Supercell boss Ilkka Paananen’s BAFTA Fellowship is ‘for the entire mobile games industry’
He was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship on Friday in honour of his work as Supercell boss plus his contributions to the games industry as an investor, mentor and philanthropist.
Jobs digest: moves at Scopely, Rovio and Socialpoint as Duolingo hires Wild Camp and Side Quest goes public
There's also moves and promotions at Star Stable, Google, Stillfront, AppLovin, Playtika and more in our latest round-up.
New game digest: Racing Master, Dragon Quest, Puzzle Panic, Barbie, Fantasy Life, more
Also in this week's update: Disney Heroes and Pocket Mortys close, Boom Beach and Honor of Kings World expand to PC and plenty more.
James Acaster to star in new Apple Arcade game Perchang World
The British comic and cohost of the wildly popular Off Menu podcast is the narrator in a new physics puzzler from UK studio Perchang.
How do you follow a hit game about bacon? Make a sequel about bacon in the human body
We speak to mobile indie auteur Philipp Stollenmayer about survival, ignoring metrics, viral marketing and more.
On the podcast: Is Destiny doomed?, King on AI, layoffs and workplace culture plus March’s top games, data, soft launches and more
This week’s inside view of the mobile game business.
Candy Crush maker King on AI use, layoffs, workplace culture – and the competition
We spoke to King VP and head of live ops Eva Ryott about last summer’s layoffs, King's use of AI, questions over workplace culture plus how the Candy Crush Saga team is responding to fierce competition in the puzzle genre.
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?
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.
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.
