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Report: Private equity firms considered $150 billion Xbox buyout pocketgamer.biz/private-equi…

Report: Private equity firms considered $150bn Xbox buyout

A group of private equity firms reportedly explored buying Microsoft's Xbox gaming division in a deal that could have valued the business at between $100 billion and

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Start your week right with our quick take on the hottest news in mobile games, from our Top 50 Mobile Game Makers to Supercell's full acquisition of Metacore pocketgamer.biz/hot-five-the…

Hot Five: The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2026, Clash of Critters surpasses $50m, and Supercell...

To help get you primed and ready for another week in mobile gaming, we’ve curated the biggest stories you need to know from the last seven days.

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Four key takeaways from Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026 From AI and D2C to player engagement and industry resilience, we explore four key takeaways from Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026 pocketgamer.biz/four-key-tak…

Four key takeaways from Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026

Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026 is a wrap. The event took place in Helsinki and brought together people from across the games industry to share ideas, exp...

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Dispatch coming to mobile on December 9th with first four episodes free AdHoc Studio is bringing the narrative game to iOS and Android following its success on other platforms pocketgamer.biz/dispatch-com…

Dispatch coming to mobile on December 9th with first four episodes free

AdHoc Studio is bringing its narrative superhero-driven game Dispatch to iOS and Android on December 9th, 2026

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GameMaker makes GMRT free for commercial use from 2027 Developers will no longer need a Professional licence to sell games made with GMRT pocketgamer.biz/gamemaker-ma…

GameMaker makes GMRT free for commercial use from 2027

GameMaker has revealed that it will make its next-generation runtime, GMRT free for commercial use from January 1st 2027.

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Stillfront names former King executive Marcus Jacobs as CEO Alexis Bonte will continue as CEO until Jacobs takes over pocketgamer.biz/stillfront-n…

Stillfront names former King executive Marcus Jacobs as CEO

Stillfront Group has appointed Marcus Jacobs as its new president and Group CEO as the games industry veteran gets set to take over on November 1st, 2026.

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New release roundup: House of Tesla, Crushed in Time, One Piece: Grand Gourmet, and more We highlight the new games that have broken cover over the past week pocketgamer.biz/new-release-…

New release roundup: House of Tesla, Crushed in Time, One Piece: Grand Gourmet, and more

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 int...

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Istikan Studio's Danar Kayfi: "Most investors and publishers still don't see Iraq as a place where games get made" pocketgamer.biz/most-investo…

Istikan Studio's Danar Kayfi: "Most investors and publishers still don't see Iraq as a place where...

We spoke to studio manager Danar Kayfi about finding an audience in China and building games rooted in Kurdish-Iraqi culture

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Clash Royale tabletop game surpasses $100,000 on Kickstarter after reaching target in one hour pocketgamer.biz/clash-royale…

Clash Royale tabletop game surpasses $100,000 on Kickstarter after reaching target in one hour

Supercell has teamed up with Maestro Media to bring Clash Royale: The Grand Arena to Kickstarter on October 20th 2026, giving fans a new way to play the game.

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Side acquires art studio Roboto Entertainment to expand presence in China pocketgamer.biz/side-acquire…

Side acquires art studio Roboto Entertainment to expand presence in China

Games services provider Side has acquired games art studio Roboto Entertainment, founded by industry veteran Andrea Cordella. The move marks an extension of...

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Mika Games raises $10m to fund mobile game studios pocketgamer.biz/mika-games-r…

Mika Games raises $10m to fund mobile game studios

Mika Games has raised $10 million in new funding to help mobile game studios develop their games and test paid marketing campaign

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Fortnite returns to the App Store in Australia today pocketgamer.biz/fortnite-ret…

Fortnite returns to the App Store in Australia today

Fortnite returns to the App Store in Australia today after a federal court told Apple to open up iOS. The court determined Apple has violated competition la...

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October’s Collabs Corner: Pokémon goes clubbing, Love and Deepspace meets Blade Runner 2049, Monopoly Go at McDonald’s, and more pocketgamer.biz/octobers-col…

October’s Collabs Corner: Pokémon goes clubbing, Love and Deepspace meets Blade Runner 2049,...

Among the updates, announcements and marketing drives for mobile games, this bustling industry sees a never-ending flow of crossovers and collaborations.

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Marketing a new mobile game: Where should studios start? pocketgamer.biz/marketing-a-…

Marketing a new mobile game: Where should studios start?

Ilia Maltsev is CMO at AppQuantum. Primary marketing for studios: Where to start and what to do with a new project in 2026 Every publi

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Umamusume's LA concerts cancelled over US visa issues pocketgamer.biz/umamusumes-l…

Umamusume's LA concerts cancelled over US visa issues

Cygames has cancelled its Umamusume: Pretty Derby 7th Event: The Stage concerts in Los Angeles after failing to secure US visas for the voice actresses

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Nebula Studio’s Rotate Rings surpasses 10m mobile installs pocketgamer.biz/nebula-studi…

Nebula Studio’s Rotate Rings surpasses 10m mobile installs

Nebula Studio’s new puzzle game Rotate Rings has surpassed 10 million installs on mobile.

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Norway social media ban to target Roblox, Snapchat and TikTok pocketgamer.biz/norway-socia…

Norway social media ban to target Roblox, Snapchat and TikTok

Norway has revealed that its plans to ban social media for children under 16 will cover platforms including Roblox, Snapchat and TikTok. 

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Dragon City, FarmVille 3, Golf Rival: Zynga’s Halloween plans for 16 live games pocketgamer.biz/dragon-city-…

Dragon City, FarmVille 3, Golf Rival: Zynga’s Halloween plans for 16 live games

Zynga is running Halloween events across 16 of its live games, including hits like Dragon City and Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells.

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Mad Hook's Hazim Al-Hanbali: “If I want to change one thing in the sector, I will convert competition to collaboration" pocketgamer.biz/if-i-want-to…

Mad Hook's Hazim Al-Hanbali: “If I want to change one thing in the sector, I will convert competi...

The MENA region has seen impressive growth in recent years, with MENA-3 (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt) in particular projected to reach $3 billion in player s...

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Savvy Games Group signs MoU with Bahrain university to support games education pocketgamer.biz/savvy-games-…

Savvy Games Group signs MoU with Bahrain university to support games education 

Savvy Games Group has signed an MOU with the University of Technology Bahrain (UTB) to prepare students for careers in the games industry.

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