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pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle
Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… While the deals and the stats of the gaming world are important, nothing would happen without the research, funding and, of course, development that goes into making a great game.
So here’s a collection of the most exciting new mobile games right now, the developers and publishers behind them, and why, exactly, they've made the cut.
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1 week ago | 
pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle
Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Social platform Root has raised $9 million in seed funding as it approaches closed beta with ambitions to become the next Discord.
This investment round was led by Headline Ventures and Konvoy Ventures, with further participation from Day One Ventures and Untamed Ventures.
Other investors included Crunchyroll and Forge founder Kun Gao, YouTuber Jack ‘CouRage’ Dunlop and InVision CEO Clark Valberg.
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1 week ago | 
pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle
Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent has denied reports of its intention to acquire Nexon.
Tencent’s refute of the claim was reported by Reuters, just six days after the reports began to circulate.
Bloomberg sources had previously claimed the publishing giant had approached the family of Nexon’s late founder Kim Jung-ju to discuss a potential purchase, and that the family was consulting advisers to explore options.
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1 week ago | 
pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle
Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… The Finnish government has amended its Aliens Act that gives international workers whose contracts are terminated three to six months to find a new job or leave the country.
The amendment came into effect on June 11th, 2025 and requires international workers from outside of the EU or European Economic Area to leave the country after three to six months of losing work, if their residence was granted on the basis of employment.
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1 week ago | 
pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle
Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Moshi Monsters’ comeback Kickstarter campaign has been targeted by a "malicious actor" who submitted multiple fake pledges.
Mind Candy launched its campaign to revive Moshi Monsters as a mobile game on June 16th, aiming to raise £250,000 through fan support.
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1 week ago | 
pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle
Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Dunk City Dynasty’s first community competition features a $10,000 prize pool split between Southeast Asia and North America.
Developer NetEase has split the prize pool for this Community Bash evenly, with each region set to compete for a share of $5,000. This will be distributed across each region’s four top-ranking teams, with winners to receive the largest monetary sum at $2,300.
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1 week ago | 
pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle
Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… British web browser game and toy series Moshi Monsters is returning with a new mobile game in 2027.
Entertainment company Mind Candy launched a Kickstarter campaign on June 16th with the hopes of raising £250,000 to fund the project. In under 24 hours, that goal has already been surpassed with fans contributing over £274,000.
The viral 2000s IP is expected to make a comeback just ahead of its 20th anniversary.
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1 week ago | 
pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle
Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… After enduring for hundreds of years as a world-renowned card game, solitaire has adapted to this technological age by finding a comfortable new home on mobile devices.
Whether digitised in its original form or given the TriPeaks treatment, the classic card game continues to find its way into millions of hands every year on mobile even as the games market gets more and more advanced.
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1 week ago | 
pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle
Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… In-game ads solution Anzu has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Amex Ventures.
Amex Ventures is a new investor in Anzu, joining the likes of PayPal Ventures, WPP, Emmis Corporation, NBCUniversal and more. The venture typically works with startups looking to grow their customer base or implement products at scale.
Anzu declined to comment on the value of the investment.
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1 week ago | 
pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz June 16, 2025 Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… To help get you primed and ready for another week in mobile gaming, we’ve curated the biggest stories you need to know from the last seven days. 1) Ex-Netflix VP Mike Verdu and Zynga founder Mark Pincus form AI games startup Playful.AI Ex-Netflix Games VP Mike Verdu and Zynga founder Mark Pincus have formed a new AI startup called Playful.AI. The pair will act as...
