Fight, Fight, Fight
YouTube Gaming seeks to steal players from Twitch's yard
Google looks to crush Twitch with new platform
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Plucked Feathers
Angry Birds creator Rovio readies 260 redundancies
Rovio is getting ready to shrink once more.
Breaking Ground
Resolution closes largest VR game development Series A funding round at $6 million
Led by Google Ventures
Speak Up
Andy Payne and BAFTA-winning Katherine Bidwell keynote Women in Games conference
Andy Payne and Kathetine Bidwell head to London
Unconsole
Browser-based AirConsole energises microconsole slump
A new type of browser-based console is born
Oops
UPDATE: Machine Zone CEO sues Kabam after party banter turns sour
A Casual Connect party has sparked a lawsuit
Hot Five
Designing a successful app store icon, Hearthstone's mobile woes and Retention 101
The most-read stories of last week on Pocket Gamer.biz
Spice It Up
HandyGames heats up Clouds & Sheep with branded hot chilli sauce
New merchandise angle
Nio Beginnings
N3TWORK acquires Swedish studio Nio Games to produce a new breed of mobile games
Euro Vision
Flash Hit
Miniclip's Agar.io was most downloaded iOS game during July 2015
App Annie does its monthly roundup
Hey Small Spender
Kids' mobile games worth nearly 8% of global market
A new SuperData report looks at the children's mobile games market
Lonely Hearts
Fallout Shelter launches #DateADweller UA Tinder campaign
Bethesda tries a more usual brand of UA
Monster Mash
Japanese free-to-play RPG Monster Strike earns $4.2 million a day
Something has risen in the east.
Making Of
Cocktails and IAPs: The making of Paradise Bay
We go behind the scenes of King's latest game.
Drain Pain
Hearthstone on mobile could be losing Blizzard millions
Players switching from PC to mobile may be costing Blizzard.
Incubate
Why Stugan is the accelerator every indie developer needs
Nestled in the Swedish woods, a new type of accelerator has been created
Hot Five
DeNA discusses Nintendo deal, and King's profit drop while Com2us gains
We round up the top five stories of last week
Tweet Tweet
How Jonatan Crafoord squeezed the entire audio for Angry Birds 2 into 10Mb
Rovio Stockholm's audio director takes us behind the scenes on Angry Birds 2's audio
Building Brand
WWE brawn boosts MMX Racing brand in new partnership
Monster truck racer partners with monster wrestlers
Mobilizing Profit
Mobile boosts Hearthstone's $20 million a month revenue, says SuperData
SuperData research shines light on Hearthstone
Well Heeled Plan
Animoca Brands goes glam with Paris Hilton-branded Star Girl IAP
Hey big spender
Open The Door
Minecraft programmer Jeb Bergensten calls for a more accessible games industry
Accessibility is key, says Jeb Berngensten
Sporty Pivot
$26 million investment turns Super Evil's attentions to eSports in Asia
Vainglory creators get a serious cash injection
Shooting For Flukes
Stugan: Does the "Lucky Indie" myth still exist?
The Stugan devs question whether being lucky is still enough
Hot Five
Angry Birds 2 breaks records, Game of War uncovered, and video ad insights
The top stories of the last week in detail
Ad This Up
AdRally boosts MMX Racing ad ARPDAU by 46%
UK studio Hutch has a new ad mediation strategy
Birdie's The Word
Behaviour Interactive pulls Jason Dufner for Pro Feel Golf Android launch
Sporting superstars muscle in on mobile action
Egg-selent
Angry Birds 2 blasts 20 million downloads in first week
Rovio's on a roll
Moneybags
Zeotap raises $6.4 million Series A funding
Zeotap taps investor cash
3d Goggles
StartApp creates interactive mobile ads controlled by gyroscopes
Platform launches first 360-degree app adverts.
Muse Me
Stugan: What games inspire you?
The indie games chart their top five best games.
Hot Five
The making of Angry Birds 2, Bethesda's F2P Boogeyman, and Apple and Google unite
We round up the top five stories of last week.
Fast Feathers
Angry Birds 2 scores 10 million downloads in 4 days
Rovio's sequel carries on pulling in interest
Big Birds
Angry Birds 2 guzzles 1 million downloads in 12 hours
Players flock to play Rovio's sequel
Two Heads Better
Mobile gaming streamer Mobcrush adds ex-Appler Greg Essig and ex-Googler Koh Kim to team
Beams are crossed
Flapping Great
Bigger, badder, birdier: The Making of Angry Birds 2
The general manager of Rovio Stockholm lifts the lid on a new sequel
Shock And Horror
Five Nights at Freddy's movie scoops Poltergeist director
Movie pre-production rolls on as Scott Cawthon endures hate
Sowing Seeds
Mobile strategy outfit Gunjin Games bags $1.3 million seed funding
UK developer turns heads.
The Birds Are Back In Town
Angry Birds 2 launches with new Silver female cast member
Rovio's sequel hits shelves
Fire The Engines
Chukong unveils major Cocos engine upgrade including SDKBOX platform
Cocos v3.7 comes with a cluster of new tricks
Hot Five
How to get a job with Gameduell, and how Siegefall makes money
We round up the top five stories of last week.
Spell It Out
Stugan: How to write for video games
We ask three video game writers about their creative processes
Iap Vs Ads
deltaDNA SmartAds increases in-game ad revenue by 300%
Breaking the IAP vs advertising dichotomy
Going Public
Japanese monetization maestro Metaps is going public
Japan's most-funded startup is filing for an IPO
Play For Cash
BigBit partners with Cashplay for real-cash Race Team Manager tournaments
New game mode allows players to compete for money
First In
Klang Games bags London Venture Partners investment
Former Supercell investment finds a new project
Eurozone
PlayFab cracks Europe, wants to help you do the same
Backend specialist opens new Berlin office
Big Bucks
SGN bags $130 million Netmarble investment to break into East
Korean publisher invests in US outfit
How To
Stugan: Indie devs share how to choose a game engine
The developers at Stugan explain how they choose a game engine
Watch Out
What does Apple's financial report mean for the Watch?
Tim Cook kept tip toed around cold hard facts.