November 27, 2024 New Studio Monopoly Go developer Scopely opens new studio in Saudi Arabia The new division, called Mirai, is led by industry veteran Charity Joy
November 18, 2024 Warcraft Wave Warcraft Rumble is making the move to PC with monthly mobile earnings down 92% in first year Blizzard Entertainment plans to launch the game on Battle.net to allow simultaneous play with World of Warcraft
November 13, 2024 Mobile M&a Microsoft eyes potential mobile studio acquisition "We’re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles"
October 25, 2024 New Studio 3OGS rebrands to The OGs as it opens new office in Córdoba The tech firm aims to expand its operations globally following its acquisition by OV Entertainment in June
October 10, 2024 Global Expansion OpenAI expands globally with new offices in Paris, NYC and Singapore This is in addition to the company's existing offices in London, Tokyo, San Francisco and Dublin
September 3, 2024 Studio Expansion Sandsoft moves up in Barcelona with a new office for its growing team "This marks a significant milestone in our journey to becoming a leading game publisher and developer"
August 9, 2024 Canada Expansion Xsolla opens new office in Montreal Plans are to hire up to 50 new regional employees over the next two years
July 22, 2024 China Expansion Xsolla opens new Beijing office Company says move signifies “renewed commitment” to the region
June 19, 2024 Platform Plans Hello Kitty Island Adventure journeys beyond Apple Arcade as PC and Switch versions announced During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct event, Hello Kitty Island Adventure made an appearance confirming an upcoming expansion to the Switch
June 5, 2024 Expanding Reach Huawei's AppGallery facilitates global expansion for partners at Game Salon 2024 The Chinese company announced its intention is to "foster a vibrant gaming community in Europe."
May 9, 2024 International Expansion Chinese publisher iDreamSky opens office in Riyadh for first international expansion iDreamSky president and co-founder tells PocketGamer.biz the MENA region is an exciting new opportunity in the face of other saturated markets
April 18, 2024 Interview “The MENA region is definitely a focus for Kwalee and we want to build more partnerships there” Kwalee’s Sayeed Rahman discusses what the team looks for in its partnerships, expansion into the MENA region and the trends and challenges facing the mobile games industry
November 1, 2023 Brazil Budge PTW to expand into Brazil, producing the company's 44th office Joao Albani will lead the new office expected to employ upwards of 100 local workers
October 5, 2023 Second Studio Trailmix’s new directors blaze a trail with second studio in Berlin Annelie Biernat and Christopher Parschat join as studio director and creative director respectively
September 25, 2023 Acquisition Supercell acquires majority stake in Australian developer Ultimate Studio The acquisition is key in Supercell's aim to expand beyond mobile
September 6, 2023 Acquisition Sumo Group acquires UK developer Midoki to boost live service skills The Tencent subsidiary has picked up the Knighthood developer for an undisclosed sum
August 22, 2023 Acquisition Behaviour Interactive acquires Dutch developer Codeglue The acquisition is Behaviour’s third European expansion in the last six months
June 19, 2023 Webedia Gaming Europe Webedia expands gaming interests with Webedia Gaming Europe Catalina Lou has been appointed to the role of senior vice president of global gaming
June 16, 2023 New Studio Krafton opens new deep learning-focused studio, ReLU Games The studio will be Krafton’s 11th independent developer
March 30, 2023 Weplay Expansion Turkish game investment fund WePlay Ventures expands to Europe and Asia The company has invested in other 15 startups and poured money into mobile
March 20, 2023 New Expansion Dream Games expands with new office in London This marks the first international office for the Turkish studio behind Royal Match
March 17, 2023 Q&a Elena Grigoryan on the struggles and success of My.Games The CSO of My.Games discusses the ongoing changes in the mobile industry and how their company weathered both the pandemic and their departure from Russia
February 23, 2023 Acquisition Thunderful acquires Studio Fizbin The studio, known for their title “Say No! More” has been bought by Headup
