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Hot Five: Q1 2022 mobile games spending drops 7.1%, 'wrong' Wordle sees downloads soar, and Miniclip surpasses 4 billion downloads
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Behind The Scenes
How to soft launch a game on mobile in 2022
Google Play business development manager Nimrod Levy walked through the various steps involved from internal testing to pre-registration
Mobile First
Xsolla: Indian game developers should continue a mobile-first approach
Focus on porting games to console after mobile release
Fool's Gold
Naughty Dog shuts down mobile-exclusive Uncharted game after generating only $88,000
Fortune Hunter, the Uncharted game you’ve never heard of, will be taken offline after five years
Wordlegate
The 'wrong' Wordle sees downloads soar since 2022
Over five years since the game launched the newfound success is on the back of the recent web-based game of the same name
Free Fire First
Sensor Tower: Global mobile game downloads reached 4.4 billion for February 2022
Free Fire places first for second month this year at 21.8 million downloads
The Lion's Share
Mobile games consumer spending reached $22 billion for Q1 2022
65% of all consumer spending is on games
Reclaimed The Throne
Honor of Kings was the top-grossing game for February 2022
Snatches back first place with $225 in consumer spending
Into Android
Scuti expands marketplace to Android with solitaire game Mahjong Deluxe
Cross-platform rewards
Rovio Removes Games
Rovio pulls games from Russia and Belarus
In-app purchases disabled for games that have already been downloaded
Standards Stated
South Korea approves new app marketplace rules
Apple and Google required to allow third-party payments
Gen Z Gamers
Game Jolt launches on App Store and Google Play
Aiming to tap into the "next generation of gamers"
Subscription Service Expands
Google Play Pass launches in India with more than 1,000 titles
Requiring Android 4.4 or above to run
$1.5 Billion
Call of Duty: Mobile fires past $1.5 billion in consumer spending
US is highest spender at $647 million, or 43%
Vamoosed
FIFA Mobile pulled from Vietnamese app stores
"Local regulations issues" lead to complete service shutdown
Where Aso Aims
PG Connects London: the evolution of ASO in 2022
AppTweak head of ASO Simon Thillay talks the avenues ASO may take in 2022 and onwards
Pg Connects London
PG Connects London: How to monetise beyond the App Store and Google Play
Xsolla's Miika Luotio and Black Block's Robin Squire talk ways to take back financial control from app marketplaces
Providing Predictions
Newzoo: Apple and Google will open up app marketplaces in 2022
Expectations for the next year
Rebranded Concotion
Mana Play rebrands as Potion on Google Play
Comes with app redesign and melding reward systems
2021 In Review
Gameloft's ASO specialist Claudia Trujillo on Google Play policies and the thrill of mobile PvP
Gameloft's ASO specialist on 2021's challenges and opportunity
Million Makers
Over 900 apps and games generated first $1 million in 2021
Games publishers make up the lion's share
Marketplace Dominance
Apple and Google hold a "vice-like grip" on UK consumers, says competition regulator
Suggests actions to decrease the mobile marketplace duopoly
Games Take Gold
Consumer spending on mobile games and apps will reach $135 billion
Google Play accounts for majority of downloads at over 100 billion
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
Unite Highlight
Pokémon Unite wins best game at Google Play’s Best of 2021
Wild Rift, Overboard, and My Friend Pedro pick up two awards each
Reputation Matters
Mobile games must do more to interact with users and manage their reputation, says AppFollow
Report highlights disconnect between companies and users
Slash & Earn
Play Store subscription rev share lowered to 15% from January 1
On-demand music streaming and eBook services eligible for 10% service fee
Bang Bang Bank
PUBG Mobile does $270 million, Honor of Kings $256 million during August 2021
Shooting to the top
Battlefield Mobile
Upcoming Battlefield Mobile spotted on Google Play
Currently playtesting in Indonesia and the Philippines
Cutting Out Commission
South Korea bans app marketplaces restricting third-party payments
The first country to implement such changes
Winner Winner
PUBG Mobile dethrones Honor of Kings for July global revenue
The battle royale jumped ahead by almost $70 million
25% Rise
Over 800 mobile games make more than $1 million every month
Data was confirmed by App Annie as part of its "2021 Mobile Gaming Tear Down"
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
Anticipation
Update: PUBG: New State has broken 20 million global pre-registrations
Gearing up for 2021 launch
Honourable
Mobile games spending reached $7.3 billion in June 2021
Honor of Kings, PUBG mobile and Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds lead the show
Biggest Catch
Mobile games driving $1.7 billion of weekly spending globally
Crunching the data with App Annie
Hells Bells
Update: Bethesda's Mighty DOOM now in soft launch via Google Play
First Doom mobile game for over 10 years
Proving Popular
PUBG: New State exceeds 10 million pre-registrations on Google Play
The game will launch later in 2021
Bandicoot Bonanza
Update: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run sprints to nearly 33 million global downloads
29.5 million installs since official launch day
N. Sane Numbers
Update: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run races to 25 million global downloads
22 million installs in first weekend
Every Little Helps
Google Play commission to lower to 15% for first $1 milion
The change will come into effect on July 1st
Winner, Winner
PUBG: New State hits five million pre-registrations in one week
Pre-orders will open on the App Store later this year
Money Maker
Player spending on mobile games to hit $138 billion in 2025
The majority will be generated on the App Store
Sponsored
Finding success in 4x strategy games
A preview of the new mobile game genre report from Google Play
Big Spender
European consumers spent $54.6 million on mobile apps on Christmas Day
Globally mobile spending hit $407 million that same day
Farm Life
Goodgame Studios opens pre-registrations for Big Farm: Home & Garden
Only avaiable through Google Play
New Games
30 notable mobile games released in November 2020 you may have missed
What just happened?
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "There's a huge ripple effect once you don't have detailed information about players," says Tilting Point head Andre Cohen
Apple looks to introduce further privacy rules in early 2021