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Grand Plans
Why Monument Valley developer Ustwo hired a CEO
New chief exec Maria Sayans and chief creative officer Dan Gray discuss what's changed, what hasn't and why the studio is taking on multi-game development
Executive Shuffle
Ustwo names new CEO as it heads into multi-game development
Maria Sayans takes on top job as Dan Gray is promoted to chief creative officer and Peter Pashley is appointed chief development officer
Half Measures
E3 2019: After mobile's no-show for Nintendo, is it really all-in on the platform?
If Microsoft, Bethesda, Ubisoft and Square Enix all found time to talk up their mobile plans - why didn’t Nintendo?
Key Changes
GameMaker firm enacts strategic changes as it halves mobile licence fee and closes publishing division
Free trial now includes all of the engine's features but has been limited to 30 days; publishing division has closed
Course Correction
Tencent changes Arena of Valor strategy to no longer concentrate on the West
“Letting it live or die”
Saved By The Bell
NBCUniversal's Chris Heatherly: "We don’t want to be a movie games company, we want to be a games company"
We discuss the company's licensing strategy, how it finances new projects and whether it will start acquiring studios for internal development
Redo
An underwhelming Q3 sees Square Enix streamline its business units
11 reduced to four, won’t result in any workforce reduction
How To
Adapt or disrupt: A practical guide to surviving in a golden age of games
Oscar Clark offers astute business and game design tips
Brexit
"Even if we were to revoke article 50 tomorrow, a lot of damage has been done"
Three industry experts discuss the ramifications of Brexit at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Joining The Flock
New dev strategy for Angry Birds developer Rovio as it gets to work on 12 new games
Targeting at least two releases next year
Know Your Audience
G5 Entertainment CEO on the focus driving its success in hidden object games and beyond
Finding hidden value
Less Mario, More Rpg
How Nintendo plans to create an annual $1 billion mobile games business
Starting over with a clean slate
Given The Boot
Vivendi pulls out of Ubisoft as Tencent becomes shareholder in the French publisher
Conglomerate sells its 27.3 per cent stake in the firm
Where To?
Has Aristocrat hit the jackpot with its $990 million Big Fish Games acquisition?
What will it get for its $990 million?
Trust The Process
How Nukebox Studios is building on Food Truck Chef to become the Indian Supercell
14 canned games later, Food Truck Chef hits the jackpot
Rovio Interview
Rovio's Games EVP on building a focused portfolio in new genres
A chat with Wilhelm Taht
Round Two
Wargaming CEO: Everyday mobile is more and more important
The World of Tanks developer is taking another shot at mobile
Spyr Acquisitions
SPYR plans aggressive acquisition strategy following Pocket Starships deal
Also expecting to publish new games using Hollywood IP soon
Branching Out
HAL Laboratory opens mobile games division HAL Egg
First smartphone title coming this autumn
Sony Hits & Misses
From Fate/Grand Order to Mingol and PlayLink: Two years of Sony's mobile big bangs and misfires
A look at the three pillars of Sony's current mobile efforts
Time To Reflect
From hobby development to 150 million players: CEO Hendrik Klindworth on 10 years of InnoGames
Dropping out of university to build a 400-strong company
Blast From The Past
Sega's plan to democratise retro gaming with Sega Forever on mobile
We speak to Sega Chief Marketing Officer Mike Evans about a new business built on ad revenues
Future Plans
"More growth, more platforms, broader presence": Kongregate on its post-acquisition strategy
MTG has snapped up the publisher, but what's next?
Lean And Learning
eRepublik Labs on its plans to innovate mobile MMOs after $8.4 million acquisition
CEO Alexis Bonte sets out his ambitions
Ipo Imminent
Nitro Games on how going public can support its real-time mobile multiplayer ambitions
CEO Jussi Tähtinen on the studio's strategy
The Hardcore Mobile Paradox
Paradox Interactive on expanding its game universes on mobile and avoiding dumbed-down versions
How Kim Nordström is targeting hardcore PC players for mobile games
Fewer, Better
Why Indian mobile startup BigCode is gunning for strategy games and IAP monetisation
CEO Ahmed Mohammed sets out the new studio's strategy
Finland's First
Next Games on its successful IPO and being Finland's first publicly-traded game developer
CEO Teemu Huuhtanen gives IPO advice
An Unexpected Match
Appodeal on its plans for Corona and why more ad companies could enter the game engine fray
Why did the ad mediation firm buy a 2D game engine developer?
Big Vision
New MD, new mobile games and a new strategy: How Bigpoint is evolving its business
Managing Director Brian Morrisroe discusses his plans
Life Goes On
Why Tag Games is offering external live ops for developers
Could it be the future?
It's All Relative
What if Kabam’s breakup is actually a success story?
May we all experience such failure
Mobile Mavens
Why did Take-Two buy Social Point?
What's the motivation for the $250 million deal?
Getting Ahead
GREE on learning from Machine Zone and skating to where the puck is going
Shanti Bergel talks the company's 2017 strategy
Follow The Leader
The importance of leadership and business know-how when creating a successful games company
Walid El Cheikh explains all
2017 And Beyond
How Indian mobile game studio Gamecubator Labs is aiming to become a local leader
Priyanka Barathwaj on the studio's local and domestic plans
Perfect Fit
MobilityWare on why it bought Critical Hit Software and its ambitions for 2017
Why the card game specialist picked up Jigsaw Puzzle dev
Beyond Build-and-battle
Space Ape's next games will look "radically different," says Simon Hade
But will use the experience from build-and-battle to grow
Innogames Future
InnoGames eyes mobile future and global expansion after $100 million MTG deal
The InnoGames and MTGx CEOs discuss their ambitions
Crossing The Animal
Super Mario Run will be great, but Animal Crossing Mobile is even more exciting
Playing it safe versus adapting to the platform
Business Panel
Video: Business experts discuss how to run an indie games business
Making games and money
Legal Eagle
All change at Rovio as it gets new CEO while Wilhelm Taht becomes head of games
All change in the Angry Birds nest
Sega Recruit
SEGA hires ex-FunPlus GM Joseph Kim to lead its mobile strategy in the west
FunPlus man doesn't take ages
Well Heeled Plan
Animoca Brands goes glam with Paris Hilton-branded Star Girl IAP
Hey big spender
Global Strategy
Youzu appoints former Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei as its 'one-man think tank'
Added brains
Rare Treats
Despite Fallout Shelter's success, Bethesda's not ready to open mobile game floodgates
Not developing for mobile "unless it's a good fit."
World Of Deals
Wargaming hooks up with casual dev Melesta to experiment with business models
Belarusian love-in
Squeezed Middle
Mid-tier companies need to shrink to indie, warns Tim Merel
GDC 2015 panel suggests a bit smaller is better
Opinion
You can easily handle PR on your own, can't you?
Merja Turpeinen on professional communications