Reading List
Reading List: So You Want to Make Video Games? A Survival Guide
Game designer Nicholas G. Pendriis takes us from start to finish
Week That Was
Learning from Taylor Swift, Alibaba to spend big, and Nokia and Jolla both announce Android tablets
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
DeNA, Chartboost, Two Tails, Small Giant, Adjust and Leadbolt all hiring now
Positions open
Stateside
Learning from Taylor Swift: Your game is worthless but you can give it value
Welcome to mobile gaming in 2014
Studio Profile
Simply connect: How New York studio Dots learned to thrive on mobile
Connecting the dots
5 reasons Pocket Gamer Connects London 2015 is perfect for indie developers
Indie jungle, the mobile jungle, we'll help your game to thrive
Charticle
100 million strong, but how has Angry Birds Go! found its audience on Google Play?
Checking out Angry Birds Go!, Epic, Stella and Transformers
Mobile Mavens
Was it okay for ustwo to charge for Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores?
Or should it have been a free release?
Stateside
Failure to launch: Why the days of having a launch date for your game are dead
Time to embrace betas and early access
Charticle
Mistwalker's Terra Battle scores big on the Google Play top grossing charts in Japan, France and Spain
But iPhone players don't care
Hot Five
Cracking UA, the making of Brave Frontier, and why mobile games shouldn't be on your TV
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Samsung goes wearables crazy, Peter Molyneux talks F2P challenges, and our Mavens weigh in on that South Park episode
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
Goodgame, Flaregames, King, InMobi and App Annie all hiring now
Positions open
Finnsider
Not immune but Finland has given GamerGate the cold shoulder
Gender equality reimagined
Mobile Mavens
Is South Park's criticism of F2P games valid?
Indie Mavens debate the situation
hóPLAY and the rebirth of videogame development in the Basque Country
Happening in Bilbao on 27 Nov to 3 Dec
Making Of
The world at war: The making of Brave Frontier
Hisatoshi Hayakashi details the JRPG that's for everyone
Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame: Clive Downie
Zynga COO on climbing to the top
Mobile Gaming Mavens
Why mobile games have no future on your TV screen
Industry luminaries talk Apple, Google and Amazon's assault on your TV
Stateside
State of play: Will Android ever topple iOS when it comes to mobile gaming?
Google could exploit Apple's weaknesses
Charticle
Walk the LINE: How Disney Tsum Tsum found success in Thailand and Hong Kong
But sunk in the US
Hot Five
Glu masters in-game ads, new EU VAT rules, and how Oculus will change the world
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Glu sues Hothead, Com2uS and Gamevil's sales explode, and Zuckerburg will measure Oculus' success in millions sold
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
EA-man Nick Earl joins Kabam, Kiip make strategic hires, and Datascope and Vivid hunt down new talent
Positions available
Chart Of The Week
Everywhere is a boomtown for Com2uS, but especially Europe and Asia
Korea is now the laggard
Charticle
Have the soccer-mad countries of the world embraced FIFA 15 Ultimate Team?
They think it's all over...
Game Connection 2014
Parisian dreams: 5 things we learned at Game Connection 2014
Fratatouille
Chart Of The Week
If you don't think in-game advertising can generate serious cash, look away now
A simple lesson from Glu Mobile
Mobile Mavens
It's not about ethics, it's about hate: The games industry closes the door on GamerGate
Our Mavens sum up the last few months
Hot Five
The return of Eggebrecht, the lifecycle of mobile games, and Nokia's not dead, just resting
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Debating F2P's soul, Glu's top financials and how the hot Helsinki scene just got hotter
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Stateside
Want more women in games? Then start embracing F2P
The difficult truth
Jobs Board
Hamburg is the place to get a job with Innogames and Goodgame recruiting hard
Positions available
Monetizer Mavens
On F2P games' moral core, ability to unlock creative freedom and redistribute wealth
Our Monetizer Mavens lead the fightback
Data
Despite growth of 73%, iResearch claims the $4 billion Chinese mobile games market is 'maturing'
Estimates Q3 market value at $1.1 billion
Pay-to-play
Pay-to-play: Why Fotonica's digital paradise is worth every cent of your $3
Run with me
Mobile Mavens
VR is cool, but currently lacks commercial viability say our Indie Mavens
Show us the retail units!
Charticle
Can New Words With Friends continue the franchise's success?
New game, same words
Mobile Mavens
What Unity did next: Industry reacts to Riccitiello appointment
Is Unity looking to sell, float or..?
Hot Five
Mobile gaming to be worth $41 billion by 2017, 12 funding tips, and whatever happened to tablet gaming?
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
A new direction for Unity as Riccitiello replaces Helgason, 12 top funding tips, and whatever happened to tablet gaming?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Stateside
Death threats and dictatorships: Why 'ban happy' platform holders are good for no-one
What Newell-gate says about the power of platform holders
Jobs Board
Riccitiello steps up, Playfab bring in Donahue, and Vivid, Next, and Gunjin Games look for new recruits
Positions available
Games Funding Forum 2014
12 tips for getting your game funded
Knowledge is power
Studio Profile
Handmade dreams: How State of Play crafted its future
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Data
Fast-growing and canabalistic, the mobile games market will be worth $41 billion by 2017
Newzoo predicts $25 billion worth in 2014
Chart Of The Week
RPGs take top grossing share from card-collection games on Japanese Google Play charts
Metaps marks the changes
Wearable Mavens
Retail virtual reality: What does it need, and where the hell is it?
Our Mavens look into the future of consumer VR
Interview
The story so far: Pocket Gems on five years of growth
Daniel Terry looks back and forward
Reading List
Reading List: Freemium Economics: The Savvy Manager’s Guide
Eric Seufert on leveraging analytics and user segmentation to drive revenue