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Last Updated: Dec 8th, 2016
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Articles featuring Matthew Wiggins

Articles featuring Matthew Wiggins

UK messenger games start-up Mojiworks raises $2.75 million FUNDING NEWS Nov 7th, 2017

UK messenger games start-up Mojiworks raises $2.75 million

Guildford studio set to grow from 10 to 25 employees

  • Mobile Messaging
  • Funding
  • iMessage
  • Chat apps
  • Instant Games
Now playing: Matthew Wiggins on Reigns NOW PLAYING Apr 14th, 2017

Now playing: Matthew Wiggins on Reigns

What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?

  • Indies
  • Reigns
  • Now playing
MojiWorks talks Moji Bowling and going all in on games for messaging apps SENDING A MESSAGE Apr 7th, 2017

MojiWorks talks Moji Bowling and going all in on games for messaging apps

The power of social, 3D games on iMessage and much more

  • Guildford
  • iMessage
  • Chat apps
  • Instant Games
Mobile games industry experts tell us their New Year's resolutions for 2017 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS Jan 2nd, 2017

Mobile games industry experts tell us their New Year's resolutions for 2017

Ambitious plans for the year

What will be the big mobile games industry trends in 2017? INDUSTRY TRENDS Dec 29th, 2016

What will be the big mobile games industry trends in 2017?

The experts give their crystal ball predictions

What were the biggest mobile games industry trends in 2016? MOBILE TRENDS Dec 28th, 2016

What were the biggest mobile games industry trends in 2016?

We ask a slew of industry experts

How big an impact will Facebook Instant Games have on mobile gaming? MOBILE MAVENS Dec 8th, 2016

How big an impact will Facebook Instant Games have on mobile gaming?

Mobile Mavens discuss the HTML5-powered Messenger platform

  • Facebook
  • HTML5
  • Mavens
  • Mobile Mavens
  • Instant Games
New UK start-up MojiWorks goes all in on iMessage games A BIG OPPORTUNITY Nov 29th, 2016

New UK start-up MojiWorks goes all in on iMessage games

“As big an opportunity as the Facebook App platform or the App Store”

  • New Studio
  • iMessage
Hall of Fame: JiggeryPokery's Matthew Wiggins on creating mobile gods HALL OF FAME Sep 14th, 2016

Hall of Fame: JiggeryPokery's Matthew Wiggins on creating mobile gods

From Lionhead to Zynga to JiggeryPokery to MojiWorks

You need to love your F2P game and love your F2P players, says GodFinger 2's dev Jiggery Pokery RIGHT WHALES Jul 14th, 2015

You need to love your F2P game and love your F2P players, says GodFinger 2's dev Jiggery Pokery

Matthew Wiggins on real success

  • F2P
  • Develop Brighton
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