Transforming Trends Live ops, hypercasual and artificial intelligence: Keeping up with the trends in 2024
July 11, 2024 Nfc Now Apple to allow third-party 'tap to pay' alternatives in Europe The European Commission has accepted the tech giant’s offer to enable access to the iPhone's NFC chip at last
July 11, 2024 Tech Takeover Choices: Stories You Play dev Pixelberry Games acquired by AI-based Series Entertainment The company's acquisition will see "cutting-edge technology" brought to the Choices: Stories You Play series
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July 11, 2024 Virtually Huge Web3 does big business as Infinite Reality acquires Landvault in $450 million deal This latest purchase plus fresh fund raising raises the company’s valuation to $5.1 billion
July 10, 2024 Masterclass Announcing the PocketGamer.biz MasterClass Summer 2024 programme Deep dive learning online for user engagement, retention, monetisation and game economies
July 10, 2024 Gacha Giants From Honkai: Star Rail to Wuthering Waves, gacha giants made $357 million in June The gacha genre was dominated by Eastern developers last month, with the HoYoverse portfolio putting them out on top
July 10, 2024 Simulation Star Gakuen Idolmaster got 1.5x Squad Busters’ downloads during its launch month The idol title earned 40% of Bandai Namco Entertainment’s domestic mobile revenue during the period
July 10, 2024 Web3 Wellness Animoca Brands bookings are up 72% in Q1 as recovery from 2023's decline continues The company saw a 30% fall in bookings in 2023, but has overturned its fortunes so far in 2024
July 10, 2024 Jobs In Games Vladimir Markov joins Top App Games as new CEO following strategic investment "I believe Top App Games is the next billion-dollar business in the gaming industry," said former My.Games CEO Vladimir Nikolsky
July 10, 2024 Indie Devs Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida and Greg Rice dish the do’s and don'ts of indie games development Day two of Develop: Brighton opened with plenty of advice for indie games developers
July 10, 2024 Exclusive Deal Voodoo signs partnership with Audiomob for audio ads Deal sees ads provider become exclusive audio partner for the top 50% of the publisher's inventory
July 10, 2024 Unreal Engine Tips How Ripstone developed The Queen’s Gambit for Netflix: “Unreal can do mobile and it can do it well” Ripstone’s head of partnerships Jamie Brayshaw takes us through the journey of working with a big IP and developing a mobile game in Unreal Engine
July 10, 2024 Strategic Sustainability Netmarble’s mobile gamers have higher satisfaction than its PC cohort Sustainability Report 2024 finds that a 24/7 inquiry service builds trust and boosts sales
July 9, 2024 Survival Guide The games industry survival guide for 2024: Cockroaches, pivoting and bracing for the new normal Industry experts discuss the state of the industry, how to stay in business during tough times, and the importance of compassion to those impacted by layoffs
July 9, 2024 Design Tips How to make your games perfect for mobile At Develop: Brighton, V Buckenham, creator of mobile games creation platform Downpour, gave some great tips on designing for "the lump in your pocket"
July 9, 2024 Podcast Inside Nostra's game-changing lock screen experiences | Podcast The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode…
July 9, 2024 Toon Turnaround Toon Blast surpasses $2.5 billion with newfound revenue resurgence Peak Games’ 2017 title is on the rise again with its best H1 since 2021
July 9, 2024 Industry Insights How mixing science with creativity can boost your game's success At Develop: Brighton The Experimentation Group’s Tom Storr explained King's approach to iteration and experimentation and how you can do the same
July 9, 2024 Finding Funds Felicity Games raises $700K in pre-seed to test 10 games within a year Funds were raised from DeVC, Visceral Capital, and many angel investors
July 9, 2024 Disney Deal Disney and GungHo strike deal to launch Disney Pixel RPG later this year The gacha RPG will feature characters from across Disney’s properties, from Stitch to Mickey Mouse
July 9, 2024 Going Cross Platform For Super Evil Megacorp cross-platform development is all about "the three C’s: controls, camera and character" Director of product management Tom Westall gave his cross platform dev tips during day one one Develop: Brighton
July 9, 2024 Facing Setbacks Kristian Segerstrale: The best companies “are punched in the face a few times” The Super Evil Megacorp CEO discusses industry challenges and how Vainglory's fall led to a company reset and new strategy
July 9, 2024 Super Sakurai Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai warns that game updates "won’t mean anything" without a strong base game Sakurai believes that game development shouldn't be about fixing everything with live ops later
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July 8, 2024 Slumbering Success Pokémon Sleep earns $100 million with its eyes shut Living the dream: With one week to go before its first anniversary, Pokémon Sleep has caught plenty of Zs but even more cash
July 8, 2024 Epic's Warzone It's game (back) on: Apple have waived through Epic’s App Store submission. For now… Though after an apparent change of heart over the weekend Apple MAY still require changes to Epic's App Store if it's ever to see the light on iOS
July 8, 2024 Android To Apple Pre-registrations for SuperGaming’s eagerly awaited Indus on iOS are now open The India-focused battle royale has already attracted 11 million pre-registrations on Android
July 8, 2024 Triumphant Trio Zenless Zone Zero has earned almost $25 million in five days AppMagic estimates suggest HoYoverse’s latest launch is behind those of its Genshin and Honkai stablemates, despite 50m+ downloads in 72 hours
July 8, 2024 High Hopes Supercell's great expectations For almost any other studio, Squad Busters would be a major hit. But is it enough for Supercell?
