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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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How Suitsme’s Gala Iefremova is driving growth in fashion games and building opportunities for women

3 days ago | pocketgamer.biz | Paige Cook

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Fashion games on mobile are seeing significant growth, especially among younger audiences who are showing strong interest in the genre. To dive deeper into the trend, we spoke with Gala Iefremova, founder of w7g - the company formerly known as Suitsme. While Suitsme now refers exclusively to the game, w7g has evolved into a broader femtech company.
New release roundup: Fortnite Blitz Royale, Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, What Duck. and more

1 week ago | 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.
Celebrate the games industry at Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards live ceremony

1 week ago | pocketgamer.biz | Jenny Jordan

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Nothing quite compares to the buzz of celebrating together with friends, colleagues and industry acquaintances. That's why we're delighted to invite you to join us as we announce the prestigious 2025 Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards winners.
Social platform Root raises $9m in seed funding ahead of closed beta

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.
Tencent denies Nexon acquisition reports

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.
Warner Bros. Games restructures around key IP

1 week ago | pocketgamer.biz | Alex Calvin

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Warner Bros' games arm has been restructured into new IP-specific segments. That's according to Variety, which reports that the company has been divided into divisions focused on the DC, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and Mortal Kombat franchises. Furthermore, Warner Bros Games Montréal boss Yves Lachance has been promoted to SVP of development and will be helming work on the Harry Potter and Game of Thrones series.
Fallout Shelter surpasses 230m downloads

1 week ago | pocketgamer.biz | Alex Calvin

Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Post-apocalyptic management simulation game Fallout Shelter has been installed over 230 million times to date. That's according to publisher Bethesda, which reported the milestone 10 years after the title's initial release. Fallout Shelter made its debut on mobile platforms in June 2016, before coming to PC in July 2016.
Finnish Aliens Act amendment gives international talent just three to six months to find new employment

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.
Moshi Monsters’ comeback Kickstarter sabotaged by "malicious actor" who made multiple fake pledges

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.
Dunk City Dynasty’s first competition Community Bash has $10,000 prize pool

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.