Up And Up
Indian studio Nazara announces revenues of $32 million
Domestic market focus pays off
Poker Face
Netmarble reportedly eyeing social casino with a $4.3 billion Playtika acquisition
New markets
$0.82 Difference
India's paying mobile consumers spend almost as much on IAPs as global average
Smaller, more frequent purchases
No Stopping
Flaregames triples revenue as Nonstop Knight surpasses four million downloads
Pivot to publishing a huge success
Nintendo For All
Mario Mobile?: Nintendo plans to open all original IP up for mobile development
Looking to make games and apps for everyone
Nintendo Controllers
Nintendo looking into smartphone controllers, VR, and more
The sky's the limit
Brexit Rights
TIGA urges UK government to protect rights of EU workers following Brexit
15% of UK games industry made up of migrants from other EU countries
Chinajoy Mobile Mixer
Join us for our PG Mobile Mixer at Chinajoy 2016
Drinks and networking for all
London Calling
How to get a job at Ubisoft's Future Games of London
HR Manager Amarpreet Lidder shares insights
Best Fiends Forever
Seriously's clicker sequel Best Fiends Forever returns to soft launch
Less idle, more RPG
Hero's Struggle
King's midcore title Hero pulled from soft launch for a second time
Will probably be back in a month
Vr Challengers
22 games through to second round of Global VR Challenge
Developers a step closer to winning $35,000 worth of cash prizes
"a Solid Platform"
Animoca Brands splashes out $3.7 million on 9-person Finnish studio TicBits
Hong Kong brand-focused publisher looks west
Pitch Perfect
Last chance to enter the Big Indie Pitch at Develop 2016
Show off your game and win some fame
Korea To Japan
Nexon aiming to launch one game per month in Japan, starting with Sansho Studios partnership
Startup of ex-Capcom devs the first of many Japanese partners for Nexon
Happy Recap
Pocket Gamer Connects Vancouver gets off to a flyer with over 600 mobile game professionals
What happened?
Aeria Games Job Cuts?
Rumour: Berlin-based developer Aeria Games cuts 106 jobs following acquisition by Gamigo
Due to "operational reasons"
Taking Games Seriously
Kakao rebrands Daum Games as Kakao Games Europe, opens US publishing office
Focused on console, mobile, and virtual reality
Tencent Domination
Tencent dominated China's Android marketplaces in May, according to Newzoo
Takes 44.5% of top 100 grossing revenues
Coming Soon?
Is Sega working on a mobile strategy RPG called Sega Blast Heroes?
Facebook ad suggests so
Imga China
IMGA bringing its awards program to China for the first time
Open to entries now
Spreading The Word
App Annie hires Al Campa as its new Chief Marketing Officer
Former RingCentral CMO joins the team
New Boss
Vivendi COO Stephane Roussel is Gameloft's new CEO
Vivendi instates own board following mass exodus
King Of Kings
Turn-based strategy Rise of Tyrants is King's other soft-launched midcore title
Has been in development for 21 months
Uk Soft Launch
Updated: Is the United Kingdom the next emerging soft launch market?
A growing trend of games soft-launched in the UK
Fresh Start
Former Rovio Stockholm GM Oskar Burman opens "narrative-rich" VR studio Fast Travel Games
Kristoffer Benjaminsson and Erik Odeldahl complete the team
Power Of Playable
How Miniclip doubled CPMs in Agar.io
Growth of playable ads
Pushing In The Same Direction
Newzoo partners with push notification service Pushwoosh to crunch more data
Aims to "introduce smart KPIs on device usage."
Know Your Audience
Nielsen's TalkingData-powered Games IP Evaluator will "quantify game potential" for China
Using data to understand, and maximise, an IP's potential
Pandora's Mmo
Kabam bets big on the success of future Avatar films with MMOG tie-in announced
In development in LA
Clash Of Visions
Gameloft appoints Alexandre de Rochefort as temporary CEO
Board rejects "strategic vision and managerial values it does not share"
Another Law
Chinese government announces new personal data regulations for mobile app developers
The trend continues
Pokkt Change
Adways opens India office and acquires POKKT's reward-based platform Pocket Money
POKKT doubles down on gaming as Adways takes Pocket Money forward
He's Back
Plarium to release Terminator Genisys mobile strategy game in early 2017
Robot Wars
The Little Things
96% of the top 100 free games on Google Play are under 100MB, finds AppFigures
Paid games are often larger
On The Up
Quality, reputation, innovation: Why you should consider ZPLAY as the publisher of your next game
Randy Barenscott on a fast-growing partner
On The Move
Evening and weekend studio Swiftmill hopes to accelerate App Store success with 12 games in 12 months
Monthly cadence
Now Hiring
How to join the bickering, passionate, effective family that is Madfinger Games
Recruiter Honza Stafa shares insights to the Czech studio
The New 52
DC Comics Legends revamps gameplay to be more like EA's successful CCG Galaxy of Heroes
Streamlined character progression and simplified missions
Deminions Renamed
Rovio's Monster Strike-like, Deminions Unleashed, renamed Pet Monsters
Stealing an audience or setting up a new franchise?
Mash-up
Fox and Kongregate team up for CCG featuring American Dad, Family Guy, Futurama, and more
Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards due in Q3
Hunt No More
Capcom cans international release of Monster Hunter Explore after 2 months of soft launch
Japan-only
Back On The Beach
Develop:Brighton brings the games industry back to the seafront on July 12-14
Weeks away
Brighton Future
Brighton-based Studio Gobo hiring artists, programmers, and more
Former Disney Infinity developer bouncing back
No Guts No Vainglory
Amazon Appstore becomes major sponsor of Vainglory US & EU Summer Season
Season structure also altered to be more eSports friendly
Mixing With Vr
150 VR experts enjoy night of games and networking at London’s BFI
Judging underway at the Global VR Challenge
Poundlandslide
Pocket Gamer Connects Vancouver, Helsinki and London tickets have never been cheaper
Tonight we're gonna barter like it's 1985
Big Spender
With over 40 deals and $2 billion invested, how Ourpalm become a major force in the global gaming market
Looking to the future
Apply Now
Goodgame Studios hiring Java Server Developer for first ever puzzle game
Hamburg studio hiring MMO server developer
From Singapore To The World
Singapore publisher GoGame hiring Game Producer
Join the Sega-backed publisher with global ambitions