The Indie Edge
A tale of two indies: How Triband and Midjiwan outlasted the boom-bust cycle
Two small studios a few hundred kilometres apart are proving there's another way to build a Nordic mobile hit
Mobile Strategy
Why Apple Arcade offered a "no-compromise" home for EA's Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition
EA Tiburon head of live services and mobile Ryan Ferwerda discusses why Apple Arcade was the right fit for Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition and reaching new audiences
Super Deal
Tripledot acquires Supersonic from Unity for $40m
Deal comes after Tripledot purchased AppLovin's games business last year
Latest
Going Private
Devolver Digital eyes deal to take publisher private
Indie publisher submits proposal to shareholders, with a general meeting set for September 8th to vote on the move
Revenue Rise
Netmarble makes $505.1m in Q2 2026 with The Seven Deadly Sins success
RPGs contributed the largest share of portfolio revenue at 42%
Investmnent News
Nazara to raise $77m from Bluetile and BestPlay founders and leadership
Bluetile CEO Raymond Albaladejo Stauffer set to reinvest approximately $61m from acquisition proceeds
Fortune's Weave
Nintendo taps mobile apps to promote Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
Insights and music around the upcoming Fire Emblem title are debuting exclusively within Nintendo’s apps
Big Indie Pitch
Which Big Indie Pitch will you win this year?
Take part in our hotly contested competitions in Seattle, Helsinki and Montréal
Done Deal
EA’s $55bn buyout complete in deal led by Saudi Arabia’s PIF
A consortium of PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners has taken EA private
Editor's Picks
Jobs Roundup
August 2026's Movers and Shakers: Nazara, Netflix, AppMagic, Cypher Games, Kabam, Lil Snack and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
China Best Of 2026
The Top 30 China Game Makers of 2026
The China movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!
Industry Insights
VFX optimisation in midcore games: Commonly overlooked techniques and advanced methods
Azur Games lead VFX Stanislav Stabrov shares practical techniques for optimising visual effects in midcore mobile games
Opinion
The logic is simple: take something calming, meditative, and highly repetitive by its nature, and put it in your game.
Alexandra Pulinets explores why simple mobile puzzle games are so effective at driving engagement
You will see mini-games go viral in the West, operated by someone you've never heard of - but who has deep roots in the Chinese market.
GoodDay Solution's Bo Mei on the East-West mistake everyone's making and mini-games' next big leap
#Pocket Gamer Connects
Pgc Summit Montreal
Why Canada’s games industry matters: A proven test market, talent and tax breaks
From soft launches to major development hubs, Canada has become an increasingly important part of the North American games ecosystem
Pgc Nordics
PG Connects: Uniting the Nordics in Helsinki this October 20th to 21st
Expanding across borders and platforms, 2026 is a special year for the biggest games industry event in the Nordics
Pgc Nordics
A peek behind the curtain of triple-A games, with Epic Games' Ari Arnbjörnsson
At PGC Helsinki, Epic Games' Ari Arnbjörnsson lifted the lid on how triple-A games really get made, from duct-tape fixes to the hidden headaches of shipping worldwide
Pgc Nordics
InnoGames' Zoran Gjorgiev joins PGC Nordics speaker lineup
From QA to product lead: InnoGames' product manager, Zoran Gjorgiev joins Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics this October
Industry Voices
Ai Agents
How AI agents could impact mobile gaming monetisation
Jonas Martins explores how agentic commerce could reshape mobile game monetisation
Creator Platforms
Most gaming companies aren't building creator platforms - they're building ecosystems
New research finds only five of 23 major gaming companies operate as true creator platforms, with hybrid ecosystems emerging as the industry's dominant model
China In Your Hands
China is not a translated market: How global game publishers can prepare for growth
Kash Ismail of MStars.ai outlines how publishers can lay the foundations to test, learn and scale with control in China, long before the media budget is deployed
Week In Views
Meaningful collaborations, Arknights: Endfield's first six months and AI in China | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Studio Strategy
Burny Games CEO Anatolii Henis on building a repeatable mobile games business
Anatolii Henis discusses restructuring the studio as well as expanding into publishing and why building a repeatable success matters more than chasing hits
#China
Pgc Summit Shanghai
Tips for navigating China's enormous games market
Tips on choosing a local partner, user acquisition and player behaviour
Pgc Summit Shanghai
PGC Summit Shanghai begins with talks from Habby, Thatgamecompany, Mattel163, Kingsoft and more
A day of networking and industry insights kicks off ahead of ChinaJoy
Global Influence
