Aptoide Sues Google over Alleged Android App Store Monopoly
Aptoide has filed an antitrust lawsuit in a San Francisco federal court accusing Google of maintaining an anticompetitive chokehold on Android app distribution and in‑app billing. The complaint says Google forces developers onto the Play Store, limiting rival stores even though Aptoide offers 436,000 apps to more than 200 million users. Aptoide seeks an injunction and unspecified triple damages, building on a 2014 EU antitrust complaint. The case adds to heightened U.S. scrutiny of Google after the Epic Games fight and a recent monopoly ruling on its search business.
Forecasting Mobile Game Profitability: How Publishers Predict UA Performance
AppQuantum’s head of marketing analytics, Iaroslav Kobozev, outlines a profit‑forecasting system that projects annual ROAS from a single week of D7 performance. By updating coefficient models weekly and enforcing a minimum cohort of 300 installs or 10 payers, the framework...
New Studio Kemet Entertainment Opens in Cairo
Kemet Entertainment, a new Egyptian studio, has launched to develop globally competitive mobile games. The lean team of fewer than 10 aims to use AI‑driven rapid prototyping and continuous iteration. While rooted in the MENA region, it targets a worldwide...
Dice Throne Launches $100k Kickstarter for Digital Adaptation
Dice Throne has opened a $100,000 Kickstarter to fund Dice Throne Digital, a PC, mobile, and mixed‑reality adaptation of its tabletop hit. The digital version targets a February 2027 release on Steam and mobile, with a Meta Quest version slated...
Navigating the Global Payments Frontier - an Interview with Fastspring's Christopher Bunk
FastSpring’s new Chief Product & Technology Officer Christopher Bunk explains how the company’s merchant‑of‑record (MoR) platform abstracts tax, compliance, fraud and currency handling for game studios. He argues that as AI‑driven development accelerates global launches, the operational complexity of selling...
How Pitching Competitions Support Indie Developers
Pitching competitions such as the Big Indie Pitch, part of Pocket Gamer Connects conferences, give indie game developers a five‑minute platform to showcase their titles to publishers, journalists, and investors. Participants receive immediate verbal feedback, a detailed assessment emailed afterward,...
How Tilting Point and AN Games Are Taking on the 4X Strategy Space with Avatar: Realms Collide
Tilting Point and AN Games launched Avatar: Realms Collide, a mobile 4X strategy game built on the beloved Avatar franchise. In its first year the title surpassed 3.6 million installs and has a live‑ops team of roughly 60 members maintaining steady...
Supercell’s Titan Engine: Spanning Flagships to "the Cheapest, Oldest Android Handset" In the World
Supercell has unveiled details of its proprietary Titan engine, a mobile‑first game engine that runs on everything from the latest flagship smartphones to the oldest Android handsets still playing Clash Royale. The engine underpins all of Supercell’s titles, supporting 300 million monthly...
Discover How to Enter and Navigate China's Games Market in 2026 at PGC Summit Shanghai
The Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Shanghai on July 29, 2026 will serve as a direct gateway for international game makers to enter China’s massive market, which generates roughly 20% of global player spending. Attendees will meet regulators, publishers, and platform...
Find Out the Secrets Behind Sweden's Games Industry Success in Malmö on May 27th to 28th
Sweden’s games sector, powered by strong education, early internet adoption and government backing, has produced global hits like Minecraft and Candy Crush. The ecosystem combines major studios—Mojang, Paradox, King—and a vibrant indie scene supported by hubs such as Game Habitat and...
UK Games Market Hit Record £8.8bn in 2025
The UK video‑games market reached a record $11.2 bn in 2025, expanding more than 7% year‑over‑year. Digital software accounted for $6 bn of that total, with console sales alone hitting $3.2 bn, while physical game sales dropped to $405 m. Hardware contributed $2.8 bn, buoyed...
Government Pledges £28.5m for UK Games Fund to Boost Industry
The UK government announced a £30 million (≈$37.5 million) Games Growth Package, allocating £28.5 million (≈$35.6 million) to the UK Games Fund. The fund is divided into three tracks—Entry (£20 k/~$25 k), Emergent (£100 k/~$125 k), and Expansion (£250 k/~$312 k)—to support studios at different stages. Additionally, £1.5 million (≈$1.9 million) will...
Five Studios Come Together to Form Nova Assembly
Five independent game studios—Unfrozen, Sad Cat Studios, VEA Games, Game Garden and Weappy—have merged under the new developer‑led holding Nova Assembly. Denis Fedorov will serve as CEO and Ilya Yanovich as creative director. The consortium will share production expertise, reduce reliance on...
Playtika’s Next Move, The Division Resurgence’s Early Numbers and Game of Thrones’ Next Mobile Title | Week in Views
Playtika has reopened a portfolio‑wide strategic review to boost shareholder value, despite its market cap shrinking to $1.19 billion after a series of costly acquisitions. The company’s SuperPlay studio is the only bright spot, while older titles show declining revenue. Ubisoft’s...
Zynga Launches Borderlands Mobile on the App Store
Zynga and NaturalMotion have quietly launched Borderlands Mobile, a free‑to‑play looter shooter, on the US App Store. The game adapts Gearbox’s flagship Borderlands franchise for smartphones, featuring campaign missions, Tower of Terror and Circle of Slaughter modes. Developed by London‑based...
