Privacy Problems
AppsFlyer: Apple’s privacy update caused 35% in-app purchase revenue decline
iOS user acquisition spend fell 13%, Android jumped 35%
Won't Melt In Hands
Tilting Point to launch M&M’s Adventure on iOS and Android in Spring 2022
Developed by Vietnam-based mobile studio Gear Inc.
Protecting Pandora
Avatar: Reckoning heading to iOS and Android in 2022
Closed beta coming soon
Marketplace Dominance
Apple and Google hold a "vice-like grip" on UK consumers, says competition regulator
Suggests actions to decrease the mobile marketplace duopoly
Revenue Riser
Developers on Flexion's platform see a 10% boost in revenue
Google Play games can be brought to Huawei, Amazon, Samsung and more
Still Rising
Mobile games will generate $89.6 billion by the end of 2021
Honor of Kings earns $2.9 billion
Machamp Milestone
Pokémon Unite surpasses 50 million downloads in four months
Total downloads across iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch
Sideswipe Soccer
Epic Games and Psyonix launch Rocket League Sideswipe worldwide
Soft launched in Oceania earlier this month with pre-season
Jonesy, Here Jonesy
Alien: Isolation heading to iOS and Android on December 16
Will include full campaign and all additional content
Get The Loot
Payday Crime War to enter limited beta on Android in early December
Scheduled for global launch on iOS and Android in 2022
Tale Of Two Oses
UA cost for core games are rising, especially on iOS
But casual games are getting cheaper to advertise
Time To Unite
Pokémon Unite lands on iOS and Android
Brings new update and battle pass
Building Mobile
Townscaper heading to iOS and Android on 20 October
Now open for preorder and pre-registration
To The Max
Update: Garena's graphically enhanced Free Fire Max to launch worldwide on September 28th
New features, better graphics, same game account
Acquisition.io
Addicting Games acquires 2D tank arena game Diep.io
Part of the site’s continued growth strategy
Adding Games
Multiscription secures $800,000 for F2P game subscription service Unleashd
Available on Android through Google Play
Survive And Trade
NetEase soft-launches survival shooter Lost Light
Available on Google Play in New Zealand, Australia, Germany and the UK
Firing By
Garena Free Fire surpasses one billion downloads on Google Play
The game is only the third to reach this milestone
Open Windows
Windows 11 to support Android apps via Amazon Appstore
Tech uses Intel Bridge
Alternative Androids
iOS uncertainty driving alternative Android stores
Tenjin offers an explanation and support for advertisers shifting their budgets from iOS to Android alternatives
Time To Hunt
Android players can sign up for soft-launch version of The Witcher: Monster Slayer
To later be fully released on Android and iOS
Card Play
Konami launches open beta for new soccer game Pitch Clash until 20 April
A card-based strategy game
Making Of
Designing Doctor Who to be 'bigger on the inside' for mobile
Going all "timey wimey" with Maze Theory and Kaigan Games
Excuse Me
PlaySide Studios is creating a Legally Blonde game
To be released on iOS and Android devices
Indie Spotlight
Team Meat's Tommy Refenes on finding success without giving up your life
"People aren’t going to give a damn about what you gave up"
Indie Spotlight
BeautiFun Games studio head Aniol Alcaraz and the adventure of Professor Lupo: Ocean
"It’s difficult for indies to survive nowadays"
Trainers Unite
Pokémon Unite regional beta set to launch in Canada
Players must be over the age of 16 and can only be accessed on Android devices
Wanna Play
Slay the Spire hits Android devices on February 3rd
It came to iOS devices last June
Yodo1
Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution
Yodo1 discusses the different app stores in China and how to get listed on them
Widget
How can iOS widgets help games improve their performance on mobile?
Starloop Studios' Pau Bonet discusses how widgets can benefit your mobile game
Capture That
Amazon launches mobile games capture app for Android
To come to iOS devices at a later date
Voodoo
Voodoo opens Android testing to all partner studios
"Until this year, Voodoo was not immune to the charm of the US gold standard of iOS exclusive testing"
Spinning Around
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run will hit mobile devices in Spring 2021
Pre-registrations open on iOS and Android
Sponsored
How to maximise mobile revenue on Android
Engage fans while saving time, money and resources
Making Changes
Google to make third-party stores more accessible with Android 12
"We will be making changes in Android 12 to make it even easier for people to use other app stores on their devices"
Worlds Collide
Ludia soft-launches Disney Wonderful Worlds
Available to download across Indonesia and the Philippines
More Content
Ndemic is bringing the Rebel Inc. campaign to mobile
Looking for beta testers on iOS and Android
Catan Go
Niantic soft launches next AR title Catan: World Explorers
Available to download in New Zealand on Android
Join The Club
Mobile subscription service GameClub launches on Android
Was released for iOS in October 2019
Time To Upgrade
Update: Niantic holds off on dropping Pokemon GO support for 32-bit Android phones
Originally expected to start dropping support in August
Still Streaming
Stadia exceeds one million downloads on Android devices
The platform has been made available to more phones
Cook Out
99Games launches Star Chef 2 as first game from N3twork's Scale Platform Partner Growth Fund
The first Star Chef has generated over $30 million in lifetime revenue
Breakout
Playrix soft-launches new match-three RPG Puzzle Breakers
New title available on Android in the Philippines
Rise Of 7.6%
Slovakian games industry to reach $60.5 million revenue in 2020
Pixel Federation tops employers across the country
10 Years On
Opinion: Android has finally reached its tipping point
Baby how you're grown
Efficient Android Games
New advice for more efficient games on Android
ARM breaks down its tools for developers to make their Android titles perform even better
Open Sesame
Realpolitik and Tim Sweeney's epic vision
From ZTT to the Metaverse
My Nintendo
Nintendo launches My Nintendo app in Japan
Offers services across Switch, Wii U and 3DS
Sky Soaring
Indie Spotlight: How thatgamecompany transitioned from console to mobile with Sky: Children of Light
"We wanted to make the essence of Journey accessible to a broader audience"
Award-winning
PGC Digital: Mobile cinema experience Recontact: London featuring Game of Thrones star set to launch on Android
Will arrive on Google Play from April 20th, 2020