Mini-games For China
Ubisoft and Ketchapp eye China mobile market with Tencent deal
Partnership gives publishers access to 980 million monthly active users of Weixin app
Bird Is The Word
Are casual games maturing? Lessons from Angry Birds 2
Om Tandon breaks down what makes Rovio's hit game such a success
The Charticle
Charting the rise of hyper-casual mobile games
Examining the performances of Ketchapp, Voodoo and Gram Games
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch heads to Prague and Essex in 2018
Focusing on the indies
Most Read
Glu sells Moscow studio, the potential of live ops, and which of 2017's games will sustain in 2018?
The hottest articles of last week
Pgc London
Why indie games developers should head to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018
Discounts, 2,000 delegates, Indie Strategies Track, Very Big Indie Pitch, networking opportunities and more
Trejo Doughnuts
Jam City taps actor Danny Trejo for Family Guy: Another Freakin' Mobile Game ad campaign
Buy some doughnuts, play the game, everyone wins
Duel With Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links smashes 60 million downloads in time for its first birthday
9.5 billion duels played, 1.1 billion card packs opened
Facebook Ad Survey
57% of mobile gamers who don't pay to remove ads are fine with being advertised to in a free game
Facebook surveys 6,000 mobile gamers to find out their likes and dislikes
Google Redux
Google quietly acquires Cambridge-based mobile audio tech firm Redux
Could use its panel audio technology in upcoming Pixel phones
Iap Inspector
How does Choices: Stories You Play monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Big Bet
Swedish esports company G:loot picks up $12 million investment
Firm plans to hire new staff and extend its platform to new games
Spain Funding
Spanish government reveals plans for $7.9 million grant for local developers
Up to $182,000 on offer for eligible studios
Building A New Monster
How Seriously took a new IP and created a $100 million business
But there's still a lot of work to be done
Business Finland
Tekes and Finpro merge to form new Helsinki-based organisation Business Finland
600 experts and over 40 international offices come together
Ka-ching
Sega gets into casino gaming on mobile with Sega Slots
Title leverages famous IP such as Sonic, Super Monkey Ball and Golden Axe
Super Senso Europe
GungHo and Turbo Studios to launch Super Senso in Europe on January 24th
Nine months after it was first released in the US
Pgc London
Epic Games, Gram Games, Jagex, Outfit7, Space Ape, Ubisoft, Ian Livingstone and more head new additions for PG Connects London 2018
Event takes place on January 22nd to 23rd
Imperia Online Promotion
Bulgaria-based strategy MMO developer Imperia Online promotes Mariela Tzvetanova to CMO
Will oversee sales growth and building new partnerships
Apple Pays Tax
Apple Europe forced to pay $184.8 million in extra taxes to the UK
HMRC is also going to increase Apple's income tax in future payments
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