Know Your Audience
G5 Entertainment CEO on the focus driving its success in hidden object games and beyond
Finding hidden value
Indie Mavens
Indie games developer tips for making the most out of industry events
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Limestone Games tells us all about their stylish anime-inspired Aeon Must Die!
We chat to the winner of the first ever Big Indie Pitch in Estonia
The Magic Number
Frank Gibeau on why Zynga’s $250 million acquisition of Gram Games adds up
Riding Merge Dragons! to success
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Gorogoa creator Jason Roberts talks getting into games and the genesis of the hit title
We get up close and personal with the stars of mobile games' indie scene
Publishing Support
Fingersoft's Round Zero on its data-driven approach to mobile games publishing
CEO Daniel Rantala dishes the details on how it aims to help developers release on the global stage
Aso
Drive mobile app traffic with app store optimisation
How good ASO can boost your downloads and revenue
Growth Investment
Why Playtika has created a warchest to invest up to $400 million in companies around the world
Playtika Growth Investments MD Eric Rapps discusses the social casino giant's new funding arm
Pocket Stories
125 million downloads later narrative game Episode is ready to fend off new competition
Episode studio head Michael Dawson discusses the game's success and the new competitors entering the genre
Search Ads
How AppBi is supporting Apple Search Ads campaigns for top mobile games publishers
AppBi CEO Carmen Lu discusses how its services can lead to a generous ROI
Artificial Intelligence
Why games developer Kixeye raised $20 million for machine learning
CMO John Getze explains the company's plans
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: State of Play's Katherine Bidwell on art inspirations and spinning plates
"I think with running a small company it’s about making sure all the plates are spinning and keeping the focus on achievable goals"
The Charticle
Despite strong criticism Jam City's Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is a top grosser
Outgrossing Cookie Jam and Panda Pop for IAPs in key markets
God Like
How NadiaSoft plans to mix Eastern and Western influencers for global appeal
The new IP will feature an array of gods and heroes from Greece, China and more
Indie Spotlight
"If you are an indie and you are making an indie game, I think it’s becoming very difficult to lead from the heart"
Darjeeling's Marc Lustigman on Homo Machina and Fritz Kahn's presentation of the body
Backend-as-a-service
Nakama 2.0 - Power games for millions of concurrent players
Heroic Labs details the latest big update
Rising Confidence
CEO Nick Earl on how Design Home’s success has kickstarted Glu’s wider revival
Mobile game publisher now on the up
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Digital Melody talks winning the first ever BIP in Poland
We speak to Digital Melody, who won the first ever Big Indie Pitch at GIC in Poznan with their game Runventure
Mobile Game Trends
Malaysia snapshot: Mobile Legends extends its lead
Niko Partners' Daniel Ahmad takes a close look at the hottest trends
Speaker Spotlight
PGC San Francisco speaker spotlight: Zorka.Mobi's Dmitry Liapin on dealing with influencers
Dmitry Liapin offers advice on influencer marketing campaigns and tells us what to expect from his talk
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Laser Dog's Simon Renshaw on Ava Airborne and the passion of indie games
"Personally, I’m a big believer in doing what you really want to do. I draw the things I love for a living and I couldn’t imagine a better job"
Rewarding Creativity
IMGA founder on rewarding creativity and its ambitious plans for 2018
Maarten Noyons discusses hot industry trends and brand new events
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Puny Astronaut talks relaxation and experiences for everyone
We speak to Puny Astronaut, who came second at the Big Indie Pitch at Abertay University in Dundee 2017
Streaming Ads
Synative’s HTML5 cloud tech offers a new streamable approach to playable ads
Founder Ken Liu on an interactive way to acquire users
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Team Ocmo on redefining hardcore platformers for mobile devices
We speak to Team Ocmo, who won The Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2017
