Indie-spensable
Fireproof, Icejam, Paladin, Lucky Kat, Stugan, Mi-Clos, Wooga and more confirmed for Indie Adventures track at PGC London 2017
And Mid Term ticket rate extension surprise bonus, too
Apple Best Of 2016
Clash Royale named best iPhone game of 2016 by Apple
Pokemon GO doesn't get a look in
A Galaxy Too Far
Cause of exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7s may be an untested battery too big for the devices
Instrumental tears down the phone to uncover the truth
Moving Forward
Sony ForwardWorks reveals first mobile games, partnerships and mixed-reality tech for 2017
A wealth of games for Asia
Business Deals
Deal Tracker: Big money deals in China, HTML5, chat apps and fashion games in November 2016
37 Interactive splashes nearly $200 million on acquisitions
No Publisher Required
How to release a successful mobile game without the help of a publisher
FGL's Alexy Izvalov tells all
Ubisoft Switch
Ubisoft designing Nintendo Switch games with mobile play sessions in mind
Appealing to hardcore and casual gamers alike
Download.io
Agar.io amasses 113 million mobile downloads in 20 months
30 million players a month still
Finnish Learnings
3 things we learned at Slush about VR, mobile and social gaming
VR, mobile and social gaming all big at Europe’s biggest startup conference
Dropping Out
"If someone doesn't get the feature we had, I don't think they'd be able to sell more than 100 units"
Catching up with Creative Head Ankush Madad at NGDC 2016
Sharing Is Caring
DeltaDNA and Tenjin partner to bring powerful analytics and ad tracking to their customers
Analyse and act for better LTVs
The New Thq
THQ Nordic gears up for Nintendo Switch launch with three old IP acquistions
Remember Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy?
Android Adoption
Android Nougat adoption rate increases to 0.4% three months after release
Older OS' starting to drop away
Watch This
Apple Watch sales on track for best quarter ever, says Tim Cook
Still won't say how much that actually is
Miniclip's Big Numbers
How Miniclip took mobile by storm to rack up one billion downloads
We speak with the CEO and how it got there, and where the next billion will come from
App Store Metrics
App Store trends for November 2016: Average of 792 games submitted every day
We take a look at the data from our App Store Metrics
Jostling In Japan
Sony's Fate/Grand Order has been more successful financially on Android in Japan than Pokemon GO
Could never match global success
Vr In A Bar
Get hands-on with virtual reality at VR in a Bar in London this week
Spread some virtual festive cheer
Exploring Options
Capcom's Monster Hunter Explore resurfaces in Taiwan after cancellation of global launch
What could it mean?
Brute Forcing It
How Flaregames and Kopla doubled the monetisation performance of Nonstop Knight
Monetisation Expert Arto Huhta explains the 'Kopla Mentality'
Spotify For Games
How will game streaming affect mobile game design?
On Hatch and its implications
Monetisation Design Webinar
Tickets running out for Wednesday’s free webinar on the seven rules of game monetisation design
Grab yours while you can!
Bestest Fiends
Seriously soft-launches last game in Best Fiends trilogy Best Fiends Slugs
Moves into the third dimension
World Of Delistings
Chinese World of Tanks publisher KongZhong set to delist itself from the US stock exchange
Online games company the latest China firm to leave the Nasdaq
Instant Success
Facebook has 26 million MAUs in Japan as it readies itself to make a splash with Instant Games
A fifth of the population have probably played Pac-Man again
Most Read
Rovio spin-off Hatch's cloud-based platform, Facebook launches Instant Games, and meet the biggest Indian developer you've never heard of
The hottest articles of last week
See The Future
14 videos that will show you the future for indie mobile game developers
The Indie Futures track from PGC Helsinki 2016
Html5 Has Arrived
Billions of users and millions in investment: Is HTML5 finally coming of age?
The coding platform could change the way we play games on mobile
There's Hope Yet
Tiny Lab reclaims rights to its own game from Bulkypix as publisher remains silent on closure
A small victory in a sea of misery
Projection Or Pipe Dream?
"IAPs in India are going to be tough nut to crack"
What stands between India and $1.1 billion?
Pictures To Publishing
Annapurna Pictures wants to explore interactive storytelling with new games publishing arm
Signs deals with a number of indie developers
Best Of The Best
Pokemon GO catches Best Mobile/Handheld and Best Family awards at The Game Awards 2016
Beats Clash Royale to the former
App To The Stars
Peter Vesterbacka joins Space Nation to help regular people become astronauts via an app
...and other headlines you never think you'd write
Mobile Trends Survey
What were the biggest mobile gaming trends in 2016? Tell us in our survey here
Let us know your thoughts on what's happening in the games industry today
Indian Mavens
Will India's mobile games market really be worth $1.1 billion by 2020?
Indian Mavens discuss App Annie's projections
Forged Of Champions
Kabam's new mobile fighter Transformers: Forged to Fight takes inspiration from its top grosser Contest of Champions
Even the naming convention is the same
New Team Comp
Super Evil Megacorp COO Kristian Segerstrale to take over as CEO
Current CEO becomes President and Chief Business Officer
Monetisation Design Webinar
Learn the seven rules of game monetisation design in our free online webinar with Oscar Clark
Oscar Clark helps you make sure that your decision on monetisation doesn't come at the cost of making an enjoyable game
Wargaming Helsinki
Wargaming acquires Finnish studio Boomlagoon to fuel its ambitions of being a "dominant" force in mobile games
Helsinki studio aims to hire new staff and expand portfolio
Global Power Panel
Mobile experts from around the world discuss global trends
Led by Appfluencer's William Heathershaw
Megapanel
24-hour Megapanel livestream on games to raise money for charity
Join Oscar Clark, Tanya Laird, Alex Darby and Des Gayle for discussions on games and culture
Nokia Relaunch
HMD Global to relaunch Nokia on Android in first half of 2017
Hopes to make it a global brand again
Eastern Promise
Chat apps have been vital to mobile gaming success in Asia, but can Facebook do the same in the West?
The potential impact of Facebook Instant Games
Bigger Pixels
New experimental design facility PIXEL Studios opens in Singapore to support the next generation of devs
Offering space and mentoring to game developers
Vainglory Franchises
Super Evil Megacorp establishes Vainglory Team Franchise Program to grow the eSport
Another big step for the fledgling eSport
Rovio Goes (red)
Rovio joins Apple's Games For (RED) campaign with updates to Angry Birds 2 and Angry Birds POP
Donating 100% of proceeds from certain IAP to charity
Unibased Mediation
Tapdaq launches new unbiased ad mediation platform
Simple to use and small in size
Indie Mavens
How useful are ads for indies in their free-to-play games?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Keep On Going
Pokemon GO was the top trending game of 2016 on the UK Google Play store
Clash Royale a close second
Noobs Welcome
Best practices for implementing IAP starter packs in free-to-play games
How to break the psychological barrier