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Tremor Video DSP appoints former Matomy CEO as Executive Chairman
Will run Tremor and also support M&A activity for parent company Taptica
Come Together
Kakao Games merger brings total registered users to 550 million
Begins operations with Kakao's games division as of November 1st
New Device
New Razer Phone for gamers set for launch on November 17th
A new contender enters the smartphone manufacturing business
Ar And Business Development
Augmented reality, CD-ROMS and ignoring collectible monsters: HitPoint Studios' new President details an AR future
Ariella Lehrer discusses the company's plans and AR's potential
Sega Financials Q2 Fy18
Puyopuyo!! Quest and Hortensia SAGA continue to keep Sega's mobile revenues afloat
Revenues grow to $1.7 billion
Sharpening Plans
Razer officially unveils $550 million IPO plans
Firm has sold more than $1 billion in hardware since start of 2014
Pitching For The Prize
Revealed: The top 10 games shortlisted for The Big Indie Awards
We announce the top ten finalists selected for the inaugural Big Indie Awards
Glu Financials Q3 Fy17
Glu Mobile's revenues grow to $81.8 million as Design Home scores another 8.7 million downloads in Q3
Now gearing up to launch The Swift Life
Mag Investment
MAG Interactive secures $9.7 million investment to close FEO Media acquistion
Swedbank Robur's Microcap fund steps in to help
Gungho Financials Q3 Fy17
GungHo revenues drop to $613.9 million as Puzzle & Dragons continues to face decline
Gearing up to launch new titles to stem the decline
Looking Sharp
Razer Phone specification leak suggests 8GB RAM and 5.72 inch screen for new device
64GB memory, dual-camera set-up, and all the other good stuff
A New Campaign
How is MZ’s marketing campaign with influencer Alexis Ren working out for Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire?
Partnership racks up millions of views across YouTube and Instagram
Konami Financials Q2 Fy18
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links hits 55 million downloads as Konami clears $1 billion in revenues
Plenty of other games contributing to overall success
Platypus Bifurcation
Nintendo’s Switch trick: Selling like 3DS but selling games like Wii U
Optimised dual use
Sony Financials Q2 Fy18
Fate/Grand Order boosts Sony Music's revenues to $1.81 billion
Sony ForwardWorks goes unmentioned
Edging Closer
TerraGenesis developer Edgeworks signs publishing deal with Tilting Point
Former Big Indie Pitch Winner coming to iOS and Android
Ea Financials Q2 Fy18
EA mobile revenues dip to $158 million as FIFA Mobile scores 113 million downloads
Madden NFL Mobile and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes lead growth
Ready For Launch
Nukebox and King lead NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2017 full speaker line-up
Full scheduled revealed
Bolted On
Advertising platform Leadbolt integrates playable ads
Available for iOS and Android developers using its SDK
Job Losses
CCP lays off 100 staff as it quits VR to focus on PC and mobile
Atlanta office to close, Newcastle branch up for sale
Gree Financials Q1 Fy18
Another Eden and SINoALICE promotions push GREE revenues up to $190.6 million
Profits fall drastically to just $16.8 million
In Control
How we enjoy using plenty of mobile SDKs and still keep our app under control
Your app, your control
Cyberagent Financials Q4 Fy17
CyberAgent revenues reach $3.28 billion thanks to continued strong performances of Shadowverse and BanG Dream!
Investing in the future of eSports and Bitcoin
Switching Up
More people playing Nintendo Switch as a handheld than on TV
Switch on the go
Performance Rundown
Super Mario Run clocks up 200 million downloads but Fire Emblem Heroes has better profitability
Mario gets the reach as Fire Emblem get the money
Studio Expansion
AR developer Reality Gaming Group hires Hue developer Henry Hoffman
Also expands Philippines development studio
Authentic Marketing
Ex-Gaikai CEO David Perry on entering the world of influencer marketing with Vyrl
The games industry veteran talks us through his ambitious plans
Steady As It Goes
2017 - the year not much happened in mobile games, says Verto
Consumer behaviour
Draconious Go
Ukranian developer Elyland reportedly in trouble with Niantic over similarities between Draconius Go and Pokemon GO
Elyland reckon's it's in the clear
New Site
Makers of PocketGamer.biz launch new editorial site dedicated to reporting on the influencer marketing scene
Online from today, InfluencerUpdate.biz will report on the new phenomenon of influencer video, streaming and social media superstars, and the companies who partner with them
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Ketchapp reasserts its dominance on the top download charts
Rankings from October 16th to October 22nd
Roostr Booster
Chartboost rebrands influencer marketing platform Roostr as Chartboost Influence
Adds new functionality to the platform
Cash Royale
Supercell wraps up latest $200,000 Clash Royale tournament in Atlanta
Winning team takes home $60,000 between them
Sea Ipo
Garena parent company Sea raises $884 million from IPO on NYSE
Share price dips to $14 in the first week
Making Headway?
One year on: What is Facebook's strategy with Instant Games for Messenger?
Monetisation is being trialled, but what's the end goal?
Arppu Up
Top grossing games on mobile have seen ARPPU increase by over 60% since January 2016
GameAnalytics digs into the data
Nintendo Financials Q2 Fy17
Nintendo's mobile revenues grow 426% to $157.8 million thanks to Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes
Switch clears 7.63 million units sold
Power Of Nemesis
Authentic yet distinctive: How Middle-earth: Shadow of War came to mobile
Spanning worlds
Most Read
Kongregate shakes up its management, King partners with Snapchat, and Adam Telfer talks deconstructing games
The hottest articles of last week
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Lucky Kat Studios talks about their 90s inspired beat 'em up Beat Street
We speak to Lucky Kat Studios, the runner-up at The Big Indie Pitch at Gamescom 2017
Art Expo
Webzen's MU Online inspired visual art exhibition is underway and open to the public
Iap Inspector
How does Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Fore Million
Sony ForwardWorks' Mingol hits four million downloads in under four months
Celebrates with in-game rewards and coin discounts
Partner Up
Webzen is teaming up with fashion brand Tokidoki for latest MMORPG venture
MU characters to be used across major business sectors such as fashion, toys and other merchandise avenues
A New Dimension
New volumetric and 3D video capture studio Dimension sets up home in London
Hammerhead VR, Digital Catapult, and Microsoft all pitch in
Unlocking Mobile
The iOS principle: Croteam on porting its puzzle hit to iPhone
Lead Programmer Karlo Jež on how the Metal API enabled the team to squeeze the game onto iOS
Paladins Strike
Hi-Rez Studios soft-launches mobile MOBA take on PC shooter Paladins Strike
Showing better signs of life then SMITE Rivals
Iphone X
Apple opens pre-orders for iPhone X a week ahead of its release
Already sold out of its initial run
Happy Pocket Camper
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp doesn't experiment and is better for it
Making a smaller version of the core game experience has proven to work in Pocket Camp's favour
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Psyon Games talks about their science inspired strategy game Antidote
We speak to Psyon Games, the developer who came third at The Big Indie Pitch at Gamescom 2017