“Arbitrary, obstructive” Apple has rejected the Epic Games Store twice
Epic has also accused Apple of breaking Digital Markets Act rules and says it has told the European Commission of its concerns as it tries to push its own iOS app store through the tech giant’s approvals process.
New games now: Zenless Zone Zero, Antstream, Resident Evil 7, Crunchyroll’s Game Vault, The Pathless and more
Also this week: Netflix does Minesweeper, retro indie larks and some big launches out of Asia.
With Zenless Zone Zero, Hoyoverse risks cannibalising its own games (again)
With 40m+ pre-registrations, Hoyoverse’s latest gacha-RPG is sure to be a hit – but industry experts are concerned it’ll just eat into Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail’s earnings.
Data digest: Warcraft Rumble, Monopoly Go, Star Wars Hunters and Squad Busters numbers, Keywords’ £2.2bn deal and more
Also this week: Newzoo's latest report at-a-glance, Mag's latest financials and milestones for World of Tanks and Garena.
June’s top grossing mobile games worldwide
Dungeon & Fighter Mobile steals Honor of Kings' crown in Appmagic's top grossing charts, with Royal Match and LastWar also flying high. But where is Supercell's Squad Busters...?
June’s top mobile game downloads worldwide
A surprise new hit for Zego Studio led installs in June, while Squad Busters placed third in its first full month on the charts – is Supercell's latest launch underperforming?
What Wooga learned from failed match 3 Switchcraft – and what’s next
Managing director Nai Chang says the Playtika-owned June’s Journey maker is more focused than ever on market validation, and is still looking to expand beyond games for older female players.
Epic could bring Fortnite to “other mobile app stores” as its iOS store edges closer to EU launch
The Fortnite maker says its iOS Game Store is with Apple for approval as it targets an EU launch in the "next couple months".
Netflix studio Spry Fox teases Triple Town comeback, with another “large unannounced cozy project” incoming
We speak to cofounder and studio director David Edery about his “relief” at not having to worry about monetisation any more.
Those Assassin’s Creed, Resident Evil and Death Stranding ports have bombed
Estimates suggest that fewer than 3,000 people have paid $49.99 to play Assassin’s Creed Mirage on iPhone. Other console ports like Resident Evil 4 and Death Stranding have flopped too.
Supercell reboots Clash Heroes as Project Rise
The game is now a ‘social action RPG roguelite’ and is still set in the Clash universe. A pre-Alpha playtest is scheduled for July.
EU accuses Apple of breaching DMA laws as it launches fresh App Store investigation
Preliminary findings show Apple failing to allow developers to freely steer customers to alternative payments and stores; Apple’s Core Technology Fee now faces investigation too.
