May 24, 2024 Mavens Mobile Mavens: The Unity aftermath… Can it reignite the faith or are doubts only growing? Our industry experts discuss the current industry sentiment toward Unity after last year's Runtime fee farrago
March 4, 2024 Mobile Mavens Mobile Mavens: What should we expect from Disney's big $1.5 billion deal with Epic and Fortnite? Our Mobile Mavens share their thoughts on Disney’s $1.5 billion investment and partnership with Epic Games
July 20, 2018 Mobile Mavens What's been the impact of the App Store on the games industry and where does it go from here? The Mobile Mavens have their say
December 29, 2017 Best Of The Best Mobile Mavens' Games of the Year 2017 The big names in the industry tell us their top mobile games of 2017
October 25, 2017 Mobile Mavens Is augmented reality for smartphones a gimmick or great for games? The Mobile Mavens have their say on the hot topic
July 14, 2017 Mobile Mavens Mobile Mavens: Is there an opportunity for smartphones to build on the Nintendo Switch model? Following recent investments, we ask the experts for their view
June 30, 2017 Mobile Mavens The iPhone turns 10: how can Apple shake up mobile gaming in the next decade? Our Mobile Mavens ponder the next 10 years for Apple and mobile gaming
June 20, 2017 Mobile Mavens What will iOS 11 dropping App Store top grossing charts mean for developers? Mobile Mavens on the new-look App Store
May 26, 2017 Mobile Mavens Can mobile games still launch successful multimedia IP? Will there be another Angry Birds?
April 26, 2017 Mobile Mavens Will medals for eSports at the 2022 Asian Games accelerate mainstream acceptance? Full medals, full recognition?
April 19, 2017 Mobile Mavens Does Pokemon GO leave room for another location-based hit? Is location-based gaming a winner-takes-all market?
February 24, 2017 Gdc Tips Tips and tricks on how to survive and make the most out of GDC 2017 The mobile mavens offer their advice from years of experience at the event
February 21, 2017 Mobile Mavens Why did Take-Two buy Social Point? What's the motivation for the $250 million deal?
December 20, 2016 Mobile Mavens The Mobile Mavens' Games of the Year 2016 Pokemon GO, Clash Royale, Crashlands and more
November 1, 2016 Mobile Mavens What do mobile developers think of the Nintendo Switch? Can the Switch and mobile gaming happily coexist?
October 26, 2016 Mobile Mavens What's the value of a movie license for a free-to-play mobile game? And why are such deals so popular?
October 11, 2016 Mobile Mavens Mobile games industry experts react to Google Pixel and Daydream View VR Mobile Mavens react to Google's announcements
October 4, 2016 Mobile Mavens Why did Ubisoft buy Ketchapp? The industry's best and brightest discuss
September 27, 2016 Philanthropic, Or Just For Profit? What do mobile developers think of King's game engine Defold? Mobile Mavens debate the engine and its motivations
September 6, 2016 Mobile Mavens Mobile developers react to iOS 10's Limit Ad Tracking changes Can the UA market cope?
August 30, 2016 E3 On Borrowed Time? Updated with post-Gamescom impressions: Mobile Mavens discusss Gamescom's B2B-meets-consumer approach Mobile Mavens discuss the ideal trade show
August 8, 2016 Mobile Mavens Do mobile game developers actually care about Nintendo? Does NX bridge the gap to mobile, or is it more of the same?
July 12, 2016 Mobile Mavens Does Pokemon GO's success validate Nintendo's approach to mobile games? Mobile games industry reacts to the location-based smash
June 20, 2016 Square Peg, Round Hole? Does E3 need mobile games more than mobile games need E3? Mobile Mavens discuss the mobile dearth at E3 2016
May 31, 2016 Forced Marriage? Would a Tencent acquisition of Supercell benefit it or the mobile game industry? Mobile Mavens discuss a potential giant
May 25, 2016 Mobile Mavens Can Google's Daydream accelerate a slow-to-start 'year of VR'? Are the Mobile Mavens Daydream believers, or wide awake?
April 12, 2016 Hello World What do the Mobile Mavens think of Nintendo's mobile debut Miitomo? Mario or Luigi?
March 25, 2016 Vr Everywhere Mobile Mavens reflect on GDC trends and highlights Back from San Francisco
March 10, 2016 Time Flies 10 years of Pocket Gamer: Mobile Mavens discuss where we've all come from Remembering a decade of mobile gaming
November 2, 2015 Hello World What does Miitomo tell us about Nintendo's mobile strategy? Mobile Mavens on Nintendo's first pass
September 28, 2015 Give Me Freedom Is being paid for how long people play your game a good model for developers (or just Amazon)? Mobile Mavens debate Amazon Underground
September 15, 2015 Nextgen Wii? Will Apple TV be a strong platform for gaming? Mobile Mavens debate the power of the big screen
August 31, 2015 Thinking Bigger Is the $10 billion mobile game franchise inevitable? Our Mavens ponder big numbers
June 9, 2015 Time For Parity? Are we still treating Android as a second class mobile gaming citizen? Our Mavens circle the age old iOS-versus-Android debate
June 1, 2015 Look No Hands Should your mobile game have an auto-play mode? Our Mobile Mavens debate skill and the lack of
April 28, 2015 Can't Buy Love Despite $50 million Crytek deal, Mavens split over whether Amazon has a future in mobile games So hard to create relevance
March 17, 2015 It's Me Mario! How will Nintendo's beloved franchises go F2P? Mobile Mavens debate Nintendo's entry to mobile games
January 21, 2015 Mobile Mavens [Updated] Mobile Mavens on their hopes and fears for 2015 From smartwatches and YouTubers to UA, clones and HTML5
December 24, 2014 Mobile Mavens 2014 in Review: The Mavens choose their Game of the Year From Hearthstone to Monument Valley, Flappy Bird and Kim K...
November 11, 2014 Mobile Gaming Mavens Why mobile games have no future on your TV screen Industry luminaries talk Apple, Google and Amazon's assault on your TV
September 29, 2014 Mobile Mavens Advantage App Store? The industry reacts to App Bundles on iOS 8 Can Apple shake up app discovery?
August 25, 2014 Mobile Mavens Love your game vs. Hope you die: Is Twitter worth the hate? The Mavens think personal about social media
August 5, 2014 Mobile Mavens Rise of the YouTuber: An opportunity too good for developers to turn down? Our experts on the pros and cons of the new media wave
July 30, 2014 Mobile Mavens Free-to-play free-for-all: Is the EC's F2P clampdown a farce? We ask our experts
June 10, 2014 Mobile Mavens iOS 8: Industry experts on the good, the bad, and the downright dangerous More questions than answers?
June 2, 2014 Mobile Mavens Cracking the code: Will Apple's promo code push for IAPs help or hinder developers? Our experts give their take
April 15, 2014 Mobile Mavens Gay people in games: Industry experts call on devs to "share stories of diversity" Our Mavens give their take on this week's burning issue
April 8, 2014 Mobile Mavens Will Amazon's Kindle Fire TV set the mobile games world alight? Or is it smoke and mirrors?
March 14, 2014 Moscone State Of Mind What themes will dominate at GDC 2014? Our Mavens lay out their expectations
February 10, 2014 How can developers deliver the next Flappy Bird? (And should they even try?) Our Mobile Gaming Mavens give their take