Mind Candy appoints ex-Playfish exec Ken Ward as talent director
Studio recruiting mobile devs and designers
Betable brings real money gambling to social and mobile games
Adds betting to new and existing title
Develop 2012: CSR Racing 'more successful than all my other games put together', says Boss Alien's Jason Avent
#developconf High profit margins on iOS
Continuity 2, Spoing, and Lunar Racer are the highest-reviewed Android games of Q2 2012
Critically acclaimed
Develop 2012: Collaboration, not competition, is key to survival in the packed mobile market, says Remode's Ella Romanos
#developconf All about building a network
Ouya raises $2 million via Kickstarter for its Android console in one day
$99 console reached funding goal in 8 hours
Develop 2012: Concept Art House's James Zhang on how game art can improve your monetisation
#developconf All about quality
Develop 2012: The lower the price of a game, the better it needs to be, says BioWare's Eugene Evans
#developconf Game pricing now 'democratised'
Develop 2012: Insight, advice and friendship: Why UK indie outfits 'stand together' behind Best of British
#developconf Trade body benefits, without the fees
With 250 million MAUs, Adam Boyden highlights the value of Conduit's omni-platform for user engagement
Moving from browser to mobile
No surrender: The making of Total War Battles: Shogun
Creative Assembly invades new territory
Develop 2012: Crowdsourcing app development cultivates rather than complicates games, says Valve's Jason Holtman
#developconf Audiences want to be involved
Richard Garriott's mobile social studio Portalarium raises $7 million in Series A round
Ultimate Collector and Ultimate RPG inbound
Autodesk announces new version of Scaleform UI middleware for mobile
Works with Unity or as a standalone
OpenFeint founder Jason Citron raises $1.1 million for 'post-PC' outfit Phoenix Guild
Staffing up to ship its first mobile game in 2012
SessionM steals three execs, two from Apple iAd and one from Google
Team reunited
Samsung launches Smart App Challenge 2012 offering $4 million in cash
Seeks innovative apps for Galaxy Note and Tab
Ouya hopes to Kickstart $950,000 to bring its $99 Android-powered home console to market
Developer friendly for free-to-play games
Urban Airship and GamesAnalytics partner to offer targeted messaging for mobile games
Analytics-triggered messaging suite available
Develop 2012: Stuart Dredge's 30 interesting apps in 45 minutes
#developconf How does he fit it all in?
Develop 2012: HTML5 can wait: focus on the native app, says Flurry
#developconf The time is now
Develop 2012: Relentless Software on Microsoft's move to shape Kinect into an interactive TV king
#developconf Big future in the big screen
PapayaMobile's Oscar Clark provides a developer's guide to the Zombie (freemium) Apocalypse
First of a two-part special on freemium, and the undead
Develop 2012: Michael Pachter on why free-to-play gaming needs to be reinvented
#developconf Don't give it away
Develop 2012: Apple has 'completely failed' at app discoverability, says PapayaMobile's Oscar Clark
#developconf Don't rely on app stores to push your game
Develop 2012: Game devs best placed to take advantage of TV's second screen surge, says Agora Media
#developconf Smart TV's ascent 'inevitable'
Develop 2012: Turbulenz's Gavin Shields on why now is the time to embrace HTML5 gaming
#developconf The early bird
Develop 2012: iPhone changed the game, but now's the time for content to cross borders says Matmi
#developconf Founder Coghlan on mobile's break out
Develop 2012: AdMob and YouTube are Google's cost effective ad channels says Ali Syed
#developconf Cheap and cheerful
Develop 2012: Valve's Jason Holtman on why everyone in your company needs to be involved in your business
#developconf Everyone is an expert
Ludei president Monastiero says recent 'roadblocks' won't stop HTML5's mobile momentum
Devs unaware problems have long been solved
HTML5 specialist Ludei names appMobi co-founder Monastiero as president
To lead 'power shift' in mobile development
Gamevil renews $10 million strong partner fund
Indie outreach behind 'large portion' of line up
Microsoft to acquire multi-touch display maker Peceptive Pixel
Joining MS' Office division
HandyGames is hiring through PocketGamer.biz jobs board
Programmers, artists, testers, & designers needed
Microsoft confirms October 2012 launch for Windows 8
First Windows RT tablets also expected in October
Facebook begins App Center's global roll out, launches new localisation tools for devs
Platform launches in 7 more countries
A holiday launch could see Apple sell 6 million $299 iPad Minis in 2012
Piper Jaffrays analyst advises investors
TinyCo to offer Kindle Fire game developers $2.50 per US install via Chartboost direct deal
User acquisition market hots up
Moshi Monsters outfit Mind Candy acquires UK games studio Origami Blue
Will relaunch as R&D studio Candy Labs
3 billion apps downloaded from BlackBerry App World
More than 90,000 titles currently available
Kindle Fire 2 rumoured to boast 1280x800 display and ship in Q3 2012
New aspect ratio also suggested
Wipeout co-creator Nick Burcombe sets up Playrise for iOS and Android development
Raises seed funding for first games
The PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on whether Sony is streaming towards success with Gaikai
More than a play for PlayStation 4?
Hot Five: The real significance of Nexus 7, why game design is like sex, and (not) buying CSR Racing's go-faster stripes
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Roman Backgammon, GoNinja, and LostWinds 2 are the highest-reviewed iPhone games of Q2 2012
Critically acclaimed
Continuity 2 and Pocket Clothier are the top-reviewed Android games for June
Critically acclaimed
Magic 2013 and GoNinja are the top-reviewed iPad games for June
Critically acclaimed
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