PapayaMobile enters user acquisition market with launch of AppFlood cross promotion network
Free and clean exchange
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata concedes that smartphones and tablets have changed the industry
'We need to differentiate and offer something exclusive'
Develop 2012: Gbanga's Robin Di Capua on the opportunities of location-based games
#developconf Here be monsters and gangsters
Amazon's Game Connect provides an online store for in-game items
Amazon.com selling virtual goods
Develop 2012: Infinity Blade designed to prove iOS could pack a punch, says Epic's Mark Rein
#developconf Wanted a 'Shadow Complex on mobile'
InMobi appoints Shrikant Latkar as VP of global marketing
Company prepares for hyper-growth phase
Develop 2012: Don't spend money you can't afford, Sports Interactive's Jacobson warns indies
#developconf Money matters
PapayaMobile's Oscar Clark concludes his developer's guide to the Zombie (freemium) Apocalypse
Monetise this (and that)
Tapjoy and Kontagent announce strategic partnership
New products and services incoming
Develop 2012: PlayStation Mobile to let indies 'compete on a fair playing field'
#developconf Consumers still trust brand
Develop 2012: Life isn't all 'glorious Vegas gambling' after your first game, warns Supermono's Tak Fung
#developconf It's when the hard work begins
Develop 2012: We won't try to 'whip up the Daily Mail' with Carmageddon return, says Stainless Games
#developconf But it would be a bonus
Social Wars dev Social Point makes mobile move with $7.4 million funding round
Expanding out from Facebook
Develop 2012: Brian Baglow on how indies can master the art of marketing
#developconf 'Developers, stop being sh*t'
Activision to bring Angry Birds Trilogy to 360, PS3 and 3DS
Includes Angry Birds, Seasons, and Rio
Amazon launches achievements platform GameCircle for Kindle Fire
Leaderboards and save sync also on board
Mind Candy appoints ex-Playfish exec Ken Ward as talent director
Studio recruiting mobile devs and designers
Betable brings real money gambling to social and mobile games
Adds betting to new and existing title
Develop 2012: CSR Racing 'more successful than all my other games put together', says Boss Alien's Jason Avent
#developconf High profit margins on iOS
Develop 2012: Collaboration, not competition, is key to survival in the packed mobile market, says Remode's Ella Romanos
#developconf All about building a network
Ouya raises $2 million via Kickstarter for its Android console in one day
$99 console reached funding goal in 8 hours
Develop 2012: Concept Art House's James Zhang on how game art can improve your monetisation
#developconf All about quality
Develop 2012: The lower the price of a game, the better it needs to be, says BioWare's Eugene Evans
#developconf Game pricing now 'democratised'
Develop 2012: Insight, advice and friendship: Why UK indie outfits 'stand together' behind Best of British
#developconf Trade body benefits, without the fees
Develop 2012: Crowdsourcing app development cultivates rather than complicates games, says Valve's Jason Holtman
#developconf Audiences want to be involved
Richard Garriott's mobile social studio Portalarium raises $7 million in Series A round
Ultimate Collector and Ultimate RPG inbound
Autodesk announces new version of Scaleform UI middleware for mobile
Works with Unity or as a standalone
OpenFeint founder Jason Citron raises $1.1 million for 'post-PC' outfit Phoenix Guild
Staffing up to ship its first mobile game in 2012
SessionM steals three execs, two from Apple iAd and one from Google
Team reunited
Samsung launches Smart App Challenge 2012 offering $4 million in cash
Seeks innovative apps for Galaxy Note and Tab
Ouya hopes to Kickstart $950,000 to bring its $99 Android-powered home console to market
Developer friendly for free-to-play games
Urban Airship and GamesAnalytics partner to offer targeted messaging for mobile games
Analytics-triggered messaging suite available
Develop 2012: Stuart Dredge's 30 interesting apps in 45 minutes
#developconf How does he fit it all in?
Develop 2012: HTML5 can wait: focus on the native app, says Flurry
#developconf The time is now
Develop 2012: Relentless Software on Microsoft's move to shape Kinect into an interactive TV king
#developconf Big future in the big screen
PapayaMobile's Oscar Clark provides a developer's guide to the Zombie (freemium) Apocalypse
First of a two-part special on freemium, and the undead
Develop 2012: Michael Pachter on why free-to-play gaming needs to be reinvented
#developconf Don't give it away
Develop 2012: Apple has 'completely failed' at app discoverability, says PapayaMobile's Oscar Clark
#developconf Don't rely on app stores to push your game
Develop 2012: Game devs best placed to take advantage of TV's second screen surge, says Agora Media
#developconf Smart TV's ascent 'inevitable'
Develop 2012: Turbulenz's Gavin Shields on why now is the time to embrace HTML5 gaming
#developconf The early bird
Develop 2012: iPhone changed the game, but now's the time for content to cross borders says Matmi
#developconf Founder Coghlan on mobile's break out
Develop 2012: AdMob and YouTube are Google's cost effective ad channels says Ali Syed
#developconf Cheap and cheerful
Develop 2012: Valve's Jason Holtman on why everyone in your company needs to be involved in your business
#developconf Everyone is an expert
HTML5 specialist Ludei names appMobi co-founder Monastiero as president
To lead 'power shift' in mobile development
Gamevil renews $10 million strong partner fund
Indie outreach behind 'large portion' of line up
Microsoft to acquire multi-touch display maker Peceptive Pixel
Joining MS' Office division
HandyGames is hiring through PocketGamer.biz jobs board
Programmers, artists, testers, & designers needed
Microsoft confirms October 2012 launch for Windows 8
First Windows RT tablets also expected in October
Facebook begins App Center's global roll out, launches new localisation tools for devs
Platform launches in 7 more countries
A holiday launch could see Apple sell 6 million $299 iPad Minis in 2012
Piper Jaffrays analyst advises investors