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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen has published his annual blog post on the state of Supercell, delving into the success of Brawl Stars and the lacklustre launch of Squad Busters. The blog post was ...
Miniclip has acquired Cyprus-based mobile games developer Easybrain from Embracer Group for $1.2 billion. Easybrain was purchased by Embracer in 2021 for $640 million plus an additional $125m in ...
Your Gamescom ticket allows you to use local transport for free, thanks to the hospitality of the local Cologne government, which is well worth taking advantage of. Set aside time on the business-only ...
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 ...
Between Google Play and the App Store, the game hit 10 figures in April 2024 and continues to generate millions of dollars per month six years on from release. Grand Cross has made a monthly average ...
Turkish mobile game studio Fuse Games has secured a $7 million investment. The studio said it will use the funds to support its original IP development, expand its team and continue to invest in ...
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 ...
Another week, another conference. This week, Pocket Gamer Connects returned once again to Helsinki. Only this time, it was part of a series of shows to form Finnish Games Week, which included ...