Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Happy Volcano on their thought provoking mystery point-and-click adventure The Almost Gone
We speak to Happy Volcano, the runner-up of The Big Indie Pitch at Develop:Brighton 2017
Free Data
GameAnalytics offers free tools for GameMaker Studio 2 devs
Offers reporting and analysis features across platforms
Fighting For Funds
BIP contestant Fightlings gets Kickstarter for physical card game
Thoughtfish after €10,000 to make game a reality
Hidden Treasures
Indie game funding scheme Treasure Hunters FanClub launches
Up to $350,000 available for each project
Celebrity Partnership
Netmarble taps Conan O'Brien for Lineage 2: Revolution Twitchcon promotion
TV show host appears on stage to make Western release date announcement
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Ketchapp and Voodoo duke it out in the top 10 download rankings
Rankings from October 9th to October 15th
#fundthebgi
UK games industry campaign launches for creation of national agency British Games Institute
Petition and social media push begins for its formation
What's New?
After another big year the old guard still dominate Japan's mobile games market
Revenues up 35 per cent but what's driving them?
Me Too
NeoGAF taken offline after owner hit with sexual assault allegations
Moderators exit and users revolt against website
Pc-to-mobile
Mike Bithell’s text-based adventure Subsurface Circular heads to the App Store
Launches as premium $4.99 title
Most Read
Japanese mobile games revenues grow 35%, how Homescapes monetises, and Fingersoft launches Round Zero
The hottest articles of last week
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: We Heart Dragons on tactical space dogfighting in Space Krieg
We speak to We Heart Dragons, the winner of The Big Indie Pitch at Develop:Brighton 2017
Round Of Applause
Tencent takes China by storm with mobile browser game that has players applauding Chinese president
It's been played 1.2 billion times already
Barbie Girl
Atari partners with Mattel to bring Barbie-branded content to RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch
Game clears ten million downloads in eight months
Global Pitching
The Big Indie Pitch heads to Jordan and South Korea for the first time ever
Pitching all over the world
Vungle Shuffle
Vungle replaces CEO following arrest on charges of child abuse and assault with a deadly weapon
COO Rick Tallman takes his place
Iap Inspector
How does Last Day on Earth: Survival monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Limbering Up
Fitness Village shapes up for global launch
PocketGamer.biz takes a tour of the studio
Mag Acquires Feo
MAG Interactive acquires QuizDuel developer FEO Media for an undisclosed sum
Adds two new trivia games to its portfolio
Korea Calling
Global games expo G-STAR kicks off next month in South Korea
We give you the low-down on what to expect
Harmonix Layoffs
Harmonix suffers another round of layoffs affecting 14 jobs
DropMix development to continue
Good News Everyone
Promotions at PocketGamer.biz as site continues to grow
Craig Chapple appointed Senior Editor, Ric Cowley named Deputy Editor
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Sketchbook Games on Lost Words
We speak to Sketchbook Games, who came third at The Big Indie Pitch at Develop:Brighton 2017
About Time
Monetisation comes to Instant Games on Facebook Messenger
Tests begin for interstitial and rewarded video ads
New Publisher
Hill Climb Racing developer Fingersoft launches data-driven publishing label Round Zero
VP of Publishing Daniel Rantala named as CEO of new division
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Grant & Bert on charming 2D adventure Abi
We speak to Grant & Bert, the winner of The Big Indie Pitch at ChinaJoy 2017
Switch Success
Nintendo Switch clears two million units sold in the US
Third consecutive month as the top-selling piece of hardware in the country
Key Hires
Quintet of senior appointments at Sumo Digital as company expands
Company expanding its premises in Sheffield and Nottingham
Summoning Players
MZ’s Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire surpasses 20 million downloads
Marketing campaign with influencer Alexis Ren proves fruitful
Interactive End Cards
Tapjoy launches Interactive End Cards for its rewarded video ads
War for the Planet of the Apes saw a 4% CTR using the end cards
Bang Up Job
CyberAgent's BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! scores four million downloads
It's now available in Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
At It Again
Keywords Studios adds another firm to its business by acquiring d3t for $3.9 million
Founders and team from the Runcorn-based work-for-hire studio will all stay on
Player Power
Move over Minecraft: Monetising a new wave of user-generated content on mobile
DIGIT Game Studios' Om Tandon takes a look at the big industry trend and what it means for developers
Creative Thinking
How Creative Mobile made a premium success of Beholder on Android after launch
After an average launch, the team set about changing the game's fortunes
Arena Of Value
Tencent opens pre-registration campaign for Arena of Valor in US and Canada
Earn in-game rewards by signing up ahead of time
Bound To Be Good
Obsidian Entertainment partners with mobile fiction platform Bound for series of stories based on Pillars of Eternity
Richard Knaak signed on to write the stories
Las Vegas Masters
Amazon wraps up Mobile Master Las Vegas tournament with three competitors sharing $70,000 prize pool
Vainglory team takes the lion's share with $50,000 won
World Food
Google Play launches Apps and Games Against Hunger week to combat world hunger
100% of revenues from IAPs in 12 games and apps go to World Food Program USA
Mgf Seattle 2017
Minecraft, King, and PopCap headline speaker line-up for MGF Seattle 2017
Super Evil Megacorp, Game Insight, and more also in attendance
Good To Share
Nitro Games generates $3.1 million from sale of 500,000 new shares
Swedbank Robur Ny Teknik picks up 9.66% of the firm's shares
Ready To Erupt
Seismic Games: We're making "big bets" on mobile VR and location-based gaming
Greg Borrud on going from EA to indie agility
Two Tribes
NetEase reveals Nerds vs Veterans battle in Immortal Conquest to raise $15,000 for charity
Dan Bull and Stephen Machuga lead the charge
Every Plane’s A Game
Twists and turns: How Glenn Corpes accidentally built the “fastest AR action game”
From Magic Carpet to ARKit
Leap Of Faith
Mixed reality firm Magic Leap raises $502 million in Series D funding
Rumours from September come true
Heart-warming Gesture
Video: Monument Valley 2 team flies out parents and loved ones to game’s launch party
Company brought 16 team members' families to event
Roll The Dice
UK government responds to calls for tighter controls on in-game loot boxes
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is only concerned with items that can be exchanged or traded outside the game
Japan Market Data
Japanese mobile game revenues grew 35% in the year ending June 2017
Surpasses US for three years in a row
India Deal
KamaGames partners with Yoozoo to bring social casino game to booming India market
Companies to work closely on development, localisation and distribution
Seeking Balance
How Titanfall: Assault nudged its players’ tactical ambitions
The power of Amp Field
Mighty Recruit
Melbourne developer Mighty Games hires Dots designer Ariel Magnes
First task will be working on fantasy game Charming Runes