Hothead, Zynga, Space Ape, 5th Planet and Pixowl amongst those F2P companies incentivising big on Black Friday
Splashing it over the Tapjoy offerwall
Jobs Board
Nonstop, HandyGames, DeNA and Not Doppler in the hunt for new talent
Positions available
Interview
Several small games are far better than an all-in project for indies, says 80 Days dev Inkle
What to expect at PG Connects London 2015
Saying Goodbye
The birth and death of mobile: My 8 years at Pocket Gamer
How we got here and where we're going
Deal
Adways China links with beBit to crack Chinese mobile advertising market
Knowledge is power
Opinion
Why player support is a game changer for your bottom line
TELUS' Stefan Abadzhiev on harnessing customer satisfaction
Reinvigorated by its gaming community strategy, Palringo opens London HQ
First game out now
Interview
Indies need to be experiemental to survive and prosper, says Byron Atkinson-Jones
What to expect at PG Connects London 2015
Mobile Mavens
In the app store world, what's the point of publishers?
Our Indie Mavens consider independence
Learn how to Acquire, Engage and Monetise at PG Connects London 2015
Wooga, AppLift, Fiksu, Twitter, Tune, Rovio and more to star
Jobs
HandyGames searches for technical lead and game programmers
Game on
Deal
YeahMobi signs social media marketing deal with VKontakte
Russia's Facebook opens up for Chinese game developers
Spend $50,000 on UA with NativeX and they'll spend another $50,000 for you
It's the season to give
Shanda Games' NASDAQ buyout moves from the convoluted to the ridiculous
Control now split between acting CEO and textile company
Candy Crush Soda Saga bubbles up on 100 million Facebook feeds
Sweet smell of success across seven countries
Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame: Niccolo de Masi
Glu CEO talks the future of mobile
Making Of
Duck and cover: The making of Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War
The balance between movement and cover
Monetizer Mavens
Carrots and sticks: How F2P designers should balance wither and daily rewards
Our Monetizer Mavens talk appointment gaming mechanics
Inside The Game: Why Oliver Miao almost left gaming
Pixelberry CEO on staying to make a change
Interview
Prepare for a new arms race over mobile game graphics, predicts Lumo's Jonathan Evans
What to expect at PG Connects London 2015
Investment
Zeotap raises $1.3 million to analyse carrier data
Backed in Berlin
Investment
Digital insight outfit SimilarWeb raises $15 million for aggressive mobile expansion
Tracking app store traffic
Ouya now 1,000 games strong
The unconsole thinks it still can
Jobs
King-owned Nonstop hiring designers, coders and artists
Wear the crown
Opinion
Too little, too soon: Did Apple announce its Watch too early?
More questions raised than answered
Financials
Despite delays, KongZhong sees FY14 Q3 mobile game sales up 8% to $11 million
Gross profits up 19%
Deal
App discovery platform Geenapp raises $250,000
Putting the 'fun' in funding
Virtual Reality
Apple hiring for virtual reality project
Job posting hints at Apple's renewed interest in VR
Deal
Gamevil levels up, acquiring Korean RPG dev Waplesoft
More content for its global publishing arm
SMI adds eye-tracking support to Oculus
Another level of data added to VR immersion possibilities
Interview
Indies need to create a great story around their games, says AppLift's Michael Puriz
What to expect at PG Connects London 2015
Chart Of The Week
How TinyLoot increased Smash Bandits' retention 50% and doubled ARPU
Engaged players spend more
hoPLAY: 5 years of rewarding the best independent videogames
Happening in Bilbao on 27 Nov to 3 Dec
Charticle
How successfully has Hothead's Kill Shot taken aim at top grossing charts?
Taking the shot
Interview
Chorus' Shin Kanaoya questions, Who are you making your game for?
What to expect at PG Connects London 2015
Interview
Playing your cards right: How Tequila Games hopes Earthcore's unlimited crafting will shake up CCGs
Building on Hearthstone's success
Indies ask for less money than they need, says our Slush 2014 Mobile Mixer panel
Helsinki gives the PG Mobile Mixer a warm reception
Hot Five
Alibaba's rumoured Com2uS move, Monument Valley IAP dissected and the end of free App Store games
Last week's top 5 stories
Adways, Latis and Ncloud24 partner up to provide global launch pad for Korea devs
One-stop-shop for Korean devs
Reading List
Reading List: So You Want to Make Video Games? A Survival Guide
Game designer Nicholas G. Pendriis takes us from start to finish
Week That Was
Learning from Taylor Swift, Alibaba to spend big, and Nokia and Jolla both announce Android tablets
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
DeNA, Chartboost, Two Tails, Small Giant, Adjust and Leadbolt all hiring now
Positions open
Investment
Pushing synchronous multiplayer mobile gaming, Flow State raises $1 million
SparkLabs Global lead the round
IMGA opens its nominations for 2015
Get your game in play by 31 December
Stateside
Learning from Taylor Swift: Your game is worthless but you can give it value
Welcome to mobile gaming in 2014
Interview
Make the best possible game you can. Everything else will follow, says Gamevil's Europe GM
What to expect at PG Connects London 2015
Finnish shooter specialist Critical Force wins our Slush 2014 Big Indie Pitch
Glad Game Studio and Calvino Noir also placed
Jobs
Small Giant Games seeks senior game designer
Apply within
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