Breakout Success
Ex-Boomlagoon founder's latest indie game Breakout Ninja draws in 500,000 downloads in first week
Only took two weeks to make
F2p Td
Outplay on why free-to-play tower defence games can still be successful
Stefan Wittelsburger and Ross Stephens on state of play for TD
Stream Sports
Azubu acquires rival eSports streaming service Hitbox and plans to launch mobile-focused platform
Hitbox couldn't be happier
Puzzling Out Of China
Puzzle & Dragons to be shut down in China eight months after launching
Two years of development, eight months active life
Glu Cuts
Two studios face closure as Glu Mobile plans to cut up to 140 jobs
Bellevue definitely closing, Long Beach dependent on performance
A Strong Base
Outplay's Castle Creeps TD racks up 1.5 million downloads in first four days
Tower defence title performs well for UK studio
A F2p Gta?
Gameloft soft launches open-world title Gangstar New Orleans in the Philippines
Four years after previous entry
Monetise, Retain, Acquire
Learn the secrets to monetisation and retention at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017
Experts share their advice
Public Safety
Pokemon GO faces wall to China release over security concerns
Government evaluating risks presented by location and AR-based games
On The Offensive
Where have all the tower defence games gone?
With developers looking elsewhere, we take a look at whether the genre is dying off
Serving Ads
Gameloft’s mobile ad network partners with AerServ for rewarded video ads
"We think the future is bright for all of mobile video," says AerServ CEO Josh Speyer
Coming February
Roblox expands into physical toys business
Initial range of 40 user-created figures
Real-time Team-up
Why Kiz Studios is betting on real-time mobile co-op multiplayer with Dash Galactic
Director of Publishing Craig Albeck on Dash Galactic
Design Home Launches
Is Glu Mobile’s $45 million Crowdstar acquisition already paying off?
Design Home is following in the success of Covet Fashion
Iphone Birthday
Apple’s revolutionary iPhone turns 10 today
The device that changed the mobile games indsutry celebrates 10 years since it was first unveiled
Big Names, Big Conference
Join Rovio, King, Supercell, NaturalMotion, Facebook, Twitch, NetEase and more at PG Connects London 2017
Representatives from more than 600 companies heading to key mobile games industry event
The Next Four Years
How to plan for the next four years after releasing a mobile indie success
Frogmind's CEO details how
Supporting Customers
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017 spotlight: Helpshift on why customer support is essential to successful games
We shine the spotlight on one of PGC London's sponsors
Two Days At The Top
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location knocks Minecraft off the top of US App Store charts
Please don't make me look at the screenshots anymore
Win In Malaysia
Testing firm Pole to Win opens new studio in Malaysia
Just outside of Kuala Lumpur
Smite Royale
Hi-Rez Studios reveals Clash Royale-challenger SMITE Rivals
Beta signups now open
Failure To Engage
Forget revenue, it’s Super Mario Run’s retention that proves Free-to-Start is DOA
Nintendo's mobile debut demonstrates dated thinking
Post Jobs For Free
Post your games job vacancies on the PocketGamer.biz jobs page - It's free!
You just need to sign up to the PG Business Network
Most Read
Flaregames soft-launches Nonstop Chuck Norris, trend predictions for 2017, and which games turned a corner in 2016?
The hottest articles of last week
Show Me The Money
Discover how to get funding for your games at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017
Learn who to approach and get tips on investment
Smaller Apples
Apple execs see bonuses cut following sales slump in 2016
Tim Cook will probably be OK
Mocha Money
China-based Shunwei Capital to invest $2 million in Indian developer Mech Mocha
Studio hoping to raise $4 million overall
King Of Kings
Tencent's Honor of Kings surpasses 50 million DAUs in 14 months
Almost entirely China-based players
Iap Inspector
How does Nicki Minaj: The Empire monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Mobile Games University
15 videos that will teach you the key things you need to know about making and selling mobile games
It's the Mobile Games University
Marmalade Saved
GMO Cloud acquires exclusive rights to Marmalade SDK and plans further development
Not dead yet
Charitable Messenger
Mystic Messenger dev gives $100,000 of game's profits to charity
Word-of-mouth sensation helps out
Money Makers
App Store developers earned $20 billion in 2016
Apple rounds up its 2016 with some big numbers
Older Is Better
Older iPhones outperformed latest iPhone 7 across the world during Christmas 2016
Samsung dominates Android sales
Survive And Thrive
Learn how to survive as an indie in 2017 at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2017
Head to the Indie Adventures track for all the tips and lessons
Touch It
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius celebrates nine million downloads with Ariana Grande remix
Collaboration starts to make more sense
Tiga Survey 2017
Majority of UK games studios expect to increase investment and employment in 2017
Everyone's fairly optimistic
New Advice
New Year, New Job: Offer up some career advice in our jobs in games special
Contributors wanted
Top Gear
Samsung has sold over five million Gear VR headsets
10 million hours of 360-degree video viewed on devices
Xiaomi In India
Xiaomi surpassed $1 billion in revenue in India during 2016
Sold two million devices in Q3
The Real-time Is Now
Netmarble talks real-time multiplayer on mobile and its FPS Final Shot
Final Shot Game Director Jung Ho Lee reveals all
Digital Leash
UK digital games sales topped £2 billion and had a 74% market share in 2016
Physical sales tumble down
Coming Soon
Why Piloteer developer Fixpoint swapped premium for free-to-play in Remedy Rush
Whitaker Trebella on going it alone in the F2P space
Dun-deal
Abertay University partners with Perfect World to promote game dev education in China
Sets up a five month course to prepare students for a full degree
Not Giving Up
Candy Crush dev King hiring for a midcore shooter at its Stockholm studio
Swedish arm on the hunt for artists and designers
Everything Changes
How the development of mobile devices changed the way we play
Oscar Clark talks to Jami Laes
Ux Evolution
From Stardom to The Empire: How Glu has evolved the UX in its celebrity games
A brief look through 7 games
Moving And Shaking
Gamevil Europe hires former Kabam exec Chinh Vu as new Head of Marketing
Moves into new offices too
Cpms November 2016
CPMs on iOS and Android dropped below $6 in November 2016
Fiksu looks at the surprising shift
Taipei Game Show
Taipei Game Show 2017 celebrates 15th anniversary in January with developers and publishers from 25 countries
A look ahead to the Asia-Pacific games industry event