Week in Mobile Games E55 - Apple faces further EU fines and Trump tariffs chaos continues

PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple, deputy editor Paige Cook and news editor Aaron Astle discuss the latest games industry news on the 55th episode of the Week in Mobile Games Podcast.

On this week’s show we cover:

• The chaos from Trump's tariffs is back on the agenda (and has changed once again even since our recording...)
• The news that Apple faces further EU fines for breaching the Digital Markets Act
• Apple's moves to acquire Sneaky Sasquatch developer RAC7 and launch a new dedicated gaming app for reasons unknown.
• An Appfigures report that claims downloads are down but revenue is up for the US mobile games market.
• The end of a legal battle surrounding Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition.
• The future of direct-to-consumer strategies.
• Craig's bitter hatred of Microsoft Teams.

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