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Fart Together, a Steam game that hasn’t even launched yet, has already been cloned by multiple mobile studios – more than a dozen rip-offs are live on Google Play right now: mobilegamer.biz/googles-play…
Google’s Play Store is already hosting multiple clones of unreleased Steam game Fart Together

Google’s Play Store is already hosting multiple clones of unreleased Steam game Fart Together

“I think we may have broken a record for the most clones in the shortest time – for a game that hasn’t even launched yet,” said the original game’s developer.

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Our latest soft launch update includes the next Honkai game from Hoyoverse, Moon Active’s take on Pixel Flow, a new merge game from Century and plenty more: mobilegamer.biz/the-soft-lau…
The soft launch games you need to know about from Supercell, EA, Moon Active, Zynga, more

The soft launch games you need to know about from Supercell, EA, Moon Active, Zynga, more

Take a peek at the games in testing from the mobile games industry’s top publishers.

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PlayStation has cancelled its Ratchet & Clank shooter, Ranger Rumble, a year after it entered soft launch. It was in development at Frag Pro Shooter maker Oh BiBi: mobilegamer.biz/playstation-…
PlayStation cancels Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble a year into soft launch

PlayStation cancels Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble a year into soft launch

The mobile shooter never got a global release, and its servers will shut down in May 2027.

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In this week’s new game digest we’ve got two new Hoyoverse games, new titles from Kabam, Outfit 7 and Hipster Whale plus Red Dead Redemption’s removal from Netflix: mobilegamer.biz/new-game-dig…
New game digest: Honkai: Nexus Anima, WB All Star Mayhem, Crossy Road, Red Dead, Vampirio, more

New game digest: Honkai: Nexus Anima, WB All Star Mayhem, Crossy Road, Red Dead, Vampirio, more

There’s also another new Genshin Impact-like RPG and a load of indie games in this week’s round-up.

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A group led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – the same one that bought EA – has held talks with Unity over a potential acquisition, according to Reuters: mobilegamer.biz/the-saudi-le…
The Saudi-led consortium that bought EA is in talks to acquire Unity, says Reuters

The Saudi-led consortium that bought EA is in talks to acquire Unity, says Reuters

A potential $25bn deal was discussed before Unity’s latest earnings report, according to Reuters sources.

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Playtika said it is no longer looking for a buyer in its Q3 results. It also posted record profits after cutting marketing spend: mobilegamer.biz/playtika-cal…
Playtika calls off sale search as Q3 revenue holds flat at $674m

Playtika calls off sale search as Q3 revenue holds flat at $674m

The Bingo Blitz maker posted record adjusted EBITDA in Q3 as it cut marketing spend, but daily players fell 13%.

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Unity has posted its first profit since its IPO as ad product Vector grew 126% year-on-year in Q326. CEO Matthew Bromberg expects huge revenue growth from its adtech division in Q4, too: mobilegamer.biz/unity-posts-…
Unity posts first profit since its IPO as Vector grows 126%

Unity posts first profit since its IPO as Vector grows 126%

The engine maker expects its strategic Grow revenue to more than double year-on-year in Q4.

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D2C sales now account for 42% of MTG's revenue – but the company warned that Google's new fees on external payment links will eat into the savings. It also confirmed PlaySimple's IPO is postponed in its Q3 financials: mobilegamer.biz/mtg-revenue-…
MTG revenue flat in Q3 as D2C hits 42% of sales

MTG revenue flat in Q3 as D2C hits 42% of sales

The Raid: Shadow Legends owner has postponed Playsimple’s planned IPO in India, and said Google’s US fees on external links have reduced some of the cost advantages of D2C.

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AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi said the adtech firm’s gaming business "grew nearly 50% year-over-year" as it posted record revenue of $2.2bn in Q3 – up 55%: mobilegamer.biz/applovin-pos…
AppLovin posts record revenue of $2.2bn in Q3 – up 55%

AppLovin posts record revenue of $2.2bn in Q3 – up 55%

CEO Adam Foroughi said AppLovin’s gaming business “grew nearly 50% year-over-year”.

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This week's no-nonsense podcast has thoughts on misleading ads, Apple’s ‘mobile gaming headwinds’, Roblox results, PlayStudios shenanigans and more: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
Misleading ads, Apple’s 'gaming headwinds', PlayStudios shenanigans, Roblox results, more

Misleading ads, Apple’s 'gaming headwinds', PlayStudios shenanigans, Roblox results, more

Podcast Episode · mobilegamer.biz digest · 4 November · 20min

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Hutch cofounder Shaun Rutland is teasing his new ‘interactive generative video’ studio Anorak. It has staff across Europe, in China and David Amor is on board as COO. A funding announcement is expected soon: mobilegamer.biz/hutch-cofoun…
Hutch cofounder Shaun Rutland teases his new ‘interactive generative video’ studio Anorak

Hutch cofounder Shaun Rutland teases his new ‘interactive generative video’ studio Anorak

Fellow games veteran David Amor has also joined as COO. The Anorak team is split between London and Chengdu and is already sharing some of its experiments ahead of an expected funding announcement.

