mobilegamer.biz digest

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: – Is Destiny: Rising doomed? Players like the latest update, but it may not be enough – Thoughts on our King interview in which VP Eva Ryott addresses those layoffs plus our reports on AI and company culture for the first time. They also talk about how market competition led to them adding a major new feature in Candy Crush Saga – Some...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: – Playtika is effectively up for sale again, and is reportedly worth ~$3bn – Lots of data nuggets including Q1's top games and best performing markets (China, Singapore and Turkey are up, US is down) – Some quick thoughts on Ilkka Paananen's BAFTA fellowship and Netflix Playground, the streaming giant's play for the kids...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: – Unity is selling off its Supersonic publishing arm and closing the Ironsource Ad Network as its turnaround continues – Is PlayStation Studios Mobile now effectively a licensing outfit? Recent layoffs suggest so – Can Ubisoft make The Division work on mobile? Resurgence launched this week, so we spoke to its producer to get a sense of...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: - A beefy chat with the guy in charge of Scopely's M&A and a cheeky question about maybe buying King - A profile of new hybridcasual publisher Arcade, which has big money backing from Dubai - What's going on with Epic's webshop business? We asked Epic Games Store boss Steve Allison at GDC  - Data digest leads on Epic&...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: - How Epic is doing with its mobile Games Store after our chat with bossman Steve Allison - Love and Deepspace developer Infold reveals some fun stuff about the making of its hit Otome game - Fortnite is back on Google Play, nearly six years after being kicked off - Changes to Google's Play Store and more detail on that Level Up pr...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: - An attempt to explain the nuances of that Epic-Google deal - ...and what it means for the average game-maker on the Play Store - Supercell on the tweaks it made to Clash Royale before that big revenue and engagement spike - A stroll around the GDC show floor and some observations of The State of It All  - Somehow Bossfight returned -...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: - Quickfire summary and reaction to Google's Play Store changes - What it means for Epic and Fortnite - Supercell spin-off Hay Day Match breaks cover, and it's being made by UK studio Playabit - The Supercell and King alumni at Antihero get $4.5m in funding - Minit Games is the latest firm to try and do 'TikTok for games&...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: - Thoughts on that big Xbox exec reshuffle and what might happen next - A breakdown of Microsoft's mobile game empire - What might come next for King and mobile at Microsoft - Blizzard's new mobile spin-off, Overwatch Rush - Data nuggets including Kingshot hitting $500m faster than Whiteout Survival, plus numbers on female pla...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: - Exclusive details on Mike DeLaet's gameplan for Ares Interactive after that $70m raise - An explainer on why Honkai: Star Rail fans think the big 4.0 update got caught up in political tensions between China and Japan - Savvy's reported $7bn swoop for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang maker Moonton - Sega writes down Rovio by $200m,...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: - Supercell's annual blog, financial results and some Clash Royale drama - Epic is not happy about the UK's attempts to rein in Apple and Google - Bernard Kim is back at Unity as Helgason and Bar-Zeev quit - Canadian kids game-maker Budge sold to private equity firm - Roblox's financials are puzzling, but traders don&apos...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: Unity, Epic and more react to Google's Project Genie world model tech after game stocks slide Mobile is up 19% at Take-Two, and is nearly half its earnings overall – and bossman Strauss Zelnick is more and more bullish Stillfront could close more games amid revenue declines, narrative game sell-off and restructure Glu 2.0...? New M...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: Why international attendees are skipping GDC AppLovin has hit back at more wild short seller claims Why app developers are increasingly seeking out mobile game talent Jobs, data and new game news #31, 29/01/26. Supported by Xsolla.  • Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a w...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: What Ubisoft’s big reorg means for its mobile games ‘Critics week’ and mobile gaming’s reputation problem A vibe check (do people still say that?) from PGC London Data, soft launch and new game news #30, 22/01/26. Supported by Xsolla.  • Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: How Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption is doing on mobile  Coin Master maker Moon Active's latest soft launches  Playtika cuts 500 staff, says its growth strategy isn't working (and wants AI efficiencies) Marketing firm Liftoff files for an IPO Possibly too much detail on 2025's top grossing games Just enough detail on 2...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: Roblox brainrot and what mobile game-makers can learn from it  Ustwo goes PC first after Apple Arcade and Netflix strategy shifts Ubisoft closes a mobile studio, Assassins Creed Rebellion is iced Your 2026 predictions and a couple of my own Some data nuggets to nibble on, including December's top performers #28, 08/01/26. Supported...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: Some reaction and context on that apparent new Unity fee A stroll through the life and death of Space Ape Games Your games of the year, and what it says about mobile games right now Jobs news and data nuggets A brief, loose ramble around the biggest stories and trends of 2025 #27, 18/12/25. Supported by Xsolla .  • Hang on, what's...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week: - What might be next for Warner's mobile games after those Netflix/Paramount bids (Either way, it's not looking great) - Why mobile games get ignored at awards shows (and why it's not worth worrying about) - A quick tour of the weird, cynical and quite funny mobile game ads being served on TikTok right now - A smorgasbord...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week:  A look at Trip Hawkins and the Digital Chocolate diaspora running big chunks of today’s mobile games business Is Destiny: Rising in trouble? It seems that way, but a China launch might rescue it A job ad suggests EA is taking another shot at the mobile shooter category, meaning Apex Legends and Battlefield could return to mobile Novemb...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week:  Apple accused of more troubling App Review behaviour  GTA: San Andreas leaves Netflix as games reboot continues A look at Türkiye's ecosystem and the secrets of its success Quick tips on how to make an iconic game icon Zombies Run's co-creator buys it back from a blockchain firm Handy data nuggets and soft launch game news An...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week:  That Unity-Epic deal and the Bromberg-Sweeney alliance Minecraft Blast - the first 'proper' Minecraft mobile game...? Netflix Games 2.0 is here and it's all about Red Dead, WWE, kids and party games Duolingo's not finished buying up mobile game talent Ubisoft halts trading – just boring accountancy stuff or somethin...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week:  The Epic-Google deal is on ice (plus some speculation around it)  That big EA cash-out, including $100m+ for CEO Andrew Wilson Supercell elaborates on why it killed Squad Busters Mobile rules at Take-Two Playtika's doing another Disney game Rainbow Six Mobile is launching after over six years in development NCsoft's Horizon M...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week:  What that Epic-Google agreement could mean Is Supercell closing mo.co next? No, apparently not Sandsoft has indeed closed, as per previous reports October’s top grossing and most downloaded games Data nuggets and jobs news A plug for the next Off The Record event in London A thrilling discovery at Porto airport #21, 06/11/25. Supported...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week:  Reaction to three closures: Squad Busters, Sandsoft and Boss Fight Akın Babayiğit’s ‘billion dollar blueprint’ Google opens up the US Play store EA’s mobile revenue Pokémon Go post-Scopely takeover Handy data nuggets and soft launch news A plug for Off The Record London on November 19 #20, 30/10/25. Supported by Xsolla.  • Hang on, wha...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week, thoughts on:  Layoffs in Finland, boomtime in Istanbul Unity enters the webshop race EA's strange Sims strategy That AWS outage Nintendo’s baffling approach to mobile  Data and jobs news nuggets A plug for Off The Record London on November 19 #19, 23/10/25. Supported by Xsolla.  • Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobi...

A concise inside view of the mobile game business. This week:  - What's going on at Supercell London - Metacore's Merge Mansion, older players and market changes - Playdigious on how to port PC/console games to mobile and actually succeed - Appcharge hires Xsolla exec - Data nuggets, soft launch games and our next Off The Record event  #18, 16/10/25. Supported by Xsolla.  • Hang on, what...