Funding Education
Finnish educational games developer Lightneer secures €2.8 million funding as Peter Vesterbacka joins studio
Total funding stands at nearly $4 million
Pgc Helsinki Gallery
In Pictures: Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2016 and the Global Mobile Games Party
Head over to Facebook for all the photos
Ground Level
IronSource's new User-level Analytics aims to provide clearer definition between ad and IAP performance
Also includes Frequency Capping and Delivery Pacing
Optimal Funds
Customer marketing cloud Optimove closes $20 million growth funding round
Looks to hire aggressively in New York
Fair Play
Pokerist developer's Random Number Generator certified as fair by UK Gambling Commission
KamaGames now in line with real money operators
Go Everywhere
Pokemon GO could be coming to Android Wear smartwatches
More ways to catch 'em all
Ea On The Go
EA Worldwide Studios division brings together EA Mobile, BioWare and Maxis
Bringing its mobile arm together with other top studios
Spread Thin
Updated: Marmalade to shut down game development platform to focus on making games
Job losses expected
A Cut Above
Razer establishes $30 million investment arm zVentures for VR, Android games and other tech ventures
$5 million set aside for VR alone
Inequality In Games
IGDA Survey highlights gender and race pay gap in games
IGDA study shows inequality in pay and positions
Uniting People
Unity appoints Ruth Ann Keene as new General Counsel
Leading the global legal team
2009-2016
Angry dev bemoans Apple's removal of iosoftware’s games "without warning"
CEO Eugene Ivanov protests innocence
Shocking Jam
GameSparks to host first ever game jam on 24 September
12 hours to make a new game and win prizes
Gotta Lose 'em All
Pokemon GO's paying players drops by 79%, but it's still generating the highest revenue in the US
Making 6x the revenue of Candy Crush Saga
Asia Bulletin
China, US and Japan drive games industry revenues, Chinese tech fans react to iPhone 7, and more
Asia mobile gaming news weekly from PocketGamer.biz
Cutting Down
Uppercut’s open-world mobile game Submerged powered by 3D optimisation tool Simplygon
Mesh and polygon reduction
Prepare For Titanfall
Nexon's Titanfall game for mobile revealed as collectible card game Titanfall: Frontline
Can never have too many CCGs
Match & Tinder
World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo raises $25 million for new start-up Bonfire Studios
Not making anything at present
Pgc Helsinki 2016
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki hosts over 2,000 business meetings and 950 delegates
All the stats from the key industry conference
Incredible Downloads
Heroes of Incredible Tales achieves five million downloads outside of South Korea
Still to land in Japan
Make Room In Your Schedule
Fireproof Games' Barry Meade to speak at NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2016
The Room developer sets sights on Hyderabad
Galaxy (note) On Fire
Samsung urges users of defective exploding Galaxy Note 7 to replace them immediately
Safety fears spark renewed call for replacements
Super Mario Downloads
Super Mario Run will reach 1.5 billion downloads across its lifespan, claims analyst
So predicts Kantan Games' CEO Serkan Toto
Vr Indie Pitch
Boss battle simulator Nemesis Perspective wins first ever VR Indie Pitch
Sociable Soccer and Head Goal VR take 2nd and 3rd
Cultural Divide
Chinese tech fans unimpressed by iPhone 7, but devices are selling out in the US
But Chinese less bothered by the loss of a headphone jack
Very Big Indie Pitch
Hectic arcade game Die Fish makes a splash at PG Connects Helsinki Very Big Indie Pitch
Psyon Games and Immobile Games take 2nd and 3rd
Target Locked
After almost a year of silence Flaregames confirms Zombie Gunship, Inc. release for late 2016
F2P take on the zombie shooting series finally seeing the light of day
Apps And Prizes
The Big Indie Pitch returns to Apps World at London’s ExCel expo centre this October
Calling all indie developers
Moving On
Ex-Relentless staffers set up work-for-hire mobile and VR studio BottledBy Games in Brighton
Developing its own games and offering a range of services
Pokemoney
Pokemon GO is getting $1 ARPU after surpassing $500 million in revenue
Still retaining well too
Pocket Jammers
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Pocket Jam winners revealed
Juicy Pipes comes out on top
Gram Goes Midcore
Six! developer Gram Games officially opens London studio to focus on midcore
Shifting genres, moving headquarters
Hot Cakes
Pre-orders are now open for iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2
Already look to be selling out
Apple News
All the news and opinion from Apple’s iPhone 7, Apple Watch Series 2 and Super Mario Run reveals
The biggest announcements
Fully Operational
Bandai Namco opens new Malaysia studio
Heading up visual art in the region
Super Android Run
Nintendo confirms Super Mario Run will come to Android after iOS launch
Hinted Android release confirmed
Heart Eyes Emoji
Apple outlines huge upgrades to Messages and more when iOS 10 launches on 13 September
We hope you like emoji
Not Quite Witchcraft
King finally renames soft-launched bubble shooter Wilbur as Bubble Witch 3 Saga
Why did they even pretend it was something different?
Having A Field Day
Everywear Games reveals new Apple Watch Series 2 farming game Field Day
Further details expected next week
Let Me Know
Super Mario Run App Store listing notifies players of release and sheds new light on gameplay
Follows the free-to-start model outlined by DeNA
Mario Chart
Nintendo and DeNA shares rocket on Miyamoto's mobile Mario game announcement at Apple's Keynote
Shares rose as much as 18% before settling to 11% up
New Iphones
Apple officially announces iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus shipping on 16 September
Prices start at $649
Pokemon Watch
Pokemon GO coming to Apple Watch after racking up 500 million downloads
More downloads in two months than people who live in the US
Watch This
Apple unveils Apple Watch Series 2 with dual-core processor and GPS
A whole bunch of extra features
Mobile Mario
Nintendo bringing Mario to mobile with premium endless runner Super Mario Run
Game announced at Apple's Keynote event
Pokeban Go
Pokemon GO facing lawsuit in India for blasphemous content, despite not being launched there
Enough of this now
How Much?
iPhone 7 rumoured to launch in US between 15-19 September at $749
Soon the rumours will end
Beyond Helsinki
Supercell looking at ways to bring its company culture to "teams in other locations"
Ilkka Paananen thinks big on company culture
Shot Down
Rovio cans Siamgame-developed shooter Angry Birds: Ace Fighter in soft launch
"Adjustment of product structure platform" to blame
Not A Peep
22Cans and Kongregate soft launch The Trail: A Frontier Journey
Learning from Godus