Partnership Xsolla and Com2uS forge strategic partnership to offer payment and backend services to developers
New Game Garena and Tencent team up to publish tactical FPS Delta Force in MENA, Southeast Asia and South America
November 6, 2024 Esports In Mena British International School Riyadh partners with NES to propel esports education in Saudi Arabia The partnership is in line with the KSA's Vision 2030 initiative
October 18, 2024 Week That Was The M&A roll-up strategy claims another victim, Destiny: Rising comes to mobile, and the Game Freak leak | Week in Views The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
October 18, 2024 New Partnerships Hitseeker partners with ByteBrew to help game developers make data-driven decisions Game studios and developers can get insights into player engagement and monetisation
October 16, 2024 New Offerings NetEase and Marvel Games to launch new RPG mobile Game Marvel Mystic Mayhem Prepare to peek into the “deepest fears" of Captain America, Moon Knight, Scarlet Witch
October 14, 2024 Destiny Mobile NetEase partners with Bungie for Destiny: Rising mobile game Limited access closed alpha test starts in November
October 10, 2024 Developers Contest Curve Games and Unity launch $10,000 Human Fall Flat design challenge in China Participants are invited to design new levels for the Human Fall Flat franchise
October 10, 2024 Konami Collab Konami signs FIFA deal for FIFAe World Cups featuring eFootball Competitions will be held on console and mobile to crown the first champions of this inaugural collab
October 9, 2024 Reunion Revealed Humble Games partners with its laid off ex-employees at Good Games Group Former general manager Alan Patmore and global publishing VP Mark Nash are at the new publisher’s helm
September 20, 2024 Crossovers Monopoly Go assembles the Avengers in Marvel crossover event Players can immerse themselves in the event from Thursday, September 26th
September 18, 2024 It's In The App The EA Sports App takes the publisher beyond games and into social networking App will soft launch in Spain this autumn in partnership with La Liga
September 5, 2024 New Partnerships Nazara partners with government of Telangana to launch AI center of excellence The AI Center will focus on games and digital entertainment to position the company as a leader in the AI-driven space
August 30, 2024 Mena Means Business Savvy Games Group strikes key deals to power MENA industry growth As string of partnerships and investments this week are focused on building the Middle East into a gaming powerhouse
August 30, 2024 Enter Mobile Bullet hell roguelike Enter the Gungeon heads to mobile in China X.D. Network set to publish title in the country, over eight years after it was first released
August 27, 2024 Partnership Power Aghanim forms a strategic partnership with Adyen to deliver high-value payment processing capabilities Two fintech firms join forces to offer games publishers cost-effective payment systems
August 7, 2024 Partnership Power Marvel Snap dev Second Dinner strategically invests in W4 Games and forms multi-year partnership Second Dinner aims to build the largest game in the Godot engine yet
August 2, 2024 New Offerings Ubisoft teams up with NFL to launch new fantasy football game The game allows players to collect cards and make decisions during the NFL regular season and playoff games
July 10, 2024 Exclusive Deal Voodoo signs partnership with Audiomob for audio ads Deal sees ads provider become exclusive audio partner for the top 50% of the publisher's inventory
June 27, 2024 New Partnerships Nazara and nCore partner to publish FAU-G Domination Pre-registrations will be available on Google Play and the App Store later this year
June 25, 2024 Mobile Manoeuvre Pokémon developer Game Freak’s first mobile exclusive is new IP, Pand Land Game Freak and WonderPlanet "sometimes clashed" during development but ultimately "achieved balance" with this seafaring RPG
June 20, 2024 Web3 Gaming SKALE Labs joins Unity's publisher support program to boost web3 game development SKALE developers can now utilise Unity's creator tools to build real-time games and apps
June 19, 2024 Jumping Into Jojo KLab resumes development of 2020 mobile game based on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Klab has formed a new partnership with Wanda Cinemas Games to get this project completed
June 17, 2024 Partnership Power Anzu and dentsu partner to advance intrinsic in-game advertising with "contextually relevant campaigns" Ads will be deliverable to specific audiences based on behaviour and interests
May 28, 2024 New Partnerships Odeeo and Evolution Media Group team up to bring in-game audio ads across MENA Games account for 50% of app downloads in MENA, which is 10% higher than the global average
May 28, 2024 Hot Five Hot Five: Disney x Fortnite, Sega’s sonic speed, and a potential Keywords Studios buyout Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
May 24, 2024 New Partnerships Saudi Arabia partners with Japan to create original anime and gaming content The KSA aims to develop a local gaming industry that includes localizing Japanese games for the Saudi market
May 10, 2024 New Partnerships Netflix brings new "digital theme park" Nextworld to Roblox The early access launch of Nexworld is available now on console, mobile and PC/Mac.