February 10, 2023 Milestones Tower of Fantasy’s “Half Anniversary” celebrated by Hotta Studio The open world action-RPG’s unusually early celebration signifies the rapid life-cycle of today's games
January 19, 2023 New Horizons TapNation continues expansion with new offices in Turkiye The mobile publisher is working on two new Web3 games
November 7, 2022 Studio Move Miniclip expands Miniclip Netherlands in move to new offices in Zoetermeer Miniclip has expanded and moved Gamebasics, now Miniclip Netherlands, to purpose-designed refurbished offices in the city of Zoetermeer
October 12, 2022 Affiliates Expanding BlueStacks affiliate programme expands to 57 countries and over 500 mobile game offers More than 2 million games in total available on the Android platform via computer
October 5, 2022 Expansion In Barcelona FunPlus expands its reach in Barcelona The new development studio is intended to strengthen the company's commitment to the city
October 5, 2022 Mwm Expansion MWM opens new business unit focused on US markets The company aims to create a suite of creative apps for mobile devices
October 5, 2022 Expansion In Australia Keywords Studios continues expansion The company is extending its reach in the Australian games market with two new additions
September 1, 2022 A New Competitor? IO Interactive signals interest in the mobile market Excerpts of the annual report state that the company is eyeing a spot in the mobile market
August 26, 2022 Open Beta Google Play Games for PC enters open beta in five countries The open beta catalogue is now available in Thailand and Australia and will come with over 50 titles, which can be played on Windows PCs via a standalone application built by Google
August 23, 2022 Ambitious Expansion Hasbro digital gaming expansion is on the move to making its own video games The manufacturer of Monopoly aim to develop a number of new and original video games and make some games to tie to fantasy and science fiction-themed game developer WotC franchises
August 1, 2022 Tiktok Don't Stop Pangle launches in 12 new territories worldwide Pangle, the ad network of TikTok for Business, is now available in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Morocco, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Bahrain and Lebanon
July 7, 2022 Deepening Development Resolution Games opens its first US studio after record growth After five consecutive years of profitability
June 28, 2022 Ottowa Opens For Outsourcing Pingle Game Studio opens Canadian office The Ukrainian outsourcing expert has followed its recently opened London office with a new location in Ottowa
June 16, 2022 Multimedia... Maybe? Nexon eyes a multimedia western expansion for its biggest franchises Discussions between the publisher and independent film and television production company AGBO to translate MapleStory and Dungeon & Fighter beyond games
May 19, 2022 Gearing Up For Germany Microids opens a new office in Germany in expansion plan Opening in its "second most important" European market
May 17, 2022 Spanish Studio Product Madness opening a new studio in Spain Its fifth international studio after expansion in UK, Ukraine, Israel and Poland
March 24, 2022 Located In Lisbon Miniclip establishes new Lisbon office Enters the growing mobile games hub in Portugal
March 17, 2022 Expanding Studios Lockwood opens new office in Cambridge Science Park and expands key development hub Lisbon studio is also expanding
March 17, 2022 Into Android Scuti expands marketplace to Android with solitaire game Mahjong Deluxe Cross-platform rewards
March 15, 2022 Crush It Wildlife Studios is entering the blockchain, NFT, and Web3 space Starting with flagship title Castle Crush
February 25, 2022 Advancing On Apac Riot Games to expand publishing efforts in APAC To focus in on a region with a "strong appetite" for mobile gaming
February 3, 2022 Eastern European Expansion Amber launches new studio in Kyiv Plans to hire over 60 new staff by the end of 2022
January 20, 2022 Supporting Studios Gamigo boosts publishing capacity with new launch department To be led by games publishing experts Marcus Behrens and Marc Berekoven
January 20, 2022 Starting To Spread AviaGames begins global expansion, starting with UK Bringing Solitaire Clash and Bingo Tour to the App Store