Sweet & Sour
King's market debut opens at 10% below IPO price
But mobile is still maturing
And The Award Goes To...
Rovio's Icebreaker and Gameloft's Asphalt 8 run away with the Pocket Gamer Awards
Nintendo also makes its mark
No Drift
Oculus: We've always been 'culturally aligned' with Facebook
Firm calls on fans to have faith
Building A Great Party
Still in San Francisco? Head on over to our next Mobile Mixer for Build 2014
Mix and mingle with Fortumo and PG
Gmgc 2014
Chinese web game developers on their mobile false start
Gamewave, Dovo, Youzu and Manyougu reveal their pain
Gmgc 2014
Tencent aims to dominate Chinese market with new Tencent Mobile Game Platform
Will launch with 40+ games
Gmgc 2014
Chinese developers need to let PC games go, says LineKong CEO
Welcome the new age of mobile opportunity
Boom Times
Chinese mobile games market grew 156% in 2013 to $2.2 billion
Estimated to be worth $6.9 billion by 2016
Talking Tax Breaks
UKIE signs up TV Coalition for BAFTA event
Set to detail the advantages of tax relief
Real Deal
Facebook to buy Oculus VR for $2 billion
Virtual reality goes social
Candy For Everyone
Cut the Rope's Zeptolab files motion against King's 'Candy' trademark attempt in EU
Om Nom means business
Bigger Is Better
It's time for developers to get physical with their players, says Alistair Aitcheson
Big screens are the future
Two Heads Better Than One
Double Fine enters the publishing fray
Helping indies stay indie
Financial News
King set for $7.6 billion valuation ahead of NYSE debut
Top brass could sell up for multi-millions
Gdc 2014
Wargaming looking to can 'cruel' IAPs in World of Tanks Blitz
Looking to hook players for the long haul
Gdc 2014
Double Fine on how to become a multiplatform master
And why you'll get 'really, really angry' at Android
Let The Betting Begin
Creative Mobile signs up for Cashplay's real-money wager tournaments in Drag Racing
Go head-to-head or pay for big skilled-based events
Tested By Millions
Get more from your publishing platform with PikPokPlus
Veteran developer opens up for all
Profitable Move
Mobile games generate $100 million for Tencent in Q4 2013
While FY13 revenues rise 38% to $9.9 billion
Financial News
Shanda Games sees FY13 mobile revenues rise dramatically to $79 million
But Q4 is down 21% as Million Arthur player churn
Open Shop
Apple launches Indie Game Showcase on App Store
Links up with Simogo for debut splash
Top 50
PocketGamer.biz unveils the Top 50 Developers of 2014
The list in full
Gaming Ethics
GDC 2014: The Drowning's Ben Cousins blames the snobbish 'Establishment' for unethical stigma surrounding free-to-play
Discusses the ethics of 7 game business models
Financial Results
Renren tries to reposition as 2013 revenue drops 2% to $157 million
Games unit hit by $3.5 million restructure
Discount Your Engines
Crytek undercuts Unreal 4 by $9 a month
Get CryEngine-as-a-service program
Let Them Pay
Ouya drops free-to-try restriction
Devs can't cope with creating a demo, apparently
Financial News
Gameloft's FY13 net income down 19% to $10.3 million
Spent $20 million on upgrading IT systems
Unlocking Success
iPhone version of The Room had 12 percent conversion rate
Series now close to 10 million downloads
Financial News
Kingsoft sees FY13 revenues up 54% to $356 million
Building a mobile gaming platform
Hot Five
Kabam buys Phoenix Age, iOS 7.1 highlights IAPs, and 10 developers reshaping the industry
Last week's top five stories
Big In Japan
Cross Horizon as cultural litmus paper, Docomo gets Dragon Quest X, and Final Fantasy Agito will repeat
Weekly digest from Tokyo
Epic Move
Unreal Engine adopts monthly $19 subscription model
Opens up full access to source code
Free For Limited Time
Marmalade announces new iOS-to-Android porting tool
A juicy new market for iOS devs
Massive Increase
WeChat boasted 335 million monthly active users in Q4 2013
Embracing mobile, embracing success
Expert Opinions
We're 'pretty damn close' to BioShock Infinite being built by 3 guys in a garage
Thoughts from a Bay Area breakfast roundtable
Gdc 2014
BlackBerry and Badland 2 - what Frogmind did (and didn't) do next
How to follow up an unexpected smash
Gdc 2014
Kabam reveals the three pillars to mid-core mastery
How Fast & Furious 6 hit 48 million downloads
Latin American Rising
Get all the details at M2Games LATAM 2014
Happening 24-25 April in Miami
Into The Living Room
Ubisoft, Warner Bros. and GREE back BlueStacks GamePop
The battle for the living room heats up
Browsing For Fun
Mozilla and Unity unlock web openess for gaming with WebGL support
Firefox will be best environment
Gdc 2014
Discussing trends in the fast-maturing F2P sector
Notably the rise of CCGs on Google Play
Brighter Shinier
Now with real-time lighting, Unity 5 announced
Pre-orders now available
Publishing Services
Roadhouse Interactive offers a new deal for new market realities
Keep control, gain expertise
Food, Booze & Pics
All the fun from the Top 50 Developer 2014 VIP dinner
Champagne for everyone
Time To Play
Google adds support for real-time iOS-Android multiplayer to Play Game Services
What's Apple next move?
King In Reverse
Giant Interactive goes private in $1.6 billion share buyback
Deal values publisher at $3 billion
Gdc 2014
Vlambeer talks Nuclear Throne, taking to Twitch, and demystifying game development
Why it's good to let gamers keep an eye on you
Gdc 2014
Wooga on using the FUUU factor to hit the top of the App Store
May the force be with FUUU
Gdc 2014
Think you've got a handle on China? Get ready for everything to change
Yodo1's Fong on finding success in Asia
Games To Watch
Flappy Bird clone is top of the Pebble Appstore
Bird is the word