New Signing
Cybird signs up Maradona as the face and boots of its forthcoming BFB Champions: Global Kick-Off
Off the bench
Looking Ahead
With a deadline of 6 June, Global VR Gaming Challenge now accepting all 2016 VR games
Get your mobile VR game in front of global experts and journalists
Making Of
Back on track: The making of Train Conductor World
Simon Joslin on bringing the franchise to free-to-play
Misunderstood
Rejecting US undervaluation, PapayaMobile decides to IPO on Beijing's NEEQ exchange
Projects revenue of $150 million in 2016
Tencell?
Tencent might be looking to buy SoftBank's stake in Supercell
The biggest to get bigger?
Local Content
Ubisoft and Ourpalm partner to make mobile Assassin's Creed MMO for China
Ourpalm also publishing Hungry Shark World
Minecraft Enters China
NetEase bringing Minecraft to China on mobile and PC
World's biggest game meets world's biggest game market
Imga Sea
IMGA to host first Southeast Asia awards in Malaysia, submissions now open
Entries close 31 August 2016
Local Heroes
Why the Japanese mobile games market remains the world's most lucrative and competitive
App Annie and Dentsu reveal all
Trouble In Japan
Mobile games dominate in Japan but where next for gacha monetisation?
Market analyst Sho Sato shares insights
Burst The Bubble
Chinese government cracks down on game and VR investments
Market forces quashed
New Funding
GREE announces new $65 million investment fund for startups
B2B and B2B2C companies being targeted
Home Growth
Sega Sammy sees 6% growth in Japanese mobile game revenues in FY16 to $375 million
But overall company sales down 5%
On The Up
Hoshi No Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy Brave Exvius boost Square Enix's FY16 sales 28% to $2 billion
Old brands sparkle
Ezio Hunters
Ubisoft and Lilith Games partner to bring Assassin's Creed to Soul Hunters
Ezio Auditore to be a playable character in the Chinese action-RPG
Play To Win
First China Mobile eSports Games competition kicks off with Vainglory, CrossFire and King of Glory
It's already happening
Rpg Cash Machine
Summoners War hits $500 million in lifetime revenues, boosting Com2uS to another sales record
From only 60 million downloads
Free Emblem
Nintendo confirms Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem mobile games will be free-to-play
After the success of Miitomo, it's no real surprise
Home Runs
Baseball titles boost Konami's FY16 game sales up 27% to $1.2 billion
Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu bats well
Monster Downloads
Monster Hunter Explore surpasses 3 million downloads
Worldwide launch expected sometime this year
Looking East
4 top tips for publishing your mobile game in China
Tom Van Dam explains all
Hero King
Updated: King goes midcore, soft-launching one-handed RPG Hero
A simple name for a simple game?
Creativity = Profit?
India has a burgeoning indie scene, but can it find commercial success?
Indian Mavens weigh up the creative/commercial balance
Talk Talk
Speaker submissions for NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2016 now open
Indian game dev conference returns 10-12 November
Apply Now
Korean publisher Smilegate hiring Software Engineer and UI Artists
English or Korean speakers needed for MMO project
Growing Pains
As the Chinese mobile game market matures fast, "abnormal" ad clicks become a problem
So reckon Newzoo and TalkingData
Going Global
NetEase on its holistic approach to finding success in China and the west
Riten Huang explains the plan
Potential
Indian mobile game devs have unique creativity, but are they ready for the global market?
Finding the balance
Indies And Influencers
Dastan Games' The Light Inside Us wins Bloggers' Choice Award at PGC Bangalore 2016
Pocket Gamer Connects Bangalore brings the blogging community closer to the indies
It's Not Yet Mario
Nintendo mobile games #2 and #3 will be Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem
Two of five to go
London To Mumbai
With the India mobile games market set to explode, why Nazara is investing in UK devs
Two down, more to come?
Bolt On
CMGE bought for $1 billion by a Chinese auto parts company
Another characteristic deal
New Blood
Big Boot Games' Monarchy takes the grand prize at PGC Bangalore 2016's Very Big Indie Pitch
Big winner
India's The Place
Chasing the next billion gamers, growth hacker Pascal Clarysse joins Nazara Games
A digital tiger arises
India Rising
Pocket Gamer Connects Bangalore 2016 heats up with over 600 delegates
Report from day 1
Mobile > Pc
Mobile games revenue to hit $37 billion in 2016, overtaking PC
Landmark year expected for mobile says Newzoo
Shuttered
Updated: Gumi shutters studios in Canada, Sweden, Germany, Austin and Hong Kong
First to try. First to fail. First to recover
Betting Made Legal
Nazara makes second UK investment with virtual currency gambling dev Mastermind Sports
Nazara takes 26% stake in London firm
Iap Inspector
Gifts galore: the monetisation of Tales of LINK
IAPs from the players' perspective
Cultural Differences
The Chinese mobile games market: bigger but still different
Winding roads
Hitting Big
Nexon invests in NAT Games as it preps Korean smash HIT for global launch
From Korea to the world
Bangin' Bangalore
12 reasons to be at PG Connects Bangalore 2016 this week
Last chance to make it across to India's premier mobile gaming conference
Ex-exchange
iDreamsky set to confirm NASDAQ delisting
Going private
Another War
FTUE: War and Order
Camel Games' latest
Something New
Singapore's Rising Stars: Qixen-P Design on its Game Boy inspiration
Ori Takemura takes us inside Qixen-P Design
Taking Charge
GSN Games appoints Arun Dutta as Country Manager for India
Overseeing new projects and Bingo Bash live ops
Looking Ahead
Part funded by Mixi and COLOPL, GREE announces its $12 million VR investment fund
Western focus for Japanese outfit
Different Strokes
Paid for reviews and no soft launch strategy: the challenges of launching in Japan
David McCarthy on cultural differences
Bigger Brands
Animoca Brands raises $5 million for content and IP acquisitions
In expansion mode
Another Puzzle
After four years and 54 million downloads, has $1 billion game Puzzle & Dragons finally peaked?
Does GungHo's cash cow have more to give?