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AppLovin wants to partner with "undermonetised" TikTok globally
AppLovin wants to merge with TikTok’s international operations to fuel its ad monetisation, says CEO Adam Foroughi. This week the fast-growing ad-tech company confirmed its interest in acquiring the ...
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Nintendo Switch 2 release date reaction and Tencent's bizarre Ubisoft deal | Week in Mobile Games podcast
PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple and news editor Aaron Astle discuss the latest games industry news on the Week in Mobile Games Podcast. On this special episode, we dive into the launch ...
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US extends TikTok sale deadline by 75 days
The US Trump administration has extended the deadline for ByteDance to sell its TikTok operations in the country by a further 75 days. Back in January, the US Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the ...
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Netflix Stories cancelled as streaming firm focuses on new games strategy
Netflix has cancelled its Netflix Stories interactive fiction IP as part of the company’s new games strategy. The streaming firm confirmed the news to PocketGamer.biz. The catalogue of ...
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Clash of Clans developer Supercell wants to bring top IP to film and TV
Clash of Clans developer Supercell is expanding outside of games with plans to bring its top IP to film and TV. The Finnish mobile games company is hiring for a senior film and TV development ...
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Netflix Stories cancelled, Supercell expands into film and TV, while Nintendo Switch 2 gets a launch date | Week in Views
The 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 ...
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Trump tariffs bite just as the games industry was getting back on its feet
This opinion piece was published in the PocketGamer.biz newsletter. Sign up for more articles like this straight to your inbox right here. It’s been quite the week for news. For starters, the Nintendo ...
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From a hybridcasual hit to an indie PC title: The story of My Little Universe
Dmitrii Bobrov is a publishing manager at SayGames. Today, My Little Universe by developer Estoty and publisher SayGames launches on PlayStation and Xbox. The game will now be available across major ...
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Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen talks AI, Brawl Stars, middle management fears and why startups should "go crazy" with fresh ideas
"That’s at the very core of Supercell - we want to take big, big risks knowing most of the time they will fail," says Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen. Paananen also talked trends, AI, advice and future ...
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Why disturbing mobile ads work and how to succeed without them
Mobile game ads have a bit of a reputation problem. Just look at the 165,000-member Reddit community, r/shittymobilegameads, or the growing number of YouTube influencers gaining followers by roasting ...
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Analysts weigh in on future "smash hit" Nintendo Switch 2, a $7-8bn opportunity for games content in next two years
The full unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2 yesterday has games industry analysts speculating about how successful the Japanese giant’s next generation may be. Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games ...
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Jobs in Games: Why InnoGames’ Marc Morian left the games industry and what brought him back
Behind every game is a creative team making it happen. In our Jobs in Games series, we highlight some of the individuals working in the games industry, whether they are veterans with years of ...