Data
Final Fantasy's Sakaguchi first F2P game Terra Battle hits 500,000 downloads
Pushing the social aspect
Qihoo 360 targets 30% share of Chinese mobile search within 2 years
Another way to win in app distribution
Jobs
WildTangent searching for business development manager
Join the team
LINE expands its vision with native iPad app
The next 70 million
Amazon Game Studios ramps up output with 3 new original releases
Exclusives for Fire phone and tablet
Live Mobile
Don't have 10 million MAUs, don't bother with merchandising says ex-Zeptolab CRO
Diana Moldavsky warns a hit game isn't a brand
Vlambeer, Inkle and Fireproof to star on Pocket Gamer Connects Indie Track
Big names to give advice on how they're staying alive in mobile gaming
Video
Why breaking into the lucrative Korean mobile games market is an uphill battle
Wisdom from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2014
Leap Motion and IndieCade team up for global VR game jam
Submit your games, musical experiments, artistic explorations, educational apps
Supercell planing a 'Rovio' as it looks to hire merchandising experts
Barbarian bedspread?
App trials could be heading to Google Play
Play your heart out
Research
It takes two: Multi-platform gamers play more and spend more, says Everyplay
Plus, boys still outpacing girls
Virtual Reality
Google rumoured to be investing in Magic Leap's 'cinematic reality'
When virtual and augmented reality just won't do
Unity: We have no plans to sell
CTO Ante dismisses latest round of rumours
Mistakes are good, but make sure you can survive them, says Mobile Mixer panel
Learnings from Vilnius
Jobs
Fingersoft seeks programmers fluent in C++ and OpenGL, offers Finland's biggest hot tub
Check out the benefits
Game Insight launches #CraftedInBaltics, with two games localised for Lithuania
Flower House and Cloud Raider get local
Game Insight announced as lead tenant in new Vilnius Tech Park
Hub will act as local and international beacon
Why Lithuania should be a tempting location for international ICT companies
Invest Lithuania spills the beans
Gamevil partners with 8elements to open southeast Asia office in Singapore
Covering Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam
Playmob CEO Jude Ower makes Talent Unleashed shortlist
A 'one to watch' in the tech scene
First 300 signs up save $100 off Samsung Developer Conference ticket price
Discounts going fast
Virtual Reality
Vrvana cancels Totem virtual reality headset Kickstarter campaign
Opts for a retail version pre-order instead
Understanding market research helps your game become a hit says Wooga's marketing head
Eric Seufert on design and total addressable market
Deal
Temple Run 2 to add the option to buy real-world NFL players
Kaepernick and Wilson will be first two in rotation
Jobs
Storm8 bring in former Zynga men as NaturalMotion, Tag Games, and NativeX look for exciting talent
New positions
We kicked off our European Autumn Mixer Tour in Berlin
Thanks to SkyMobi and GameGenetics
Deal
Passing the baton: GREE sets up a joint venture to make games for LINE
Social platform wins over games platform
Amazon is discounting its Appstore Coins by 20% until 19 October
Free money, sort of
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: No faulting FIFA as it gives the competition a kicking
September 29 - October 5
Jobs
Storm8 hires ex-Zynga pair to boost creativity and operations
Transplanting the 'Ville
Jobs
NaturalMotion steps up the search for full-time senior environment artist
Are you exceptional?
Investment
IDG Capital drops $1.55 million on Cloudcade to drive F2P innovation
Seed round complete
Mobile Mixer Tour with SkyMobi hits Minsk on 16 October
We're bringing the best in mobile gaming to Belarus
Multiplayer and more: Google ups cross-platform support for Android developers
New tools and services enable smarter link up with iOS
Video
Why Hong Kong and Taiwan are key but often overlooked Asian markets
6waves' Arthur Chow makes the case
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Deal
[Updated] RNTS Media acquires monetisation outfit Fyber for $190 million
Consolidation strikes
Data
Three weeks on, a majority of iOS users still haven't upgraded to iOS 8
A long wait for eight
Jobs
Monetisation specialist NativeX seeks new director of product management
Could it be you?
Data
Over 2.8 million copies of Super Smash Bros. sold on 3DS
Portable gaming not yet dead
Do you have 6 minutes 40 seconds of PechaKucha gold for PG Connects London 2015?
Wilhelm Taht is looking for entertainers
Video
How Hitcents defeated the pirates and built a business in China
Stuart Westphal's talk from PG Connects Helsinki
SkyMobi Mixer Tour lands in Vilnius on 10 October
Second leg of the tour arrives in Lithuania
Deal
Thumbstar and Bossa join forces to bring titles including Thomas Was Alone to emerging markets
Bossing it
Jobs
Tag Games looks to fill senior code and art positions
Growing its core team
Jobs
King-owned Nonstop Games searching for senior game designer
Making magic
YoYo Games lifts the lid on community portal GameMaker: Player
Make, share, play
SkyMobi Mixer Tour hits Berlin 7 October
First leg of the tour sponsored by SkyMobi and GameGenetics
Jobs Board
Rovio cuts 130 staff but Next Games, Goodgame, Pixelberry, and InnoGames search for new talent
New positions
Jobs
Goodgame Studios hires 1000th staff member to become biggest German studio
And firm still looking for more talent