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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.
Articles by Matthew Diener
Five things we learned from G-Star 2013
Location, location, and localisation
Unity signs up GameAnalytics for free analytics for developers
Two parties 'democratising development'
Nicholas Lovell: Free-to-play gamers are tired of Skinner Boxes, and that's a good thing
F2P author on where devs can go next
How Google startup Niantic plans to open up new portals to location-based play this December
Ingress to the rescue
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: BlackBerry's sell-off is off, Puzzle & Dragons surges in US, and Nokia spurs Windows Phone to success
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Want to get your game noticed during the holidays? Forget it and wait until January, says Pocket Gems
GDC Next: Save money and skip Christmas
Forget chasing the British press and 'just go for US blogs' says successful Kickstarter Six to Start
GDC Next: UK sites 'don't generate many leads'
Square Enix's Collective publishing platform may support mobiles and tablets 'in the future'
GDC Next: 'We think crowdfunding is good'
Want to avoid 'pay to win' in your mobile MMO? Take a lesson from Chinese gold farmers
GDC Next: How you can go F2P but skip P2W
Growing the green monster: Building Om Nom as a brand key to Cut the Rope's success, says ZeptoLab
GDC Next: Merchandise keep users engaged
Superfans need freeloaders to feel special, claims F2P author Nicholas Lovell
GDC Next: Also, it's time to move away from the funnel
Nordeus: You can skip the US and still achieve global success
GDC Next: Primary markets don't always pay off
Google: Achievements matter, 'but only if you do them right'
GDC Next: The art of engaging users with achievements
Speaking their language: Why the future of game translation lies in crowdsourcing
And how Ackuna can do it for free
Hot Five: Fishlabs talks layoffs, why EA should have bought NaturalMotion, and DEVICE 6 asks your textual orientation
Last week's top five stories
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: Apple suffers profit slump, developers turn to Bitcoins, and how Manchester and Liverpool studios are fighting back
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Thumbstar: Cracking the 'unbanked' Latin American market key to New Star Soccer's success
90% own phones, 70% lack credit cards
Simon Read: New Star Soccer's slow success outside UK is the 'million dollar question'
British humour may be a factor
A kicking from KitKat: Google aims to rid Android of fragmentation for good
Low-end phones the focus
Nintendo opens up to mobile as giant posts meagre profit
For a marketing tool, at least
![[Updated] Oculus Rift is coming to Android first](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/images/4676/54853/oculus-rift-biz_s320.jpg)
[Updated] Oculus Rift is coming to Android first
Mobile to launch alongside PC headsets
Happy talk: LINE reportedly heading for $8 billion IPO in 2014
270 million users on board and counting
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: Downers at Fishlabs, TinyCo and Zynga, but uppers with new iPads and Lumias
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Spreading fast: Marmalade unveils new games publishing division
Marmalade Play launches with Activision titles
Half of the top iOS and Android games in Japan are built in Unity
Puzzle and Dragons, Clash of Clans the exceptions
Stepping Downie: Clive Downie resigns as CEO of DeNA West
CFO Asako steps up
'It could have been vomit': The making of Level 22
How to handle a hangover
Too good to be true: Xbox One will not run all Windows 8 apps
Microsoft refutes rumours
Newlyweds: Puzzle & Dragons calls on Clash of Clans for second special event
Week long splash kicks off today
Tablet shipments set to jump by more than 50% in 2013
Smaller tablets outpacing larger slates
Free-to-play author Will Luton joins TinyCo
Focusing on making games with global reach
GREE: Adding guilds to your mobile MMORPG can boost daily revenue by 600%
What Mike Lu learned from Modern War, Kingdom Age
Opinion: BlackBerry's collapse could transform Canada into the next Finland
Still a talent titan
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: Supercell's worth $3 billion, no one wants a cheap iPhone, and Vancouver booms
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Humility not required: iOS receives its first indie game bundle
Taking on 'seriously disjointed' app discovery
AppLift closes new $7 million funding round, hires 2 Rocket Internet MDs
Up, up, and away
It takes two: Former Zynga exec Todd Arnold joins Tango
Ville leader's hire part of a broader strategy
Got £10 to spare? Become a shareholder in GamesGrabr's social network
Investing in the future
Chinese social games dev Rekoo to open office in London's Tech City
East goes east-end
Supercell's superstar: Clash of Clans still the king of iOS
Remains Apple's top grosser
Calling indie devs: Pitch your games to the press in London on 23 Oct
Vserv, GameSparks and Creative Skillset on board
Future Games of London and Gameloft lead mobile charge at TIGA Awards 2013
Game of the Year voting now open
Microsoft hints at cross-platform play between Xbox One and smartphones
How to follow Halo: Spartan Assault
Cheap, but not so cheerful: iPhone 5S outselling 5C by 2 to 1 in US
But is that so bad?
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: King's job app, Nintendo clones flood the Windows Store, and the psychology of free-to-play
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Rovio, Chillingo and Namco on board for Game Connection Europe's Selected Project judging panel
Applications up 20% from last year
Mario hits Microsoft: Rogue Nintendo apps flood onto the Windows Store
Unlicensed IP run riot
Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson on board as Hero Bears looks to become world's fast-selling charity app
Help the Heroes the benefactor
Square Enix to launch crowdfunding collective with Indiegogo
Offers older IP to interested developers