Industry Insights
Why community is becoming a growth engine for mobile games
Ada Mockute Jaime, CMO at Nordcurrent looks at the changing role of community in mobile game marketing and growth
Tournament Delayed
FIFAe Finals 2026 postponed amid regional security concerns
Japan and Brazil withdrew their esports teams before the postponement
Funding Secured
India’s Spill Games raises $10.5m in Series A funding
The round was led by Elevation Capital
Latest
Layoff News
Netflix lays off around 1,000 employees, with cuts affecting games division
The layoffs affect product, technology, legal, HR and games teams
Kill Switch
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
Latest Layoffs
Ubisoft plans to close RedLynx and cut 70 jobs in Singapore
The year has seen closures, layoffs and game cancellations from Ubisoft
Industry Growth
Brazil president signs decree implementing Legal Framework for the Games Industry
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the decree on October 14th
Speaker Spotlight
Coda’s Daria Berdnikova on direct-to-consumer and global commerce
Senior director of sales at Coda will discuss how publishers can connect webstores link-outs and distribution to grow their direct-to-consumer business
Pgc London
The AI Gamechangers Summit returns to PG Connect London 2027
One of January's three partner events, including Beyond Games: Transmedia Summit and PC Connects
Editor's Picks
Investment
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
Mena Moment
Maysalward founder talks 2026 MENA games industry: "Capital on its own has never created a games industry anywhere"
Nour Khrais says money is the easy part, but governments should make it easier to build, hire, export and keep people
Game Shut Down
Supercell set to shut down Squad Busters on December 14th
The title will be removed from app stores on December 1st
Opinion
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
#Pocket Gamer Connects
Pgc Jordan
PG Connects Jordan: Fringe events focus
Connector SpeedMatch, Big Indie Pitch, the Big Indie Zone and an optional tour of historic Jordan
Pgc Nordics
NEXT WEEK! PG Connects Nordics
We return to Helsinki on October 20th and 21st for two days of learning, networking and business with thanks to all our incredible sponsors
Must-see Sessions
PG Connects Nordics: The editorial team's can't-miss sessions
The PGC.biz team picks the PGC Nordics sessions they’re most excited about, from Turkish regulation and live ops to Embark’s leadership lessons and AI as the next game engine.
Pgc Summit Montreal
MIGS Early Bird ends this week
Save CA$100 on the Montréal International Game Summit before Thursday, October 16th - plus 15% off for PG Connects attendees
#MENA
New Partnerships
Algeria lifts ban on Roblox as it pens new partnership to train local game developers
Chat will remain disabled in Algeria until further safety systems are ready
New Partnerships
Kakao Games partners with Abu Dhabi to expand across MENA
The agreement will explore regional expansion through publishing, localisation and live operations
Marvellous Mena
MJ Studios' Mohammed Mohammed: "We’ve always preferred to let our games speak for us"
We speak with MJ Studios founder about Kingdom World’s 100m Roblox visits, building an authentic Saudi experience and turning a hobby into a self-sustaining studio
New Partnerships
Mastercard and Tamatem partner on gaming payments across MENA and Africa
The partnership will initially launch in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Marvellous Mena
Impact46's Eric Husny: "The ecosystem today is simply much more investable than it was a few years ago"
We speak with Impact46 senior fund manager Eric Husny to discuss the firm’s approach to gaming investment, its $53 million-plus Kammelna deal and what it looks for in studios
#The Nordics
Hidden Lessons
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
Two Decades On
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
Pgc Nordics
Rovio's Wille Miljas on Nordic talent, global audiences and working on Angry Birds 2
Rovio’s Wille Miljas on why great games are no longer enough and why the Nordics’ next chapter depends on treating audience-building as part of the product
Buyer Beware
In the Hot Seat: Ex-Take-Two AI chief Luke Dicken on the $2tn bubble, junior jobs and the next 2008
Take-Two's former head of AI on trillion-dollar valuations, disappearing junior roles and why studios on the sidelines might be wise to stay there
Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Delivered
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s $111bn merger officially closes today
David Ellison will lead as chairman and CEO
Funding News
General Intuition raises $220m at $6.2bn valuation
The company says its models are trained on billions of action-labelled videos
Acqusitions
Trophy Games acquires Playrion from Paradox
The acquisition will be funded entirely from Trophy Games’ existing cash reserves
New Partnerships
Pokémon Go partners with European Space Agency for space-themed event
The event runs from October 4th 2026, to April 30th 2027
Funding News
Nex raises over $150m to take Nex Playground global
Nex Playground has surpassed 1m units sold and is distributed across more than 7,000 US retail locations
Funding News
Kalank secures €1.5m funding round to accelerate international expansion
The funding will support hiring, talent retention and publishing activities
Acquisition
Kakao Games to acquire 39.56% of Me2on for $71.5m
The deal values Me2on at approximately $181m based on the transaction
Jobs News
Jobs Roundup
October 2026's Movers and Shakers: Mojang, Xbox, Scopely, Ukie, Skydance, and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
Job News
Xbox appoints new leaders for Mojang and franchise experiences
Maria Angelidou-Smith will become CEO of Mojang and Minecraft on October 19th
Job News
Harvey Elliott named chair of Ukie as trade body targets next phase of UK growth
He succeeds Maria Sayans as Ukie Chair
Growth Plans
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
Jobs Roundup
September 2026's Movers and Shakers: Scopely, Niantic Spatial, Trailmix, Roblox, Zynga and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
#China
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
Rankings Rise
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
Market Report
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
Party Partnership
Duolingo partners with Eggy Party in China
The partnership offers learners in China access to the Eggy Party Quest in Duolingo
More News
Ads Expansion
Anzu expands ad formats beyond games
The platform will still target gamers, even if they aren’t playing a game
Adsurge Advertising
Miniclip’s mobile advertising platform AdSurge launches as standalone company
AdSurge has been built over three years, drawing on expertise from Tencent’s ad ecosystem but crafted from scratch
Industry Growth
Gaming M&A reached $2.4bn across 45 deals in Q3 2026
Private gaming funding exceeded $1.6bn across 106 rounds
Charity Partnership
Zynga launches FarmVille 2 charity event with Blue Cross
Players will work together to reach a donation goal for the UK pet charity
New Offerings
Playgama launches tools for AI agents to publish and improve games
Developers can publish games directly from Claude Code, Codex and other compatible agents
Game Finder
Google Play launches discoverability tool Game Finder using "gamer DNA"
The store has also introduced a personal apps update, enabling creation without a developer account
Talent
BAFTA awards over £270,000 to support 112 emerging creatives
The grants will support early-career talent across film, games and television
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Podcasts
Podcast | Episode 105
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...
Podcast | Episode 104
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...
Podcast | Episode 103
Gamescom 2026 insights and Sony Music's shock Puzzle & Dragons investment | 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 103...
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...