The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens argue whether Mark Rein's definition of triple-A mobile games will rule
Epic Games right?
XMG Studio's Ray Sharma points to the creative power of 48 hours hackathons
From internal scrums to the Great Canadian Appathon
The PG.Biz Hot Five: In-app purchase panic, HTML5 love and Air Penguin's revenue rise
Last week's top 5 stories
PG.biz week that was: Backlash on the freemium backlash, PopCap's so GREE, Apple, Amazon and Lodsys love lawyers, while Verizon takes Xperia Play and WP7
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Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games - Order & Chaos Online, Dofus: Battles
Critically acclaimed
The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens debate whether Android can be fixed as a commercial opportunity
Reliving the sins of the past
Tag Games' Paul Farley on five transitional challenges in moving from single player to social game development
Everything is going to change
Mobile Pie's Will Luton on why the growth of freemium games is inevitable
Dismantling the connection between price and quality
The PG.Biz Hot Five: Zynga acquisitions, Gingerbread's growing pains, and ngmoco all go on games
Last week's top 5 stories
NaturalMotion's Torsten Reil says freemium is potentially much more profitable than premium
More hope the hype
PG.biz week that was: 100m Android devices, 33.5% of Infinity Blade's revenues from IAP, GREE's Q3 sales up 77% to $198m, and ngmoco is lost in translation
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Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games First Touch Soccer, Jump Out!
Critically acclaimed
The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens discuss how to make a successful iOS game
Does it have to have a bird in it?
Neon Play's Oli Christie on starting a mobile games studio: the lessons and lesions
Kicking those first ideas around
Opinion: Before we get ahead of ourselves, mobile remains a rounding error for Activision Blizzard
Not even small change
The PG.Biz Hot Five: No go MeeGo, Tapjoy taps up Android, and EA's fluid financials
Last week's top 5 stories
Executive briefing: Cross platform mobile game development
Because platforms now matter more than games
PG.biz week that was: DeNA's up 167%, Capcom 13%, while Glu drops 5%, THQ 52%, plus a resurgent EA buys Firemint
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Opinion: Freemium is more hype than hope - Fashion
Freemium will play a role in gaming's future, not the role
Opinion: Freemium is more hype than hope - Cash
Making money with freemium games isn't easy
Opinion: Freemium is more hype than hope - Quality
Rise of freemium games strengthens premium market
Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games Snuggle Truck, Burn it All, Par Out Golf
Critically acclaimed
The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens debate the future of social mobile platforms
Will it be OpenFeint/GREE or DeNA/mobage or another?
10 things we learned from AppNation 2011
The state of the union
PG.biz week that was: Tapjoy tames for Apple, Nokia to serve up 'next iPhone', the real value behind GREE's OpenFeint buyout, and AppNation chatter aplenty
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Opinion: Is Apple the App Store's honest gatekeeper or is it running a protection racket?
You may kiss the ring
Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games - Sword & Sworcery EP Micro, Gears, Flick Kick Chelsea
Critically acclaimed
Mobile Pie's Will Luton on how to turn pirates into useful mobile consumers
Unauthorised free can be profitable
The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on: IGDA versus Amazon Appstore
Responses range from the right thing to cheap publicity
Introducing the PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens
Squeezing the industry's elite on the hottest topics
PG.biz week that was: Apple alters ranking algorithm, blocks app incentivisation, sues Samsung and sells 189m devices, while OpenFeint and SGN buyouts get cash flowing
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Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games Coin Drop, You Dont Know Jack, Woozzle
Critically acclaimed
W3i's Hayden Creque on why developers need to be open about how they are using personal data
If we don't self regulate, Apple will do it for us
Opinion: Apple's move to block app incentivisation hands Android the initiative
Over-regulation slowly killing business on iOS
Opinion: Apple's move to ban Tapjoy and Flurry is incredible
Welcome to the cruel world
PG.biz week that was: IGDA takes on Amazon, Android Market hits 3 billion downloads, Ovi Store does 3 million daily, Intel primes MeeGo, and WP7 is a slow burn
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Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games World of Goo, Mission Europa, City of Secrets
Critically acclaimed
HandyGames' Christopher Kassulke on how operators can save their failing game portals
Give them what they want - free, quality content
Windows Phone 7 game sales are disappointing; there's no upside, say developers
When does a slow start become a stop?
PG.biz week that was: Gamevil likes Amazon Appstore, Honeycomb will be open, AGON stops, Zipline starts, HTC profits, Xoom hasn't, 4th & Battery rejected, and Apple gets game PR
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Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games Forget-Me-Not, Mos Speedrun, Gunner Galaxies
Critically acclaimed
Dead Space, Tiny Wings, and NBA Jam are the top-reviewed iPhone games of Q1 2011
Critical acclaim
Great launch, but publishers also want IAP, alternative billing, Game Center, and global rollout for Amazon Appstore
Keeping the customer satisfied
Coconut Island's Wen Chen on the difficulties of being an indie developer in China
The six Ws
Opinion: Early 3DS sales surge papers over a console devoid of innovation
Handheld far too safe to deal with smartphone threat
Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games Final Fantasy III, Angry Birds Rio, Death Rally
Critically acclaimed
Analysis: Amazon Appstore has cheaper and exclusive Android titles, but Glu is selling freemium games
Reverse psychology
Appy's Paul O'Connor on four ways to create happy, enthusiastic and daily gamers
Bridging social mechanics with content sharing tools
Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games - Paladog!, Float and Fight Night Champion
Critically acclaimed
Unity's Oren Tversky on Android's challenge to Apple's iPhone market strategy
How market share can drive overall success