<p>PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple, deputy editor Paige Cook and news editor Aaron Astle talk through the latest games industry news on the 90th episode of the Week in Mobile Games Podcast.</p><p>On this week’s show we discuss:</p><ul><li>Apple CEO Tim Cook&#39;s decision to step down and what his legacy will be.</li><li>The removal of Almedia&#39;s FreeCash app and what it means for rewarded UA.</li><li>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie&#39;s $755m box office.</li><li>How the Pokémon anime looks to be leveraging the mobile games for the new series.</li><li>The importance of government support for games.</li><li>Xbox&#39;s decision to cut the cost of Game Pass and remove day-one Call of duty releases from subscriptions.</li></ul><p>00:00 - Introduction and Personal Updates08:18 - Tim Cook&#39;s Tenure and Apple&#39;s Future14:08 - Government Incentives18:36 - Super Mario Movie Success23:42 - The Freecash Controversy29:08 - Xbox Game Pass: Pricing Changes36:57 - Pokemon Anime</p><p>** Let&#39;s Connect **</p><p>👉🏻 Twitter - https://twitter.com/pgbiz</p><p>👉🏻 LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pocketgamer-biz/</p><p>👉🏻 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PGbiz</p><p>👉🏻 Website - https://www.pocketgamer.biz </p><p>👉🏻 Pocket Gamer Connects - https://www.pgconnects.com</p><p>👉🏻Pocket Gamer Connects Speaker Submission form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoS5n-vdHu6aU-2d_rR7x1FAgewG51y3nlU1aB8RdetiKaGw/viewform</p><p>👉🏻 The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2025 - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/the-top-50-mobile-game-makers-of-2025/</p><p>👉🏻 Download the PocketGamer.biz Mobile Games Developer Trends Survey Winter 2024/25 report - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3tbjUxVkG17CuHHljMblfmUC3DZ6gNAzV8qiz8bAALUXSvQ/viewform</p><p>👉🏻 Join the AI Gamechangers newsletter - https://aigamechangers.substack.com</p>