Blizzard reveals Overwatch Rush
It’s a top-down, made-for-mobile hero shooter that’s still in early development
Xbox’s ‘play anywhere’ pitch has a fundamental flaw, and always will
Playing big screen games on a phone is horrible, and players don’t want it. If Microsoft really wants to broaden its reach and crack mobile, quiet giant King is the key.
Microsoft’s $1.7bn mobile game empire: what works, what doesn’t and what’s next
New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma now oversees a mobile game business that generated roughly $1.7bn in IAPs last year, according to Appmagic estimates. Let's look at some numbers and what (might be) coming next.
Jobs digest: Reshuffles at Xbox and Unity plus moves at Rovio, Hoyoverse, Google, Stillfront and more
There's also recruitment news at Supercell, Nexon, Trailmix, King, Wooga, FunPlus and more in our latest round-up.
Spencer and Bond out at Microsoft Gaming as AI exec Sharma takes over
There's a new person in charge of King and a raft of other mobile games from Activision, Bethesda, Blizzard and more: former CoreAI president Asha Sharma.
New game digest: Marvel Mystic Mayhem and Warzone Mobile close, Warframe hits Android, new Cookie Run, more
There's also a new Seven Deadly Sins game, a horse racing-solitaire mashup and more in this week's round-up.
Scopely acquires majority stake in Pixel Flow maker Loom Games
The Monopoly Go maker has not officially disclosed a fee for the stake in Istanbul-based developer Loom Games, which launched Pixel Flow in late 2025.
On the podcast: Ares’ gameplan, Honkai: Star Rail drama, Moonton’s Savvy sale, Rovio’s write-down, DICE’s odd mobile award, more
This week’s inside view of the mobile game business.
Data digest: Savvy’s Moonton swoop, Liftoff kills IPO, Habby hits $2bn, Fallout Shelter, more
Sega writes down Rovio and there are financials from Ubisoft, AppLovin, Krafton, Embracer and Nexon in this week's round-up.
The Ares gameplan is built on UA financing, non-US devs – and Kim Kardashian, sort of
Ares Interactive is being billed by some as Glu 2.0, given the people involved – so is it about to launch another Kim Kardashian: Hollywood-style hit? We asked Ares boss Mike DeLaet.
Honkai: Star Rail fans think it got caught up in political tensions between Japan and China
A delay to the big 4.0 update had fans wondering if it’s because of international politics. Ana Diaz explains.
Supercell is under fire for apparently ignoring Jynxzi’s role in Clash Royale’s comeback
Update: Supercell has now updated the blog with a new passage apologising for the oversight and acknowledging the creator community.
Bernard Kim joins Unity board as Helgason and Bar-Zeev quit
Kim joins the board effective May 1, shortly after the resignation of both Unity founder David Helgason and IronSource cofounder Tomer Bar-Zeev on February 5.
Epic pours scorn on UK regulator’s attempt to rein in Apple and Google
The UK’s competition authority has signed Apple and Google up to new app store transparency measures, but Epic says they “fail to open the mobile app ecosystem to real competition“.
Supercell boss laments “coasting” mobile industry as Clash Royale stars in 2025 results
Western developers are “getting very good at optimizing what already exists,” rather than creating something new, says Ilkka Paananen.
Canadian kids specialist Budge to be acquired by private equity firm Haveli
The fee for the Bluey, Paw Patrol and Barbie game-maker has not been disclosed. Haveli also holds stakes in Behaviour, Candivore and more.
