Games First
Matthew Annal on making profitable games without looking too closely at the stats
Focusing on the fun
Racing Ahead
NaturalMotion on how it made CSR 2 the number 1 racing game of 2016
Julian Widdows talks culture and vision
Getting The Message?
Why the iOS push notifications battle is only half won
Context and timing is vital
The State Of It
Charles Cecil on the current state of the UK games industry
We wouldn't be here without the iPhone
Tap, Stream, Play
How Hatch will offer premium mobile game streaming for the subscription economy
Vesa Jutila takes the stage at PG Connects London 2017
London Nest
Angry Birds developer Rovio opening London studio
New office for Finnish outfit
Most Read
How to make a living on the App Store, Gameloft soft-launches Gangstar New Orleans, and Free-To-Start is DOA
The hottest articles of last week
Pgc Spotlight
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017 spotlight: DCMN on why TV can be a key part of your marketing strategy
Andreas Peltret shares his insights
Speaker Spotlight
PG Connects London 2017 speaker spotlight: Amazon's Mario Viviani on marketing strategies for devs
Mario Viviani offers up his insights
Switch Off
Nintendo Switch is a great concept wrapped up in a disappointing and expensive launch package
We'll need to wait until Christmas to see its real potential
Organic Growth
How to maximise organic downloads for your mobile game
Mike Hines tells all
Pg Connects London
PGC London starts Monday: Everything you need to know about the hottest mobile games business event
A look ahead to Monday's big kick-off
Switching Off
Nintendo shares fall 5.75% as investors react poorly to Nintendo Switch reveal
Relatively high price and low battery life could be to blame
Iap Inspector
How does Star Wars: Force Arena monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Third-party Switch
EA, Ubisoft, Bandai Namco and more reveal first games to launch on Nintendo Switch
Sega, Capcom, and some indies also throw their games out
Xiaomi 2017 Plans
Xiaomi sets $14.47 billion sales goal for 2017 after "make-up year"
Pushing further into retail and finance
Stealth Success
Breakout Ninja generated $24,100 from 650,000 downloads in its first week
Helped promote other titles too
Cost-effective Ua
Women in US more likely to buy IAPs than men
Liftoff breaks down all the demographics
New Finland Studio
Zynga hiring for new Helsinki development studio headed by former EA Tracktwenty execs
Former EA Tracktwenty execs take charge
Multiplayer Cost
Nintendo Switch will have a subscription charge for online play
Subscribers will get a free NES and SNES game each month
Switch Price
Nintendo Switch will launch on March 3rd 2017 for $299.99
Console will have battery life of between two and a half hours and six hours
Going Bananas
Gameloft's Despicable Me: Minion Rush runs past 800 million downloads
More bananas collected than there are people on Earth
11 Deadly Sins
11 deadly marketing sins all mobile game devs should avoid
Peter Fodor lays it out
A Lotta Cheddar
Apple expected to reach $1 trillion in lifetime revenues from iOS devices in 2017
So says Asymco
Android Everywhere
Android sales decline in the US while iPhone 7 becomes the best-selling phone in China
Kantar World Panel breaks it all down
Pgc London Preview
How to design mobile game annuities and track the right metrics
Scientific Revenue CEO William Grosso on how to level up your monetisation
Next Level Wear
Android Wear 2.0 set to launch in early February
Developer email warns them to get updated
Non-gaming Demand
Rewarded videos: Not only a games’ game
Why non-competing app advertisers should become a default choice to game publishers
Team More Than 17
Team17 boosts biz dev and marketing teams as it targets US developers
Looking to raise its profile abroad
Jam World
Jam City eyes up IPO and expansion into Asia in 2017
Peanuts game revealed as Snoopy Pop
Speaker Spotlight
PG Connects London 2017 speaker spotlight: Gram Games' Erin O’Brien on culture as a product
A look ahead at what's in store at PGC London
Android Adoption Jan '17
Android Nougat adoption rates jump to 0.7% while Lollipop continues to be replaced
Froyo isn't being tracked anymore
Live And Kicking
One year on: D3 Go on the evolution of Magic: The Gathering Puzzle Quest
Senior Director of Digital Operation Brian Etheridge on the game's life so far
Doing Alright
How to make a good living from mobile game development without having a mega hit
Folmer Kelly gives the lowdown
Get The Gram
Instagram opens Stories feature to auto-playing full-screen video ads
Get your ad in front of 150 million DAUs
Pot Luck
Miniclip’s 8 Ball Pool usurps Pokemon GO as UK’s top grossing mobile game
Publisher pots for gold on January 10th
Less Exploding Phones
Over 96% of Samsung Galaxy Note 7s have been returned
Still 4% out there in the wild
Breakout Success
Ex-Boomlagoon founder's latest indie game Breakout Ninja draws in 500,000 downloads in first week
Only took two weeks to make
F2p Td
Outplay on why free-to-play tower defence games can still be successful
Stefan Wittelsburger and Ross Stephens on state of play for TD
Stream Sports
Azubu acquires rival eSports streaming service Hitbox and plans to launch mobile-focused platform
Hitbox couldn't be happier
Puzzling Out Of China
Puzzle & Dragons to be shut down in China eight months after launching
Two years of development, eight months active life
Glu Cuts
Two studios face closure as Glu Mobile plans to cut up to 140 jobs
Bellevue definitely closing, Long Beach dependent on performance
A Strong Base
Outplay's Castle Creeps TD racks up 1.5 million downloads in first four days
Tower defence title performs well for UK studio
A F2p Gta?
Gameloft soft launches open-world title Gangstar New Orleans in the Philippines
Four years after previous entry
Monetise, Retain, Acquire
Learn the secrets to monetisation and retention at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017
Experts share their advice
Public Safety
Pokemon GO faces wall to China release over security concerns
Government evaluating risks presented by location and AR-based games
On The Offensive
Where have all the tower defence games gone?
With developers looking elsewhere, we take a look at whether the genre is dying off
Serving Ads
Gameloft’s mobile ad network partners with AerServ for rewarded video ads
"We think the future is bright for all of mobile video," says AerServ CEO Josh Speyer
Coming February
Roblox expands into physical toys business
Initial range of 40 user-created figures
Real-time Team-up
Why Kiz Studios is betting on real-time mobile co-op multiplayer with Dash Galactic
Director of Publishing Craig Albeck on Dash Galactic