Week in Mobile Games E38 - Xbox and Adjust mishandle their PR and Supercell's culture revolution

PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple and news editor Aaron Astle discuss the latest mobile games industry news from the past week. On this week's episode we delve into the PR mishandling of Xbox's mobile marketplace plans and the Adjust layoffs. Elsewhere we discuss Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen's insights into the structural and cultural changes at the Clash of Clans developer and how the top grossing charts are evolving. ** Let's Connect ** 👉🏻 Twitter - https://twitter.com/pgbiz 👉🏻 LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pocketgamer-biz/ 👉🏻 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PGbiz 👉🏻 Website - https://www.pocketgamer.biz 👉🏻 Pocket Gamer Connects - https://www.pgconnects.com 👉🏻Pocket Gamer Connects Speaker Submission form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoS5n-vdHu6aU-2d_rR7x1FAgewG51y3nlU1aB8RdetiKaGw/viewform 👉🏻Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards Winners - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/mga2024/winners/ 👉🏻 The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2024 - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/the-top-50-mobile-game-makers-of-2024/👉🏻 Everything is a games platform - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/everything-is-a-games-platform/ 👉🏻 Pocket Gamer Awards 2024 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-pocket-gamer-awards-2024-tickets-1042651016257 👉🏻 Microsoft delays Xbox Android store after US court temporarily pauses Google Play remedies - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/microsoft-delays-xbox-android-store-after-us-court-delays-google-play-remedies/ 👉🏻Adjust names new CEO amid layoffs - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/adjust-names-new-ceo-amid-layoffs/ 👉🏻 Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen: “I was actually quite worried about the company" - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/supercells-ilkka-paananen-i-was-actually-quite-worried-about-the-company/ 👉🏻 Full Slush 2024 transcript: Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen on the Clash of Clans developer's evolving culture - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/full-slush-2024-transcript-supercell-ceo-ilkka-paananen-on-the-clash-of-clans-developers-evolving-culture/ 👉🏻 Royal Kingdom is here - Are new hits reshaping the top grossing mobile games charts? - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/royal-kingdom-is-here-are-new-hits-reshaping-the-top-grossing-mobile-games-charts/ 👉🏻"Unconventional characters" and "respect for creative freedom" drive Reverse: 1999’s $100m success - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/unconventional-characters-and-respect-for-creative-freedom-drive-reverse-1999s-100m-success/