Microsoft has enacted widespread layoffs across its games division that includes around 200 job losses at King. As reported by Bloomberg, people “familiar with the plans” claimed the Candy Crush Saga ...

Supercell has made its latest title Mo.co available to all players worldwide. The game was launched on March 18th but was only accessible to players through an invite, a restriction that’s now been ...

Swedish mobile games developer Toca Boca has been struck by a number of layoffs. Affected staff have been sharing the news of the job cuts on social media this week. Impacted roles include QA, art, ...

Pokémon Go maker Niantic is reportedly in talks to sell its games business to Scopely for approximately $3.5 billion. Blomberg was informed of the potential sale by several people familiar with the ...

The European Commission has fined Apple €500 million ($570m) for violating the Digital Markets Act. Apple was found to have breached anti-steering rules following an investigation into its business ...

Roguelike indie card game Balatro has generated almost $4.4 million in gross mobile revenue two months after its release on the App Store and Google Play. A poker-inspired card builder, Balatro was ...

Apple has made a number of key changes to its business terms for European developers that will now allow companies to promote and link to deals and purchases outside of the App Store. From iOS 18 and ...

User-generated content has become a growing trend over the years in the games industry, powered by the success of titles like Fortnite and Roblox. Highrise is another user-generated content game to ...

At Slush 2024, Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen spoke with Harvard Business School professor Jeffrey Rayport in a fireside chat entitled 'Game On: Getting Uncomfortable to Reignite Growth at Supercell'.

Netflix has cancelled its Netflix Stories interactive fiction IP as part of the company’s new games strategy. The streaming firm confirmed the news to PocketGamer.biz. The catalogue of ...

DeNA and The Pokémon Company 's smash-hit new mobile title Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has rocketed past $400 million in gross revenue in just 10 weeks. After launching globally on October 30th, ...

Playtika has entered into an agreement to acquire Dice Dreams developer SuperPlay in a deal that could be worth up to $1.95 billion. The agreement will see the publisher pay $700 million up-front for ...