt after Jam City, why it's buying studios while others cut back and why it is staying mobile-only

October 28, 2026

Azra Games CEO Mark Otero on betting $50m on UnGodly and building for iPhone Duo

Azra Games CEO Mark Otero on betting $50m on UnGodly and building for iPhone Duo

UnGodly was one of two games shown off during the iPhone Duo reveal

October 27, 2026

October 2026's Movers and Shakers: Appcharge, Stash, Zynga, Xbox, Scopely, Rollic, and more

October 2026's Movers and Shakers: Appcharge, Stash, Zynga, Xbox, Scopely, Rollic, and more

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

October 28, 2026

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Atari taps Crossy Road creator to lead mobile business

Atari taps Crossy Road creator to lead mobile business

He will lead the company's mobile business and cross-platform strategy

October 28, 2026

Jordan-based Dimensions Games Studio closes after four years

Jordan-based Dimensions Games Studio closes after four years

The studio engaged thousands of young people through games, activities and learning opportunities

October 28, 2026

Unity partners with PvX to offer funding for game developers

New Partnerships

Unity partners with PvX to offer funding for game developers

Eligible developers will receive Unity Ads credits, enhanced support and potential invoicing benefits

October 28, 2026

Aream & Co founding partner Kartik Prabhakara to keynote The Funding Formula 2026

Keynote Speaker

Aream & Co founding partner Kartik Prabhakara to keynote The Funding Formula 2026

Event aims to bring together investors, developers and publishers to discuss deals and gain insights on the latest investment trends

October 28, 2026

Five reasons why Pocket Gamer Connects London 2027 is a must-attend

Five reasons why Pocket Gamer Connects London 2027 is a must-attend

The global games industry gathers once again in London in the new year - and here’s why you shouldn’t miss out

October 28, 2026

Discover the Aurora Nordics 2026 honourees

Discover the Aurora Nordics 2026 honourees

Last week’s PGC Nordics celebrated industry-leading women in the region

October 27, 2026

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Editor's Picks

Agree IP terms early, cut through AI hype, stop overloading players: Four lessons from PGC Nordics

Agree IP terms early, cut through AI hype, stop overloading players: Four lessons from PGC Nordics

Live ops, D2C, AI and IP deals. Four sessions at PGC Nordics covered four different topics. All four landed in the same place: doing more is not always a useful strategy

October 21, 2026

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2026

The Best Of 2026

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2026

The mobile movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!

October 21, 2026

Why EA shut down BioWare, Supercell’s Metacore takeover and Mika Games’ $10m soft launch bet | Week in Mobile Games podcast

Podcast | Episode 107

Why EA shut down BioWare, Supercell’s Metacore takeover and Mika Games’ $10m soft launch bet | 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 107...

October 26, 2026

Opinion

<blockquote>The opportunity is that the region is young, online and huge. Players here are hungry for games that reflect them.</blockquote>

The opportunity is that the region is young, online and huge. Players here are hungry for games that reflect them.

Istikan Studio manager Danar Kayfi on how MENA developers can reach regional and global audiences

<blockquote>Sometimes the best culturalisation solution isn't changing the content. It's asking why the content needs to be there in the first place.</blockquote>

Sometimes the best culturalisation solution isn't changing the content. It's asking why the content needs to be there in the first place.

Geogrify CEO Kate Edwards explains how teams can get culturalisation right

#Pocket Gamer Connects

Roblox’s Mohamed El Sheakh joins the speaker line-up for Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan

Roblox’s Mohamed El Sheakh joins the speaker line-up for Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan

Roblox’s MENA, North Africa and Türkiye chief takes the Amman stage to lay out his blueprint for turning the Arab world’s 400 million gamers into a global gaming powerhouse

October 27, 2026

Save up to $187: PG Connects Jordan Mid Term ends this week

Join us in Amman this November 7th and 8th to engage directly with Jordan's vibrant games ecosystem

October 27, 2026

PG Connects Summit Montréal: The content and speakers you'll want to see

Pgc Summit Montreal

PG Connects Summit Montréal: The content and speakers you'll want to see

Bringing mobile to MIGS on November 10th with a special 15% discount

October 26, 2026

PG Connects Nordics showed the region's strong sense of community

PG Connects Nordics showed the region's strong sense of community

We welcomed more than 1,100 attendees from over 450 companies and 44 countries

October 23, 2026

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#MENA

Carry1st’s Guillaume Noé:

