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Mobile games industry news and insights.
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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:
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mobilegamer.biz digest
What's going on in the mobile games business, explained concisely.
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12 months ago
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Update: Metacore has now confirmed that it'll close its offices in Germany and Sweden, and there will be 159 job cuts in Finland. The Supercell acquisition is still being finalised:
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Supercell to fully acquire Merge Mansion maker Metacore amid restructure, with 160 jobs at risk
UPDATE: Metacore has now confirmed that it’ll close its offices in Germany and Sweden and there will be 159 job cuts in Finland. The Supercell acquisition remains in process.
https://mobilegamer.biz/supercell-to-fully-acquire-merge-mansion-maker-metacore-as-it-restructure-with-160-jobs-at-risk/
3 days ago
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In new game digest this week: Game of Thrones, FIFA, Pokémon, Masters of the Universe, Talking Tom, Barbie, new titles from Noodlecake and Nuverse plus a load of games participating in the Green Game Jam:
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New game digest: Game of Thrones, FIFA, Pokémon, Masters of the Universe, Talking Tom, Barbie, more
There’s also new games from Noodlecake and Nuverse plus a load of games participating in the Green Game Jam in this week’s round-up.
https://mobilegamer.biz/new-game-digest-game-of-thrones-fifa-pokemon-masters-of-the-universe-talking-tom-barbie-more/
3 days ago
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Neil Long
4 days ago
In the podcast this week: Supercell, King and Sybo slam EU plan, Atari buys Hipster Whale, Zynga's Mark Pincus on copycats and plenty more:
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Supercell, King and Sybo slam EU plan, Atari buys Hipster Whale, Zynga's Mark Pincus on copycats, more
Podcast Episode · mobilegamer.biz digest · 3 June · 19min
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/supercell-king-and-sybo-slam-eu-plan-atari-buys/id1822126738?i=1000771070575
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Hit Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Champions is coming to iOS and Android on June 17:
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Pokémon Champions is coming to mobile on June 17
Preregistration is live now on iOS and Android after the arena battler’s Nintendo-first launch in April.
https://mobilegamer.biz/pokemon-champions-is-coming-to-mobile-on-june-17/
4 days ago
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The Liftoff IPO finally has lift-off: the adtech firm is today offering 19m shares for sale to the public at $23 each, a raise of $437m that values the firm at $3.83bn:
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Liftoff’s IPO is back on – and values the adtech firm at $3.83bn
The performance marketing and monetisation firm has offered 19m shares of common stock at $23 per share, at eat second time of asking.
https://mobilegamer.biz/liftoffs-437m-ipo-is-on-valuing-the-adtech-firm-at-3-83bn/
4 days ago
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Supercell, King and Sybo bosses hit out at "scary" EU proposals that, if approved, could make free to play games unplayable in the region:
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Supercell, King and Sybo bosses hit out at “scary” EU proposals
Ilkka Paananen, Todd Green and Mathias Gredal Nørvig told the Financial Times that incoming EU proposals could make free to play games “unplayable in Europe”.
https://mobilegamer.biz/supercell-king-and-sybo-bosses-hit-out-at-scary-eu-proposals/
5 days ago
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In this week’s data digest there's King’s €6bn EU report, Balatro publisher Playstack sold, more UA finance, April’s top games and plenty more:
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Data digest: King’s €6bn EU report, Playstack sold, more UA finance, April’s top games, more
There’s also big Golf Rival and NetEase numbers, new games coming to China, Hoyoverse’s big AI investment and a new game engine in this week’s round-up.
https://mobilegamer.biz/data-digest-kings-6bn-eu-report-playstack-sold-more-ua-finance-aprils-top-games-more/
5 days ago
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Update: The Apple Design Award winners have been confirmed, and include
@potipoti.studio
's Is This Seat Taken?,
@wearesecretmode.com
's Pine Hearts and
@qdork.bsky.social
's Consume Me:
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Apple nominates Inkle, Devolver, FuturLab, Toppluva and more in annual design awards
UPDATE: Apple has revealed the winners, which include Is This Seat Taken?, Pine Hearts, Jinja’s Garden and Consume Me.
