Fortnite Android
Battle royale hit Fortnite may bypass Google Play for Android release
Rumours suggest there will be timed exclusivity for Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Co-op
App Store and Google Play game revenues hit combined $26.6 billion in first half of 2018
The combined total is a 28 per cent year-on-year increase from last years $26.9 billion
Hub
Google Play testing news and trending hub features with Google Play Games
News and trending features make up the new additions
Excellent
Google Play Excellence program welcomes Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and six other games
World of Warships: Blitz and Flutter: Starlight also feature in high-quality highlights list
Feast On This
Dead Island: Survivors gets worldwide release after two-years in soft launch
The zombie action game soft-launched on iOS in November 2016 with an Android beta following soon after
Android Stars
Supercell’s Brawl Stars arrives on Android
Enters soft launch countries
Android Stars
Supercell teases Brawl Stars Android release
Could it suggest the MOBA-esque shooter is on its way to a full global launch?
Android Odyssey
Snowman team up with Noodlecake to bring Alto's Odyssey to Android
The next instalment in the Alto series will launch next month
Top Tips
4 tips for tapping into the South Korean mobile games market
WeQ CEO Markus Malti on cracking one of the world's most lucrative mobile sectors
Ipo Go
Flexion Mobile set for IPO listing on June 13th
Nasdaq First North has approved the listing of its shares in Stockholm
Not So Essential?
Android creator considers sale of Essential phone maker
At least one potential buyer already said to be interested
Fortnite Android
Epic eyes summer release for Fortnite on Android
Mobile version of battle royale hit to get smaller install file and new updates
Switching It Up
LA-based start-up Wonder working on Android Nintendo Switch-like hybrid device
Wonder is hoping to release the device next year
Google Io
AI shines at Google keynote event
The first day of the Mountain View showcase introduced us to a range of AI enhancements
They Nominated Who
45 Android apps and games up for 2018 Google Play Awards
Well-being, accessibility and social impact make their debut as categories
Doors Open
Habbo Hotel developer opens new MMORPG Hotel Hideaway on iOS and Android
Studio to bring AR functionality using Apple’s ARKit in spring
Business News
ALAX signs blockchain games distribution deal with OEM Gionee
The deal will also see the ALAX app store available as an update for older Gionee phones
Mobile Madness
Madfinger’s Shadowgun Legends launches globally on Android and iOS
The first-person shooter/ RPG hybrid was originally announced back in August of 2016
Testing
NetEase and Google partner up to bring automated testing software to Android
Google unveiled NetEase developed testing tech AirTest Project at GDC
All On Board
Armello launches on iOS and Android
Free-to-play digital board game offers players in-app-purchases and subscription options
Instant Gaming
Android Instant lets players quickly trial games like Clash Royale with tiny downloads
Service currently in closed beta
Decked Out
Valve set to bring Source 2-powered card game Artifact to mobile in 2019
Title will be premium, not free-to-play
Tapped Out
Chinese online games portal TapTap shut down for three months as government cracks down on rule breakers
Tencent, 360, Xiaomi and more also slapped with fines
Singular Roi Index 2017
Snapchat emerges as key player for high ROIs in mobile marketing on iOS
Facebook, Unity and Google Adwords still on top
Poor Little Linda
Razer unveils Android laptop Project Linda powered by its own smartphone
Slot in your Razer Phone and you're away
Data Protection
App and game developers have only 60 days to comply with the new Google Play user privacy guidelines
Privacy is the new black! The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be upon us in May 2018
Android Market Share
Android's US market share grew 8.2% in October 2017 while iOS faltered
Kantar Worldpanel blames November launch of the iPhone X
Android At Home
How 18th Parallel is putting mobile Android games onto Indian set-top boxes
Your phone becomes a smart software gamepad
App Annie In China
App Annie adds usage metrics from Android devices in China to its platform
Learn the MAUs, data usage, and session lengths of Android users in China
Core Blimey
Google faces off against Apple's ARKit with ARCore for Android
Aims to target over 100 million devices by the end of its preview period
Screen This
Baidu's Android screen recording app DU Recorder surpasses 10 million downloads in under a year
Adding in livestreaming to thank its users
Just The Essentials
Android creator raises further $300 million funding to disrupt smartphone space
Big cash injection following debut smartphone launch
Ice And Fire
Report: Amazon plots return to smartphone market with Google Android-powered Ice devices
Sets eyes on India
Honor 8 Pro
Get the full package with the Honor 8 Pro
A look at what the Honor 8 Pro offers
Honor 8 Pro
We interviewed Honor to find out what the new Honor 8 Pro brings to VR
How the Honor 8 Pro packs a punch for mobile VR
Android Global Sales
Android sales in China accounted for 86.4% of all smartphones sold between December 2016 and February 2017
Kantar Worldpanel breaks down sales around the world
Falstein Leaves
Google's Chief Game Designer Noah Falstein resigns after four years
Looking into VR and neuroscience for next role
Super Mario Android
Super Mario Run launches on Android three months after first appearing on iOS
Should have run faster
O, Android
Google pushes out first Developer Preview of upcoming OS Android O
Improvements to battery life, notifications and more
In Another Castle
Super Mario Run jumps onto Android this week
Game finally comes to Google Play on March 23rd
Fiksu Cpms January 2017
CPMs are falling on Android and iOS but users aren't sticking to new apps for long
Fiksu digs into the data
Os Blocking
Google is being investigated in Korea for potentially obstructing Samsung mobile OS development
Deal from 2011 under scrutiny once again
Google Play In China
NetEase reportedly offers to help bring Google Play to China
Two tech giants working together?
Singular Roi Index
Facebook Ads deliver the highest ROI across both Android and iOS
Singular indexes the top advertisers in terms of return on investment
Android Everywhere
Android sales decline in the US while iPhone 7 becomes the best-selling phone in China
Kantar World Panel breaks it all down
Android Adoption Jan '17
Android Nougat adoption rates jump to 0.7% while Lollipop continues to be replaced
Froyo isn't being tracked anymore
Xiaomi In India
Xiaomi surpassed $1 billion in revenue in India during 2016
Sold two million devices in Q3
Cpms November 2016
CPMs on iOS and Android dropped below $6 in November 2016
Fiksu looks at the surprising shift
Super Android
Nintendo prepares Super Mario Run for jump to Android
Big download numbers expected
Android Adoption
Android Nougat adoption rate increases to 0.4% three months after release
Older OS' starting to drop away