Aggressive expansion hits GREE profits, Q1 FY13 down 26% to $120 million
Cash pile drops $450 million during the quarter
Staff
Jon Jordan
Job Title
Contributing Editor
Contact jon@pocketgamer.co.uk
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
Gamevil has a record quarter, sees Q3 sales up 66% to $14.9 million
Adding social success to RPG heritage
9 tricks to ensure your mobile game gets the best PR
It's a marathon not a sprint
Zynga shuffles execs to secure cross-platform gaming and real money gambling success
While CFO Wehner leaves for Facebook
Android eCPMs rise 26% during Q3, but the Apple premium remains
Results from MoPub's latest report
Kontagent adds support to track the effectiveness of Facebook's mobile install ads
Digging into the data
Core online RPG developer 5th Planet levels up, hiring Rob Carroll as chief mobile officer
Taps up Tapjoy exec to lead transition
Monetisation platform PlayHaven targets international growth with $8 million investment round
GGV Capital leads the financing
Apple's crackdown on Tapjoy will lose Glu around $7 million a year
Financial impact of incentivisation ban laid bare
Majesco looks to become a force in mobile gaming with 10-12 titles planned for 2013
Expect its top brands and new IP
Using our real reward platform boosts retention 48%, reveals SessionM's Bill Clifford
Also increases in-app activity 260%
CEO DeMiroz explains why PlayFirst's debut Android game was for Amazon devices
Meeting of audiences and minds
Freshdesk's new MobiHelp SDK enables direct customer support for iOS apps
One star ratings be gone
Graphics guru Sim Dietrich joins Machine Zone
Ex-OnLive man to polish next MMOG
Medialets raises $10 million in Series C round
Brings total to $28.4 million
Canadian mobile games incubator Execution Labs launches with $1.4 million to invest
Della Rocca, Katz, Pelletier-Normand lead charge
Spil Games starts its mobile rollout, releasing Sara's Cooking Class for iOS, Android and Amazon
Key web publisher makes mobile move
Chartboost details the App Store's weekly variation in ad rates, traffic, and installs
The numbers behind your gut feeling
App marketing platform Trademob raises $15 million
Funding global expansion
Nazara extends its EA Java/Android game distribution deal to Africa
Third continent now covered
DeNA spends $92 million, buying a 20% stake in Rage of Bahamut dev Cygames
Protecting key franchises
Com2uS promises its biggest G-Star yet, revealing 10 new games
Will also be recruiting
DeNA highlights its Android-first policy as it charts Marvel: War of Heroes' success
Lays bare strategy
Vision+ invests 3 million in 19 projects, including games from Mando, Eiconic and Tribeflame
A new way to fund
Imagination looks to an integrated chip future, buys CPU company MIPS
Deal's worth $60 million
International sales leap for DeNA as it posts record Q2 FY12 sales up 45% to $627 million
Expects ROW to generate $60m next quarter
Verizon to shutter its Android and BlackBerry app store
Letting Google, Amazon and RIM take the strain
Continued strong Korean sales propels Com2uS' Q3 FY12 net income up 483% to $6.8 million
Homegrown growth story
Gameloft sees Q3 FY12 sales up 37% to a record $71 million
Predicts $265 million full year sales
GetJar sees 400% boom in its virtual currency uptake
Developers are striking gold too
Antix opens up viral distribution, supporting Wi-Fi Direct via its Game Player
Sharing with friends, and DRM
Jim Molinets on Wreck-It Ralph and the character-focused rise of Disney Mobile
Taking the long view
Glu sees a softening of market conditions, makes a Q3 FY12 loss of $4.2 million
Sales up 12% to $21.3 million
From babies to Bloons and beyond: the rise of Digital Goldfish
Story behind Ninja Kiwi's acquisition
Convert your backsliders with Tapjoy Reconnect
New hook to catch one-time players
BlackBerry 10 building to a 'flawless' 2013 launch reckons CEO Heins
Platform in testing with 50 operators.
12 months on, Chartboost's monetisation platform is hosting 4 billion sessions a month
Looking to double headcount
Gamevil to launch 30 new games at G-Star 2012
Smart move
Opinion: What Halloween teaches us about the horror of event-based marketing
Is your update a zombie?
InMobi looks to accelerate US growth as it appoints ex-Google exec Crid Yu
In the place to be
Heatma.ps looks to boost your user engagement with UX analytics tool
Measuring your touchyfeely
Fishing Joy franchise is generating $1.6 million a month in China
Punchbox hooks a big one
Winning GameCast 2012 is more than a game. It's about a relationship, says MoMinis' Rabinovich
Advice for the $100,000 game contest
Peter Relan on why Agawi's streaming game service is more than just a stopgap for Windows 8 developers
Streaming for the next generation
With iPad 4 and iPad mini, Apple continues to lead the market, reckon the PocketGamer.biz Mobile Gaming Mavens
Tablets are disruptive, Apple's still in the vanguard
Hot Five: Mobage's Android focus, Rovio's Lovin' It, while Apple's pricing strategy is questioned
Last week's top five stories
Gameloft underlines Amazon's growing importance with support for GameCircle
Backing new Kindle Fire devices
Tequila Mobile doubles audience as its Android-centric gaming platform hits 20 million users
Generated $2 million to-date
Eurozone App Store users hit as Apple raises prices by 13%
Dealing with the weakness of the Euro vs Dollar
Opinion: In a recessionary world, analysts are crazy to beat up on Apple's numbers
The biggest player in town remains the best