Loopt gets pulled as location tool sells to Green Dot for $43.4 million
Payment specialist culls the check-in
InnoGames CMO Volker Dressel signs up for F2P Summit
Mobile to give console a run for its money
PaymentOne rebrands as PayOne as carrier billing platform goes One-Click
Looking to calm payment friction
Eros Resmini on how GREE will compete in the winner takes all platform battle with DeNA, Facebook and Zynga
Going social, going global
Rovio looking for multiplatform splash with Angry Birds Space
Smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and 3DS on board
The PG.biz Hot Five: All eyes on Apple's iPad reveal, Windows 8 sends a warning and PG.biz celebrates the App Store's almighty 25 billion
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CrowdStar's Suren Markosian on why the numbers for female social games on iOS add up
Better than Facebook
User acquisition costs of $2 for mobile games are unsustainable, says Applifier's Jussi Laakkonen
Big boys with deep pockets are strangling the industry
GDC 2012: Appy's Paul O'Connor on why developers need to follow the market and go freemium
#gdc The customer is always right
GDC 2012: Vector Unit's Matt Small on what console devs need to know about mobile gaming
#gdc Be fast, know your audience, do Android
PG.biz week that was: App Store hits 25 billion downloads as new iPad rolls into town, while Beat Sneak Bandit and Jetpack Joyride win big at GDC 2012
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GDC 2012: There's the opportunity for a billion dollar core free-to-play games company, argues Benchmark's Mitch Lasky
#gdc Ignore casual, core monetises better
German PC specialist InnoGames to master free-to-play market with move on mobile
Looking to make a move on female gamers
Zynga welcomes Konami, Playdemic, and Rebellion to social platform beta
First social move for Oxford-based Rebellion
Beat Sneak Bandit nabs best mobile honour at IGF Awards 2012
Frozen Synapse takes home audience award
GDC 2012: Cave's Mikio Watanabe dissects the Japanese retro mobile gaming market
#gdc Local opportunity for international players
iPad and Windows 8 to push tablet shipments beyond 130 million by 2013, reports DigiTimes
Set to outpace notebooks
Microsoft to close Windows Mobile Marketplace on 9 May
Encourages switch to Windows Phone
Google-branded 7-inch Nexus tablet bound from Asus this May, claims DigiTimes
Aimed at Kindle Fire, not iPad
GDC 2012: Tiger Style's rocky path to inventing new gameplay in Waking Mars
#gdc Less is more
Nokia's Windows Phone switch sees smartphone shipments fall by 25% in 2011
77.3 million devices hit retail as Symbian slides
iPhone share jump hits Android aces Motorola and LG in US, reports comScore
January numbers show 2% rise for Apple
GDC 2012: It's easy to make a game, but hard to find an audience says Zynga, highlighting its new Platform
#gdc Rebellion, Playdemic and Konami new partners
GDC 2012: We ask 'Are our push notifications beloved?', says Zynga With Friends' Vijay Thakkar
#gdc All communications with players are vital
Social analytics specialist Kontagent grows 500% in FY2011
And takes on its first mobile-only clients
Low price Lumias could help Nokia zero in on feature phone market, claims Connect2Media's Stephen Hey
Marketing muscle is a major weapon
Train2Game courses earn official City & Guilds accreditation
'Significant milestone' for gaming qualifications
Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games - Waking Mars, AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! (Force = Mass x Acceleration)
Critically acclaimed
Analysts peg iPad shipments at a possible 60 million+ in 2012
Wall Street reacts warmly to new hardware
GDC 2012: Consoles in danger of being ousted by Apple, claims Epic's Mark Rein
#gdc Microsoft, Sony to stay on bleeding edge
Marmalade adds support for iPhone game engine Cocos2d
Cross-platform deployment now 'easy'
Opinion: Lack of iPad innovation highlights the hapless nature of Apple's rivals
Letting giant dictate the market
One third of all US adults to own a tablet by 2016, claims Forrester
iPad in charge of 73% of market
GDC 2012: The performance and convenience of mobile gaming is killing the console business says ngmoco's Ben Cousins
#gdc Developers need to jump platform now
Sulake CEO Paul LaFontaine on turning Habbo into a key gaming platform for mobile
Teens are voracious players
Chillingo gives Apple's new iPad the thumbs up
'Having even better hardware is exciting'
Retina reveal proves painful for indies: Instant developer reaction to Apple's new iPad
Underwhelmed and unsurprised?
Apple's Retina Display next-gen iPad bound for US, UK on 16 March
Available from $499
Apple has sold 315 million iOS devices to date
62 million in Q4 2011 alone
Sony to launch PlayStation Suite open beta in April
Official $99 version to follow 'later this year'
Smart TV install base to hit 400 million plus by 2015, claims Unity's Oren Tversky
Games dev will soon be financially viable
GDC 2012: 80% of developers work at studios focused on cloning, claims Spry Fox
#gdc More life in innovation
HandyGames unveils 35 games for Nokia's Asha range
Guns'n'Glory and Aces of the Luftwaffe on board
Games dominate App Store's all time lists as Angry Birds comes out on top
Celebrating the top sellers
Halfbrick's Jetpack Joyride wins big at Pocket Gamer Awards 2012
Top honours for endless runner
Big Fish acquires mobile social casino outfit Self Aware Games
Studio and platform both mopped up
Ludei's HTML5-to-iOS and Android tool CocoonJS launches as beta
Boasts 1000% performance jump over browsers
GREE and FreeAppADay sign comprehensive agreement for promotion of iOS games
Will provide new channels for iOS game marketing
Playdom co-founder Rick Thompson pumps $1.5 million into indie outfit Kihon Games
Joins board of directors
GDC 2012: Developers scrambling to accommodate iPad HD, claims PopCap
#gdc Hi-res games incoming