Podcast | Episode 15 Star Wars: Hunters finally launches, the West's MOBA problem, and Xbox handheld rumours | Week in Mobile Games podcast
July 10, 2023 Niko Partners Report Five biggest mobile genres of 2022 in MENA and Asian markets revealed: RPG leads the pack The RPG genre generated 50% more revenue than strategy, MOBA, puzzle, and battle royale games combined
April 4, 2023 Riot X Netease Netease’s Hyper Front to shut down following Riot lawsuit The suit alleged that Hyper Front infringed on its intellectual property
February 17, 2023 Releases Tencent to release Chinese exclusive Honor of Kings in Brazil The China-only MOBA game is one of a slew of titles now gaining release further afield
January 11, 2023 Market Leaders Hypercasual led the download charts in 2022, while RPGs dominated consumer spend Data.ai have broken down the most successful genres of 2022
December 13, 2022 Cloud Gaming Riot Games brings PC & mobile titles to Xbox Game Pass MOBA giant Riot Games is bringing not only it’s PC titles such as League of Legends and Valorant to Game Pass, but it’s mobile titles too
October 29, 2021 Coming Soon Arena of Valor offers $1 million in prize money at international championships The event will be online and streamed on multiple platforms
October 7, 2021 Xxxx Supercell is the only dev with a top 10 strategy game that isn't 4X Clash of Clans is the outlier
February 16, 2021 Trainers Unite Pokémon Unite regional beta set to launch in Canada Players must be over the age of 16 and can only be accessed on Android devices
June 24, 2020 Unite 'em All Tencent and The Pokémon Company debut Pokémon Unite Five-versus-five MOBA will launch on mobile and Nintendo Switch
April 7, 2020 Emergency Rescue Vainglory’s surprise shutdown averted by Super Evil Megacorp Rogue Games was pulling the plug
May 30, 2019 Moba Mobile Legends bucks the US MOBA decline by growing revenue to $5.8 million in Q1 But the bigger picture proves that the competitive genre just isn't landing in the region
April 2, 2019 Eastern Stars Is Brawl Stars set to knock it out the park in China as Supercell’s latest billion-dollar success? An analysis of the online multiplayer shooter's Western and Eastern performance
March 11, 2019 Say What? Tencent’s Honor of Kings generated more than $1 billion in February alone Version 2.0 sparks huge boost in earnings for the mobile MOBA
December 17, 2018 Calm Down Honor of Kings skips past $4 billion in lifetime revenue 278 million downloads to date
December 13, 2018 Eastern Stars Is Supercell's Brawl Stars set to rise in the East rather than the West? Recent soft launch performance indicates Asia audience preference, but is it enough?
December 7, 2018 Moba NetEase is bringing Super Evil Megacorp’s flagship MOBA Vainglory to China Mobile-exclusive MOBA is also coming to PC and consoles in 2019
November 16, 2018 Not Quite Noble Tencent’s Arena of Valor takes $5m from the US as year anniversary approaches The Chinese version, Honor of Kings, has made $3.7 billion in comparison since late-2015
October 19, 2018 Oh Tencent’s Westernised Arena of Valor takes $15m a year after launch The US proved to be its most popular region
July 30, 2018 Milestone Vainglory brings in over $50m in lifetime revenue Super Evil Megacorp’s 2014 MOBA secures a spot as the third most popular genre entry on mobile
July 20, 2018 Legendary Moonton’s popular MOBA Mobile Legends plunders $200m in global revenues $25 million of that comes from the US
July 13, 2018 Valor Tencent’s Arena of Valor breaks $3 million in revenue in the US Tencent’s MOBA hits one million downloads
March 16, 2018 Glorious Super Evil Megacorp partners with Alibaba to bring Vainglory to World Electronic Sports Games MOBA joins the likes of Blizzard’s Hearthstone and Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
March 8, 2018 Fight Fight Fight Mobile Legends is quietly out-grossing Arena of Valor in many countries Tencent's MOBA mega-hit isn't winning everywhere
November 24, 2017 Blitzing Nexon soft-launches card-based PvP game MapleStory Blitz Takes the themes of the MMO and uses them for another purpose
October 27, 2017 Paladins Strike Hi-Rez Studios soft-launches mobile MOBA take on PC shooter Paladins Strike Showing better signs of life then SMITE Rivals
October 6, 2017 New Arenas How is Tencent's massive hit Honor of Kings performing outside of China? Out now in Europe and Southeast Asia, but how's it grossing?
September 13, 2017 Rise Of The Machines Directive Games showcases AR MOBA The Machines at Apple keynote Featuring location-based sound and online multiplayer
September 12, 2017 Staying Competitive Building a mobile eSports giant: Super Evil Megacorp reflects on creating Vainglory CEO Kristian Segerstrale on what it takes to make a competitive game
September 11, 2017 Honour Of Kids New parents name their child Honour of Kings after Tencent's hugely popular mobile MOBA At least they didn't call the kid Strike of Kings
August 29, 2017 Strike Two Hi-Rez Studios returns to mobile with Paladins Strike Team shooter based off its popular PC title
August 25, 2017 Taking Control Super Evil Megacorp collaborating with Samsung to bring mouse and keyboard control to mobile MOBA Vainglory Using Samsung DeX technology to draw in a new crowd
August 11, 2017 Valiant Tencent's massive mobile MOBA Honor of Kings launches as Arena of Valor in Europe Now available in all European countries
August 8, 2017 Even More Evil Super Evil Megacorp raises $19 million to bring 5v5 battles and engine improvements to Vainglory Looking for new staff to help bolster its mobile MOBA
July 25, 2017 Arena Of Strike Tencent rebrands Western release of mobile MOBA Strike of Kings to Arena of Valor Strike of Kings fans not particularly happy
July 19, 2017 Look Ma I'm On Tv Vainglory to make TV debut on Disney XD as part of new series ESL Brawlers One episode dedicated to Super Evil's MOBA airing as part of D|XP
July 12, 2017 Battle Of Legends Riot Games sues Mobile Legends developer Shanghai Moonton Technology for copyright infringement Mobile MOBA developer alleged to have ripped design and art from League of Legends
June 23, 2017 Shining Star Brawl Stars tops Canada's iOS download chart and is already a top 10 grossing app in its first week Can it maintain its position? Does Supercell even care?
June 15, 2017 King Of The World Tencent's Honor of Kings the world's top grossing mobile game in May 2017 App Annie breaks out some figures
June 7, 2017 Strike Of Esports 5 reasons Strike of Kings is perfectly designed to be the next big mobile eSport A look at Tencent's mobile MOBA and how it all comes together
June 7, 2017 The Charticle Are Clash Royale clones making any money? Can developers feed off the crumbs from Supercell's table?
May 30, 2017 Because It's Batman Tencent seals licensing deal for DC Comics characters in Strike of Kings Batman, The Joker and Superman have already entered the fray
May 24, 2017 Name That Game Tencent turns to Strike of Kings players to provide a new name for the game Don't mention leagues, legends, or glory
May 16, 2017 Mobile Mavens Can Tencent's MOBA Strike of Kings carry Honor of Kings' China momentum Westward? Can the Chinese hit make waves in the West?
May 12, 2017 Iap Inspector How does Tencent's mobile MOBA Strike of Kings monetise? IAPs from the players' perspective
May 5, 2017 Strike Of Kings Tencent's megahit mobile MOBA Honor of Kings soft-launched in the West as Strike of Kings Available in the UK and beyond