Monetizer Mavens
Is there any place in the F2P designer's toolbox for energy-based economies?
Fuel for thought
We mixed things up at our Berlin Mobile Mixer
King and crobo sponsored a night of brilliant debate
Deal
Nexon accumulates, adding "killer core" title from US startup Turbo to 2015 portfolio
Second publishing deal in 2 weeks
Royal Revolt dev Flaregames raises $12.2 million to build portfolio
German developer now looking to scale and publish
Deal
Metaps buys market intelligence outfit App Data Bank
Japanese consolidation for smarts
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Game Charts: Blek regains first place, Battleheart fights its way onto the scene
26 May - 1 June, 2014
Funding
Core tablet dev Super Evil Megacorp raises $11.6 million, nabs Segerstrale as COO
All systems go for MOBA devotees
Investment
Flexion raises $2.5 million to expand its 'off-Google Play' app distribution channel
Dealing with ecosystem fragmentation
Exclusive: République stars as Unity launches new developer profiles initiative
Camouflaj features in new video
Deal
Glu working on a F2P mobile game for fifth Terminator movie
Hitting screens and app stores in summer 2015
Sweet news: Marmalade's cross-platform SDK goes free
Supporting iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows Store, BlackBerry and Tizen
Quiz RPG hits 26 million; is poised to dethrone Puzzle & Dragons' download total in Japan
The race is on
Monument Valley, Threes and DEVICE 6 win big at Apple Design Awards
Leo's Fortune and Blek also honoured
Pg Connects
Schedule for PG Connects Helsinki 2014 is finalised with Supercell, King, Rovio, Creative Mobile, EA, Revolution and more
Look who's talking
Apple surprises developers with iOS 8's Metal graphics API and Swift programming language
Upgrade path from Objective-C and OpenGL
Tim Cook: We're "investing a ton" in the App Store with iOS 8 discoverability
Testflight integration, app bundles, and video previews
Pg Connects
Meet the global games industry in Helsinki at Pocket Gamer Connects
And you're invited too
Rumour
Amazon offered us $600 million for Cocos2d-x, says Chukong CEO
Chinese outfit refused as it looks to IPO
Mobile Mavens
Cracking the code: Will Apple's promo code push for IAPs help or hinder developers?
Our experts give their take
Chart Of The Week
King and GungHo games now bringing in more revenue than Nintendo's entire library
Slipping down the ranks
The Charticle
Can Brave Frontier fight the good fight on two fronts?
Around the world
My Horse, CSR Racing and Clumsy Ninja powerhouse NaturalMotion is hiring
Apply within
Hot Five
Why App Store promotion isn't always a blessing, the making of Hearthstone, and can Thomas Was Alone hit the top?
Last week's top five stories.
Adways highlights power of its pre-launch Yoyaku Top 10 service in Korea
Smarter UA
Financials
SkyMobi looks to the future with $20 million stock buyback
Also reseting financial calendar
Rumour
$28 million rights issue suggests Glu Mobile is about to buy again
PlayFirst deal hasn’t sated appetite
Strongest Link
Thanks to Chain Chronicle, Sega Networks sees FY14 sales hit $200 million
Will soon be 50% of Sega Sammy's digital total
Marketing costs rise as competition slows between top ranked apps
Marketing dollars flood into mobile
Mixi marvel: How Monster Strike is turning around the fortunes of Japan's social star
Stock now higher than DeNA
Deal
Kabam to make card-battling RPG based on The Hunger Games movies
Power of IP
Last chance to save money on your Pocket Gamer Connects ticket
Mid term ticket sales end at midnight
AdColony nabs former iAd exec to kickstart global growth
Megan Sullivan appointment follows European expansion
Supercell CEO Paananen, Ben Cousins, Ubisoft, EA and Amazon sign up for PG Connects Helsinki
Nearly 100 top notch speakers signed up – join them!
Investment
Egg Baby dev Nix Hydra raises $5 million
Female-focused outfit in expansion mode
Financials
KongZhong sees mobile games boom in Q1 2014, with sales up 119% to $8 million
Three Kingdoms games score
Financials
Wind Runner's decline sees WeMade's Q1 2014 mobile sales down 33% to $19.3 million
Core up, but casual down more
Interview
The global game: Colopl on bringing skills-based JRPG Slingshot Braves to the west
Not pay-for-win
EA shuts down Mythic, while Harmonix sheds 37 jobs
Mind the gap
Pg Connects
Helsinki hype: 10 reasons why you need to pick up a pass for Pocket Gamer Connects
The most important one is free beer
Russian powerhouse Game Insight relocates HQ to Lithuania
Corporate flexibility
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Game Charts: Minecraft and LEGO lay the foundations for iPad dominance
19 May - 25 May, 2014
Funds for F2P: Dundee-based Outplay boosted by $5 million cash injection
Investors looking to increase exposure
Blizzard: Hearthstone on iPad was a "significant undertaking"
But touchscreen play reaches audiences other platforms can't
Sign up for the Very Big Indie Pitch on 16-17 June
The Very Big Indie Pitch is back at PG Connects
Money matters: Skillz multiplayer cash tournament platform launches for iOS
Powered by over 150 games
GameBench releases sample results from Android game benchmarking app
Full version on Google Play soon
NativeX launches customisable native mobile ad exchange for F2P games
Extracting maximum value
Data derby: App Annie acquires analytics rival Distimo
And wraps up a $17 million funding round
Puzzle & Dragons surpasses 4 million downloads in North America
Don't stop me now
Stateside
Adapt to survive: Why Twitch needs mobile if it hopes to stay relevant
Crossing the streams