Good Choice
Nexon acquires Choices mobile games developer Pixelberry Studios
Choices to be localised for new countries
Come Say Hello
Meet Pocket Gamer at G-STAR in South Korea
We're itching to meet as many people as possible in this exciting market
Nintendo In China
Nintendo still considering launching mobile games in China if it can find a partner
But it needs a partner if it's going to move into the region
Square Enix Financials Q2 Fy18
Square Enix's Dragon Quest Rivals hits seven million downloads in Japan five days after launch
Revenues continue to grow thanks to its strong back-catalogue
Snapped Up
Tencent snaps up 12% stake in Snapchat owner
"We have long been inspired by the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of Tencent"
Great Expectations
Report: Razer IPO set to raise $528 million
Priced towards the high-end of its range
Two Years On
Has Konami's mobile pivot been a success?
How has the 2015 restructure worked out for Konami?
Iap Inspector
How does Lords Mobile monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Capcom Financials Q2 Fy18
Monster Hunter Explore and IP licensing boost Capcom's mobile revenues to $21.9 million
Overall revenues hit $295.4 million
Mobile Game Trends
Taiwan Snapshot: Overseas developers find success in Taiwan
Niko Partners Analyst Daniel Ahmad on what the charts tell us about the local games industry
Leaps And Bounds
Super Mario Odyssey sells two million units in its first three days of release
Fastest-selling Super Mario game ever in the US and Europe
Come Together
Kakao Games merger brings total registered users to 550 million
Begins operations with Kakao's games division as of November 1st
New Device
New Razer Phone for gamers set for launch on November 17th
A new contender enters the smartphone manufacturing business
Sega Financials Q2 Fy18
Puyopuyo!! Quest and Hortensia SAGA continue to keep Sega's mobile revenues afloat
Revenues grow to $1.7 billion
Sharpening Plans
Razer officially unveils $550 million IPO plans
Firm has sold more than $1 billion in hardware since start of 2014
Pitching For The Prize
Revealed: The top 10 games shortlisted for The Big Indie Awards
We announce the top ten finalists selected for the inaugural Big Indie Awards
Gungho Financials Q3 Fy17
GungHo revenues drop to $613.9 million as Puzzle & Dragons continues to face decline
Gearing up to launch new titles to stem the decline
Konami Financials Q2 Fy18
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links hits 55 million downloads as Konami clears $1 billion in revenues
Plenty of other games contributing to overall success
Platypus Bifurcation
Nintendo’s Switch trick: Selling like 3DS but selling games like Wii U
Optimised dual use
Sony Financials Q2 Fy18
Fate/Grand Order boosts Sony Music's revenues to $1.81 billion
Sony ForwardWorks goes unmentioned
Ready For Launch
Nukebox and King lead NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2017 full speaker line-up
Full scheduled revealed
Gree Financials Q1 Fy18
Another Eden and SINoALICE promotions push GREE revenues up to $190.6 million
Profits fall drastically to just $16.8 million
Cyberagent Financials Q4 Fy17
CyberAgent revenues reach $3.28 billion thanks to continued strong performances of Shadowverse and BanG Dream!
Investing in the future of eSports and Bitcoin
Switching Up
More people playing Nintendo Switch as a handheld than on TV
Switch on the go
Performance Rundown
Super Mario Run clocks up 200 million downloads but Fire Emblem Heroes has better profitability
Mario gets the reach as Fire Emblem get the money
Sea Ipo
Garena parent company Sea raises $884 million from IPO on NYSE
Share price dips to $14 in the first week
Nintendo Financials Q2 Fy17
Nintendo's mobile revenues grow 426% to $157.8 million thanks to Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes
Switch clears 7.63 million units sold
Art Expo
Webzen's MU Online inspired visual art exhibition is underway and open to the public
Fore Million
Sony ForwardWorks' Mingol hits four million downloads in under four months
Celebrates with in-game rewards and coin discounts
Partner Up
Webzen is teaming up with fashion brand Tokidoki for latest MMORPG venture
MU characters to be used across major business sectors such as fashion, toys and other merchandise avenues
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Raysol Games tell us all about their pachinko inspired monster battler Dungeon Balls
We speak to Raysol Games, the runner-up at The Big Indie Pitch at ChinaJoy 2017
Smashing Records
App Store and Google Play downloads hit record 26 billion in Q3
Consumer spend also at all-time high
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Dodreams tells us all about its upcoming arena brawler Drive Ahead! Arena
We speak to Dodreams, who took away the third place prize at The Big Indie Pitch at ChinaJoy 2017
First Love
Annapurna Interactive to publish Melbourne dev Mountains' debut narrative-focused game Florence
Title to be published on the Apple App Store in 2018
Unchained
Blockchain-powered mobile game store GPlay gets Unity support
Marketplace claims to offer 90% revenue share split with developers
Hidden Treasures
Indie game funding scheme Treasure Hunters FanClub launches
Up to $350,000 available for each project
What's New?
After another big year the old guard still dominate Japan's mobile games market
Revenues up 35 per cent but what's driving them?
Round Of Applause
Tencent takes China by storm with mobile browser game that has players applauding Chinese president
It's been played 1.2 billion times already
Global Pitching
The Big Indie Pitch heads to Jordan and South Korea for the first time ever
Pitching all over the world
Korea Calling
Global games expo G-STAR kicks off next month in South Korea
We give you the low-down on what to expect
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Grant & Bert on charming 2D adventure Abi
We speak to Grant & Bert, the winner of The Big Indie Pitch at ChinaJoy 2017
Bang Up Job
CyberAgent's BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! scores four million downloads
It's now available in Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
Two Tribes
NetEase reveals Nerds vs Veterans battle in Immortal Conquest to raise $15,000 for charity
Dan Bull and Stephen Machuga lead the charge
Japan Market Data
Japanese mobile game revenues grew 35% in the year ending June 2017
Surpasses US for three years in a row
India Deal
KamaGames partners with Yoozoo to bring social casino game to booming India market
Companies to work closely on development, localisation and distribution
Mighty Recruit
Melbourne developer Mighty Games hires Dots designer Ariel Magnes
First task will be working on fantasy game Charming Runes
Going Multi-platform
Sony set to release Nintendo Switch games under new publishing label Unties
Will also publish on PC
Big Indie Awards 2017
Last chance to enter The Big Indie Awards 2017 in association with indieSky
We're celebrating the best of the last 12 months of the Big Indie Pitch live in Shenzhen, China this November, and you can be a part of it!
Honor Of Kings
Chinese woman allegedly loses sight in one eye after marathon Honor of Kings session
Doctors still trying to save vision
Android At Home
How 18th Parallel is putting mobile Android games onto Indian set-top boxes
Your phone becomes a smart software gamepad