Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Rovio London's new Executive Producer Will Luton shares career insights
Reflecting on nearly a decade in the games industry
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Matt Suckley
About Matt is really bad at playing games, but hopefully a little better at writing about them. He's Features Editor for PocketGamer.biz, and has also written for lesser publications such as IGN, VICE, and Paste Magazine.
Articles by Matt Suckley
Iap Inspector
How does Tencent's mobile MOBA Strike of Kings monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Now Playing
Now playing: Nicolas Godement-Berline on story-driven space adventure Full of Stars
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Cooking Up A Storm
Gordon Ramsay Dash cooks up $23 million for Glu Mobile in 10 months
Renamed Restaurant Dash with Gordon Ramsay
No Brakes
Asphalt 8: Airborne races past 300 million downloads
Still life in Gameloft's racer as it approaches fourth birthday
Live And Kicking
Four years on: Gameloft on the evolution of Asphalt 8: Airborne
Senior Game Producer Ignacio Marin on the game's life so far
Watch This Space
How Gamee aims to launch its snackable, shareable HTML5 games everywhere at once
From Instant Games to its own app, Gamee wants games to go viral
Slowing It Down
Time to pause: The making of FZ9: Timeshift
Hiker Games on shaking up the mobile shooter genre
The Charticle
Still collecting Gold: Hearthstone at three shows no signs of slowing down
Blizzard's CCG still competing at the top
Mobile Mavens
Why is Amazon shutting down its Underground initiative?
Is it a sign that F2P can't be toppled?
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Nordeus' Daryl Clewlow on how to get a job as Head of Art
Career tips from a game art veteran
Indian Mavens
How to design effective mobile game monetisation for India
Can it be a viable business?
"true Ownership"
How can blockchain cryptocurrency technology be used in free-to-play game economies?
EverdreamSoft CEO on Spells of Genesis and future of F2P economies
Finland's First
Next Games on its successful IPO and being Finland's first publicly-traded game developer
CEO Teemu Huuhtanen gives IPO advice
What's Next?
Next Games doubles revenue in Q1 2017 after successful IPO
Helsinki firm grows to 77 employees
Iap Inspector
How does Rovio's Battle Bay monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Undead And Kicking
One and a half years on: Next Games on the evolution of The Walking Dead: No Man's Land
CMO Saara Bergström on the game's life so far
Mobile Mavens
What can the rise of Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle teach us about in-game event design?
Mavens discuss the power of a well-executed event
The Charticle
Worldwide top grosser but never in the US top 100: Why Mixi canned Monster Strike
Is the chasm between Japanese and American tastes a bridge too far?
We're Hiring
Join our growing biz dev team: Steel Media is expanding into new areas!
Pocket Gamer publisher hiring two BizDev pros
Instant Storm
Blackstorm Labs on how game bots and rich gameplay features are evolving Facebook Instant Games
Co-founder Ernestine Fu reflects on F8
Making India Play
Indian mobile game studio Mech Mocha raises $5 million series A funding
Shunwei Capital, Accel Partners and Blume Ventures invest
Iap Inspector
How does ZeptoLab's C.A.T.S.: Crash Arena Turbo Stars monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Live And Kicking
Three years on: Madfinger on the evolution of Dead Trigger 2
CEO Marek Rabas on the game's life so far
Mobile Mavens
Will medals for eSports at the 2022 Asian Games accelerate mainstream acceptance?
Full medals, full recognition?
Fully Licensed
How Glu Mobile designed MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2017 for accessibility and depth
Behind the scenes with Jerome Collin
The Charticle
In-game events and $18 ARPU: How Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle conquered the US top grossing charts
How a small base of high-spenders drove success two years on
Say Cheese
"I was delighted and really touched": Madfinger promotes new Brand Manager during live stream
Jakub Vambersky on his live promotion and new role
Iap Inspector
How does Nonstop Chuck Norris monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Live And Kicking
Two years on: Big Huge Games on the evolution of DomiNations
CEO Tim Train on the game's life so far
Indian Mavens
Do mobile games need a well-known IP to succeed in India?
And can developers gain traction on their own?
Mainstream Mmo
"Creating an MMORPG that anyone can play": The making of Lineage 2 Revolution
Behind the scenes with Netmarble Game Director Cho ShinHwa
Mobile Mavens
Does Pokemon GO leave room for another location-based hit?
Is location-based gaming a winner-takes-all market?
Wearable Gaming
Italian fashion house Moschino unveils Candy Crush collection
Candy Crush the latest inspiration for Jeremy Scott's pop culture designs
Latin America Team-up
Animation outfit Anima Estudios partners with Colombia's Teravision to create licensed mobile games
Mexico's leading animation studio calls upon Colombian developer
Setting Sail
"Pokemon GO is a great opportunity for us": Shipyard talks Supercell funding and its location-based game ambitions
CEO Andreas Wedenberg talks Supercell, Pokemon GO and the potential of geo games
An Unexpected Match
Appodeal on its plans for Corona and why more ad companies could enter the game engine fray
Why did the ad mediation firm buy a 2D game engine developer?
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Ludia's Charles Taylor on how to get a job as a Narrative Designer
Some top tips for building a career in narrative design
Now Playing
Now playing: Matthew Wiggins on Reigns
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Iap Inspector
How does Transformers: Forged to Fight monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Live And Kicking
Five years on: MAG Interactive on the evolution of Ruzzle
VP of Product Johan Persson on the game's life so far
The Charticle
How did Transformers: Forged to Fight affect the grossing position of Transformers: Earth Wars?
And what impact did Force Arena have on Galaxy of Heroes?
Mobile Mavens
How big can King's Call of Duty mobile game be?
Discussing the potential of the shooter genre on mobile
Gunning For The Top
"You will see a top 10 grossing mobile shooter in the next few years"
Hothead Games' Vlad Ceraldi on the evolution of the genre
Indian Mavens
What will happen to the Indian games market when smartphone adoption slows?
Is the industry's growth too dependent on sheer device volume?
Stockholm To London
Will Luton joins Rovio's London studio as Executive Producer
Leading "the next generation of mobile MMOs"
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Sega Hardlight's Joe Stone on how to get a job as a Game Director
Some top tips for building a career in game and art direction
Iap Inspector
How does Gangstar New Orleans monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Sending A Message
MojiWorks talks Moji Bowling and going all in on games for messaging apps
The power of social, 3D games on iMessage and much more
Live And Kicking
Three years on: Pixonic on the evolution of War Robots
COO Igor Klyukin on the game's life so far