Game Development Insights and Monster Hunter Reflections

Craig Chapple, Paige Cook, Aaron Astle from the PocketGamer.biz team discuss the latest mobile games industry news from the past week. We're also joined by special guest, Fundamentally Games CEO Oscar Clark!

We delve into the big breaking news of the week - Unity's decision to cancel the Runtime Fee, one year after it was first announced. Our hot takes were delivered just as the news broke mid-podcast!

Elsewhere we discuss the Microsoft's deep Xbox cuts following its big Activision Blizzard acquisition, Apple's iPhone 16 announcement, the closure of Dutch Games Garden, and more.

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👉🏻 Unity charts a new path forward without the "catastrophic" Runtime Fee - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/unity-charts-a-new-path-forward-without-the-catastrophic-runtime-fee/ 👉🏻 How Monster Hunter Now claimed $225m in its first year through innovation, inclusion and evolving monetisation 👉🏻 Dutch Game Garden is closing after 17 years - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/dutch-game-garden-is-closing-after-17-years/