As the UK games industry recovers from the three day jolly-by-the-seaside known as Develop, it's time to prove I did do some work.
Camera and tripod in hand, I found some interesting people to interview to about various subjects relating to mobile game trends.
These ranged from middleware to enabling charitable giving in-game, and encouraging developers to distribute their games through Samsung's own app store.
But first up, we tracked down debut author Will Luton to find out about his just released book Free2Play: Making Money From Games You Giveaway, as well as getting his take on the wider future of the business model.
Designing free-to-play games requires more thought, says Will Luton
Why is Blitz Games using Playmob's in-game charity system?
Havok's in the mobile tools business for the longterm, says Andrew Bowell
100% Indie explains why you should release for Samsung Apps
Pocket Gamer mixing it up in Brighton
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