Is EA taking another shot at Apex Legends and Battlefield on mobile?
Probably: it is hiring a VP and ‘head of mobile shooters’ that’ll report into Respawn and Battlefield GM Vince Zampella.
Venn diagram puzzler Mindset Go launches in print as well as on mobile
UK studio Magicave has struck a deal to publish its puzzles in The Observer after launching on app stores.
Trip Hawkins and the ‘DChoc mafia’ shaping today’s mobile game business
The talent Trip Hawkins hired at Digital Chocolate is now running large chunks of today’s mobile game industry. "I probably helped a lot of these people realise they could do it, like Steve Jobs helped me realise I could do it," he tells us.
Can a full China launch save Destiny: Rising?
Our Destiny correspondent Ryan Gilliam says Destiny Rising’s second season has flopped, and the numbers aren’t looking good. A full China launch could be the game’s last roll of the dice.
Jobs digest: moves and promotions at Metacore, Hutch, Everplay, Nordeus and more
Our latest recruitment round-up also has moves at Ace High Sports, Ludia, Funday and Raptor.
New game digest: Vampire Crawlers, Arknights, Netflix Puzzled, Sega’s F2P football manager game, soft launches, more
NERF: Superblast closes and there are soft launches from Tripledot and Supercent in this week's round-up.
Netflix Games ditches top performer GTA: San Andreas as reboot continues
Rockstar’s gangster epic is among over a dozen titles leaving the service soon. San Andreas is its most successful title, having racked up an estimated 57m+ installs through Netflix.
Data digest: Royal Match, Monopoly Go, Vita Mahjong and Disney Magic Match numbers, Ubisoft shenanigans, more
There's also fresh China info and Resident Evil: Survival Unit numbers in this week's round-up.
How to make an iconic icon
Experts from around the industry weigh in on what makes a good app icon and what best practices you should employ.
The secret of Türkiye’s success is not a secret at all
Relentless, results-driven hard work, highly competitive founders and financial backing from both the government and local investors have created the hottest startup scene in mobile.
Author Naomi Alderman buys back Zombies Run for six figure sum
Fellow fitness app/game hybrid The Walk is also part of the deal which sees the titles return to their original co-creator.
App Store fraud crackdown wrongly nukes accounts and withholds millions from devs, says former Apple exec
“Apple can accuse you of fraud, shut down your account, keep your money, and never tell you why,” claims former App Review boss Phillip Shoemaker.
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.
Off The Record London in pictures
With thanks to our host Miniclip and sponsor Xsolla.
Epic is opening Fortnite up to Unity-made games next year
Unity and Epic's respective bosses Matt Bromberg and Tim Sweeney appeared together on stage together at Unite this morning to announce a couple of collaborations.
Duolingo seeks more ‘acquihires’ after buying up Space Ape/NextBeat talent
The learning app wants to snap up small teams “with experience building delightful, moment-to-moment gameplay on mobile,” says Simon Hade.
