Unity Certification Partners
Unity gives greenlight to external training providers to offer Unity Certification Exams
11 partners already signed up
Flocks Of Angry Birds
Angry Birds 2 soars to lofty heights with 130 million downloads
Rovio games downloaded 3.5 billion times
App Uninstall Rates
Android users are more likely to uninstall apps than iOS users
AppsFlyer sets the cat among the pigeons
Live And Kicking
One year on: Rovio Stockholm on the evolution of Angry Birds 2
Lead Designer Måns Wide on the game's life so far
Ea Switches
EA plans to bring one of its "bigger games" to Nintendo Switch but questions broad appeal of device
Probably still hurting from the Wii U
On Target
Hothead Games' Kill Shot franchise achieves 65 million downloads in two years
33 billion minutes spent by players in-game
Back In The Office
Indian game developers reflect on NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2016
Highlights and learnings from the Hyderabad conference
Tell Me Straight
EA introduces tighter transparency rules on its influencer campaigns
Setting the standard for other developers
Expansion Is Key
Keywords Studios continues acquisition streak by snapping up Enzyme Testings Labs for $3.65 million
Will fit nicely with fellow recent acquisition Player Research
State Of Play
Android users play Unity games longer than iOS players
Unity breaks down the state of play in Q3 2016
Leaps And Bounds
The story behind India’s first games company and the industry’s rapid rise
From 1997 to 2016, how has the Indian games industry progressed?
Game Of Clones
Fragmented app stores and complex publishing are the causes of copycat games in China
Chartboost explores the world of clones
Russian Ua
The secret sauce to mobile UA in the Russian market
Rebound Mobile spills the secrets
Hot Switch
Nvidia says the Switch is nothing like what anyone has played before
Jen-Hsun Huang talks up the potential of the new console
The Magic Number
Top of the stack: Gram Games on the making of Six!
Mark Muller, Kerem Alemdar and Cem Öcalan reflect on the puzzle hit
Clash Of Wangs
Adult gaming platform Nutaku opens $10 million fund to add mature content to existing mobile games
Offers a new platform for those willing to embrace smut
Blowing Up
Mobile shooter Critical Ops hits 10 million downloads before leaving soft launch
Running tournaments in North America and Europe
Like A Dream
VR developer NDreams raises £2 million in investment as part of two-stage investment round
Mercia Technologies continues to invest
Winners Revealed
NASSCOM Gaming Forum Awards 2016 honour the best in Indian game development
Unveiled at NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2016
Tencent Financials Q3 Fy16
Tencent hits $6 billion in sales with help from 40 million DAUs on Honour of Kings
Generated $1.44 billion from mobile game sales alone
New Platform, Same Nintendo
Why Super Mario Run is an exciting moment for mobile and premium games
A landmark moment
Stockholm Calling
How to get a job at Rovio Stockholm
General Manager Reginaldo Valadares shares insights
The Main Event
How Space Ape makes up to 50% of its revenues from in-game events
Simon Hade explains
Falling Apple
Apple stocks fall 5% following Donald Trump's election and planned tariffs on China
Another loss for Apple
Big In India
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is the fourth-biggest selling brand in India
Shipments double in the last quarter
Back From Hyderabad
4 things learned about India's games industry from the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2016
Reflecting on the Hyderabad conference
Super Mario Launch
Super Mario Run to launch on iOS on December 15th for $10
Plumber makes his way to mobile next month
Ubisoft Insider Trading
Five Ubisoft execs accused of insider trading by French stock market
Avoiding 25% stock drop in 2013
Stacking Up
New UK publisher PlayStack snaps up former Jagex, Space Ape and EA Mobile staff
UK outfit also signs publishing deal with Foxglove Studios
Mobile Crusaders
Stellaris publisher Paradox hires King Malmö GM to spearhead new mobile gaming initiatives
Swedish firm chasing partnerships with external studios to work with IP
Download Fantasy
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius passes eight million downloads in five months outside Japan
Holds special event to celebrate
Apple Ar
Apple exploring augmented reality glasses for possible 2018 launch
So claims sources "close to the matter"
Q3 Smartphone Sales
iPhone 7 sales push Apple's market share in the US to 34.2% in the US in Q3 2016
Continues to struggle in China
Biggest Year Yet
India's NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2016 celebrates record 1,800 attendance
Returning to Hyderabad for 2017
Mobile Rush
Ex-InnoGames staff get funding for new mobile studio Sviper
First game Wild City Rush: Urban Jungle Adventure to release on iOS and Android
Downloads Soar, Revenue To Follow
Indian mobile gaming revenues will reach $1.1 billion by 2020
App Annie and NASSCOM expecting big things
Own Goal
Rovio cancels Angry Birds Football after seven months in soft launch
Services to close December 15th
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Gameloft's Vincent Coupal on how to get a job as a Senior Technical Artist
Some top tips on building a career in game art
Bold Move
Oprah Winfrey Network expands into mobile gaming with match-3 puzzler Bold Moves
Everybody's getting in on it
Price Switch
Report: Nintendo Switch could cost £199.99 in the UK
Device could retail at $249.99 in the US
Hit Deal
Nexon acquires 49% stake in Thai games publisher iDCC as it plots Southeast Asia expansion
Free-to-play gaming giant to increase marketing activity in the region following the deal
Dragons Rising
Puzzle & Dragons surpasses 11 million downloads in North America
But struggles to replicate money-making success outside of its native Japan
Most Read
Donald Trump's influence on mobile games, Age of Empires: World Domination canned, and how does The Trail monetise?
The hottest articles of last week
Keep The Ball Rolling
How Glu Hyderabad's live ops keeps games alive
Senior Producer Nilesh Engineer on updates and their effects
China In October
NetEase and Tencent continued to dominate the App Store in China in October
Newzoo's report breaks it down
Star Indies
Starbreeze open to partnering with mobile developers under new IndieLabs publishing label
Lion Game Lion first studio to sign up
Netease Financials Q3 Fy16
NetEase hits $1.38 billion in sales as Fantasy Westward Journey continues to deliver
Over 100 other games also helping out
Nexon Financials Q3 Fy16
Nexon profits drop 60% despite strong performance of Heroes of Incredible Tales in Southeast Asia and the West
Planning on releasing even more games soon
Trailer-blazer
Boss Alien founder Jason Avent joins The Trailerfarm as MD
Also invests in company
Bigger And Cheaper
Mobile games will be bigger than PC in Southeast Asia by 2018
Niko Partners report tells all