Week in Mobile Games E58 - The UK games industry's £30m boost and Grow a Garden transforms Roblox

PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple and news editor Aaron Astle discuss the latest games industry news on the 58th episode of the Week in Mobile Games Podcast.

On this week’s show we cover:

The UK’s new £30 million Games Growth Package and other initiatives aimed at boosting the sector. We also discuss the importance of government support in regional hubs around the globe.Grow a Garden’s record-breaking success on Roblox.Netflix’s removal of more than 20 mobile games from its library.Uma Musume: Pretty Derby’s global launch.Apple’s new EU rules. We recorded the show prior to the big rule change, but we’ve left in some prescient commentary.

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