Neil Long

Neil is the founder and editor of mobilegamer.biz, which specialises in exclusive news, interviews and insights for the mobile games business. He has worked in media for nearly 20 years and has served as editor at MCV, Official Nintendo Magazine, Edge Online and Apple's App Store.

Unity’s Runtime Fee is dead

By Neil Long

“We’re reverting to our existing seat-based subscription model for all gaming customers,” says CEO Matthew Bromberg.

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Redly Games is Helsinki’s latest Supercell-backed startup

By Neil Long

The new studio is led by former Supercell game lead Thea Chow and is making a mobile-first 3D adventure game in Unreal Engine 5.

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How Zynga went from “the worst operating company in the industry” to a $12.7bn sale

By Neil Long

CEO Frank Gibeau says he found “a huge culture war inside the company” when he joined in 2015, so he cleared out senior management and focused the firm on publishing.

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