Worldwide
How Chorus Worldwide helped indie developers to release mobile games in China
"As I’m sure everyone knows, the Google Play store is not a big player in the market. Instead, the area is dominated by local Chinese app stores"
Privacy Regulations
Life in a GDPR world: How the new rules are changing app development, publishing and advertising
WEQ's Steffen Wachenfeld discusses what's next
Esports Royale
Supercell ‘committed to Clash Royale esports for a long period of time’
Game designer Seth Allison discusses the challenges of balancing the game and making it esports ready
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Nanobit's Jure Rasic on how to get a job as head of product
"I love the feeling when we’re thinking up new ways to entertain and make more fun for our players."
Voice Chat
Vivox gives developers the power of voice for free
Whether it’s console, PC, or mobile, everyone from Wargaming to Epic have been powering their games with Vivox technology
Live And Kicking
Three years on: Square Enix on the evolution of Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius
Producer Hiroki Fujimoto delves into keeping players invested, events and Ariana Grande
Come Together
The line between Flappy Bird and flop: How indie devs can come together to make all apps more successful
WildFire CEO Ken Johnson on sharing users and in-game currency
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Dream Reality Interactive's Anna Hollinrake on how to get a job as a senior artist
"There's something delicious and intangible about focusing in on exactly what makes the game feel the way it does and how to communicate that as a whole"
Is It Worth It?
Is it time for the App Store and Google Play to ditch the 70/30 revenue split?
The mobile mavens offer their opinions
Mogi At Gamescom
Global gaming service provider MoGi Group to attend Gamescom 2018
MoGi Group explains its offerings and why you should meet the team in Cologne
Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame: Miniclip CEO Robert Small on building one of the most recognisable names in gaming
"My first role was with Miniclip and I guess it turned out pretty well given that we are still thriving almost 20 years later"
Indie Spotlight
Postcard Switzerland and 1930s politics: Stave Studios on striking the balance with Over the Alps
"History is a wellspring from which comes a multitude of inspiring stories about ordinary people who stand up to a vast, seemingly undefeatable evil threat and win"
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Space Ape's Johnathan Rowlands on how to get a job as a product owner
"Ultimately though, my role distils down to making sure we deliver a great experience, every single week, to our dedicated and loyal community"
Indie Mavens
How big is the cloning problem within the mobile games industry and what can be done about it?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
End Of The Beginning
CEO Frank Gibeau on moving on from fixing Zynga to growing it
The long haul
Global Influence
How to make the most from influencer marketing around the world
Zorka.Mobi's Regina Tsvyrova delves into the local markets and how best to work with content creators in each region
New Marketing Tools
Facebook reveals new UA tools as it claims 50% of all app revenue will come from ads by 2021
Social network reveals playables, retention optimisation and value optimisation solutions at ChinaJoy
Hyper-publishing
Why AppLovin is getting into the mobile publishing game with Lion Studios
Division has already racked up hundreds of millions of downloads for its portfolio
Funny For Business
Peak Games’ $100 million bet on Ryan Reynolds to kick Toon Blast up a gear in the US
Head of strategy Omer Inonu explain all
Market Dominance
Is the dominance of Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu stifling creativity and innovation in China?
AppBi looks into the data
Brand Power
The curious tale of how Lineage’s mobile releases shook up (and didn’t) South Korean gaming
Shots of adrenalin
No Sticks, Just Carrots
How mobile app Blast hopes to encourage gamers to save by playing
Straight from the Nudge handbook
Xhance
Xhance reinvents game data analytics and performance with blockchain
Control your game-analytics with Adrealm’s mobile data attribution platform Xhance is decentralised, open-sourced and revolutionary
Korean Market
Your G-STAR guide to entering Asia's biggest games market
Exclusive interview: the chairman of the G-STAR organising committee explains the importance of understanding the South Korean games industry
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: What does it take to make a game all about esports?
