Saudi Insight
A brief overview of the Saudi games market, according to Gameguise
They want the Ferraris
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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
Breaking Bad
Scopely cooks up Breaking Bad license with F2P mobile title Breaking Bad: Empire Business in soft launch
It's time to cook
Kids Today
How the market is redefining video entertainment for millenials
Those young'uns with their YouTubes and Twitches
Virtual Investment
Jurgen Goeldner on raising money for VR gaming
Turning virtual reality into real money
Get A Life
MegaZebra's Henning Kosmack on how to put the life-time back into LTV
Your game gets older, but your players stay the same age
Get Competitive
ESL's David Hiltscher on developing an eSports game
Tips for a competitive edge
Lawyer Up
Jas Purewal on the business and law of eSports
How the top players make their money
Labour Of Love
Two years of cancer and crafting: The making of Crashlands
Butterscotch Shenanigan's Seth Coster on hard years
Investor Insights
NetEase's Tom van Dam on the key things investors are looking for
It's not all about the return
No Time To Chill
Chillingo on everything you need to know about running a successful live service
How to get users, keep them playing, and keep them happy
Thank You
Supersonic's Tal Shoham on the 'game changer' that is rewarded advertising
Everyone's a winner
Siren Song
GameForge's ex-CEO Carsten van Husen on the logical approach to a saturated market
Cover your ears or be lead to your death
Everyone Can Watch
Newzoo's Peter Warman on why the future of gaming is spectators, not players
Why eSports matters
Conversationalist
StartApp on the power of social messaging
People love to talk
Future Of Vr
Devs must learn from 'intuitive' mobile games and stop making 'alienating' VR experiences, says Tommy Palm
It's so close you can touch it
Always Selling
How Wooga combines segmentation and monetisation along its players' lifecycle
Philipp Stelzer talks actionable strategies
Turning The Tables
Vladimir Funtikov on why free-to-play development sucks and what you can do about it
Creative Mobile CEO speaks out
Most Read
Chartboost acquires Roostr, everything you need to know about paid UA, and Machine Zone owns the US UA market
The hottest articles of last week
Keep It Lean
Flaregames' Miikka Luotio on the challenges and opportunities of making games with small teams
Bigger may not be better
Player Lifecycle
Oscar Clark on measuring the player lifecycle and making the most of your data
He didn't rip his trousers off, thankfully
In-game Events
AppsFlyer's Alexander Grach on the in-game events you need to be measuring
Making the most of your data
Mobile Market
The global mobile market according to Nevosoft's Pavel Ryaykkonen
The state of the world, and advice for the future
Community Of Clans
How Marika Appel +1 manages the 25m strong Clash of Clans community
You can't please everyone, especially not in video games
Pgc Bangalore Speakers
Call for speakers for Pocket Gamer Connects Bangalore 2016
Come share your thoughts
Controlled Qaos
Short, sweet and unexpected: How Qaos Games hopes to shake up the App Store
Doing things differently
Most Read
Puzzle & Dragons' long decline, looking beyond LTV, and Merged! passes 1M downloads in a week
The hottest articles of last week
Making It
Video: Disco Pixel's Trevor Stricker on making it as an indie
Everyone's doing it
Promiscuous Gamer
The Promiscuous Gamer gathers his Digimon Heroes and shows off his Pirate Power
This guy will play anything if it's free...
Get It Right
Video: Mobile Game Partners on how to get self-publishing right
General design tips too
Studio Profile
How 360 Studios mixed card-battling and strategy with the world of MMA
Phil Goddard and Sean Salloux talk partnerships, soft launching, and Rick Giolito
Investment Investigation
Video: Ignited Artists on the 6 types of funding
Six ways to get funded
Mind The Gap
With profits down 36%, Nintendo's second 'high profile character' mobile game becomes even more vital
Miitomo due out March
Business Panel
Video: Business experts discuss how to run an indie games business
Making games and money
New Mates
Newzoo and Priori Data announce commercial and strategic partnership
Sharing data and expertise to improve services
Data Revolution
Video: Fiksu's Glenn Kiladis on the mobile data revolution
It's a brave new world
Sandbox Postmortem
Video: Pixowl's Sebastien Borget on the success of The Sandbox
What went well, and how you can be successful too
Rising Creed
Assassin's Creed Identity reborn - out February 25 on iOS
No news on Android though
Funding And Features
Video: Flow State Media on how to get funded and featured
Get money, then get more money
Beyond Ltv
Video: Wooga on looking beyond your game's LTV
Not all installs are trackable
Most Read
Assassin's Creed Identity's future uncertain, six tips for holistic UA, and how to get a job at Goodgame
The hottest articles of last week
He Thinks This Game Is About Him
The Promiscuous Gamer goes to Pridefest, starts a Cartoon War, and won't shut up about Vainglory, Vainglory, Vainglory...
This guy will play anything if it's free
Fame And Vainglory
Vainglory earns tournament winners over $350,000 in 2015
Super Evil pushing leagues out to more markets
Upsight Acquisition
Analytics platform Upsight widens its market to ad mediation with Fuse Powered acquisiton
Terms of the deal not disclosed
Next Top Designer
ZeptoLab seeks the next big designer with its Game Designer Challenge
Have you got what it takes?
China Awards
Chinese version of Hill Climb Racing wins China Mobile innovation award
Downloaded 54 million times in 2015
Going Moba-ile
I hate MOBAs (but I love Vainglory)
One man's first steps into eSports
Indie Growth
Video: How to grow your business as an indie developer
From tiny acorns grow great oaks
Assassinated?
After 17 months in soft launch, Assassin's Creed Identity quietly removed from App Store
Ubisoft draws a line?
Most Read
Quit your job, make mobile games in Europe, and get rich in 2016
The hottest articles of last week
Big Ideas
Video: Mobile developers discuss what makes the best ideas
Dream a little bigger