Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: Is Playtika’s acquisition of SuperPlay worth the big bucks? And what does it mean for M&A activity
Playtika is set to acquire Dice Dreams creators SuperPlay for up to $1.95 billion
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Mobile Mavens: Does more powerful hardware for iPhone 16 make a difference to games developers?
Our industry experts share their thoughts on what impact new hardware has on the mobile games market and if such leaps are truly needed
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Broken trust, a dark 12 months, but a positive sign: Developers react to Unity axing the Runtime Fee
Our industry experts share their thoughts on the big news, which comes one year after the Runtime Fee was first announced
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Mobile Mavens: How to survive to '25: Part two
Our mobile mavens are back to discuss the tough year of 2024 and whether the worst will be over in 2025
Gamescom Tips
Mobile Mavens: The expert's guide to surviving Gamescom
How to avoid the crush, be at the best party, and make all the best connections. Our Mavens give their tips and tricks for getting the best out of Europe's biggest games show
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Mobile Mavens: How to survive to '25
Our mobile mavens discuss the tough year of 2024 and whether the worst will be over in 2025
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Mobile Mavens: How is the trend for cross-platform changing the state of gaming?
Our Mavens share their thoughts on appeal of taking your game cross-platform and what the current trend means for the future of the games industry
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Mobile Mavens: Are games able to capitalise on cultural sporting moments?
Our Mavens share their thoughts on how sporting events can benefit the wider games industry
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Mobile Mavens: The industry wades in on Squad Busters from its “transformative impact” to being “corporate box ticking”
We asked the industry what it thinks of the sixth Supercell game to get a global launch
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Mobile Mavens: The Unity aftermath… Can it reignite the faith or are doubts only growing?
Our industry experts discuss the current industry sentiment toward Unity after last year's Runtime fee farrago
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Mobile Mavens: Can Xbox's mobile games store succeed?
We ask industry experts for their thoughts on Microsoft's upcoming marketplace that aims to compete with Apple and Google
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Mobile Mavens: What's the state of play for the MENA region?
Our Mavens share their thoughts on MENA market opportunities and offer advice for those doing business in the region
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Mobile Mavens: Analysts share insights on Embracer Group's "rapid dissolution", "mature" split and nervy future
We reached out to games industry professionals to hear their thoughts on Embracer Groups latest strategy
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Mobile Mavens: What should we expect from Disney's big $1.5 billion deal with Epic and Fortnite?
Our Mobile Mavens share their thoughts on Disney’s $1.5 billion investment and partnership with Epic Games
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Mobile Mavens: Jobs 2024: How to find the best talent and land your dream role
Our Mobile Mavens share their thoughts on the current hiring and careers landscape
Crystal Ball Time
Games industry predictions for 2024 part two: Layoffs to continue, generative AI in production, and a year of innovation
The Mobile Mavens gaze into the crystal ball to share their thoughts and expectations for the year ahead
Crystal Ball Time
Games industry predictions for 2024: Big games will get bigger, M&A will start to scale back, and third-party app stores
The Mobile Mavens gaze into the crystal ball to share their thoughts and expectations for the year ahead
New Year's Resolutions
Mobile Mavens' New Year's resolutions for 2024 part two: Giving back, supporting those hit by layoffs, and not repeating past mistakes
The Mobile Mavens share their ambitions for the coming year
New Year's Resolutions
Mobile Mavens' New Year's resolutions for 2024: Never stop evolving, make bolder decisions, and be nicer to each other
The Mobile Mavens share their ambitions for the coming year
Game Of The Year
Mobile Mavens' mobile games of the year 2023 part two: Frozen City, Arena Breakout, Boom! and more
The Mobile Mavens share the best mobile games they've played this year
Game Of The Year
Mobile Mavens' mobile games of the year 2023: Monopoly GO, Street Fighter Dual, Honkai: Star Rail, and more
The Mobile Mavens share the best mobile games they've played this year
Industry Trends
Mobile Mavens on the biggest games industry trends of 2023 part two: "The hypercasual boom is slowly fading"
The big names in the industry tell us what they thought the biggest stories of the year were
Industry Trends
Mobile Mavens on the biggest games industry trends of 2023: "This has been the single hardest year in games I think I have seen in my career"
The big names in the industry tell us what they thought the biggest stories of the year were
Highs And Lows
Mobile Mavens' highlights and lowlights of 2023 part two: "After a disastrous and turbulent 2022, we successfully reframed our business"
The big names in the industry tell us how a challenging year in the industry went for them and their business
Highs And Lows
Mobile Mavens' highlights and lowlights of 2023: "Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat"
The big names in the industry tell us how a challenging year in the industry went for them and their business.