https://mobilegamer.biz/inkle-devolver-futurlab-toppluva-sound-games-and-more-are-in-the-running-for-an-apple-design-award/
5 days ago
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Mattel Game Studios’ debut is Masters of the Universe tie-in Skeletor: Until Next Time. It’s the first of two titles expected to launch this year from the toy giant’s new mobile game label:
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Mattel’s debut firstparty game is Masters of the Universe tie-in Skeletor: Until Next Time
The runner was developed with outsourcing firm Amber and is out now, just ahead of the film’s release on June 5.
https://mobilegamer.biz/mattels-debut-firstparty-game-is-masters-of-the-universe-tie-in-skeletor-until-next-time/
6 days ago
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Zynga founder Mark Pincus urges mobile game designers to ignore their egos and just copy what works in his new book, Life at the Speed of Play: “Only a master craftsman can spot excellence and be comfortable copying it”
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Zynga founder Mark Pincus says “only a master craftsman can spot excellence and be comfortable copying it”
The entrepreneur outlines his ‘Proven Better New’ ethos in his book Life at the Speed of Play – and says Supercell was an early adopter, as Hay Day was just “FarmVille for mobile”.…
https://mobilegamer.biz/zynga-founder-mark-pincus-says-only-a-master-craftsman-can-spot-excellence-and-be-comfortable-copying-it/
6 days ago
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Multi-award winning indie game Consume Me is now on iOS – it’s $9.99 and developer
@qdork.bsky.social
says the mobile edition is “the best way to play the game”
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Multi-award winning indie game Consume Me is now on iOS
It’s $9.99 and developer Jenny Jiao Hsio says the mobile edition is “the best way to play the game”.
https://mobilegamer.biz/multi-award-winning-indie-game-consume-me-is-now-on-ios/
6 days ago
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The Simpsons are taking over Monopoly Go: a new live ops and marketing blitz begins on June 3, and includes an animated short in which Will Ferrell's Mr. Monopoly faces off against Mr Burns:
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The Simpsons are taking over Monopoly Go
The new live ops and marketing blitz begins on June 3, and includes an animated short in which Will Ferrell’s Mr. Monopoly faces off against Mr Burns, voiced by Harry Shearer.
https://mobilegamer.biz/the-simpsons-are-taking-over-monopoly-go/
7 days ago
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Our latest jobs digest has moves and promotions at Miniclip, Supercell, Scopely, Socialpoint, Ares, Tilting Point, Embracer, Ace Games, King and more:
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Jobs digest: moves at Miniclip, Supercell, Scopely, Socialpoint, Ares and more
There’s also recruitment news from Tilting Point, Embracer, Ace Games, King and more in our latest round-up.
https://mobilegamer.biz/jobs-digest-moves-at-miniclip-supercell-scopely-socialpoint-ares-and-more/
7 days ago
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Australian Crossy Road maker Hipster Whale has a new owner: Atari. The deal is worth an initial $29.3m:
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Atari acquires Crossy Road maker Hipster Whale for an initial $29.3m
The Aussie studio is set for another $10m in earnest over the next three years. Atari is expanding into mobile to make projects for Netflix, Amazon and more, says the announcement.
https://mobilegamer.biz/atari-acquires-crossy-road-maker-hipster-whale-for-an-initial-29-3m/
7 days ago
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New Nintendo and PlayStation releases lead this week’s new game digest, which also includes Rust, Just Dance, UnGodly, Slime Rancher, a first glimpse of Supercell-backed Redly's debut and more:
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New game digest: Pictonico, MLB The Show, Rust, Just Dance, UnGodly, Slime Rancher, more
There’s also a first glimpse of Supercell-backed Redly’s first game, a makeover for Formation Games’ Club and survival/city-builder Dawnfolk.
https://mobilegamer.biz/new-game-digest-pictonico-mlb-the-show-rust-just-dance-ungodly-slime-rancher-more/
10 days ago
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Update: Hungry Studio has confirmed to us that Block Blast is back on Google’s Play Store after a short absence, but it did not offer a comment or explanation for its brief absence:
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Block Blast has disappeared from Google’s Play Store
Update: Hungry Studio has confirmed to us that the game is back on the Play Store, but did not offer a comment or explanation for its short absence.
