GameMaker: Studio gets go-faster stripes with new compiler and shader support
Unlocking the power of the CPU
Sell real-world items in your games and get 6% of the revenue through Amazon's new affiliate deal
New revenue stream with Amazon Mobile Associates API
PlayScreen launches real-money Slots game in the UK
Partnered up with Betable
How GREE and IUGO boosted Knights & Dragons' 30-day retention by 50%
It's now generating more than $1 million per month
Chinese web and mobile outfit Qihoo 360 sees Q2 2013 sales up 108% to $152 million
Record income of $33 million
Majesco on making Zumba Dance iPad's #1 Health and Fitness app
Moving to a new beat
Opinion: Don't drop the beat - why you should care about your game's audio
Music is everything
Top 5 things we learned at Gamescom and GDC Europe
Rambles from beside the Rhine
Sponsored feature: You're gonna need a smaller bloat, says NativeX's Rob Weber
How SDKs have changed from a solution to a problem
Muteki Corp's Adam Rippon on how Sony saved the indie studio 'from the brink of death'
And the importance of store curation
Hot Five: EA loves F2P, gut not analytics (Frogmind vs Zynga), and the contentment of big whales
The stories taking down our server this week
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: PvsZ 2 does 16M downloads, Oculus Rift eyes Android, and 78% of IAP big spenders happy with purchases
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Drawbridge levels up, appointing stats marketing man Daryl McNutt
Will retarget retargeting ad tech outfit's efforts
Three is the magic number as Pocket Gamer parties in Cologne
Thanks to NativeX, Creative Mobile and Qihoo 360
AppVersal on the difficulty of app discovery
It's all about better brand recognition
Mobile payment provider Mo9 closes Series B round
Company secures millions of dollars in funding
Cloud burst: Big Fish shutters its Unlimited casual game streaming service
Costs too high, uptake too low
Newbie Mobile Gamer likes Icebreaker but thinks its IAP is 'cheating'
Truth through inexperience
Creative Mobile, TinyCo and Animoca add support for subscription-based unconsole GamePop
Android focus
Sega leading publisher initiative to create a cross-promotion network in Japan
Looking to build their own UA mine
Cologne Big Indie Pitch proved a love-in for devs and journalists
Thanks to sponsors Sega and Apmetrix
iOS gameplay video sharing outfit Kamcord announces 1 billion recordings
Plus additional funding brings seed round to $2.5 million
Sponsored feature: Why all game developers need to take notice of BlackBerry 10
Anders Jeppsson highlights 'fastest growing ecosystem'
Hoolai Games bringing web MMOG Wartune to mobile - for China and the west
Promises optimised gameplay and more engagement
Chart of the Week: Android game revenue now bigger than 3DS and PS Vita
App Annie and IDC have the breakdown
Opinion: After its initial failure, Sony's now looks to turn PS Vita into a mini-PlayStation 4
Time for a pivot
There was plenty of fizzy pop and chocolate cake at PG's Mobile Mixer in Cologne
Thanks to sponsors PapayaMobile, Immersion, Grand Cru, Everplay and King
Jolla's MeeGo-based smartphone closes initial pre-order
Production run 'in the order of 50,000'
LINE messaging service now has 230 million registered users
Including 15 million in Spain
From $60 console game to $20 iOS game in 9 months: The Making of XCOM: Enemy Unknown
The platforms they are a-changin'
Extreme Motion SDK 'motionizes' snowboarding game with Kinect-like control
Uses front-facing camera on tablet or laptop
Monetizer: Plants vs. Zombies 2
What are Crazy Dave's F2P tricks and techniques
How DeNA turned Transformers Legends into a monetisation machine for the west
#GDCEurope Money maker in disguise
Gameloft bringing a further 15 games to Windows Phone 8
Taking 2013's slate up to 25
Hook into the Japanese market with cross-promotion platform AppExTrade
Now available through a Unity plug-in
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[Updated] Pocket Gamer's Ultimate GDCE and Gamescom 2013 Party Guide
From Saints Row to CCP, Rovio, and beyond
Stateside: The ethics of IAP are complex which is why the industry needs to define them
Because if we don't do it, others will
As Plants vs Zombies 2 hits 16 million downloads, EA takes FIFA 14 free-to-play
The transformation is complete
Is Kakao already dominating the market in the Philippines?
Messaging app rises to the top after two weeks.
Tencent talks how to tempt Chinese gamers away from a diet of rice and noodles
#GDCEurope Peng Lu on changing the menu
Linking fiction to action: Why touchscreen controls depend on pace, position and direction
Anna Marsh talks non-literal actions
'No one wants to be Zynga anymore': Lessons from the Pocket Gamer Mobile Mixer
F2P, monetisation, and is there a third platform?
How Frogmind made it big with Badland (without a big marketing budget)
#GDCEurope Finding power without a publisher
Transition extended as KongZhong's mobile games business drops 40% in Q2 2013
Still waiting for the smartphone uplift
Get ready for an eyeful - Oculus Rift's John Carmack working on mobile SDK
Android support coming first
Exclusive: 78% of mobile gamers spending $50+ on IAP say they've received 'their money's worth'
EEDAR survey of 3,000 reveals surprising facts
Are you an indie dev looking to make it big? Enroll in Chartboost University
It's all about the hothouse
Candy crushing the competition: The 'stars have aligned' for King, says Tommy Palm
#GDCEurope And Facebook is still a force
The Charticle: A year on from relaunch, The Simpsons is EA Mobile's biggest earner
Franchise generating $100 million per year
Don't count on chat apps being the next big gaming platform, warns GameDuell
#GDCEurope KakaoTalk and co. not the answer