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Created by the team behind PocketGamer.co.uk, the leading site for mobile and handheld gaming, PocketGamer.biz focuses on the industry aspects, technologies, and deals that fuel the gaming world. This platform offers breaking news about the industry, insightful interviews with important figures, coverage of major conferences and events, and thorough analysis of mobile game metrics. If it impacts developers, publishers, operators, device manufacturers, or service providers, you can find it here. In addition to daily news updates, PocketGamer.biz publishes regular industry reports like the Mobile Games Trends reports. These documents highlight crucial trends, statistics, and insights into the mobile gaming market, including competitive analyses of publishers, case studies, market data, and financial performance. PocketGamer.biz also recognizes outstanding companies in the field through annual features such as the Top Developer of the Year awards.

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Wuthering Waves celebrates first anniversary with $317.3m on mobile and Los Angeles celebration

1 day ago | pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Kuro Games' open-world RPG Wuthering Waves generated $317.3 million over its first year on mobile, according to AppMagic estimates. The game’s total year-one earnings are likely even higher when including revenue outside Google Play and the App Store, on PC and on console. After launching on May 23rd, 2024, the cross-platform title shot to success with its first $100m on mobile achieved in less than two months.
Nintendo Switch 2 is out now: Hardware specs, launch games and an $8bn industry opportunity

2 days ago | pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… The Nintendo Switch 2 is out today, June 5th, 2025 alongside a handful of launch titles like Mario Kart World. Seeing in the next Nintendo console generation, the Switch 2 is building upon its 2017 predecessor with a bigger, 7.9-inch handheld screen, HDR support and magnetic Joy-Cons with mouse functionality.
June 2025’s Movers and Shakers: New nDreams CEO, OUTFIT7 gets new COO, Activision hires emerging franchises GM, and more

2 days ago | pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… To keep you up to date with the latest movers and shakers in the mobile games industry, we've put together a regular roundup of the latest hires, promotions and, in some cases, exits. If you've recently joined a company or bagged a big promotion, or you're an employer that's just made a hire, drop us an email at [email protected].
Albums, battle passes and milestones: Mobile’s top event types to introduce this summer

2 days ago | pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… As summer 2025 arrives, mobile games of all genres will be launching their latest events tied into seasonal celebrations. AppMagic’s new blog post has analysed some of the most noteworthy summer event formats and the games that leveraged them in 2024 to offer devs some insight into strategies they could echo in 2025 and beyond.
Socialpoint’s Akshay Bharadwaj talks striving to surprise and "the Barcelonian collaborative spirit"

3 days ago | pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona is taking place now - a two-day event from June 3rd and 4th with plenty of expert speakers and opportunities to connect. Ahead of the event, we spoke with Socialpoint head Akshay Bharadwaj about how development at this Barcelona-based studio has changed through the years, the unique challenges of older and newer mobile games, and the opportunities for developers in Barcelona right now.
Epic Games Store hits 40m mobile installs and eyes 70 by the end of the year

3 days ago | pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… "Our focus is getting the Epic Games Store on mobile to 1.0," says Epic Games Store general manager Steve Allison. On stage today at the State of Unreal 2025, Allison highlighted the importance of mobile in delivering a "world-class" experience to the Epic Games Store’s users.
Tim Sweeney: "Revenue is shifting away from useless gatekeepers and middlemen"

3 days ago | pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… "The world is changing ridiculously fast. The good news is the industry is changing fast too and, in particular, it’s opening up," says Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. He appeared on stage today during the State of Unreal presentation at Unreal Fest 2025, highlighting legislative changes around the world which are impacting mobile especially. Sweeney noted that he’s "optimistic" about the way the industry is developing.
Xiaomi opening first EU office in Madrid, Spain to "double down" on internet business

3 days ago | pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Chinese tech corporation Xiaomi is opening its first EU office in Madrid, Spain on a mission to "double down" on its internet business. Xiaomi has plans to reach out to gaming and non-gaming clients with its expanding internet business. The office is being opened up by Bono Wu, currently the company’s head of sales in the US, EU and LATAM. This expansion will see Wu officially relocate to Madrid.
Subway Surfers heads to Barcelona in new World Tour event

3 days ago | pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona is taking place right now - spanning June 3rd and 4th with plenty of expert speakers and opportunities to network. Subway Surfers has kicked off its latest World Tour event with Barcelona as its in-game setting. Developer Sybo has been running World Tour events since 2013 and celebrated its 200th entry in the series this May, coinciding with the game’s 13th anniversary.
Quranium secures Animoca Brands investment with focus on web3, AI, metaverse and games

4 days ago | pocketgamer.biz | Aaron Astle

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Swiss web3 protocol Quranium has secured an investment from Animoca Brands to scale its vision across metaverse applications, AI and games. Mobile games, in particular, will be a key focus. While the sum of this investment has not been disclosed, Quranium did state that it will gain access to Animoca Brands’ network of builders, creators and institutional partners through the deal.