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
Delayed Change
Google delays Play Store changes in India to 2022
"We are setting up listening sessions with leading Indian startups to understand their concerns more deeply"
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"
Case Dismissed
Google to ask court to dismiss Epic Games' lawsuit
It wants the case to remain seperate from Apple's
Outta Here
Fortnite's removal opens up the battle royale market
The game generated around $1.2 billion on iOS
Last Store Standing
How will Samsung play its new Fortnite exclusivity card?
Galaxy Store has an ace
It's A Battle
Fortnite generated just $10 million in revenue from Google Play before its removal
It secured 11 million downloads in four months through Google's store
Booted
Update: Epic is suing Google after Fortnite's Google Play removal
The boot follows Fortnite's removal from the Apple App Store
Grab A Deal
Epic is circumventing Apple and Google's fees to offer discounted V-Bucks in Fortnite on mobile
"Epic passes along payment processing savings to you"
You're A Winner
Google names its 2020 Indie Games Festival winners
Across Europe, Japan and South Korea
Defying History
Google Play blocks World War II game Attentat 1942 from select storefronts
Not available in Germany, France, Austria, and Russia
Everyone Loves A Comeback
Google Stadia mobile app surpasses one million installs in five months
50 per cent increase over launch week
18 Months After Launch
Epic Games begrudgingly rolls out Fortnite on Google Play
"We hope that Google will revise its policies"
44 Per Cent Growth
AppsFlyer: Google becomes number one for mobile app advertising
Facebook dominates retargeting
Exclusive Data
Google mobile downloads suggest Stadia has sold 107,000 units in the last two months
US tops group for the largest portion of installs
Crossplay Enabled
Riot launches first-ever mobile game Teamfight Tactics on March 19th
80 million downloads since debuting on PC
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Niantic head of developer relations Kellee Santiago on empowering others to make unique games
"I know how to empower developers to make games no one has seen before"
A Good Cause
Google Play opens up donations for coronavirus relief efforts on its store
100 per cent of donations go to the cause
European Take Over
European mobile games revenue expected to reach $12.9 billion in 2022
Games will be responsible for 55 per cent of the revenue
Magic Number
Update: Shadowgun War Games rolls out worldwide following one million pre-registrations
Doubled in less than a month
"more Negotiation Power"
Chinese mobile companies partner up to take on Google Play
Huawei Technologies, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo all involved
Stadia Downloads
Exclusive: Google Stadia mobile downloads have halved since November
550,000 installs to date, according to Sensor Tower
Higher And Higher
Mobile games revenue increased by 13% to $61.7 billion in 2019
Honor of Kings tops the list for worldwide spending at $1.43 billion
Big Numbers
Google Play handled 2 billion MAUs and 115 billion downloads in 2019
The most popular distribution store ever
Money For Not Much
Google's Play Points reward program launches in US
Reward system already live in Japan and Korea