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2 days ago | mobilegamer.biz | Neil Long

Outplay Entertainment has cut 21 staff as it restructures to focus on working with publishers. The move also reflects “current business realities”, the studio told us. Outplay Entertainment is based in Dundee, Scotland, and says it is the largest independent mobile game studio in the UK. It develops Gordon Ramsay’s Chef Blast, Subway Surfers Blast, Angry Birds Pop and Mystery Match Village alongside partners including Sybo and Rovio. Outplay CEO Douglas Hare confirmed the job cuts to us over email.

2 days ago | mobilegamer.biz | Neil Long

Playtika has made another round of layoffs, with as many as 160 jobs cut across its Best Fiends and Redecor teams, we’re told. We asked Playtika to clarify how many staff were cut before the publication of this story, but the firm declined to comment. We will update this story with more detail if Playtika does comment. Many former Playtika staff based in Poland and Israel posted about the layoffs on LinkedIn earlier today. The cuts span across development, engineering, level design, art and QA.

3 days ago | mobilegamer.biz | Neil Long

The court order that cracked open the US App Store is here to stay, it seems. Apple had requested a delay to the landmark ruling that removes all previous restrictions on web payments and in-app messaging in the US App Store. That request has been officially denied. Epic boss Tim Sweeney was among the first to post about the news on X: “Apple’s stay is denied by the 9th Circuit Court.

3 days ago | mobilegamer.biz | Tom Ivan

Every Wednesday we break down the latest data, research and financial results into digestible chunks. Read on for the numbers you need to know about minus the fluff. This column is sponsored by Xsolla, which can help you to create a seamless online store where web purchases can quickly generate new revenue – from launch to beyond. Get started here. US App Store economy is worth over $400bn, says AppleApple claims to have facilitated over $400bn in developer sales and billings in 2024.

3 days ago | mobilegamer.biz | Neil Long

Epic says it is “going all-in” on webshops, and claims that currently just 18% of the top 200 mobile developers are taking advantage of off-store payments. The Fortnite maker also claimed that the 70/30 revenue model maintained by Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store is “broken” during its State of Unreal event yesterday. Epic had previously confirmed that its webshop tech would be launching in July, rather than June, in the State of Unreal keynote yesterday.