https://mobilegamer.biz/block-blast-has-disappeared-from-googles-play-store/
10 days ago
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Block Blast has disappeared from Google’s Play Store, and neither Hungry Studio or Google has responded to a request for comment…yet:
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Block Blast has disappeared from Google’s Play Store
And neither Hungry Studio or Google has responded to a request for comment…yet.
https://mobilegamer.biz/block-blast-has-disappeared-from-googles-play-store/
10 days ago
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Sometimes, The Algorithms don't like our original reporting, so here are the best stories you may have missed since we launched in 2022. Featuring: Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, a secret Apple acquihire, an aborted Far Cry game, internal King gossip and more:
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The best mobilegamer.biz stories you probably haven’t read
Featuring behind-the-scenes anecdotes involving Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift, plus: Apple’s secret gaming acquihire, an aborted Far Cry mobile game, a load of internal King gossip and more.
https://mobilegamer.biz/the-best-mobilegamer-biz-stories-you-probably-havent-read/
10 days ago
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11 days ago
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In this week’s data digest we’ve got ‘Anime GTA’s debut, Tencent Games' $10bn quarter, Circana's US top grossing charts, SocialPeta's top mobile game ads and plenty more:
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Data digest: ‘Anime GTA’s debut, Tencent games’ $10bn quarter, US top grossing and ad charts, more
We’ve got Neverness to Everness stats, a huge Sensor Tower report, Voodoo’s new hit and plenty more in this week’s round-up.
https://mobilegamer.biz/data-digest-anime-gtas-debut-tencent-games-10bn-quarter-us-top-grossing-and-ad-charts-more/
12 days ago
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SciPlay has cut a “limited number of roles”, we can confirm, shortly after it posted a 7% year-on-year revenue drop:
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Layoffs at SciPlay as parent company cites tough social casino market
The cuts impact a “limited number of roles”, SciPlay told us. The layoffs come shortly after the social casino game-maker posted a 7% year-on-year revenue drop.
https://mobilegamer.biz/layoffs-at-sciplay-as-parent-company-cites-tough-social-casino-market/
13 days ago
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Licensor Hasbro earned $41m from Scopely’s Monopoly Go in the last quarter. CEO Chris Cocks said the game is “a juggernaut”:
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Scopely’s Monopoly Go earned Hasbro $41m in the last quarter
Licensing revenue was down a little compared to previous quarters, but broadly “in line with expectations”, according to the toy giant.
https://mobilegamer.biz/scopelys-monopoly-go-earned-hasbro-41m-in-the-last-quarter/
13 days ago
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In our latest soft launch update, Whiteout Survival maker Century now has three new titles incoming, and Supercell-owned Metacore has quietly got another beta out:
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The soft launch games you need to know about from Supercell, Playrix, Century, Zynga and more
Take a peek at the games in testing from the mobile games industry’s top publishers.
https://mobilegamer.biz/the-soft-launch-games-you-need-to-know-about/
14 days ago
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In this week’s new game digest: two new Warhammer titles, Farming Simulator, The Walking Dead, Godforge, Century's next game plus new titles from Konami, Red Bull, Popcore, Supersonic and more:
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New game digest: Warhammer, Farming Simulator, The Walking Dead, Godforge, Century’s next game(?), more
There are also new titles from Konami, Red Bull, Popcore, Supersonic and plenty of others in this week’s round-up.
https://mobilegamer.biz/new-game-digest-warhammer-farming-simulator-the-walking-dead-godforge-centurys-next-game-more/
17 days ago
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Mobile again represented over half of Take-Two’s net bookings in its latest financials as Zynga scored its best-ever quarter:
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Zynga hits an all-time high as mobile dominates Take-Two financials
Mobile represented 52% of Take-Two’s net bookings in Q4, and 49% for the full fiscal year as Zynga scored best-ever bookings.
https://mobilegamer.biz/zynga-hits-all-time-high-as-mobile-dominates-take-two-financials/
17 days ago
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Ubisoft said this year represents a “low point” for the company as it enacts its turnaround plan, and noted that both Rainbow Six Mobile and The Division Resurgence “had a slow start”:
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Slow start for Rainbow Six and The Division on mobile as Ubisoft hits fiscal “low point”
Invincible: Guarding the Globe is growing, but earnings from Rainbow Six Mobile and The Division Resurgence have been “slower than expected”, says Ubisoft.
