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Mobilegamer.biz19 min
That EA-Scopely supergroup, Reform's mobile game, King strikes, Mattel, Roblox, Mizuguchi, more
The mobile games industry is currently navigating significant shifts in corporate consolidation, regulatory pressure, and platform evolution.
- Bloomberg reports that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is considering a merger of its gaming assets, including Savvy Games Group, EA, Scopely, and Moonton, to create a unified gaming supergroup.
- King faces potential strikes at its Stockholm and Malmo offices on September 25th following a year-long dispute over a collective bargaining agreement that the company rejected in June.
- Roblox announced new technology allowing creators to export games as standalone native titles for mobile, PC, and console, alongside a new 'Roblox Wallet' for daily real-currency creator payouts.
Mobilegamer.bizSep 2026
The Game Business59 min
With no GTA, what are the biggest games still to come in 2025?
The 2025 gaming landscape is defined by a reliance on established intellectual property as the industry navigates a period without a major Grand Theft Auto release.
- The 2025 gaming market is anchored by established franchises including Borderlands 4, Mafia: The Old Country, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, which are currently driving the highest levels of social engagement and wish-list metrics.
- Publishers are shifting toward shorter, more focused development cycles to mitigate the financial risks associated with rising production costs and the volatility of live-service models.
- Germany has doubled its game development funding to €125 million, signaling a significant regional push to support the industry despite ongoing studio restructurings.
The Game BusinessJul 2025
Two & a Half Gamers60 min
From Hypercasual to Hybridcasual - The Supercent story. Iterative nature & Admon w/ UA in grey zone
The mobile gaming landscape is undergoing a significant transition as studios shift from traditional hypercasual models toward hybridcasual frameworks.
- Supercent utilizes a high-frequency iterative model for hybridcasual games, repeatedly refining core mechanics from successful titles like 'My Perfect Hotel' to launch new revenue-generating products such as 'Pizza Ready', 'Outlet Rush', and 'Snake Clash'.
- Supercent's titles demonstrate a aggressive monetization strategy by integrating interstitials, rewarded videos, and banners from the first minute of gameplay, alongside specific rewarded placements for movement speed, carrying capacity, and equipment upgrades.
- The company has experimented with controversial monetization tactics, such as integrating 'Bright Data' software, which allows the app to use user IP addresses and bandwidth for data scraping, potentially generating significant monthly revenue from a fraction of their millions of users.
Two & a Half GamersMay 2024
PocketGamer.biz22 min
History of Mobile Gaming Quiz PG Connects Digital #2
The mobile gaming industry has experienced rapid evolution since its inception, a trajectory highlighted through a ten-question historical quiz presented at the Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2 event in June 2020.
- The mobile gaming industry has evolved from the 1997 debut of Snake on the Nokia 6110 to a multi-billion dollar global economic force.
- Modern mobile gaming scale is exemplified by titles like Candy Crush, which contains over 7,100 levels, and the 2019 Fortnite World Cup, which awarded a $3 million first-place prize.
- The industry demonstrates massive financial impact, such as the 2016 launch of Pokémon Go increasing Nintendo’s market value by $7 billion in one day and Monster Strike generating over $8 billion for Mixi.
PocketGamer.bizJul 2020
PocketGamer.biz7 min
PGC Helsinki 2018 Pecha Kucha sessions: IMGA's Maarten Noyons
The concept of legacy serves as the central theme, exploring how individuals across various industries—from technology and gaming to politics—shape the burdens or inspirations they leave for subsequent generations.
- Legacy is defined by the tension between a creator's intended professional milestones and the evolving, often contradictory, public judgment of their actions over time.
- The gaming industry creates enduring cultural touchstones, such as the development of Snake in Finland and The Legend of Zelda, which serve as positive foundations for future innovation.
- Professional legacies can act as either a source of inspiration or a burdensome weight that successors must navigate or dismantle.
PocketGamer.bizOct 2018
PocketGamer.biz19 min
How mobile games went from Snake to a $50bn industry in 20 years
The mobile gaming industry has undergone a transformative evolution over the past two decades, growing from the rudimentary origins of Snake in 1997 to a dominant $50 billion global sector.
- Mobile gaming has grown into a $50 billion global industry, now accounting for over 50% of total gaming end-user revenue and exceeding the combined earnings of the film box office and recorded music industries.
- The industry’s transition from pre-iPhone era limitations to a meritocratic app store ecosystem enabled the rise of 20 mobile gaming 'unicorns' that have each generated over $1 billion in lifetime revenue.
- The free-to-play model is the dominant commercial driver, with 22 of the industry's top-performing titles utilizing this monetization strategy.
PocketGamer.bizOct 2018
PocketGamer.biz4 min
Why is Finland so successful when it comes to mobile games?
Finland maintains a position as the most successful region globally for mobile game production on a per capita basis.
- Finland leads the world in mobile game production on a per capita basis due to a unique convergence of historical industrial influence and a robust educational system.
- The decline of Nokia acted as a primary catalyst for the industry, releasing a large pool of skilled technical talent and established business networks into the mobile gaming sector.
- Finland’s mobile gaming expertise is rooted in a long-standing technological foundation that dates back to the 1980s, including early mobile innovations like Snake.
PocketGamer.bizJan 2016
PocketGamer.biz11 min
How Finland change the direction of the mobile games industry
The Finnish mobile gaming industry owes its foundational success to the strategic influence and patronage of Nokia.
- Nokia served as the foundational corporate patron for the Finnish mobile gaming industry, providing the essential investment, technical infrastructure, and distribution channels that enabled studios like Rovio, RedLynx, and Bugbear to scale.
- The Finnish 'demo scene'—a culture of programmers dedicated to maximizing hardware performance—provided the core talent pool that Nokia leveraged to pioneer early mobile gaming concepts.
- Nokia’s N-Gage hardware, despite its commercial failure, acted as a critical bridge to the modern era by introducing early mobile connectivity standards and concepts that prefigured modern ecosystems like Game Center and mobile MMOs.
PocketGamer.bizAug 2014