App Store Data
Priori Data on what market trends and app store evolution means for indies
Anders Lykke breaks it down by the numbers
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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
Pokemon Go Korea
Pokemon GO launches in South Korea and shoots straight to second in iOS top grossing chart
Jumps to 2nd place on top grossing charts
Fyber Line Partnership
LINE adds rewarded video ads to messaging app through Fyber partnership
Watch a video, earn some coins
Rate And Review
Apple to allow users to rate and review games without leaving the app in iOS 10.3
Also adding developer replies and hard limits to rating notifications
Just A Myth
Kabam cans original IP Legacy of Zeus after seven months of soft launch
Transformers: Forged to Fight still going strong
Most Read
Nordeus soft-launches Spellsouls, Twitch says "don't make a mobile eSports game", and Outfit7 is sold for $1 billion
The hottest articles of last week
Right People, Right Job
Rovio on games performance management and career models
VP of HR Marjo Kuosmanen breaks it down
Gumi Euvr Partnership
Gumi partners with EUVR to bring VR investment to European developers
Spreading the wealth
Grow Your Game
How Pixonic grew revenues for Walking War Robots from $0 to $1 million a month
Philipp Gladkov talks confidence and analytics
Not Quite A Billion
Pokemon GO generated $950 million in revenue in 2016
More than global sales for Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice
All Winners Here
Google Play Indie Games Contest reveals 20 finalists for European competition
Overall winner to be decided on February 16th
30 Million Brains
MAG Interactive's WordBrain surpasses 30 million downloads
Sees one million players on its first Facebook Instant Game
Facebook Ad Spends
Mobile video ad spend on Facebook reached a record high in Q4 2016
Nanigans digs into the details
Rapid Revolution
Netmarble's Lineage 2: Revolution surpasses $176 million in revenues in its first month
Only launched in South Korea
Fire Emblem Heroes
Fire Emblem Heroes reveal shows Nintendo is going fully free-to-play
Gacha and key art implies Super Mario Run's model has been ditched
Indie Mavens
How do indies feel about the Nintendo Switch following its official reveal?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Mighty Interesting
Ubisoft may be bringing back PC RPG The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot for mobile
App Annie listing suggests it's close to release
Fantasy Football
Nordeus swaps football for fantasy MOBA/CCG with soft-launched Spellsouls: Duel of Legend
Not even in the same ballpark
Start Your Engines
Gameloft pits itself against CSR Racing with recently soft-launched Asphalt Street Storm Racing
Drag racing is the new black
Worth It?
Is it even worth being a mobile games indie in 2017?
Oscar Clark asks some indies
Future Of Vr
What will happen to mobile VR in 2017?
Dave Ranyard has a few thoughts
Going Casual
Casual games developers discuss the difficulties of shipping casual mobile games
Martine Spaans leads the chat
Supercell Suggestions
What can indie developers learn from Supercell and Pixar?
Company culture and feedback, says Ulas Bilgenoglu
Grow Your Biz
Paladin Studios on how to develop your business as an indie developer
Kay Gruenwoldt explores the different steps
Always Hustle
Lucky Kat Studios offers 4 tips for becoming a profitable indie
Be nice and be unique
Thanks Brexit
UK App Store prices to jump 25% due to slumping value of the Pound
Turkey and India see price increases too
Mobile Esports
"Don't make a mobile eSports title" says Twitch
Ryan Chaply instead tells developers to make a good game
Look To Korea
The state of the Korean mobile market in 2017
Sang-Ho Park explains all
Power Publishers
Publishing experts discuss the role of mobile game publishers in 2017
Sharing their thoughts
Titans Fell
Titanfall: Frontline to be shut down after just four months in soft launch
Particle City moving on to a new project
Hard On Brexit
What does Brexit mean for the future of Britain's mobile games scene?
A panel of experts discuss the future
Porsche For All
CSR Racing 2 to be the first non-EA mobile game to feature Porsche cars
NaturalMotion jumps on the open licensing
Games First
Matthew Annal on making profitable games without looking too closely at the stats
Focusing on the fun
Racing Ahead
NaturalMotion on how it made CSR 2 the number 1 racing game of 2016
Julian Widdows talks culture and vision
The State Of It
Charles Cecil on the current state of the UK games industry
We wouldn't be here without the iPhone
Most Read
How to make a living on the App Store, Gameloft soft-launches Gangstar New Orleans, and Free-To-Start is DOA
The hottest articles of last week
Organic Growth
How to maximise organic downloads for your mobile game
Mike Hines tells all
Switching Off
Nintendo shares fall 5.75% as investors react poorly to Nintendo Switch reveal
Relatively high price and low battery life could be to blame
Third-party Switch
EA, Ubisoft, Bandai Namco and more reveal first games to launch on Nintendo Switch
Sega, Capcom, and some indies also throw their games out
Xiaomi 2017 Plans
Xiaomi sets $14.47 billion sales goal for 2017 after "make-up year"
Pushing further into retail and finance
Stealth Success
Breakout Ninja generated $24,100 from 650,000 downloads in its first week
Helped promote other titles too
Cost-effective Ua
Women in US more likely to buy IAPs than men
Liftoff breaks down all the demographics
Going Bananas
Gameloft's Despicable Me: Minion Rush runs past 800 million downloads
More bananas collected than there are people on Earth
11 Deadly Sins
11 deadly marketing sins all mobile game devs should avoid
Peter Fodor lays it out
A Lotta Cheddar
Apple expected to reach $1 trillion in lifetime revenues from iOS devices in 2017
So says Asymco
Android Everywhere
Android sales decline in the US while iPhone 7 becomes the best-selling phone in China
Kantar World Panel breaks it all down
Team More Than 17
Team17 boosts biz dev and marketing teams as it targets US developers
Looking to raise its profile abroad
Jam World
Jam City eyes up IPO and expansion into Asia in 2017
Peanuts game revealed as Snoopy Pop
Android Adoption Jan '17
Android Nougat adoption rates jump to 0.7% while Lollipop continues to be replaced
Froyo isn't being tracked anymore
Doing Alright
How to make a good living from mobile game development without having a mega hit
Folmer Kelly gives the lowdown