Marvellous Mena

Carry1st’s Guillaume Noé: "Esports is to gaming what Formula 1 is to the car industry"

We speak with Carry1st VP of growth about refocusing the business around commerce, why Africa’s revenue growth is now outpacing its player growth and the company's continuous focus on the esports sector

October 27, 2026

Mad Hook's Hazim Al-Hanbali: “If I want to change one thing in the sector, I will convert competition to collaboration

Mad Hook's Hazim Al-Hanbali: “If I want to change one thing in the sector, I will convert competition to collaboration"

We speak with Mad Hook CEO about MENA’s changing games scene, fundraising challenges in Jordan and why indie studios and regional collaboration could shape the industry’s future

October 20, 2026

Savvy Games Group signs MoU with Bahrain university to support games education

New Partnerships

Savvy Games Group signs MoU with Bahrain university to support games education

The partnership will focus on games education, curriculum development and talent growth

October 20, 2026

The first speakers announced for PGC Jordan

The first speakers announced for PGC Jordan

And the first five seminars we can’t wait to catch this November 7th and 8th

October 20, 2026

Esports World Cup opens new global pathways to 2027 event

Esports World Cup

Esports World Cup opens new global pathways to 2027 event

The new programme offers direct qualifiers and grassroots Satellite Last Chance Qualifiers

October 19, 2026

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#The Nordics

SYBO's Mathias Gredal Nørvig on Subway Surfers at 15: Zero UA, City’s pivot and what comes next

SYBO's Mathias Gredal Nørvig on Subway Surfers at 15: Zero UA, City’s pivot and what comes next

Fifteen years in, the SYBO CEO insists there'll never be another Subway Surfers - and reveals what Sybo is building next

October 20, 2026

Ending well: The art of killing your game

Ending well: The art of killing your game

Ahead of PGC Nordics next week, all four panellists from “Ending Well: The Art Of Killing Your Game” share how they decide when a game has run its course

October 15, 2026

Wooga’s Holger Wurst on designing June’s Journey: Player research, AI and the UX rule you can’t break

Wooga’s Holger Wurst on designing June’s Journey: Player research, AI and the UX rule you can’t break

Wooga’s UX lead on June’s Journey talks Wicked and Agatha Christie collabs, why older players outsmart developers and his hard line on AI

October 14, 2026

Making games now vs then: Nordic veterans on 25 years of changing practices

Making games now vs then: Nordic veterans on 25 years of changing practices

Ahead of PG Connects Nordics, four of our panellists look back on how game development has changed since the 2000s and what hasn’t changed at all

October 13, 2026

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Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions

Report: Netflix fails with $500m offer to adapt Xbox gaming IP to film and TV

Report: Netflix fails with $500m offer to adapt Xbox gaming IP to film and TV

Xbox is now pursuing separate film and television adaptation deals with multiple partners

October 26, 2026

Side acquires art studio Roboto Entertainment to expand presence in China

Art Acquisition

Side acquires art studio Roboto Entertainment to expand presence in China

Andrea Cordella has been appointed global head of art and Chengdu studio head

October 22, 2026

Mika Games raises $10m to fund mobile game studios

Funding For Games

Mika Games raises $10m to fund mobile game studios

The funding will support game development and paid user acquisition campaigns

October 22, 2026

Supercell completes full acquisition of Metacore

Metacore Moves In

Supercell completes full acquisition of Metacore

Merge Mansion transitions to Supercell’s games portfolio

October 19, 2026

Flow Games confirms $49m in total funding from Tencent and VC investors

Flow Games confirms $49m in total funding from Tencent and VC investors

The Smash Fest developer plans to expand its team following the mobile game’s success

October 16, 2026

India’s Spill Games raises $10.5m in Series A funding

Funding Secured

India’s Spill Games raises $10.5m in Series A funding

The round was led by Elevation Capital

October 15, 2026

Exclusive: Turkish developer Flow Games secures $46m in funding package led by Tencent

