China and Korea on the up as Nexon posts $76 million in Q2 mobile sales
Mobile now accounts for 20% of total revenue
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Articles by Jon Jordan
Glu strengthens publishing operations in Japan and Korea
Looking for developers to take global
Chart of the Week: More than 25% of DeNA's revenue still comes from feature phones
The continuing shock of the old
Monetizer: Game of War: Fire Age
Looking at F2P tricks and techniques
West on the rise as DeNA's Q1 FY13 sales up 10% to $526 million
But operating profit slides 8% to $171 million
MMOG Celtic Heroes dev recruits talent from Riot, Lionhead and Bigpoint
One Thumb Mobile adds six more thumbs
Kakao competition sees Com2uS' Q2 2013 sales down 8% to $18 million
Squeezed in SNS and RPG genres
Giant Interactive looks to mobile and web games to grow its player base
First inhouse mobile game due in 2013
Mobile release of InnoGames' Tribal Wars boosts franchise sales by 15%
German developer sees H1 2013 revenue up 60%
PlayPhone on how it's enabling carriers to regain their place in the mobile games market
Layering distribution, discovery, social glue and billing
Going global: Yodo1 expands its publishing operations beyond China
First release is BonusXP's Cavemania
Friend recommendations drive 36% of installs for power players, reckons SessionM
Followed by reviews and loyalty programs
WeChat game platform will have an impact, but it won't be like Kakao, reckons i-Free
Differences between China and Korea
Chartboost releases global CPI heat map for iOS and Android installs
Find the cheapest and most expensive markets
Hamburg's Reeperbahn Festival announces its first game event
Lap up the culture in Hamburg on 27 September
DeNA's Cousins on why tutorial completion is the key metric for The Drowning's success
Leave no newbie behind
Monetizer: Despicable Me: Minions Rush, Pac-Man Rush and Pet Rescue Saga
Looking at tricks and techniques
Opinion: Why Facebook needs to kick Gameloft, Gamevil and WeMade from its new publishing push
Teasing the indies while playing with the big boys
Steve Wozniak and Trip Hawkins to keynote Apps World
All happening in London on 22-23 October
RealNetworks buys Slingo for $15.6 million
Will bring more bingo/slots to Facebook and mobile
Korean CPI expert IGAWorks opens a Japanese office
Now covers two most lucrative Asian markets
Chart of the Week: Google Play now leading on downloads, App Store still winning on revenue
App Annie Q2 2013 round up
Value of quarterly activity in The Simpsons: Tapped Out estimated at $58 million
Game on the up with 5.4 million DAUs
Kakao simplifies approval process for game platform with new conditions
Casual network looks to widen its pipe
The Charticle: Pet Rescue Saga is another jewel in King's crown
Not yet as sweet as Candy Crush but still cute
Tencent's WeChat game platform will launch in August with 4 international games
But it's still arguing about billing methods
Distimo is the latest app analytics outfit to provide free web access into its smarts
Point your browser towards Distimo App Trends
PlayHaven's Andy Yang on why you need to get much more from your push notifications
Not all alerts are created equal
PlayHaven closes the loop with the launch of its push notification system
Bring them into your new promotions
Changyou sees Q2 F2013 sales up 24% to 182 million
ARPPU up 53%
Shanda tidies up online service costs for longterm mobile success with $811.5 million deal
Buys two companies from parent to reduce costs
After conquering Korea, Devsisters signs a deal to bring top grossing game Cookie Run to China
Partnering with iDreamsky
$11 million gives us several shots at a hit, says Grand Cru
Looking to launch hard with Supernauts
Grand Cru prepares for success with $11 million funding round
Debut game Supernauts out soon
Execution Labs provides potential $150,000 investment for its accelerated companies
BDC Venture Capital provides the convertible notes
Short Cuts: Videos from ChinaJoy 2013 conference
Including Yodo1, iDreamsky and Reliance Games
Sponsored feature: DeNA West's Sarah Fuchs on why company culture really matters
And why it's more than just free cookies
The battle to get featured in China is getting more intense, warns iDreamSky
Co-founder Lyndon on the narrowing market
UCWeb to bring 3 web games to mobile; hopes to generate $49 million in annual revenue
Browser outfit flexes its distribution muscles
Gameloft sees H1 2013 sales up 15 percent to $142 million
Legacy Java business still strong at 39% of revenue
EA Mobile sees Q1 2013 sales boom up 64% to $113 million
The Simpsons and Real Racing 3 power growth
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[Updated] With its monthly sales predicted to rise to $15 million, Chukong looks towards IPO
Biggest Chinese developer takes another upwards step
Retargeting is now more important than user acquisition, says Drawbridge
And it claims it's got the tools to prove it
Fortumo signs billing agreement with China Unicom and China Telecom to complete its carrier set
Also building out Chinese app distribution reach
Machine Zone's Gabe Leydon on why he cares about more players' time than their money
New release Game of War is a longterm project
Adeven: We're not just about analytics, we're giving you business intelligence
The smarts inbetween analytics and marketing
We're not making games. We're making the best platform for Chinese devs, says Qihoo 360
Differentiation from the competition
Sales in Chinese mobile game sector up 100% to $412 million in first half of 2013
Powered by the wallets of 171 million mobile gamers
Yes, there was much joy at the Pocket Gamer ChinaJoy 2013 party
Thanks to organisers Umeng and Ucloud
Halfbrick and Imangi get the rockstar treatment at ChinaJoy 2013
Blinded by the flashes