Assemble for Pocket Gamer's Superhero party at G-Star on 20 Nov
All bound for Busan
Deal
Fuse Powered buys Corona Labs to offer a one-stop shop for mobile development and monetisation
Consolidation extended
Unity Asset Store heading for 1 million users
Celebrates 4th anniversary with (almost) milestone
Investment
DeltaDNA secures another $3 million
Additional investment
Jobs
Changyou CEO steps down "for personal reasons"
Publisher will now be run by co-CEOs
Financials
Changyou sees FY14 Q3 VAS revenue up 52% to $7.4 million
Core PC online titles see slight decline
Microsoft joins the wearable battle with its notification and fitness-friendly Band
Takes a cross-platform approach
Game Connection 2014
Aaron Davis on why Oculus is going to change the world
A matter of time
Jobs
Jenny Richards-Steward becomes CEO of Women in Games Jobs
Realise your potential
Mix it with Pocket Gamer on the 18 November in Helsinki
Talking about money
Virtual Reality
Facebook won't consider Oculus Rift 'meaningful' unless it hits 50+ million sales
And it'll take a few hardware iterations to get there, says Zuckerberg
Jobs
Ex-EA man Nick Earl appointed Kabam's president of worldwide studios
Moving on
Pocket Gamer mixing in Belgrade on 10 November with SkyMobi and Cashplay
SkyMobi-powered tour reaches penultimate date.
Financials
LINE Corp sees FY14 Q3 revenue up 17% to $210 million
Active user base totals 170 million
Financials
Ubisoft says FY15 H1 mobile game revenues already 45% higher than FY14
Sector growing very fast from a small base
Jobs
Gamevil opens Berlin office with ex-GameGenetics' David Mohr as GM
European expansion
Financials
Despite Kim Kardashian: Hollywood generating $43 million, Glu's shares drop 20%
Will Next Celeb sequel spark the bulls?
Financials
Thanks to Kim Kardashian, Glu Mobile sees FY14 Q3 sales up 199% to a record $65 million
Game generated majority of quarter's sales
Smartphone wars: Samsung and Apple lead the way but Xiaomi, Lenovo and LG are catching up
Top two account for 36% of market
China joy: Tencent's daily app downloads pass 100 million
Jump 33 percent since July
Osao Games and Nyamyam win big at Game Connection Development Awards
Plus Herocraft recognised for Warhammer 40.000: Space Wolf
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Construction Simulator builds its success
October 20 - October 26
Deal
From startup to consolidation in 2 months: Next Games buys Helsinki Gameworks
The Walking Dead dev gains talent and original IP
MyGamez kicks off gaming for China Unicom's set-top boxes with Tunnel Ground
The Finnish connection
Data
Despite growth of 73%, iResearch claims the $4 billion Chinese mobile games market is 'maturing'
Estimates Q3 market value at $1.1 billion
Unity signs global alliance with Korean giant NHN Entertainment
Set to build on 60% share of output
Game Connection 2014
How to accelerate your success in the Chinese mobile market
TalkingData's Ibrahim Dai lends a helping hand
Pitch your indie game at the Big Indie Pitch Helsinki on 17 Nov
Be in it to win it in Finland
Deals
Rumour: GungHo Online buys 70% stake in PlayPhone to gain US and emerging markets reach
Android mobile social gaming network snapped up
Virtual Reality
Dexmo hand exoskeleton adds touch to virtual reality
The craziest contraption since the Nintendo Power Glove takes to Kickstarter
Curiouser and curiouser: Shanda CEO steps down with immediate effect
The saga continues
Data
EA Mobile says audience for its mobile sports games is up 250%
Madden and FIFA Ultimate Team working their magic
Financials
EA Mobile sees Q2 FY15 revenue rise 64% to $123 million
Steady quarter-on-quarter
Chukong rolls out Cocos Services to provide one-stop mobile game-making shop
Adds monetisation, analytics and operations
Jobs
Over 1,000 staff, but Hamburg-based Goodgames is still hiring
More talent required
Investment
Traplight Games raises $500,000 to launch user-generated social racer What on Earth!
Serial investors Nikolaj Nyholm and Henric Suuronen involved
Beyond geeky: Nike and Apple promise more integrated, stylish wearable tech
Plans are revealed for new collaboration
No big puzzle: GungHo continues western push with 17-BIT deal
Set to publish future releases
Jobs
Pocket Gems searching for talented software engineer
Be the best
Oculus SDK update now supports Unity Free for virtual reality games
Experimental Linux support also being rolled out
Rise of Nations designer Brian Reynolds reboots Big Huge Games to revolutionise mobile strategy
DomiNations due in 2015, published by Nexon M
Game Connection 2014
Game Connection 2014 announces record 900 attending companies
Kicking off in Paris
Pocket Gamer to mix and party in Paris for Game Connection 2014
Two events hitting Paris on 30 October
Drink up with Pocket Gamer and Everyplay at GDC Next
We'll be downing the drinks on 3 November in LA
Jobs
Vivid Games looking to hire an experienced data analyst
Number cruncher
Jobs
Gunjin Games on the look out for C#/C++ programmer
Join the team
Jobs Board
Riccitiello steps up, Playfab bring in Donahue, and Vivid, Next, and Gunjin Games look for new recruits
Positions available
Playmob CEO Ower wins Talent Unleashed's The One to Watch award
Praised by Branson
Compare the market: HeyZap mediation service to allow devs to compare multiple ad networks
Switch on the fly to maximise revenue
As it dumps the Nokia brand, Microsoft announces 9.3 million Lumia sales in Q1
9.3 million sold in last quarter