War Of Words
How MAG Interactive made its iMessage game debut with the trash-talking SmackChat
Johan Persson on seizing the iMessage opportunity
Most Read
Mike Olsen joins Glu Mobile, GREE on skating to where the puck is going, and Konami's big profits in Q3 FY17
The hottest articles of last week
Gacha!
Harry Holmwood on how Western developers should implement gacha in their games
Better retention and monetisation through a desire to collect
Apple In India
Apple expected to start manufacturing iPhones in India by the end of April
Production will take place in Bangalore
Pokemon Go Billionaire
Pokemon GO surpasses $1 billion in revenue in seven months
Sensor Tower thinks it has a long future ahead
Gungho Financials Q4 Fy16
GungHo's profits fall 36% as interest in Puzzle & Dragons wanes
Still trying to push engagement through toys and apps
Now Playing
Now playing: Torulf Jernström on Gardenscapes - New Acres
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Indie Mavens
How will integrated reviews and ratings in iOS games affect indie developers?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Roviocon 2017
Rovio to host talks and panels from industry legends at second RovioCon in Helsinki on April 20th
Followed by jazz and jolly conversation
Iap Inspector
How does Fire Emblem Heroes monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Make It So
Star Trek Timelines developer Disruptor Beam raises $8.5 million
Studio plots renewed growth after record year
Zenimax Sues Oculus
ZeniMax sues Oculus for $500 million for failing to comply with an NDA
Former CEO Brendan Iribe paying $150 million himself
Funding Play
PlayFund promises 250% returns for UK investors starting at £20,000 minimum investments
Targets mobile games specifically
Taptica Partnership
Taptica makes first move into Japan through Adinnovation partnership
Pushing further into the APAC region
Live And Kicking
Three years on: EA India on the evolution of Tetris Blitz
Studio Director Amol Gurwara on the game's life so far
Fire Emblem Launches
Nintendo's third mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes lands on Android and iOS
Will it be a success?
Brains And Brands
What advertisers can learn from Magmic’s neuroscience study into player habits
Magmic Director of Marketing Jonathan Simon on the psychology behind in-game ads
Mobile Market 2016
Mobile games generated $40.6 billion in revenues worldwide in 2016
SuperData and Unity come together for a report
Hutch Investment
Hot Wheels: Race Off developer Hutch raises $5.5 million in investment
Index Ventures and Backed VC co-lead the round
More Of The Same In 2017
Making sense of seemingly bizarre Chinese game M&A activity
Logic behind the deals
Register Now
Meet more than 300 companies with a 15% discount to Prague's White Nights Conference
Still time to register for the February 13th to 14th conference
Accessibility
How to make your mobile games more accessible to people with disabilities and impairments
Ian Hamilton gives a few practical tips
Finest Minds
Call for speakers: PG Connects San Francisco is go on June 27th to 28th
Got something to share? Get your submission in
Crytek Job Cuts
Crytek cuts 15 jobs at Frankfurt studio amid financial troubles
No word on if its paid its staff yet
Waddle On
Disney's Club Penguin is closing down to make way for mobile-only Club Penguin Island
Get your affairs in order by March 29th
Fishlabs Job Cuts
Galaxy on Fire developer Deep Silver Fishlabs cuts 10 jobs
Around 10% of its workforce
The Fame Game
How Israeli studio Ilyon snapped up the Little Mix IP for a new celebrity mobile game
CEO Yonatan Erez on working with the girl group
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy17
Capcom all but forgets mobile as profits limp along to $24.4 million
Toware no Paruma was a top grossing game in Q2, not Q3
Take Point
Take-Two acquires Spanish mobile developer Social Point for $250 million
$175 million in cash, the rest in shares
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Spil Games' Franz Stradal on how to get a job as a VP of Content
Spil Games' VP of Content shares career insights
Ea Financials Q3 Fy17
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is still EA's top mobile game with average daily sessions of 155 minutes
FIFA Mobile gets strong downloads but needs better monetisation
Apple Financials Q1 Fy17
Apple posts record-breaking revenues of $78.4 billion thanks to impressive iPhone sales
iPad sales and China revenues tumble
Indie Survival Guide
How to survive the mobile games industry's "indie apocalypse"
Nick Parker gives the good news and bad news
War With Friends
Chillingo generated $6 million in revenue in January 2017 following launch of WarFriends
Apptopia spills the beans
Women In Games
Gram Games aims to bring more women into the games industry with The 22% Project
Breaking barriers to try to balance the gender divide in games
Next Razer
Razer acquires cloud-focused smartphone manufacturer Nextbit
Looking forward to disrupting more technologies
Konami Financials Q3 Fy17
Konami profits up to $182 million as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links surpasses 25 million downloads
Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu still a favourite
Super Mario Revenue
Super Mario Run generates $39 million from 78 million downloads
Tatsumi Kimishima finally offers some numbers
Nintendo Financials Q3 Fy17
Nintendo posts profits of $904 million thanks to Pokemon GO and Super Mario Run
Pushes Animal Crossing Mobile back to next fiscal year
Building Your Studio
Moving beyond your network: How to avoid recruitment chaos in the early days of studio life
Wooga Senior Talent Acquisition Manager Matt Hood offers practical advice for employing staff at your new studio
Tools Of The Trade
What tools does Candy Crush maker King use to develop its hugely successful games?
Oleg Pridiuk looks behind the curtain
Muslim Ban
Games industry stands up to Donald Trump’s travel ban on select foreign nationals
Games and tech sectors push back against executive order
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch returns to San Francisco for GDC 2017
Come join us as the Big Indie Pitch rolls back into GDC
Key Hire
Glu Mobile appoints ex-EA Capital Games GM Mike Olsen as its new Senior VP of Studios
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Creative Director leaves after 20 years with publisher
Industry Legend
Namco founder Masaya Nakamura passes away aged 91
Remembering a key games industry figure
Shared Vision
Facebook taps ex-Xiaomi VP to head up Oculus
Hugo Barra takes control of all VR and AR projects
Getting Ahead
GREE on learning from Machine Zone and skating to where the puck is going
Shanti Bergel talks the company's 2017 strategy
On The Move
Apple to move international iTunes business from Luxembourg to Ireland
Division responsible for App Store in over 100 countries
Gotta Catch 'em All
Pokemon GO reaches 4.2 million players a day in South Korea
Success continues for Niantic's hit game
Football To Fantasy
Why Nordeus is swapping football for fantasy with mobile MOBA/CCG Spellsouls
Chief Creative Officer Milan Jovović spills the beans