New Wine
Don’t stop believing: The reinvention of Grand Cru
CEO Markus Pasula discusses the past, present and future of the Finnish studio
Zplay Time
Next generation playable ads
ZPLAY on why playable ads will become more widespread in 2018
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Tinytouchtales' Arnold Rauers on working with constraints and the weight of expectations
The average day of an indie developer, and advice for aspiring devs
The Hardest Question
How will HQ Trivia monetise?
It's giving away thousands of dollars, but how will it turn a profit?
Bird Is The Word
Are casual games maturing? Lessons from Angry Birds 2
Om Tandon breaks down what makes Rovio's hit game such a success
Building A New Monster
How Seriously took a new IP and created a $100 million business
But there's still a lot of work to be done
Indie Mavens
Should aspiring indie games developers strike out on their own straight away or get experience at a studio first?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
User-generated Content
Can you merge social media and free-to-play games in a monetisable way?
Two approaches to user-generated content
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Part Time Monkey's Tuomas Erikoinen on life as a one-man casual mobile games studio
Why he focused on hyper-causal and why he's now looking for the second monkey
New Year New Job
5 top tips for changing career in games
OPM's Nathan Adcock shares his advice for people looking to make a change in their career in 2018
The Year Ahead
5 mobile games industry predictions for 2018
What will the next year look like?
Top Tips
11 portfolio tips for game design graduates
Mojiworks game designer Kate Killick offers advice on structure, what to write and what employers are looking for
The Right Timing
Deep analysis of the best times of the year to launch your mobile game
We break down average downloads for games and their subcategories
Cooking Up A Storm
How StormX is using Bitcoin to power user acquisition
A look at the Storm Play app offering a new way to find users
Indie Mavens
How is 2018 shaping up for indie games developers on mobile?
We ask our Indie Mavens what they think the biggest trends were for 2017 and what the year ahead holds for them
Games Of The Year
PocketGamer.biz's Games of the Year 2017
The Editorial team picks their favourite games this year
Best Of The Best
Mobile Mavens' Games of the Year 2017
The big names in the industry tell us their top mobile games of 2017
On The Rise
Social casinos go East
KamaGames' Sam Forrest says there's money on the table right now as the Asia Pacific market grows
Wizarding World
A successful spell: How Jam City earned a deal with Harry Potter for Hogwarts Mystery
Head of marketing Andrew Green discusses its plans for the huge licence
Data Protection
App and game developers have only 60 days to comply with the new Google Play user privacy guidelines
Privacy is the new black! The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be upon us in May 2018
Back To The Features
The big 3 mobile game trends you need to know to boost rank and revenues
GameRefinery delves into the data on the most popular gameplay features right now
Pgc Speaker Spotlight
From missile defence to user acquisition: yellowHEAD’s Roy Leiser on advanced predictive technology
Ahead of his talk at Pocket Gamer Connects London, Leiser discusses the company's business and return on ad spend
Anti-fraud
The one thing that moves user acquisition the wrong way
Scalarr's Inna Ushakova delves into the complex issue of fraud
Passion Play
From Japan with a local twist: The making of The Secret Police's RPG Dragon's Watch
How a London startup improved the JRPG
Best Practice
Game developer zen: Tips to find the perfect balance between user experience and ad monetisation
AppLovin's Johannes Heinze offers some key advice
Smart Sales
The art of the sale
Scientific Revenue CEO William Grosso discusses monetisation and how to best use discounts
Reflecting On Data
Breaking down the download numbers required to get your game in the App Store’s top rankings
We use Reflection’s data to gain an insight into the average daily downloads per country and subcategory
Investment Window
Underworld Football Manager dev Stanga Games raises $500,000
CEO Adam Jaffe on turning the bootstrapped indie house of part-time devs into a full-time games business
Snagging Influencers
5 ways to snag a top gaming influencer
YPSocial CEO Yogin Patel lets us in on his secrets to bagging a top influencer
Second Agenda
Developing beyond the second screen: How Supermassive created crime thriller Hidden Agenda for Sony's PlayLink
Senior Producer Jez Harris on accessibility and the opportunity to innovate
Battle Royale
How Supercell's Clash Royale Crown Championship World Finals is channelling the Olympic spirit
The developer's eSports man Tim Ebner on taking the games for all philosophy to eSports
Shooting Blanks?
It’s got millions of downloads but what is NetEase's plan to monetise its PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds clones?
First move advantage on hold
Focus On The Details
"F**k scale": Mark Pincus explains why a focus on product was integral to Zynga's endurance
The Zynga co-founder on creativity, failing fast and why the small details in games matter
Decoding Design
Exploring the links between game genres and mobile monetisation part one: Examining match-3 games
Tappx's Ignasi Prat unpacks the hugely popular casual game archetype
The Return Of Moshi Monsters
"Who would invest money in a company that's failing?": How Mind Candy plans to build itself back up
CEO Ian Chambers talks developing new products and bringing back Moshi Monsters
Escape Architects
Introversion on how Prison Architect brought it back from the brink
Mark Morris talks indie survival
Play To Win
RewardMob on turning games into casual eSports: "Developers have seen four times the number of player sessions"
The RewardMob CEO talks tournaments, league tables and leaderboards
New Grounds
The making of Gardenscapes spin-off Homescapes
We delve into the follow-up to the smash hit mobile game
Freshly Crowned
How a small Indian studio got 55 million downloads and 10 million DAUs in under a year
The rise of Gametion and Ludo King
New Vision
Why CEO Frank Gibeau sees augmented reality as a key long-term opportunity for Zynga
No gimmickry. Just creative integrity
A New World
Why FarmVille creator Mark Skaggs left Zynga for an Indian startup
And why he believes the gamble is paying off
A New Approach
Innovation - The backbone of social casino
KamaGames' Sam Forrest talks about the impact of AR, VR, and deeper gameplay
Mixing Messages
How a new AR mode could extend CSR Racing 2 from game into petrolhead status symbol app
The whole world’s a garage
Trust The Process
How Nukebox Studios is building on Food Truck Chef to become the Indian Supercell
14 canned games later, Food Truck Chef hits the jackpot
Launch In China
How to launch mobile games in China
Tappx China Country Manager Bob Wang talks us through it
Indie Publishing
Competing with the big boys: Tilting Point on what publishers should be offering indie developers in 2017
Chief Operating Officer Samir El Agili discusses the realities of the mobile game market
Ar And Business Development
Augmented reality, CD-ROMS and ignoring collectible monsters: HitPoint Studios' new President details an AR future
Ariella Lehrer discusses the company's plans and AR's potential
In Control
How we enjoy using plenty of mobile SDKs and still keep our app under control
Your app, your control
Authentic Marketing
Ex-Gaikai CEO David Perry on entering the world of influencer marketing with Vyrl
The games industry veteran talks us through his ambitious plans
Making Headway?
One year on: What is Facebook's strategy with Instant Games for Messenger?
Monetisation is being trialled, but what's the end goal?