Exclusive: Turkish developer Flow Games secures $46m in funding package led by Tencent

The Smash Fest developer has secured funding as Tencent continues to invest in Türkiye’s mobile games market

October 13, 2026

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Jobs News

Auroch Digital cuts quarter of staff

Company Restructure

Auroch Digital cuts quarter of staff

The studio cited difficult market conditions despite positive reception for its recent games

October 27, 2026

Xbox COO Helen Chiang exits after three months in role, 21 years at Microsoft

Xbox COO Helen Chiang exits after three months in role, 21 years at Microsoft

She became Xbox's first COO in July after leading Minecraft

October 26, 2026

Stillfront names former King executive Marcus Jacobs as CEO

Leadership Change

Stillfront names former King executive Marcus Jacobs as CEO

Alexis Bonte will continue as CEO until Jacobs takes over

October 23, 2026

Xbox appoints new leaders for Mojang and franchise experiences

Xbox appoints new leaders for Mojang and franchise experiences

Maria Angelidou-Smith will become CEO of Mojang and Minecraft on October 19th

October 9, 2026

Harvey Elliott named chair of Ukie as trade body targets next phase of UK growth

Harvey Elliott named chair of Ukie as trade body targets next phase of UK growth

He succeeds Maria Sayans as Ukie Chair

October 7, 2026

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#China

MTG wants to double its size while leveraging AI

MTG wants to double its size while leveraging AI

We speak to president and CEO Maria Redin about the company's ambitious plans for its gaming empire

September 30, 2026

Lilith Games finds a new hit as Clash of Critters makes $45.6m in four months

Coins And Critters

Lilith Games finds a new hit as Clash of Critters makes $45.6m in four months

The game’s fourth month, between August and September, has been its most lucrative yet in player spending

September 21, 2026

Delta Force surpasses $10m in daily player spending for the first time

Delta Force surpasses $10m in daily player spending for the first time

The tactical shooter hit a new record on September 5th, ranking as the most lucrative mobile game globally for one day

September 7, 2026

China games market surpasses $50bn for the first time as player base is forecast to hit 769m by 2030

China games market surpasses $50bn for the first time as player base is forecast to hit 769m by 2030

New data from Niko Partners forecasts the market will reach $59.8bn by 2030

September 7, 2026

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Pokémon Unite ending service on mobile and Switch in 2027

Pokemon Pending

Pokémon Unite ending service on mobile and Switch in 2027

TiMi Studio Group's MOBA will go offline on March 23rd

October 27, 2026

Games drive Nazara to record $84.3m in Q2 FY27 revenue

Financial Outlook

Games drive Nazara to record $84.3m in Q2 FY27 revenue

Mobile games led growth with revenue up 167% to $57.8m

October 27, 2026

Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees

Employee Buyout

Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees

Eligible staff must be at level 70 or below in participating teams in Canada, India, the UK and the US

October 27, 2026

Report: Private equity firms considered $150bn Xbox buyout

Report: Private equity firms considered $150bn Xbox buyout

The discussions did not progress to negotiations with Microsoft

October 26, 2026

Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto named first games industry recipient of Order of Culture award

Cultural Contribution

Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto named first games industry recipient of Order of Culture award

Miyamoto has worked at Nintendo for almost 50 years, responsible for creating Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Pikmin and more

October 26, 2026

Four key takeaways from Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026

Four key takeaways from Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026

From AI and D2C to player engagement and industry resilience, we explore four key takeaways from Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026

October 23, 2026

Dispatch coming to mobile on December 9th with first four episodes free

Mobile Expansion

Dispatch coming to mobile on December 9th with first four episodes free

AdHoc Studio is bringing the narrative game to iOS and Android following its success on other platforms

October 23, 2026

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Why Supercell couldn’t save Squad Busters, Nintendo learns IP isn’t enough and Google's new AI game maker | Week in Mobile Games podcast

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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 106...

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AI's insane PR machine, Zynga's failed $400m Supercell deal and EU regulation | 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 105...

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Apple's $2,000+ iPhone Duo and the backlash against new EU App Store rules | Week in Mobile Games podcast

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Apple's $2,000+ iPhone Duo and the backlash against new EU App Store rules | 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 104...

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