No Trojans Here
Eric Seufert's Heracles launches mobile user acquisition tool Agamemnon
Work out when your UA campaigns will generate money
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Ric Cowley
About Ric is the Editor of PocketGamer.biz, having started out as a Staff Writer on the site back in 2015. He received an honourable mention in both the MCV and Develop 30 Under 30 lists in 2016 and refuses to let anyone forget about it.
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Capcom Financials Fy17
Capcom sales up to $782.5 million as it eyes stronger mobile performance
Hoping to "break through the current situation" with big IPs
Critical Training
Critical Force wants to fix Finland's game dev shortage with new academy
20 students at Kajaani University will get specialist coaching and feedback
Jobs News
GSN CEO David Goldhill steps down after 10 years
Search for a replacement already underway
Nintendo Financials Fy17
Nintendo profits soar to $921 million as Switch sells 2.74 million units
Goes awfully quiet on its mobile games
Newzoo Global Mobile Market
Global app store revenues expected to hit $56 billion in 2017
Newzoo peers into its crystal ball
Facebook Ad Spend Q1 2017
CPMs and CPCs rise for advertisers on Facebook due to shift to mobile video ads
Nanigans takes a closer look at Q1 ad spends
Vainglory Advisers
Vainglory experts join British eSports Association's board of 23 game advisers
MrKcool and Citrus Empire to keep the association up to date on the scene
Search Ads Roll Out
App Store Search Ads roll out to the UK, Australia and New Zealand
Four territories now have access to cheap ad space
Affiliates Affected
Apple to cut commission rates for app affiliate links to 2.5%
Every other type of content remains at 7%
Vivendi Ubisoft Takeover
Report: Vivendi sets eyes on takeover bid for Ubisoft by end of 2017
Needs to show investors that they have no need to worry
Go Xenko
Silicon Studio launches mobile and VR game engine Xenko after two years in beta
Pricing starts at $75 a month per user
Cheque In The Mail
Mail.Ru opens $100 million games investment arm
Offering money and support to developers
Google Play Awards 2017
Fire Emblem Heroes, Pokemon GO and more pick up nominations for Google Play Awards 2017
The cream of the crop duke it out on May 18th
Cents For Seasun
Tencent acquires 9.9% stake in Chinese mobile games developer Seasun for $142 million
Deal made in two parts by subsidiary Image Frame Investment
Influential Backers
GameInfluencer raises six-figure funding from European mobile game developers to grow platform
Klaas Kersting, Tung Nguyen-Khac and more join advisory board
Mighty Partnership
Ubisoft partners with Tencent and Playcrab for China-focused Might & Magic strategy game
Might & Magic Heroes: Era of Chaos expected to launch June 2017
Big C.a.t.s.
ZeptoLab's latest game C.A.T.S. hits eight million downloads in first weekend
Tops iOS free download charts in 20 countries
Most Read
It's time to rethink licensed IP, Supercell's startup culture, and Shipyard Games is grateful for Pokemon GO
The hottest articles of last week
Us Mobile Market 2016
2016's top five grossing mobile games in the US made up 28% of all revenues
Branded IPs are up, especially if you consider Clash Royale one
Splitting Aces
Zynga doubles down on Zynga Poker with Snapchat lens
Not the best known gaming platform out there
Nordic Games Awards 2017
Clash Royale picks up two Game of the Year nominations at Nordic Game Awards 2017
Bridgeside Interactive's Clapper picks up three nods
Newzoo Market Report
Global mobile games market expected to generate $46 billion in revenues in 2017
Newzoo updates its predictions
A Better Dynamic
Ilyon Dynamics surpasses 100 million downloads for its 60+ catalogue of games
Has seen at least 30% growth month-on-month since January 2016
Dominating
DomiNations surpasses $100 million in revenues two years after first launching
Up there with MapleStory and Dungeon & Fighter as a key IP for Nexon
A Gif For All
Zynga partners with GIF sharing platform Tenor for GIFs Against Friends
Continues to barrel down the With Friends approach
Organic Apple
Apple hits 100% renewable energy in 24 countries and pledges to stop mining the Earth for materials
It's not easy being green
Romania Control
Remote Control Productions opens Bucharest office
BigBlue Studios' Bogdan Oprescu to head up operations
It Was Fate
Fate/Grand Order to launch in the US and Canada in summer 2017
Aniplex bringing an English text translation to the West
The Revolution Spreads
Netmarble plans to release Lineage 2: Revolution in Japan and China by the end of 2017
Might have some trouble with the China launch
Leaps And Bounds
Magic Leap acquires FuzzyCube and hires staff from Moonbot Studios to bolster development
Moonbot Studios shut down shortly afterwards
Super Senso Release
Turbo's Super Senso finally has a concrete release date after nearly four years in development
GungHo will still act as publisher
Shoot The Messenger
Facebook Messenger app hits 1.2 billion monthly active users
A big audience for its Instant Games platform
Neverending Saga
Candy Crush Saga has only dropped out of the US App Store top ten grossing charts twice in over four years
Celebrates its fifth year since launching on Facebook
Icandy Acquisition
iCandy Interactive acquires Singapore mobile dev Inzen for $4.4 million to gain access to China market
Inzen gains access to iCandy's 17 million players too
Android Global Sales
Android sales in China accounted for 86.4% of all smartphones sold between December 2016 and February 2017
Kantar Worldpanel breaks down sales around the world
Nicalis Acquisitions
Nicalis picks up SuperVillain Studios and Cowboy Color to expand development capabilities
SuperVillain absorbed into Nicalis' internal development team
Spicerack Acquisition
Casino firm Scientific Games acquires social bingo developer Spicerack
Cost of the deal was undisclosed
Oculus Fights Back
Oculus files motion for new trial to battle $500 million in damages sought by Zenimax
Claims damages are excessive
Switch Vulnerability
Nintendo offering up to $20,000 for information on Switch vulnerabilities
Prove there's a problem, get paid
Samsung On Top
Samsung reclaims spot as world's biggest smartphone manufacturer
Galaxy Note 7 troubles are behind it
South Korea Playtimes
Mobile gamers in South Korea spend 46 minutes a day playing games
Lineage 2: Revolution remains king of the market
Licensed To Stream
German regulator rules YouTubers and Twitch streamers must have a broadcasting license
Could run them up to €10,000
Exient Exeunt
Angry Birds Go! developer Exient cuts 60% of its staff at Leamington Spa studio
Can only afford to develop one new game and maintain its Angry Birds titles
Fnatic Funding
ESports organisation Fnatic raises $7 million to grow operations
Just in time for it to host a Vainglory tournament
Bye Bye 32-bit
Apple could be ending support for 32-bit apps in iOS 11
Should make performance better on newer devices
Sleeping With The Fishes
Zynga digs deep into its back-catalogue for newly soft-launched game Mafia Wars
The title returns for another crack at the big time
Minecraft Marketplace
Minecraft introduces IAPs to pay content creators in new marketplace
Community members can now make cash from their creations
Food For Thought
Mind Candy averts bankruptcy with two-year loan extension and $1.5 million funding
Existing investors up their investments to help the ailing developer
Boot Camp
Seriously teases upcoming animation Best Fiends Boot Camp for May 2017 launch
Could be leading in to its next game