Data digest: Q1’s top performers, milestones for Pokémon TCG Pocket, Heartopia, eFootball and plenty more
There's also March's top games and an update on the games hitting $100m in this week's round-up.
March’s top grossing mobile games
Appmagic's IAP revenue estimates show a huge milestone for Gossip Harbor while Monopoly Go's slump continues. Supercell also seems to have worked some magic with Brawl Stars again. Read on for the numbers and analysis in full.
March’s top mobile game downloads
Appmagic's estimates show Block Blast, Free Fire and Roblox leading the way once more, while Miniclip claims two spots in the top ten for both Subway Surfers and its successor, Subway Surfers City.
Destiny: Rising is fighting back with its latest update
NetEase and Bungie have effectively rebooted Destiny: Rising in an effort to halt declining revenue. And Destiny lifer Ryan Gilliam says that so far, the community likes the changes – but is this its last roll of the dice?
The soft launch games you need to know about
Take a peek at the games in testing from Supercell, Playrix, Rovio, Miniclip, Moon Active, Zynga and more.
On the podcast: Playtika for sale, data nuggets, Ilkka’s BAFTA, Netflix Playground, game writers talk mobile, more
This week’s inside view of the mobile game business.
Critics’ week: the simple, low intensity pleasures of NYT Games
After ploughing untold hours into Candy Crush Saga, Grindstone, Super Mario Run and Pokémon Go, Lewis Gordon doesn't play mobile games anymore, apart from one: NYT Games.
Critics’ week: Pocket Card Jockey’s inevitable hurtle towards the abyss
Chris Scullion's love for rearing digital steeds is equalled by his fear that this Apple Arcade game will disappear one day.
Data digest: $3bn Playtika for sale, Q1’s top earners, Easybrain, Sett, Mistplay, Mag, more
There's also mobile spending stats from Aream and numbers on Last Asylum: Plague and MapleStory: Idle RPG in this week's round-up.
Critics’ week: self-medicating with a dubious picross game
Game critic, author and podcaster Alice Bell attempts to explain why she plays Nonograms CrossMe for three hours a day. And sometimes longer.
Critics’ week: Monster Hunter Now is secretly Niantic’s best game
One More Catch editor and Pokémon Go diehard Matthew Reynolds on the one other location-based game which has managed to capture his attention: Monster Hunter Now.
Critics’ week: why Brawl Stars is my favourite battle royale
Game critic and author Christian Donlan loves battle royale games – and prefers Brawl Stars' Showdown mode to Fortnite. Here's why.
Jobs digest: moves at Scopely, Google Play, CrazyLabs, Small Giant, Griffin and more
There are also appointments and promotions at Funday, Stillfront, Loom, Miniclip, Activision Blizzard and Supercell in our latest round-up.
Goat Simulator maker Coffee Stain to close its mobile studio
Around 17 staff look to likely to be affected by the closure at the Embracer-owned firm’s Malmö office.
The Division Resurgence is Ubisoft’s second shot at the mobile shooter market – will it work?
The Division Resurgence producer Pierre-Hugues Puechlong explains how Ubisoft's open-world RPG shooter plans to compete in today's market after years in soft launch.
Bethesda has quietly killed its made-for-mobile RPG The Elder Scrolls: Blades
The game has already been delisted from app stores, and servers will close on June 30. It earned Bethesda around $13.5m since launch in March 2019, says Appmagic.
