Vr Is Here
Oculus Rift virtual reality headset launches at UK retail for £549
VR revolution gets underway
Nexus No More?
Google teases new smartphone announcement at October 4th event
Maybe we'll see Google Daydream too?
Less Life
Samsung limits Galaxy Note 7 battery life to stop them from exploding
Adds an alert to phones telling users to turn them off
Ilkka Paananen Interview
Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen talks company culture, expansion plans and eSports
Digging deep after the BAFTA Games Lecture
Asia Bulletin
Chinese eSports dev Hero Entertainment gets $288 million investment, advertising platform Leadbolt opens Bangalore office, and more
Asia mobile gaming news weekly from PocketGamer.biz
Galaxy Note 7 Returns
US Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sales to resume on October 21st
Tokyo Game Show
Record 270,000 attendees visit Tokyo Game Show 2016
Tokyo Game Show 2017 dates revealed
Tanks For The Memories
Wargaming's Tank 100 app lets users see 100 tanks in 100 UK locations through AR and VR
See them in the real world, watch a film about them in VR
Virtual Phone
You can use your mobile phone in PlayStation VR with AnywhereVR
The virtual world gets more real
Supercell Expansion?
Supercell weighing up investments in other developers and opening new studios
CEO Ilkka Paananen expands on his previous hints
Match-third
One-third of Japan's 127 million population has downloaded Puzzle & Dragons
So says Serkan Toto
Powering Ideas
Why King is entering the game engine space with Defold and how it will help other devs launch their games
Evangelist Oleg Pridiuk explains all
Pick 'n' Mix
MoPub helps devs reduce app size and pick select ad formats with new modular SDK
Pick and choose which ads you want to implement
Misleading Metric
How high eCPMs nearly killed my business and how to avoid this mistake
Giftgaming CEO Nick Hatter on measuring ad revenues correctly
Samsung Lawsuit
Galaxy Note 7 owner sues Samsung after phone explodes in their pocket
Amount of damages undisclosed
Very Much Alive
Warner Bros. Suicide Squad: Special Ops achieves 10 million downloads
70% of downloads on Google Play
Most Read
Reigns achieves 600,000 downloads, Peter Vesterbacka joins Lightneer, and why you should get into Hong Kong
The hottest articles of last week
Borrowed Time
Marmalade 8.6 launches with iOS 10 and Android N support
The SDK gears up for new OS updates
It's A Hit
Trophit and Adways join forces to boost Prelaunch.me's pre-registration campaigns
More gifts equals more pre-registrations
Gaming Gifts
Sponsored gifts lift 2D shooter Deul’s daily revenues by up to 38%
Sponsored gifts earning more than IAPs
Good Causes
GamesAid raises record-breaking £954,000 for UK charities
69 per cent more than 2015
Jobs News
Disney’s Mobile Games GM jumps ship to NBCUniversal as its new games exec
Chris Heatherly leaves after 14 years
The Dead Rise Revenues
Scopely scores big as Walking Dead: Road To Survival reaches $5 ARPDAU and 25 million downloads
Impressive numbers across the board
Indian Mavens
Does iPhone 7's high price seal its doom in India?
Indian Mavens discuss the $900 phone
Jurassic Vr
Google Cardboard dinosaur adventure Jurassic VR surpasses three million downloads
Publisher Rabbit Mountain wants more VR games in its portfolio
China Esports Deal
Huyai Brothers invests $288 million in major Chinese eSports developer Hero Entertainment
Good deal for both sides
Cast Iron Team
CastAR snaps up ex-Avalanche staff to bolster new Salt Lake City studio
From toys-to-life to mixed reality
East Meets West
Goodgame Studios bets on gacha-based Asian-style RPGs after restructuring
The new 30-strong RPG team speaks out
Last Chance
Final hours of PG Connects London 2017 Super Early Bird tickets, January 16th-17th
Don't miss Europe's biggest B2B mobile games event of the year
Super Mavens Run
What impact will Super Mario Run have on mobile indie game developers?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Sell Out
Apple sells out of iPhone 7 Plus and jet black iPhone 7 in first week
Other colours still available
Job Losses
Disney cuts around 125 jobs at Marvel: Avengers Alliance developer
Game closed, staff cut
Vr Mavens
How do virtual reality's unique challenges affect how developers make and support games?
The VR Mavens discuss
Indian Potential
Mobile advertising platform Leadbolt opens Bangalore office
Sydney-based ad platform targets India's 204m smartphones
Harsh Virtual Reality
Sony cuts "a substantial number" of jobs at London Studio as it wraps up VR project
Studio restructuring leaves some out of work
Taking The Reigns
Tinder-esque indie strategy game Reigns swipes 600,000 downloads
Title has made approximately $1.8 million in sales
Mobile Savior
Nexon signs global publishing deal for Korean MMO Tree of Savior Mobile
Deal excludes Greater China
Funding Education
Finnish educational games developer Lightneer secures €2.8 million funding as Peter Vesterbacka joins studio
Total funding stands at nearly $4 million
Pgc Helsinki Gallery
In Pictures: Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2016 and the Global Mobile Games Party
Head over to Facebook for all the photos
Mobile Esports
How to make your mobile game a watchable eSport
Get in on the huge competitive gaming scene
Ground Level
IronSource's new User-level Analytics aims to provide clearer definition between ad and IAP performance
Also includes Frequency Capping and Delivery Pacing
Optimal Funds
Customer marketing cloud Optimove closes $20 million growth funding round
Looks to hire aggressively in New York
Fair Play
Pokerist developer's Random Number Generator certified as fair by UK Gambling Commission
KamaGames now in line with real money operators
Pokemon Go's Next Step
The next Pokemon GO will need more than simple monsters
How other platforms and VR can blend into the experience to add more immersion
Go Everywhere
Pokemon GO could be coming to Android Wear smartwatches
More ways to catch 'em all
Ea On The Go
EA Worldwide Studios division brings together EA Mobile, BioWare and Maxis
Bringing its mobile arm together with other top studios
Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame: JiggeryPokery's Matthew Wiggins on creating mobile gods
From Lionhead to Zynga to JiggeryPokery to MojiWorks
Spread Thin
Updated: Marmalade to shut down game development platform to focus on making games
Job losses expected
A Cut Above
Razer establishes $30 million investment arm zVentures for VR, Android games and other tech ventures
$5 million set aside for VR alone
Inequality In Games
IGDA Survey highlights gender and race pay gap in games
IGDA study shows inequality in pay and positions