Big Funding Deal
HTML5 developer Big Viking Games seeks further $60 million funding after raising $21.75 million
"We truly believe that HTML5 is the future"
Live And Kicking
Three years on: Wooga on the evolution of Jelly Splash
Product Lead Philipp Stelzer reflects on the game's life so far
Back To The Nest
Rovio brings back former VP of Ads from Unity and hires new Senior VP of Studios
Antti Viitanen joins from Sulake
Zynga Financials
Zynga’s MAUs fall to 66 million year-on-year as casino games drive revenues
CSR Racing 2 performs better than expected
Live Long And Develop
Unity adds enhanced support for Metal and Vulkan APIs
New version of EditorVR authoring tool, Daydream support and more coming soon
Brave New World
Peter Molyneux's The Trail quietly exits soft launch and releases globally
Kongregate publishes the third game developed by 22Cans
Move On Up
Eric Seufert on how to hit the top 100 grossing charts with a barebones UA budget
Eric Seufert spills the beans
Unity And Xiaomi
Unity wants to make publishing mobile games in China easier for developers with Xiaomi partnership
Providing help with licensing and a space on their store
Indian Mavens
Indian game developers discuss whether Nintendo Switch could be a success in India
Game-changer or gimmick?
Better Than In-house
WildTangent reports 33% fill rate increase after signing up with AerServ
Brand advertising approach brings impressive returns
Vungle Dynamic Templates
Vungle introduces modular Dynamic Templates to boost LTVs for video advertisers
More revenue without sacrificing UX
Back In The Saddle
Unity appoints VR pioneer Tony Parisi as new head of AR and VR Strategy
Reveal made at Unite LA 2016
Daydream Becomes Reality
Google Daydream View VR headset launches on November 10th for $79
Available in Australia, Canada, Germany, UK, US
App Store Metrics
App Store trends for October 2016: Breaking down the number of apps and pricing points
We take a look at the data from our App Store Metrics
Latin America Predicitons
Latin America is the second fastest growing mobile market having generated $1.4 billion in revenue in 2016
Should hit $3 billion by 2019
Ea Financials Q2 Fy17
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes still performing for EA as it helps push mobile sales to $138 million
Still seeing average daily playtimes of 2.5 hours
Asia Bulletin
King closes Nonstop Games, China Rich List, Nintendo profits up on Pokemon GO and Seattle Mariners sale, and more
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Unity Run
Nintendo using Unity game engine to develop Super Mario Run
Nintendo using third-party engine to develop Super Mario Run
Connecting Developers
New jobs site Unity Connect brings developers together to collaborate on new games
Unity's talent marketplace aimed at connecting devs with projects
From Small Beginnings
How Gram Games ran UA for 1010! on a limited budget
UA Manager Kerem Alemdar details the process
Play No More
SNK Playmore dropping Playmore name on December 1st
Going back to basics
Mobile Mavens
What do mobile developers think of the Nintendo Switch?
Can the Switch and mobile gaming happily coexist?
Pokemon Ghoul
Pokemon GO sees daily revenues up to $4.6 million a day during Halloween live event
Revenues up 133% worldwide for four days during the event
The Charticle
How has the market responded to the changing genres of Plants vs. Zombies and Best Fiends?
Has the change been resisted, or welcomed with open arms?
Ddm Sbdm
Digital Development Management hires ex-Marmalade exec as new Senior Business Development Manager
Stephanie Jorgl joins after 4 years at Marmalade
A Brighter Future
Apple's next iPhone will replace old LTPS screens with curved OLED
Like the Samsung S7 Edge
Switch Supplies
Nintendo preparing to ship more Switch consoles should demand exceed initial 2 million units
Says it will not be selling them at a loss
Ua Strategy
Knowledge Base - UA 101: How to put together your mobile user acquisition strategy
Make the most of your money and maximise your game downloads
No Mario For China
Nintendo undecided on whether or not to release Super Mario Run in China
Also explains why it was brought forward ahead of Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing
Influencer Marketing
The dos and don’ts of YouTuber influencer marketing
Pascal Clarysse reveals his top tips
Games Fund
UK Games Fund offering £25,000 to developers to make new games
£1.3 million in grants handed out to date
Start-up Funding
Mobile and VR start-up Playsnak raises $1.3 million funding from South Korean investor
Former Crytek, NCSoft, EA and Nintendo staff open new studio
Left Behind
An adventure cut short: The human cost of a canned F2P game
A live game can't stay that way forever, but we should remember the impact on players
Record Breaker
Best Fiends Forever surpasses five million downloads
Seriously's latest off to a fast start
It's Mi Vr
Smartphone maker Xiaomi launches $29 VR headset Mi VR in China
Ultra-low latency and touch-controlled remote
Ua Overview
Knowledge Base - UA 101: An overview of the different types of paid user acquisition and ads on mobile
A breakdown of user acquisition types and which avenues you might consider
Mii Future
Does Nintendo’s first mobile game Miitomo have a future?
A look at how the social app is faring in the App Store charts
Gungho Financials Q3 Fy16
Puzzle & Dragons publisher GungHo switches to global development approach as profits fall by 43.4%
10 games currently in development
Virtually Hired
Oculus hiring over 100 new staff as it boosts AR and future tech development
Developing new headsets and experiences
Most Read
Tips for cross-promoting as an indie, the making of Black Anvil's Warlords, and an interview with King's Riccardo Zacconi
The hottest articles of last week
Crushing It
Mobile game streaming service Mobcrush raises $20 million
Platform has over one million monthly active users
Let's Go Whaling
How can mobile developers monetise with "whales" in mind?
Tribleflame's Torulf Jernström tells all
The Story Ends
COLOPL NI winds up development on JRPG Rune Story after just one year
A hit in Japan, not so in the west
Konami Financials Q2 Fy17
26 million Power Pro downloads helps Konami's profits soar to $115.8 million
Game revenues increase while everything else drops
Tech Team Assemble
4 keys to assembling a great mobile tech team
InnoGames' Stephan Dilly on how to build a strong team of developers
Hurry To Hyderabad
NaturalMotion, EA and Unity speakers heading to NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2016
Others include Big Boss Entertainment, Fireproof and Stoic
Capcom Financials Q2 Fy16
Capcom talks up VR potential as profits slump to $3.86 million
Digital Contents business sees some growth
Tencent On Top
Tencent generated more games revenue in the first half of 2016 than EA or Activision Blizzard ever have in a year
Newzoo Global Games Market Report tells all
Live And Kicking
Three years on: Flaregames on the evolution of Royal Revolt 2
Producer Gavin Lammin reflects on the game's life so far
Asia Bulletin
China’s App Store revenues hit $1.7 billion in Q3, the top 20 Chinese Android app stores, and more
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