Author: Pocket Gamer

At least 71 out of a 100 Google Play Games examined in a new research paper were not correctly marked to comply with loot box regulations.IT University of Copenhagen’s Center for Digital Play lawyer Leon XIao has published a paper in the scientific journal Royal Society Open Science, reports Phys.org. In the paper, XIao claims that game makers in various markets are not complying with mandates for labelling games which include loot boxes.In his report, Xiao claims that this non-compliance can harm children and their families, and argues that game makers should be pressured to display warning labels on games…

Some say generative AI will allow anyone to create games and change the face of user-generated content. Popular tools such as ChatGPT have taken the tech world by storm, with many companies now looking toward AI to streamline their workflow.Generative AI has the potential to be used as a tool during the development process of a game be it coding or the creation of imagery. However it can also be used outside of the creative process and aid with tasks such as advertising. Some are already embracing AI such as Ubisoft, whereas others are still sceptical.In this guest post, Levi…

The BAFTA Game Awards were held on March 30, with a few predictions coming true, and several notable upsets. Megahit God of War: Ragnarok strode ahead with six awards, while Elden Ring earned two. Meanwhile, fan-favourite cult hit cat simulator Stray came away empty-pawed.It proved to be a somewhat successful night, however, for mobile gaming.Immortality, available on Android and iOS through Netflix Games, took home the award for best narrative, in perhaps the biggest upset of the night. Endling – Extinction is Forever took home the Game Beyond Entertainment award, while Vampire Survivors took home two awards: Best Game, and Best…

VRChat, the virtual-reality based platform has announced that a port of the title to mobile devices is in the works.In a recent developer blog VRChat Inc announced that an in-development build is already in production. They also provided a general timeframe of the Android port being rolled out to VRChat Plus users within “three-to-four months” with an iOS version to follow.After securing funding of $10m back in 2019 to expand their team it seems that VRChat Inc are taking the next step by moving beyond regular VR devices such as the Oculus Quest and onto mobile.VRChat Inc’s diversifying move comes…

As technology continues to evolve, gaming has become a crucial part in how we communicate and spend time together. But in an increasingly interconnected world keeping experiences in sync and delivering the best experience for everyone has become an ever increasing battle requiring new tech and innovations at every turn to keep the game in play.David A. Smith is the founder and CTO of metaverse OS Croquet and an industry veteran with experience from the very early dawn of computing.With the advent of Croquet for Unity we caught up with the creator of countless innovations we now take for granted…

Yesterday, the Entertainment Software Association announced that the 2023 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has been cancelled. The event was due to take place this June 13 to 16 in Los Angeles as the first in-person E3 event since 2019 but yesterday the US’s Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and E3’s events company Reedpop announced it’s outright cancellation in a public statement from Kyle Marsden-Kish, the Global VP of Gaming at ReedPop: “This was a difficult decision because of all the effort we and our partners put toward making this event happen, but we had to do what’s right for the industry…

I have never been a big fan of football, other than the Euros and the World Cup when I enter into the hivemind of the British public and scream all sorts of obscenities at my TV.However, for some reason, by adding cars onto the playing field I become a football hooligan even Paul Gascoigne would stand in awe of.Of course I am talking about Rocket League, which has just rocketed onto iOS and Android devices.Following a short soft launch in Oceania, Psyonix launched Rocket League Sideswipe worldwide earlier this week.Rocket League Sideswipe is a mobile version of the eponymous car…

Launching back in 2019 DREST has helped to bring the fashion and gaming worlds together, with 250% year-on year user growth and positive engagement among players the title is now ready to expand in 2023 with “The new and improved version of DREST.”We spoke with the CEO of DREST, Lisa Bridgett, on how gaming has been a perfect fit for luxury fashion styling and how brands have embraced the mobile title.We also discuss the future of DREST with an upcoming update and how fashion and style meet the metaverse.Where did the initial idea for DREST come from?Lisa Bridgett: The initial idea for…

The latest report into the gaming market of Türkiye from GIT(Gaming in Turkiye) reveals key facts about the healthy mobile games industry in the region.According to the report, a whopping 81% of adults in Turkiye play at least one mobile game. Of all the mobile players in Turkiye, 51% are male and 49% are female, while ages 14 to 29 comprise 37% of players, ages 30 to 49 comprise 44% of players and the lowest stands at players age 50 to 69 with 19%. These are highly active players as well, 72% saying they play mobile games daily, while 22%…

Netflix has steadily built its profile in the mobile space with a combination of games based on its productions and third-party games hosted on its service. While job listings have shown that the company is working on an AAA shooterm details have emerged regarding the company’s ambitions to bring mobile gaming to TV’s.Developer Steve Moser got in touch with Bloomberg to bring attention to new code within the Netflix iOS app, which reads “A game on your TV needs a controller to play. Do you want to use this phone as a game controller?”Netflix wants to make games playable on every…