Promiscuous Gamer
The Promiscuous Gamer enters a Marvel Avengers Alliance (2) and meets his Dream Girlfriend
This guy will play anything if it's free...
Staff
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
Empire Builder
Vainglory eSports team acquisitions continue as Rebirth of Empire bought by mousesports
German organisation snaps up local young team
Live Pitches
Video: PGC London 2016 live investor pitching
There's plenty of advice and criticism, but will anyone get any investment?
Something New
TrulySocial raises investment from Nazara Games, London Venture Partners and Supercell game lead
Games for women
Avengers Autoplay
Auto battles: The differing design decisions of Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2 and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Tactics are all well and good until you have an overwhelming force
Venture Concerns
Video: Shelley Lau on what VCs look for for when investing
They're not just there to bail you out
Indie Mavens
How useful was GDC 2016 for our Indie Mavens? Did they even go?
Indie Mavens weigh in on the big trends and overall usefulness of the show
Built From Clay
Video: Clayburger on looking for publishers at PGC London 2016
Matej Pavelka talks the difficulties of being a two man team
Vc And Me
Video: How Pollen VC can accelerate your cashflow
Get your app store revenues faster thanks to venture capitalism
Color Switch Success
How Color Switch found financial success with rewarded video ads
Zeb Jaffer offers his thoughts
Most Read
GameDuell pivots, our April Fool's, and the top 50 mobile developers of 2015
The hottest articles of last week
Virtual Realities
Video: Volker Ritzhaupt on meditative VR puzzle game Carpe Lucem
Avoiding motion sickness by going at a slower pace
Vainglory Growth
Super Evil Megacorp and Twitch sign three-year deal to grow Vainglory's eSports presence
Multi-million dollar investment from both companies
Jobs Feed
Get six weeks free on our new PG Jobs XML feed service
Hurry - free trial ends on April 14
Reel 'em In
Gear VR fishing game Bait! catches 150,000 downloads in first five days of release
First download data released for an Oculus-powered game
Market Report
Mobile gaming was 80% of consumer app spend in 2015
New report from App Annie and IDC sheds some light
Pg Connects Vancouver
Everything you need to know about Pocket Gamer Connects Vancouver 2016
What it is, when it is, and why you should go
Jam Tomorrow
Jamchester: UK's biggest game jam to take place in Manchester on 20-22 May
Over 200 developers making games across three days
Prototype Payment
What UK developers need to know about the UK Games Fund
Up to £25,000 for developers to build prototypes
Kickstarter Knowledge
Rockfish's Michael Schade on how to run a Kickstarter campaign
Be prepared, and don't overpromise
Gunslingers And Exiles
How lessons learned from FPS Midnight Star are shaping Gunslinger Studios' RPG Exiles of Embermark
Why new game Exiles of Embermark needed a new studio to make it
Sony Goes Mobile Again
Sony opens new studio, ForwardWorks, to develop mobile games for Asian markets
Using PlayStation characters for "fully-fledged titles"
Bica Game Designer
Portugese developer Bica Games is looking to hire a game designer
Continuing work on Smash Time and other projects
Dynamic Prices
Scientific Revenue's Ted Verani on increasing your LTV through dynamic IAP pricing
Different people, different prices
Not So Vain
Fear and eSports: How it felt to present the Vainglory Winter Season 2016 EU Championship Finals
It takes a whole village to prevent a journalist from making a fool of himself
Secret Success
Two in a row as Team Secret takes victory at Vainglory Winter Season 2016 EU Championships
Storms to victory at the Gfinity Arena
Go Fund Me
Barrie Dowsett on how UK developers can get money from the government
Seed investment and tax relief for video games to the rescue
Jetfuel
Video: Execution Labs' Keith Katz on the point of game accelerators
What they should offer you, and warning signs to look out for
Indie Mavens
What do the Indie Mavens think of Clash Royale? Have they even played it yet?
Will it be another feather in Supercell's cap?
10 In 10
10 years of Pocket Gamer: Christopher Kassulke on being one of the first to put GPS into mobile games
10 questions, 10 answers, 10 years
10 In 10
10 years of Pocket Gamer: Rovio's Wilhelm Taht on moving from 'dumb phone games' to ultra HD graphics
10 questions, 10 answers, 10 years
Most Read
How to improve your App Store search ranking, Kim Kardashian makes $80m from Glu, and our ultimate GDC party guide
The hottest articles of last week
Promiscuous Gamer
The Promiscuous Gamer gets into a bit of a Clash (Royale) and enters a Train Conductor World
This guy will play anything if it's free...
Wooga Spin-off
Wooga spins off new core-focused studio, Black Anvil Games
Turn-based strategy Warlords coming soon from new studio
Alliance Acquisition
Leading eSports organisation Team SoloMid acquires Vainglory champions Alliance
Yet more interest in the growing mobile eSports world
Catch Of The Day
Resolution Games unveils fantastical fishing adventure Bait! for Gear VR
Go fishing for real, in virtual reality
Big Huge Acquisition
Nexon Korea acquires DomiNations developer Big Huge Games
Working together to add new content and create engaging experiences
Most Read
Why Clash Royale won't kickstart mobile eSports, how to influence influencers, and the ultimate GDC party list
The hottest articles of last week
No Level Playing Field
Why Clash Royale won't ignite the mobile eSports market
Not enough competitive spirit
Indie Mavens
VR, console brands, paid, Apple TV... Indie Mavens on the trends they expect to see in 2016
What does the future hold?
Midnight Stars
Industrial Toys announces sequel Midnight Star: Renegade
A faster FPS for the mobile generation
Most Read
Is coding dying? Rovio has a mid-core game in soft launch, and the 5 trends dictating mobile evolution in 2016
The hottest articles of last week
Promiscuous Gamer
The Promiscuous Gamer becomes besties with Kendall & Kylie and takes part in a Game of Drones
This guy will play anything if it's free...
Convention-al
Steve Wozniak wants your app at the Silicon Valley Comic Con on March 18-20
Free booth space for ten developers
King Acquired
Activision Blizzard completes acquisition of King for $5.9 billion
Creates the "largest game network in the world"
Deminions Revealed
Rovio has a mid-core game in soft launch that looks a bit like Japanese hit Monster Strike
Deminions Unleashed is being tested
Industrial Gunslingers
Industrial Toys spins off sister company Gunslinger Studios to develop RPG Exiles of Embermark
Getting the focus right
Bffs
Seriously doubles down on Best Fiends IP with sequel Best Fiends: Forever
Currently in soft launch
Most Read
Scopely is Breaking Bad, Vivendi is taking over Gameloft, and how Color Switch topped the App Store
The hottest articles of last week
Niche Knowledge
Tivola on how to change your target audience without changing your niche
There's a lot of people out there who like cats