Crikey
Lineage 2: Revolution was the top grossing game worldwide in February 2017 despite only being launched in South Korea
Monster Strike and Clash Royale didn't stand a chance
Netease In 2017
Fantasy Westward Journey players exchange over $7.3 million worth of in-game currency daily
Pearl Research has all the details from NetEase's media event in February 2017
Innogames Hiring
InnoGames hires ex-Goodgame Art Director Rick Schmitz as Team Lead Artist
Working on a currently unannounced game
Not The First Rodeo
"I could work with Games Workshop forever": Perchang's Ben Murch on his new studio and returning to his favourite IP
From two men in a pub to five men in an office
Big Move
Bigpoint CEO Khaled Helioui steps down as Youzu outlines new mobile and investment strategy
Exec aims to pursue new personal goals
Sad Catz
Peripheral manufacturer Mad Catz to be delisted from NYSE
Abnormally low trading price to blame
Mobile Mavens
Can international mobile game developers still find success in China?
Is there still a way in for developers from abroad?
Third Time's The Charm
Samsung plans to refurbish and recycle defective Galaxy Note 7s
Maybe these ones won't explode
Sense Of Togetherness
A pocket-sized guide for community management in games
How to be a good Community Manager, and what that means
Reading Between The Lines
Nintendo has a mobile strategy, just not a coherent one
Super Mario Run versus Fire Emblem Heroes
Back Of The Net
Eight Pixels Square tops UK and France App Store charts with Retro Soccer
Midcore studio finds success with simpler title
Patent Battle
Chinese court overturns iPhone 6 ban that could have barred sales in the country
Beijing Intellectual Property Court rules in favour of Apple
Classic Reborn
NCSoft seals deal with Taiwan firm Gamania to publish Lineage M
Agreement will see game released in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao
East To West
Garfield game publisher Animoca partners with COLOPL to push Tokyo Casino Project globally
Localisations readied for Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas
Google Free Apps
Google trials Free App of the Week feature to rival the App Store
A free app or game every week
Critical Downloads
Soft-launched shooter Critical Ops surpasses 15 million downloads
DAUs still sat at 500,000
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Flaregames' Tara Brannigan on how to get a job as a Community Manager
Some top tips in building a career in Community Management
You're So Vainglory
Vainglory to hold its first Unified Live Championship at London's O2 on May 19th
Go as a VIP and get your name on a hoodie
Kickstart My Heart
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has seen 10,000 games recieve full funding
$613 million raised in the last 8 years
State Of Play
A look at China’s stringent mobile game regulations half a year on
Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad looks at the challenges facing developers breaking into China
Super Mario Flop
Super Mario Run's sales failed to meet Nintendo's expectations
But Fire Emblem Heroes is doing well
Most Read
Scopely snags the Temple Run license, Elex working on Call of Duty game, and why you should open your own studio
The hottest articles of last week
Virtuos Hires Freeman
Virtuos hires ex-Crytek Executive Producer Elijah Freeman as new Group Development Director
Based out of its Shanghai HQ
Massively Multiplayer
What can we expect from the future of mobile MMORPGs?
And why are the current slate of titles in the genre so successful?
Find The Lawsuit
Hidden object developer G5 Entertainment sues MyTona over lucrative game The Secret Society
Claims the studio is improperly refusing a license extension
Netdragon Financials Fy16
Hong Kong developer NetDragon boosts revenues by 120% following strong mobile growth in 2016
Planning on releasing further mobile games to dig into the market
Indie Stories
11 Indie Adventures from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017
Discover how other indies are making it in the games industry
Super Mario Review
Super Mario Run gets over 160,000 5-star reviews on Google Play in 24 hours
Fans rush to defend the big N
Now Playing
Now playing: Prettygreat's Phil Larsen on Triple Town
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Igg Financials Fy16
Lords Mobile made $130 million in 2016 to spur IGG revenue up 59% for the year
Profits also up 74% year-on-year
Creative Colombia
Inside the top five game developers in Colombia
Meet the studios that are turning Colombia into a hub of mobile and VR games development
Apple Manufacturing India
Apple to begin manufacturing iPhone 6s in India
iPhone SEs will join them in three months
Mobile Games University
19 talks with practical mobile game development tips from PG Connects London 2017
Advice from the experts
The Rich Get Richer
The top ten public developers generated 54% of the global games industry's revenues in 2016
Tencent made up 10% of all revenues generated in the year
Apps Become Platforms
Are we heading for a post-app store future?
Blackstorm's Michael Carter and Ernestine Fu on the rise of the super apps
Next Games Goes Public
Next Games becomes first Finnish games studio to go public on NASDAQ First North
Studio enjoys strong debut
Having A Party
Plarium launches Twentieth Century Fox-licensed Rio: Match-3 Party
Jesse Eisenberg reprises his role as a bird
Indie Mavens
Will the new App Store Indies section have any real impact on indie mobile games?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Games Hub
New report calls for investment in West Midlands games industry
Local sector supports up to 3,500 jobs
Show Me The Money
6 videos on funding, games industry M&A and tax relief from PG Connects London 2017
Get advice and insights from the experts
Larry The Chimera
Chimera Entertainment brings on Goodgames' Larry Mellon as Technical Product Director
He's delighted to join them
Still Going Strong
Summoners War hits $780 million in lifetime revenue
Com2uS RPG generated $280 million in one year
Live And Kicking
Two years on: Com2uS on the evolution of Summoners War
Lead Developer Min Young Jung on the game's life so far
37 Interactive Financials Fy16
Chinese games publisher 37 Interactive grew its mobile profits by 978% in 2016
Mobile revenues reach $237.9 million for the year
Super Mario Android
Super Mario Run launches on Android three months after first appearing on iOS
Should have run faster
Ugc Future
Big Bang Racing developer Traplight raises $2.7 million to create games for the Minecraft generation
Two new projects in the works
Up And Away
Futureplay's Build Away! organic downloads up 110% from Matchmade influencer campaigns
A pretty impressive case study
Instant Hit
Users play EverWing on Facebook Instant Games for an average of one hour per day
Blackstorm Labs CEO Michael Carter on early successes in post-app store gaming
Demon Wobble
Level-5 gears up for Yo-Kai Watch Wibble Wobble's European launch after hitting 10 million downloads
Shake shake, wibble wobble
Battle Ready
Fighting fraud in mobile game user acquisition
KamaGames on how not to fall victim to fraud