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
Uniting People
Unity appoints Ruth Ann Keene as new General Counsel
Leading the global legal team
2009-2016
Angry dev bemoans Apple's removal of iosoftware’s games "without warning"
CEO Eugene Ivanov protests innocence
Mobile Mavens
Would Supercell acquiring other studios be a good idea?
Our Mobile Mavens discuss Ilkka Paananen's hints
Shocking Jam
GameSparks to host first ever game jam on 24 September
12 hours to make a new game and win prizes
Gotta Lose 'em All
Pokemon GO's paying players drops by 79%, but it's still generating the highest revenue in the US
Making 6x the revenue of Candy Crush Saga
Asia Bulletin
China, US and Japan drive games industry revenues, Chinese tech fans react to iPhone 7, and more
Asia mobile gaming news weekly from PocketGamer.biz
Cutting Down
Uppercut’s open-world mobile game Submerged powered by 3D optimisation tool Simplygon
Mesh and polygon reduction
Prepare For Titanfall
Nexon's Titanfall game for mobile revealed as collectible card game Titanfall: Frontline
Can never have too many CCGs
Match & Tinder
World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo raises $25 million for new start-up Bonfire Studios
Not making anything at present
Pgc Helsinki 2016
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki hosts over 2,000 business meetings and 950 delegates
All the stats from the key industry conference
Crossing The Animal
Super Mario Run will be great, but Animal Crossing Mobile is even more exciting
Playing it safe versus adapting to the platform
Incredible Downloads
Heroes of Incredible Tales achieves five million downloads outside of South Korea
Still to land in Japan
New Opportunities
Hong Kong is a whale market for mobile gaming
A rising market in Asia
Make Room In Your Schedule
Fireproof Games' Barry Meade to speak at NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2016
The Room developer sets sights on Hyderabad
Galaxy (note) On Fire
Samsung urges users of defective exploding Galaxy Note 7 to replace them immediately
Safety fears spark renewed call for replacements
Super Mario Downloads
Super Mario Run will reach 1.5 billion downloads across its lifespan, claims analyst
So predicts Kantan Games' CEO Serkan Toto
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Vr Indie Pitch
Boss battle simulator Nemesis Perspective wins first ever VR Indie Pitch
Sociable Soccer and Head Goal VR take 2nd and 3rd
Cultural Divide
Chinese tech fans unimpressed by iPhone 7, but devices are selling out in the US
But Chinese less bothered by the loss of a headphone jack
Very Big Indie Pitch
Hectic arcade game Die Fish makes a splash at PG Connects Helsinki Very Big Indie Pitch
Psyon Games and Immobile Games take 2nd and 3rd