Pre-launch Sizzle
Why the pre-registered cohort for League of War: Mercenaries had double the LTV of Facebook players
Going global and cross-platform
On The Road
LINE expected to announce its long-awaited IPO plans next week
Off-on move now backed on
Power Knowledge
NetEase, Google, Super Evil Megacorp, icejam and Dream Team speaking at PG Connects Vancouver 2016
Latest batch of speakers
Level Up
Deadline for GameFounders' Malaysia game accelerator program is 10 June
€15,000 investment, free office space, and expert mentoring
Positive Pigeonholing
Why segmentation is the key to the longterm success of your F2P mobile game
Peter Fodor on knowing who's who
Unity Plus
Unity announces new Plus subscription package, and more collaborative features
$35 a month for a heap of bonuses
Vive La Arcade
With $50 million to invest in VR, why COLOPL thinks arcades are the best place for its early adoption
Plus updates on Rune Story and Downtown Showdown ahead of PGC Vancouver
Forced Marriage?
Would a Tencent acquisition of Supercell benefit it or the mobile game industry?
Mobile Mavens discuss a potential giant
Beyond Ads
The downsides of and alternatives to incentivised video ads
Nick Hatter on new revenue streams
Cash In
Clash of Clans' revenue drops below $4 million a day, but still making $100 million a month
Clash Royale having no impact
Loft Conversion
Vivendi gains backing of Gameloft shareholders for takeover bid
Paying €8 a share
Most Read
4 trends shaping F2P, the case for idle games, and our most anticipated titles of 2016
The hottest articles of last week
Indian Mavens
With Indian women playing more than men, should more games target them?
Is this engaged player-base overlooked?
Time To Play
Puzzle & Dragons kicks of a pre-registration campaign for Chinese launch
Published by Tencent
(dis)approval
Why did Apple U-turn on Palestinian indie game, and does its approval process need to change?
Liyla and the Shadows of War developer Rasheed Abueideh speaks out
Work It Out
Careers Fair is new addition for Pocket Gamer Connects Vancouver 2016
Meet your next mobile gaming hires
Mz > Nz
MZ to apply RTplatform technology to New Zealand's public transport system
Game of War tech to run the buses on time
A Winning Hand (shake)
6 years and 2.8 trillion poker hands later, success is all about community says Pokerist dev
Crunching years of data
A Level A Day
How Nitrome committed to retention, promising a new level every day for Leap Day
Mat Annal on keeping the customer satisfied
From Pc To Mobile
Madfinger Games names Miguel Caron as its new Studio Head
Former Funcom and Behaviour man makes mobile move
Neat Strategy
Kabam acqui-hires Dawn of Steel dev Superweapon to boost its LA studio
Consolidation move
Expanding The Niche
Supercell hiring a competitive gaming expert to establish Clash Royale as first mobile eSport
Write your own playbook
Tranzfuser Infusion
UK Games Fund's student competition Tranzfuser announces its first entrants
20 teams competing for a chance to pitch their prototypes
Mass Market
The Brandroid effect: How Android monetization is getting an upgrade
Jeff Sue on the changing OS balance
Rolling Stone Gathers $$$
How Bandai Namco balanced IAPs and rewarded video monetisation in Tap My Katamari
Designer Peter Qumsieh explains
Miito-no
With declining MAUs and falling retention, Miitomo looks like it's on the slide
Slow core loop to blame
Looking Ahead
4 key trends shaping the future of F2P mobile games
Leonard Frankel has seen the future
A Cat Reborn
Why we ditched "esoteric" UI and fixed poor retention to give Lumo's Cat another life
Steve Stopps on creativity in the right places
Competition =/= Sport
Updated: To be an eSport, you have to design a game for spectators as well as players, says Mobcrush
Koh Kim discusses the rise of the spectator
Going Global
How western developers can find success in Japan and China
Chorus Worldwide CEO Shintaro Kanaoya explains
Shanghai Calling
EA hiring for Creative Director, Arts Director, and CG Supervisor at its PopCap Shanghai studio
Experienced individuals needed to establish Plants vs Zombies and Need for Speed brands in Asia
Microsoft Streamline
Microsoft cuts 1,850 jobs as it "streamlines" mobile hardware business
Restructuring to cost company $950 million
New Signing
Cybird signs up Maradona as the face and boots of its forthcoming BFB Champions: Global Kick-Off
Off the bench
Looking Ahead
With a deadline of 6 June, Global VR Gaming Challenge now accepting all 2016 VR games
Get your mobile VR game in front of global experts and journalists
Making Of
Back on track: The making of Train Conductor World
Simon Joslin on bringing the franchise to free-to-play
Mobile Mavens
Can Google's Daydream accelerate a slow-to-start 'year of VR'?
Are the Mobile Mavens Daydream believers, or wide awake?
Look No Hands
Why all F2P mobile game designers should be forced to make an idle game
Torulf Jernström is getting lazy
Vamos Vancouver
Activision, Twitch, Scopely, Mobcrush and Square Enix Montreal confirmed for PG Connects Vancouver 2016
Five more reasons to come to Canada
More Than Mobile
Loot Crate looking for a Game Producer for games and VR/AR projects
LA-based geek box firm hiring more gaming pros
Misunderstood
Rejecting US undervaluation, PapayaMobile decides to IPO on Beijing's NEEQ exchange
Projects revenue of $150 million in 2016
Easy Peasy
As devs drift towards midcore, is there an opportunity for super casual experiences?
231 Play founder Matthias Hoechsmann thinks so
Join The Arkadians
How to get a job at New York casual studio Arkadium
VP of People Operations Jim Lally shares insights
What To Watch
A practical guide to making the most of the data you get from mobile analytics
Albert Kolacek discusses the options
London Calling
Pokerist dev KamaGames expands with new London office, hires Daniel Kashti and Sam Forrest
Appoints new CMO and PR
New Studio Lead
Deconstructor of Fun Michail Katkoff leaves Zynga for FunPlus
Deconstructor of Fun editor jumps ship
Frontman
Bastian Schweinsteiger does a Megan Fox as the German face of Clash of Kings
Elex splashes some celebrity cash
Tencell?
Tencent might be looking to buy SoftBank's stake in Supercell
The biggest to get bigger?
Flying Higher
The Angry Birds Movie rakes in $70 million from US and China opening weekends
Now number 1 in 44 markets
Most Read
Hungry Shark World hits 10m, King pulls its soft-launched midcore game, and why Clash Royale players are churning
The hottest articles of last week
Trumping The Donald
What's the moral of Trump's Wall: Build it Huuge?
Build him up or tear him down?