Level Up
Nexon buys Gamevil-published RPG developer Boolean
Studio behind Dark Avenger series gets acquired
Options Open
LINE renews IPO application although won't list imminently
Messaging app keeps IPO door open
Lane Change
Former EA exec Shawn Conly joins GREE as VP marketing
GREE snaps up new talent
Square Up
Expanded to mobile games, Square Enix Collective adds funding of up to $250,000
Funding, feedback and advice available for indies
On The Vine
Whimsical Japanese dev uses Vine celebs to break into US market
Bike Rider by Amutus gets in to gear
Check Asx:olv
OtherLevels floats on Australian Securities Exchange
Marketing outfit on the rise
Line-up Confirmed
Schedule highlights unveiled for Estonia's GameDev Days 2015
Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Unity in attendance
Cash In
DeNA sets $25 million a month target for each Nintendo game
Set the bar high
Square Eyes
InnoGames is latest game dev to spend big on TV ad campaigns
Targetting 25,000 spots
Success Seeds
Bica Studios closes seed funding round amid Portugese gaming boom
Portugal Ventures leads seed funding
For The Kids
Bee7 and SuperAwesome partner up for COPPA-compliant Android CPI ad network
Appropriate for all
No Looking
Somethin' Else's Antoine Pastor on making a FPS using audio not graphics
Insights from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2015
Conned-versions
It's all over folks - F2P market revealed to be a massive Ponzi scheme
Now it's the race up to 99c
Ring Of Opportunity
AppLift opens offices in Beijing, Tokyo and Delhi
Marketing platform expands into Asia Pacific
New Turf
Expanding to games not using its SDK, Kamcord goes big for YouTubers
First land grab is Clash of Clans
Crack The Code
PlayRaven looking to fill 4 senior roles for new Spymaster game
Get this vital intelligence
Navel Gazing
So what is the point of the games media anyhow?
The games media reply
Open To All
Designing for gamers with disabilities
Ian Hamilton talks accessibility
Hot Five
Why you're losing players, Supercell is winning, and how to talk on camera
A glance at last week's top stories
Crystal Ball
Mobile Augmented Reality apps will hit 420 million downloads by 2019
Juniper Research predicts big things for AR
Local Heroes
Indian mobile game superstars ready for PG Connects Bangalore
Make In India track aims to deliver local insight
Decimation
Gumi looks to 'recover fast' internationally following a 100 jobs 'fast fail' in Japan
Predicting an annual loss
One-touch Success
Super Casual games dominate app stores in February
App Annie highlights success of ZigZag and Crossy Road
<3 Journalists
Plarium's top tips to get great PR for your game
Oren Todoros spills some beans
Espoo For You?
Rovio Stars is looking for 5 stars to build out publishing team
Rovio's publishing business on the move
Goody Goody
Ex-Disney veterans set up Zig Zag Zoom to combine fun with charity
Gaming turned into charitable currency
Buddy Up
Scopely forges multi-year partnership with Kung Fu Factory
New partnership has scope
Tactile Worlds
Leap Motion and Razer building VR headset with in-built hand tracking
Razer's OSVR meets Leap Motion's tracking tech
Job News
ZeptoLab hiring for 14 positions in its Barcelona office
Barcelona beckoning for UA, community and marketing managers
Making Games In The Woods
Minecraft, King, and Rovio execs step up to mentor Stugan accelerator
Applications extended to 15 April
No Substitutes
Why Nordeus is opening a 'blank slate' office in London
Won't be making sport games
Qa Q&a
Blizzard and King confirmed to speak at Game QA & Localisation Forum 2015
From London to Barcelona
Play & Pay
Join Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Fiksu for PG Connects Bangalore's Acquire and Monetise track
Learn how to make them happy to pay
Jobs Board
Loveshack looking to hire gamplay programmer
Shacking up in Melbourne
Boom Times
Supercell sees 2014 revenue rise threefold to $1.7 billion
Earnings double to $565 million
China Focus
YeahMobi launches App Developer Boost Program
Runs until 30 June
Jobs Board
ZeptoLab, Next Games, Unity and GoodGame hiring
The latest mobile games job vacancies
Ich Bin
Molyneux, Livingstone and Wozniak to keynote Apps World Germany
Heading up new conference
Tse Says Yes
One week on, investors add $6 billion to Nintendo and DeNA's value
The market gives unqualified support
Walking The Line
Disney Tsum Tsum has generated $300 million
Puzzler cash cow
Magic Number
GetSocial 3.0 launches, powering social engagement for MMX Racing and Ruzzle Adventure
Increasing user engagement, player acquisition, and revenues
Talk Talk
Alistair Aitcheson on why you should be always pitching
Advice from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2015
Hot Five
Why Nintendo's DeNA alliance will fail, a GM RPG and jobs in Finland
A glance at last week's top stories
Open Vacancies
Helsinki-based Next Games looking for game and server coders and production lead
Join The Walking Dead
Week That Was
Nintendo and DeNA break the internet, King of Thieves examined, and anticipation mounts for PGC Bangalore
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Go Global
Rovio, ZeptoLab, Halfbrick and iDreamsky signed up for PGC Bangalore East Meets West track
Your opportunity to learn about the global mobile games industry
Omg Acronym Soup Lol
GREE hires Kabam's one-time VP of Revenue as its new VP GM RPGs
Keith Kawahata is levelling up
Rovio Rebound
Rovio sees 2014 sales drop 9% but game revenue is up 16% to $134 million
Merchandising decline hits margins
Watch List
Want a job at the world's first wearable games studio?
Everywear Games opens its doors in Finland
New Fantasy
Square Enix partners with Nexon to make Final Fantasy XI Mobile
Due in 2016