Mobile Mavens
2014 in Review: Mavens on Flappy Bird, fetishisation of the underdog, regulation, end of the gold rush, and moving beyond mobile
Future trends from the remembrance of things past
Hot 10
2014 in Review: The top 10 most read stories on PocketGamer.biz
This year's top 10 stories
Censorship
Carter Dotson is defending scoundrels and proud of the fact
He might not agree with a game, but he'll defend your right to play it
Mobile Games University
Complete guide to App Store Optimisation
Everything you need to know to get your game noticed
Interview
Live Game Board talks VR, AR and blended reality gaming
Expanding to allow more game developers to access its virtual board game worlds
Studio Profile
Back from the brink: How Lumo Developments dodged death and found success
Live long and prosper
Mobile Games University
How to create a Game Design Document
Keep on track when starting a new game
Mobile Games University
Four steps to writing a killer app store description
Make your game's first introduction count
Chart Of The Week
China mobile game market was worth $1.1 billion in Q3 2014 but growth is slowing
Down into double digit year-on-year
Wearables Mavens
2015 will define whether it's boom or bust for wearables and VR
Where are we with wearables, and how real is virtual reality?
Hot Five
Clash of Clans' $1.8B year, doing your own PR, and Kabam ditches web games
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Kabam drops web games, PlayRaven has $7M to reimagine F2P, and Clash of Clans will do $1.8B in 2014
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
Kamcord, Flaregames, Goodgames and Innogames hiring
Positions available
Mobile Mavens
Indie Mavens on 2014: The year of Threes, 80 Days, GamerGate and the promise of VR to come
It is the time for retrospection
Making Of
As much as we could chew: The making of The Banner Saga
Stoic reveals all about its tactical triumph
Chart Of The Week
Beating RPGs for retention, CCGs are ruling and saturating the Chinese mobile market
Trumping it
5 things we learned at hóPLAY 2014
Bilbao, ho!
Hot Five
Monster Strike rules Japan, Candy Crush bubbles up again, and the excitement builds for Gear VR
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Space Ape raises $7M, Monster Strike bests Puzzle & Dragons, and should wearables be subsidised?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Opinion
Why the continued rise and rise of mobile gaming is not guaranteed
What goes up...
Studio Profile
Walking tall: Set Snail on embracing the experimental side of game development
Raise the snails!
Why OEMs, game devs and health companies should combine to make wearables a success
Businesses might need to pay for our wearables if they want to make money from them
Stateside
With the right attitude, indie game developers can still be successful on mobile
Carter Dotson on cracking the conundrum
Charticle
A tale of two IPs: Candy Crush Soda Saga vs. Vainglory
Best of both worlds
Mobile Mavens
Can promotional events like Red and Black Friday drive monetisation?
Our Mavens debate charity, sales and engagement
Hot Five
Balancing Wither, TinyLoot's retention power and the departure of Keith
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Candy Crush Soda Saga goes viral, NativeX gives away $50,000, and what exactly is the point of publishers?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
Nonstop, HandyGames, DeNA and Not Doppler in the hunt for new talent
Positions available
Mobile Mavens
In the app store world, what's the point of publishers?
Our Indie Mavens consider independence
Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame: Niccolo de Masi
Glu CEO talks the future of mobile
Making Of
Duck and cover: The making of Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War
The balance between movement and cover
Monetizer Mavens
Carrots and sticks: How F2P designers should balance wither and daily rewards
Our Monetizer Mavens talk appointment gaming mechanics
Chart Of The Week
How TinyLoot increased Smash Bandits' retention 50% and doubled ARPU
Engaged players spend more
Charticle
How successfully has Hothead's Kill Shot taken aim at top grossing charts?
Taking the shot
Hot Five
Alibaba's rumoured Com2uS move, Monument Valley IAP dissected and the end of free App Store games
Last week's top 5 stories
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