King’s Minecraft Blast is back in soft launch

King and Mojang's mobile puzzle spin-off is currently downloadable in Malaysia on Google Play only.

Mario Kart Tour closes after seven years and nearly $270m in revenue

AppMagic estimates suggest Nintendo's mobile racer earned $268.5m from over 276m installs since launch in September 2019.

Data digest: Circle’s $25m raise, August’s biggest earners, Japan’s top titles, webgame stats, more

We've also got fresh numbers on Brawl Stars, Colony Flow, Mystery Dumpling, Hunting Rivals, Bleach Mirrors High and more in this week's round-up.

Zynga founder Mark Pincus claims he nearly bought Supercell for $400m

"We had the chance to build the biggest game company in the world."

General Intuition raises $220m at $6.2bn valuation, trains AI on gameplay clips

The funding values General Intuition at nearly triple its January valuation.

Tencent and Capcom collab Monster Hunter Outlanders arrives October 29

The mobile spin-off arrives almost two years after it was announced.

Trophy Games acquires Airlines Manager maker Playrion from Paradox for $2.6m

The Airlines Manager and Airport Simulator: First Class studio joins Trophy Games as the company raises its full-year revenue guidance.

Gameloft is closing Minion Rush after a 13-year run

The game will be withdrawn from stores on October 30, and servers shut down on January 29, 2027.

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New game digest: EA FC Mobile 27, Aniimo, Bloons, Kingdom Rush, Epic Mickey, Moco and more

We've also got Meta's game creation app, a new title from Popcore, Sanrio's debut mobile game and more in this week's round-up.

Horizon Create users can make games with a prompt and publish on Instagram and Facebook, says Meta

The tech giant announced its new Create app and Studio toolset at Meta Connect this week, though there was no firm date on when they might arrive.

King averts strikes by signing agreement with Swedish unions

Tomorrow's planned strike action at the Candy Crush maker’s Stockholm and Malmo offices has been called off. 

Supercell’s monster hunting game Mo.co is going ‘back into beta’

The game’s dev team will "keep iterating and testing out new features" while the game is in "low maintenance" mode.

YouTube has quietly rolled out Playables to over 50 markets

IAPs could be coming to these instant-play webgames next year, says a Google staffer.

On the podcast: Oakever Games shenanigans, King and the Xbox cuts, Hipster Whale, One State, Monopoly Go, more

This week’s inside view of the mobile game business.

OneState maker ChillBase is quietly making millions by meeting the demand for GTA-likes

Estimates suggest OneState has made over $85m to date, and is currently pulling in over $5m per month.

Monopoly Go reveals new KPop Demon Hunters and Ghostbusters crossovers

Scopely's Monster Mash season runs September 23 to November 25.

King seemingly escapes major layoffs in latest round of Xbox cuts

The Candy Crush maker’s remit has expanded and will now take in Microsoft Casual Games.

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Liftoff posts $220m revenue in first results since IPO
Mo Co is underperforming and will be rebooted (again) – but Supercell says killing it is “unlikely”
Hungry Studio’s hit puzzler Block Blast is heading to Apple Arcade
Data digest: Monopoly Go’s booming webstore, Pokémon Go spikes, Love and Deepspace revenue crashes, more
SciPlay Games Israel has cut 20 jobs, says report
MTG unveils Playamp brand for midcore games division
Rovio sales hold steady in Sega financials after write-down and rebuild
Venmo payments now available on Google Play
Jobs digest: moves and promotions at EA, Nazara, Unity, Epic, Scopely, Kabam and more
Mobile’s lead narrows at Take-Two, but still represents over half its earnings
New game digest: CookieRun, My Hero Academia, 9 Kings, a new Nuverse game and more
Disney Solitaire drives Playtika earnings, but UA spend will now drop 70%
Unity has sold Supersonic to Tripledot for $40m
AppLovin misses guidance despite 53% revenue growth in Q2
Data digest: Sensor Tower’s H1 analysis, Hay Day’s comeback, July’s top games, big Krafton numbers and more
EA’s $55bn sale to Saudi-led consortium is officially complete
GTA has made over $100m on mobile – and now Tencent, Garena and more are moving onto Rockstar’s turf
A retired tennis pro built and launched Tennis Tycoon entirely with Claude Code
Garena’s Palworld Online is a mobile MMO based on Pocketpair’s hit survival game
Roblox says new ‘Slim’ tech will let complex avatars run on low-end Android as it pushes mobile-first game creation

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