Swedish mobile games developer Toca Boca has been struck by a number of layoffs. Affected staff have been sharing the news of the job cuts on social media this week. Impacted roles include QA, art, ...

Microsoft has enacted widespread layoffs across its games division that includes around 200 job losses at King. As reported by Bloomberg, people “familiar with the plans” claimed the Candy Crush Saga ...

Supercell has made its latest title Mo.co available to all players worldwide. The game was launched on March 18th but was only accessible to players through an invite, a restriction that’s now been ...

The UK Government has launched a new £30 million Games Growth Package aimed at boosting the country’s games industry on the global stage. The scheme will provide £10 million annual over the next three ...

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Cygames’ strategic new card game Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond is targeting seasoned Shadowverse fans and series newcomers with a fully voice-acted story, seven unique classes to choose from and plenty ...

There can be a misconception on how games are made, with some assuming the studio whose logo appears on the opening screen is a title's sole developer, when that's not always the case. Speaking on ...

Crown Quest took first place at the Mobile Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona this year. For the first time in Barcelona, Pocket Gamer Connects arrived and provided a space where ...

Social platform Root has raised $9 million in seed funding as it approaches closed beta with ambitions to become the next Discord. This investment round was led by Headline Ventures and Konvoy ...

Semyon Kozyura is the founder at Flexus. Our stance on deadlines comes down to how we believe games should feel. When you’re building something the market hasn’t seen before, there are no close ...

Annual trade fair and industry conference Lagos Games Week is underway, kicking off a week of talks, B2B networking and esports finals. The Lagos Games Week conference itself is taking place on June ...

Mobile market intelligence firm Sensor Tower has acquired live ops data platform Playliner for an undisclosed fee. Based in Finland, Playliner tracks and analyses live ops in mobile games, offering ...