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Family Farm Journey – Spot The Energy

New Century Games news items added: Family Farm Journey – Spot The Energy (Aug 20), Family Farm Adventure – New App Update (Aug 17), and Bingo Aloha – Lucky Winners (Aug 17).

Vote Now: Mobile Games Awards 2026 with Samsung

Pocket Gamer has opened voting for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026, publishing a full list of finalists and a twelve-strong shortlist for Best Developer (including Century Games, EA Playdemic, Rollic and Outfit7). Voting is open to anyone in the games industry and closes at midnight on July 20, 2026. The awards, which recognise the breadth of the mobile games sector—from indie studios and publishers to advertising solutions, analytics, marketing, payments, QA and new tech—will be presented at a gala in Cologne on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 during Gamescom week. Samsung is the headline partner via the Samsung Gaming Hub, while the Best Developer category is sponsored by the Epic Games Store. Tickets for the gala are on sale via Eventbrite.

• Voting is open to members of the games industry and closes at midnight on July 20, 2026.
• The awards gala will take place in Cologne on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 during Gamescom week.
• Samsung is the headline partner for 2026 via the Samsung Gaming Hub.

Andrew Stalbow-Led Group Acquires Bath City FC

An investor group led by Andrew Stalbow, co-founder of mobile game developer Seriously, has completed the acquisition of English football club Bath City FC. The group raised over £6 million ($8.1 million) to support the club's operations and future development. Stalbow, who previously served as CEO of Seriously before its sale to Playtika, becomes the club's executive chair. The Bath City Holding Company comprises more than 50 investors from various industries. The investment aims to support the men's and women's teams, infrastructure development, and community engagement.

• Andrew Stalbow-led investor group completed acquisition of Bath City FC.
• Bath City Holding Company includes more than 50 investors.
• Group raised over £6 million ($8.1 million) in a seed round.

Publishers' Direct-to-Consumer Revenue in Q2 2026

PocketGamer.biz analyses direct-to-consumer (D2C) revenue for public mobile games companies for April–June 2026. Playtika reported $286.9m D2C revenue in Q2 (1.7% sequential decline, +63.1% Y/Y) with a 39.3% D2C share. Modern Times Group said D2C was 38% of group revenue while its Playamp division recorded 51% D2C. Stillfront reported D2C at 46% of bookings. G5’s store grew and direct mobile processing reached 17% of mobile gross. In social casino, SciPlay ($53m, 29% of earnings), Playstudios ($14.7m, +120% Y/Y) and DoubleDown ($40.5m, up from $10.7m) showed large D2C gains. The piece notes Apple’s proposal in the Epic case to allow up to a 15% commission for purchases outside the App Store, a potential structural factor affecting D2C economics.

• Playtika reported Q2 2026 D2C revenue of $286.9m, a 1.7% sequential decline and a 63.1% year‑on‑year increase; D2C share was 39.3%.
• Modern Times Group reported D2C at 38% of group revenue; Playamp division recorded 51% D2C in Q2 2026.
• Stillfront said D2C made up 46% of bookings in Q2 2026, up from 39% a year earlier.

Playtika Q2: Disney Solitaire Fuels Profit; UA Spend Cut 70%

Playtika returned to profit in Q2 after Disney Solitaire’s strong performance, with the title’s revenue up 288.6% year-on-year. The company reported Q2 revenue of $731.1M and adjusted EBITDA of $206.1M (28.2% margin). Playtika said it will reduce marketing/user-acquisition spend for SuperPlay’s Disney Solitaire by roughly 70% in H2 2026 versus H1, while reaffirming full-year 2026 guidance of $2.75B–$2.85B revenue and $750M–$790M adjusted EBITDA but flagging results will likely be toward the lower end. Reports also linked Playtika to potential sale talks of SuperPlay with Tencent; SuperPlay was acquired by Playtika for an initial $700M in 2024.

• Disney Solitaire revenue rose 288.6% year-on-year, driving Playtika's strong quarter.
• Playtika will reduce SuperPlay marketing/user-acquisition investment by roughly 70% in H2 2026 versus H1.
• Playtika reported Q2 revenue of $731.1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $206.1 million (28.2% adjusted EBITDA margin).