What To Watch
A practical guide to making the most of the data you get from mobile analytics
Albert Kolacek discusses the options
Tooled Up
Unity and Unreal Engine quick to pledge support for Google Daydream VR platform
A new vision
Actionable Data
How to pick the best mobile analytics tool for your game
Albert Kolacek discusses the options
Tracking
GameAnalytics now freely available for Unreal Engine
Getting the inside scoop
Amsterdam Bound?
Sign up now for early bird pricing at Unite Europe 2016
Running from 30 May to 2 June
Tune In, Join In
How the deep Twitch integration of Amazon's Lumberyard engine will drive a new type of community and gaming
VP of Games Mike Frazzini on its multiplatform community approach
Wrapped Up
Updated: Twitter doubles down on mobile games as it integrates its Fabric tool suite into Unity
One SDK and go
A Codeless Future
GameSalad CEO Stephen Nichols on the slow death of coding
Can accessible dev tools kill off coding?
Online Focused
Amazon announces Web Services and Twitch-integrated Lumberyard game engine
Console now, mobile to come
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
Never Let Me Go
3 simple steps to improving your retention
Mike Herron wants you to stay
Integrated
ChilliConnect adds Unity support for iOS
Backend tech embraces ubiquity
Listen Up
Zemeho explains its 'in-game Spotify' music service Valinta at PG Connects London 2016
Kimmo Kuusipalo reveals all
Social Glue
GetSocial raises $2.5 million to fulfill demand and expand operations
Creating in-game community
Epic Teaching
Epic releases Unreal Match 3, its free mobile development learning tool
Teaching all the basics of mobile games
Get Up To Date
Unity 5.3 launches with improved support for iOS 9 and WebGL
Also boasts tweaks for VR devs with tvOS "coming soon"
Freedom To Create
Unity makes the argument why you should move to an external game engine
A report worth reading
Getting A Foothold
Ex-Unity VP John Goodale joins 'gDocs for game devs' outfit MaxPlay
Tasked with establishing Asian business
Hive Mind
Bee7 expands its UA and monetisation platform to iOS
Also adds Cocos2d-x support
Tool Up
Video: Picking the right tools for game development
Right fit
New Platforms
GameSalad launches standalone HTML5 platform
CEO calls it "a no brainer."
Unreal
Behind the scenes with Epic's Bullet Train VR demo
Choo-choo-shooter
Moves
Tools consolidation continues as Microsoft snaps up Havok
Intel tags out
Plug And Play
Cocos SDKBOX adds PlayPhone, Fyber, Bee7 and SOOMLA Grow
Engine battle
Battleground
Epic rolls out second video in its Sense of Presence VR series
Seeing double
Building Blocks
Tag Games rolls out ChilliConnect, the second part of its opensource ChilliWorks suite
Plug in backend services
Looking Good
How Autodesk can make your game development better and faster
The right tools for the job
Bring Me That Horizon
Unity CEO John Riccitiello on why VR won't be mass market until 2020
Thoughts from Unite 2015 Boston
New Spanners
Unity unveils new analytics and monetization tools arsenal
Unite Boston saw a big focus on business
Leaving Beta
Autodesk announces release date for its $30 workflow-oriented Stingray game engine
Going live 19 August
Lift Off
Kongregate's Launchpad program helps web indies go mobile
Online gaming specialist Kongregate wants small devs to go mobile
Do Your Ad-ition
New Supersonic Ad placement tool enables rewarded video customisation
Ad Placement Technology helps devs integrate rewarded ads.
Cash Injection
Marmalade scoops $2 million investment
UK cross-platform firm raises funds
Sweet Tune
Positioning for investment and growth, Marmalade adds to board
Digital music man Ben Drury joins
Baas Explained
Choosing the right tools for an increasingly complex job
GameSparks on the rules of the game
United For The Future
Riccitiello keynote kicks off Unite Europe 2015, betting big on mobile ads and VR
"Democratise, solve hard problems, enable success"
Geared Up
Cryengine update adds supports Android TV and Oculus Rift
And more VR support to follow
Balancing Acts
How Directive Games hopes to shake up core mobile gaming and its backend tech
Ambitious Chinese-Icelandic outfit has big plans
Seeing Double Faster
Unity optimises its VR and AR optimisations in Unity 5.1
Gains a new rendering pipeline
Playfab For All
PlayFab broadens access to its live game services with its Free Tier
Offering stronger retention and monetisation
Go Faster
MetalGL brings Metal API support from within OpenGL ES 2.0
iOS graphics bought back cross-platform
Unshackling Devs
Nvidia announces AndroidWorks, a tool suite to streamline Android development
Developer-friendly toolset accompanies Nvidia Shield
Another Platform
Unity 5 to support Microsoft's HoloLens VR hardware
VR for all
Vicarious Visions
John Riccitiello on why Unity talks about the money its developers are making
Tools are a means to an end
Magic Number
GetSocial 3.0 launches, powering social engagement for MMX Racing and Ruzzle Adventure
Increasing user engagement, player acquisition, and revenues
Open Access
Why Unity and Epic's licensing moves prove the future of gaming is F2P
Carter Dotson says free's the fee
Set Free
Unreal Engine 4 goes upfront free, backed by a 5% royalty fee
"Epic succeeds only when creators succeed"
21 Platforms
Split into personal and professional editions, Unity 5 is now live
Added Cloud Build and graphical features
Unreal Funding
Epic's new grants give Unreal 4 devs up to $50,000
A helping handful of cash
Aces High
Gambling software outfit Playtech buys GameMaker dev YoYo Games for $16.4 million
Making better gambling games