Licensing Deal
Anguilla publisher Shoal Games picks up licensing rights for games based on Moomin brand
Titles to be released on its educational games platform Rooplay
East To West
Vietnamese mobile and online games publisher VNG considers US IPO
Exploring opportunity with Nasdaq
Switched On
Report: Nintendo targets production of 18 million Switch consoles by March 2018
Stepping up production to keep up with demand
Leaving Games
IQU co-founder and MD to leave digital media agency for new venture outside of games
Current CFO Brian Spaans to take on the role from August 1st 2017
Accessible Programming
Raspberry Pi merges with CoderDojo to get more children coding
Aims to quadruple number of CoderDojo clubs around the world to 5,000 by the end of 2020
Because It's Batman
Tencent seals licensing deal for DC Comics characters in Strike of Kings
Batman, The Joker and Superman have already entered the fray
Working Conditions
Blanket wage system is embroiled in controversy in Korean game industry
A look at the current working conditions of South Korean developers and how they are paid
Refining Features
Back to the Features: Why mobile game features matter
How GameRefinery's new tool gives you an insight into your game's design
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Fidget spinner games continue to dominate with Ketchapp's latest
Rankings from May 15th to May 21st
Ipo Imminent
Nitro Games on how going public can support its real-time mobile multiplayer ambitions
CEO Jussi Tähtinen on the studio's strategy
The Weekly
The Weekly: Augmented reality wars, Unity's $2.6 billion valuation, and why App Store revenues trump Google Play
Rounding up the week's industry analysis and news from around the internet
Most Read
Finger Spinner tops the charts, Skullgirls' leap to mobile, and how Supercell's Richard Bangs became a programmer
The hottest articles of last week
Big Saving
Mid Term ending for PG Connects San Francisco 2017
Last few days to save up to 25%
Mobile Mavens
Can mobile games still launch successful multimedia IP?
Will there be another Angry Birds?
Iap Inspector
How does Zombie Gunship Survival monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Best Fiends Boot Camp
Seriously pushes Best Fiends franchise beyond games with Best Fiends: Boot Camp animation
Reel FX produces, Mark Hamill voices
Partners In Html5
Bandai Namco and Drecom invest $2.1 million in new HTML5 mobile game studio BXD
Working on Bandai Namco IP with a Spring 2018 launch date
Unreal Money
Latest wave of Unreal Dev Grants gives two mobile developers a share of $275,000
One Dream and Playearth gain a cash boost for their games
Maximum Leverage
Why Tencent’s M&A strategy is smarter than gotta buy ‘em all
Second Pocket Gems deal was beginning of the end
Back In Action
Hearthstone recovers from revenue woes as Clash Royale continues to be the top grossing mobile game
SuperData Research reveals the biggest earners of April 2017
Mix It Up
Microsoft launches Mixer Create to livestream games from mobile devices
Offers co-streaming and viewer interactivity
Develop:brighton 2017 Schedule
Develop:Brighton releases full schedule for its 2017 conference
Leanne Bayley and Tony Yang will be in attendance
Class Of 2017
Stugan reveals the 15 teams taking part in its 2017 accelerator program
26 developers, seven weeks, one cabin
Adventures In Mobile
The successes, mistakes and lessons from launching Diggy's Adventure on mobile
Pixel Federation's Matej Lancaric breaks down how the studio took its game to market
Build To Battle
Supercell overhauls Clash of Clans with new units and game modes in huge Builder Base update
New units, new battles, new abilities, new buildings, the works
The Hardcore Mobile Paradox
Paradox Interactive on expanding its game universes on mobile and avoiding dumbed-down versions
How Kim Nordström is targeting hardcore PC players for mobile games
Million Dollar Baby
66 publishers made their first $1 million in annual revenue on the US App Store in 2016
Compared to 39 on Google Play, according to Sensor Tower
Zombies + Bullets = Fun
Zombie outbreak: the making of Kill Shot Virus
Behind the scenes with Hothead Games
Switch Gets Unreal
Unreal Engine 4 adds full support for Nintendo Switch
Also gets Google Cardboard and Daydream support
Vision Fund
Softbank reportedly picks up $4 billion stake in Nvidia
Japanese firm acquires 4.9% of shares
Sweet Franchise
Jam City eyes multi-billion dollar future for Cookie Jam IP as game passes 100 million downloads
New game Cookie Jam Blast released
Switched On
Nintendo shares hit seven-year high on back of Switch success
Shares closed at ¥31,880 on May 24th
A New Trail
Peter Molyneux’s The Trail heads to China as 22Cans seals NetEase publishing deal
UK studio returns to China with new deal
Name That Game
Tencent turns to Strike of Kings players to provide a new name for the game
Don't mention leagues, legends, or glory
Live And Kicking
Five years on: Sybo Games on the evolution of Subway Surfers
Sybo Managing Director Mathias Gredal Nørvig on the game's life so far
Get Onboard
Full-game demo ad platform AppOnboard raises $4 million to expand operations
Lets players play a game's tutorial in an ad
Blossoming Revamp
Deconstructing Gardenscapes' big pivot to success
Wooga's Adam Telfer analyses the game's history and reasons behind its current success
Unity Investment
Unity scores $400 million investment from equity firm Silver Lake
Values developer at $2.6 billion
The Charticle
Why did Tencent invest a further $90 million into Pocket Gems?
Tracking the impact of Tencent's millions on Episode and War Dragons
Revved Up
Top Gear mobile developer Motorious drives up extra $894,000 in funding
Debut game Top Gear Road Trip set for summer release
Multimedia Empire
Chinese publisher NetEase eyes movies and TV shows based on its most popular mobile game IP
Big plans for its biggest IP
Out Of This World
Supercell acquires 62% stake in UK mobile games studio Space Ape for $55.8 million
New future beckons for successful London developer valued at $90 million
Game Dev Education
YoYo Games aims to make development more accessible with GameMaker 2 education edition
Free trial version available for schools and students
Top Apps
Transformers: Forged to Fight wins Best Game in 2017 Google Play Awards
Winners for Standout Indie, Best VR and AR apps also revealed
Lawsuits Are Magic
Toy Blast dev Peak Games settles My Little Pony cloning lawsuit against Hasbro out of court
My Little Pony: Puzzle Party will be pulled from app stores
Take Two Financials Q4 Fy17
Take-Two revenues hit $1.78 billion with help from mobile CCG WWE SuperCard
Social Point purchase will be accretive to profits in FY18
Keep On Rolling
Atari renews Rollercoaster Tycoon license until 2022 as mobile game clears 6.5 million downloads
Extends previous agreement by three years
Fighting On A New Front
"Skullgirls is going to establish the new high bar for what a mobile fighting game can be"
Charley Price on his ambitions for the LINE-published fighting game
Finnish Games Jobs
Finland's games industry growth is slowing - but a new generation of students could help boost it once again
Developers offer their thoughts on how to fix the country's internal recruitment woes
Pitch, Pitch, Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch heads to Los Angeles this June for the biggest week in gaming
E3 week is nearly upon us, so what better time for the Big Indie Pitch to arrive in Los Angeles