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Recognition for UK games, Iron Lung's indie film success and nine years of Fire Emblem Heroes | Week in Views

Recognition for UK games, Iron Lung's indie film success and nine years of Fire Emblem Heroes | Week in ViewsThe games industry moves quickly and while stories may come and go there are some that we just can't let go of… So, to give those particularly thorny topics a further going over we've created a weekly digest where the members of the PocketGamer.biz team share their thoughts and go that little bit deeper on some of the more interesting things that have happened in mobile gaming in the past week. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizFeb 6

New release roundup: Civilization VII Arcade Edition, Might and Magic Fates TCG, King's Gambit, and more

New release roundup: Civilization VII Arcade Edition, Might and Magic Fates TCG, King's Gambit, and moreWhile the deals and the stats of the gaming world are important, nothing would happen without the research, funding and, of course, development that goes into making a great game. So here’s a collection of the most exciting new mobile games right now, the developers and publishers behind them, and why, exactly, they've made the cut. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizFeb 6

AppMagic: Games revenue growth stalls at 0.2% in 2025 as strategy emerges as the fastest-growing genre

AppMagic: Games revenue growth stalls at 0.2% in 2025 as strategy emerges as the fastest-growing genreGlobal games market growth slowed in 2025 as mobile revenue rose just 0.2% year on year, down from 3% the previous year. That's according to AppMagic's Mobile Landscape report, which showed that download growth also slowed to 4.6%. Strategy emerged as the fastest-growing major genre, with revenue up 16% and downloads increasing 15%. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizFeb 6

European Commission finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act over addictive design

European Commission finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act over addictive designThe European Commission has preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act over the platform’s "addictive" design. In its findings released today, the Commission said features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and TikTok’s highly personalised recommender system may pose risks to users’ physical and mental wellbeing, including minors and vulnerable adults. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizFeb 6

UKIE welcomes new SIC codes for UK games publishing and development

UKIE welcomes new SIC codes for UK games publishing and developmentUK games trade body UKIE has welcomed a major structural change to how the UK games industry is officially classified. This follows confirmation that the 2026 UK Standard Industrial Classification framework will introduce four-digit SIC codes for video games publishing and video games development. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizFeb 6

JetSynthesys confirms EverMerge acquisition from Big Fish Games

JetSynthesys confirms EverMerge acquisition from Big Fish GamesIndia-based digital entertainment company JetSynthesys has confirmed its acquisition of EverMerge from Aristocrat Leisure subsidiary Big Fish Games. We recently reported that Aristocrat had sold various assets of Big Fish Games while keeping the social casino portfolio. Prior to the official announcement of the acquisition, EverMerge was listed on the App Store and Google Play under JetSynthesys. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizFeb 6

NYT Games' multiplayer word game Crossplay surpasses one million downloads

NYT Games' multiplayer word game Crossplay surpasses one million downloadsThe New York Times Games’ multiplayer word game Crossplay has surpassed one million downloads on mobile. The game launched on January 20th 2026 as a free-to-play title following NYT's efforts to expand beyond single-player puzzle formats into real-time competitive play. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizFeb 6

2026 live ops trends: Templatisation, personalisation and AI

2026 live ops trends: Templatisation, personalisation and AILive ops is the cornerstone of what makes the world’s top mobile games successful for the long-term. Updates, regular and special events, new features - whether radical or small - keep games fresh. Live ops approaches have evolved over the years, so to find out what’s in store for 2026, we caught up with Balancy CEO Pavel Ignatov to discuss the latest trends. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizFeb 5

Why you should bring your finance team into product strategy

Why you should bring your finance team into product strategyTravis Hughson is sales manager, EMEA Digital at Tipalti. As mobile games evolve, the business model is getting more interesting and more complicated. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizFeb 5

Direct-to-consumer at PGC London: "The Pandora’s Box is open"

Direct-to-consumer at PGC London: "The Pandora’s Box is open"Appcharge founder and CEO Maor Sason and Play Ventures founding partner Harri Manninen had an open conversation on direct-to-consumer during Pocket Gamer Connects London. They spoke on stage about the legislation surrounding Apple and Google, the rise of Appcharge and the value of D2C for different genres. ... [ MORE ]

Latest Updates | PocketGamer.bizFeb 5