News
Kübra Gündoğan wins Future Boss Rising Star Award at GamesBeat’s inaugural Boss Mode Awards
Kübra Gündoğan, co-founder and CEO of Loom Games, has won the Future Boss Rising Star Award at the inaugural BOSS Mode: Women Leaders in Games,
Appcharge ships MCP server – the first piece of its AI-native DTC platform
Appcharge released its hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. The new endpoint opens the Appcharge platform directly to MCP-compatible clients such as Claude, Cursor, and
Turkish gaming companies that received investment (2026)
Following a remarkably successful 2025, Türkiye’s gaming ecosystem is kicking into overdrive for 2026. This week, Grand Games made waves with a fresh $70 million
Academy
Why cutting influencer marketing costs you more than running it
Marion Balinoff explains why cutting influencer marketing can backfire, speeding up decline curves, raising CPIs over time, and weakening store momentum.
From a fun game to an operable business
We take a look at what Hive SDK is, what problems it solves, and how it supports live operations, analytics, and cross-platform service environments.
The road to self-publishing Highway Overtake with ByteBrew!
We explore how HyperMonk Games’ Highway Overtake became a global hit by using ByteBrew’s out-of-the-box tools and reached #5 on the list of Top Free Games.
Articles
The current state of publisher – game studio relations in Türkiye
Batuhan Avucan recently discussed how the Turkish mobile gaming ecosystem has changed since the rapid growth period of 2021 and 2022, particularly regarding publishing agreements,
Mistplay Launches Audience Network Following Strategic Acquisitions
Mistplay has launched the Mistplay Audience Network, designed to expand the scale and reach of rewarded advertising across the mobile ecosystem. The launch follows Mistplay’s recent acquisitions of Connected
How MGM Slots Live reached 60% DTC revenue share with Appcharge
Appcharge Payment Links gave MGM Slots Live a fast, low-friction path to direct player revenue, with a conversion rate that kept climbing. At a Glance
Interviews
From AAA games to competitive mobile shooters – Interview with Alexander Sakharov of Vertigo Games
As the mobile FPS market becomes increasingly competitive, studios are under growing pressure to deliver experiences that keep players engaged far beyond launch. In our
What it truly means to be an “AI-First” game studio – Interview with Piero Molino
Piero Molino, CEO of Studio Atelico, explains the shift toward becoming an AI-first game studio and how AI is redefining the future of game development.
Tenjin joins Türkiye’s Government Incentive Program to empower local mobile app studios
Tenjin’s Account Executive, Tabarak Paracha, discusses Tenjin’s partnerships with Turkish studios and how their inclusion in the incentives program could help local mobile app studios scale.
Reports
Demand for Claude continues to accelerate – Top global mobile apps in March 2026
The monthly mobile apps report aims to help mobile game publishers, marketers, and developers better understand the latest shifts in user demand and competitive dynamics within the global mobile gaming market. You can check out last month’s report here. Overview: Global Apps Performance in April 2026 Top 20 Global Mobile Apps
Royal Kingdom App Store downloads surge past 10.1M in April – Top global mobile games in April 2026
The monthly mobile games report aims to help mobile game publishers, marketers, and developers better understand the latest shifts in user demand and competitive dynamics within the global mobile gaming market. Overview: Global Mobile Games Performance in April 2026 Top 20 Mobile Games by Advertising Activity Sword x Staff Sets
Inside the monetization strategy of Love and Deepspace
Chinese otome RPG Love and Deepspace has become one of the mobile gaming industry’s standout monetization success stories, revealed by a new report from AppMagic. The report highlights how the title built a highly profitable live-service model through character-driven events, premium gacha mechanics, and strong player retention. The game generated
Reviews
Persona 3 Reload: Tips & Tricks for new players
These tips are mainly for newbies, and the article is written from the perspective of a player who had no major exposure to either Persona 3, FES or Portable, but has exposure to Persona 4 and 5.
EA Sports WRC Review: The ultimate gravel dance!
Codemasters’ first rally game since its acquisition by Electronic Arts is finally here and promises to fill the shoes of Dirt Rally 2.0.
WH40K Rogue Trader review: A new standard for generations to come
The grimdark world of Warhammer 40K has received countless video game adaptations throughout the years, including RTS, Xcom-like tactical strategy, first-person shooter, third-person shooter, 4x grand strategy, and much more. However, for a setting that also has at least five TTRPGs dedicated to it, it has never been adapted into a CRPG until now.