PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple and Steel Media CEO Chris James discuss the latest mobile games industry news from the past week.

On this episode, we discuss:

• AppLovin vs. short-sellers: We discuss the claims, AppLovin's response and what it all means for the company and the wider advertising market.
• Is the industry seeing more investment? We look at where the money is flowing as new startups emerge.
• Developer Trends Survey takeaways: We analyse our survey report and discuss the big trends right now.
• As the Amazon App Store closes on Android and Epic Games Store third-party revenue is down (through Epic Payments), we discuss the future of alternative app stores and whether they can break through.
• Supercell has revealed its latest title: Boat Game. So naturally, we had to talk about it and Supercell's new games strategy.

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