Future Of Kabam
Kabam winds down Beijing studio following poor internal performance of soft-launched Legacy of Zeus
COO Kent Wakeford also discusses future asset sales
Look Here
Mindfield Games on the player's role in virtual reality
Lead Game Designer Jaakko Kemppainen talks about viewpoints and expectations
Know Your Players
60% of all mobile gamers are men but number of women gamers is on the rise
SuperData Research shares insights from Player Profile dashboard
Lowering The Barriers
The Secret Police on smoothing the edges off Asian RPGs for Western success
Co-founders Ric Moore and Harry Holmwood on the quest for accessibility
That'll Teach Them
Outplay Entertainment launches learning and development hub Outplay Academy
Teaching all aspects of the company in a centralised resource pool
Serious Talent
Vainglory bolsters professional team roster with five established eSports organisations
Fnatic, Echo Fox, NRG, Rogue, and Immortals enter the Fold
Japanese Hit
Nintendo's Fire Emblem Heroes made more than $5 million in first few days
Over one million downloads half a day after release
Building For Mobile
TT Games acquires Golf Clash developer Playdemic to make LEGO mobile games
UK studio snapped up after generating over $50 million in revenue
Remote Kaivola
Ex-Next Games and Rovio exec Kalle Kaivola joins Remote Control Productions as COO
Reunites with Angry Birds Epic developer
Marketing Future
The game ad-unit: The future of mobile marketing and location-based entertainment after Pokemon GO
Mark Ollila peers into the near future for mobile marketing
Critical Figures
Soft-launched mobile shooter Critical Ops surpasses 13 million downloads and 500,000 DAUs
Eyeing up a Spring 2017 release worldwide
Play Ball
Glu partners with MLB to bring fully-licensed teams and players to Tap Sports Baseball
Kris Bryant returns as the cover star
Glu Financials Q4 Fy16
Glu inches past $200 million in revenues for 2016 thanks to Crowdstar acquisition
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood still making money
Designing For Vr
Tommy Palm on how to design games for mobile VR
Tips and tricks to improve your game
E3 Opens Floodgates
E3 2017 will open its doors to 15,000 members of the public for the first time
$250 a ticket for the full three days
From Hong Kong To The World
How Hong Kong's export culture led Animoca Brands to global mobile game success
CEO Robby Yung also talks subscriptions, emerging markets and TicBits
Gone Fishing
Autodesk CEO Carl Bass steps down after 10 years
Will remain on board of directors
Jobs News
Finnish studio PlayRaven hiring for top secret project on well-known game IP
Seven new job vacancies open up at mobile developer
Google Play In China
NetEase reportedly offers to help bring Google Play to China
Two tech giants working together?
Cabin In The Woods
Games accelerator-in-a-cabin Stugan opens applications for third annual program
Applications close March 31st
Singular Roi Index
Facebook Ads deliver the highest ROI across both Android and iOS
Singular indexes the top advertisers in terms of return on investment
Unite The World
Unity to sponsor 50 developers from countries affected by Trump's travel ban to attend Unite Amsterdam
"I strongly believe that there is no place in this world for discrimination, in any form," says Riccitiello
A Look Ahead
3 major mobile analytics trends for 2017
Peter Fodor and Paul Trejbal on making data more accessible
Dena Financials Q3 Fy16
DeNA revenues and profits fall while native mobile games vastly outperform browser for the first time
Nintendo partnership confirmed to be "mid to long-term"
Return My King
Beijing-based developer Elex soft-launches Sega-licensed mobile game Total War: King's Return
Base-building with historical accuracy
Mobile Mavens
What do mobile game developers think of iOS 10.3's new in-app rating and review features?
Update makes ratings a breeze, but is it important?
Competitive Gaming
You should not develop eSports with the intention of making money
... or at least not at first, says Arne Peters of ESL Gaming, addressing Casual Connect Berlin
Just Deserts
Brazilian developer Cupcake Entertainment secures $1 million deal with Southeast Asia publisher Playlab
Revenues for the company have tripled since September 2016
Grow Your Own
The hows and whys of talent acquisition and nurturing a successful team in games
Ella Romanos asks some experts
Break The Ice
$14 million Finnish investment fund Icebreaker wants to help established developers create startups
Bringing people together to create exciting new software
It's Party Time
Pocket Gamer’s ultimate GDC 2017 party guide
Stay busy during the evenings at GDC
Nintendo On Mobile
Nintendo considering partnerships with developers other than DeNA for future mobile games
Also talks staff size and Switch architecture
Super Mario Korea
Super Mario Run shoots to the top of App Store download charts in South Korea
Not doing as well in grossing ranks
A Screen Is A Screen
How UK broadcaster Channel 4 expanded from TV to publishing mobile games
Colin MacDonald on the growth of All 4 Games
Zynga Board Additions
Zynga bolsters Board of Directors with two new additions
Carol Mills and Janice Roberts boost numbers to 10
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Nexon's Devon Kim on how to get a job as an Engineering Lead
Nexon M's Head of Technology shares career insights
Pokemon Damages
Developers now need permits to use Milwaukee parks in their games thanks to Pokemon GO 'damage'
County Parts Department attempted to hold Niantic accountable for damage to park
Innogames 2016 Financials
InnoGames proves shift to mobile is working with revenues up 25% in 2016
Mobile revenues also up 68%
On The Up
The rise and rise of EA’s 'very profitable' $600 million mobile business
Breaking the $600 million barrier
Finalists Revealed
International Mobile Game Awards Global names 159 finalists
Finalists whittled down from 3,000 submissions
Added Apps
How developers are combining physical toys with digital worlds
Annakaisa Kultima walks us through her research
Creative Thinking
Virtuos opens mobile game design studio in Paris
Ex-Kobojo Marketing Manager Jean-Baptiste Fleury heads up new team
Square Enix Financials
Square Enix scores profits of $151 million but goes quiet on flagship mobile title Mobius Final Fantasy
Brave Exvius is the clear winner
Sega Financials Q3 Fy16
Sega Sammy profits and revenues up despite slowing pace of Japan's mobile games market
Existing games continuing to rake in the cash
Indie Deal
SpellTower dev signs partnership with dictionary publisher
New game and SpellTower update incoming
Telling Tales
Telltale recruits ex-ArenaNet Head of Narrative as VP of Creative
Leah Hoyer heads up writing, design and voice-over teams
Fired Up
Nintendo’s Japan-first approach for Fire Emblem Heroes pays off as it nets $2.9 million on its first day
Already a top grosser in the US and Japan
Up In The Cloud
Over 50 studios sign up for mobile game streaming platform Hatch
More than 90 games set for launch
Critical Hit?
Critical Force on building Critical Ops as a mobile eSport
Tim Spaninks and Juri Juskevits on the potential of competitive mobile gaming
Touch Down
Mobile Strike, Evony - The King's Return and World of Tanks get big money Super Bowl ads
30-second commercials cost nearly $5 million each.