Savvy Games Group-owned Scopely is officially acquiring Pokémon Go developer Niantic’s games business for $3.5 billion. Rumours of the blockbuster deal began swirling last month. Scopely has now ...

Mobile games publisher Tilting Point has launched a $150 million user acquisition fund to help developers scale their apps and games. Tilting Point said that its intention with the fund is to offer ...

Game developer Virtuos has opened a new studio in Seoul, South Korea. Aptly named Virtuos Seoul, the office will be led by general manager Seunghwan “Sean” Yoon. He will report to managing director of ...

Finance platform PvX Partners has raised $3.8 million in a seed investment round. The funds will be used to expand PvX Partners’ operations across its platform, starting with PvX Capital, which offers ...

UGC games startup Liminal Experiences has raised $5.8 million in a seed funding round. The startup, founded by a team of veterans from Riot Games, Blizzard and more, is focused on using AI to “empower ...

Almost nine years on from its release, Pokémon Go continues to reach 20 million weekly active players. Approximately half of all players log in seven days per week. Across its lifetime, players have ...

Today Scopely officially revealed that it has acquired Niantic’s games business, including Pokémon Go, Monster Hunter Now and Pikmin Bloom, for $3.5 billion. Shortly after the news went live, ...

Turkish mobile games studio Good Job Games has closed a $23 million seed round to build a "legacy entertainment company". The developer has worked on titles including Zen Match, later bought along ...

Former Netflix VP of games Mike Verdu has left the streaming firm after nearly four years. The company has confirmed the news to PocketGamer.biz, originally reported by Game File. Verdu first joined ...

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Direct-to-consumer platform Appcharge has expanded its executive team with new leadership hires in North America and South Korea. Industry veteran Sean Megaw has been appointed as the company’s new ...

As rumours swirl around the potential sale of Pokémon Go developer Niantic’s entire mobile games catalogue to Savvy Games Group-owned Scopely in what could be a $3.5 billion exchange, the industry can ...