On The Move
Evening and weekend studio Swiftmill hopes to accelerate App Store success with 12 games in 12 months
Monthly cadence
Giving Back
Indiagames founder Vishal Gondal launches early stage game investment fund
Vishal Gondal is interested in more than just mobile
Mumbai To Copenhagen
"Creative dissatisfaction": Why Indian indie Shailesh Prabhu swapped Mumbai for Copenhagen
Leaving home to chase the art
United?
Unity isn't an engine. It's about a providing successful games-as-a-service. So why don't developers get it?
Unity is making F2P easier, but is anyone listening?
Incentive And Opportunity
GameFounders Malaysia extends deadline to 20 June, increases investment to $25,000
More to play for, more time to apply
Market Yourself
Nextgen publisher Tilting Point seeks a Marketing Manager
New York firm hiring experienced marketing pro
(dis)approval
Why did Apple U-turn on Palestinian indie game, and does its approval process need to change?
Liyla and the Shadows of War developer Rasheed Abueideh speaks out
A Cat Reborn
Why we ditched "esoteric" UI and fixed poor retention to give Lumo's Cat another life
Steve Stopps on creativity in the right places
Happy Valley
Two years and 26 million downloads on, Monument Valley has generated $14.3 million
73% revenue comes from iOS
Ignore The Herd
All eyes are on VR... so now's the time to launch elsewhere, says Mike Bithell
Thomas Was Alone dev talks opportunities, 'Indiepocalypse', and crunch
Creativity = Profit?
India has a burgeoning indie scene, but can it find commercial success?
Indian Mavens weigh up the creative/commercial balance
Don't Push It
Indie Mavens on why Crunch - including indie self-crunch - is a failure of process
Don't confuse passion with servitude
Vancouver Calling
Very Big Indie Pitch comes to Canada as a part of Pocket Gamer Connects Vancouver 2016
Pitches, prizes, indies...
Indies And Influencers
Dastan Games' The Light Inside Us wins Bloggers' Choice Award at PGC Bangalore 2016
Pocket Gamer Connects Bangalore brings the blogging community closer to the indies
Deeper Knowledge
Robin Hunicke to keynote Indie Dev Day at Develop:Brighton 2016
Talking heads
Develop Indie Showcase
Submissions now open for the Develop:Brighton Indie Showcase
Free conference tickets for the ten finalists
Big Indie Pitch
Pitch your mobile and VR games at the Big Indie Pitch @ Gamefest Berlin 2016 on 22 April
Get your game in front of experts and journalists
Indie Mavens
How useful was GDC 2016 for our Indie Mavens? Did they even go?
Indie Mavens weigh in on the big trends and overall usefulness of the show
Built From Clay
Video: Clayburger on looking for publishers at PGC London 2016
Matej Pavelka talks the difficulties of being a two man team
Fresh Talent
Deadline for the Very Big Indie Pitch at PGC Bangalore 2016 is 31 March
Time for indies to shine
The Unsatisfied Mind
FRAMED designer Joshua Boggs on the self-destructive drive of creators
Chase happiness, not acolades
Catch Of The Day
Resolution Games unveils fantastical fishing adventure Bait! for Gear VR
Go fishing for real, in virtual reality
Pgc Bangalore 2016
It's all about indies at Pocket Gamer Connects Bangalore 2016
The Big Indie Pitch returns to the fast-growing market
Convention-al
Steve Wozniak wants your app at the Silicon Valley Comic Con on March 18-20
Free booth space for ten developers
Thriving Or Doomed?
Swedish indie Mediocre on surviving and thriving amidst the so-called 'indie apocalypse'
Johansson, Gustavsson and Bengtsson discuss the sustainability of indie dev
Virtual Unknowns
Mediocre on the unclear vision for consumer VR
The Swedish indie explores the murky world of virtual reality
Tallinn Inbound
Cheaper and more welcoming, Estonian conference GameDev Days takes an indie focus for 2016
But service providers restricted
Controlled Qaos
Short, sweet and unexpected: How Qaos Games hopes to shake up the App Store
Doing things differently
Drag-and-drop Development
How solo-developed Color Switch topped the App Store using 'codeless' dev tool Buildbox
Color Switch's David Reichelt and Buildbox founder Trey Smith tell all
Now Accepting Pitches
The motivation behind Nitrome's new modest-yet-creative publishing initiative
Ultimate Briefcase out now
Making It
Video: Disco Pixel's Trevor Stricker on making it as an indie
Everyone's doing it
Power Of Web
Why you should be thinking 'mobile last', not 'mobile first'
Derrick Morton sees things in reverse
Business Panel
Video: Business experts discuss how to run an indie games business
Making games and money
Coming Soon
Mediocre on new game DIRAC and playtesting the social way
Swedish indie looks forward to a big 2016
Making Some Noise
Why did UK indie JAM2Games come to PG Connects London 2016?
Meet and greet
Indie Growth
Video: How to grow your business as an indie developer
From tiny acorns grow great oaks
Out Of Office
Tom Sennett on quitting Corporate America, going full-time indie, and living in a van
And the launch of lo-fi platformer Hate Your Job
Industry Buzz
Why did French indie Digixart come to PG Connects London 2016?
Meet and greet
Indie Lifeblood
Indie developers discuss why they are the lifeblood of the industry
Or are they?
Quit Your Job
Nicoll Hunt on why you should quit your job
Right now. Do it.
Seeking Success
Lumo Development's Steve Stopps on defining success in the games industry
It's not about the money, money, money
Homeward Bound
Indie developers discuss the new ways of working in the current industry
Mostly just working from home
Youtube Panel
Developers and journalists on working with YouTubers and the mobile media
The way of the future
Audience Panel
Indie developers on considering diversity in your game's audience
Who's playing your game?
Know Yourself
Jonathan Evans on asking yourself what kind of indie developer you are
Maybe it's time you found out
Product Panel
Indie developers discuss if you should focus on the game or the service
Short bursts of fun or long-term battles?
Dark Horse
How to make it to the number one spot on the App Store
Amir Rajan on the success of A Dark Room
Appocalypse Panel
Indie essentials discuss how to survive during the "appocalypse"
Facing the end of times head on
Get Smart
Kim Soares on how to be smart as an indie
Tips and tricks to survive in the mobile wilderness
Wwhcd?
Harry Slater on why console game design doesn't work on mobile
Think about your limitations