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Craig Chapple is a freelance analyst, consultant and writer with specialist knowledge of the games industry. He has previously served as Senior Editor at PocketGamer.biz, as well as holding roles at Sensor Tower, Nintendo and Develop.
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Job News
Nov 7th, 2016
Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham returns after 12 years out of the games industry
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News
Nov 7th, 2016
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
Nov 7th, 2016
How Best Fiends Forever and PvZ: Heroes performed, the human cost of a cancelled F2P game, and Next Games’ customer support approach
Video
Nov 4th, 2016
“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
News
Nov 4th, 2016
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
News
Nov 4th, 2016
Mind Candy’s last chance? London studio rolls the dice on Moshi Monsters relaunch
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News
Nov 4th, 2016
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
News
Nov 4th, 2016
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
News
Nov 3rd, 2016
Zynga will finally release Dawn of Titans during the Christmas holidays after 20 months in soft launch
News
Nov 3rd, 2016
Augmented reality start-up CastAR swoops for Twisted Metal dev team Eat Sleep Play
News
Nov 3rd, 2016
HTML5 developer Big Viking Games seeks further $60 million funding after raising $21.75 million
![Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham returns after 12 years out of the games industry](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/11/71394/allen-adham-blizzard-r75x75.jpg)
Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham returns after 12 years out of the games industry
![DeNA to double down on Nintendo partnership into next year and beyond](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/9/69627/super-mario-run-apple-keynote-r75x75.png)
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
![How Best Fiends Forever and PvZ: Heroes performed, the human cost of a cancelled F2P game, and Next Games’ customer support approach](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2014/10/21557/pgbiz-hot-five-logo-r75x75.jpg)
How Best Fiends Forever and PvZ: Heroes performed, the human cost of a cancelled F2P game, and Next Games’ customer support approach
![“Mobile games have a chance today to do Hollywood in reverse”](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2014/10/21606/pascal-clarysse-r75x75.jpg)
“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
![With subscriptions the fastest growing business model on Google Play, devs can now implement introductory discounts](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/11/71357/google-play-logo-r75x75.png)
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
![Mind Candy’s last chance? London studio rolls the dice on Moshi Monsters relaunch](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/11/71356/moshi-monsters-egg-hunt-r75x75.png)
Mind Candy’s last chance? London studio rolls the dice on Moshi Monsters relaunch
![Sega eyes other Asia markets as Japanese mobile market saturates and game dev costs rise](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/11/71346/sonic-dash-r75x75.png)
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
![Glu Mobile appoints new CEO and acquires control of Covet: Fashion dev Crowdstar for $45 million](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/11/71340/nick-earl-glu-mobile-r75x75.jpg)
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
![Zynga will finally release Dawn of Titans during the Christmas holidays after 20 months in soft launch](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/8/68870/dawn-of-titansicon-r75x75.jpg)
Zynga will finally release Dawn of Titans during the Christmas holidays after 20 months in soft launch
![Augmented reality start-up CastAR swoops for Twisted Metal dev team Eat Sleep Play](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/8/69158/castar-crop-r75x75.jpg)
Augmented reality start-up CastAR swoops for Twisted Metal dev team Eat Sleep Play
![HTML5 developer Big Viking Games seeks further $60 million funding after raising $21.75 million](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/11/71265/big-viking-games-r75x75.jpg)
HTML5 developer Big Viking Games seeks further $60 million funding after raising $21.75 million
Top Stories
![Google hit by £13.6 billion lawsuit over alleged "self-preferencing" and anticompetitive behaviour](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2022/11/119390/google-logo-r50x50.jpg)
Google hit by £13.6 billion lawsuit over alleged "self-preferencing" and anticompetitive behaviour
![Star Wars: Hunters ranked No. 1 for App Store game downloads in the US, UK and Canada on launch day](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/6/127434/star-wars-hunters-aran-tal-r50x50.jpg)
Star Wars: Hunters ranked No. 1 for App Store game downloads in the US, UK and Canada on launch day
![Why Dlala Studios pitches its next game at least 18 months before finishing development](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/6/127509/games-growth-summit-3-r50x50.jpg)
Why Dlala Studios pitches its next game at least 18 months before finishing development
![Hot Five: Squad Busters’ supercharged launch, Pokémon’s record revenue, and Star Wars: Hunters finally hits the target](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/6/127522/hot-five-june-2-2024-r50x50.jpg)
Hot Five: Squad Busters’ supercharged launch, Pokémon’s record revenue, and Star Wars: Hunters finally hits the target
![Week in Views - The hunt for the new Star Wars game, Xbox goes handheld, and cats versus monsters…](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/6/127504/star-wars-hunters-r50x50.jpg)
Week in Views - The hunt for the new Star Wars game, Xbox goes handheld, and cats versus monsters…
Events
Tribeca Games Festival 2024 | North America | Jun 5th |
Steam Next Fest: June 2024 Edition | Jun 10th | |
WN Conference Istanbul 2024 | Jun 11th | |
GamesForum Hamburg 2024 | Europe | Jun 11th |
ESI London 2024 | Europe | Jun 13th |
Game Con Canada (GCC) 2024 | North America | Jun 14th |
Indie Dev Play 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |
DevGAMM Vilnius 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |