Hello, I’m Neil. And here’s a super-concise digest of what happened in mobile games this week. But first:
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Top stories from mobilegamer.biz
- This week’s jobs update has moves and promotions at Magic Eden, Scopely, King, Homa, Pixel United and more
- Playtika confirmed it is laying off over 600 staff
- On its 4th birthday Brawl Stars passed $1.25bn revenue, 355m downloads and ditched loot boxes
- Netflix added Kentucky Route Zero and Twelve Minutes, and said TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge and Vikings: Valhalla are coming in 2023
- Blast Royale maker First Light is figuring out blockchain gaming on the fly
- Apple is going to allow alternative app stores, but it’ll fight for its 30% every step of the way
- Indie hit Vampire Survivors passed 1m downloads, one week after its surprise release
Worth knowing
- Niantic’s latest geolocation game NBA All-World is coming on January 24
- Philipp Stollenmayer’s Song of Bloom is coming to Android on January 1st
- My.Games is exiting Russia entirely after a restructure
- Data.ai said consumers spent $129bn on IAPs in 2022
- London mobile folks Lost Native got funding from Private Division
Stray thoughts
- Here’s the Hill Climb Racing theme played by an orchestra
- It’s cold, isn’t it
- Supercell has some cosy lo-fi beats for you
- God of War: Ragnarok review-in-progress: 8/10
- A first for mobilegamer.biz this week: we published a story and sent it out on socials while at a pantomime
- It’s end of the year list time – what’s your personal game of the year, and what are your predictions for 2023? Let me know on neil@mobilegamer.biz
