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Games industry M&A hit 15-month high in Q1 2026 with over $100bn in deal value

Games industry M&A hit 15-month high in Q1 2026 with over $100bn in deal valueGames industry M&A hit a 15-month high in Q1 2026 with 51 deals and over $100 billion in disclosed value, driven by Savvy Games' $6bn acquisition of Moonton. That’s according to Drake Star’s Global Gaming Report Q1 2026, which found that overall deal value was driven primarily by Paramount's deal involving Warner Bros. Discovery and its games division. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizApr 21

"AI writes the code, but a human has to care"

"AI writes the code, but a human has to care"This article was originally published in the AI Gamechangers newsletter, curated by Steel Media GM Dave Bradley. Meet Jonathan Bjerk, a 38-year-old certified accountant from Norway who built Curve Clash, a real-time multiplayer party game for web and mobile, using nothing but AI tools and determination. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizApr 21

Deluxe Creation Studios’ Shola Edu on monetisation in Africa, global audiences and what actually drives revenue

Deluxe Creation Studios’ Shola Edu on monetisation in Africa, global audiences and what actually drives revenueThe challenge facing mobile game monetisation in Africa is not player demand but revenue reality. Studios operate in a market where visibility, global reach, and player purchasing power matter far more than local scale alone. We speak with Deluxe Creation Studios founder Edu Shola about why business models are breaking down, how global audiences drive real revenue and what it actually takes to build a sustainable games business from Africa. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizApr 21

Roblox workforce grows 24% to over 3,000 full-time staff

Roblox workforce grows 24% to over 3,000 full-time staffRoblox’s workforce increased by 591 full-time staff in 2025, pushing its total headcount beyond 3,000. As of December 31st, 2025, the platform had 3,065 full-time employees, marking a rise of 24% from the 2,474 members of staff on December 31st, 2024. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizApr 21

Sega and Rovio expand Angry Birds licensing with WildBrain

Sega and Rovio expand Angry Birds licensing with WildBrainSega and Rovio have appointed WildBrain CPLG as the licensing agent for the Angry Birds franchise across Europe, the Middle East and South Korea. As part of their partnership extension, the new agreement will see WildBrain CPLG’s remit beyond its existing work with Sega’s portfolio, which includes Sonic the Hedgehog, and will see it oversee a broad cross-category programme. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizApr 21

PGC Summit Malmö Mid Term prices end this week

PGC Summit Malmö Mid Term prices end this weekMid Term prices for the upcoming Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Malmö x MeetToMatch powered by Xsolla on May 27th to 28th will end this week. We've teamed up with our online meeting platform partner to deliver a highly concentrated offering, specifically designed to maximise your networking and deal-making in the heart of this major European hub. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizApr 21

Explore how 2026 growth engines impact games at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona

Explore how 2026 growth engines impact games at Pocket Gamer Connects BarcelonaThere’s no shortage of trend predictions and actual trends in the games industry. A steady influx of headlines around studio closures, how AI technology, direct-to-consumer (D2C) and new tools will change the way games are built and monetised saturates the news feeds. It can be hard to separate the signal from the noise. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizApr 21

Sanrio launches in-house publishing label Sanrio Games with $62.9m investment

Sanrio launches in-house publishing label Sanrio Games with $62.9m investmentSanrio has launched its own self-publishing division Sanrio Games as part of a strategic shift from licensing to in-house game development. As reported by Bloomberg, the new label plans to release 10 titles over the next three years, with several already in development or pre-production. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizApr 21

Pokémon anime will lean into mobile portfolio with Unite, Sleep and Pokémon Go references teased

Pokémon anime will lean into mobile portfolio with Unite, Sleep and Pokémon Go references teasedPokémon appears poised to leverage its mobile games portfolio in the next arc of the anime series. Pokémon Horizons’ upcoming story arc Wonder Voyage has been teased with a new poster ahead of its May 22nd release in Japan. The poster contains three mobile game references to Pokémon Go, Pokémon Unite and Pokémon Sleep. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizApr 21

Tamatem acquires ad tech firm Playable Factory in AI-first shift

Tamatem acquires ad tech firm Playable Factory in AI-first shiftMENA publisher Tamatem has acquired Istanbul-based Playable Factory in a move that sees the company step into the ad tech space. The Jordan-based publisher said the playable ads platform has powered over 90,000 interactive ad experiences for global gaming clients with more than 30 billion impressions. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizApr 21