I run https://xitter.cf/t.co/DJBziH8VPd and cover the games industry. Tips: neil at mobilegamer dot biz. Ex-Apple, Edge, ONM, MCV
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People kept asking for a podcast, so here it is: every week I go on a walk and tell you what’s happening in the mobile games business: pod.link/1822126738
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In this week’s data digest we’ve got ad stats from top spenders Gossip Harbor, Pokémon Go and Monopoly Go, a look at the arrow puzzle genre, a big Homescapes stat and plenty more:
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A creator known as @ayoships claims to have reverse-engineered games like Block Blast, Subway Surfers and Candy Crush Saga to reveal their monetisation secrets: mobilegamer.biz/this-creator…
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Roco Kingdom is a creature-collecting webgame with over 300m players in its native China. It’s coming to the west on mobile, console and PC next year, and its creator Tencent has big plans for it: mobilegamer.biz/tencent-owne…
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Pokémon Unite is closing down in March 2027. AppMagic estimates suggest the Tencent-made MOBA generated around $75m on mobile platforms from 127m downloads: mobilegamer.biz/tencents-big…
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Who's making games for iPhone Duo? Mostly indies, for now – only three of the 17 non-Arcade games featured by Apple come from big mobile publishers: mobilegamer.biz/whos-making-…
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Here’s your regular look at soft launches you should be keeping tabs on – including incoming games from Scopely, Rovio, Century, Moon Active, Zynga, Playrix, Blizzard, King and more: mobilegamer.biz/the-soft-lau…
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In this week’s new game digest we’ve got Football Manager, Dispatch, The Traitors, UnGodly, a new Dr. Seuss title and plenty more: mobilegamer.biz/new-games-di…
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Stillfront has confirmed that Marcus Jacobs will succeed Alexis Bonte as president and group CEO. It also posted its latest financials: mobilegamer.biz/stillfronts-…
On the extra brisk podcast this week: Apple app review woes, EA job cuts, Supercell, Monopoly Go, Netflix Games and more: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Supercell says it has suffered a cyberattack targeted at its internal video platform - no player data was taken, it says, but some employee and partner data may have been accessed: mobilegamer.biz/supercell-hi…
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Epic Games says Fortnite is finally returning to the Australian App Store tomorrow. It’s the result of a recent court ruling: mobilegamer.biz/fortnite-is-…
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Electronic Arts is cutting around 400 jobs in a move that will affect about 3% of its global workforce. It’s also closing BioWare, and there are updates on its other big franchises in a memo sent to staff: mobilegamer.biz/400-jobs-cut…
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Wargaming cofounder Nick Katselapov has raised $10m for his new mobile game funding outfit Mika Games: mobilegamer.biz/wargaming-co…
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Monopoly Go earned Hasbro $41m in the third quarter of 2026, bringing the licensor's income from Scopely's game to $127m for the first nine months of the year: mobilegamer.biz/monopoly-go-…
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In this week’s data digest we’ve got Scopely, Century and Dream atop the US revenue charts, Hungry and Miniclip leading downloads, Royal Smash Vs Smash Fest plus stats from Mag, Strikerz and more: mobilegamer.biz/data-digest-…
Fair play to Apple for responding to my request for comment here with quite a bit of info and context
Some studios say Apple’s app review process takes weeks rather than days thanks to the new wave of AI-made apps. "This poor service by Apple is costing developers significantly,” says one CEO. Google is handling the flood better, it seems. More here: mobilegamer.biz/app-store-re…
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Supercell has officially completed its acquisition of Merge Mansion maker Metacore, with financial terms undisclosed: mobilegamer.biz/supercell-ha…
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Nearly 60 Netflix Games staff appear to have been caught up in the streaming giant’s recent round of layoffs: mobilegamer.biz/around-60-ne…
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In another busy jobs digest we’ve got moves and promotions at Microsoft, Skydance, Apple, Google, Scopely, Supercell, Tripledot, Trailmix, Miniclip, Dream Games and more: mobilegamer.biz/jobs-digest-…
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In this week’s very busy new game digest we’ve got Titanium Court, No Man’s Sky, Sifu, Vampire Crawlers, Gundam Blitz Order plus new games from Nuverse, Atari, Raw Fury, Noodlecake, Konami and more: mobilegamer.biz/new-game-dig…
