Hot Five
Glu masters in-game ads, new EU VAT rules, and how Oculus will change the world
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Glu sues Hothead, Com2uS and Gamevil's sales explode, and Zuckerburg will measure Oculus' success in millions sold
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
EA-man Nick Earl joins Kabam, Kiip make strategic hires, and Datascope and Vivid hunt down new talent
Positions available
Holy hopping, Batman, it's Doodle Jump DC Super Heroes
Lima Sky links with Warner Bros
Outfit7 makes its Bee7 discovery and monetisation tool open to all Android devs
Cross-promo or generate revenue
Rovio launches Angry Birds Stella in China with Alibaba
And promotes it via Chinese Idols
Save 33% on your PG Connects London 2015 tickets right now
Kicking off 13-14 January
Full Indie Uk Column
Learning to say yes: Why being an indie means putting yourself out of your comfort zone
I went to fear and all I got was this stupid t-shirt
With sales up 28,000% in 5 years, Goodgame is crowned German's fastest growing tech company
Don't blink or you'll miss it
Financials
Despite the strength of 'non-Candy Crush Saga business', King sees FY14 Q3 sales drop 13% to $514 million
But cash pile rises to $976 million
Deal
Midverse signs Disruptor Beam and Imaginary Games to its Invest+Publish program
Combining development prowess and app operations
Discovery platform gamesGRABR looks to crowdfunding to raise $600,000
Turning to crowdfunding and individual investors
Jobs
Gumi Canada opens doors as Japanese publisher starts hiring in Vancouver
Building the perfect beast
80 currencies, 120 payment options, Paymentwall looks to monetise smart TVs
Going beyond the credit card community
Oh deer: Glu sues Hothead Games for 'copying' Dear Hunter 2014
Alleges Kill Shot is a direct rip off
Opinion
Mobile's Moneyball moment: Thinking beyond the install
It's time to think deeper says AppLovin's CEO
Data
InMobi extends reach to 872 million users and 138 billion monthly ad impressions
Making an impression
Chart Of The Week
Everywhere is a boomtown for Com2uS, but especially Europe and Asia
Korea is now the laggard
Financials
With FY14 Q3 revenue up 28%, Gamevil looks to break $100 million mark for 2014
Profit up 185% to $9 million
Financials
Summoners War and Ace Fishing push Com2uS' FY14 Q3 sales up 102% to $85 million
Asia Pacific region dominates
Opinion
Android TV is just another failed attempt to find middle ground between mobile and console gaming
Mind the gap
Charticle
Have the soccer-mad countries of the world embraced FIFA 15 Ultimate Team?
They think it's all over...
Jobs
Vivid Games searching for monetisation manager
On the money
Deal
French media outfit Ankama acquires Wizcorp for its HTML5 expertise
Japanese company's smarts impress
Game Connection 2014
Parisian dreams: 5 things we learned at Game Connection 2014
Fratatouille
Mobile Mixer
Our expert Mobile Mixer panel challenges devs to find success their own way
Thanks to sponsors SkyMobi and Cashplay
AppLift trio set up PocketWhale for transparent, fraud-free UA
Better, cheaper users
Assemble for Pocket Gamer's Superhero party at G-Star on 20 Nov
All bound for Busan
Deal
Fuse Powered buys Corona Labs to offer a one-stop shop for mobile development and monetisation
Consolidation extended
Unity Asset Store heading for 1 million users
Celebrates 4th anniversary with (almost) milestone
Investment
DeltaDNA secures another $3 million
Additional investment
Android: 3 out of 10 users now running KitKat
But half are still on Jelly Bean
Opinion
Why the value of game competitions isn't winning but taking part
Oscar Clark on sitting in judgement
Jobs
Changyou CEO steps down "for personal reasons"
Publisher will now be run by co-CEOs
Financials
Changyou sees FY14 Q3 VAS revenue up 52% to $7.4 million
Core PC online titles see slight decline
Microsoft joins the wearable battle with its notification and fitness-friendly Band
Takes a cross-platform approach
Hunger Hits China
OurPalm signs China publishing deal with Ubisoft over Hungry Shark Evolution
Ubisoft and OurPalm enter agreement
Game Connection 2014
Aaron Davis on why Oculus is going to change the world
A matter of time
Jobs
Jenny Richards-Steward becomes CEO of Women in Games Jobs
Realise your potential
Chart Of The Week
If you don't think in-game advertising can generate serious cash, look away now
A simple lesson from Glu Mobile
Mobile Mavens
It's not about ethics, it's about hate: The games industry closes the door on GamerGate
Our Mavens sum up the last few months
Mix it with Pocket Gamer on the 18 November in Helsinki
Talking about money
Virtual Reality
Facebook won't consider Oculus Rift 'meaningful' unless it hits 50+ million sales
And it'll take a few hardware iterations to get there, says Zuckerberg
Jobs
Ex-EA man Nick Earl appointed Kabam's president of worldwide studios
Moving on
Hot Five
The return of Eggebrecht, the lifecycle of mobile games, and Nokia's not dead, just resting
Last week's top 5 stories
Pocket Gamer mixing in Belgrade on 10 November with SkyMobi and Cashplay
SkyMobi-powered tour reaches penultimate date.
Financials
LINE Corp sees FY14 Q3 revenue up 17% to $210 million
Active user base totals 170 million
Week That Was
Debating F2P's soul, Glu's top financials and how the hot Helsinki scene just got hotter
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Financials
Ubisoft says FY15 H1 mobile game revenues already 45% higher than FY14
Sector growing very fast from a small base
Jobs Board
Hamburg is the place to get a job with Innogames and Goodgame recruiting hard
Positions available