Apple has unveiled the winners of the 2024 App Store Awards, honouring 17 apps and games. The iPhone maker's list of apps includes those that fostered creativity, helped users reach new milestones, ...

Games-focused venture fund Beam Ventures is launching in Abu Dhabi with $150m to support promising game studios. As part of its mission to position Abu Dhabi as a global gaming hub, Beam Ventures will ...

Epic Games has partnered with telecoms company Telefónica to make Fortnite and Epic Games Store pre-installed apps on Android devices. The deal extends to 2025 and includes compatible Android devices ...

Indian esports company EsportsXO has partnered with Abu Dhabi Gaming to expand into the MENA region. The strategic partnership will allow XO to open its regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The office ...

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has surpassed 60 million downloads on Android and iOS devices since it launched on October 30, 2024. This milestone follows the app's nomination for Best Mobile Game ...

While the deals and the stats of the gaming world are important, nothing would happen without the research, funding and, of course, development that goes into making a great game. So here’s a ...

Roguelike indie card game Balatro has sold over 3.5 million copies. The game's official X (formerly Twitter) account shared the news and joked about the title's humble origins from creator LocalThunk.

Tech startups in MENA raised $258 million across 46 deals in November, marking a 92% monthly increase. According to a new report from Wamda and Digital Digest, the UAE was the top-funded MENA ...

Dress-up adventure RPG Infinity Nikki has generated $4 million in gross revenue ($2.8m net) on the App Store and Google Play during its first four days. Most mobile player spending has come from China ...

PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple, deputy editor Paige Cook and news editor Aaron Astle discuss the latest mobile games industry news from the past week. To make sure you get the latest ...

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 ...

Apple is facing a UK class action lawsuit from app developers accusing it of imposing an anti-competitive 30% commission on App Store sales. As reported by Bloomberg, competition policy professor Sean ...