https://mobilegamer.biz/slow-start-for-rainbow-six-and-the-division-on-mobile-as-ubisoft-hits-fiscal-low-point/
18 days ago
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Neil Long
18 days ago
In this week’s snappy 20 minute audio digest of what’s going on in mobile, Supercell reboots
Mo.co
, Fortnite is back on iOS, Nintendo's next mobile game, Embracer, Wooga and more:
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Supercell reboots Mo.co, Fortnite is back on iOS, Nintendo's next mobile game, Embracer, Wooga, more
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vPTIlJ7uSf7qdHZGAcGuJ
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Supercell is rebooting its lowkey monster hunting game
Mo.co
, adding seasons and (free) gacha pulls. Estimates suggest it has earned just $4.7m since launch over a year ago:
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Supercell reboots its lowkey monster hunting game Mo.co with seasons and (free) gacha pulls
The game is being relaunched tomorrow with an array of new features, having earned an estimated $4.7m since launch over a year ago.
https://mobilegamer.biz/supercell-reboots-its-lowkey-monster-hunting-game-mo-co-with-seasons-and-free-gacha-pulls/
19 days ago
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In this week’s data digest we’ve got milestones for Love and Deepspace and Pokémon TCG Pocket, more funding news plus financial nuggets from Nexon, Square and Capcom:
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Data digest: Love and Deepspace hits $1bn, Pokémon TCG tops 200m installs plus fresh funding and financial news
All of this week’s need-to-know numbers in one place.
https://mobilegamer.biz/data-digest-love-and-deepspace-hits-1bn-pokemon-tcg-tops-200m-installs-plus-fresh-funding-and-financial-news/
19 days ago
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CrazyLabs, A Thinking Ape and Deca Games owner Embracer Group has written down the value of its mobile arm by ~$190m. It now has a “prudent" outlook for its mobile business overall, it said, as it revealed its five top earners:
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Embracer writes down its mobile arm by $190m as sales fall after Easybrain sale
The top earners at the owner of CrazyLabs, A Thinking Ape and Deca are now Sled Surfers, Glow: Fashion Idol, Lamar Idle Vlogger, Flop House and Party in My Dorm.
https://mobilegamer.biz/embracer-writes-down-its-mobile-arm-by-190m-as-sales-fall-after-easybrain-sale/
19 days ago
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Fortnite is back on Apple’s App Store worldwide, minus Australia, a year after its return to the US:
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Fortnite has now relaunched on the App Store worldwide
The global comeback comes a year after its return to the US App Store, and is of course related to Apple shenanigans. Australians will have to wait, though, pending more court action.
https://mobilegamer.biz/fortnite-has-now-relaunched-on-the-app-store-worldwide/
20 days ago
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Nintendo hasn't given up on mobile just yet...it's launching a new photo-based game called Pictonico next week:
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Nintendo to launch new photo-based game Pictonico on May 28
It looks a bit like WarioWare for your photos, and it’s coming to the App Store and Google Play next week.
https://mobilegamer.biz/nintendo-to-launch-new-photo-based-game-pictonico-on-may-28/
20 days ago
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Apple's annual design award nominations include nods for Inkle, Devolver, FuturLab, Toppluva, Sound Games and Arknights: Endfield maker Hypergryph:
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Apple nominates Inkle, Devolver, FuturLab, Toppluva and more in annual design awards
UK-made indie game TR-49 gets two nominations in Apple’s longlist, with Arknights: Endfield, Ball x Pit, PowerWash Simulator, Grand Mountain Adventure 2 and Pine Hearts also among the nominees.
https://mobilegamer.biz/inkle-devolver-futurlab-toppluva-sound-games-and-more-are-in-the-running-for-an-apple-design-award/
20 days ago
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Our latest jobs digest has moves and promotions at Roblox, Scopely, Supercell, Playtika, King, Miniclip, Homa, Hutch, Tripledot, SciPlay and more:
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Jobs digest: moves at Roblox, Scopely, Supercell, Playtika, King, Miniclip and more
There’s also appointments and promotions at Homa, Hutch, Tripledot, SciPlay and more in our latest round-up.
