3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (347+ words) Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund may merge Savvy Games Group and EA, according to a report. Bloomberg cited people “familiar with the matter” who claimed that while no final decision had been made, such a move would help better coordinate…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (189+ words) Wooga's Holger Wurst is the latest name confirmed for Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics, taking place in Helsinki on October 20th to 21st. Holger, lead UX designer at the studio, adds to what's shaping up to be a packed speaker roster for the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (281+ words) Pocket Worlds has acquired Hotel Hideaway, the mobile social world developed by Finnish studio Sulake. The acquisition brings the title under the same portfolio as Highrise and Everskies, giving Pocket Worlds more than 80 million registered users across its social worlds....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1082+ words) Beth Nations is vice president and general manager of direct to consumer at Scopely. For years, many digital experiences have followed a similar rhythm. People open an app, scroll, react and move on. They may be surrounded by content from…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (947+ words) Game development is becoming an increasingly important part of Qatar’s plans to diversify its digital economy. But the country is still building the ecosystem needed to turn that ambition into a major gaming hub. That’s the challenge Invest Qatar is…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (209+ words) Nearly 1,900 Blizzard Entertainment workers have voted to ratify their first union contract with parent company Microsoft after more than two years of bargaining. As reported by Kotaku, the agreement includes new protections around generative AI, crediting, remote work and layoffs....

5+ day, 55+ min ago   (149+ words) FreeAnimal has launched as a global creative agency by bringing together seven agencies under Keywords Studios. The new agency unites gnet, ICHI, KWM, Maverick, TrailerFarm, Big Farmer and Fire Without Smoke into a single organisation designed to offer an approach…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (270+ words) GenAI tech firm Tripo AI has raised approximately ¥3 billion ($445m) in Series B and B+ financing rounds. The company aims to use the funds to fuel the development of its generative 3D models, expanding its computing infrastructure for AI training and product…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (368+ words) A coalition of 18 organisations representing app developers and digital businesses has criticised Apple’s new EU App Store terms, arguing they still fail to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). A joint open letter signed by the European Game Developer…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1839+ words) At Pocket Gamer Connects, as well as covering all facets of the mobile games industry, our star speakers cover all other platforms, too. Here, as with our events like PGC Nordics on October 20th and 21st we get some insights from outside…...