6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (155+ words) Mobile publisher PlayDucky has revealed it paid more than $1 million to creators in 2025 for user-generated content in its simulation title Melon Sandbox. PlayDucky said many of its highest-earning creators are under the age of 20, with some generating up to $80,000 through…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago  (206+ words) Fortnite is set to return to the Google Play Store on March 19th, 2026 after a long absence from the platform." The game was removed back in August 2020 when Epic Games introduced its own in-app payment system that bypassed Google's billing rules,…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (122+ words) Ad tech platform Smartly has signed a letter of intent to acquire marketing measurement platform Incrmntal. Smartly offers AI-powered marketing tools to produce and scale digital ad campaigns. Incrmntal, meanwhile, provides real-time insights into the impact of marketing investments across…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1010+ words) From early setbacks to a growing mobile player base, Cameroon-based Dawn of Game Studio is taking a measured approach to building Kwat Fou, combining disciplined development with grassroots community engagement as it works toward its next phase. We caught up…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (209+ words) The Epic Games Store will allow mobile publishers on iOS and Android to start self-publishing their games from August. Speaking to PocketGamer.biz at GDC, EGS GM Steve Allison said the focus is on making the marketplace a games-focused app....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (440+ words) Nominations for the 22nd BAFTA Games Awards have been announced, with the full list comprising 42 games across 17 categories. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed by nine for Dispatch and eight for Ghost of Y'tei. Mobile games are often…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1286+ words) Khaleem Solomon did not follow the traditional path into the games industry. A former graphic designer and web builder who once specialised in Shopify storefronts, he taught himself the tools of Meta Horizon from scratch in late 2021. Since then, he…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (197+ words) GDC Festival of Gaming has concluded in San Francisco after drawing around 20,000 attendees from more than 85 countries. Held at the Moscone Centre, the event featured more than 700 sessions delivered by 1,100 speakers covering topics across the full game development pipeline, including…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (629+ words) If you're looking to access investors, publishing partners, or strategic collaborations in the global games industry, Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona on June 15th-16th is where those partnerships begin. Set in one of Europe's fastest expanding game sectors, the conference connects the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1772+ words) Iaroslav Kobozev is head of marketing analytics at AppQuantum. What to expect from a marketing analyst in 2026, how the market has changed, and what does AI have to do with it? Over the past three years, the marketing analytics market…...