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 ...

Here we go again! The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers list is back, celebrating the industry’s finest during an enormously challenging time for the sector. It’s tough out there, but as many of these ...

The global games industry is expected to make $188.9 billion in 2025, a 3.4% increase from the previous year. That's according to Newzoo's latest forecast, which marks a revision from its previous ...

As we kick off Pocket Gamer Connects London 2025, we’ve crafted a brand new list to celebrate the UK’s creative games industry talent: The Top 50 UK Game Makers. The UK games industry has a long ...

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 ...

As a result, Apple has dodged the injunction and saved billions of dollars from its revenue stream. The court said that such dodging of the injunction is a violation of the law. Apple was immediately ...

It’s been almost 20 years since the original Unity game engine opened up to developers, kickstarting a mission to democratise game development. The industry has come a long way since then, from ...

I’m curious to see how a spin-off to a hit mobile game works in 2024 and 2025. King has seen diminishing returns to each new Candy Crush release since the original (even if each successor has been ...

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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, ...

After over a decade of Candy Crush Saga, perhaps the puzzle game by which all others are measured, remains King’s flagship title and one of the most successful mobile games of all time. The game ...