Live And Kicking
Two years on: Pocket Gems on the evolution of War Dragons
Product Manager Chelsea Ono Horn on the game's life so far
Free Sdk
Cross-platform framework Corona goes free for all app developers
Move follows Appodeal acquisition
I Got A Fever
WonderPlanet's one-thumb puzzle-RPG Crash Fever smashes eight million downloads in just under two years
Big in-game celebration happening now
Play With Me
IronSource opens up entire suite of interactive ads to all clients
Performing 400% better in some cases
Mad For The Sesh
Mobile gamers are spending 44 seconds longer in games across fewer sessions
Flurry Analytics takes a look at average mobile gaming sessions
Deconstructing Fun
Deconstructing Clash of Clans' game-changing Builder Base update
Peter Knudson breaks down Supercell's big update to the hit game
Color Switch Esports
Color Switch becomes an eSport through partnership with Skillz
Bearing down on 200 million downloads
Ad Whales
80-20 rule applies to ad-based monetisation in mobile apps, report claims
SOOMLA's Mobile Monetisation study analyses ad impressions and revenue generation
Round Two
"Big, hairy fight" rumbles on as ZeniMax demands block on Oculus sales or 20% share
Also looking for another $500 million in damages
Cutting The Ribbon
German Chancellor Angela Merkel to open Gamescom 2017
First time the Chancellor has opened the event
Wooga's New Vp
Wooga appoints new VP of Publishing
David Nixon will now oversee all the marketing and customer care teams
Behind The Scenes
An ideal match: The making of Star Wars: Puzzle Droids
Sean Coughlin shares development insights
For Sale
Imagination Technologies puts itself up for sale after Apple begins designing its own graphics chips
50% of Imagination's revenues gone in a flash
New Ratings
South Korea's GRAC enhances game rating system through international cooperation
Discussion with Valve, Google and Microsoft to enhance follow-up management to protect users as well as joining IARC
Indie Mavens
What impact will Apple's App Store redesign have on indie games developers?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
A Good Cause
SpecialEffect aims to raise £100,000 with One Special Day fundraiser on September 29th
Raising money for people with severe disabilities
Brain Food
Skybound, Telltale and Scopely join forces to battle The Walking Dead Mega Panel at PGC San Francisco 2017
Moderated by Unity Evangelist – and renowned zombie connoisseur – Oscar Clark, no less
Unexpected Ads
What you don't know about the ads in your app will cost you millions of dollars
SafeDK tells you what to look out for
Hr Interview
How to get a job at Nonstop Knight developer Kopla Games
CEO Mika Kuusisto reveals all
Tranzfuser Round 2
UK Games Fund reveals 23 teams for second year of its Tranzfuser competition
Graduate teams given £5,000 to develop a prototype
Blast From The Past
Sega's plan to democratise retro gaming with Sega Forever on mobile
We speak to Sega Chief Marketing Officer Mike Evans about a new business built on ad revenues
Future Plans
"More growth, more platforms, broader presence": Kongregate on its post-acquisition strategy
MTG has snapped up the publisher, but what's next?
Global Mobile Market
Global mobile gaming market expected to grow to $46.1 billion in 2017
Newzoo breaks out the stats
Esports In China
Tencent outlines five-year plan to create $15 billion eSports industry in China
Theme parks, tournaments, merchandise, the lot
Strong Start
NCSoft's Lineage M tops South Korea's iOS grossing charts in seven hours
5.5 million pre-registered players already enjoying the game
Royal Rumble
Glu Mobile signs multi-year partnership with WWE to develop new licensed game
Tap Sports Baseball team taking over development duties
Australian Funding
Film Victoria awards $500,000 to nine Australian developers to help finish their games
Mobile titles include Joko's World: Pocket Planet and Paper House's Paperbark
The Saga Continues
Crushing it: The diminishing but lucrative returns from the Candy Crush sequels
How do you follow a game like Candy Crush Saga?
Tencent Investment
Tencent makes $72 million strategic investment in Chinese developer Ourpalm
Strengthens the relationship between the two tech giants
Cosmo Kong
Gamevil partners with Dungeon Link developer Kong Studios to publish next game Cosmo Duel
An innovative PvP match-3 puzzler is on its way
Market Value
Russia’s mobile games market brought in nearly $700 million in revenue in 2016
Revenues grew 16% year-on-year in 2016
Hutch Hires
Hutch snaps up ex-Splash Damage and Square Enix staff
Rachael Edwards and Corentin Delprat join the studio
Sneaky Purchase
Samsung quietly acquires mobile VR developer VRB for a reported $5.5 million
Increasing internal Gear VR development
Get Your Pitch On
Amazon UK on board as sponsor for Big Indie Pitch in Brighton and Dundee
Batter up... the Big Indie Pitch is coming to a city near you
Mtg Acquires Kongregate
Modern Times Group to acquire casual games publisher Kongregate for $55 million
Kongregate pushing further into developing its own games by acquiring other studios
Mobile Mavens
What will iOS 11 dropping App Store top grossing charts mean for developers?
Mobile Mavens on the new-look App Store
Mobile Plans
Razer: “There is a huge opportunity to disrupt the mobile market”
CEO Min-Liang Tan eyes company expansion
Influencing Influencers
YouTuber Papa Jake confirmed for Free Hive Games 'Influencer & Exclusive Reveal' keynote session at PGC San Francisco
Extended session will tell you everything you need to know to get the best out of the vloggers
Big Update
Pokemon GO update revamps gyms in bid to improve retention
Raid Battles also incoming for new cooperative play
Rewards For All
Atari partners with Tapjoy to bring rewarded ads to its games starting with Rollercoaster Tycoon Touch
F2P park builder crosses seven million downloads
Dashing Onwards
Dashy Crashy introduces new live events and IAP to expand on experimental monetisation design
Get a free dinosaur if you eat enough meat
Ua Guide
Top user acquisition strategies for indie games developers
Tappx's Ignasi Prat dishes out some key tips for those on a budget
Esports Branding
Mobile eSports: How can brands segment this audience?
Fast Web Media's Paul Bullock breaks down the audience and opportunities for brands
Jobs In Games
From journalism to game production: Auroch Digital's Peter Willington on his career so far
Ex-Pocket Gamer Deputy Editor gives tips on making it as a Producer
Publishing Deal
Kakao snags rights to publish hit Chinese game Onmyoji in South Korea
Game will be put in front of Kakao Talk's 40 million users
European Expansion
Mobile publisher GameMine appoints European CEO
Ante Ukalovic responsible for building up operations in Europe for US-based company
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: The Floor is Lava jumps on top
Rankings from June 5th to June 11th
The Weekly
The Weekly: Supercell's winning game design strategies, Nintendo's comeback and the eSports revolution
Rounding up the week's industry analysis and news from around the internet
Most Read
TreasureHunt raises $6 million, Lakoo on subscription over F2P, and Supercell soft-launches Brawl Stars
The hottest articles of the last week
Gateway Games
Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aimé: Mobile introduces the consumer to our IP before they move on to the "full experience"
Reggie explains Nintendo's mobile philosophy, forgets that it hasn't released any games in China yet