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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Last night at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, in celebration of mobile game makers everywhere, PocketGamer.biz played host to the great and the good from across the industry in a star-studded event, ...

Monopoly Go maker Scopely is gearing up for a “megadeal" acquisition next year. According to mobilegamer.biz, the company's chief revenue officer, Tim O’Brien, shared the plans during a ...

These are my own opinions and nothing else. I hope everyone who reads this article learns something and collectively as an industry this helps us all grow and improve together. I am still a strong ...