Saudi bosses are considering merging Savvy and EA to create a new gaming supergroup, says Bloomberg
The potential merger could bring together the makers of Pokémon Go, Monopoly Go, EA FC, Madden, The Sims and Apex Legends – but only once Savvy seals its $6bn Moonton acquisition.
On the podcast: iPhone Duo games, Lego builds mobile arm, App Store news, August’s top titles and more
This week’s inside view of the mobile game business.
Zenless Zone Zero and UnGodly are being demoed on Apple’s new foldable, iPhone Duo
Apple partnered with Genshin Impact maker Hoyoverse and US startup Azra to demo the first games running on its new foldable iPhone Duo.
Apple’s new EU App Store terms still breach the DMA, says European developer coalition
The Coalition for App Fairness, the European Games Developer Federation and many other groups have requested clarification on the European Commission's position.
Data digest: Pokémon Go hits $9bn, Gameloft profits rise, GungHo sells $179m stake, fresh market stats, more
There's also a $12m funding round for Burlingame Studios and some Roblox research in this week's round-up.
August’s top grossing mobile games: Honor of Kings, Gossip Harbor, PUBG, Royal Match, Roblox, more
Gossip Harbor was second only to Honor of Kings in AppMagic's top grossing estimates for August, which saw five games earn over $100m in IAP revenue.
August’s top mobile game downloads: Roblox, Free Fire Max, Subway Surfers, Block Blast, Arrows, more
Tencent's GTA-like open world game Gangstar Mirage City has fired its way into the top ten despite only having launched in some regions in AppMagic's latest numbers.
Up to 40 staff at risk as Star Stable cuts 20% of its workforce
Interim CEO James Nicholas says the restructuring is intended to secure the Stockholm-based company's long-term future.
Love & Pies maker Trailmix has a new CEO
James Nicholas steps up from COO to CEO as founder Carolin Krenzer becomes executive chair after almost a decade running the company.
New App Store boss Eddy Cue wants to ‘squeeze additional revenue’ from developers, report says
Former app review boss Phillip Shoemaker has also published his thoughts on how the App Store might change under Cue.
Lego Digital Play snaps up Chrome Valley Customs maker Offroad Games
The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. It’s the first notable public move from the London-based Lego studio, which is led by longtime mobile exec Aaron Loeb.
Jobs digest: moves and promotions at Savvy, Supercell, King, Zynga, Apple, Lion and more
There's also recruitment news for Huuuge, Voodoo, Playtika, Google, Nordeus and more in our latest roundup.
New game digest: Saints Row: The Third, Overwatch Rush, Palworld Online, Bleach, Colony and more
There's also a new Miniclip puzzler and 'a punk rock physics puzzler' in this week's round-up.
Trump’s White House has made MAGA versions of Snake, Flappy Bird, Tetris and more
The US government invites players to "Enter the arcade of winning" with five games that put a Trumpian spin on popular mobile and retro games.
GungHo’s Disney Pixel RPG closes on September 30
The retro-style RPG launched in 2024 and is closing after a final run of story content and events.
Apple faces £2bn claim from UK app developers over App Tracking Transparency
The claim argues that Apple applied stricter rules to developers than to itself under ATT. Apple's advertising business has also grown to become a $7.4bn business since it brought in the new rules, says the claim.
Overwatch Rush enters soft launch in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia
Blizzard's mobile-exclusive hero shooter began testing on 31 August.
Korean giant NC has spent $300m on four studios and isn’t stopping there
Former Tripledot exec Anel Ceman says NC is looking to buy established studios making $50-100m across all genres and business models.
Eddy Cue to take over the App Store as Phil Schiller steps down
Carson Oliver stays as App Store lead, with Ann Thai and Alex Rofman moving to report into him.
