Virtual Future
How Gumi is recovering from Western studio closures with VR investment
Masaru Ohnogi explains all at White Nights Prague
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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
Gdc Tips
Tips and tricks on how to survive and make the most out of GDC 2017
The mobile mavens offer their advice from years of experience at the event
Forcing The Issue
A MOBA for the masses: the making of Star Wars: Force Arena
Behind the scenes with Netmarble's Hong Seo Park
Growing Up
How TabTale is moving beyond kids' games and into super casual
Itai Edry explains the strategy at White Nights Prague
Time For Change
How Gram Games' The 22% Project is aiming to get more women in the games industry
If nearly 50% of gamers are women, then why aren't they better represented?
Uk Team-up
How a shared culture led to Outplay acquiring Eight Pixels Square
What is the future for the UK's biggest indie mobile studio?
Mobile Mavens
Why did Take-Two buy Social Point?
What's the motivation for the $250 million deal?
Still Room For Indies?
How Tilting Point is helping indies compete with its $12 million UA fund Game Alliance
Dan Sherman talks tilting the balance back in indies' favour
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: PlayRaven's Paul Kurowski on how to get a job as a Game Lead
Spymaster Game Lead shares career insights
Making Tracks Together
Reuniting old partners: Snowprint Studios on opening a new site in Berlin
Alexander Ekvall and Wilhelm Österberg talk love, teamwork, and building great games
Conference Learnings
What we learned at White Nights Prague 2017
Reflecting on the Czech conference
If At First You Don't Succeed
How Big Fish Games built F2P hit Gummy Drop on the back of a major failure
Chris George takes the stage at White Nights Prague
Different Strokes
Kongregate on how to successfully port games between PC and mobile
Melinda Montano takes the stage at White Nights Prague
Gates To Success
How Rovio tweaked its gated production framework to offer more autonomy
VP Operations Cyril Barrow explains the evolving strategy
Moving On
Mike Olsen on 20 years at EA and joining Glu Mobile to help shape its new direction
Reflecting on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and Dungeon Keeper
Indian Mavens
Will Google Play integration in digital wallets affect Indian game revenues?
A side-effect of demonetisation, but will it have an impact?
Lowering The Barriers
The Secret Police on smoothing the edges off Asian RPGs for Western success
Co-founders Ric Moore and Harry Holmwood on the quest for accessibility
From Hong Kong To The World
How Hong Kong's export culture led Animoca Brands to global mobile game success
CEO Robby Yung also talks subscriptions, emerging markets and TicBits
Mobile Mavens
What do mobile game developers think of iOS 10.3's new in-app rating and review features?
Update makes ratings a breeze, but is it important?
A Screen Is A Screen
How UK broadcaster Channel 4 expanded from TV to publishing mobile games
Colin MacDonald on the growth of All 4 Games
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Nexon's Devon Kim on how to get a job as an Engineering Lead
Nexon M's Head of Technology shares career insights
Critical Hit?
Critical Force on building Critical Ops as a mobile eSport
Tim Spaninks and Juri Juskevits on the potential of competitive mobile gaming
War Of Words
How MAG Interactive made its iMessage game debut with the trash-talking SmackChat
Johan Persson on seizing the iMessage opportunity
Now Playing
Now playing: Torulf Jernström on Gardenscapes - New Acres
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Iap Inspector
How does Fire Emblem Heroes monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Live And Kicking
Three years on: EA India on the evolution of Tetris Blitz
Studio Director Amol Gurwara on the game's life so far
Brains And Brands
What advertisers can learn from Magmic’s neuroscience study into player habits
Magmic Director of Marketing Jonathan Simon on the psychology behind in-game ads
The Fame Game
How Israeli studio Ilyon snapped up the Little Mix IP for a new celebrity mobile game
CEO Yonatan Erez on working with the girl group
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Spil Games' Franz Stradal on how to get a job as a VP of Content
Spil Games' VP of Content shares career insights
Getting Ahead
GREE on learning from Machine Zone and skating to where the puck is going
Shanti Bergel talks the company's 2017 strategy
Mobile Mavens
Why is Nintendo making Fire Emblem Heroes free-to-play?
And can it be a global success?
Now Playing
Now playing: Jon Hare on Word Chums
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Work Hard
How to get a job at Sega Hardlight
Operations Director Harinder Sangha shares insights
2017 And Beyond
How Indian mobile game studio Gamecubator Labs is aiming to become a local leader
Priyanka Barathwaj on the studio's local and domestic plans
Where Now?
How XFLAG plans to increase spending from Monster Strike's core Japanese players
Langer Lee talks strengthening Japanese dominance and approaching new territories strategically
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Etermax's Mariano Fragulia on how to get a job as a Chief Product Officer
From student to CPO in seven years
All About Export
A history of South Korea's tough anti-gambling laws and why devs are looking to crack overseas markets
Byung Hyuk Kim shares a legal history of social casino in South Korea
Don't Read This Article
How Seriously won YouTube Ad of the Year with 'Don't Download Best Fiends' campaign
Philip Hickey talks creative marketing
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: MobilityWare's Yelena Grant on how to get a job as a Product Marketing Manager
MobilityWare's Marketing pro shares career insights
Indian Mavens
Predicting the Indian games industry trends of 2017
Can it beat 2016?
Making Manticore
Flying into new territory: the making of Galaxy on Fire 3 - Manticore
Behind the scenes with Deep Silver Fishlabs Head of Studio Michael Krach
Get Hired
How to get a job at Montreal mobile games studio Ludia
HR Director Kim Parkinson shares insights
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Madfinger's Michael Boylan on how to get a job as a character artist
The man behind Madfinger's characters shares career insights
Laying Down The Law
Game development law 101
Russells Solicitors' Marine Cabour on the basics
Metagame Over Gameplay
Why PlayRaven is ditching second-to-second gameplay in favour of rich metagame
CEO Lasse Seppanen on Winterstate and Spymaster
Grab The Prize
eSports is not just for the big boys, says Gumbler
VP and Head of Pro Gaming Simon Sunden explains at PG Connects London
Carved In Stone
Six mobile game development commandments
The Secret Police CEO Harry Holmwood gives his top tips
Nothing To Fear
Addressing common fears about rewarded video ad monetisation
Appnext's Ari Last on usual concerns about rewarded video
Games, Grandmas And Gifs
Onboarding and social elements in casual games
Aurora Klaeboe Berg on how to replicate Fun Run's success
The State Of Play For Ads
Advertising megatrends for 2017
Mobvista's Nick Roveta on the latest in advertising