Scopely acquires majority stake in Pixel Flow maker Loom Games
The Monopoly Go maker has not officially disclosed a fee for the stake in Istanbul-based developer Loom Games, which launched Pixel Flow in late 2025.
On the podcast: Ares’ gameplan, Honkai: Star Rail drama, Moonton’s Savvy sale, Rovio’s write-down, DICE’s odd mobile award, more
This week’s inside view of the mobile game business.
Data digest: Savvy’s Moonton swoop, Liftoff kills IPO, Habby hits $2bn, Fallout Shelter, more
Sega writes down Rovio and there are financials from Ubisoft, AppLovin, Krafton, Embracer and Nexon in this week's round-up.
The Ares gameplan is built on UA financing, non-US devs – and Kim Kardashian, sort of
Ares Interactive is being billed by some as Glu 2.0, given the people involved – so is it about to launch another Kim Kardashian: Hollywood-style hit? We asked Ares boss Mike DeLaet.
Honkai: Star Rail fans think it got caught up in political tensions between Japan and China
A delay to the big 4.0 update had fans wondering if it’s because of international politics. Ana Diaz explains.
The soft launch games you need to know about
Take a peek at the games in testing from Supercell, Playrix, EA, Ubisoft, Rovio, Miniclip and more.
New game digest: Tomb Raider, EA Sports FC Tactical, Paranormasight, Oceanhorn, more
There's also new Ares Interactive, Boombit and Bytedance games, indie releases and a mobile edition of Dice Throne in this week's round-up.
Supercell is under fire for apparently ignoring Jynxzi’s role in Clash Royale’s comeback
Update: Supercell has now updated the blog with a new passage apologising for the oversight and acknowledging the creator community.
Data digest: NetEase sells stake in Mattel163, Unity results, Socialpoint’s 1bn installs, Liftoff IPO stalls, more
There's also loads of 2025 stats, Capcom and Square results plus milestones for Resident Evil Survival Unit and Lamar – Idle Vlogger in this week's round-up.
Bernard Kim joins Unity board as Helgason and Bar-Zeev quit
Kim joins the board effective May 1, shortly after the resignation of both Unity founder David Helgason and IronSource cofounder Tomer Bar-Zeev on February 5.
Epic pours scorn on UK regulator’s attempt to rein in Apple and Google
The UK’s competition authority has signed Apple and Google up to new app store transparency measures, but Epic says they “fail to open the mobile app ecosystem to real competition“.
Supercell boss laments “coasting” mobile industry as Clash Royale stars in 2025 results
Western developers are “getting very good at optimizing what already exists,” rather than creating something new, says Ilkka Paananen.
Canadian kids specialist Budge to be acquired by private equity firm Haveli
The fee for the Bluey, Paw Patrol and Barbie game-maker has not been disclosed. Haveli also holds stakes in Behaviour, Candivore and more.
Roblox hypes AI content generation and older player potential after strong financials
“We are at about 3.4% of the global gaming content market,” said CEO David Baszucki. “We are aiming for 10%, and internally, we have even more ambitious goals for the US market.”
Jobs digest: big moves at Supercell, Scopely, Netflix, Homa, Hutch, Small Giant and more
There’s also recruitment news at Plarium, Apple, Delphi, Play Studios, Trailmix, Arcade, Fortis, Griffin and more in our latest round-up.
Raid: Shadow Legends fires MTG to record revenue and profits
The owner of Plarium, InnoGames, Hutch, Ninja Kiwi and Snowprint is also planning an IPO for its PlaySimple division in India.
