Open The Door
Minecraft programmer Jeb Bergensten calls for a more accessible games industry
Accessibility is key, says Jeb Berngensten
Shooting For Flukes
Stugan: Does the "Lucky Indie" myth still exist?
The Stugan devs question whether being lucky is still enough
Bite Of The Apple
What's ideal price point for mobile games in India?
Our India Mavens sift through the pricing labels
Let's Play
Why Apple needs to get into the mobile game publishing business
Carter Dotson has a radical proposal
Show And Tell
Free ebook teaches app marketing on a tight budget
Big Ideas Machine has some ideas about app marketing
Inflationary
Apple updates App Store prices in four countries, adds low price tier for India
South Africa, South Korea and Turkey prep for price hike
Going Live
App Store, Google Play or Steam? Our Indie Mavens debate which store has the best approvals process
Horses and courses
Less Is More
Samsung positions Galaxy Apps as the curated app store for quality including VR and wearable content
Mihai Pohountu talks at #PGCSanFran
Not Yankee Doodle Dandy
Was Apple right to yank games using the Confederate Flag?
Mavens debate a great cultural divide
The Alternative
GungHo-owned Playphone signs up with Cyanogen to increase reach for its curated Game Store
An emerging store for emerging markets
Bye Bye Bursts
Apple killed user acquisition... again?
Another day. Another App Store tweak
Coming Up Trumps
When it comes to Hearthstone's Asian success, Japan is the outlier
Phone version has provided another boost
Clone Wars
Scott Cawthon files subpoena to expose fake Five Night's at Freddy's 4
So-called "Lazada Polodi" ripped off successful franchise on iOS
Game Cull
Quality control forces Sega to pull games from app stores
Sega won't confirm which games will be axed.
Approve This
In the confused world of creative attribution, the App Store approvals process is a busted flush
Carter Dotson says put up or start working
First Come First Served
Apple's new App Analytics is available in early access beta
In-house app analytics rev up for a test drive
Sonic Boom
iPhone and iPad boom in China as Apple pays out $2.5 billion to its developers
China earns Apple $16.8 billion
Watch This
Over 3,000 apps available for Apple Watch, but games not yet key
App Annie track the newcomers
Smor-games-board
Is Netflixification the future of premium mobile gaming?
Carter Dotson wants all-he-can-play
My Store My Rules
App Store featuring of CSR Racing IAP pack underlines promotion of iOS-exclusive paid content
Releases from Kabam, Ubisoft and Warners ignored
Retailing Op
Apple adds Games Manager job to 2 existing App Store game positions
Three roles of power are available
Looking Ahead
VR app store WEARVR raises $1.5 million
Leveraging potential for big investment
Losing Control
Can Apple's promotion of paid games stem the rising tide of F2P?
Carter Dotson on losing control of the App Store
Blowing Up
Supercell's Boom Beach blasts into global top 10 grossing charts
App Annie's January Game index is here
Pay Once & Play
Apple promotes games without in-app purchases
App Store differentiation
Banhammer Trumps Guns
Apple bans App Store screens with characters holding guns, but not melee weapons
Enforcing 4+ age ranking on metadata
Woods Vs Trees
App stores are dying as a source of organic discovery
Zombie apps are taking over
On The Up
Cost of a loyal iOS user rose to $2.10 in December
Peaks and troughs
Latent Demand
Virtual reality app store WeArVR hits 150,000 downloads
Looking to hit one million by summer 2015
Busy Week
Apple App Store smashes revenue records in first week of 2015
Apple has set the bar high for this year
State Of Exchange
Apple to increase App Store prices in EU, Canada and Norway
Prices will also change in Russia and Iceland
Consumer Rights
Apple announces 14 day returns policy for App Store purchases in Europe
EU forces new policy
Censorship
Carter Dotson is defending scoundrels and proud of the fact
He might not agree with a game, but he'll defend your right to play it
Mobile Games University
Complete guide to App Store Optimisation
Everything you need to know to get your game noticed
Mobile Games University
Four steps to writing a killer app store description
Make your game's first introduction count
Data
Crime City and Castle Clash are the most asymmetric top grossing games
How the other half prospers
Interview
SimilarWeb on moving from comparative UA and app store data to providing app engagement analysis
Gali Arnon lifts the curtain on the app ecosystem
Opinion
Apple's best games of 2014 over-indexes paid content once again
Following critical not commercial acclaim
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Monument Valley on the rise
November 10 - November 16
Apple waves goodbye to 'free' gaming by rewording download buttons
The end of an era
Nokia Store will shut in mid-2015, users redirected to Opera Mobile Store
Microsoft twists the knife
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Candy Crush continues its sweet success
November 3 - November 9
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Construction Simulator builds its success
October 20 - October 26
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Angry Birds transforms its fortunes
October 13 - October 19
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Angry Birds makes its return
October 6 - October 12
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: No faulting FIFA as it gives the competition a kicking
September 29 - October 5
Interview
Drugs don't work: Why Underworld: Drug Lords is hoping but not expecting an iOS comeback
A “bit more transparency” wouldn't hurt
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: FIFA flies to the top of the free charts
September 22 - September 28
Mobile Mavens
Advantage App Store? The industry reacts to App Bundles on iOS 8
Can Apple shake up app discovery?
Virtual Reality
Oculus Rift launching with free app store, paid to follow
There'll be more content when devs can monetise