November 12, 2026
Brazil App Store antitrust Apple 2026: what publishers get
What CADE's Apple settlement requires in Brazil, the fee card it produced, who is live on iOS already, and how it stacks with Android, OEM and carrier billing.
Field notes.
Notes from the field on alternative app stores, OEM channels, telecom distribution, web-native formats and everything else that sits outside the standard route to market for mobile games.
November 11, 2026
Aptoide vs Samsung Galaxy Store: a game publisher's guide
Aptoide vs Samsung Galaxy Store for game publishers: revenue share, audience, onboarding and upkeep compared, and when to ship on one, the other or both.
November 5, 2026
Google Registered App Stores: what one-tap installs mean for alt-store reach
From December 1, 2026, registered third-party Android stores get one-tap installs and background updates. What it changes for publishers, and what to ask your stores.
November 3, 2026
Netflix Games in 2026: distribution channel or licensing deal for studios?
Netflix went cloud-first on TV, landed a FIFA World Cup exclusive and cut mobile titles. What a Netflix Games deal is, and is not, in a mobile studio's channel mix.
October 29, 2026
India mobile game distribution in 2026: the channel stack beyond Google Play
Play fees, OEM stores, UPI web checkout, Indus Appstore, Nazara co-publishing and the 2025 Online Gaming Act: a decision tree for publishers entering India.
October 27, 2026
AI user acquisition agents in 2026: what they change for indie UA budgets
Kohort raised $7M for AI UA agents in 2026. What AI user acquisition tools change in a mobile studio's paid UA math, what they leave untouched, and when to fund distribution.
October 22, 2026
ONE Store Korea in 2026: instant play, D2C and a global push for publishers
ONE Store added Tencent mini-games, a D2C web shop and a 122-country store in 2026 under new owner NEXUS. What it means for game publishers.
October 21, 2026
Carrier billing consolidation: how studios should pick a DCB partner
Bango's BilltoMobile buy, Boku's Danal and Fortumo deals, DOCOMO Digital: what a decade of DCB consolidation means when a game studio picks a carrier billing partner.
October 15, 2026
MENA mobile game distribution: Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt beyond Google Play
Carrier billing on Play and the App Store, Huawei AppGallery, local age ratings and Arabic RTL: a market-by-market MENA playbook for Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt.
October 14, 2026
Discord as a distribution layer: Social SDK, Game Shop and the gifting math
Discord's Social SDK is free and now on mobile; its Game Shop is still partner-only. What the Marvel Rivals gifting data does and doesn't prove for studios.
October 8, 2026
UK DMCC, six months on: what Apple and Google's commitments changed
Apple and Google's CMA commitments have applied since 1 April 2026. What UK-facing game publishers can actually use today, and what is still only a proposal.
October 6, 2026
Xbox on GeForce NOW, three years on: streaming rights as a publisher asset
Microsoft's 10-year GeForce NOW deal dates from February 2023. What it shipped, how regulators rewired cloud rights, and what publishers should check.