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Will Freeman
About Will Freeman is the former editor of trade publication Develop, having also written for the likes of The Guardian and The Observer.
Articles by Will Freeman
Putting The Pieces In Place
The potential of Bahrain’s fledgling games industry
The right environment for growth
Region Focus
Despite geo-political tensions, Iran's mobile game industry is ready to scale
A sleeping giant
Region Focus
Why Lebanon's game industry is less about opportunity and more about potential
What happens next
Outward Bound
How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global
At the heart of the MENA region
Region Focus
MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry
Continuing our series of articles exploring the mobile game sector across MENA, we turn the spotlight to the world's second-largest oil producer
Region Focus
Region focus: A deep dive into the MENA games industry
Kickstarting a series of features looking at the opportunity and challenges of the burgeoning MENA mobile games sector, we take a broad look at the reality of the market
Smart Career
Jobs in games: Understanding creative opportunities in mobile
Devs share what it's like working in the mobile games industry
User Interface
Tech talk: Can Coherent Labs rise as the new standard for game UI?
We take a peek at the mobile-friendly Hummingbird
State Of Play
Mobile tones: The audio tool and service providers pushing the sound of smartphone gaming
We speak to the top audio companies about creating engaging sounds and music for the small screen
Do It Live
Live long and prosper: Understanding the potential of live ops
Developers weigh in on the important of games-as-a-service
Wizarding World
A successful spell: How Jam City earned a deal with Harry Potter for Hogwarts Mystery
Head of marketing Andrew Green discusses its plans for the huge licence
Second Agenda
Developing beyond the second screen: How Supermassive created crime thriller Hidden Agenda for Sony's PlayLink
Senior Producer Jez Harris on accessibility and the opportunity to innovate
Hidden Success?
Hidden object renaissance? The teams behind Hidden Folks and Under Leaves aren't quite so sure
The indies talk about shaking up the genre
Ar And Business Development
Augmented reality, CD-ROMS and ignoring collectible monsters: HitPoint Studios' new President details an AR future
Ariella Lehrer discusses the company's plans and AR's potential
Unlocking Mobile
The iOS principle: Croteam on porting its puzzle hit to iPhone
Lead Programmer Karlo Jež on how the Metal API enabled the team to squeeze the game onto iOS
Hans-on
Perforce's Hansoft acquisition: What does the technological coming together mean for mobile devs?
Perforce Chief Product Officer Tim Russell shares the reasons for the buyout
Comedy Gold
Funny-to-play: Having the last laugh with a successful mobile comedy game
Developers share how they make comedy gold
Roll The Dized
Rewriting the rules of board game manuals with Dized
Playmore's Tomi Vainikka talks crowdfunding and combining digital with physical
Ar Rises
Augmenting the undead: Next Games, mobile AR and The Walking Dead: Our World
Next Games CMO Saara Bergström on the studio's latest title to utilise The Walking Dead IP
Staying Competitive
Building a mobile eSports giant: Super Evil Megacorp reflects on creating Vainglory
CEO Kristian Segerstrale on what it takes to make a competitive game
Insert Credit
Lessons from coin-op: What do arcades have to teach mobile games design?
A look at whether mobile developers could embrace arcade-like monetisation
Competitive Gaming
Super Senso and sensibility: GungHo on embracing the growth of mobile eSports
GungHo and Turbo CEOs offer their thoughts on eSports and discuss new strategy game Super Senso
Studio Profile
Playing it cool: How Snowfall is building a business on one external IP
CEO Natasha Trygg discusses the studio's big plans
Video
10 trends shaping the global mobile games industry
Will Freeman considers the future
Global Game
10 developers that are reshaping the global mobile industry
Studios from the regions that matter
Chat Attack
Kakao's tips for surging to success in South Korea
Messaging giant on making it big on KakaoTalk
Holiday hangover: How to deal with the hike in CPI over Christmas
How should it inform your app marketing?