Development 101
What the west could learn from Indian game developers
Taking a leaf from India's book
Fan Power
97.6 percent of all YouTube game views are bagged by fan-made channels
Newzoo and Octoly research shines light on viewer habits
Only Apple
Apple is now rejecting iOS games which contain adverts that mention other platforms
Another banhammer falls
New Frontier
6 things we learned about India's games industry at PGC Bangalore
There's a rumbling in the east
Sisters Take Flight
Angry Birds Stella games pass 30 million downloads
Angry Birds Stella POP! does 5 million in launch month
Westward Ho!
Fantasy Westward Journey testifies to the strength of China's leading game company
NetEase makes its case
Cough Up
TIGA survey reveals programmers got biggest pay rise
Annual salary survey sheds light on development pay packets.
Lion's Share
Apple and Google eat up 83 percent of the world's $24.5 billion mobile games market
Newzoo report reveals the top 25 games companies
Lots Of Friends
Yahtzee with Buddies scores 1 million downloads in four days
Racking up the numbers
See & Control
MergeVR announces $129 headmount and controller
Coming this fall
Wrist Positive
Why Apple Watch will drive LTV for games
Tango's Jim Ying on the next big thing
All To Play For
Develop:Brighton Indie Showcase 2015 now open for submissions
Free to enter for indie teams and individuals
Big In The Big Apple
NetEase Games debuts its Passionate Gaming Enthusiasts publicity campaign in New York Times Square
Celebrating success and new US office
Launch Of Faith
Soft launch your game as soon as possible, says Zeptolab
CEO Misha Lyalin advises at PGC Bangalore
India's The Place
99Games raises $5 million to target growing Indian market
Star Chef dev sees massive potential in India
Week That Was
Pocket Gamer Connects Bangalore, Google's Cardboard VR move, and more Apple Watch games
The past 7 days in bite-sized chunks
Rift Opens For Occulus
Google looks to standardise mobile VR around its Cardboard ecosystem
$20 wonder gaining market share
Talent Show
Why talent acquisition is vital to India's gaming success
All In A Day's Play co-founder Abhinav Sarangi puts out a call for talent
Venting
Is your PR incompetent?
Carter Dotson bites the hands that feeds
Giving It All Away
Amazon gives away $105 app and game bundle to drive Amazon App downloads
Alternative retailing
Fiery Launch
Pocket Gems takes flight with synchronous PvP-focused breed-and-battler War Dragons
Strategy game comes with Watch integration
Back To The Future
How mashing up Forbidden Planet and Cannon Fodder resulted in Space Age
Big Bucket's optimistic nod to 1950s sci-fi
Tuning And Time
Delays and roadblocks: the monetisation of Fast & Furious: Legacy
Putting Kabam's movie tie-in through its paces
Growing Opportunity
The Indian mobile market will eclipse PC and console, says Manish Agarwal
Pocket Gamer Connects Bangalore kicks off
Stand Out
Heed my advice and ignore advice, says Mike Bithell
Thomas Was Alone developer takes to the PGC Bangalore stage
Racing Ahead
Angry Birds Go smacks down Mario with 130 million downloads
Rovio spin-off game raises the stakes
Opening Up China
LoopMe to bring native video ads to Baidu, Cheetah Mobile and Sungy Mobile
Adding inventory
Charting Success
Snail Games expands its mobile game distribution with Taichi Panda
Year of the panda
Signal To Noise
Is Facebook becoming a more expensive and less effective place to advertise mobile games?
CTRs down, CPCs up
Ceo Acquired
GameGenetics appoints Jeffry van Ede as CEO
Alexander Piutti remains in advisory capacity
Red Tape Battles
Is EU Commissioner Ansip Europe's last hope for future Minecrafts and Mojangs?
Looking for a coherent regulatory framework
Watch This
Apple giving away Apple Watch game Rules! for a limited period
It's an Apple Store app promotion
More Me
Frenzoo raises another $1 million to expand Me Girl franchise
Start-up working towards inter-app synergy
Going Global
How YeahMobi is helping Chinese indie developers to monetize and expand internationally
Mixing revenue generation with cost effective UA
Emerging Opportunity
Bee7 and Vserv forge partnership to solve emerging market monetisation
The next billion
Badge Of Honour
Does mobile gaming have its Bloodborne?
Mobile Mavens ponder cultural significance
Leveled Up
Logres of Swords and Sorcery racks up 6 million downloads in Japan
Aiming and Marvelous' RPG on the up
Coming Up Trumps
Ex-Zynga exec Lloyd Melnick to lead Rational's social casino efforts
Second wave gambling
Loudspeaker
Rami Ismail to keynote IndieDev:Day at Develop: Brighton
Vlambeer co-founder leads fifth IndieDev: Day
China Awaits
30 million downloads strong, but how well does Marvel: Contest of Champions monetise?
Valued superheroes
Hot Five
Apple Watch games, making money with Best Fiends, and Amazon swipes CryEngine
A glance at last week's top stories
Us Move
TabTale nets 5 million new players with Sunstorm acquisition
Publisher makes fourth acquisition
Crash Dummy
In China, the other engines are still playing catch up with Cocos2d, says Chukong
“Other game engines are still playing catch up with Cocos in China," says Chukong exec.
Week That Was
Zynga's rebound CEO, Minions change hands, and Five Nights at Freddy's movie in the works
The past 7 days in bite-sized chunks
Smor-games-board
Is Netflixification the future of premium mobile gaming?
Carter Dotson wants all-he-can-play
Trio In
Fuse Powered poaches three from Fyber to boost SF team
Good for growth
Good Enough To Go
How do you know when your game is ready to launch?
Advice, tricks and tips from the Indie Mavens
Simply The Best
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2015
The shakers, makers and movers
Cunning Fox
Rovio hires ex-Fox exec Alex Lambeek to push Asian business
New chief commercial officer brings Asia Pacific experience
My Store My Rules
App Store featuring of CSR Racing IAP pack underlines promotion of iOS-exclusive paid content
Releases from Kabam, Ubisoft and Warners ignored