On the podcast: amateur devs score hits with 38-0, WWDC reactions, May’s top games, Orna, more
The latest mobilegamer.biz podcast episode covers key trends shaping the mobile gaming industry. Amateur developers are leveraging AI tools to rapidly capitalize on gaming trends, with football drafting games 38-0 and 38-0-0 emerging as successful hits created using artificial intelligence. This demonstrates how accessible AI development tools are enabling independent creators to quickly prototype and launch competitive games.
The episode features reactions from indie app developers to Apple’s WWDC announcements, where the company committed to providing free access to its AI models and compute resources for developers until their apps reach 2 million installs. Uncertainty remains about what happens to this offering beyond that installation threshold.
The podcast includes analysis of May’s top-performing mobile games by both revenue and downloads, sourced from analytics firm Appmagic. The episode also examines Orna, a location-based mobile game that launched following Pokémon Go’s massive success and has proven significantly more durable than its more famous counterpart, offering insights into sustainable long-term mobile game design and longevity.