Play Business
Motorsport Manager’s Christian West on why business planning as an indie made his life much easier
The Playsport Games Director discusses his love for spreadsheets
Time To Experiment
Experimental games company Velan Studios secures $7 million series A funding round
Round led by Velan Ventures
Pokemon Galore
Pokemon GO players in Japan spent an average of $26 on IAPs in the game's first year
Sensor Tower ranks the top spenders in Niantic's megahit
Epic Accelerator
Epic Games chosen to take part in Disney's 2017 accelerator program
One of 11 companies taking part
Battle Of Legends
Riot Games sues Mobile Legends developer Shanghai Moonton Technology for copyright infringement
Mobile MOBA developer alleged to have ripped design and art from League of Legends
V-art
Ex-ARM and Guerrilla Cambridge staff launch mobile-focused VR studio Virtual Arts
Using triple-A knowledge to develop mobile VR experiences
We Are Family
Jagex and Riot Games join Ukie's ever-growing network of developers
Jagex cementing relationship, Riot Games leading eSports
Going On Up
Unity’s Andy Brammall leaves after seven years to join middleware firm Spirit AI
Takes up role of Director of Sales and Consulting
Women In Games
Anita Sarkeesian and Brie Code to keynote European Women in Games Conference on September 5th-6th
Over 40 speakers and panellists across the conference's two days
From The Sky
Cloud-based PC game streaming service LiquidSky launches service on Android
Play your PC games on your Android phone or tablet - for a price
Unity 2017
Unity 2017.1 launches with Timeline, Cinemachine, improved analytics, and more
New year-based numbering system finally in effect
Developing A Legend
"We have a plan, and we're sticking to the plan": Nordeus on the continuing development of Spellsouls
The Spellsouls team discuss how development is progressing six months after soft-launching
Defining Reality
Magic Leap’s Chief Games Wizard on what defines mixed reality and the 'everyday adventure' killer app
Graeme Devine delves into design concepts for MR
Fulfilling The Vision
InnoGames on finishing what Wooga started with Warlords
Studio Director Philip Bang on the project so far
Spoils Of War
Summoners War hits lifetime revenues of $890 million as it surpasses 80 million downloads
Currently a top five grossing game in the US and Canada
Next In Line
Line launches games publishing division after NextFloor acquisition
NextFloor CEO Min Kyu Kim to head up new unit
Monster Match
GungHo teams up with Capcom for Puzzle & Dragons and Monster Hunter crossover event
New multiplayer dungeon lets three players battle cooperatively
Business News
Private equity firms invest in Chinese mobile game developer Since Times
Company previously backed by Tencent
Outdone Itself
UK developer Outplay more than doubled revenues in 2016 to $20 million
Most of its earnings came through IAPs and work-for-hire
King In Space
King doubles down on midcore with soft-launched space-based Stellar: Galaxy Commander
Mixes match-3 and turn-based strategy
Vaulting Ambition
What happens when global expansion goes bad: A cautionary tale from Japan
What GungHo and Mixi learned from GREE and DeNA
Influencer Marketing
Why influencers are a key part of games marketing and how to work with them
An overview of the space and how to harness these social media stars in your marketing campaigns
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Ketchapp takes over the iPhone download rankings with three games
Rankings from June 26th to July 2nd
Influential Tech
New technology delivers three million mobile game installs with a single YouTuber campaign
Playcom details the benefits of its new PlayClips technology
Falling Back
Gree closes three studios as it ends Western operations
Japanese publisher retreats after struggling to replicate its native success
Blitz Meets Socom
How Forces of Freedom is shooting for mobile eSports success
Reinventing the coffee-break
Sparks Fly
Amazon buys UK cloud development platform GameSparks
Deal said to be worth "tens of millions of pounds"
The Weekly
The Weekly: Pokemon GO's first year, why everybody still loves Sega, and why some men don't work
Rounding up the week's industry analysis and news from around the internet
Most Read
Supercell gives $280,000 to Aalto University, Peter Lovell returns to Jagex, and David Perry joins GoVyrl
The hottest articles of the week
Iap Inspector
How does Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Star Pitch
What it takes to make a winning app, according to one Big Indie Pitch judge
Amazon Appstore's Mario Viviani offers his tips
Gree Melbourne Shuttered
GREE shuts down Melbourne studio less than two years after it was first opened
Around 50 jobs lost, with more redundancies in Berlin and San Francisco
Ceasefire
Red 5 Studios shuts down PC game Firefall to focus on mobile adaptation
Previous players will be "greatly rewarded"
Promoting Diversity
"As soon as you call it out, people become more aware of it": Wooga on promoting diversity in games
Head of Communications Maike Steinweller discusses the initiatives Wooga is working on to get more women into games
Champions And Revolutions
Netmarble scores top five grossing ranks in 77 countries with just two games
Marvel Contest of Champions and Lineage 2 Revolution take over the world
Coming To Mobile
How Elvenar became InnoGames' second biggest game with a 50% female player base
Ulrike Kunkel on bringing Elvenar to mobile
Gotta Catch 'em All
One year on: How Pokemon GO has proved it’s more than just a fad
The right game at the right time
Show Don't Tell
The augmented reality-fueled future of mobile marketing will be narrative and personalised
Motive.io's Peter Wittig shares discusses how it aims to empower developers, markets and advertisers to bring immersive experiences to consumers
Shanghai Shindig
Join KamaGames and Pocket Gamer for 'High Roller' party time during ChinaJoy 2017
Come network the night away with fellow mobile games industry chums
Influential Opinion
Influencer special: Have your say on influencer marketing for mobile
Contributors wanted
Jobs News
NaturalMotion’s head of talent acquisition Peter Lovell returns to Jagex
Leaves Dawn of Titans outfit after two years
Bridging The Gap
Swedish mobile developer FunRock opens new studio in Egypt
MENA-focused team physically moves into the region
Unity For Everyone
"People have been using Unity for non-gaming things for years"
Product Manager Mike Wuetherick talks Timeline, Cinemachine and opening Unity to everyone
Running On
Super Mario Run surpasses 150 million downloads seven months after launch
Fire Emblem Heroes has less than a tenth of the downloads but generates more revenue
Besieged With Competition
Simutronics on Siege: Titan Wars and 30 years of multiplayer gaming
CEO David Whatley on the journey from MUDs to mobile PvP
Happy Face
Neon Play seals Emoji Movie deal with Sony Pictures for new game Traffic Panic Boom Town
Emoji Movie characters set to star in 10-day in-game event
Live And Kicking
Five years on: InnoGames on the evolution of Forge of Empires
Senior Product Manager Stefan Walter on the game's life so far
Job Losses
AdColony cuts 100 jobs as it shifts to automated ad sales
Company shifting toward reward-based advertising
Acquisition Of Dragons
Chinese developer NetDragon buys LA educational games studio JumpStart
Plans to utilise IP and partnership with Dreamworks
Eye On Asia
Thailand mobile game trends: Garena dominates through licensed games
Niki Partners Analyst Daniel Ahmad on what the charts tell us about the local games industry