https://mobilegamer.biz/jobs-digest-moves-at-roblox-scopely-supercell-playtika-king-miniclip-and-more/
21 days ago
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Neil Long
22 days ago
Plague Inc is top of the paid charts again, likely because of all the Hantavirus headlines. I spoke to the game’s creator last year about its uneasy relationship with real-life events:
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What happens to a game about pandemics when there’s an actual pandemic
Plague Inc was already a hit before COVID. But it went ballistic during the pandemic – that is, until a “mysterious government agency” in China pulled it from the App Store.
https://mobilegamer.biz/what-happens-to-a-game-about-pandemics-when-theres-an-actual-pandemic/
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In this week’s new games update there’s news on Hoyoverse’s Petit Planet, three new football games (including one from Rovio), Acecraft’s relaunch, Slime Rancher, NCsoft’s Genshin-alike and more:
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New game digest: Petit Planet, a flurry of new football games, Acecraft, Slime Rancher, more
Free-to-play EA FC contender UFL is heading into soft launch while Miniclip and Rovio(!) also try to corner the football genre in this week’s round up. Also: NCsoft’s Genshin-alike and …
https://mobilegamer.biz/new-game-digest-petit-planet-a-flurry-of-new-football-games-acecraft-slime-rancher-more/
24 days ago
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There’s been more layoffs at Playtika-owned Wooga. We estimate around a dozen; a spokesperson refused to say how many staff were affected, why the cuts were being made or offer a statement:
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Another round of layoffs at Playtika-owned Wooga
One former Wooga staffer has hit out at the “abysmal management decisions” made by Wooga’s studio management and parent company Playtika.
https://mobilegamer.biz/another-round-of-layoffs-at-playtika-owned-wooga/
25 days ago
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Neil Long
25 days ago
For the podcast every week, I go for a walk and explain what's going on in mobile. This week: Sega-Rovio woes, Playtika goes casual, Unity’s turnaround, pitching investors, data nuggets and more:
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Sega-Rovio woes, Playtika goes casual, Unity's turnaround, pitching investors, data nuggets, more
Podcast Episode · mobilegamer.biz digest · 13 May · 20min
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sega-rovio-woes-playtika-goes-casual-unitys-turnaround/id1822126738?i=1000767664770
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At
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Investors and publishers want pragmatism, flexibility – and games that AI can’t copy
Executives and investors from Agora, Krafton, GSC, Bossa and more discussed the State of Things at last week’s Madeira Games Summit.
https://mobilegamer.biz/investors-and-publishers-want-pragmatism-flexibility-and-games-that-ai-cant-copy/
26 days ago
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There’s a sudden flurry of M&A in this week’s data digest, with Sensor Tower, InMobi and Smartly all making moves. Grand and Kohort also raised big money and AppLovin had another huge quarter:
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Data digest: Sensor Tower, InMobi and Smartly’s big buys, Grand lands $70m, huge AppLovin numbers, more
There’s also action and strategy genre analysis and more in this week’s round-up.
https://mobilegamer.biz/data-digest-sensor-tower-inmobi-and-smartlys-big-buys-grand-lands-70m-huge-applovin-numbers-more/
26 days ago
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Sega has said its $775m acquisition of Rovio “did not achieve the creation of economic value”, and the Angry Birds maker will be restructuring:
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Rovio set for restructure after Sega acquisition disappoints
The Japanese giant said the $775m deal “did not achieve the creation of economic value” in its latest financial report, and will be restructuring.
https://mobilegamer.biz/rovio-set-for-restructure-after-sega-acquisition-disappoints/
27 days ago
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Playtika said in its Q126 earnings that its social casino portfolio is effectively in managed decline now that its focus is on casual games. Titles like Disney Solitaire now represent 76% of the business:
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Playtika leaves social casino behind to focus on casual hits like Disney Solitaire
CEO Robert Antokol suggests Playtika’s social casino portfolio is effectively in managed decline with casual representing 76% of its business.
https://mobilegamer.biz/playtika-leaves-social-casino-behind-as-it-focuses-on-casual-titles-like-disney-solitaire/
28 days ago
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We’ve refreshed our ‘soft launches to keep an eye on’ list with another new Moon Active beta, a merge puzzler from Century Games and another Pixel Flow-alike from Zynga. Metacore has also removed its soft launch games as it is absorbed by Supercell:
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The soft launch games you need to know about
Take a peek at the games in testing from Supercell, Playrix, Rovio, Miniclip, Moon Active, Zynga and more.
https://mobilegamer.biz/the-soft-launch-games-you-need-to-know-about/
28 days ago
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In this week’s new game digest we’ve got new soft launches from Peak, Century and Ten Square plus Digimon, Racing Master, May's Apple Arcade games and some new indie releases:
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New game digest: new puzzlers from Peak and Century, Digimon, Racing Master, more
There’s also May’s new Apple Arcade games, Ten Square’s new soft launch and some new indie games in this week’s round-up.
https://mobilegamer.biz/new-game-digest-new-puzzlers-from-peak-and-century-digimon-racing-master-more/
about 1 month ago
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Unity said it is still working on selling Supersonic and that Vector revenue is up 80% year-on-year in its Q1 financials. It also suggested its new UnityAI tools can help the firm ride a new wave of AI game creation:
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Supersonic sale still incoming as Unity posts revenue growth, hypes AI and Vector opportunity
“Our research is telling us that 90% of game developers are already using AI in their workflows,” says Unity boss Bromberg says as it posts a 17% year-on-year revenue rise.
https://mobilegamer.biz/supersonic-sale-still-incoming-as-unity-posts-revenue-growth-hypes-ai-and-vector-opportunity/
about 1 month ago
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Every week for the podcast I go for a walk and tell you what’s going on in the mobile games business in under 20 minutes. This week: Supercell buys Metacore amid brutal layoffs, Second Dinner cuts, inside Scopely x Niantic, April’s top games and more:
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Supercell buys Metacore amid brutal layoffs, Second Dinner cuts, inside Scopely x Niantic, April’s top games, data, jobs, more
Podcast Episode · mobilegamer.biz digest · 7 May · 19min
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April’s top grossing games chart, according to Appmagic, shows four titles earning over $100m, PUBG Mobile dropping off and Delta Force, Honkai: Star Rail and eFootball on the up:
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April’s top grossing mobile games: Honor of Kings, LastWar, Whiteout Survival, Royal Match, more
Appmagic’s estimates show a steady month for the established giants, but plenty of movement for titles like Delta Force, Honkai: Star Rail and eFootball.
https://mobilegamer.biz/aprils-top-grossing-mobile-games-honor-of-kings-lastwar-whiteout-survival-royal-match-more/
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Minecraft is the surprise leader of April’s downloads chart, according to Appmagic data. It seems Microsoft is quietly experimenting with a Google Play-only free trial, which pushed the sandbox game ahead of regular chart-topper Block Blast. More here:
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April’s top mobile game downloads: Minecraft, Block Blast, Free Fire, Arrows and more
Hang on, what’s Minecraft doing at the top of the charts…?
https://mobilegamer.biz/aprils-top-mobile-game-downloads-minecraft-block-blast-free-fire-arrows-and-more/
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In this week’s data digest we’ve got the need-to-know numbers from EA, Roblox, Stillfront, MTG and Krafton’s financials, funding news, March market stats and Mistplay's latest acquisition:
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Data digest: EA, Roblox, Stillfront, MTG and Krafton numbers, funding news, March market stats, more
We’ve also got Mistplay’s latest acquisition in this week’s round-up.
https://mobilegamer.biz/data-digest-ea-roblox-stillfront-mtg-and-krafton-numbers-funding-news-march-market-stats-more/
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Metacore is restructuring, and aims to make up to 160 job cuts – over half its workforce. Supercell will also buy out the rest of the company, taking on Merge Mansion in the process:
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Supercell to fully acquire Merge Mansion maker Metacore amid restructure, with 160 jobs at risk
Merge Mansion will be brought into Supercell’s live portfolio as part of the changes, after Metacore failed to launch new, sustainable games.
https://mobilegamer.biz/supercell-to-fully-acquire-merge-mansion-maker-metacore-as-it-restructure-with-160-jobs-at-risk/
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