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Jon Jordan
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About A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon is Contributing Editor at PG.biz which means he acts like a slightly confused uncle who's forgotten where he's left his glasses. As well as letters and cameras, he likes imaginary numbers and legumes.
Articles by Jon Jordan
Gamebrain opens access for its end-to-end development, publishing and distribution platform
Closed beta kicking off in Q4 2013
$20 per hinge? Nintendo reveals its cheaper, flatter, less portable, more wedge-like handheld - the 2DS
Taking out some bits you don't like, some bits you do
Opinion: Why GungHo, GREE, DeNA and Kabam demonstrate the industry's most effective monetisation
Conclusions from App Annie's July 2013 ranking
The Charticle: The slow-growing success of Plants vs Zombies 2
How is EA's next big thing sprouting?
Google Ventures part of the group that reinvested in Kabam
Light shed on recent $38.5M placement
GameMaker: Studio gets go-faster stripes with new compiler and shader support
Unlocking the power of the CPU
Chinese web and mobile outfit Qihoo 360 sees Q2 2013 sales up 108% to $152 million
Record income of $33 million
Majesco on making Zumba Dance iPad's #1 Health and Fitness app
Moving to a new beat
Drawbridge levels up, appointing stats marketing man Daryl McNutt
Will retarget retargeting ad tech outfit's efforts
Three is the magic number as Pocket Gamer parties in Cologne
Thanks to NativeX, Creative Mobile and Qihoo 360
Cloud burst: Big Fish shutters its Unlimited casual game streaming service
Costs too high, uptake too low
Cologne Big Indie Pitch proved a love-in for devs and journalists
Thanks to sponsors Sega and Apmetrix
iOS gameplay video sharing outfit Kamcord announces 1 billion recordings
Plus additional funding brings seed round to $2.5 million
Sponsored feature: Why all game developers need to take notice of BlackBerry 10
Anders Jeppsson highlights 'fastest growing ecosystem'
Hoolai Games bringing web MMOG Wartune to mobile - for China and the west
Promises optimised gameplay and more engagement
There was plenty of fizzy pop and chocolate cake at PG's Mobile Mixer in Cologne
Thanks to sponsors PapayaMobile, Immersion, Grand Cru, Everplay and King
Monetizer: Plants vs. Zombies 2
What are Crazy Dave's F2P tricks and techniques
Gameloft bringing a further 15 games to Windows Phone 8
Taking 2013's slate up to 25
Hook into the Japanese market with cross-promotion platform AppExTrade
Now available through a Unity plug-in
Transition extended as KongZhong's mobile games business drops 40% in Q2 2013
Still waiting for the smartphone uplift
The Charticle: A year on from relaunch, The Simpsons is EA Mobile's biggest earner
Franchise generating $100 million per year
Goko's new CEO on its HTML5 pivot, launching Dominion, and creating Catan for the mobile generation
Kate Connally is building a better deck
Peter Relan's new incubator offers $110,000 to game devs looking to apply their smarts more widely
Deadline for first applications ends 31 August
Charticle Special: What happened last week when Apple altered the App Store's top grossing algorithm?
'Refund tweak' hit some F2P games hard
G5 Entertainment sees H1 2013 sales up 37% to $7.3 million
Sees strong F2P revenue from The Secret Society
Mobile advertising and analytics outfit Apsalar raises $9 million
Series B round lead by Kakao investor DCM
Ad video platform Vungle raises $6.5 million
Has hosted 2 billion views since launch
Sluggish performance from GREE sees FY13 sales down 4% to $1.5 billion
Japan down, but US up
Zhongqingbao expands its mobile reach, gaining majority stakes in More Fun and Small-tech
Spends $72 million in the pursuit of scale
Tencent sees business boom with H1 2013 sales up 38% to $4.5 billion
Mobile QQ, Mobile Qzone and WeChat on the up
Game delays hit Renren as it makes a Q2 2013 operating loss of $34.7 million
But promises mobile investment will come good
Baidu closes its $1.85 billion deal for 91 Wireless to create a 69 million daily app download giant
Highlights the importance of mobile game distribution
Monetizer: The Drowning
Looking at F2P tricks and techniques
Amazon adds push notifications to its iOS and Android email and text service
Fire out one million a month for free
German user acquisition outfit Crobo is already 20 percent mobile
Offering a fresh approach to discovery
Mobile advertising consolidates as Millennial Media bids $225 million for Jumptap
All-share deal awaits shareholder approval
Japanese mobile game market was worth $5.1 billion in 2012
Smartphone revenue grew 5.4-times
Five big countries where Windows Phone is outselling iPhone
And how to unlock those niche audiences
#1 top grossing Chinese App Store developer Locojoy on why it goes iOS first
Before success, I AM MT studio almost shut up shop
Thanks to international growth, Gamevil sees Q2 2013 sales up 35% to $18.5 million
But marketing and licensing costs knock back profits
ChinaJoy 2013 hits a new high with over 206,000 attendees
Let's do it all again on 31 July 2014
Amazon points to the power of injecting millions of dollars of Amazon Coins into its ecosystem
Mixing up the ways of value exchange
The Charticle: GREE finds it hard to open a new front with War of Nations
Its strategy classic Modern War won't surrender
The Appsters add Best Indie Game Developer award
The deadline for submissions closes 16 August
Kiip announces its Build Fund 2013 winners
The 10 developers splitting $100,000
Chart of the Week: Mobage wags its long tail
A third of MobaCoin consumption from pre-2010 titles
Opinion: What's next for Glu Mobile?
It's the final countdown
53% of LINE's $101 million Q2 2013 income generated by games
Total growth up 67% quarter-on-quarter
More trouble for Glu as Q2 FY13 revenue drops 17% to $24.4 million
Losses grow while sales decline