The New Thq
THQ Nordic gears up for Nintendo Switch launch with three old IP acquistions
Remember Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy?
Android Adoption
Android Nougat adoption rate increases to 0.4% three months after release
Older OS' starting to drop away
Watch This
Apple Watch sales on track for best quarter ever, says Tim Cook
Still won't say how much that actually is
App Store Metrics
App Store trends for November 2016: Average of 792 games submitted every day
We take a look at the data from our App Store Metrics
Jostling In Japan
Sony's Fate/Grand Order has been more successful financially on Android in Japan than Pokemon GO
Could never match global success
Vr In A Bar
Get hands-on with virtual reality at VR in a Bar in London this week
Spread some virtual festive cheer
Exploring Options
Capcom's Monster Hunter Explore resurfaces in Taiwan after cancellation of global launch
What could it mean?
Monetisation Design Webinar
Tickets running out for Wednesday’s free webinar on the seven rules of game monetisation design
Grab yours while you can!
Bestest Fiends
Seriously soft-launches last game in Best Fiends trilogy Best Fiends Slugs
Moves into the third dimension
World Of Delistings
Chinese World of Tanks publisher KongZhong set to delist itself from the US stock exchange
Online games company the latest China firm to leave the Nasdaq
Instant Success
Facebook has 26 million MAUs in Japan as it readies itself to make a splash with Instant Games
A fifth of the population have probably played Pac-Man again
See The Future
14 videos that will show you the future for indie mobile game developers
The Indie Futures track from PGC Helsinki 2016
There's Hope Yet
Tiny Lab reclaims rights to its own game from Bulkypix as publisher remains silent on closure
A small victory in a sea of misery
Projection Or Pipe Dream?
"IAPs in India are going to be tough nut to crack"
What stands between India and $1.1 billion?
Pictures To Publishing
Annapurna Pictures wants to explore interactive storytelling with new games publishing arm
Signs deals with a number of indie developers
Best Of The Best
Pokemon GO catches Best Mobile/Handheld and Best Family awards at The Game Awards 2016
Beats Clash Royale to the former
App To The Stars
Peter Vesterbacka joins Space Nation to help regular people become astronauts via an app
...and other headlines you never think you'd write
Mobile Trends Survey
What were the biggest mobile gaming trends in 2016? Tell us in our survey here
Let us know your thoughts on what's happening in the games industry today
Forged Of Champions
Kabam's new mobile fighter Transformers: Forged to Fight takes inspiration from its top grosser Contest of Champions
Even the naming convention is the same
New Team Comp
Super Evil Megacorp COO Kristian Segerstrale to take over as CEO
Current CEO becomes President and Chief Business Officer
Monetisation Design Webinar
Learn the seven rules of game monetisation design in our free online webinar with Oscar Clark
Oscar Clark helps you make sure that your decision on monetisation doesn't come at the cost of making an enjoyable game
Wargaming Helsinki
Wargaming acquires Finnish studio Boomlagoon to fuel its ambitions of being a "dominant" force in mobile games
Helsinki studio aims to hire new staff and expand portfolio
Megapanel
24-hour Megapanel livestream on games to raise money for charity
Join Oscar Clark, Tanya Laird, Alex Darby and Des Gayle for discussions on games and culture
Nokia Relaunch
HMD Global to relaunch Nokia on Android in first half of 2017
Hopes to make it a global brand again
Bigger Pixels
New experimental design facility PIXEL Studios opens in Singapore to support the next generation of devs
Offering space and mentoring to game developers
Vainglory Franchises
Super Evil Megacorp establishes Vainglory Team Franchise Program to grow the eSport
Another big step for the fledgling eSport
Rovio Goes (red)
Rovio joins Apple's Games For (RED) campaign with updates to Angry Birds 2 and Angry Birds POP
Donating 100% of proceeds from certain IAP to charity
Unibased Mediation
Tapdaq launches new unbiased ad mediation platform
Simple to use and small in size
Keep On Going
Pokemon GO was the top trending game of 2016 on the UK Google Play store
Clash Royale a close second
Taking Flight
Creative England and Barclays launch £25,000 Eagle Lab Flight accelerator for VR, AR and mobile apps
Eight teams to be taken on a three month mentoring program
Ar Treatment
Unity 5.5 opens HoloLens support and smooths out codeless IAP feature
Engine firm wokring on making it easier for developers to publish in China
Bieber Fiends
Seriously brings in Justin Bieber and YouTube stars for (RED) charity campaign
Both Best Fiends games getting additional content
Bundle Of Joy
Ubisoft, Bandai Namco, GungHo and more to bring over 100 games to Hatch mobile streaming platform
Play the best Pac-Man game for free
India Pixels
Google's Pixel took up 10% of the premium smartphone market share in India in October
Sold 33,000 units
Zynga Lawsuit
Zynga suing two former employees for stealing confidential data and taking it to Scopely
Also suing Scopely for poaching other employees
Instant Insight
Game Insight invests $5 million into new divison for Facebook Instant Games development
Launches two titles, developing six more
Instant Vikings
Big Viking Games opens $10 million publishing fund for HTML5 messenger platforms like Facebook's Instant Games
Offering development tools and analytics for interested parties
Instant Developers
King, Zynga, Konami and more launch 17 games on Facebook's Instant Games platform
14 developers give their support
Games In An Instant
Facebook launches HTML5 platform Instant Games for News Feed and Messenger
Access to one billion possible players
Asset Affiliates
New Unity Asset Store Affiliate program lets users earn 5% from sales of their favourite assets
Everyone's eligible
A Big Opportunity
New UK start-up MojiWorks goes all in on iMessage games
“As big an opportunity as the Facebook App platform or the App Store”
Game Alliance
Tilting Point establishes $12 million Game Alliance fund for indie UA campaigns
Helping developers grow while retaining their independence
Throwback Tuesday
35% of all sales made during Cyber Monday were made on mobile devices
iPad Air 2 the top-selling tablet
Another New Iphone
Apple's next iPhones with OLED screens could hit the market in 2017
Manufacturers asked to increase production to meet demand
A Billion Pixels
Google to generate $3.8 billion in 2017 from the Pixel and Daydream
Morgan Stanley says so
India Iphones
Apple sells 100,000 iPhones in India in three days following demonetisation of high-value bank notes
Only manufacturer to hit sales targets in India
Critical Reforge
Finnish devs Critical Force and Reforged Studios partner to rise up in the world of mobile eSports
Sharing resources, knowledge, workload, and so on
Learn New Words
Zynga soft-launches updated version of Scrabble-like game New Words With Friends
New Words With Friends is an apt name
Runaway Success?
Strong IP doesn’t guarantee Super Mario Run will be successful on mobile
Mobile gamers unsure about $9.99 price
Big Deal
Cyber Monday madness: 20% off PG Connects London 2017 tickets
But be quick: only the first 75 orders qualify