Play Me
mNectar partners with Branch Metrics to improve playable ads
Playable ad technology combines with deep linking
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Level Up
Nexon buys Gamevil-published RPG developer Boolean
Studio behind Dark Avenger series gets acquired
Options Open
LINE renews IPO application although won't list imminently
Messaging app keeps IPO door open
Lane Change
Former EA exec Shawn Conly joins GREE as VP marketing
GREE snaps up new talent
Square Up
Expanded to mobile games, Square Enix Collective adds funding of up to $250,000
Funding, feedback and advice available for indies
On The Vine
Whimsical Japanese dev uses Vine celebs to break into US market
Bike Rider by Amutus gets in to gear
Cash In
DeNA sets $25 million a month target for each Nintendo game
Set the bar high
Success Seeds
Bica Studios closes seed funding round amid Portugese gaming boom
Portugal Ventures leads seed funding
For The Kids
Bee7 and SuperAwesome partner up for COPPA-compliant Android CPI ad network
Appropriate for all
Ring Of Opportunity
AppLift opens offices in Beijing, Tokyo and Delhi
Marketing platform expands into Asia Pacific
New Turf
Expanding to games not using its SDK, Kamcord goes big for YouTubers
First land grab is Clash of Clans
New Blood
Tommy Palm's vision for Stugan game accelerator
Happenings deep in the Swedish woods
Hot Five
Why you're losing players, Supercell is winning, and how to talk on camera
A glance at last week's top stories
Crystal Ball
Mobile Augmented Reality apps will hit 420 million downloads by 2019
Juniper Research predicts big things for AR
Goody Goody
Ex-Disney veterans set up Zig Zag Zoom to combine fun with charity
Gaming turned into charitable currency
Buddy Up
Scopely forges multi-year partnership with Kung Fu Factory
New partnership has scope
Making Games In The Woods
Minecraft, King, and Rovio execs step up to mentor Stugan accelerator
Applications extended to 15 April
Qa Q&a
Blizzard and King confirmed to speak at Game QA & Localisation Forum 2015
From London to Barcelona
Jobs Board
Loveshack looking to hire gamplay programmer
Shacking up in Melbourne
Mission Possible
UI and soft sell is key to F2P retailing, says Deep Loot dev
"If you've already done six impossible things this morning, why not try making a F2P game?"
Close Up
7 top tips for talking about your game on camera
Lights, camera, action
Jobs Board
ZeptoLab, Next Games, Unity and GoodGame hiring
The latest mobile games job vacancies
Walking The Line
Disney Tsum Tsum has generated $300 million
Puzzler cash cow
Hot Five
Why Nintendo's DeNA alliance will fail, a GM RPG and jobs in Finland
A glance at last week's top stories
More Payers Per Players
Ric Moore on ripping App Store data to find the most efficiently monetising F2P games
Ex-Bossa man is digging deep
Tinker Tailor
One-size-fits-all is the wrong analytics approach, says Kongregate's Emily Greer
Mobile analytics is trickier than web
Watch List
Want a job at the world's first wearable games studio?
Everywear Games opens its doors in Finland
New Fantasy
Square Enix partners with Nexon to make Final Fantasy XI Mobile
Due in 2016
Less Laissez Faire
Google brings stronger approvals and age ratings to Google Play
Change is in the wind
Future Proof
Free events teach UK devs the future of gaming infrastructure
TIGA and SoftLayer host five free developer events
Unite
Unity calls for speakers as Unite Europe 2015 registration opens
Heading to the Dam
Tallinn Times
Amazon, Google and Unity speaking at Estonian GameDev Days 2015
Third year of event
Eastward Bound
Chillingo sets up shop in Shanghai
Publishing services expand in to China
Jobs Board
Unity, GoodGame Studios, and Kuju are hiring
The latest mobile games job vacancies
Ad Up Funds
Cheetah Mobile acquires MobPartner for $58 million
The move to mobile ad tech
Hot Five
The best of GDC, Apple Watch Glance for devs, and the making of Angry Birds Epic
Last week's top stories
Milestone
StartApp celebrates 350 million monthly active users
StartApp is a dev's best friend
Shiny Faces
Monument Valley dominates at BAFTA Games Awards 2015
Mobile games gain a good haul
By Indians For Indians
Moonfrog Labs raises $15 million to develop games for India
Zynga veterans rake in the cash
Smart Move
App Annie unveils Singapore office for India and SE Asia
Analytics firm targets emerging markets
Cheque Book
Facebook taken to court over F2P in-game purchases
Out-of-pocket parents are angry
Reach For The Sky
How to secure your game code in the app store Wild West
You need a weapon in your holster
Cash Flow
Vserv closes Series B round with Maverick Capital Ventures
US firm invests in India
New Revenue Stream?
Landmark ruling opens door to defend games against fake app store reviews
Defamatory online reviews can be punished
Closing Doors
PlayStation Mobile for Android and Vita will shut 10 September
Sony pulls the plug on mobile store.
Bring Home The Beacon
RevMob on why location will make mobile ads relevant
RevMob CEO highlights the benefits of beacons
Sdk Overload
There are too many SDKs, says Heyzap's Jude Gomila
SDK fragmentation is a big problem
The Juice
7 key trends from GDC 2015
What we learned at San Francisco
Quality Drive
Saturation of supply is behind mobile's drive to triple-A, says Behaviour VP
The industry needs to get serious
Trophy Time
Mobile games clean up at 2015 IGF Awards
80 Days, Ephemerid: A Musical Adventure, and Metamorphabet rewarded