mobilegamer.biz digest
What's going on in the mobile games business.
Episodes
39 episodes
Scopely talks M&A, new publisher Arcade, yet more Epic news, Moonton, China, data, new games, more
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...
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Epic Games Store, Love and Deepspace, Fortnite, Google Play, data nuggets, new games, soft launches and more
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 mak...
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17:40
More Epic-Google deal detail, Clash Royale, GDC reactions, Bossfight, NCsoft, data, jobs, more
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 ...
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Google cuts store fees and welcomes back Fortnite plus Hay Day Match, Halfbrick, Antihero, Rainbow Six and more
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'...
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19:44
Xbox reshuffle analysis, what's next for King, Overwatch Rush, data, jobs, more
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 mobi...
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18:43
Ares' gameplan, Honkai: Star Rail drama, Moonton's Savvy sale, Rovio's write-down, DICE's odd mobile award, more
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 c...
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17:43
Supercell drama, unhappy Epic, Unity reshuffle, Budge sold, Roblox, DICE, data, jobs, more
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...
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18:36
Google's Project Genie, Take-Two, Stillfront, Ares, January's top games and more
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 slideMobile is up 19% at Take-Two, and is nearly half its earnings o...
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18:44
GDC concerns, AppLovin allegations, why app makers want game talent plus jobs, data and new game news
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week:Why international attendees are skipping GDCAppLovin has hit back at more wild short seller claimsWhy app developers are increasingly seeking out m...
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16:48
Ubisoft’s big reorg, critics and mobile's reputation problem, PGC London thoughts, data, soft launch and new game news, more
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 problemA vibe check (do people still say that?) fr...
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18:10
Red Dead Redemption, Moon Active, Playtika, Liftoff, 2025's top games, data and jobs news, more
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 ...
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19:28
Roblox brainrot explained, Ustwo's strategy switch, Ubi closes mobile studio, 2026 predictions, more
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 shiftsUbisoft closes...
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17:26
Unity shenanigans, Space Ape postmortem, your games of the year, 2025 wrapped, more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week:Some reaction and context on that apparent new Unity feeA stroll through the life and death of Space Ape GamesYour games of the year, and what it s...
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18:16
What's next for Warner's mobile games, why award shows ignore mobile, weird/funny/cynical TikTok ads, more
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 show...
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18:21
Digital Chocolate’s diaspora, Destiny: Rising woes, EA’s shooter revival, November’s top games, more
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 businessIs Destiny: Rising in trouble? It seems t...
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17:24
App Review woes, GTA leaves Netflix, Türkiye's hot streak, iconic icons, Zombies Run, more
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 continuesA look at Türkiye's ecosys...
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16:48
That Unity-Epic deal, Minecraft Blast, Netflix Games 2.0, Duolingo, Ubisoft, Stash, EA and more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week: That Unity-Epic deal and the Bromberg-Sweeney allianceMinecraft Blast - the first 'proper' Minecraft mobile game...?Netflix Games 2.0 is here...
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18:43
Epic-Google shenanigans, EA payouts, Squad Busters, Take-Two, Playtika, Rainbow 6, Horizon mobile, more
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 WilsonSupercell e...
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16:57
That Epic-Google deal, Supercell's mo.co revamp, Sandsoft, October's top games, data and jobs news, more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week: What that Epic-Google agreement could meanIs Supercell closing mo.co next? No, apparently notSandsoft has indeed c...
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17:40
Squad Busters, Sandsoft, Boss Fight, the ‘billion dollar blueprint’, Google Play opens up, Pokémon Go, more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week: Reaction to three closures: Squad Busters, Sandsoft and Boss FightAkın Babayiğit’s ‘billion dollar blueprint’Google opens up the US Play stor...
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18:16
Layoffs in Finland, boomtime in Istanbul, Unity webshops, The Sims, AWS, Nintendo, more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week, thoughts on: Layoffs in Finland, boomtime in IstanbulUnity enters the webshop raceEA's strange Sims strategyThat AWS outage...
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18:19
Supercell, Metacore, Playdigious and Appcharge insights, data and soft launch nuggets, more
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 ac...
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18:41
Epic, AppLovin, Supercell, Playdigious and Destiny news, loads of interesting data nuggets, more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week: - Epic Games' move into webshops (will Unity be next?)- AppLovin's alleged data collection probe- Supercell's spiky letter to EU regulators- Gr...
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