Jobs
King-owned Nonstop hiring designers, coders and artists
Wear the crown
Financials
Despite delays, KongZhong sees FY14 Q3 mobile game sales up 8% to $11 million
Gross profits up 19%
Deal
App discovery platform Geenapp raises $250,000
Putting the 'fun' in funding
Virtual Reality
Apple hiring for virtual reality project
Job posting hints at Apple's renewed interest in VR
Deal
Gamevil levels up, acquiring Korean RPG dev Waplesoft
More content for its global publishing arm
SMI adds eye-tracking support to Oculus
Another level of data added to VR immersion possibilities
hoPLAY: 5 years of rewarding the best independent videogames
Happening in Bilbao on 27 Nov to 3 Dec
Indies ask for less money than they need, says our Slush 2014 Mobile Mixer panel
Helsinki gives the PG Mobile Mixer a warm reception
Adways, Latis and Ncloud24 partner up to provide global launch pad for Korea devs
One-stop-shop for Korean devs
Jobs Board
DeNA, Chartboost, Two Tails, Small Giant, Adjust and Leadbolt all hiring now
Positions open
Investment
Pushing synchronous multiplayer mobile gaming, Flow State raises $1 million
SparkLabs Global lead the round
IMGA opens its nominations for 2015
Get your game in play by 31 December
Finnish shooter specialist Critical Force wins our Slush 2014 Big Indie Pitch
Glad Game Studio and Calvino Noir also placed
Jobs
Small Giant Games seeks senior game designer
Apply within
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Monument Valley on the rise
November 10 - November 16
How is the mobile games business changing? Make your voice heard by 23 Nov
And maybe win an iPhone 6 or Lumia 930
Apple waves goodbye to 'free' gaming by rewording download buttons
The end of an era
Google allows Chinese developers to sell their games in over 130 countries
Still can't sell in China though
Investment
Rumour: Alibaba to invest big in Com2uS
Making up for lost time
Having paid out $2 million in 2014, Skillz says that its mobile eSporters aren't just kids
Growing sector
Marketing outfit Crobo opens office in China
Ther journey east
Ukie promotes UK games business in Korea at G-Star conference
Big in Busan
Jolla's crowdfunded Android compatible tablet raises over $500,000 in hours
Sailfish OS-powered hardware is go, go, go
Investment
Disruptor Beam raises $3.2 million for Star Trek Timelines and other projects
Midverse Studios and GrandBanks Capital boldly go
Moving west for talent, Gameloft opens a studio in Seattle
Going midcore
Spacetime's MMOG Arcane Legends coming to China courtesy of Golden Gate Games
Will be culturalised for local tastes
Apple releases WatchKit as part of iOS 8.2 beta SDK
A new way to play?
Nokia Store will shut in mid-2015, users redirected to Opera Mobile Store
Microsoft twists the knife
DevGAMM Minsk 2014: The official report
Deal
Best Fiends developer Seriously receives $5 million funding boost
Old friends, new challenges
Following 300% Asia growth in Q3, Adjust opens offices in China and Japan
Shanghai and Tokyo are the places to be
Very Big Indie Pitch returns at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2015
Deadline for submissions 8 Dec
Devs need to move beyond what's currently top grossing to new worlds, says Spymaster creator
Lasse Seppänen of PlayRaven calls for an end to Clash of the Clones
Announcing its N1 tablet, Nokia looks to create an Android iPad for China and beyond
Includes news Nokia Z app launcher
Next Games plays its ace, announcing four game Compass Point series
It's a Wild West themed character-based card-battler
For future success, Sweden's next generation of games gurus go back to the Cabin
Stugan program starts in summer 2015
Financials
Focusing on single player games, SkyMobi sees FY14 Q3 sales up 24% to $34 million
Counter-intuitive bet is playing off
Toyze adds Talking Tom to its customisable 3D printing portfolio
Your own personal Tom
Deal
Gamevil and XL Games combine to release ArcheAge
Mobile ready
Robotoki drops F2P from forthcoming Human Element, cans Nexon publishing deal
Hindered by model, says Bowling
Kakao-centric
WeMade sees FY14 Q3 mobile game sales rise 4% to $16.5 million
Focused on local market
Investment
Gunjin Games gains investment from Ian Hetherington and Games Investor
Brighton studio up and running
Fluff Stuff Studios' Polyganic wins Apps World Europe 2014 Big Indie Pitch
Competition is fierce
We'll acquire western devs to generate $50 million by 2018 says Reliance Games CEO
Indian outfit investing to scale up
Jobs
Gumi hires ex-EA Sports Japan exec to head European push
Are Mack Growen changes continents
Jobs Board
Goodgame, Flaregames, King, InMobi and App Annie all hiring now
Positions open
Tango's Global Games Fund finds its first six titles
Helping hand
Bright Sparks
Nexon sees FY14 Q3 mobile revenues up 41% to $88 million
Japan still down, but Korea on the up
Analytics for all: deltaDNA launches non-commercial license for universities and colleges
Player management platform opens up data
TapSense awards $10,000 ad spend to winning team for its 2014 Hacker Bus hackathon
The greyhound for game creation