Service Provider
Meet games services company MoGi Group at GDC 2018 in San Francisco
The team will be at booth 2103 in the South Hall of the Moscone Convention Centre
Looking East
Flaregames sets its sights on solving China's publishing problems with Yeahmobi partnership
German publisher rebrands as it continues to expand its operations
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Alto’s Odyssey and the reinvention of the snowboarding genre
Team Alto’s executive producer Ryan Cash and producer Eli Cymet talk about growing as a studio, delays and capturing a feeling
Match-made
Matchmade wants to be the Google AdWords of influencer marketing as it surpasses a 200 million YouTube subscriber reach
Eeva Hattara joins as CFO while Heini Vesander is named CMO
Breaking Japan
“The Japanese games market has come out from its closed-off period”
Yengage chief operating officer on the opportunities that await developers in Japan, and how to break in
Soft Launch
A guide to soft-launching your mobile game
Pixel Federation's Matej Lancaric offers advice from his personal experience.
Another Way
Alternative Android game store Flexion raises $10 million prior to 2018 IPO
Levelling up
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Arcane Circus’s Molly Heady-Carroll on the accessibility of the mobile market and finding the balance in life
"Defining what you want and don’t want is vital to creating a clear plan for yourself to reaching your goals. This definition can be surprisingly different for each person"
Getting The Message
How to approach game design for Facebook Instant Games
Chatterbox Games CPO Adam Telfer breaks down how to make games for chat apps like Messenger
Building Blox
How one student's The Sims-like Roblox game racked up 160 million play sessions
Coeptus on the success of Welcome to Bloxburg
Set To Crush It?
Livestreaming service Mobcrush wants to democratise streaming with Go Live, Get Paid ads platform
CEO Mike Wann discusses the company's new strategy for paying content creators
Indie Mavens
Is there any room for indie games developers to get in on the battle royale trend?
Our mobile mavens weigh in
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Tiny Corp talks being indie and coming second in the first ever BIP in Poland
We speak to Tiny Corp, runner-up of the first ever Big Indie Pitch at GIC in Poznan
Mobile Games Trends
Indonesia Snapshot: The largest mobile games market in Southeast Asia
Niko Partners Analyst Daniel Ahmad on what the charts tell us about the local games industry
Gold Rush
What opportunities does India hold for social casino developers in 2018?
India is proving to be a promising new mobile market with its abundance of new phone owners and cheap data with this year set to be an especially eventful one for mobile devs in the region
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Zaibatsu Interactive talks saving zombies and indie pitching
We speak to Zaibatsu Interactive, who took away the third place prize at The Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2017
Early Testing
Breaking down the key elements of a mobile game soft launch
The marketing firm and Medals of War developer break down the key elements for a successful soft launch
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Wee Door talks striking OIL at The Big Indie Pitch
We speak to Wee Door, who came third at The Big Indie Pitch at Abertay University in Dundee 2017
Ready To Ignite
How PlayIgnite's £100 million warchest aims to jumpstart new games through UA
We speak to MD Matt Frenchman about how it plans to jumpstart games that show big potential
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Ant Workshop talks micro studios and twin stick shooters
We speak to Ant Workshop, who won the Big Indie Pitch at Abertay University in Dundee 2017
Mobile Game Trends
China mobile game trends in H2 2017: Tencent and NetEase claim nine of top 10 mobile revenue generators
Niko Partners Analyst Daniel Ahmad on what the charts tell us about the local games industry
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Studio Sinkhole talk pitching and playing golf in space
We speak to Studio Sinkhole, who took away the third place prize at the Big Indie Pitch at G-Star 2017
Making Of
The making of Nekki's mobile brawler Shadow Fight 3
Nekki's Dmitry Terekhin and Nikita Korzhavin break down how the game's development
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: MMZZUU on winning the first ever BIP at G-Star in Korea with arcade shooter Defenoid
We speak to MMZZUU, the winner of the first ever Big Indie Pitch at G-Star
Game Jam
Creating a game concept without coding skills: Pixonic's very first PixJam
Chief strategy officer Nikita Guk on creating quick prototypes
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Accidental Queen's Diane Landais on giving credit where it's due and moving on from lost phones
"My typical day is mostly not what I expected it would be before I actually founded an indie studio."
Price Versus Value
The irony of Supercell’s 2017 financials
What goes up?
Breaking Down The Data
Know thy enemy: Using data to push back against app piracy
Tapcore on understanding and addressing the issue
Winning Big?
The live quiz game outspending HQ Trivia
Live.me's Michael Langford on the vision behind QuizBiz
Close Ties
Cupcake on how to build a great community for casual games
Chief marketing officer Gabriel Stürmer discusses the studio's approach
A Good Cause
“We're constantly struggling with whether we could do more and have a more meaningful impact through games”
Muse Games' Howard Tsao on why it remastered CreaVures as a completely free game, with the option to donate to Unicef
Flexible Friend
Why cryptocurrency mobile gaming platform RewardMob wants players not speculators
Gearing up
Games In An Instant
Why KamaGames is the latest developer to launch on Facebook Instant Games
KamaGames MD Andrey Kuznetsov discusses the potential of the platform and its flagship title Pokerist
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Magic Notion's Richard Franke on learning to run a business and making inclusive games
The importance of looking after yourself and handling the expectations of a community
Influencing People
Pixonic CMO on how influencer marketing stacks up to UA campaigns through Facebook and Google
But it's still not a simple replacement
To Where The Puck’s Going
New games, new tech and more M&A: Frank Gibeau on making the right bets for Zynga’s future
Building on success
Bridge Constructor Portal
A bridge too far: How Headup Games persuaded Valve to license the Portal IP for a Bridge Constructor game
Game engineer Mark Aldrup on avoiding free-to-play and plans for the future
State Of Play
Mobile tones: The audio tool and service providers pushing the sound of smartphone gaming
We speak to the top audio companies about creating engaging sounds and music for the small screen
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Italic Pig's Kevin Beimers on defining success and following butterflies
"That game you want to make? Make it."
Chat App Revolution
"Playing games on messaging platforms will definitely become as ubiquitous as playing downloadable apps"
Coolgames CEO Laurens Rutten on developing HTML5 titles for chat apps
Destination Finland
How to get a job at Wargaming Helsinki
GM Antti Sten tells us about the company, its culture and jobs hiring process
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Three Dots Games talks about their 80s inspired rhythm-based platformer
We speak to Three Dots Games, the winner of the first ever Big Indie Pitch in Jordan
Fostering Innovation
How King's company culture and exclusive team events encourage creative game design
King VP of game design Stephen Jarrett on the Kingfomarket, diverse teams and how company execs get involved in real game design
Serving Up A Storm
Are casual games maturing part two: Lessons from Playrix
Om Tandon breaks down what makes Playrix's portfolio of mobile titles such huge successes
In-game Events
Why Rovio built Angry Birds Evolution from the ground up with in-game events in mind
Rovio Games VP Miika Tams on ensuring events are a 'natural fit' and what works best
Initiating Investment
How to fund your mobile game development
From the UK Games Fund to VCs and publishers, find out where to go to get money and support to develop and market your game
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Dumpling Design's Travis Ryan on financial challenges and exploring AR
"I’m not sure there is a ‘typical’ day as an indie, is there?"
Company Culture
What makes Traplight a great place to work?
Community and marketing manager Veera Rouvinen on life at the Finnish developer
Understanding Others
Manage your emotions, get better at your job
Rovio London's Will Luton on working
Top Of The World
How to get to the top of the App Store
The power of ASO and Search Ads