BlackBerry PlayBook OS version 2.0 update now live
App World discovery greatly improved
EA Mobile continues free-to-play push with The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Cash for donuts
Early bird pricing announced for GameHorizon 2012
Ustwo, Atomic Antelope and Thumbstar among speakers
PaymentOne unveils carrier billing API for HTML5 apps
Native only no more
Each iOS device sold equates to $12 for developers reckons Asymco's Dediu
Or 50c a month for 24 months
Futjitsu planning double digit share of European phone market within 5 years
Android and Windows Phone devices planned
Composer collective launches Indie Loop Garden for high quality custom sounds
Nine indie heroes to use
Temple Run targeted by another 99c clone, while 2 Pokemon 'games' ride high in the App Store
Has Satoru Iwata changed his mind?
Android on top in China as iPhone 4 sheds 13% share in Q4 2011, reckons ad network Madhouse
Google platform twice as popular as iOS
IAPs to overtake paid download revenue in 2012, reckons ABI research
But only if Google gets more involved
His games are inspired by Snake, Tron and Breakout, but designer Andrew Smith argues that's not cloning
Homage of classics is different to copying today's success
NaturalMotion nabs Dan Borthwick from Playfish to head new London studio
3D social mobile titles the aim of the game
The PG.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens on the ethics of App Store chart manipulation
Welcome to Bot-Farmville
3DS is the fastest console to sell 5 million units in Japan
Shifts total in 52 weeks
Free-to-play Infinity Blade Cross arrives on Mobage Japan for iOS
Slasher's arrival follows Monster Hunter and Final Fantasy
Apple launches tutorial site to help budding iOS app developers
Prime info for App Store newbies
Leaked logic board points to iPad 3 equipped with A5X chip
Rumoured A6 upgrade delayed
David Braben on how LostWinds marks Frontier's first step into iOS gaming
Learning from mistakes, building for the future
App-Promo's Gary Yentin on living, breathing and succeeding in app promotion
All about discovery, download and monetisation
Meet Pocket Gamer at GDC 2012 in San Francisco
We're on (a) Mission
Mondia Media partners with CiiNow to deliver PC/console Play Central streaming service to mobile
Available for broadband connected devices
The PG.biz Hot Five: Glu's clean, Zynga's slammed, Tapjoy's innovative and iTunes is getting scammed
Last week's top five stories
PG.biz week that was: Zynga and Gamevil post record sales, Rovio heads into space and Apple heads for 25 billion downloads
The past seven days' news compressed bite-sized
Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games - League of Evil 2, Beat Sneak Bandit
Critically acclaimed
10-inch Kindle Fire to launch in Q2 2012, reports China Times
Foxconn to manufacture
Rovio links up with NASA and National Geographic for Angry Birds Space
Countdown to March 22 launch
Meet Pocket Gamer at Mobile World Congress
Time to party
Gameloft to launch casual games community on Facebook to preserve hardcore appeal
Segregated audiences
Thumbstar staffs up, adding Tony Fitzgerald and Phil Brannelly
Sales and marketing boost
BlackBerry World 2012 registration now open
BB10, PlayBook OS 2.0 and Mobile Fusion on the agenda
Java specialist mig33 pre-installs games on devices from 12 Indian and Indonesian OEMs
Making the most of reach and opportunity
Kindle Fire and Nook Color take 11% tablet market share in 2011, reckons IHS
Global market estimated at 65.2 million devices
Apple secures slide-to-unlock patent case victory against Motorola in Germany
User experience differentiation
Apple asks developers to step up UDID depreciation as security scares spook App Store
App specific identifiers are the alternative
CocoaChina claims Chinese App Store scammers are costing studios 30% of IAP revenue
Firm monitoring offers on auction sites
G5 expands to Nook and Nook Color with 3 titles
Hidden object specialist Barnes & Noble-ing
Nokia the largest OEM in Q4 2011, but Windows Phone won't break Finnish firm's fall, reckons ABI Research
Giant holds 27% global share
Sulake reportedly lays of 25% off Finnish workforce as it switches Habbo to open platform strategy
Taking inspiration from GREE and DeNA?
Mac OS X Mountain Lion to include iOS features such as Game Center
Cross-platform multiplayer for Game Center games
Thanks to Air Penguin, Zenonia and Baseball Superstars, Gamevil posts record FY11 sales of $36.7 million, up 39%
Boosted by third party publishing activity
Unity reveals Unite 12 event bound for Amsterdam
Switches to August timing
Game Connection America announces the 15 games nominated for its Selected Projects program
To feature at San Francisco pitch event
Digital Chocolate, CrowdStar, Gamevil, MocoSpace and PerBlue announced for Mobile Gaming USA 2012
Hitting San Francisco 9-10 May
TIGA submits Games Tax Relief report to UK government, claims it could generate £283 million
Stresses urgent need for a level playing field
LucasArts veterans launch multiplayer platform Suddenly Social for iOS
Taking care of server management and scaling
Establishing itself in the mobile market, Nvidia sees FY12 revenue up 13% to $4 billion
Expect Tegra 3 to continue the momentum
StartApp boasts 40 million downloads are using its Android monetisation system
Search strap-on proving popular
Norway the most lucrative App Store in terms of average price per download
37c compared to 4c in China
Alternative Android app store AppChina raises $6.4 million in round A funding
Home of 40,000 apps and counting
Super Mario 3D Land, Magnetic Billiards, Quarrel, Dead Space and Peggle in the running for a BAFTA
2012 mobile and handheld nominations go public