Agate talks creating a title all about competitive gaming
Indie Spotlight
"The security of going onto Nintendo Switch is a lot better than mobile and PC"
Plausible Concept on the development of Bad North and how it started with just a cat
Rewarded Video Ads
Best practices for implementing six common rewarded video integrations
Facebook Audience Network product marketing manager Amelia Zins deals out the advice
Mobile Mavens
What's been the impact of the App Store on the games industry and where does it go from here?
The Mobile Mavens have their say
Victory Royale
After Fortnite's success Epic aims to make cross-play more accessible to all devs with Unreal Engine 4.20
Arjen Brussee discusses the latest update and features
Messenger Gaming
HTML5 and chat app games specialist FRVR secures $3 million investment
CEO Brian Meidell labels chat app platforms "the next paradigm shift" in game distribution and content discovery
Augmented Advertising
How advertising will work in the world of augmented reality
Adverty gives the lowdown on a new age of in-game ads
Indie Spotlight
"This business is built on love": How a spark of romance led to AppSir's meta-horror game Dere Evil Exe
"The idea that someone could get so addicted to these mobile games was still alien to me"
Oh The Horror
Asymmetrical Horror: NetEase on hitting 100m downloads with Identity V
"We are so proud of the results we’ve achieved!"
Indie Spotlight
"Part of art is about connecting with the audience and making them feel something"
Kim Savory on art, games and Only When Howling
Live And Kicking
Four years on: Jam City on the evolution of match-three hit Cookie Jam
GM and VP of creative development Shane Nakamura discusses keeping the US publisher's flagship title Cookie Jam alive and successful.
Train Of Thought
How DomiNations kept going for three years and made $150 million in the process
Big Huge Games’ CEO Tim Train on passing the $150 million revenue milestone and keeping relevant for three years
Casual Games
After 370 million downloads casual dev Ilyon looks to drive more revenue from its broad portfolio
CMO Ilya Molodetsky discusses how the studio has grown over the last two years
Spin Me Right Round
Why Chinese mobile ad tech firm Mobvista spun out its monetisation platform Mintegral
EMEA business development manager Sean Parmenter discusses the company's plans and China's advertising landscape
Growing Up
How Finnish studio Koukoi Games is leveraging Hollywood licenses and its own original IP to find success
CEO discusses the studio's history and where it's headed
Indie Spotlight
How a brush with closure led to Broken Rules' hit Old Man’s Journey
CEO Felix Bohatsch on regaining confidence and striking the balance between work and family
Chicken Dinner
Say hello to China’s biggest mobile gaming export so far - battle royale
Goodbye matching coloured candy, hello machine guns, silly hats and shrinking maps
Still Going Strong
Four years on: The rise, fall and rise again of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
The tribulations of Glu’s most successful game ever
Oh Mymy
After early struggles French dev Oh BiBi has its eyes on the big time with $21m investment
Studio set to launch multiplayer shooter FRAG
It's A Hit
How a move into the hyper-casual games market provided MAG Interactive with a spring in its step
"Our teams make tonnes of prototypes and are in the habit of testing them early in the development process, which is the reason we realised that we had a real gem here"
Grass Is Greener
Why MZ CEO Gabe Leydon has left mobile games for blockchain data outfit Satori
One example of a wider trend
Indie Spotlight
“The stories that they told us were so moving": The making of My Child Lebensborn
Teknopilot’s co-founder Elin Festøy on balancing messages
Game Changer
Inspiration not just adaptation: Asmodee Digital's new editorial policy
Despite Carcassonne coming to Nintendo Switch, Scythe coming to PC and Ticket to Ride coming to PlayStation, it's not all about old IP
Playing The End Game
It’s raised another $100 million but where next for Scopely?
Looking for the perfect combination
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: FINIFUGU && friends discuss becoming the first ever back to back Big Indie Pitch champion
We speak to FINIFUGU && friends, the first ever two time champion of The Big Indie Pitch
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Brad Erkkila on Castle Pals and bringing a background of visual design to mobile
"As long as I can live pretty well and I can make the games I want to make, I consider that success."