Deal
Nexon signs again; grabs rights to ex-Phenomic devs first mobile strategy title
Envision Entertainment is up and running
Deals
West heads east: Tapjoy acquires Korean analytics platform 5Rocks
Robot rock
Chinese mobile market was $2 billion in H1 2014, but 92% of games are loss-making
Sector is now 25% of overall games market
Financials
With FY14 Q2 sales up 104% to $41.5 million, Com2uS' market cap is now over $1 billion
Summoners War and Ace Fishing ruling the app stores
Financials
Strong Korean market boosts Gamevil 61% to a record $32 million quarter
And more is expected with another 14 titles due in H2 2014
Financials
Despite ongoing business reset, Square Enix sees game sales up 103% to $373 million
Dragon Quest Monster Super Light strong in Japan
Financials
DeNA's platform approach hits global competition with FY14 Q1 revenue down 37% to $278 million
International business drops 50%
Sony cans PlayStation Mobile support for Android
Japanese statement reveals withdrawal
Financials
Namco Bandai posts FY15 Q1 game sales of $397 million
Financials
Mobile provides 'steady growth' as Konami sees FY15 Q2 game revenue up 2% to $201 million
Sales still heavily Japan-centric
Data
Chinese web and client game growth halts as mobile gears up
iResearch plots the changes
Investment
Smaato closes $25 million investment; expanding in Indonesia and Singapore
RTB outfit bids up
Data
Samsung's woes continue as Xiaomi is #1 OEM in China in Q2 2014
Local company beats out the Galaxy brand
Pocket Gamer rocks the Shanghai night at ChinaJoy 2014
Thanks to sponsors Chukong and Immersion
'I've got $100 million in the bank, but I'm still cautious about the future,' says LineKong CEO
Wang Feng on tempering ambition with pragmatism
Opinion
China 2014: 8 trends that are shaping the world's most dynamic mobile game market
From the eye of the storm
Financials
Sega Sammy sees FY15 Q1 game revenue rise 13% to $211 million
Looking to Chain Chronicle for future sparkle
Financials
Capcom sees FY15 Q1 mobile sales drop 26% to $14 million
Looking to Asia for future growth
Deal
China in its hands: Kabam signs $120 million publishing deal with Alibaba
Online giant to launch Kabam games in China
The big break out: Jolla partners with 3 to make move on Asia
Finland just the first step
Heading east: Asian mobile game revenue doubles as Japan brings home the bacon
Double delight
Samsung: Smartphones stall and tablet sales decline in latest quarter
Giant ups marketing spend to increase demand
Financials
GungHo hits 'peak' Puzzle & Dragons as FY14 Q2 sales drop 11% to $440 million
What's next?
New mobile virtual operator Snail Games disrupts Chinese market as it zero-rates game downloads
Also has a hardware play in the works
Deals
Chartboost makes China move with Chukong
US monetisation platform gains local backing
Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame: Ji-Hoon Lee
CEO Cookie Run studio Devsisters snatching success from failure
Financials
Koei Tecmo sees FY15 Q1 online and mobile game sales up 18% to $16 million
Driving majority of company income
Financials
Changyou sees FY14 Q2 game revenues down 6% to $154 million
DDTank and Wartune maturing
Books open as Chinese platform operator iDreamSky prepares to go public
Money never sleeps
Investment
Supersonic raises $15 million to open offices in China, India and Japan and boost headcount to 250
APAC region is the place for growth
Sponsored Feature
Time is money: How speedy web performance separates profits from losses
NDP Media offers up solutions
Deal
Changyou buys 51% stake in Dolphin Browser outfit MoboTap for $91 million
Buying distribution and eyeballs
Opinion
How to make the most of the opportunity provided by alternative app stores
Stefan Bielau thinks outside of the box
King of the castle: Google Play downloads dwarf App Store's by 60 percent
East versus west?
Gamevil: 400 million downloads and counting on smartphones
But growth is slowing
Opinion
Bull or Bubble? How to make sense of mobile gaming M&A activity
Conclusions from Digi-Capital’s Q2 Investment review
Interview
Chinese outfit KoramGame on coming to the west with build-and-conquer tank game Steel Avengers
Leveraging experiences from browser MMOGs
Opinion
How to make your game a success in China
i-Free Asia talks challenges and opportunities
Data
Why Apple's strongest competitor in China isn't Samsung, it's Xiaomi
Flurry digs into its data to highlight the key trends
Korean Fair Trade Commission forces new consumer policies on App Store and Google Play
Tweaking refunds and automatic billing
GMGC comes to Singapore with its first Mobile Game Asia event
One day conference happening on 18 July
The Charticle
Supercell signs deal with Kunlun Wanwei for Android version of Boom Beach
Also include Clash of Clan and Hay Day
Investment
With IPO rumours mounting, Gumi raises $49 million and hooks up with Sega for US invasion
Japanese publisher gains momentum
Pocket Gamer hits ChinaJoy 2014 expo with latest Mobile Mixer
Get ready to raise the roof in Shanghai on 31 July
Deals
East meets West publisher Kiyat signs up Ekkorr's Tiny Conquerors
Going hardcore in early August
Deal
AppFlood adds Bidstalk to its China-focused RBT ad exchange
Bidstalk gains China, AppFlood gains global inventory
MarvelousAQL rebrands. Now just Marvelous
Drops the AQL
Deals
Motor World Car Factory dev Oh BiBi raises $4 million
And hooks up with Japanese publisher Gumi
Data
Plants vs. Zombies 2 and Temple Run 2 hottest western games in China
Wandoujia reveals its top foreign games for first 6 months
Interview
Indian developers must pass their learning phase before the industry blossoms, says underDOGS CEO
The passion of crazy geeks