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
Pg Connects
Developers: Book your appointment at the Pocket Gamer Journalist Bar now
A rare chance to demo your game one-on-one with one of our expert game journos
Nintendo Sues Colopl
Nintendo sues Colopl for $350,000 over five alleged patent infringements
Main problem seems to be the game's virtual joystick
Flipped
Tencent appears to copy Ketchapp's Bottle Flip for new WeChat mini-game
"Tiao yi tiao" looks a lot like Bottle Flip, and the WeChat team seem to know it
Ikinema Switch
Animation technology firm IKinema signs deal with Nintendo to bring its tech to Switch games
Procedural animation in Unreal Engine now on Switch
Pocket Blockchain
Spyr Games reveals plans for "blockchain universe" in mobile MMO Pocket Starships
Buy planets, pay Spyr upkeep costs
User-generated Content
Can you merge social media and free-to-play games in a monetisable way?
Two approaches to user-generated content
Cryptoline
Report: Line exploring the use of cryptocurrencies in its services
Might be adding cryptocurrencies into Line Pay
Monster Conference
The Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018 schedule is live
And it's our biggest, baddest Connects yet
Pokemon Gone
Pokemon Go to stop supporting older iPhones and iPads on February 28th
Can't run iOS 11? Upgrade your phone or lose your game
Do It Live
Live long and prosper: Understanding the potential of live ops
Developers weigh in on the important of games-as-a-service
Poor Little Linda
Razer unveils Android laptop Project Linda powered by its own smartphone
Slot in your Razer Phone and you're away
Access To Finance
Ukie partners with law firm Harbottle and Lewis on guide for UK developers looking to access finance
Covering everything from crowdfunding to velocity capital
Tiga Business Opinions
TIGA survey finds fewer UK games companies looking to grow their business in 2018
Business Opinion Survey 2018 shows a mix of optimism and pessimism
Pocket Media Hires
Mobile advertising firm Pocket Media hires Keith Ta as head of sales
Helping grow sales and train staff
Igda Dss 2017
IGDA survey finds developers concerned about job stability and diversity in the industry
Majority of respondents identify as white men
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
Go Mi
Oculus partners with Xiaomi to manufacture upcoming standalone VR headset Oculus Go
Xiaomi also creating its own near-identical headset for the China market
Lineage 2 Revolution Downloads
Netmarble's MMORPG Lineage 2: Revolution clears five million downloads in 50 days in the West
Still going strong in South Korea
Across The Line
Indian publisher Nazara acquires majority stake in sports games developer Nextwave Multimedia
Picks up rights to World Cricket Championship games
Investment Reality
Leeds start-up XR Games raises $2.6 million
New studio aims to develop mobile and arcade virtual reality games
Key Milestone
Sachin Saga Cricket Champions scores two million downloads in less than a month
Developer JetSynthesys celebrates with esports tournament
Quizzed Up
Hit mobile app HQ Trivia attracts 1.2 million players
Rapid growth for popular quiz app
From Russia With Games
Glu Mobile sells Moscow studio for $2.8 million
Publisher also sells four games to My.com
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
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Voodoo’s Twisty Road claims Christmas number one
Rankings from December 25th to 31st
Sticking Around?
Which of 2017's biggest mobile games will sustain in 2018?
Homescapes, Lineage 2, Toon Blast, Final Fantasy XV?
Iap Inspector
In-App Purchase Inspector Extra: How does South Park: Phone Destroyer monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Most Read
The future of app intelligence, our favourite games of 2017, and the top-performing mobile game stocks
The hottest articles of last week
Hammer Time
Epic crackdown on copyrighted Unreal Engine 4 Marketplace assets
Audit to take place over the next few months
Security Concerns
Intel hits back against widespread CPU bug reports
CPUs from Intel, ARM and AMD all affected by a potential security exploit
Live From China
Google invests in Chinese mobile game live streaming platform Chushou
Company's total funding to date surpasses $120 million
Giftgaming Closure
Nick Hatter closes monetisation platform Giftgaming to become life coach
Decides the world doesn't need more advertising or revenue
The Year Ahead
5 mobile games industry predictions for 2018
What will the next year look like?
King Of Advertising
UK's Advertising Standards Authority declares King of Avalon ad misleading
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is a very, very different game
Cortopia Funding
Mobile VR developer Cortopia raises $2.48 million to expand magic dueling game Wands
Also developing new VR titles, of course
Switch Sales
Nintendo's Switch is the fastest-selling console of all time in the US
Clears 4.8 million units sold in 10 months
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
App Store 2017
Developers on the App Store earned $26.5 billion in 2017
January 1st 2018 sees $300 million in sales alone
Nexon Shakeup
Nexon Korea CEO Jiwon Park promoted to global COO of Nexon
VP of business Junghun Lee nominated to take over as CEO
The Deconstructor Of Fun
Ex-FunPlus studio lead Michail Katkoff heads to Rovio as product management director
Will also play a key role in direct development
Onmyoji Soft Launch
NetEase soft-launches English version of China hit Onmyoji ahead of full release in 2018
Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden can play it now
Pressing Forward
Sony ForwardWorks preparing to push its games beyond Japan in 2018
Sora to Umi no Aida coming to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau first
For The Cause
Apple offers free Developer Program Membership to non-profit organisations
Get that $99 fee waived if you're an eligible organisation
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
Mind Candy 2016 Revenues
Mind Candy's 2016 revenues fell to $4.65 million as mobile sales dropped by 90%
Overall loss was down, and it's continued to push on through 2017
Bulls & Bears
Which mobile game stocks performed best in 2017?
On the up
Get Over It
Getting Over It with Bennet Foddy scores three nominations at the 2018 Independent Games Festival
Vignettes by Skeleton Business is the only mobile-only game to receive a nomination
Still Intelligent?
Could 2018 spell the end for mobile app intelligence as we know it?
UA expert Eric Seufert and Apptopia COO Jonathan Kay sound off on the state of the market
Big Ambitions
Nintendo aims high and forecasts 20 million Switch sales in 2018 fiscal year
Sales could reach as high as 37 million