Interview
You don't need success to be successful: Kiwanuka co-creator Andrew Lim on dealing with the downs of development
Living with the game development lottery
Staff
Chris Kerr
About What do you call someone who has an unhealthy obsession with video games and Sean Bean? That'd be a 'Chris Kerr'. Chris is one of those deluded souls who actually believes that one day Sean Bean will survive a movie. Poor guy.
Articles by Chris Kerr
BAFTA call issued: Submit your game for a British Academy Game Award
First entry free
Gamer ethics: Are developers really paying for coverage by YouTubers?
Pay to play
Video
Localisation isn't everything if you want to crack Asia, says David McCarthy
Metaps man on moving on China, Japan and Korea
As it rolls out on iOS, ad platform StartApp hits 250 million monthly active users
Number of integrated apps rises to 100,000
Books open as Chinese platform operator iDreamSky prepares to go public
Money never sleeps
The Charticle
A new saga: Can Pyramid Solitaire Saga become another one of King's big hitters?
King turned Pharaoh?
Hot Five
Kim Kardashian boosts Glu, 8 essential advertising lessons, and did Angry Birds Epic find fortune on the App Store?
Last weeks top 5 stories
Week That Was
Indies fall out of love with iOS, Nokia losses leave Microsoft in limbo, and we look at life for devs in London
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Golden age of video: Google confirms $1 billion Twitch purchase
Video killed the radio star
Making Of
Going far together: The making of Kiwanuka
The pain of simplicity
Video
Electric dreams: Frogmind's CEO explains how indies can turn dreams into reality
Johannes Vuorinen's indie tips
Deal
Analytics acquisition: Yahoo to acquire mobile data giant Flurry
Moving on metrics
Video
Less is more: Oceanhorn's success was a product of "clear focus", says Heikki Repo
[Insert sea shanty here]
Amazing maze: Monument Valley tops 1 million downloads
A monumental success
The Charticle
Quest for gold: Did Angry Birds Epic find fortune on the App Store?
Epic by nature?
Hot Five
Lessons from Develop in Brighton, the making of Clash of Clans, and why YouTubers won't wipe out 'traditional' games journalism
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Atari launches first LGBT game, UK's rise continues, and why YouTubers won't destroy games journalism
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
EC orders Apple and Google to clamp down on 'exhortative' F2P games
Consumers need to be informed of costs
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Fit the Fat dominates the free charts as RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 loses out
July 07 - July 13, 2014
Video
Get smart: MAG CEO Daniel Hasselberg on the power of free growth opportunities
Why blow your UA budget?
King of the castle: Google Play downloads dwarf App Store's by 60 percent
East versus west?
Video
Game changer: Rovio's Peter Vesterbacka on why brand building is the future
Detailing the '100 year plan'
Ninja skills: Square Enix's Mini Ninjas hits 6 million downloads
Zen mode
UKIE: UK Gov needs to support British businesses 'flying the flag overseas'
Speculate to accumulate
Up to date: 90% of iOS devices now running iOS 7
One last hurrah
The write stuff: Pocket Gems' interactive story platform Episode hits 500,000 author signups
175 million chapters read
The Charticle
The art of the sequel: Did Bubble Witch 2 Saga outperform its predecessor?
Bubble bobble
Tapjoy names former Zynga man Rob Dyer as VP of dev relations
Dyer's "diverse experience" key
UK forecast to be Europe's premier development hub within 5 years
Sweden set to be dethroned
Hot Five
The making of Supernauts, a F2P debate, and Kim Kardashian heads for Europe
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
Grand Cru on creating Supernauts, developers take back control, and is F2P a form of digital pollution?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Develop 2014
Free-to-play a form of 'digital pollution', says Professor Richard Bartle
Here today, gone tomorrow?
Develop 2014
How Bithell did it: PR supremo Simon Byron on how indies can hit the top
Being like Mike
Develop 2014
"We wanted to spawn joy": Media Molecule talks Tearaway
Rex Crowle on crafting a world for fun
Develop 2014
Shared tablet gaming is a "whole new creative experience", says Alistair Aitchenson
Share the love
The Charticle
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood - a US hit or global breakout?
A glamorous experiment
Flying the flag: Creative England's Greenshoots programme pumps £225,000 into 9 indies
A really creative England
How can UK developers make the most of funding?
TIGA partners with Google to find out
Hot Five
Is toxic F2P attitude holding the UK back, how to optimise your IAPs, and why the ASA was wrong to punish EA
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
EA chastised by ASA over F2P advertising, Supernauts hits 1 million, and Kim Kardashian takes the UK by storm
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Tools
Unity reveals plans to support Apple's Metal tech
Cross-platform engine will handle new iOS-only API
Interview
Wearable gaming could outpace the rise of mobile, says Will Luton
Pixel Miner set to be his first foray
Perfect fit: There's no one size fits all monetisation model for mobile, says StartApp
Marina Nissim on tailoring your tactics
Bossa Studios appoints board of advisors to build momentum
Sound advice
12 developers, 3 games, 96 hours: InnoGames set to host Gamescom game jam
No pressure
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Game Charts: RollerCoaster Tycoon takes Sega for a ride and King fights Kim Kardashian
23 June - 29 June, 2014
Creative powerhouse: Industry council outlines plan for sustaining UK success
UK creativity vital
The Charticle
Supernauts hits a million thanks to demand from European block builders
Super trooper
Gamelab 2014
Sun, sea and...the games industry: 5 things we learned at Gamelab 2014
Lessons from Barcelona