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: From tiny bubbles come big things
We speak to Pine Street Codeworks about their multi-awarding winning game Tiny Bubbles
Making Of
Hack and slash: The making of MIHOYO's Honkai Impact 3rd
MIHOYO president Forrest Wei Liu breaks down Honkai Impact 3rd's world
Top Tips
8 tips for mobile games publishing success in China
Mobvista lays out some key advice from its ‘Looking East: How to launch mobile games in China 2018’ report
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Little Lost Fox's Niamh Fitzgerald on Valleys Between and finding the balance
"Some of my favourite days are ones where I get to focus on game design or technical art"
Most Impressive
Fingersoft's Hill Climb Racing franchise rolls past one billion downloads
CEO Teemu Närhi and marketing director Sami Saari on how it got here and how it plans to get the next billion
Ad Strategy
Space Ape's Fastlane: A growth engine fuelled with ads
The developer's head of growth Nicolas Boulay on how it refined its ad implemtation to generate nearly $30m in yearly revenue
Rediscovering Value
Why mobile game consultancy group DOD Media is moving into legacy publishing
Leveraging app store muscle
Come Together
Unity aims to double down on mobile at Unite Berlin
A look ahead at what to expect from the conference in June
Regional Expansion
Chinese ads firm PapayaMobile opens London office to extend European reach
CEO Si Shen discusses the big move and future plans
Indie Mavens
Is there an opportunity for indie developers on chat app platforms like Facebook Instant Games?
We caught up with Strange Flavour CEO Aaron Fothergill and Perchang’s co-founder Ben Murch to find out
Strategic Development
Exploring the links between 4X games and mobile monetisation
Tappx's Kinga Kruzmanowska analyses what makes these titles so successful
Quo Vadis
Meet MoGi Group at Quo Vadis in Berlin
Global video games services company wants to meet with developers and publishers
Artistic Flair
Services Spotlight: Art outsourcer 5518 Studios
CEO Michael Casalino on working on Snoopy Pop and outside of games
Local Launch
How Mech Mocha culturalised Halfbrick’s hit mobile game Jetpack Joyride for India
CEO Arpita Kapoor tells us what's changed in the title to suit the local market
Player Creativity
Why you should consider developing user-generated content-based mobile games
Traplight creative director on the benefits of letting users be creative
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Bontegames' Bart Bonte on creative constraints and the allure of puzzles
The developer discusses his most successful games to date and what the future holds
Terminal Decay?
Something has gone terribly wrong with Finland - it has become an emblem of mobile games industry stagnation
Tero Kuittinen looks at the recent hot trends in the mobile space, and wonder where Finland's studios are
Mobile Games Trends
Singapore snapshot: Mobile Legends and battle royale games lead the way
Niko Partners Analyst Daniel Ahmad on what the charts tell us about the local games industry
Live And Kicking
Four years on: Square Enix Montreal on the evolution of Hitman Sniper
Senior producer Dominic Allaire discusses how the studio learned to use live ops to sustain a premium game
Top Tips
5 ways mobile games developers can engage their communities outside an app
Plarium's Helen Burda on how to foster a community that extends from the game and into other areas
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Eldring Games' Dan Olsson on overcoming adversity and taking risks
“I set out to do this because it has a lot of potential and I figure it's worth the risk. And it is a big risk, but you've got to take those sometimes.”
Out-gunned
"The European games industry is a non-stop unicorn juggernaut"
Atomico partner Mattias Ljungman is bullish about the region's exciting games sector, and its future
What's Trending?
The must know Japan mobile games trends for 2018
AppLovin's Johannes Heinze on what's hot in one of the world's most lucrative mobile markets
Iterative Approach
Keep on shipping: How Fluffy Fairy Games updated its game 50 times in a year
Founder and CTO Oliver Löffler explains the challenges and advantages of this iterative approach to development
Gender Pay Gap
Women in Games CEO: Pay gap figures are depressingly unsurprising
Marie-Claire Isaaman discusses the figures and what the next steps should be