Super Soap Box
What does Rami Ismail think about indie mobile gaming? Find out at #PGCHelsinki
As he delivers Superstar Sessions keynote
Volte-face
F2P developer Kobojo changes tack and goes paid for western release of Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey
Rethinking your approach
Cologne Victors
I-Illusions' Element4l wins Pocket Gamer's Big Indie Pitch at Gamescom 2015
Dynamic states
Tactical Move
Nordeus works with Chelsea star Nemanja Matic for Top Eleven's animated live match feature
Filling the holes
Well Heeled Plan
Animoca Brands goes glam with Paris Hilton-branded Star Girl IAP
Hey big spender
Open The Door
Minecraft programmer Jeb Bergensten calls for a more accessible games industry
Accessibility is key, says Jeb Berngensten
Get Hired
How to get a job at one of Remote Control Productions' 14 studios
Creative Producer Knut Gollert reveals top tips
Getting Bigger
Remote Control Productions links with Cursor to open Finland office
Joint Venture opens later in 2015
Sporty Pivot
$26 million investment turns Super Evil's attentions to eSports in Asia
Vainglory creators get a serious cash injection
Shooting For Flukes
Stugan: Does the "Lucky Indie" myth still exist?
The Stugan devs question whether being lucky is still enough
Hot Five
Angry Birds 2 breaks records, Game of War uncovered, and video ad insights
The top stories of the last week in detail
Make A Connection
Deadline for Game Connection Development and Marketing Awards 2015 closes 17 August
Two ways to win
Nadir Continues
Still loss-making and losing players, but Zynga sees FY15 Q2 sales up 9% to $200 million
Trying times
Fan Powered
Crowdfunding isn't going away, says Double Fine's community manager James Spafford
It's taken us up and down
Global Strategy
Youzu appoints former Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei as its 'one-man think tank'
Added brains
Different Strokes
Chinese version of Angry Birds Epic will be more core, more pay-to-win
Chimera's Ellen Lyse Einarsen talks cultural differences
Ad This Up
AdRally boosts MMX Racing ad ARPDAU by 46%
UK studio Hutch has a new ad mediation strategy
Finnsential
Five tracks at PG Connects Helsinki 2015 that’ll knock your socks off
Pocket Gamer Connects returns to Finland bigger and better
Rival Move
Zynga hires ex-EA Mobile EVP Frank Gibeau
Joins Bing Gordon on the board
Birdie's The Word
Behaviour Interactive pulls Jason Dufner for Pro Feel Golf Android launch
Sporting superstars muscle in on mobile action
Kardashian Decline
Glu slips back into loss as FY15 Q2 sales slide 19% to $56 million
Cash in hand higher thanks to Tencent
Console Quality
Concept Art House CEO James Zhang on helping Supercell make its Super Bowl ad
Game art is getting better and more expensive
Discount Finnish
Cheapest tickets for PGC Helsinki 2015 finish midnight Friday 7 August
Want cheap entry to September 7-8 conference? Better hurry...
Egg-selent
Angry Birds 2 blasts 20 million downloads in first week
Rovio's on a roll
Fanbase
Top Eleven dev Nordeus sponsors the best football team you've never heard of
Bottom up
Another Node
N3TWORK hires Kaito Royale creator Takeshi Otsuka
Gets a 10x-er
Another Woman
Glu builds more social muscle adding Nicki Minaj to its Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry and Britney Spears deck
Bring the fanbase
Big Promotion
Seriously partners with Premier League club Norwich City to better market its mobile games
Gaining a global reach
Moneybags
Zeotap raises $6.4 million Series A funding
Zeotap taps investor cash
Match-$$$
Best Fiends developer Seriously raises $18 million
Brings total to $28 million
Value Proposition
How Compass Point West generates $0.06 a day per player from incent video ads
Mitchell Smallman love rewards
Open The Floodgates
How to fire your boss, according to Wooga's Adam Telfer
GDC Europe sees some unusual advice
Missed Opportunity
South East Asia’s potential untapped by Western developers
Why Western developers are missing out on a major growth opportunity
Ideas Factory
Bossa's Henrique Olifiers on building a fearless environment for creativity, failure and success
Jam, validate, repeat
Watch & Learn
Rovio, Wooga, Next Games and PikPok on trends in video advertising monetisation
New revenue stream
Double Six
How Scopely delivered Yahtzee's mobile success with the help from outsourcing
Justin Stofle on scaling up
3d Goggles
StartApp creates interactive mobile ads controlled by gyroscopes
Platform launches first 360-degree app adverts.
The Few Among The Many
Cost of buying a loyal user rises 30% to $3.21
Download volume also rises
Speak Out Or Miss Out
Final chance to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2015
Bring the learns, we'll bring the crowd
Leaving Beta
Autodesk announces release date for its $30 workflow-oriented Stingray game engine
Going live 19 August
Razor Sharp
Deconstructing the $120,000 IAP economy of Game of War
Dimitar Draganov looks under the skin
Muse Me
Stugan: What games inspire you?
The indie games chart their top five best games.
Liar, Liar
Bluffing in games is difficult, says TinyBuild's Mike Rose
Mike Rose takes to the stage at GDC Europe
Intelligence
How CIA research into the social life of terrorists will help you improve your game's LTV
Ninja Metrics’ Dmitri Williams on better data
Within Limits
There's a big opportunity for F2P kids games as long as they have a spending cap, says Animal Jam CEO Clark Stacey
Makes his argument at GDC Europe 2015
Two And Growing
How to get a job at Helsinki mobile games indie Two Men and a Dog
GM Ville Heijari reveals top tips
Hot Five
The making of Angry Birds 2, Bethesda's F2P Boogeyman, and Apple and Google unite
We round up the top five stories of last week.
All-in
iQU buys discovery outfit Tinyloot, rolls it into new integrated mobile game launch platform Mobilize
Oliver Kern takes new role
Fast Feathers
Angry Birds 2 scores 10 million downloads in 4 days
Rovio's sequel carries on pulling in interest
Eagle For A Buck
Flashback Friday: Rovio leverages 18 million Angry Birds downloads with Mighty Eagle IAP
Don't get stuck on a level. Buy through it