Week in Mobile Games E70 - Squad Busters shuts down and Google Play's transformative changes

PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple talks through the latest games industry news on the 70th episode of the Week in Mobile Games Podcast.

On this week’s show we take a look at:

- Supercell's decision to shut down Squad Busters.

- Google Play's changes in the US to enable alternative payment methods.

- Our interview with Fingersoft and the soft launch of Hill Climb Racing 3.

- Layoffs at Amazon's games division.

- Krafton's AI-first ambitions.

- Scopely's Monopoly Go Chat app.

- Rovio's newly soft-launched Angry Birds Match World.

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