Future Of The Industry
Mobile games predicted to generate up to $95 billion in revenues in 2022
Digi-Capital looks to the future of the industry
Zplay Time
Next generation playable ads
ZPLAY on why playable ads will become more widespread in 2018
Featured Features
The hottest strategy features in the US, China and Japan
How GameRefinery's new tool gives you an insight into your strategy game's design and its chances for global success
The Hardest Question
How will HQ Trivia monetise?
It's giving away thousands of dollars, but how will it turn a profit?
King Of Monsters
Monster Strike was the top grossing game worldwide for the third year in a row in 2017
Honor of Kings would probably be on top if China had Google Play
The Charticle
Charting the rise of hyper-casual mobile games
Examining the performances of Ketchapp, Voodoo and Gram Games
Most Read
Glu sells Moscow studio, the potential of live ops, and which of 2017's games will sustain in 2018?
The hottest articles of last week
Trejo Doughnuts
Jam City taps actor Danny Trejo for Family Guy: Another Freakin' Mobile Game ad campaign
Buy some doughnuts, play the game, everyone wins
Facebook Ad Survey
57% of mobile gamers who don't pay to remove ads are fine with being advertised to in a free game
Facebook surveys 6,000 mobile gamers to find out their likes and dislikes
Google Redux
Google quietly acquires Cambridge-based mobile audio tech firm Redux
Could use its panel audio technology in upcoming Pixel phones
Iap Inspector
How does Choices: Stories You Play monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Building A New Monster
How Seriously took a new IP and created a $100 million business
But there's still a lot of work to be done
Ka-ching
Sega gets into casino gaming on mobile with Sega Slots
Title leverages famous IP such as Sonic, Super Monkey Ball and Golden Axe
Pg Connects
Developers: Book your appointment at the Pocket Gamer Journalist Bar now
A rare chance to demo your game one-on-one with one of our expert game journos
Pocket Blockchain
Spyr Games reveals plans for "blockchain universe" in mobile MMO Pocket Starships
Buy planets, pay Spyr upkeep costs
Pokemon Gone
Pokemon Go to stop supporting older iPhones and iPads on February 28th
Can't run iOS 11? Upgrade your phone or lose your game
Do It Live
Live long and prosper: Understanding the potential of live ops
Developers weigh in on the important of games-as-a-service
Poor Little Linda
Razer unveils Android laptop Project Linda powered by its own smartphone
Slot in your Razer Phone and you're away
Lineage 2 Revolution Downloads
Netmarble's MMORPG Lineage 2: Revolution clears five million downloads in 50 days in the West
Still going strong in South Korea
Quizzed Up
Hit mobile app HQ Trivia attracts 1.2 million players
Rapid growth for popular quiz app
From Russia With Games
Glu Mobile sells Moscow studio for $2.8 million
Publisher also sells four games to My.com
Sticking Around?
Which of 2017's biggest mobile games will sustain in 2018?
Homescapes, Lineage 2, Toon Blast, Final Fantasy XV?
Iap Inspector
In-App Purchase Inspector Extra: How does South Park: Phone Destroyer monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Hammer Time
Epic crackdown on copyrighted Unreal Engine 4 Marketplace assets
Audit to take place over the next few months
Security Concerns
Intel hits back against widespread CPU bug reports
CPUs from Intel, ARM and AMD all affected by a potential security exploit
The Year Ahead
5 mobile games industry predictions for 2018
What will the next year look like?
Switch Sales
Nintendo's Switch is the fastest-selling console of all time in the US
Clears 4.8 million units sold in 10 months
App Store 2017
Developers on the App Store earned $26.5 billion in 2017
January 1st 2018 sees $300 million in sales alone
For The Cause
Apple offers free Developer Program Membership to non-profit organisations
Get that $99 fee waived if you're an eligible organisation
Bulls & Bears
Which mobile game stocks performed best in 2017?
On the up
Get Over It
Getting Over It with Bennet Foddy scores three nominations at the 2018 Independent Games Festival
Vignettes by Skeleton Business is the only mobile-only game to receive a nomination
Still Intelligent?
Could 2018 spell the end for mobile app intelligence as we know it?
UA expert Eric Seufert and Apptopia COO Jonathan Kay sound off on the state of the market
Cooking Up A Storm
How StormX is using Bitcoin to power user acquisition
A look at the Storm Play app offering a new way to find users
Apple Buddy
Apple acquires app development platform Buddybuild
Team to join the Xcode engineering group
Health Concerns
World Health Organisation drafts definitions for video game addiction
Gaming disorder and hazardous gaming outlined in draft of 2018 revision to organisation's International Compendium of Diseases
And The Winners Are...
Facebook names AdVenture Capitalist Best Instant Game for 2017
Beats Golden Boot, Dino Ballz and 4 Pics 1 Word
Going East
Niantic readies Pokemon Go for China launch
Possible partnership with Chinese publishing giant NetEase
Indie Mavens
How is 2018 shaping up for indie games developers on mobile?
We ask our Indie Mavens what they think the biggest trends were for 2017 and what the year ahead holds for them
New Advice
New Year, New Job: Offer up some career advice in our jobs in games special
Contributors wanted
Best Of The Best
Mobile Mavens' Games of the Year 2017
The big names in the industry tell us their top mobile games of 2017
Why What Happened
The most significant mobile games news of 2017
Trends behind the headlines
Failure To Launch
The five biggest games that failed to leave soft launch in 2017
From SMITE Rivals to Breaking Bad: Empire Business
M&a Mayhem
The most significant mobile game deals of 2017
Who signed on the dotted line?
Iap Inspector
Mobile game monetisation trends of 2017
What's been and what's next?
World's Finest
10 days left to submit your game to the IMGA Global
Deadline for submissions is January 1st 2018
The Charticle
Does Disney plus Fox equal a mobile gaming powerhouse?
Poised to shake up the industry?
A Christmas Miracle
Mixed reality start-up Magic Leap unveils first headset
Magic Leap One set for 2018 release
It's Like They're Really There
Niantic to improve AR functionality in Pokemon GO with ARKit integration
New gameplay features and more realistic Pokemon on compatible devices
Disruptor Point
Disruptor Beam and Tilting Point form strategic partnership on UA campaign for Star Trek Timelines
Helping Disruptor Beam scale its UA efforts while continuing to work on the game
Unity 2017.3 Update
Unity rolls out 2017.3 update with easier access to Xiaomi's China app store
Also improves various graphics and Cinemachine functions, while dropping support for Tizen