Mobile Minecraft
Minecraft Blast testing phase expands: developing for new and lapsed fans
Mojang’s Magnus Nedfors and King’s Gavin Lammin reveal development timelines and testing plans for Minecraft Blast
Live Games
How Railroad Empire built a live game around a niche audience
Azur Games producer Tatiana Vinogradova speaks on building Railroad Empire around realism, historical accuracy and its specific audience
Deal Delivered
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s $111bn merger officially closes today
David Ellison will lead as chairman and CEO
Latest
Strategic Move
FIRY sells Exit Games stake for $55m in cash
FIRY’s stake represented around 10.5% of Exit Games
Mobile Marvel
Marvel's Project COMET trailer appears to have leaked
Rumours suggest Scopely is developing this unconfirmed title
Game Closure
The New Denpa Men to end service in December
Unused paid in-game currency will be refunded after the service ends
Funding For Games
South Australia launches $1m Digital Games Fund
The fund offers grants of up to $150,000 for game production
Strategic Move
Softgames outlines acquisition strategy for instant and mobile games
The company wants to become the go-to home for instant game experiences
Pgc London
Save up to £335 on PG Connects London 2027 before Super Early Bird ends this week
Tickets are on sale now from just £115 – but only until end of Thursday, October 8th
Editor's Picks
Mobile Mavens
“The technology works, but the infrastructure doesn't”: The Mobile Mavens on the future of cloud gaming
The Mobile Mavens discuss cloud gaming's progress so far and its potential future
Hot Five
Hot Five: AppLovin’s legal action against Unity, the EU Kids Act, and SpecialEffect’s One Special Day
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
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...
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
Ai Gamechangers
How developers are using AI right now
We speak with studio leaders about how they're leveraging AI tech across production, live ops and marketing
Pgc Nordics
Elena Lobova of Burny Games confirmed for PGC Nordics
The head of strategic partnerships will explore how studios decide when to walk away from a game
Pgc Nordics
PGC Nordics: The full 17-track conference schedule is live!
Featuring over 150 expert speakers from Rovio, Embark Studios, Colossal Order, Remedy Entertainment and many more
Pgc Summit Montreal
5 seminar highlights for next month’s PG Connects Summit Montréal 2026
Get the latest insights on LiveOps, founding a studio, user acquisition and writing for established IP
#MENA
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
Pgc Jordan
The eight unmissable seminar tracks at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan this November 7th and 8th
From AI and global trends to development tips and tools, with insights from the best game makers
Mena Market
Why you shouldn't overlook the MENA market
Seven compelling reasons to connect with one of the world’s fastest growing games markets today
Anniversary
"We were born out of the restructuring of an animation company and we always believed in the power of storytelling"
We catch up with Sea Monster CEO and co-founder Glenn Gillis as the company celebrates its 15th anniversary amidst the changing African games market
New Offerings
MBRIF and Dubai Future District Fund partner to expand UAE startup opportunities
MBRIF members can be introduced to DFDF’s network of fund managers
#The Nordics
All-in On Ai
How Nordic studios are using AI part three: Lore checks, a "programmer's programmer" and the parts writers keep for themselves
Four more voices from the Nordics games industry on where AI earns its place and where studios are deliberately keeping it out
Pgc Nordics
Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics partners with Nordic Game
Uniting Sweden and Helsinki across the Baltic Sea
Fresh Foundations
In The Hot Seat: Colossal Order's Mariina Hallikainen on leaving Paradox and life after Cities: Skylines
Seventeen years, one franchise, and now a blank page - Colossal Order's CEO on what comes after Cities: Skylines
Pgc Nordics
Wooga's Holger Wurst confirmed for PGC Nordics
The UX veteran behind June's Journey will join the star speaker lineup for PGC Nordics
Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions
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
Funding News
Arcustin Games raises $500,000 in pre-seed funding
The investment values the Istanbul-based studio at $10m
Jobs News
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
Restructure
Xbox to cut 268 jobs as it shakes up studio structure
Microsoft Casual Games now reports into King as UK studio Ninja Theory could be shut down
Job News
GDC welcomes four new members to its Advisory Board
The new members are Amir Satvat, Alexa Ray Corriea, Lucien Parsons and Perrin Kaplan
Job News
Jonathan Knight takes expanded chief games officer role at The New York Times
Knight has held senior games roles at EA, Zynga, Warner Bros. Games and Activision
#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
Google Trial
Google faces £1bn Play Store commission trial in the UK
The claim represents around 20m UK consumers and businesses
Studio Closure
Nerial enters hibernation mode after 13 years and 11 games
Nerial’s remaining employees will now seek new opportunities
New Offerings
Unity brings official plugin to Grok Build in new partnership
The plugin gives Grok Build the same 30-plus Unity skills available to Claude Code and Codex
Fan Backlash
Love and Deepspace faces fresh fan backlash over latest campaign
The game's latest social campaign has drawn concern over its fictional drink recipes
Accessibility
SpecialEffect’s One Special Day mobile promotion goes live
Players can support the charity through selected mobile games and DLC
Predicting Performance
Leus launches Cohort Purchasing platform for mobile games
Company aims to predict cohort performance for up to 52 weeks to offer UA financing
Legal Dispute
AppLovin takes legal action against Unity over Ad Quality SDK
AppLovin is seeking restrictions on Unity’s collection and use of advertising data
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Podcasts
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...
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