Jobs
King-owned Nonstop Games searching for senior game designer
Making magic
Staff
Chris Kerr
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Articles by Chris Kerr
YoYo Games lifts the lid on community portal GameMaker: Player
Make, share, play
Charticle
Has World of Tank Blitz's 1.4 GB file size restricted its top grossing chart success?
The weight of armour
Hot Five
We analyse the potential of card-collection mechanics, Rovio slashes employee count by 16 percent, and we share our biggest lesson from EGX
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Layoffs hit Rovio, DeNA drops Mobage, and we explain how Windows 10 can earn full marks
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
Rovio cuts 130 staff but Next Games, Goodgame, Pixelberry, and InnoGames search for new talent
New positions
Jobs
Goodgame Studios hires 1000th staff member to become biggest German studio
And firm still looking for more talent
New Doodle Jump collectables to be sold exclusively at Toys R Us
Collect 'em all
Jobs
Rovio lays off 130 staff
Finnish Facebook group offers help
Deal
DeltaDNA and HP Vertica strike up strategic partnership to improve data management
Smart move
Jobs
Next Games looking for project manager, game designer, and level developer
The means to succeed
Investment
Remerge secures $1 million funding for its adtech platform
Enabling audience segmentation and retargeting
Deal
Stolen Couch Games secures $315,000 in funding for Animal Crossing-style game
Development paradise
The Charticle
The most downloaded iOS game in August, but how well does Crazy Taxi: City Rush monetise?
Converting eyeballs
Jobs
InnoGames on the hunt for UX designer, marketing lead plus backend and Flash devs
New horizons
Week That Was
Are you inspired by Kinder Surprise, can you charge for updates, or escape the troupe of violence?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
Wooga and Kiwi shake things up while Zynga, TellTale, Rovio, and Gameloft all looking for new talent
New positions
Jobs
Following $15 million investment, Kiwi poaches talent from EA, Zynga and GREE
Console transition
Scottish games industry back up to 2008 levels, valued at $160 million
11 percent of UK total
Data
Estimates of British games industry value revised upwards to $2.8 billion
Mobile boosts the figures
Profile
Cowboy Games on why game development is a risk, but a risk worth taking
Wild wild west
Following TinyCo's COPPA $300,000 fine, AgeCheq sees demand surge
Leave those kids alone
Pay-to-play
Pay-to-Play: Why space-age thrill ride ALONE is a steal at $1.99
Are you receiving?
Deal
Millennial Media acquires Nexage for $107.5 million
Ad(d) cash
Deal
KneoWorld receives $6 million to extend its education games to Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin
The price of knowledge
German developer Wooga appoints new head of finance
Money matters
Gamesparks' CEO Griffin Parry on why server-side features spell success
Forget the platform. Just make the game
"If you can’t create something that stands out, you’re already dead," says Bossa's Imre Jele
The power of fans in making success
Miniclip's Saad Choudri on defining your brand, remaining flexible, and refining, refining, refining
From web to mobile
The Charticle
20 million players strong, has a post-Naxxramas Hearthstone sustained at the top of iPad's top grossing charts?
A champion in the making?
Hot Five
Opening and shutting GamerGate, Star Wars, World of Tanks, and we've been Tango-ed
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Microsoft buys Minecraft, Apple unleashes iOS 8, and we tackle GamerGate
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
LINE man joins Wooga, Zynga's reshuffle continues, and Next Games looking for designers
Job lot
Data
Watch iOS 8 take over the world with Fiksu's live analytics
It's alive!
Jobs
Wooga hires ex-LINE game man to run new Japan office
Heading east
Chart Of The Week
Apple clamping down on reskinners with new App Store algorithm
Under the skin
Deal
Microsoft acquires Minecraft for $2.5 billion
Rumour becomes reality
The Charticle
Can Star Wars: Commander conquer the mobile galaxy?
It's a trap!
Jobs
Zynga's head of social slots leaves for stealth start-up
End of the line
Hot Five
Zynga appoints new GM, why Unity shouldn't sell just yet, and does BioShock sink or swim on iPad?
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Apple Watch conundrums, iPhone supersizes, no vanity with Vainglory, and an Ode to Unity
The last 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
Zynga appoints Pete Hawley as GM, SkyMobi gets new SVP, and Glu, Telltale, and Kabam all search for new talent
New positions
Virtual Piggy streamlines teen payments with Oink 2.0
This little piggy...
Google Play gets two hour returns window
Change your mind
Studio Profile
RocketCat Games on mistakes, failure, luck and success
An unorthodox journey
EA Mobile working on "prototype wearable experiences" for Apple Watch
Compelling potential
Creative England looks to boost female game development with £15,000 Queen of Code initiative
Pink pounds
Finance the future: Save the UK games industry by unlocking lottery cash, says TIGA
A helping hand
Square Enix launches Dive In game streaming service in Japan
How to get Final Fantasy VII on your mobile
Data
Size matters: Phablets account for 10% of mobile device market
Flurry digs deep