THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC HAS UPENDED SOCIETIES AND ECONOMIES EVERYWHERE What has been the impact on hyper-casual gaming? Our first look suggests that COVID-19 has significantly contributed to driving more users to the genre. Cumulative install and session data for six countries from Adjust reveals how stay-at-home orders have increased interest in hyper casuals throughout the…

THE NEXT BIG THING Mobile gaming is emerging as the prime pastime for app users. With record numbers of consumers practising social distancing amid COVID-19, many people are using their downtime to discover new games or binge on old favourites. Adjust data on global gaming demonstrates just how significant that has been in the first…

Meanwhile, the global number of smartphone users will grow +6.7% year on year to 3.5 billion in 2020, presenting a new pool of players and payers for the years to come. In this article, we’ll dive deeper into these numbers, while also sharing our thoughts on the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak (in terms of mobile game revenues…

If you’re looking for something to play with your friends, here are the best mobile games we can recommend while staying at home during this COVID season. Call of Duty: Mobile Call of Duty: Mobile is one of the newer multiplayer games on the list. It’s also surprisingly good. It’s an online FPS game with…

Did you know that your phone is covered in germs: 25,127 bacteria per square inch, to be accurate. This makes cell phones one of the dirtiest objects we come in contact with every day. According to an analysis from the Journal of Hospital Infection, coronaviruses and other germs can live on surfaces like glass, metal or…

Last year has undoubtedly been a big one for mobile esports. With that said is casual esports the next big thing? Mobile esports do exist, but in general, the mobile gaming space is associated with a softer kind of gamer and invites a more casual atmosphere. You can play mobile games on your way to…