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In this week’s data digest we’ve got Q3's top earners, 2026's biggest new launches, Apple and Google’s $47.6m fine, ten years of stats from AppMagic and plenty more: mobilegamer.biz/data-digest-…
Data digest: Q3’s top earners, 2026’s biggest new launches, Apple and Google fined, more

Data digest: Q3’s top earners, 2026’s biggest new launches, Apple and Google fined, more

We’ve also got stats from the last ten years of mobile from AppMagic, Capcom and Xbox earnings and milestones for Aniimo, Tiles Survive and 9 Kings in this week’s round-up.

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The UK's advertising watchdog has banned mobile game ads from King, Scopely, Dark War Survival publisher Omnilojo and more for misleadingly representing their gameplay: mobilegamer.biz/asa-bans-mis…
ASA bans misleading mobile game ads from King, Scopely, Dark War Survival publisher and more

ASA bans misleading mobile game ads from King, Scopely, Dark War Survival publisher and more

A “Not actual gameplay” disclaimer wasn’t enough to save King’s Farm Heroes Saga ad.

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Apple says mobile gaming headwinds and various court rulings led to slower growth for the App Store in Q4 – though its services division still hit record revenue of $31.6bn: mobilegamer.biz/apple-says-m…

Apple says mobile gaming headwinds held App Store performance flat

Court rulings forcing Apple to open up its stores have also had an impact, says the tech giant. Services still hit a record $31.6bn in its Q4, but growth slowed from 15% to 10% in a year.

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Indie studio @teamterribledev is pulling in about £2m a year from its hit horror game The Baby in Yellow. Android and iOS are its most popular platforms, with PC a distant third: mobilegamer.biz/the-baby-in-…
The Baby in Yellow: how a 48-hour game jam hit 400m downloads

The Baby in Yellow: how a 48-hour game jam hit 400m downloads

With 320m installs on Android, 80m on iOS and 100k on Steam, Indie studio Team Terrible is pulling in about £2m a year from its hit horror game.

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The Papaya-Skillz drama continues: a US bankruptcy court has barred Papaya from moving money out of its US bank accounts while Skillz tries to collect the roughly $730m the Solitaire Cash maker owes it: mobilegamer.biz/us-court-blo…
US court blocks Papaya from moving money out of the US as Skillz chases $730m judgment

US court blocks Papaya from moving money out of the US as Skillz chases $730m judgment

Papaya moved more than $70m from the US to Israel before its false advertising trial, the court found.

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It’s been an eventful time for PlayStudios – it just killed Tetris Block Party and earlier this year it closed four studios and cut 177 jobs. It was also under threat of being delisted from the Nasdaq: mobilegamer.biz/playstudios-…
PlayStudios closes Tetris Block Party after cutting 177 jobs and closing four studios

PlayStudios closes Tetris Block Party after cutting 177 jobs and closing four studios

The Las Vegas-based mobile publisher’s restructure was announced in March, and still appears to be ongoing, resulting in another Tetris game’s closure. It was also recently at risk of being deliste…

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Genshin Impact maker Hoyoverse is launching its next game, life sim Petit Planet, on December 4: mobilegamer.biz/hoyoverses-l…
Hoyoverse’s life sim Petit Planet launches December 4

Hoyoverse’s life sim Petit Planet launches December 4

The Genshin Impact maker’s first life sim arrives on mobile and PC after a year of beta tests.

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In this week’s jobs digest we’ve got moves and promotions at Atari, Supercell, Scopely, Zynga, Tripledot, Voodoo, Loom, Tactile and plenty more: mobilegamer.biz/jobs-digest-…
Jobs digest: moves and promotions at Atari, Supercell, Scopely, Zynga, Tripledot, Voodoo and more

Jobs digest: moves and promotions at Atari, Supercell, Scopely, Zynga, Tripledot, Voodoo and more

Plus new hires at Loom Games, Gear Games, Tactile, Mistplay, Xsolla, Appcharge and more.

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In another busy new game digest we’ve got Monster Hunter, Saints Row, No Man’s Sky, Digimon, Darkest Dungeon, Cut The Rope, Everything is Crab and plenty more: mobilegamer.biz/new-game-dig…
New game digest: Monster Hunter, Saints Row, No Man’s Sky, Digimon, Darkest Dungeon, Cut The Rope,...

New game digest: Monster Hunter, Saints Row, No Man’s Sky, Digimon, Darkest Dungeon, Cut The Rope,...

There’s also new Easybrain games, Everything is Crab and plenty more in this week’s round-up.

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