2013 In Review: Gamevil's Kyu Lee
On the rise of games-as-a-service
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Matthew Diener
About Representing the former colonies, Matt keeps the Pocket Gamer news feed updated when sleepy Europeans are sleeping. As a frustrated journalist, diehard gamer and recovering MMO addict, this is pretty much his dream job.
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79.02% sell through reported
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Santa doubles down at the Hippodrome Casino
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Momentum built on events and updates
Polish education app start-up Frugoton secures $330,000 seed funding
W Investments provides the cash
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US mobile game spending up 34% to $274 million in November
26% of the market, according to Superdata
GDC 2014: Game Developers Choice Awards Nominations are now open
Honouring the best and the brightest
Amazon now allows players to give Amazon Coins as a gift
Unwrap some virtual currency this Christmas
Want to keep Korean gamers engaged? Plan 50 content updates per year
JOYCITY COO Jo on the market's secrets
PlayHaven merges with Kontagent to 'transform' the world's mobile data
PlayHaven CEO Yang to lead combined company
Chinese publishing giant Yodo1 raises $11 million
Targeting Japan and Korea next
Want truly engaging music for your game? Try putting yourself in your player's shoes
Bigband on the role of audio in mobile gaming
HitFox announces three news start-ups, plans to increase staff by 150
Riding high on 600% revenue increase
I couldn't have made Spaceteam if I'd 'prioritised money', says Sleeping Beast's Smith
Reflections on redefining success
'One hit wonder' concerns force King to delay IPO
Game is simply 'too successful'
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King turns to TV to help Candy Crush Saga win a foothold in Japan
Sailor Moon actress Mikako Tabe in the frame
Sega partners with NativeX to boost its mobile advertising revenue
Sonic Dash leads the charge
Tale of Android ARPU: Gingerbread edges out Jelly Bean, so what does that mean for KitKat?
Tapjoy describes the fragmentation
Samsung partners with Fingerprint for kids' mobile app network in Asia
Kickstarted with a $1 million fund to attract content
Chart of the Week: Kindle Fire is America's most popular Android gaming tablet
Even bigger than DS and 3DS
VCs invest in games not platforms, says Yetizen CEO
But average amounts fell in 2013
Alive and kicking: The making of Dead Man's Draw
From hardcore PC strategy to iOS card games
LineKong to expand from Chinese heartland into Asia and the west in 2014
Bringing Excalibur to the west from Beijing
Fuse Powered buys app discovery start-up AppHero
Aims to eliminate SDK clutter
Quiet giant: Colopl hits 60 million downloads
Quiz RPG tops 14 million players
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Think globally, monetise locally
Research: iPhone receives 'significant bounce' in Europe but Android still rules
While Windows Phone rises to 10% Euro share
Koch Media acquires Galaxy on Fire dev Fishlabs
Business as usual for Hamburg studio's 52 staff
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Too many social games are anti-social, but we're going to change that
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Ich bin ein Berliner: King to open new office in German capital
Opening in the beginning of 2014
NPD: 3 in every 10 smartphones will soon be bought in China
1.8 billion to ship globally by 2017
PlayHaven top of the bill on Mobile Monetization Summit's speakers list
Amazon, Google and PayPal all on board
Sorry you're leaving: BlackBerry loses COO, CMO and CFO in one fell swoop
But CFO slot already filled
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Latis Global Communications talks asian localisation
What's in an office? Nokia's Espoo HQ to become Microsoft site in 2014
While Nokia shuffles to Karaportti