In our latest recruitment update, former AppLovin execs form casual studio Cheer plus moves at Appcharge, Sunday, Unity, Altitude, Kohort, ZBD and more.| Mobilegamer.biz
There are also new releases from Fortis, Draknek, Ares Interactive, Nice Plans, Chucklefish and a game you can play with AirPods...| Mobilegamer.biz
For today only, all UK revenue raised in multiple big-name mobile games is being donated to UK charity Special Effect.| Mobilegamer.biz
The Fortnite maker is taking on the likes of Xsolla, Appcharge, Stash, FastSpring and more with its direct to consumer offering.| Mobilegamer.biz
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Plarium and PlaySimple's founders exit as part of split that sees Futureplay, InnoGames, Snowprint, Hutch, Ninja Kiwi and Plarium form a midcore group. PlaySimple will be basis of a new casual division.| Mobilegamer.biz
One bullish insider says that going private with a ton of investment means EA can take a lot more risks - and finally fulfil its potential in mobile.| Mobilegamer.biz
It is the largest all-cash take-private investment in history.| Mobilegamer.biz
Reports of a Saudi-led EA takeover have sparked concerns across the games business, ranging from it being “generally bad” to a “total disaster”.| Mobilegamer.biz
Bloomberg reports that Arcadia Gaming Advisors will be focused on backing new mobile gaming companies.| Mobilegamer.biz
The industry veteran will be stepping away from day-to-day operations, but will remain on the board at the Woodoku maker.| Mobilegamer.biz
CEO Adam Foroughi says the claims from “nefarious” short sellers Culper and Fuzzy Panda are “littered with inaccuracies and false assertions”.| Mobilegamer.biz
CEO Lior Shiff tells us he is looking for small, scaleable, high potential games – plus larger targets.| Mobilegamer.biz
Let’s run through the likely options, including Scopely/Savvy, Take-Two, Playtika and a couple of wildcards.| Mobilegamer.biz
Machine Zone, PeopleFun, Magic Tavern, Lion Studios, Belka and more are being divested as AppLovin becomes a pure adtech business.| Mobilegamer.biz
UPDATE: AppLovin has confirmed this rumour, stating that it has informed the US president that it wants to “explore a purchase of TikTok in all markets outside of China”.| Mobilegamer.biz
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The tech giant will not relinquish control easily and plans to test the limits of new EU laws, the Wall Street Journal reports.| Mobilegamer.biz
The streaming giant says it’ll “stay disciplined” with its investment in games while snapping up big-name titles like GTA. “Party and couch co-op games on TV delivered from the cl…| Mobilegamer.biz
Our latest look at Netflix games’ estimated download numbers shows GTA on top, while recent releases Squid Game and Monument Valley 3 hit 18m and 2m respectively.| Mobilegamer.biz
Bill Jackson, creative director at Netflix’s Boss Fight studio, says user data mostly guides which game adaptation gets made next – but the pitch must also excite his developers, too.| Mobilegamer.biz
Game director Bill Jackson explains that the party platformer is effectively a marketing tool for Squid Game 2 – and “the biggest, most ambitious” Netflix game yet.| Mobilegamer.biz
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This week’s new releases, launch dates and fresh soft launches at-a-glance.| Mobilegamer.biz
20% of first party PlayStation output will be on mobile by 2025, says SIE boss Jim Ryan.| Mobilegamer.biz
Take a peek at the games in testing from Supercell, Playrix, EA, Ubisoft, Rovio, Miniclip and more.| Mobilegamer.biz
As AI’s influence on game design grows, King’s director of AI Labs Sahar Asadi explains the checks and balances in place at the Candy Crush Saga maker.| Mobilegamer.biz
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Insiders paint a grim picture at King with half the Farm Heroes Saga team set to depart and morale “in the gutter”.| Mobilegamer.biz
Trailmix GM Felicity Gracie-Herst explains why her team has relaunched Love & Pies’ core gameplay and economy.| Mobilegamer.biz
A Business Insider report suggests the London-based studio is nearing a $900m deal for AppLovin’s 10 studios. We’d heard the same rumours, but were unable to verify the claims.| Mobilegamer.biz
Tripledot paid $400m in cash for 10 AppLovin game studios, with AppLovin taking a 20% ownership stake in Tripledot as part of the deal.| Mobilegamer.biz
Apple will take a 17% cut of IAP from larger developers who sign up to the new terms, and then add a €0.50 fee per install charge on top for every download over 1m.| Mobilegamer.biz
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But it’s getting there, according to Netflix games leaders Jeet Shroff and Alain Tascan. They say a new batch of party, kids, big IP and big screen games are coming by the end of the year.| Mobilegamer.biz
PlayStation has quietly been building a brand new mobile division packed with talent. Here’s who’s joined so far.| Mobilegamer.biz
Find out what top execs from Xsolla, My Games, King, SciPlay, Phantom Gamelabs, Fingersoft and more are expecting this year.| Mobilegamer.biz
Vision Pro can’t handle “complex games” and working with Apple is like being in an “abusive relationship”, say our sources.| Mobilegamer.biz
Apple’s game subscription service seems to be on auto-pilot after the tech giant “cancelled a shitload of projects and pissed off a lot of people,” our sources say. And now there are whispers of an…| Mobilegamer.biz
