America Of Valor
Tencent's popular mobile MOBA Honor of Kings lands in the US as Arena of Valor
Hasn't got off to an explosive start, but there's still time
Wizarding World
A successful spell: How Jam City earned a deal with Harry Potter for Hogwarts Mystery
Head of marketing Andrew Green discusses its plans for the huge licence
Data Protection
App and game developers have only 60 days to comply with the new Google Play user privacy guidelines
Privacy is the new black! The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be upon us in May 2018
Wargaming Gunslingers
Industrial Toys spin-off Gunslinger Studios partners with Wargaming Mobile to publish upcoming mobile RPGs
Exiles of Embermark likely to be the first game to be published
Vainglory 5v5
Super Evil Megacorp to bring Vainglory in line with PC MOBAs with 5v5 mode in February 2018
What will it mean for the game's current competitive scene?
The Charticle
What inspired Fox to double down on mobile gaming?
A look at Fox IP and how it's fared on mobile
Mega-deal
Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox in $52 billion deal
The house that made Mickey Mouse hordes array of IP including Avatar, X-Men and The Simpsons
Iap Inspector
How does War Dragons monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Exec Shuffle
Ustwo Studios names new CEO
Co-founder Mills to lead Ustwo ventures branch and chair games studio
Never Stop Never Stopping
Keywords picks up LATAM localisation firm LOLA just two days after its most recent acquisition
Deal worth up to $1.03 million
Anti-fraud
The one thing that moves user acquisition the wrong way
Scalarr's Inna Ushakova delves into the complex issue of fraud
Passion Play
From Japan with a local twist: The making of The Secret Police's RPG Dragon's Watch
How a London startup improved the JRPG
Best Fiends Forever
Seriously clears $100 million in lifetime revenues three years after launching Best Fiends
The studio outlines its plans for 2018
Raking In Prizes?
Does an esports component affect mobile game grossing?
From World of Tanks Blitz to Summoners War
Get Certified
Unity partners with testing firm Pearson VUE to roll out Unity Certification tests globally
5,000 test centres in 180 countries now have access to Unity Certification tests
Candy Crush Ar
King launches AR camera effect on Facebook featuring Candy Crush
Catch candies in your mouth as your head grows bigger and bigger
I Tip My Hat
Indie darling FEZ comes to iOS five years after it first launched
FEZ Pocket Edition port handled by BlitWorks
Mighty Morphin' Investment
Power Rangers: Legacy Wars developer nWay secures $11 million investment round
Lionsgate sets up nWay with March Capital Partners and Ridge Ventures
Tapjoy New Features
Tapjoy adds Custom Exchange Rates and Permanent Currency Sales to its advertising offerwall
Set different prices for different players, or drop prices for a limited time for everyone
Downloads Royale
NetEase's PUBG-like Rules of Survival racks up 15 million downloads
Chinese publisher sets up tournament featuring 30 popular streamers and content creators across the globe
Winning
Mobile eSports company Skillz raises $25 million
Funding round led by Telstra and Liberty Global
Keywords At It Again
Keywords Studios picks up work-for-hire developer Sperasoft for $27 million
$21 million in cash now, the rest in shares and $1 million cash next year
Change The Game
Google Play launches Change the Game initiative to promote diversity in mobile games
Finds that 49% of all mobile gamers in the US are women
Expelliarmus
Jam City seals licensing deal for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery mobile game
Title set to hit the app stores in 2018
Iap Inspector
How does Dragon's Watch monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Further Research
User testing firm Player Research expands its services with new lab in Montreal
Former Compulsion and Ubisoft user researcher Morgan Kennedy
Smart Sales
The art of the sale
Scientific Revenue CEO William Grosso discusses monetisation and how to best use discounts
Pre-orders And Discounts
Apple adds pre-orders and introductory subscription discounts to the App Store
Drum up support for your app or game earlier
Sowing Discord
Gamer messaging app Discord clears 87 million registered users
Now has 14 million DAUs sending 9.5 billion messages a month
Best To Play
ZeptoLab’s CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars named Google Play’s Best Game for 2017
Quirky brawler proves popular on Android
Rewarding Success
Monument Valley 2 wins Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards
Beats Fire Emblem Heroes, Super Mario Run, Old Man’s Journey and Hidden Folks
Hot Five
5 hottest mobile games stories: Mark Pincus on scale, Stanga Games raises $500,000, and Clash Royale's Olympic spirit
The hottest articles of last week
Reflecting On Data
Breaking down the download numbers required to get your game in the App Store’s top rankings
We use Reflection’s data to gain an insight into the average daily downloads per country and subcategory
What's The Target?
Can PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Call of Duty raise the bar for mobile shooters?
And if they can't, what will?
Crazy Ad Experiments
Animoca gets revenue boost for Crazy Kings with AppOnboard's Rewarded Demo zones
Developer trial new playable ad format
Super Evil Razer
Super Evil Megacorp forms strategic partnership with Razer to advance mobile eSports
Razer's going to sponsor a bunch of Vainglory tournaments
Level Up
King, Ironhide, Cartoon Network and more kick off Uruguay’s Level UY conference talks
Event also hosts Indie Showroom, workshops and CONAVI Awards for local developers
Bridge Constructor Portal
Valve licenses Portal IP to Headup Games for branded Bridge Constructor game
Bridge Constructor Portal is not the game we expected, but exactly the one we deserve
Android Market Share
Android's US market share grew 8.2% in October 2017 while iOS faltered
Kantar Worldpanel blames November launch of the iPhone X
The Next Generation
Code.org raises $12 million to provide more computer science education for children
22 million users of its platform, 10 million of which are girls
Search Ads Basic
Apple launches stripped-back pay-per-install Search Ads Basic service in the US
Designed for smaller developers with small budgets
Champion Of Fire
Amazon's 2017 Champions of Fire casual eSports tournament wraps up in New York
Twitch streamer Yassuo wins $10,000
Connect The Dots
Dots CEO Paul Murphy to step down at the end of 2017
COO Patrick Moberg to take over
Snagging Influencers
5 ways to snag a top gaming influencer
YPSocial CEO Yogin Patel lets us in on his secrets to bagging a top influencer
Ingress Prime Time
Niantic to reboot its first location-based game Ingress with major update and anime series in 2018
Ingress Prime introduces a new narrative and some serious redesign
Roll The Dice
NHN Entertainment partners with Sony Pictures on soft-launched Jumanji mobile game tie-in
Jumanji: The Mobile Game due to launch on December 14th
The Charticle
How does the launch of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp compare to past Nintendo games?
Charting the game's trajectory
Most Read
Mobile Games Awards 2018 finalists, what's happening at MZ, and two PUBG games are coming to mobile
The hottest articles of last week
Top Mario
Super Mario Run was the most downloaded new game on Google Play in 2017
Bubble Witch 3 Saga takes second, some dispute over the final three
Top Grossers October 2017
Honor of Kings topped the worldwide top grossing mobile charts again in October 2017
Fantasy Westward Journey falls back to second place