Everything Is Ok
App Store changes will not affect how app intelligence firms gather their data
Apptopia calms developer nerves
A Charitable Ape
A Thinking Ape raises $45,000 for Red Cross Hurricane Harvey Appeal in 48 hours
Fans dig deep to help out
The Financer List
Free directory of all sources of financing available to UK games industry launches
Curated resource lists options from VC investment through to government grants and loans
Here We Go
Game Music Collective kicks off Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2017 in style
It's our Biggest PGC Helsinki yet
App Annie In China
App Annie adds usage metrics from Android devices in China to its platform
Learn the MAUs, data usage, and session lengths of Android users in China
Imga Open Submissions
IMGAs opens for submissions to its 14th annual global competition
Get your submissions in by December 31st
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Snipers vs Thieves storms back into the top ten downloaded iPhone charts
Rankings from September 4th to September 10th
In The Meantime
IGDA appoints former 38 Studios CEO Jen MacLean as interim Executive Director
Permanent replacement to be announced in Q2 2018
Conspext Hires Kuju
Conspexit Games hires Kuju to develop unannounced mobile AR game
Aiming to aid in bringing about social change
Develop:vr Discount
Get 10% off a ticket to Develop:VR on November 9th with our discount code
Super Early Bird pricing ends on September 20th
No.10 Jersey
Rovio signs multi-year shirt sleeve sponsorship deal with Everton FC
Developer gains access to Everton's players, crest, and stadium
Top 50 Coming Soon
World’s top 50 mobile games developers revealed on September 25th
Mobile's biggest influencers ranked and profiled
Swrve Funding
Mobile marketing automation firm Swrve closes $25 million Series D funding round
Total funding now up to $75 million
Pgc Speakers
Rovio, Next Games, Seriously, Facebook, Snowfall, Bandai Namco, King and more to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2017
Insights and learnings from the experts
Angry Unicorn
Rovio eyes $1 billion valuation for October IPO
Listing could pave the way for acquisitions
Tell No Tales
Telltale Games appoints former Zynga SVP of Games Pete Hawley as President and CEO
Dan Connors steps back into an advisory role
Develop:vr Speakers
Develop:VR reveals keynote and first round of speakers for next event on November 9th
Tickets are available now at a Super Early Bird rate
Clock Is Ticking
Last chance to book your tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2017
Event takes place on September 19th to 20th
Close Collaboration
Vivendi touts internal collaboration as it reveals Gameloft’s latest mobile game Paddington Run
The official game for the new Paddington movie
Conceived And Created
Zynga partners with Ferrari on CSR Racing 2 in-game event for 70th anniversary
New cars and challenges for players between September 14th to February 2018
Mobile Esports
Amazon takes eSports Mobile Masters series to Las Vegas
Teams will battle it out for their share of the $80,000 prize pool
Infinite Deviations
Google Play launches Infinite Deviation: Games to bring new voices to mobile games
Three game concepts will be made to help push diversity in the indsutry
A Kind Of Magic
Report: Magic Leap eyes $500 million investment round which values it at $6 billion
Mixed reality firm hasn't publicly shown off its tech, but still needs more money
Switch Of Valor
Tencent is bringing its massive mobile MOBA Honor of Kings to the Nintendo Switch
Arena of Valor rides again on a whole new console
Today At Town Square
Apple begins rolling out new retail concepts Town Squares and Today at Apple
Get your phone repaired while you learn how to code
Ios 11 Is Coming
iOS 11 launches for all compatible iOS devices on September 19th
Brings a heap of improvements including ARKit
Rise Of The Machines
Directive Games showcases AR MOBA The Machines at Apple keynote
Featuring location-based sound and online multiplayer
Syncing Feeling
Apple removes App Store from PC and Mac's iTunes software
Apps no longer sync to your computer
The Bigger They Are
Apple quietly discontinues 256GB model iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
(RED) iPhones also dropped, but prices fall for 32GB and 128GB models
Apple Watch
Apple Watch Series 3 goes independent from iPhone
Launches on September 22nd
Iphone 8
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus release date set for September 22nd
Prices start at $699
Iphone X
Apple unveils the future of its smartphones with the iPhone X
Set to launch on November 3rd
Apple Sky
Thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen reveals new game Sky for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV
Multiplayer-focused title coming exclusively to Apple devices
Monetising Streams
Genvid opens up interactive streaming SDK to all
Make livestreaming from your game even more appeaing with monetisation
Everyone Has One
Apple has sold an average of 323,000 iPhones worldwide every day for the last decade
Newzoo looks back over iPhone sales to celebrate its tenth birthday
Pocket Starship Sold
SPYR Games acquires full ownership of Pocket Starships in cashless deal
Offers shares in its stock to the game's owner
Flaregames New Hire
Flaregames hires former Rovio Marketing Director Marja Konttinen as Head of Brand Management
Taking over all brand marketing for the whole company
Call Of The Ocean
FDG Entertainment's Oceanhorn has sold more copies on Switch than all other consoles combined
Unclear if that means it's outsold its mobile editions
Sneaky Investment
Sneaky Bears VR developer WarDucks raises $1.5 million
Dublin studio plans to open launch Oculus, PSVR and Vive versions of its flagship game
Tiga Accreditation
TIGA awards 17 game development courses around the UK its University Accreditation
Recognising courses that will actually get graudates jobs in the industry
No Great Loss
Removing 32-bit apps from the App Store will affect less than 1% of the store's overall revenue
Sensor Tower digs into the data
Honour Of Kids
New parents name their child Honour of Kings after Tencent's hugely popular mobile MOBA
At least they didn't call the kid Strike of Kings
X Gon' Give It To Ya
Rumour: Apple to unveil three new iPhones at its special event keynote including the iPhone X
According to some code in the iOS 11 firmware
Apple Keynote
How and when to watch Apple's special event keynote on Tuesday September 12th
Tune in at 10am PDT/1pm ET/6pm BST for all the latest reveals
Nazara Ipo
Report: Indian games publisher Nazara eyes IPO that could value it as high as $550 million
Would be the first gaming company to IPO in India
Text Jam
Jam City pushes into interactive fiction with soft-launched choose-your-own-adventure game Twist
Taking a leaf out of Episode's book
About Fun
Recruits wanted: Join WarFriends developer About Fun
Would you like to know more?
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Flip Master, Merge Town! and Top Drives rush the top 10 download rankings
Rankings from August 28th to September 3rd
Htc To Google
Report: HTC looking to sell its smartphone business to Google
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer said to be in final stages of negotiation
Big Indie Award
The makers of Pocket Gamer launch The Big Indie Awards 2017 in association with IndieSky
A massive celebration of indie talent kicks off with cash prizes and a ceremony in Shenzhen, China