May 9, 2024 Super Sonic "Rovio x Sega" is real as Sonic Rumble enters closed beta May 24th The first title from Sega and Rovio is appropriately on mobile and the latest in the on-going Sonic series
April 12, 2024 Video Ads Roblox partners with PubMatic to power video ads Ads will only be served to players aged 13 and up
April 10, 2024 Cross Platform Miniclip moves into PC and console publishing with FuturLab partnership “We’re proud to say that we are now part of the Miniclip family! It’s exciting for us to charter a course that brings Miniclip into the PC/console space"
April 10, 2024 Microsoft's Might Microsoft saves the day: Activision Blizzard games are set to return to China in new NetEase deal The untimely end of Activision Blizzard and NetEase’s deal meant that games such as Overwatch and World of Warcraft have spent over a year offline in China
April 9, 2024 New Partnerships Luckmon Inc. and FanCom Global unite for Japanese market expansion Luckmon has garnered more than 500,000 downloads and boasts a user base of 1 million gamers nationwide
April 5, 2024 Age Of Mobile How TiMi Studio and World's Edge are adapting Age of Empires for mobile PocketGamer.biz speaks to TiMi Studio Group GM Brayden Fan and producer Robin Xin about the strategy game's development
April 4, 2024 Baby Brawlers Brawl Stars collabs with YouTube’s most-viewed video Baby Shark The partnership brings in-game cosmetics, a new challenge, and a Baby Shark pin to unlock
March 27, 2024 Mena Market Growth Sandsoft and NetEase establish joint venture Stellar Gate Games to publish games in MENA The new venture will support companies with publishing, marketing, live ops and esports activities in the region
March 26, 2024 New Partnerships Tamatem Games relocates HQ to UAE after Abu Dhabi investment The backing aims to help fuel publisher's growth and strengthen the UAE's overall gaming ecosystem
March 21, 2024 Partnership Power Marblex partners with CARV to deliver data-driven Web3 experiences Netmarble’s blockchain company Marblex to be elevated by CARV’s data capabilities
March 19, 2024 Safety & Integrity Keywords, Active Fence, Take This, and Modulate create Gaming Safety Coalition Bolstering the safety and integrity of online video game communities.
March 4, 2024 Mobile Mavens Mobile Mavens: What should we expect from Disney's big $1.5 billion deal with Epic and Fortnite? Our Mobile Mavens share their thoughts on Disney’s $1.5 billion investment and partnership with Epic Games
March 1, 2024 New Partnerships Masters of the Universe joins Stumble Guys in new retro crossover The new collab will allow players to explore a new realm within the Stumbleverse and experience a new racing map
February 27, 2024 Partnership Pathway Smartphones to come pre-installed with Web3 game in Mystic Games and Jambo partnership New JamboPhones launched in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America will come with Call of the VoYd pre-installed
February 22, 2024 New Partnerships Zeptolab's Om Nom Stories lands 25 season deal with Disney+ The collaboration with Disney+ offers Cut the Rope a new audience, bridging the gap between gaming and animated series
February 9, 2024 Brand Integration Room 8 Group expands with PUGA and Massive Black integration The integration is expected to streamline processes, foster innovation and expedite project delivery
February 8, 2024 App Stores Digital Turbine invests $10 million into Korean app marketplace ONE Store Companies partner in South Korea, with plans to expand globally in the near future
February 7, 2024 Epic Deal Disney invests $1.5 billion into Epic Games as it plots new "entertainment universe" with Fortnite The Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Iger labels partnership the company's “biggest entry ever into the world of games”
February 2, 2024 Tencent cans Nier mobile game after two years in development Publisher reportedly concerned about monetisation model and small margins from licensing fees
January 23, 2024 Collaboration Extended ITV Studios and Fusebox extend global partnership for Love Island: The Game The collaboration introduces an expanded release of content throughout the year and will offer players a range of stories
January 17, 2024 Media Partnership PocketGamer.biz named media partner for first-ever Gamemasters Summit Free digital conference takes place on February 21st, 2024