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Driving Installs
Meta games yield best ROI for cross-selling promotions in mobile games
Rewarded video also remains a highly effective tactic
Investment Realities
HTC backs $1.5 billion VR investment fund in China
Vive manufacturer will also help set up a new research initiative to grow the local market
Stacking Up
New UK publisher PlayStack snaps up former Jagex, Space Ape and EA Mobile staff
UK outfit also signs publishing deal with Foxglove Studios
Mobile Crusaders
Stellaris publisher Paradox hires King Malmö GM to spearhead new mobile gaming initiatives
Swedish firm chasing partnerships with external studios to work with IP
Mobile Rush
Ex-InnoGames staff get funding for new mobile studio Sviper
First game Wild City Rush: Urban Jungle Adventure to release on iOS and Android
Bold Move
Oprah Winfrey Network expands into mobile gaming with match-3 puzzler Bold Moves
Everybody's getting in on it
Price Switch
Report: Nintendo Switch could cost £199.99 in the UK
Device could retail at $249.99 in the US
Hit Deal
Nexon acquires 49% stake in Thai games publisher iDCC as it plots Southeast Asia expansion
Free-to-play gaming giant to increase marketing activity in the region following the deal
Dragons Rising
Puzzle & Dragons surpasses 11 million downloads in North America
But struggles to replicate money-making success outside of its native Japan
Star Indies
Starbreeze open to partnering with mobile developers under new IndieLabs publishing label
Lion Game Lion first studio to sign up
Trailer-blazer
Boss Alien founder Jason Avent joins The Trailerfarm as MD
Also invests in company
Tiga Awards 2016
Space Ape’s Transformers: Earth Wars wins Game of the Year 2016 at TIGA Awards
Voted for by a record 60,000 people
Pocker Gamer Stars
Meet the Pocket Gamer team in South Korea at G-Star 2016
Join Pocket Gamer for meetings and drinks
Assuring Quality
Mobile QA event open(London) returns in February 2017
TIGA and GameBench issue call for speakers
Office Closure
Wooga closes Japan office as it moves localisation efforts back to Berlin
Berlin developer moves localisation efforts back to Germany
War Child Armistice
Game developers team up to raise money for War Child charity
Democracy 3 and 1979 Revolution: Black Friday donate portion of sales to cause
Trumped-up
Is Donald Trump a winner for games developers?
Did Donald Trump make mobile games great again?
Asia Bulletin
Unity signs China publishing deal with Xiaomi, GungHo switches to global development approach, and more
Asia mobile gaming news weekly from PocketGamer.biz
Cut Off
Samsung to cut off phone call and messaging services for Galaxy Note 7 in New Zealand
South Korean company takes further lengths to get users to exchange phones
Jobs News
Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham returns after 12 years out of the games industry
Adham to help ensure new projects get off the ground
Dena Financials
DeNA to double down on Nintendo partnership into next year and beyond
Publisher also plans to release five games of its own in Japan and China
Hot Five
How Best Fiends Forever and PvZ: Heroes performed, the human cost of a cancelled F2P game, and Next Games’ customer support approach
The hottest articles of last week
Brand Marketing
“Mobile games have a chance today to do Hollywood in reverse”
Our panel of experts discusses the importance of creating a brand around your game
Subscription Play
With subscriptions the fastest growing business model on Google Play, devs can now implement introductory discounts
Timed lower pricing aimed at helping devs attract more users
Moshi Monsters Reboot
Mind Candy’s last chance? London studio rolls the dice on Moshi Monsters relaunch
London studio pins hope on mobile game and animated show
Sweet For Success
King records three top 20 grossing mobile games for nearly three years straight
MAUs fall slightly to a still impressive 394 million
Asia Dash
Sega eyes other Asia markets as Japanese mobile market saturates and game dev costs rise
Predominance of leading publishers raising the stakes in mobile games industry
Tax Breaks For All
167 games have received UK tax relief in the last 12 months
Games have a total budget of £350 million
Ch-ch-changes
Glu Mobile appoints new CEO and acquires control of Covet: Fashion dev Crowdstar for $45 million
Revenues fall to $51.4 million as publisher sets out new changes
Dawn Finally Breaks
Zynga will finally release Dawn of Titans during the Christmas holidays after 20 months in soft launch
Publisher gears up for big UA push for long-awaited title, but doesn't expected significant impact on Q4 financials
Eat Sleep Develop
Augmented reality start-up CastAR swoops for Twisted Metal dev team Eat Sleep Play
Eat Sleep Play devs working with ex-Disney Infinity team
Big Funding Deal
HTML5 developer Big Viking Games seeks further $60 million funding after raising $21.75 million
"We truly believe that HTML5 is the future"
Back To The Nest
Rovio brings back former VP of Ads from Unity and hires new Senior VP of Studios
Antti Viitanen joins from Sulake
Zynga Financials
Zynga’s MAUs fall to 66 million year-on-year as casino games drive revenues
CSR Racing 2 performs better than expected
Live Long And Develop
Unity adds enhanced support for Metal and Vulkan APIs
New version of EditorVR authoring tool, Daydream support and more coming soon
App Store Metrics
App Store trends for October 2016: Breaking down the number of apps and pricing points
We take a look at the data from our App Store Metrics
Asia Bulletin
King closes Nonstop Games, China Rich List, Nintendo profits up on Pokemon GO and Seattle Mariners sale, and more
PocketGamer.biz亚洲移动游戏每周新闻简报. Asia mobile gaming news weekly from PocketGamer.biz
Unity Run
Nintendo using Unity game engine to develop Super Mario Run
Nintendo using third-party engine to develop Super Mario Run
Connecting Developers
New jobs site Unity Connect brings developers together to collaborate on new games
Unity's talent marketplace aimed at connecting devs with projects
Ua Strategy
Knowledge Base - UA 101: How to put together your mobile user acquisition strategy
Make the most of your money and maximise your game downloads
Influencer Marketing
The dos and don’ts of YouTuber influencer marketing
Pascal Clarysse reveals his top tips
Games Fund
UK Games Fund offering £25,000 to developers to make new games
£1.3 million in grants handed out to date
Start-up Funding
Mobile and VR start-up Playsnak raises $1.3 million funding from South Korean investor
Former Crytek, NCSoft, EA and Nintendo staff open new studio
Record Breaker
Best Fiends Forever surpasses five million downloads
Seriously's latest off to a fast start
Ua Overview
Knowledge Base - UA 101: An overview of the different types of paid user acquisition and ads on mobile
A breakdown of user acquisition types and which avenues you might consider
Mii Future
Does Nintendo’s first mobile game Miitomo have a future?
A look at how the social app is faring in the App Store charts
Crushing It
Mobile game streaming service Mobcrush raises $20 million
Platform has over one million monthly active users
Asia Bulletin
China’s App Store revenues hit $1.7 billion in Q3, the top 20 Chinese Android app stores, and more
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Pokemon Go Go Go
Pokemon GO back on top of the US App Store thanks to in-game Halloween event
Niantic's hit surges up charts across the globe