Target Locked
After almost a year of silence Flaregames confirms Zombie Gunship, Inc. release for late 2016
F2P take on the zombie shooting series finally seeing the light of day
Apps And Prizes
The Big Indie Pitch returns to Apps World at London’s ExCel expo centre this October
Calling all indie developers
Moving On
Ex-Relentless staffers set up work-for-hire mobile and VR studio BottledBy Games in Brighton
Developing its own games and offering a range of services
Pokemoney
Pokemon GO is getting $1 ARPU after surpassing $500 million in revenue
Still retaining well too
Pocket Jammers
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Pocket Jam winners revealed
Juicy Pipes comes out on top
Gram Goes Midcore
Six! developer Gram Games officially opens London studio to focus on midcore
Shifting genres, moving headquarters
Hot Cakes
Pre-orders are now open for iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2
Already look to be selling out
Apple News
All the news and opinion from Apple’s iPhone 7, Apple Watch Series 2 and Super Mario Run reveals
The biggest announcements
Fully Operational
Bandai Namco opens new Malaysia studio
Heading up visual art in the region
Super Android Run
Nintendo confirms Super Mario Run will come to Android after iOS launch
Hinted Android release confirmed
Going Up Or Down?
If Pokemon GO can't save the Apple Watch, nothing will
Will it be a new lease of life for wearables?
Heart Eyes Emoji
Apple outlines huge upgrades to Messages and more when iOS 10 launches on 13 September
We hope you like emoji
Not Quite Witchcraft
King finally renames soft-launched bubble shooter Wilbur as Bubble Witch 3 Saga
Why did they even pretend it was something different?
Jacked In
Apple's decision to remove the headphone jack for iPhone 7 is a big confusing gamble
Does Apple know what you want before you do?
Having A Field Day
Everywear Games reveals new Apple Watch Series 2 farming game Field Day
Further details expected next week
Let Me Know
Super Mario Run App Store listing notifies players of release and sheds new light on gameplay
Follows the free-to-start model outlined by DeNA
Mario Chart
Nintendo and DeNA shares rocket on Miyamoto's mobile Mario game announcement at Apple's Keynote
Shares rose as much as 18% before settling to 11% up
New Iphones
Apple officially announces iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus shipping on 16 September
Prices start at $649
Pokemon Watch
Pokemon GO coming to Apple Watch after racking up 500 million downloads
More downloads in two months than people who live in the US
Watch This
Apple unveils Apple Watch Series 2 with dual-core processor and GPS
A whole bunch of extra features
Mobile Mario
Nintendo bringing Mario to mobile with premium endless runner Super Mario Run
Game announced at Apple's Keynote event
Marketing Mistakes
7 in-game marketing mistakes that cost you money
Don't forget your profit margin
Pokeban Go
Pokemon GO facing lawsuit in India for blasphemous content, despite not being launched there
Enough of this now
How Much?
iPhone 7 rumoured to launch in US between 15-19 September at $749
Soon the rumours will end
Beyond Helsinki
Supercell looking at ways to bring its company culture to "teams in other locations"
Ilkka Paananen thinks big on company culture
Shot Down
Rovio cans Siamgame-developed shooter Angry Birds: Ace Fighter in soft launch
"Adjustment of product structure platform" to blame
Not A Peep
22Cans and Kongregate soft launch The Trail: A Frontier Journey
Learning from Godus
Alternate Timeline
Clash Royale based on a prototype developed before Clash of Clans
Would a 2012 Clash Royale have been a hit?
Marketing Spend
Developers need a marketing budget of "at least €75,000" to survive the indieappocalypse
Nick Parker on why game development is a business, not a hobby
Learn From The Best
5 things we learned about Supercell from Ilkka Paananen's BAFTA Games lecture
The world's least powerful CEO in the spotlight
Angriest Birds
Rovio soft-launches another Monster Strike-like called Angry Birds Evolution
One is never enough
Winding Back The Clock
Paid game subscriptions now live on iOS
Can subscriptions thrive in a F2P world?
Apple Crumbling
iOS device sales continue to decline in China while EU and US see more growth
More data from Kantar World Panel
Polyarc Funding
Seattle VR start-up Polyarc raises $3.5 million in seed funding
Studio co-founded by ex-Bungie staff
Meet Robot Gentleman, the team behind post-apocalyptic survival game 60 Seconds!
A fresh new studio with a genteel approach to mobile gaming
Family-owned
Guillemot family buying up another 3.5% of shares in Ubisoft to ward off Vivendi takeover
Unnamed bank backing the purchase
Something From Nothing
Opportunity to build a team from scratch as Head of Studio at "blank slate" startup Skill Nation
Power to recruit own team at Amsterdam-based skill games studio
The Hunt Is On
"My goal as the CEO is to be the dumbest guy in the company"
TreasureHunt CEO Kyle Smith talks hiring the perfect team and drawing inspiration from Pixar
Mobile Mavens
Mobile developers react to iOS 10's Limit Ad Tracking changes
Can the UA market cope?
Asia Bulletin
Japan and China have the highest ARPU, what happens when global expansion goes bad, and more
Asia mobile gaming news weekly from PocketGamer.biz
Can't Stop Won't Stop
Flaregames partners with MyGamez to bring Nonstop Knight to Android in China
Hits six million downloads too
More More More
iPhone 7 to have 2.4GHz processor and up to 256GB storage
So says another new report
Making Of
A rich game for a casual market: The making of Mobius Final Fantasy
Producer Yoshinori Kitase talks us through the game's development
Vr Design Tricks
“Bad virtual reality games are like rotten food”
Tommy Palm shares VR design tricks to avoid nausea
Sony Go
Sony reaffirms commitment to mobile following Nintendo's success with Pokemon GO
Kaz Hirai gets all excited about AR
Crashing Head-on
Why Richard Hazenberg left Lunagames after 12 years to pursue real-time game Destruction Derby Multiplayer
Swapping casual for synchronous PvP action
Box Office Numbers
China, US and Japan drive global games industry revenues to more than double movie Box Office
China and Japan make up over 42% of mobile game revenues
Critical Funding
Critical Force raises $4.5 million to push FPS eSports title Critical Ops out to Asia market
Partnering with NHN Entertainment to do so
Most Read
iOS 10 Limit Ad Tracking could be the end of UA, lessons learned as a games journalist and a cautionary tale for global expansion
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Asia Marketing
How Portable Marketing Co. can help market your mobile game in Asia
A look at the company's wide range of services