Opening up Google Play offers publishers a three-year window to change mobile gaming | Microcast

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For our main discussions, we're joined by MobileGamer.biz's Neil Long to discuss the recent US court ruling that opens Google Play to rival app stores. We discuss the impact this might have on both Google and game developers, and why heavyweights like Epic Games, Xbox and other potential store operators need to make the most of the next three years in order to shift the dynamics of a mobile ecosystem dominated by two platform holders.

In other headlines, we talk about the Roblox report that accused the company of inflating metrics for investors (among other things), Konami and FIFA's partnership, and a slew of new studios emerging from stealth. Meanwhile, in this week's 'What Do The Numbers Mean?', Chris gives us deeper insight into the ongoing digitisation of video games - and why physical releases are still important.

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Episode edited by Alix Attenborough.