Deal
Consolidation in mobile monetisation fragments then coalesces as Science Inc buys Upsight's PlayHaven ad network
Now focusing on our individual goals
Following TinyCo's COPPA $300,000 fine, AgeCheq sees demand surge
Leave those kids alone
Dice Europe
It's time for mobile to scale up with conviction, says GREE's Andrew Sheppard
New COO on the industry's next steps
Pocket Gamer and App Annie light up the Tokyo night with VIP-studded TGS party
Japanese mobile gaming glitterati were out in force at Ele Tokyo
Pay-to-play
Pay-to-Play: Why space-age thrill ride ALONE is a steal at $1.99
Are you receiving?
Dice Europe
Nexon: Working in games is like running a restaurant, and now's the time for your cuisine to go global
Min Kim on cooking up a storm
Deal
Millennial Media acquires Nexage for $107.5 million
Ad(d) cash
Virtual Reality
Oculus Rift launching with free app store, paid to follow
There'll be more content when devs can monetise
Dice Europe
Microsoft's Phil Harrison on why developers need to be inspired by Kinder Surprise
Microsoft man on the advantages of wearing another hat
Kiip claims its new reward video ads generate 77% view-through rates and up to $30 CPM
A new way to view
Interview
From charity to $3.5 million: How Grantoo became Fuel to drive competitive casual gaming
Driving the virtuous circle of player engagement
Investment
New company name, faces and direction as Fuel raises $3.5 million
Grantoo is reborn
Deal
KneoWorld receives $6 million to extend its education games to Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin
The price of knowledge
Interview
Things3D on why its 3D printing platform will improve your game's longterm retention and monetisation
Chillingo co-founders get physical
Opinion
Why you should be using Linear, Cumulative and Secondary Indexes to optimize your IAP strategy
New ways to measure player behaviour
Oculus Rift reveals new Crescent Bay devkit headset
But it's "not there yet"
The MIGS14 is getting closer. Are you ready?
10-11 November in Montreal
Chart Of The Week
Body-mounted wearables are attracting the most VC investment
Generating 10x leverage post-crowdfunding
German developer Wooga appoints new head of finance
Money matters
Gamesparks' CEO Griffin Parry on why server-side features spell success
Forget the platform. Just make the game
"If you can’t create something that stands out, you’re already dead," says Bossa's Imre Jele
The power of fans in making success
Miniclip's Saad Choudri on defining your brand, remaining flexible, and refining, refining, refining
From web to mobile
The Finnsider
Say hello to the Finnish game company you've never heard of, that doesn't exist anymore, and is debuting on Windows Phone
What happens outside of Helsinki
Silicon Valley Come to the Baltics combines with Live Mobile Congress in Lithuania
Find out more 11-12 October
Data
Apple sells 10 million iPhone 6s, but iOS 8 adoption rate remains slow
Five days, 25 percent uptake
The Charticle
20 million players strong, has a post-Naxxramas Hearthstone sustained at the top of iPad's top grossing charts?
A champion in the making?
Deal
How much money would a woodchopper game make if a woodchopper game would integrate Cashplay?
Timberman developer Digital Melody uses real-money platform
Pocket Gamer Connects
Last chance for Pocket Gamer Connects London 2015 early bird tickets
Make a saving while getting connected
Mobile Maven
Microsoft's move for Minecraft: Massive mistake or masterstroke?
Our Mavens give their expert view
Hot Five
Opening and shutting GamerGate, Star Wars, World of Tanks, and we've been Tango-ed
Last week's top 5 stories
Opinion
Why the Indian games market is now ripe for success
Local conditions and talent are in place says Aswin Sambamurthy
Week That Was
Microsoft buys Minecraft, Apple unleashes iOS 8, and we tackle GamerGate
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
FTC fines TinyCo $300,000 over COPPA data violations in pre-2013 games
Beware the kids
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Worms on the rise as Football Manager holds top spot
September 8 - September 14
Chart Of The Week
Social casino game Slotomania generates 15% higher ARPU on Amazon than iOS
Reaching your target audience
Jobs Board
LINE man joins Wooga, Zynga's reshuffle continues, and Next Games looking for designers
Job lot
Charitable hook up between Rovio and Playmob raises $28,000 from Angry Birds Epic IAPs
Building schools for Room to Read
More than Kakao: Four Korean mobile gaming platforms you should consider
The News Gangnam Style
Amazon presses reset: Launches new tablets, rolls out OS update
Sangria hits Fire devices
Rumours
Ovum suggests Alibaba could make a $1.5+ billion move for Tango
What to do with its IPO warchest
Gameloft launches App Bundles, and Metal updates but only for A7 and A8-class hardware
Basking in iOS 8 love
Pangea Software quick off the mark with three App Store game bundles
Bundles priced from $6.99 to $12.99
Data
Like Fiksu, Tapjoy estimates iOS 8 adoption rate significantly lagging previous OSes
iPod touch the most updated device
Sponsored Feature
How to make your games more attractive to brand advertisers
Tapsense on making positive changes
Financials
With H1 2014 sales up 71% to $21 million, Feiyu Technology announces Hong Kong IPO plans
Xiamen Haloer+Cairot=IPO
Investment
Swrve raises $10 million to provide the tools enabling brands to grow the consumer relationship
Acero Capital leads the B round
TIGA calls for incubator program between universities and developers
Building on success of Cambridge cluster
King triumphs in 6waves legal dispute, Chinese firm pulls 'clones' from sale
Treasure Epic and Farm Epic are no more
Fortumo giving $5,000 UA spend to devs integrating its carrier billing SDK on Windows Phone
The third way
Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame: Maria Alegre and Sean Fannan
Chartboost co-founders on the up