2010 In Review: Shainiel Deo, Halfbrick
Freemium and Android will be the trends for 2011
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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
Windows Phone 7 Marketplace cracked in a white hat operation
Microsoft's been provided with code for a fix
OpenFeint added almost 1.4 million new iOS and Android users over four day Christmas period
Over five million enabled games downloaded too
2010 In Review: David Bishop, PopCap
We're very interested in the possibilities of tablets
The top 10 mobile gaming deals of 2010
From Apple to Zygna
Indie iPhone Holiday Sale raises $25,000; Canabalt's iOS source code released in response
Get down and dirty with Semi Secret's secrets
2010 In Review: Jonathan Kromrey, Namco Networks
Android and Chrome will be key in 2011
2010 In Review: Ian Marsh, NimbleBit
Be prepared for the return of carriers on Android
2010 In Review: Will Luton, Mobile Pie
Freemium and Android will be important in 2011, but tablet hype will fade
The top 10 stories on Pocket Gamer.biz during 2010
Remembrance of things much read
2010 In Review: Sarah Thomson, IUGO
There are going to be thousands of freemium games in 2011
2010 In Review: Callum Rowley, Gameloft
You're going to see a lot more from us on Android
App Store sales and chart freeze are the dogs that didn't bark
Despite iTunes Connect shutdown, it's business as usual
2010 In Review: with Joony Koo, Com2uS
Look out for freemium, brands and M&A in 2011
Outfit7's Talking Friends series is out downloading Angry Birds
Expects to have done 100 million by summer 2011
EA's launches Android sale and Worms' and Bejeweled 2's future release
Working the publishing route
2010 In Review: Christopher Kassulke, HandyGames
Gamers want to play for free
News Corporation sells Fox Mobile to property group Jesta
Foundational deal?
2010 In Review: Niccolo De Masi, Glu Mobile
We launched the year's bestperforming hardcore freemium social title
1.4 million games are downloaded from Ovi Store daily
Average app consumption per user is 8.5 a month
2010 In Review: Michael Schade, Fishlabs
Game quality will improve in 2011, and so must pricing
Infinity Blade and Angry Birds HD boost monetisation with in-app purchases
Pay to play more quickly
More publishers get App Store sale happy as Gameloft slashes 21 titles to 99c
And Glu prices 8 at 99c while 11 go free
W3i's Robert Weber calls out Mark Rein over the power of App Store discounting
Price is linked to visibility
2010 In Review: Dave Castelnuovo, Bolt Creative
I'd love for Apple to support cloud-based save games
Mark Rein slams App Store sale culture: We'll add value, not drop prices
Infinity Blade won't be on sale. Will be more awesome
More App Store price cuts come courtesy of Namco and Gamevil
Another 29 games go cheap
Apple's official sanctioning of EA's 99c iOS game sale splits developer opinion
Key gripe remains potential chart bait and switch
Despite $7 price, RPG Aralon slays App Store's week of death with 10,000 sales in first 24 hours
You have found treasure
Opinion: EA's 99c App Store assault looks premature
Don't make your move too soon
Opinion: EA rains on rivals' App Store parade with 54 iPhones and 14 iPad games dropped to 99c
If I can't win, no-one can?
Simon Buckingham on connecting app store islands with social discovery play Appitalism
Bringing everything together
Ngmoco launches JavaScript-based ngCore Game Tech framework for iOS and Android
Integrates into global Mobage social APIs
Samsung signs up to embed DeNA's Mobage social platform in millions of Android phones
Spreading the social magic
Glu's freemium posterchild Gun Bros. does 2.8 million downloads within two months
Has 175,000 daily active users
Distinctive MD Nigel Little on derisking the App Store gamble with sports games, Android, and non-game work for hire
Aims to get iOS projects ported to Android in a week
65 million downloads strong, Backflip now boasts 20 million monthly active users
And expanding onto iPad and Android
TeePee prepares for launch, hiring ex-Player X manager Lauren Omond
Putting the old team back together
Transpera rolls out interactive mobile video ad platform for iOS, Android and BlackBerry
Claims CPMs of up to $20
How Vince McDonnell left his job, took inspiration from FarmVille and Plants vs. Zombies, and did over six million downloads of iOS success story Zombie Farm
Hard times are done, we won!
Revolution's Charles Cecil on Broken Sword 2 and why it's the best time ever to be an indie
Ditch publishers, talk directly to your audience
Opinion: Firemint's $2 million Real Racing 2 underlines the Call of Dutization of iOs
It's time to go big, go small or go free
Chillingo on the potential of its EA deal and future expansion to Android, WP7 and freemium
If it ain't broke, supercharge it
Namco flexes multi-platform muscle releasing Puzzle Quest 2 for iOS, Android and WP7
Also pushes price at $10
Crescent Moon's Josh Presseisen on the tortuous development of iOS RPG Aralon
Every journey starts with a single line of code
Stats drop: Plus+ has 13.5 million active users, and hosts 60 million ngmoco gameplay minutes per day
And how ngmoco was valued
Evolve 2010: ngmoco's Neil Young on a $403 million rollercoaster: Think big and don't be a pussy
But remember you can't buck the market
DeNA and ngmoco to reveal the social platform to drive their 100 million MAU vision
What happens when Mobage and Plus+ get supercharged
Evolve 2010: The future of games is combining mobile, social and consoles says Playfish boss Segerstrale
All together now
Unity's Brett Seyler explains how its Union aggregation scheme will drive support for new platforms and revenue for developers
Getting Unity games primed for new launches