EA cofounder Bing Gordon on why EA missed mobile – and what Zynga got right
The industry legend also talks games funding, 'AI fluent' development and why successful companies fear risk.
Unity partners with PvX to offer UA financing to mobile studios
PvX, which has committed $1.3bn in UA funding to date, will vet and fund eligible Unity developers.
Data digest: top ad spender stats, Arrow game analysis, Homescapes hits 774m+ installs, more
Your weekly dose of need-to-know numbers.
This creator says he decompiled Block Blast, Candy Crush and Subway Surfers to reveal their monetisation secrets
"Block Blast isn’t really a puzzle game, it’s more of an ad harvest with a rigged loop built to squeeze every penny out of you."
Tencent-owned Morefun wants to make Roco Kingdom a Pokémon-sized hit in the west
Morefun, the Tencent studio behind Arena Breakout: Infinite, debuted Roco Kingdom in the west at Gamescom – and has big plans for the game's launch in 2027.
Tencent’s big-brand MOBA Pokémon Unite is closing in March 2027
AppMagic estimates suggest it generated around $75m on mobile platforms, from 127m downloads.
Who’s making games for iPhone Duo? Mostly indies, for now
Only three of the 17 non-Arcade games featured by Apple come from big mobile publishers.
The soft launch games you need to know about from Supercell, EA, Moon Active, Zynga, more
Take a peek at the games in testing from the mobile games industry’s top publishers.
New game digest: Football Manager, Dispatch, The Traitors, UnGodly, Dr. Seuss and more
There’s also a big new game from NC and a couple of interesting new indie puzzlers in this week's round-up.
Stillfront’s new boss is former EA, King and Embark exec Marcus Jacobs
The new president and group CEO assumes the position on November 1, succeeding outgoing boss Alexis Bonte. The Swedish roll-up firm also posted a decline in revenue and profits for Q3.
Supercell hit by cyberattack, but says no player data was affected
The Clash of Clans developer says it was the target of multiple attacks last week and has notified police and regulators.
Fortnite is returning to the Australian App Store tomorrow
Epic said the Australian Federal Court has told Apple to open up iOS after finding it violated competition law.
On the podcast: Apple app review woes, EA job cuts, Supercell, Monopoly Go and more
This week’s inside view of the mobile game business.
400 jobs cut at EA
RPG studio BioWare will close as part of the cuts, which represent 3% of the global workforce. It’s unclear how this will affect its mobile teams.
Wargaming cofounder’s Mika Games raises $10m to back studios beyond soft launch
Flint Capital leads the round, which funds both product development and paid user acquisition tests.
Monopoly Go earned Hasbro $41m in Q3, taking its nine-month total to $127m
Revenue from Scopely's hit is level with 2025 as the game moves through Looney Tunes, KPop Demon Hunters and Ghostbusters crossovers.
Data digest: Scopely, Century and Dream lead publisher list, Block Blast and Arrows top download chart, more
We've also got stats from Mag Interactive, Strikerz, CrazyGames and Royal Smash versus Smash Fest in this week's round-up.
App Store review times are being dragged down by a flood of AI-made apps and games
One studio boss says review times “have gone back a decade”, and another says Apple's "poor service" is "costing developers significantly". Google Play Store review times remain solid, though, according to our sources.
Supercell has completed its acquisition of Merge Mansion maker Metacore
Merge Mansion joins Supercell's live games portfolio, with financial terms still undisclosed.