Black Myth: Wukong was a inflection point for China and its pay-to-play market
Publishers, developers and investors are said to be turning their attention back to the country's development scene
Pgc Summit Shanghai
Publishers are returning to China and not just for "quick wins"
Companies no longer expect to enter a market that makes up 30% of global industry revenue with 3% of the effort
Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions
Deals Underway
Nazara revises terms to acquire Bluetile and Bestplay in all-cash deals
The board has granted its in-principle approval
Acqusitions
Razer acquires StreamElements assets to expand creator ecosystem
StreamElements will continue operating without changes for creators
New Partnerships
Esports Foundation partners with adidas for Esports Nations Cup
More than 2,000 athletes and coaches will receive bespoke competition apparel
New Partnerships
Monopoly Go teams up with Looney Tunes for Happy Harvest Season
The collaboration introduces Infinite Harvest and Porky's Cafe
Collaborations Roundup
July's Collabs Corner: Spider-Man in PUBG Mobile, David Beckham in Fortnite, and more
The latest crossovers in mobile games, all in one place
Funding News
Ash Games Studio secures $1.5m seed funding for Saudi-inspired games
The studio is building games inspired by Saudi stories and history
Funding News
Neon raises $13m Series A to expand direct-to-consumer commerce platform for game publishers
The company focuses on giving publishers control over commerce, payments, and player data
Jobs News
Roblox Recruits
Jars AI co-founders join Roblox’s Foundation AI team
Steffen Holm and Chris Kruger have already helped ship Roblox’s Build in New Zealand
Ceo Change
Nazara CEO Nitish Mittersain to step down in September
Effective September 1st, Nitish Mittersain will continue as managing director but no longer serve as CEO
Loads Of Layoffs
Refactor Games reportedly lays off 85% of staff
The layoffs have followed less than two months on from the release of FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition on Netflix Games
Job News
Wizards of the Coast president John Hight to step down in September
He will remain with the company as an advisor after leaving the role
Job News
Epic Games taps Martin Keely to lead Epic Games Store and Epic Online Services
He will help deliver new capabilities for players, creators and developers
#Regulation
Regulations
Apple pushes back against proposed UK App Store rules
The CMA wants developers to steer users to alternative payment options
In The Hot Seat
In the Hot Seat: Three ways Western developers are leaving a fortune on the table in China
We speak to Kingsoft's Claire Yang about making cross-border deals work, the hires that can mean 10x to 100x the revenue and why China's giants don't hold every advantage
Podcast | Episode 98
Epic and Google withdraw their US settlement and Pokémon Go revenue skyrockets | 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 98...
Opinion
UKIE's Nick Poole: "The social media ban will change the rules of engagement"
The UKIE CEO on the UK's planned social media ban for under-16s, how games could get tangled up and what the industry can do about it
More News
Egg Hatching
Raptor PR launches EGG platform for early stage games tech companies
Raptor will work to help founders and next-gen companies accelerate growth and build credibility
Milestone Arrival
Time travel RPG Reverse: 1999 surpasses 19.99m players
The title first released in China in May 2023 before expanding globally that October
Broadening The Brand
Sega and Black White Orange partner to expand Angry Birds’ presence in India
The brand is expected to get new merchandise, collaborations and even food in India
Content Creation
FirstLook’s Creators.gg platform launches with a "battle pass" model for streamers
The platform aims to offer developers a new way of reaching audiences via content creators
Big Indie Pitch
INFERIUS wins the Big Indie Pitch sponsored by Xsolla at NAGIS 2026
Find out who took the top three spots in our popular indie game developer pitching contest
Mobile Games Awards
Early Bird prices ending for the Mobile Games Awards 2026
Presented in association with Samsung Gaming Hub, the live gala ceremony takes place in Cologne on August 25th, during Gamescom week
Palworld Partnership
Garena is developing Palworld Online, launching this year
The mobile game will "expand the narrative" of PocketPair’s popular IP
Latest Videos
Podcasts
Podcast | Episode 99
Google's €890m EU fine and why Netflix's gaming figures mean nothing | 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 99...
Podcast
My.Games' $50m a year benchmark for new forever franchises
We speak to My.Games CEO Elena Grigorian about live ops, new game R&D, D2C and why AI is a game changer
Podcast | Episode 97
Xbox's big reset | 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 97...
Pocketgamer.biz Podcast
The truth behind mobile gaming's $17bn D2C market
We speak with Appcharge CMO Gil Tov-ly about its D2C estimates, the true value of the market and whether the trend is actually growing the industry