Welcome to PocketGamer.biz's weekly rundown of the stories that have been clocking up the hits, picking up the click-throughs, and generally keeping the advertisers happy by serving up page views.
Or, if you'd prefer to see it this way, the top five stories that have dominated our readers' attention.
So, we're counting down the biggest news from the previous seven days - a week of Flappy Wings, Puzzle & Dragons, and ongoing F2P controversy - giving just a glimpse of the industry's biggest or most controversial issues, from five to one.
'Free-to-play games poisoned my turtle'
All free-to-play games are evil, and they should be hunted down, tied to a stake, and burnt for their crimes against gaming, right?
Not according to guest author, and Everyplay evangelist Oscar Clark, who firmly believes that lazy implementations have given the business model a bad name.
"Let's get something straight before this turns into a rant. I am not a fan of badly implemented games," explained Clark.
"I'm also not suggesting that every game has to be free to play I've even found myself on a few rare occasions advising against it for specific games.
"However, I have yet to find a genre that I can't find a way to make a free-to-play version that is at least as delightful as a paid equivalent."
Opinion: I don't care about the Dungeon Keeper debacle, and neither should you
The games press. Some love us, others love to hate us, but at times, we are our own worst enemy.
When it comes to reporting on situations such as the Dungeon Keeper saga, are the majority of news outlets falling to look beyond the obvious in order to fan the fires of hatred and secure some delicious page views?
Our very own PG.biz editor, Keith Andrew, would answer that question with a resounding yes.
"There's a story somewhere in amongst all the rage and the rioting on social media, but it remains to be seen whether the games press will look into it," said Andrew.
"From Doritosgate to the 'Xbone' saga, a share of the games press consistently opts for the lowest common denominator on such issues, preferring to play to the existing opinions of readers rather inform them."
Move over Flappy Bird: Red Bouncing Ball Spikes becomes App Store's latest overnight hit
First came Flappy Bird, then came Red Bouncing Ball Spikes!
Yeah, not quite as catchy, is it?
Still, despite having a grotesquely wordy name, the simple platformer became an overnight hit on the App Store, climbing the charts to become the third most downloaded paid app on the US App Store.
Of course, if we assume that the game's sudden increase in popularity had nothing to do with tampering, or foul play of any sort, I'd say that some congratulations are in order.
Hint: congratulations aren't in order.
It's official: Puzzle & Dragons is the first mobile game to $1 billion in revenue
It's been long expected, but last week Puzzle & Dragons finally became the first mobile game to bring in $1 billion in revenue.
GungHo's chart topper accounted for 91 percent of the firms $1.5 billion 2013 sales, and it seems that, thanks to success in Japan and the US, Puzzle & Dragons is now making $4.5 million every single day.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Flying without wings? Why the success of Flappy Bird has the whole industry in a flap
I have no doubt that February 2014 will be remembered as the month that Flappy Bird took the world by storm, before fizzling out of existence - let's face it, the game isn't going to stick around forever.
There's no shame in that though, and while Flappy Bird developer Nguyen Ha Dong simply puts the game's success down to 'luck', many in the industry, including PG.biz editor, Keith Andrew, have been left shellshocked by the game's impact.
"I had long thought the days when a game as intentionally simple as Flappy Bird could stride to the top of the download charts like Flight Control or Doodle Jump before it were long behind us," revealed Andrew.
"Looking at Flappy Bird in 2014 and, indeed, witnessing people taking it on while out and about the whole thing feels like a trip back to 2010."
