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Legal Battle
Google loses appeal in Epic Games case that could crack open the Play store
On The Leash
The heavy hand of regulation
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Strategic Market Status
UK’s CMA crawls to Apple and Google regulation
Competition and Markets Authority proposes designating Apple and Google with Strategic Market Status
Google Games
Google quietly launches HTML5 games hub Instant Games on select Android devices
The new app allows users to access a selection of games without downloading them separately
New Offerings
Google brings Play Points to Roblox with launch of Diamond District experience
The search giant said the experience will be live until July 2nd, 2025
Destined Details
Destiny: Rising opens pre-registrations on App Store
Pre-registrations for the full game will open on Google Play at a later date
Earth Day
PlanetPlay launches Earth Day 2025 campaign with Sybo, Niantic, Sir Ian Livingstone and others
Livingstone and other celebrity ambassadors have been confirmed ahead of the 55th Earth Day on April 22nd
Awards And Accolades
AFK Journey, Eggy Party and Squad Busters win big at the Google Play Awards 2024
HoYoverse lands another Google Play win, but not for Zenless Zone Zero
Podcast | Episode 32
Breaking down Google Play's Judgement Day | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 32...
Rise Of The Stores
Google Play’s Judgement Day - Does it matter?
The tech giant's next potential steps and whether rivals can change the status quo in just three years
Google Grumbles
Google agrees to pay $700 million and change app store rules after antitrust settlement
The results of Google’s loss against 50 US attorneys general are finally revealed
Candy Crown
King soft launch Candy Crush 3D: Is their next crowning victory on its way?
King stealthily reveals Candy Crush 3D on the Google Play Store
American Ascent
The US accounted for 53.5% of casual game installs in Q3, but what are the hottest genres globally?
Monopoly GO and Subway Surfers prove to be the quarter’s most downloaded games
Download Disparity
Q3's biggest genres saw 700% more downloads on Google Play than Apple App Store
A total of 12.36 billion downloads across top three Android genres VS 1.54 billion on iOS
Best Of The Best
Google Play reveals its Best of 2023 award winners
Familiar names such as Honkai: Star Rail and Monopoly GO lead the charge in Play's round up of 2023's great and the good
Blockchain Mobile Games
The latest and most interesting mobile games on the blockchain.
Our regularly updated list of the most interesting games using blockchain technology
Android Ahead
Bethesda just stealth dropped a new Elder Scrolls mobile game
The Elder Scrolls: Castles has released in early access on Android
Ad Report
Meta owns all four of the top ad networks for mobile games in Q2 2023
Google Play hosted the most ad creatives, with Facebook leading the way
Google Goes Blockchain
Inside Google’s blockchain content policy
The tech giant has recently revealed its policy on in-app blockchain and NFT and commentators are digging deep as to what it all means
Blockchain Gaming
Google to allow NFT in apps and games sold through Google Play
The move marks a significant shift in policy for the tech giant
Alternative App Stores
Meta to get into the app store game as Facebook allows app downloads
The EU's Digital Markets Act is opening up app store monopolys and big players are getting ready to reap the rewards
Report
98% of app store spend on one-time purchases
According to new report by data.ai on app revenue
Children In Gaming
Almost a quarter of children’s games in the UK violate the ICO’s age appropriate design code
The Children’s Code sets out standards which companies must follow in order to stick to data protection law
Generated In Japan
Japan Fair Trade Commission reveals Apple and Android revenue and distribution
Their new report shows ¥1.59 trillion generated on Apple in 2021, ¥1.04 trillion on Android
Data
Google Play and iOS App Store reached 142 billion downloads in 2022
According to the latest data, first-party app stores reached 142 billion downloads in 2022, with games still dominating
Changes Ahead
Google opens the door to alternative app stores in India
Following requirements by the CCI Google have made the first moves to allow in-app billing outside Google's own Play Store.
Adjustments In Ads
Tenjin and InMobi’s monetisation report shows short-term effects of Google Play’s new ad policy
Ad impressions increased by nine percent and revenues by five percent
Soft-launches
Call of Duty Warzone Mobile soft launches in Australia
The announcement of the soft launch came late yesterday and sees the hotly anticipated Warzone Mobile first arriving in Australia
Cross Worlds Celebration
Celebrations and content galore as Netmarble’s Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds reaches 200 days
200 days on from Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds’ global launch
Don’t Be Evil
21 million consumers launch class action lawsuit against Google
The users claim Google Play violated US anti-competition laws
Pre-registrations
Call of Duty Warzone mobile surpasses 25m pre-registrations
Warzone Mobile was also the fastest Activision-Blizzard and King mobile game to surpass 15m pre-registrations
Google Vs. Epic
Lawsuit claims Google struck a $360 million deal to prevent Activision Blizzard creating its own app store
The lawsuit claims Google has struck at least 24 deals to prevent competition
Special Report
The mobile gaming market is on track for a record breaking year
Data.ai delves into the performance of the market throughout the third quarter of 2022
Sensor Tower Report
Player spending forecast to fall 2% year-on-year in 2022
Google Play game revenue is predicted to fall 8.3%
A New Look
TapTap announces a rebrand, including new mascot
The Google Play alternative debuts a bold new look
Market Dominance
1% of publishers are responsible for 91% of app revenue
The publishers also generated 79% of downloads in H1 2022
Casual Gaming
7Seas Entertainment has announced a new platform for short games available on Google Play
Gamer Shorts already has 25 short and easy mobile games in place
Intrusive Ads
Exclusive: The games sector responds to Google's Ad policy updates
Here’s what the gaming ads sector thinks about the controversial decision
Making Changes
Google Play to allow alternative billing systems, but only for non-gaming apps
Changes to be made as a result of the Digital Markets Act
Swedish Success
Sensor Tower: Embracer Group takes the top spot for Q2 Google Play downloads in Europe
Ranking fifth of all publishers worldwide for the quarter
Bytedance And Meta Reign Supreme
Apps are earning more revenue than games for the first time ever
Spending in non-game apps has grown more than twice the rate as games
Outside The Stores
Popular mobile games are bypassing Apple, Google fees for in-app purchases via web stores
GameRefinery explores how Clash of Clans, Marvel Strike Force, Star Trek: Fleet Comamnd and others are circumventing app store fees
Eu Vs Tech Giants
EU approves Digital Market Act with implications for Apple and Google
The new legislation comes into force in Autumn
$90 Million Fund
Google and app developers reach lawsuit agreement, with $90 million developer fund
"Vast majority" of US app developers eligible to receive money from fund
Predicting And Projecting
Sensor Tower: player spending on mobile games reaching $117 billion by 2026
Apps to outpace games in terms of spending, but gaming predicted to remain the largest individual category.
Browser Bash
Google and Apple’s mobile browser dominance investigated by UK regulator
UK competition regulator announces plans to take action against the tech giants' hold over browsers and cloud gaming
Play Store Policy
Google to permit third-party payment systems for Match Group
Following lawsuit from Match regarding payment systems and revenue share
Meeting Milestones
57% of PUBG Mobile player spend comes from China
Worldwide revenue reaches beyond $8 billion
Tencent On Top Again
Mobile games spending continued to fall by 6.3% to $7 billion in March 2022
Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile were the highest grossing games worldwide