Microsoft: We need to do better with Surface
CFO Hood on firm's renewed charge
Introducing Monetizer: A new ranking system for monetization efficiencies
Turd Birds, Blastron and Slot Revolution evaluated
Free-to-play model risks 'hindering' great gameplay, warns Call of Duty man Bowling
But can pay off 'in the long term'
iPhone runs into trouble in Russia as carriers walk away
Harsh distribution conditions blamed
Microsoft's Surface RT adventure results in $900 million write-down
But unsold inventory unlikely to stop successor
Arkadium rolls out its cross-platform HTML5 casual games Arena
CNN, Chicago Tribune and LA Times onboard
Distimo: Infinity Blade II's free promo more than doubled its weekly revenue
Free-to-slay
Ouya pledges $1 million to match Kickstarter funds for Ouya-bound games
Paying homage to its beginnings
Vlambeer's Rami Ismail: Developers can't afford to live in fear of clones
Open up and test games amongst wide audience
Adeven asks: Do you know when to burst and when to target?
Christian Henschel takes a holistic view on analytics
Icebreaker dev Nitrome almost 'sold up and packed it all in'
MD Annal talks development depression
Nokia 'proud' as Lumia sales jump 85%
7.4 million sold marks strongest quarter to date
Breaking The Ice
Studio Profile: Nitrome
From Flash foundations to rolling with Rovio
Australian marketing master Surprise Attack turns indie publisher
Becomes nation's 'first indie game label'
Apple expected to beat iPhone projections, quarterly shipments could hit 32 million
Revenues also on the rise
CocoaChina on the gaming significance of Baidu's $1.9 billion acquisition of 91 Wireless
Shaking up Chinese app distribution
Free for all: Infinity Blade II downloads triple during App Store anniversary promo
5.7 million pick up free version
Zynga signs up Scramble With Friends for SessionM's real-world rewards scheme
Get double word score with mPOINTS
You need transparency to optimise your UA, says Papaya, rolling out AppFlood's new visibility smarts
Get yourself some X-ray vision
Clone wars: Why Vlambeer refuses to call time on open development
Ismail on its not-so-secret ingredient for success
Fresh foundations: SimCity veterans form new mobile studio Jellygrade
Working on iPad release
Opinion: Why your next hire should be a Chief Psychology Officer
Bridging the gap between gameplay and retention
Gameloft hits 10 million likes on Facebook
Focuses its social activity on company not games
Gamevil increases growth rate, breaks through 300 million download barrier
And that's before it unleashes new cash warchest
Kakao sees H1 2013 game platform revenue up 194% to $311 million
12 months of plenty for Korean Android developers
Appnext extends its interstitial discovery network from Facebook to Android
Windows Phone coming next
Stateside: Indies, are you yearning for an App Store revolution?
Change needs to begin from the bottom up
Mobile development 'booming' in Europe, but UK losing its leading position
GDC Europe survey reveals continent-wide trends
Why all mobile developers need to understand Dr. Robert Cialdini's Rule of Reciprocity
SessionM digs into the basis of monetisation
Kinect-like technology hits Windows 8 in Top Smash Tennis
SDK makes any 2D camera into a controller
GamesAnalytics boosted by $3 million strong investment program
Secures initial $1.3 million in first funding round
Robert Bowling: Why Breach & Clear fell out of love with free-to-play
Model was 'getting in the way' of gameplay
Reading List: Free-to-Play: Making Money From Games You Give Away
An industry primer
Rovio unveils Angry Birds Star Wars II, set to launch Skylanders-style physical toys
A new hope?
Sponsored feature: Leading smartphone ad agency CyberZ considers new gaming trends in Japan
How to win in the competitive Japanese market
Thomas Was Alone's Mike Bithell: 'It's been one hell of a year, and I've been very lucky'
How one indie dev avoided the bargain bin
The Charticle: Leading on iOS, Android now accounts for around 40% of CSR Racing's sales
Distimo estimates Google Play is 8.75% of lifetime sales
Following $38.5 million share sale, Kabam now valued at $700 million
Rumours about IPO grow
Dutch mobile outfit Lunagames raised $520,000 for expansion
Linden Mobile Ventures sees the potential
Hot Five: GREE scales back in the west, how to top Thomas Was Alone, and why Double Fine has damaged Kickstarter
Last week's top five stories
Winner takes it all: Real brand monetisation platform GoPrezzo hits UK
Launches via Amazon Appstore
Chart of the Week: How localisation tripled Clash of Clans' Japanese revenue
Or so Distimo says
What is Monetizer?
A guide to our new F2P ranking process
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: App Store turns 5, the news from Develop 2013, and did Unity turn down a $750 million deal?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Check your media strategy with free-to-download PRninja app
Interactive helpmate
Tablet in-game spending nearly 3 times that of smartphone
Paying players spending $48 each a year
Five things we learned from Develop 2013
Mixing with the mobile movers in Brighton
FreeAppADay creators tease new app discovery platform 'Project X'
'Your apps your way'
Brighton Week: Why Boss Alien is thankful there's no dominant developer in Brighton
Jason Avent on the city's open nature
XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Where's My Mickey? are the highest-reviewed iOS and Android games of Q2 2013
Critically acclaimed