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.

Mobile still on top at Take-Two as Zynga titles ‘vastly exceed expectations’

By Neil Long

Mobile still represents over half of Take-Two’s revenue, with Toon Blast, Match Factory and Color Block Jam singled out for praise. CEO Zelnick also seemed to question how fair Apple and Google’s 30% app store cut is, too.

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Supercell hires Niantic veteran to head up its new ‘AI innovation lab’

By Neil Long

Jessica Jung was product manager on Peridot at Niantic, and almost spun up her own AI firm before the Clash of Clans maker came calling.

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The team at Beatstar maker NextBeat has been acquired by Duolingo

By Neil Long

The studio formed by ex-Space Ape staff will now help the learning app enhance its music education offering.

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