Return My King
Beijing-based developer Elex soft-launches Sega-licensed mobile game Total War: King's Return
Base-building with historical accuracy
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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.
Articles by Ric Cowley
Grow Your Own
The hows and whys of talent acquisition and nurturing a successful team in games
Ella Romanos asks some experts
Break The Ice
$14 million Finnish investment fund Icebreaker wants to help established developers create startups
Bringing people together to create exciting new software
Nintendo On Mobile
Nintendo considering partnerships with developers other than DeNA for future mobile games
Also talks staff size and Switch architecture
Super Mario Korea
Super Mario Run shoots to the top of App Store download charts in South Korea
Not doing as well in grossing ranks
Zynga Board Additions
Zynga bolsters Board of Directors with two new additions
Carol Mills and Janice Roberts boost numbers to 10
Pokemon Damages
Developers now need permits to use Milwaukee parks in their games thanks to Pokemon GO 'damage'
County Parts Department attempted to hold Niantic accountable for damage to park
Innogames 2016 Financials
InnoGames proves shift to mobile is working with revenues up 25% in 2016
Mobile revenues also up 68%
Added Apps
How developers are combining physical toys with digital worlds
Annakaisa Kultima walks us through her research
Square Enix Financials
Square Enix scores profits of $151 million but goes quiet on flagship mobile title Mobius Final Fantasy
Brave Exvius is the clear winner
Sega Financials Q3 Fy16
Sega Sammy profits and revenues up despite slowing pace of Japan's mobile games market
Existing games continuing to rake in the cash
Most Read
Mike Olsen joins Glu Mobile, GREE on skating to where the puck is going, and Konami's big profits in Q3 FY17
The hottest articles of last week
Gacha!
Harry Holmwood on how Western developers should implement gacha in their games
Better retention and monetisation through a desire to collect
Apple In India
Apple expected to start manufacturing iPhones in India by the end of April
Production will take place in Bangalore
Pokemon Go Billionaire
Pokemon GO surpasses $1 billion in revenue in seven months
Sensor Tower thinks it has a long future ahead
Gungho Financials Q4 Fy16
GungHo's profits fall 36% as interest in Puzzle & Dragons wanes
Still trying to push engagement through toys and apps
Indie Mavens
How will integrated reviews and ratings in iOS games affect indie developers?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Roviocon 2017
Rovio to host talks and panels from industry legends at second RovioCon in Helsinki on April 20th
Followed by jazz and jolly conversation
Zenimax Sues Oculus
ZeniMax sues Oculus for $500 million for failing to comply with an NDA
Former CEO Brendan Iribe paying $150 million himself
Funding Play
PlayFund promises 250% returns for UK investors starting at £20,000 minimum investments
Targets mobile games specifically
Taptica Partnership
Taptica makes first move into Japan through Adinnovation partnership
Pushing further into the APAC region
Fire Emblem Launches
Nintendo's third mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes lands on Android and iOS
Will it be a success?
Mobile Market 2016
Mobile games generated $40.6 billion in revenues worldwide in 2016
SuperData and Unity come together for a report
Hutch Investment
Hot Wheels: Race Off developer Hutch raises $5.5 million in investment
Index Ventures and Backed VC co-lead the round
Accessibility
How to make your mobile games more accessible to people with disabilities and impairments
Ian Hamilton gives a few practical tips
Crytek Job Cuts
Crytek cuts 15 jobs at Frankfurt studio amid financial troubles
No word on if its paid its staff yet
Fishlabs Job Cuts
Galaxy on Fire developer Deep Silver Fishlabs cuts 10 jobs
Around 10% of its workforce
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy17
Capcom all but forgets mobile as profits limp along to $24.4 million
Toware no Paruma was a top grossing game in Q2, not Q3
Take Point
Take-Two acquires Spanish mobile developer Social Point for $250 million
$175 million in cash, the rest in shares
Ea Financials Q3 Fy17
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is still EA's top mobile game with average daily sessions of 155 minutes
FIFA Mobile gets strong downloads but needs better monetisation
Indie Survival Guide
How to survive the mobile games industry's "indie apocalypse"
Nick Parker gives the good news and bad news
War With Friends
Chillingo generated $6 million in revenue in January 2017 following launch of WarFriends
Apptopia spills the beans
Women In Games
Gram Games aims to bring more women into the games industry with The 22% Project
Breaking barriers to try to balance the gender divide in games
Next Razer
Razer acquires cloud-focused smartphone manufacturer Nextbit
Looking forward to disrupting more technologies
Konami Financials Q3 Fy17
Konami profits up to $182 million as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links surpasses 25 million downloads
Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu still a favourite
Super Mario Revenue
Super Mario Run generates $39 million from 78 million downloads
Tatsumi Kimishima finally offers some numbers
Nintendo Financials Q3 Fy17
Nintendo posts profits of $904 million thanks to Pokemon GO and Super Mario Run
Pushes Animal Crossing Mobile back to next fiscal year
Tools Of The Trade
What tools does Candy Crush maker King use to develop its hugely successful games?
Oleg Pridiuk looks behind the curtain
Most Read
How Seriously won a YouTube award, did Dawn of Titans launch too late, and why Fire Emblem Heroes is going Japan-first
The hottest articles of last week
Customer First
Mana Cube on how to delight players with amazing customer service
Mana Cube's CEO and COO talk personality and speed
Deal Me In
Digital CCGs set to generate $1.4 billion worldwide in 2017
SuperData Research looks at how the genre will perform
Mansell Takes Up Mantle
Jagex's Phil Mansell becomes acting CEO as Rod Cousens departs
No word on why Cousens has left
Gsn Job Cuts
GSN Games cuts up to 20 jobs as it restructures into five distinct studios
Cross-functional teams, QA and creative affected
Influence The Future
Space Ape Games to host Indie Dev Influencers Junket on January 30th
Bringing devs and influencers together
Follow The Leader
The importance of leadership and business know-how when creating a successful games company
Walid El Cheikh explains all
The People's Download
Scopely releases licensed match-3 RPG WWE Champions after 13 months in soft launch
Time to smell what Scopely's been cooking
Crazy Money
Sega turns Crazy Taxi into an idle clicker for soft-launched Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire
All the crazy without the driving
Line Financials Q4 Fy16
LINE grows revenues to $1.2 billion despite global MAUs falling by three million
Revenues going up, users going down
Running Up That Hill
Fingersoft's Hill Climb Racing 2 speeds past 40 million downloads in first two months
A long way to go to catch up to its predecessor
A Kind Of Magic
Bubble Witch 3 Saga flies past 10 million downloads in first two weeks
So says Sensor Tower