May 7, 2026 Acaster On Apple Arcade Perchang World launches as Apple Arcade exclusive, marking comedian James Acaster’s first games role The original Perchang gets a sequel 10 years later, designed with Apple Arcade in mind
May 7, 2026 Funding For Games Griffin Gaming Partners launches $100m indie games fund The fund has already backed 15 game projects
May 7, 2026 New Offerings IGDA Portugal launches to support local game developers The organisation aims to support sustainable careers for game developers across Portugal
May 7, 2026 Comeback Freecash returns to Google Play after policy review Almedia is still working with Apple to restore Freecash on iOS
May 7, 2026 Pgc Nordics The Nordics’ biggest B2B games event is back What to expect as Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics returns this October
May 7, 2026 Pgc Summit MalmÖ Meet companies like Sony, Landfall, Raw Fury, Rovio and Sybo this May See who you could do business with at Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Malmö
May 6, 2026 Shake-up Eve Online studio CCP rebrands to Fenris Creations as Google takes minority stake Fenris has partnered with DeepMind to train AI and explore new gameplay experiences
May 6, 2026 Leadership Change Microsoft reshuffles Xbox leadership as Asha Sharma pushes turnaround The Windows company will discontinue Copilot on console and begin winding down the mobile version
May 6, 2026 Industry Insights Why copying best practices won’t help your company grow Nikita Guk explains why copying best practices from successful studios rarely works and what actually drives organisational performance
May 6, 2026 India On The Rise LVL Zero founding partner Krish Anurag on selecting studios, equity-free funding and building India's global game pipeline "The best teams aren't building just for India. They're building from India for players across the globe"
May 6, 2026 Unionisation Wizards of the Coast declines to recognise MTG Arena union Workers say an NLRB election is now expected within weeks
May 6, 2026 New Partnerships Savvy Games Group and Roblox sign MoU to grow Saudi Arabia’s game development ecosystem Partnership focuses on game development training and education initiatives
May 6, 2026 Investment News EasyWin closes second seed funding round at $20m valuation The company expands its real-money gaming platform into 12 countries
May 6, 2026 Done Deal EA signs multi-year licensing and partnership deal with Brazilian Football Confederation Deal includes licensing rights and plans for joint marketing activities.
May 6, 2026 New Offerings Supercell taps action sports filmmaker Ty Evans for Clash Royale short film The campaign creates a fictional extreme sport called “rhino riding.”
May 6, 2026 M&a Mistplay acquires MAF’s MyChips to boost rewarded play platform Deal expands Mistplay's rewarded LoyaltyPlay global partner network across North America, APAC and Europe
May 6, 2026 Events Gamescom LATAM 2026 welcomes record 154,000 visitors Attendance figures up by 17.5%
May 6, 2026 Pgc Barcelona 2026 Scopely, Gameloft and Tilting Point join speaker lineup in Barcelona this June Global games leaders take the Pocket Gamer Connects stage
May 5, 2026 Acqusitions Supercell to acquire Merge Mansion studio Metacore as 160 jobs could be cut Growth ambitions failed to materialise at the Finnish developer
May 5, 2026 Acqusitions GameStop submits $55bn bid to acquire eBay Ryan Cohen set to lead combined company if deal closes
May 5, 2026 New Offerings Unity launches open beta for Unity AI game development tools The new system is built directly into the Unity Editor
May 5, 2026 Pgc Summit MalmÖ Connect, pitch and learn at Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Malmö Business making and market insight at the heart of the Nordic games industry on May 27th to 28th
May 5, 2026 New Partnerships Starbreeze partners with Gamefam for new Payday game on Roblox The title is scheduled to launch later this year
May 5, 2026 Funding News Chance Studios raises $3.2M for trading card collectibles platform Platform surpassed $100,000 in daily trading volume during beta
