AppMagic rounded up the top mobile games by downloads and revenue in January 2020.

Google Play is accepting applications for the 2020 Indie Games Festival.

AppMagic rounded up the top mobile games by downloads and revenue in December 2019.

Facebook is developing its own operating system. Once it’s created, Facebook can move its hardware away from Android.

App Annie published two rankings. One features the most downloaded games of the past ten years, and the other – those that generated the most revenue.

Epic Games and Google had another opportunity to disagree over the predominant revenue share model. Epic wants to release Fortnite on Google Play, but is not prepared to give the store 30% of the game’s revenue. The developer called this kind of revenue split “illegal.”

Call of Duty Mobile’s revenue neared $87 million in its first two months, even if the second month saw a considerable dip in user spend.

Apple announced its picks for the best games released in 2019. Google named games that won User’s Choice awards across several categories.

Epic Games has started deploying its own Android store. The company changed the name of the Fortnite installer on Android.

GWO and DataMagic prepared a report on the most popular and highest-earning mobile games in September 2019.

Following the launch of its mobile subscription service, Google said: “Developers earn a royalty that incorporates time subscribers spend in their app and captures how users value all types of content (from weather apps to epic endless runners).” That language alerted some developers as it seemingly resembles how Spotify and the likes of it pay artists. Under the pay-per-stream model used by Spotify, musicians get paid based on how many plays their songs gets. So…

The Google Play Store has received a new design. It makes it easier to find games and apps.

The tech giant follows Apple’s suit. A review process for new apps has been impleneted on Google Play. It’s off to a sloppy start, however.

You might have already sensed from our earlier posts that publishing and monetizing your game in China is no walk in the park. But compliance with the local regulations is not the only challenge to overcome. Even if your game is approved, you still have to navigate China’s fragmented mobile market.

Last week, Google announced it would be updating Google Play Store rating system. The update will make ratings more reflective of recent reviews.

Google has announced the nominees for this year’s Google Play Awards.

There can’t be too many battle royale games. Or so they thought at NetEase. 

Adult gaming portal Nutaku has released Nutaku Android Store. It allows users to download adult games, bypassing restrictions on Google Play.

Launched last year, Indie Games Accelerator program is now accepting applications for class 2019.