Ads The Way To Do It
Gameloft Advertising Solutions generated $1.3 million in April 2016
Growth sector
From Pocket To Multiplex
The Angry Birds Movie hits $238 million worldwide, with China in the lead
Angry Birds and Warcraft movies enjoy strong start
French Fancy
Has Vivendi just bought an over-staffed, under-skilled company, which is failing to compete in a rapidly maturing market?
Buyer beware
Growing Communities
Unity's community team on the thirds rule about how to grow and maintain a community
Get a thick skin and watch out for the "ugly bitch" comments
Free Time
Why self-driving cars will grow the games market more than VR
Torulf Jernström on freeing up game time
Gallic Quest
Vivendi promises Gameloft staff a "great collective adventure" as its takeover bid gains majority
Bid has gained 56% of voting rights
Keep The Clients Happy
Chartboost hiring English/German-speaking Developer Relations ace
Based out of Amsterdam office
Going Global
Why Playlab is investing Juice Cubes' western profits in UA campaigns in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia
How to break into southeast Asia
China Trends
Current trends in China's mobile game market
Nerds and eSports, mostly
Ad Battle
It ain't broke but mNectar reckons its new interactive ads are going to 'kill video ads'
Claims higher conversion and retention rates
Taking Aim
Why Hothead Games is betting big on FPS and PvP mobile games
PGC Vancouver speaker Mike Inglehart explains
Square Eyes
Video ads are the preferred method of earning hard currency for mobile players
And signing up for promotions the least favoured, says
The Pitch
Why developers and publishers need to look beyond a one-night-stand to eternal bliss
Italic Pig's Kevin Beimers on longterm relationships
Ua Xp
UA MegaTrends guy Eric Seufert on setting up Heracles, a boutique agency providing CMO smarts
Partnering for success
The More The Merrier
Global VR Challenge deadline extended to 20 June
Get your mobile VR game in front of global experts and journalists
Iap Inspector
Join the club: Monetisation and VIP privileges in RAID HQ
IAPs from the players' perspective
Howzat?
Nazara and Stick Sports team up for Stick Cricket game starring Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
India's leading batsmen step up
Want Not Need
Futureplay, Next Games, and Madfinger on how to make the most of rewarded video ads in your game
A panel of experts talk implementation and psychology
On The Horizon
Why the VR mass market will only take-off when the mass market has actually experienced VR
Sarah Blackburn looks ahead
Mix It Up
Unity CEO John Riccitiello on why devs need to mix IAPs with video ads
We know how hard it is to make money
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