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 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…
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Several sources close to this deal have since told us that these claims are not true. We contacted Pincus' family office to get further comment but they have not responded. We’ve updated the story to reflect this: mobilegamer.biz/zynga-founde…
On the podcast this week: what’s going on at Rovio, Miniclip's new ad network, Squad Busters' last rites, RedLynx closes and plenty more: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Supercell has confirmed that Squad Busters will be removed from the app stores on December 1 and no longer be playable from December 14: mobilegamer.biz/supercell-co…
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Ubisoft looks set to close its Helsinki studio RedLynx, with 52 jobs at risk: mobilegamer.biz/ubisoft-pois…
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In this week’s data digest: Flow gets $46m, Spill lands $10.5m, Scopely Explore tops US growth charts plus Q3 stats aplenty, in-app events data and more: mobilegamer.biz/data-digest-…
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AdSurge is the new ad network built by Miniclip with the help of Easybrain data and Tencent's AI expertise: mobilegamer.biz/adsurge-is-t…
