Liftoff posts $220m revenue in first results since IPO
Adjusted EBITDA margin hit 60% as free cash flow rose 142% year-on-year.
Mo Co is underperforming and will be rebooted (again) – but Supercell says killing it is “unlikely”
The lowkey monster hunting game is “not performing as well as we hoped” after a reboot, says Supercell: “A game still trying to find its place in the market is always at risk of being discontinued.”
On the podcast: Sega-Rovio news, Tripledot’s Supersonic buy, mobile at Take-Two, Playtika shenanigans, Block Blast, AppLovin, MTG, SciPlay, more
This week’s inside view of the mobile game business.
Hungry Studio’s hit puzzler Block Blast is heading to Apple Arcade
The popular Tetris-like puzzler arrives on Apple's subscription service ad-free on September 3.
Data digest: Monopoly Go’s booming webstore, Pokémon Go spikes, Love and Deepspace revenue crashes, more
There's also hybridcasual market stats, Bandai Namco, SciPlay and Marmalade earnings and plenty more in this week's numbers round-up.
SciPlay Games Israel has cut 20 jobs, says report
The Israeli hub loses roughly 7% of its local headcount.
MTG unveils Playamp brand for midcore games division
The rebrand covers six studios that made up 78% of MTG's group revenue last year.
Rovio sales hold steady in Sega financials after write-down and rebuild
Rovio's revenue held roughly flat, but spending across Sega's broader free to play segment grew year-on-year.
Venmo payments now available on Google Play
Android users can now link their Venmo balance or payment method to pay for apps, games and digital content.
Jobs digest: moves and promotions at EA, Nazara, Unity, Epic, Scopely, Kabam and more
There's also job news at Xsolla, Tactile Games and Moon Active in our latest round-up.
Mobile’s lead narrows at Take-Two, but still represents over half its earnings
Console growth narrows the gap as Color Block Jam slows after a breakout debut year. Toon Blast, Words With Friends and Top Eleven were up year-on-year.
New game digest: CookieRun, My Hero Academia, 9 Kings, a new Nuverse game and more
There's also an indie game about pigeons, a wipeout-alike and more in this week's round-up.
Disney Solitaire drives Playtika earnings, but UA spend will now drop 70%
The marketing cuts follow reports suggesting Playtika was having trouble paying SuperPlay's earnouts, which were set before Disney Solitaire blew up.
Unity has sold Supersonic to Tripledot for $40m
Tripledot adds the publishing label to its growing portfolio as Unity refocuses on Vector and reports its Q2 earnings.
AppLovin misses guidance despite 53% revenue growth in Q2
AppLovin shares fell sharply in the aftermath of the financial report, despite huge revenue growth and record profitability.
EA’s $55bn sale to Saudi-led consortium is officially complete
The company's stock has ceased trading and has been delisted from NASDAQ.
GTA has made over $100m on mobile – and now Tencent, Garena and more are moving onto Rockstar’s turf
A look at how GTA-inspired mobile games like Neverness to Everness, One State, Gangstar and more stack up against Rockstar's own catalogue.
A retired tennis pro built and launched Tennis Tycoon entirely with Claude Code
He's the latest amateur coder hoping to score a hit on the App Store with a Claude-made passion project.
Garena’s Palworld Online is a mobile MMO based on Pocketpair’s hit survival game
The game is set to launch on iOS and Android later this year.