July 6, 2024 Podcast | Episode 19 Is Squad Busters a success or failure? | 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 and what's inside this week's episode 19...
July 5, 2024 It's Not Over Yet Apple's store police just rejected Epic's App Store submission Epic's App Store is trapped in limbo as Apple's notorious policy police reject Epic's first stab at getting onto the newly 'open' post-DMA iOS
July 5, 2024 Week That Was Week in Views - Apple's gateway price cuts, World of Tanks crazy crossovers, and who needs game devs anyway? The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
July 5, 2024 Critical Hit Pokémon Go catches nearly $8 billion in eight years Niantic's blockbuster fell to its lowest revenue since 2017 - but its web shop could be hiding true player spend
July 5, 2024 Branching Out Kwalee takes 3.58% minority stake in Devolver Digital via new equity placing Devolver have successfully raised around £7.9 million in new investment through recent moves to boost their balance sheet
July 5, 2024 Resilient Growth Dungeon and Fighter: Origin hits $500 million revenue in its first month The game made $233.5 million from the Apple App Store alone in June
July 4, 2024 Nintendo Know-how Nintendo doesn’t trust AI to make its games President Shuntaro Furukawa would rather keep making games the Nintendo way rather than hand the reins to AI
July 4, 2024 He Shoots. He Scores Sporty Group acquires Jon Hare's Sociable Soccer Hare's spin on the legendary Sensible Soccer is now part of the SportyBet company's portfolio of betting and gaming brands
July 4, 2024 Jobs In Games Roblox appoints former Xbox and Netflix man Jerret West as CMO Roblox will leverage West's experience with global teams to drive international growth
July 4, 2024 Back To Blast Netflix's latest big name release is Microsoft's Minesweeper from 1990 The classic puzzle game first made its first appearance on desktops around the world as part of Windows 3.11's Windows Entertainment Pack
July 3, 2024 Web3 Watch Animoca Brands eyes IPO in Hong Kong or Dubai for 2025 Co-founder Yat Siu says the company is confident about going public, likely in the second half of 2025
July 3, 2024 Shortlist Showcase Meet the Finalists: Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2024 in association with Gamelight Every category, every shortlisted nomination showcased for the most important vote you'll cast this week
July 3, 2024 Battle Over Bots Skillz files lawsuit against rivals Voodoo over alleged "straight-out lies", bots, and rigged tournaments Their latest suit claims Voodoo has falsely advertised Blitz - Win Cash and harmed Skillz market share
July 3, 2024 Billions Buyout Keywords Studios sells for £2.1 billion in £24.50-per-share EQT buyout The deal concludes the company's recent $145.8 million M&A strategy and it will now be acquired itself
July 3, 2024 Busting Out Supercell’s Squad Busters hits $24m net revenue in first 30 days Supercell's latest picked up 40m installs during its first 30 days
July 3, 2024 Zenless Zenith Zenless Zone Zero to launch globally with DOUBLE Honkai: Star Rail’s pre-registrations The game finally lands across the world today and tomorrow and we've got the latest launch figures and exactly WHEN it'll hit your timezone
July 2, 2024 Expansion On Hold Rumour: Apple is delaying its plans for an East Coast campus by four years The tech giant has taken on over 600 workers in Raleigh, North Carolina to date
July 2, 2024 Apple Rebound Apple's iPhone shipments in China surge nearly 40% in May, fuelled by aggressive price cuts The smartphone giant is likely the driving force behind increase in foreign-brand shipments in China