A concise inside view of the mobile game business.

This week:

– Unity is selling off its Supersonic publishing arm and closing the Ironsource Ad Network as its turnaround continues

– Is PlayStation Studios Mobile now effectively a licensing outfit? Recent layoffs suggest so

– Can Ubisoft make The Division work on mobile? Resurgence launched this week, so we spoke to its producer to get a sense of their gameplan

– Bethesda quietly shuts down The Elder Scrolls Blades and seems to delete everything about it from its websites, for some reason

– Coffee Stain closes its mobile studio in Malmo

– A smorgasbord of news nuggets from our regular data, new games and soft launch digests

– Ambient sounds including foot-on-gravel and birdsong from beautiful Norfolk, UK as we take an Easter break, sort of

#40, 02/04/26. Supported by Xsolla. 

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Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business in under 20 minutes. That's it.

A concise inside view of the mobile game business.

This week:

- A beefy chat with the guy in charge of Scopely's M&A and a cheeky question about maybe buying King

- A profile of new hybridcasual publisher Arcade, which has big money backing from Dubai

- What's going on with Epic's webshop business? We asked Epic Games Store boss Steve Allison at GDC 

- Data digest leads on Epic's 1,000 layoffs and has lots of other big numbers in it

- Savvy is set to buy Moonton plus how to crack the China market

- Brief new game news and a mix of background noises including birdsong, traffic and pedestrian chatter

#39, 26/03/26. Supported by Xsolla. 

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Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business in under 20 minutes. That's it.

A concise inside view of the mobile game business.

This week:

- How Epic is doing with its mobile Games Store after our chat with bossman Steve Allison

- Love and Deepspace developer Infold reveals some fun stuff about the making of its hit Otome game

- Fortnite is back on Google Play, nearly six years after being kicked off

- Changes to Google's Play Store and more detail on that Level Up program that could save studios 5% in IAP fees

- Data nuggets, new game and soft launch news, some pleasant birdsong in the background and a few passersby listening to me talking about digital boyfriends

#38, 19/03/26. Supported by Xsolla. 

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Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business in under 20 minutes. That's it.

A concise inside view of the mobile game business.

This week:

- An attempt to explain the nuances of that Epic-Google deal

- ...and what it means for the average game-maker on the Play Store

- Supercell on the tweaks it made to Clash Royale before that big revenue and engagement spike

- A stroll around the GDC show floor and some observations of The State of It All 

- Somehow Bossfight returned

- NCsoft's quiet move into mobile gets louder with a $204m deal for a German rewarded play firm

- Data nuggets, a quick jobs update and the general background hum of the bit behind Moscone Center's South Hall

#37, 12/03/26. Supported by Xsolla. 

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Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business in under 20 minutes. That's it.

A concise inside view of the mobile game business.

This week:

- Quickfire summary and reaction to Google's Play Store changes

- What it means for Epic and Fortnite

- Supercell spin-off Hay Day Match breaks cover, and it's being made by UK studio Playabit

- The Supercell and King alumni at Antihero get $4.5m in funding

- Minit Games is the latest firm to try and do 'TikTok for games'

- Why Ubisoft thinks Rainbow Six Mobile can succeed where Apex Legends and Warzone failed

- Data nuggets, a quick soft launch update, other bits and bobs about Block Blast and Playtika plus some brief new game news

#36, 05/03/26. Supported by Xsolla. 

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Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business in under 20 minutes. That's it.

A concise inside view of the mobile game business.

This week:

- Thoughts on that big Xbox exec reshuffle and what might happen next

- A breakdown of Microsoft's mobile game empire

- What might come next for King and mobile at Microsoft

- Blizzard's new mobile spin-off, Overwatch Rush

- Data nuggets including Kingshot hitting $500m faster than Whiteout Survival, plus numbers on female players, the casual market, January's top titles and Sensor Tower’s latest report

- Some quick jobs updates and a return to walking around with birds tweeting in the background

#35, 25/02/26. Supported by Xsolla. 

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Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business in under 20 minutes. That's it.

A concise inside view of the mobile game business.

This week:

- Exclusive details on Mike DeLaet's gameplan for Ares Interactive after that $70m raise

- An explainer on why Honkai: Star Rail fans think the big 4.0 update got caught up in political tensions between China and Japan

- Savvy's reported $7bn swoop for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang maker Moonton

- Sega writes down Rovio by $200m, citing tricky market conditions

- Liftoff's IPO is cancelled, Fallout Shelter rises thanks to the TV show, Habby hits $2bn and plenty more data nuggets

- Some loose thoughts on the baffling mobile game of the year nominees at the DICE Awards

- Soft launch updates, featuring Metacore's three new games

- The soothing pitter-patter of Cotswolds rain in the background for the whole episode

#34, 19/02/26. Supported by Xsolla. 

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Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business in under 20 minutes. That's it.

A concise inside view of the mobile game business.

This week:

- Supercell's annual blog, financial results and some Clash Royale drama

- Epic is not happy about the UK's attempts to rein in Apple and Google

- Bernard Kim is back at Unity as Helgason and Bar-Zeev quit

- Canadian kids game-maker Budge sold to private equity firm

- Roblox's financials are puzzling, but traders don't care

- Overall vibes from DICE in Las Vegas

- A rattle through some data and jobs nuggets

- An exciting new whooshing sound for the transitions

#33, 12/02/26. Supported by Xsolla. 

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Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business. That's it.

A concise inside view of the mobile game business.

This week:

• Unity, Epic and more react to Google's Project Genie world model tech after game stocks slide
• Mobile is up 19% at Take-Two, and is nearly half its earnings overall – and bossman Strauss Zelnick is more and more bullish
• Stillfront could close more games amid revenue declines, narrative game sell-off and restructure
• Glu 2.0...? New Mike DeLaet and Niccolo de Masi-led outfit Ares Interactive raises $70m
• January's top grossing games and biggest downloads, according to Appmagic
• Data, soft launch and new game news
• I'm also going to DICE next week. See you there?

#32, 05/02/26. Supported by Xsolla. 

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Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business. That's it.

A concise inside view of the mobile game business.

This week:

• Why international attendees are skipping GDC
• AppLovin has hit back at more wild short seller claims
• Why app developers are increasingly seeking out mobile game talent
• Jobs, data and new game news

#31, 29/01/26. Supported by Xsolla. 

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Hang on, what's going on here? Every week mobilegamer.biz founder and editor Neil Long goes on a walk and explains what's happening in the mobile game business. That's it.