May 5, 2026 Funding News Turkish mobile studio Mindtail raises $2m for AI-driven puzzle games The studio aims to triple its team size after the funding round
May 5, 2026 Gamescom Latam Takeaways Brazil dreams big at Gamescom LATAM We highlight some key takeaways at the big consumer and B2B games expo
May 5, 2026 Hot Five Hot Five: Papaya ordered to pay Skillz $420m, Epic Games Store launches in Japan, PlaySimple IPO, and more Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
May 1, 2026 Week In Views Behaviour Interactive layoffs and Pokémon TCG Pocket’s staying power | Week in Views The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
May 1, 2026 Epic Release Epic Games Store launches on iPhone in Japan Japanese iPhone users can now download Fortnite directly from Epic
May 1, 2026 Acqusitions Pearl Abyss sells EVE Online studio CCP Games to management in $120m deal The company acquired CCP Games for $425m in 2018
May 1, 2026 Partnership Extension Star Wars expands in Fortnite with official creator tools and new experiences Fortnite players can access new Star Wars PvP, co-op and tycoon games
May 1, 2026 Top 30 Xsolla partners with PocketGamer.biz for regional Top Game Maker reports We’ll be celebrating the top developers and publishers across the UK, Nordics, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, MENA and more
May 1, 2026 Awards What The Clash? wins Best Mobile Game at Gamescom LATAM BIG Festival Awards Poti Poti Studio’s Is This Seat Taken? takes home the Best Casual Game accolade
May 1, 2026 Ho Chi Minh Mixer EnJoyPay and Pocket Gamer announce global game developer mixer in Ho Chi Minh City The event is designed for teams expanding into Southeast Asia, those navigating global payment policy changes, or developers exploring official web-shop integrations
May 1, 2026 New Games New release roundup: Neverness to Everness, Dungeon Clawler, Beholder: Conductor, and more We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
May 1, 2026 Pgc Summit Shanghai Make your China market move this May Day Secure your spot at Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Shanghai with our time-limited offer
April 30, 2026 Leadership Change Jam City co-founder Joshua Yguado steps down as CEO after 16 years Kabam CEO Chul-min Sim will serve as chief executive of both companies following his appointment
April 30, 2026 New Offerings Roblox reveals hybrid architecture for photorealistic multiplayer worlds “This architecture will empower creators of all sizes”
April 30, 2026 Pocket Performance Pokémon TCG Pocket makes $1.6bn in 1.5 years Pokémon’s fastest billion-dollar maker on mobile celebrates 1.5 years today
April 30, 2026 Industry Insights Understanding residual cohort value: The hidden asset in mobile gaming and apps Martin Macmillan looks at how mobile studios can better understand long-term player value
April 30, 2026 Pokemon Partnership Pokémon Go teams up with LEGO for Go Fest 2026 in Copenhagen The partnership ties into Pokémon Go’s 10-year anniversary celebrations
April 30, 2026 Ip Insight Transmedia is back: Why the next hit game IP might start as an animated microdrama AI, Roblox and beyond: 6 things we learned at Cartoon Next 2026 about the future of cross-platform storytelling
April 30, 2026 New Offerings GameMaker launches new runtime to enable larger-scale development workflows Source access and 3D upgrades expand the engine’s capabilities
April 30, 2026 Game Closure Kakao Games to shut down Eversoul after three years of service Shutdown process underway with purchases already disabled
April 30, 2026 New Offerings Ares Interactive and AMC reveal free-to-play Walking Dead roguelite for mobile Swift Games, the studio behind Heroes vs Hordes is handling development
April 30, 2026 Pocket Gamer Mixer Get insight on the growing Vietnam game scene at our networking Mixer Join us in Ho Chi Minh City for the Pocket Gamer Mixer in association with EnJoyPay on May 8th
April 30, 2026 Jobs Roundup April 2026's Movers and Shakers: Jam City's new CEO, Roblox's GM for Europe, Apple's Tim Cook stepping down, and more Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers