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A catastrophic Unity Ads bug crashed most iOS games using the SDK in August, denting developers' ad revenue significantly. Developers we spoke to about the incident are wondering: ‘what the f**k is going on over there?’ https://lnkd.in/gsGu822F

In our latest jobs digest we’ve got moves and promotions at EA, Voodoo, PeopleFun, Tactile, Trailmix, Reforged, Supercell, Google, Stillfront, Netflix, Mag and AppLovin, plus the launch of a new consultancy firm: https://lnkd.in/eq9VaBhF

Everyone's got a Netflix Games opinion, haven’t they? Yes, that triple-A project always seemed a bit fanciful. But look closer at what else the streaming giant has cooking and its next steps become a little clearer: https://lnkd.in/eedMbKWN

In this week’s new games digest: first details on Destiny: Rising’s Alpha test, a new Pokémon game, Neko Atsume 2, Royal Kingdom, Dark and Darker, Carrion, Netflix’s daily word game and more: https://lnkd.in/e7jbSxX5

AppLovin laid off over 120 staff this month, according to public data. Sources say one game in R&D was cancelled, and suggested that AppLovin's entire product team was let go after a bid to sell off its games division failed. Updated story here: https://lnkd.in/dM_duCWC

In this week’s data digest: - Q3’s top grossing new games - Balatro mobile’s first month earnings - Two Netflix games hit 10m installs - Funding, discovery, churn, hybridisation data - More: https://lnkd.in/eP7VhV8a

There’s a restructure going on at AppLovin and its subsidiary Machine Zone, maker of Game of War and Mobile Strike. Multiple staff have been laid off, and those games look like they might be in trouble, too: https://lnkd.in/dM_duCWC

Ubisoft RedLynx has cancelled its Playrix-style puzzle-and-decorate game, Gwen’s Getaway: https://lnkd.in/diVWKAM3

Netflix Games has made ~30 layoffs, and disbanded its starry triple-A game studio: https://lnkd.in/ew_kDhD7

Stealth startup Antihero has hired Supercell’s Frank Yan, a key figure in Brawl Stars’ comeback, as cofounder and chief product officer. He joins fellow former Supercell staffer Brice Laville Saint Martin and King veteran Andre Parodi at the firm: https://lnkd.in/eNnVqFxt