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's 1,000 layoffs and has lots of other big numbers in it - Savvy is set to buy Moonton plus how to crack the...

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 program that could save studios 5% in IAP fees - Data nuggets, new game and soft launch news, some pleas...

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 - NCsoft's quiet move into mobile gets louder with a $204m deal for a German rewarded play fir...

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' - Why Ubisoft thinks Rainbow Six Mobile can succeed where Apex Legends and Warzone failed - Data nuggets, a qui...

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 players, the casual market, January's top titles and Sensor Tower’s latest report - Some quick jobs updates an...

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, citing tricky market conditions - Liftoff's IPO is cancelled, Fallout Shelter rises thanks to the TV show, ...

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't care - Overall vibes from DICE in Las Vegas - A rattle through some data and jobs nuggets - An exciting new whoosh...

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 overall – and bossman Strauss Zelnick is more and more bullishStillfront could close more games amid revenue declines, narrative game sell-off and restructureGlu 2.0...? New Mike DeLaet and Niccolo de Masi-led outfit Ares Interactive raises $70mJanuary's top grossing games and bi...

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 mobile game talentJobs, 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 walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business. That's it.

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?) from PGC LondonData, 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 walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business. That's it.