The mobilegamer.biz podcast is a concise, banter-free digest of what’s driving the mobile games business.

Every week, mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and tells you what’s going on in under 20 minutes.

In this episode:

• A close look at those fascinating top 10 downloads and top 10 grossing games of 2026 so far lists, based on AppMagic estimates
• A ramble though a popular story about Godforge, a new rival to Raid: Shadow Legends, from new studio Fateless
• Yet more Google news, this time a $1bn fine from the EU for anticompetitive practices, including making it difficult for developers to steer players outside of its Play Store ecosystem 
• Invincible: Guarding the Globe game has nearly doubled Ubisoft's mobile revenue, though things have gone very quiet with those Rainbow Six and Division mobile games
• Stillfront is still looking for a CEO and a strategic review is ongoing, but its Q2 financials were decent
• Devolver rereleased Ojiro Fumoto’s indie banger Poinpy for free, with no IAPs or ads but a tip system if you want to give the dev money
• Looney Tunes have taken over from The Simpsons in the latest season of Monopoly Go
• Data nuggets from Skillz Vs Papaya, casual games in H1, Capcom, Candy Crush, Ludus, Circana, Embrace and Neon
• A very brisk run through the last soft launch and new games updates
• The lush ambient sounds of a man walking around a beautiful wood next to a golf course

#57, 30/07/26. Supported by Xsolla.