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Mobile Mavens: One month on, what next for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard?
A month ago today Microsoft closed it’s deal and with no immediate upsets was it all a storm in a teacup? Or 28 days later, is the apocalypse imminent? We ask the experts…
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Mobile Mavens: Can we preserve classic mobile games forever?
Classics games all too easily become lost forever in updates and sequels. And in the all-digital world of mobile that's especially true. Our experts give their take on what can be done
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Mobile Mavens: The importance of cross platform
We round up industry opinions on the potential of cross platform gaming
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Mobile Mavens: What do app downloads direct from Facebook mean for the industry?
We round up expert industry opinions on the potential of an app store within Facebook
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Mobile Mavens: Is the Vision Pro the next iPhone moment?
We asked industry experts for their thoughts on the reveal of Apple’s Vision pro mixed reality headset
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Mobile Mavens: Activision Blizzard: So what will happen next?
We asked our industry experts for their thoughts on the deal that rumbles on and continues to divide opinions. Here's what they said.
Opinion
Mobile Mavens: Is AI a helping hand or to be kept at arm's length?
Our round-up of opinion from around the industry returns with AI's role in game development the hot topic
2022 Highlights
Mobile Mavens: The 2022 Wrap!
Our posse of industry experts tell us their highlights of 2022
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Mobile Mavens: Is this the end for Twitter? And what are our alternatives?
Our posse of industry experts give their take on faltering Twitter's power and place in 2022
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Stadia may be gone, but will the entire cloud gaming sector go with it?
Industry experts react to the closure of Google Stadia
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How much do Unity and ironSource need each other?
Tenjin, LifeStreet, Metanomic, Mintegral, and Frameplay discuss the recently announced Unity and ironSource merger, and how it differs from the influx of high-profile acqusitions in Q1 2022
Paying For It, One Way Or Another
Updated: what crucial lessons can Microsoft and Sony take from mobile for in-game ads?
Experts from AudioMob, Dataseat, Kempt&Co, Two Way Media, and Tilting Point present the core takeaways Microsoft and Sony need to adopt if they want to pursue ads in F2P console titles
International Women's Day
Updated: Mobile Mavens: bringing more women into the mobile games industry
Platform female trialblazers, stop punishing parenthood, and combat imposter syndrome
Post-pg Connects Thoughts
Mobile Mavens: the future of live events
PG Connects London attendees share their thoughts on future live events
Predictions
Mobile Mavens: expert predictions for the future of the mobile games industry
Web3, more acquisitions, and new working models
Largest Gaming Acquisition [again]
Mobile Mavens: industry reactions to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Industry responds to near-$70 billion acquisition
Largest Gaming Acquisition
Mobile Mavens: Reactions to Take-Two's acquisition of Zynga
Industry responds to $12.7 billion acquisition
China Syndrome
Mobile Mavens: Reaction to China's new restrictions on children gaming
Only three hours a week
Mystic Mavens
Indie Mavens: What trends and events will shape the mobile industry in 2021?
"IDFA depreciation has the potential to completely alter the free-to-play market"
Changing Times
Indie Mavens: How will Apple's App Store Small Business Program impact developers?
"Let’s be frank: neither Apple nor Valve provide enough of a service to deserve a 30 per cent cut.
Remote Vs Office
Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office?
"Life is short, and the distractions are piling up. At what point do you need to majorly change your lifestyle to fit with an internet-enabled world?"
Digital Vs Physical
Indie Mavens: Weighing up the benefits between digital and physical events for indies
"I hope that online meetings actually will help us open up the industry and make it more diverse"
Remote Working
Indie Mavens: How to work from home as a developer and lessons learned from the pandemic
We reach out to our Indie Mavens to discuss life under lockdown
See Eu Later
What do UK mobile game developers think of Brexit?
Post-referendum discussion from the UK mobile games industry
Indie Mavens
Will subscription services be good for indie game developers?
The Indie Mavens share their thoughts