mobilegamer.biz digest
What's going on in the mobile games business.
Episodes
55 episodes
King dodges Xbox cuts, Destiny Rising, Google's store fees, Ustwo slams platforms, June’s top games, more
The mobilegamer.biz podcast is a concise, banter-free digest of what’s driving the mobile games business.Every week, mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and tells you what’s going on in under 20 minutes.In ...
King and the Xbox cuts, Meta's 'TikTok for games', alot of Scopely news, game closures, MTG, more
The mobilegamer.biz podcast is a concise, banter-free digest of what’s driving the mobile games business.Every week, mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and tells you what’s going on in under 20 minutes.In ...
eFootball vs EA FC, Apple Arcade stats, Stillfront, Queen, third party app stores, payments, more
The mobilegamer.biz podcast is a concise, banter-free digest of what’s driving the mobile games business.Every week, mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and tells you what’s going on in under 20 minutes.In ...
Google Play store fees, Kingshot's World Cup ads, AppsFlyer's $1bn raise, Kabam layoffs, Ex-King execs kill Queen, more
The mobilegamer.biz podcast is a concise, banter-free digest of what’s driving the mobile games business.Every week, mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and tells you what’s going on in under 20 minutes.In ...
Amateur devs score hits with 38-0, WWDC reactions, May’s top games, Orna, more
The mobilegamer.biz podcast is a concise, banter-free digest of what’s driving the mobile games business.Every week, mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and tells you what’s going on in under 20 minutes.In ...
Why Summer Game Fest is a mobile-free zone, Supercell kills US projects, yet more Xbox chat, EA's mobile misstep, data, more
The mobilegamer.biz podcast is a concise, banter-free digest of what’s driving the mobile games business.Every week, mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and tells you what’s going on in under 20 minutes.In ...
Supercell, King and Sybo slam EU plan, Atari buys Hipster Whale, Zynga's Mark Pincus on copycats, more
The mobilegamer.biz podcast is a concise, banter-free digest of what’s driving the mobile games business.Every week, mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and tells you what’s going on in under 20 minutes.In ...
Take-Two, Ubisoft, Monopoly Go and SciPlay news plus data and soft launch nuggets
The mobilegamer.biz podcast is a concise, banter-free digest of what’s driving the mobile games business.Every week, mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and tells you what’s going on in under 20 minutes.In ...
Supercell reboots Mo.co, Fortnite is back on iOS, Nintendo's next mobile game, Embracer, Wooga, more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week:Is it the last roll of the dice for Supercell’s monster hunting game Mo.co…? It was rebooted after struggling to get much traction, and is...
Sega-Rovio woes, Playtika goes casual, Unity's turnaround, pitching investors, data nuggets, more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week:– A look at the grim Rovio news from Sega’s latest financial report, including a clarification over their translation of restructure/rebuild– Playtika’s transition...
Supercell buys Metacore amid brutal layoffs, Second Dinner cuts, inside Scopely x Niantic, April’s top games, data, jobs, more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week:– Metacore is to cut up to 160 staff and refocus purely on Merge Mansion as it becomes part of Supercell, which has bought it out and will absorb it fully, like it did wi...
Xbox's weird 'North Star', Sybo and Subway Surfers, App Store emulators, Peridot's death, soft launches, data, more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week:– A look at what the various statements coming out of Xbox in the last week mean for its vast mobile business, which was barely mentioned at all despite the platform's ne...
Apple's undercooked games efforts, Google's big AI claims, Ilkka's BAFTA speech plus data, jobs, new games and more
A concise inside view of the mobile game business.This week:– Probably too many thoughts on Apple's role in, and contribution to, the games business during the 15 years Tim Cook has been in charge– An overview of our GDC ch...
Is Destiny doomed?, King on AI, layoffs and workplace culture plus March's top games, data, soft launches and more
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...
Playtika for sale, data nuggets, Ilkka's BAFTA, Netflix Playground, game writers on mobile games, more
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, Singa...
Unity streamlines, PlayStation cuts, The Division mobile, Elder Scrolls Blades, Coffee Stain Malmo, more
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 effective...
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...
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...
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 ...
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'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...