The blame for the current state of video games is often laid at the feet of mobile games, whose predatory microtransactions paved the way for the recurrent spending you see in most big blockbuster games today. It’s all gone full circle, as 7-year-old mobile sensation Clash of Clans took the idea of Season Passes from games like Fortnite, adding challenges and rewards to its freemium multiplayer mobile strategy game. And it’s worked

Total War has a mobile spinoff, but it feels a bit like another familiar mobile game. Is this just a money grab?

Think you're getting better at Candy Crush or showing awesome skills in Fallout Shelter? It's all just an illusion.

Mobile games spent a fortune on ad space during the Super Bowl, but was it worthwhile?

It costs a ridiculous amount of money to advertise during the Super Bowl. Good thing these games rake in even more than that.