Innogames 2016 Financials
InnoGames proves shift to mobile is working with revenues up 25% in 2016
Mobile revenues also up 68%
On The Up
The rise and rise of EA’s 'very profitable' $600 million mobile business
Breaking the $600 million barrier
Finalists Revealed
International Mobile Game Awards Global names 159 finalists
Finalists whittled down from 3,000 submissions
Added Apps
How developers are combining physical toys with digital worlds
Annakaisa Kultima walks us through her research
Creative Thinking
Virtuos opens mobile game design studio in Paris
Ex-Kobojo Marketing Manager Jean-Baptiste Fleury heads up new team
Square Enix Financials
Square Enix scores profits of $151 million but goes quiet on flagship mobile title Mobius Final Fantasy
Brave Exvius is the clear winner
Sega Financials Q3 Fy16
Sega Sammy profits and revenues up despite slowing pace of Japan's mobile games market
Existing games continuing to rake in the cash
Indie Deal
SpellTower dev signs partnership with dictionary publisher
New game and SpellTower update incoming
Telling Tales
Telltale recruits ex-ArenaNet Head of Narrative as VP of Creative
Leah Hoyer heads up writing, design and voice-over teams
Fired Up
Nintendo’s Japan-first approach for Fire Emblem Heroes pays off as it nets $2.9 million on its first day
Already a top grosser in the US and Japan
Up In The Cloud
Over 50 studios sign up for mobile game streaming platform Hatch
More than 90 games set for launch
Critical Hit?
Critical Force on building Critical Ops as a mobile eSport
Tim Spaninks and Juri Juskevits on the potential of competitive mobile gaming
Touch Down
Mobile Strike, Evony - The King's Return and World of Tanks get big money Super Bowl ads
30-second commercials cost nearly $5 million each.
War Of Words
How MAG Interactive made its iMessage game debut with the trash-talking SmackChat
Johan Persson on seizing the iMessage opportunity
Most Read
Mike Olsen joins Glu Mobile, GREE on skating to where the puck is going, and Konami's big profits in Q3 FY17
The hottest articles of last week
Gacha!
Harry Holmwood on how Western developers should implement gacha in their games
Better retention and monetisation through a desire to collect
Apple In India
Apple expected to start manufacturing iPhones in India by the end of April
Production will take place in Bangalore
Pokemon Go Billionaire
Pokemon GO surpasses $1 billion in revenue in seven months
Sensor Tower thinks it has a long future ahead
Gungho Financials Q4 Fy16
GungHo's profits fall 36% as interest in Puzzle & Dragons wanes
Still trying to push engagement through toys and apps
Now Playing
Now playing: Torulf Jernström on Gardenscapes - New Acres
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Indie Mavens
How will integrated reviews and ratings in iOS games affect indie developers?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Roviocon 2017
Rovio to host talks and panels from industry legends at second RovioCon in Helsinki on April 20th
Followed by jazz and jolly conversation
Iap Inspector
How does Fire Emblem Heroes monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Make It So
Star Trek Timelines developer Disruptor Beam raises $8.5 million
Studio plots renewed growth after record year
Zenimax Sues Oculus
ZeniMax sues Oculus for $500 million for failing to comply with an NDA
Former CEO Brendan Iribe paying $150 million himself
Funding Play
PlayFund promises 250% returns for UK investors starting at £20,000 minimum investments
Targets mobile games specifically
Taptica Partnership
Taptica makes first move into Japan through Adinnovation partnership
Pushing further into the APAC region
Live And Kicking
Three years on: EA India on the evolution of Tetris Blitz
Studio Director Amol Gurwara on the game's life so far
Fire Emblem Launches
Nintendo's third mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes lands on Android and iOS
Will it be a success?
Brains And Brands
What advertisers can learn from Magmic’s neuroscience study into player habits
Magmic Director of Marketing Jonathan Simon on the psychology behind in-game ads
Mobile Market 2016
Mobile games generated $40.6 billion in revenues worldwide in 2016
SuperData and Unity come together for a report
Hutch Investment
Hot Wheels: Race Off developer Hutch raises $5.5 million in investment
Index Ventures and Backed VC co-lead the round
More Of The Same In 2017
Making sense of seemingly bizarre Chinese game M&A activity
Logic behind the deals
Register Now
Meet more than 300 companies with a 15% discount to Prague's White Nights Conference
Still time to register for the February 13th to 14th conference
Accessibility
How to make your mobile games more accessible to people with disabilities and impairments
Ian Hamilton gives a few practical tips
Finest Minds
Call for speakers: PG Connects San Francisco is go on June 27th to 28th
Got something to share? Get your submission in
Crytek Job Cuts
Crytek cuts 15 jobs at Frankfurt studio amid financial troubles
No word on if its paid its staff yet
Waddle On
Disney's Club Penguin is closing down to make way for mobile-only Club Penguin Island
Get your affairs in order by March 29th
Fishlabs Job Cuts
Galaxy on Fire developer Deep Silver Fishlabs cuts 10 jobs
Around 10% of its workforce
The Fame Game
How Israeli studio Ilyon snapped up the Little Mix IP for a new celebrity mobile game
CEO Yonatan Erez on working with the girl group
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy17
Capcom all but forgets mobile as profits limp along to $24.4 million
Toware no Paruma was a top grossing game in Q2, not Q3
Take Point
Take-Two acquires Spanish mobile developer Social Point for $250 million
$175 million in cash, the rest in shares
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Spil Games' Franz Stradal on how to get a job as a VP of Content
Spil Games' VP of Content shares career insights
Ea Financials Q3 Fy17
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is still EA's top mobile game with average daily sessions of 155 minutes
FIFA Mobile gets strong downloads but needs better monetisation
Apple Financials Q1 Fy17
Apple posts record-breaking revenues of $78.4 billion thanks to impressive iPhone sales
iPad sales and China revenues tumble
Indie Survival Guide
How to survive the mobile games industry's "indie apocalypse"
Nick Parker gives the good news and bad news
War With Friends
Chillingo generated $6 million in revenue in January 2017 following launch of WarFriends
Apptopia spills the beans
Women In Games
Gram Games aims to bring more women into the games industry with The 22% Project
Breaking barriers to try to balance the gender divide in games
Next Razer
Razer acquires cloud-focused smartphone manufacturer Nextbit
Looking forward to disrupting more technologies
Konami Financials Q3 Fy17
Konami profits up to $182 million as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links surpasses 25 million downloads
Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu still a favourite