Facebook Ad Spend Q1 2017
CPMs and CPCs rise for advertisers on Facebook due to shift to mobile video ads
Nanigans takes a closer look at Q1 ad spends
Mobile Mavens
Will medals for eSports at the 2022 Asian Games accelerate mainstream acceptance?
Full medals, full recognition?
Fully Licensed
How Glu Mobile designed MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2017 for accessibility and depth
Behind the scenes with Jerome Collin
Affiliates Affected
Apple to cut commission rates for app affiliate links to 2.5%
Every other type of content remains at 7%
Player Support
Support and demand: Exploring the changing world of video game support
MoGi on why companies should invest in customer support
Tactical Victory
Why DomiNations’ $100 million LTV is as good as it gets
Deconstructing the ceiling of success
The Charticle
In-game events and $18 ARPU: How Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle conquered the US top grossing charts
How a small base of high-spenders drove success two years on
Google Play Awards 2017
Fire Emblem Heroes, Pokemon GO and more pick up nominations for Google Play Awards 2017
The cream of the crop duke it out on May 18th
Flexible Monetisation
Monetisation flexibility with ads that fit
AdColony on making the most out of an app's monetisation potential
Rebooting
Is Gameloft on the road to recovery?
Ranking the start of the Vivendi era
The Talking Head
Skybound's Dan Murray to keynote PG Connects San Francisco 2017
Need a survival guide to a world overrun by IP?
Us Mobile Market 2016
2016's top five grossing mobile games in the US made up 28% of all revenues
Branded IPs are up, especially if you consider Clash Royale one
Splitting Aces
Zynga doubles down on Zynga Poker with Snapchat lens
Not the best known gaming platform out there
New Ways To Pay
Shopify Unity Buy SDK lets devs sell physical products in-game
Alto's Adventure already uses it
Newzoo Market Report
Global mobile games market expected to generate $46 billion in revenues in 2017
Newzoo updates its predictions
Dominating
DomiNations surpasses $100 million in revenues two years after first launching
Up there with MapleStory and Dungeon & Fighter as a key IP for Nexon
Live And Kicking
Two years on: Big Huge Games on the evolution of DomiNations
CEO Tim Train on the game's life so far
A Gif For All
Zynga partners with GIF sharing platform Tenor for GIFs Against Friends
Continues to barrel down the With Friends approach
Future Forecast
The future of HTML5 as the next big gaming platform
WiMi5 CEO Raul Otaolea looks at what's in store for web games across devices
Eyes Everywhere
Over 190 million smartphones currently on the market are VR-compatible
Newzoo outlines how mobile VR mass adoption should happen
Organic Apple
Apple hits 100% renewable energy in 24 countries and pledges to stop mining the Earth for materials
It's not easy being green
Art Of The Deal
It's time for a rethink on how mobile games developers deal with licensed IP
Games companies are looking at new ways to structure licensing deals
Games Growth
Worldwide mobile game revenues grew 53% to $11.9 billion in Q1 2017
Mobile Strike said to be the top grossing game across app stores
Leaps And Bounds
Magic Leap acquires FuzzyCube and hires staff from Moonbot Studios to bolster development
Moonbot Studios shut down shortly afterwards
Ar Go
Facebook plots augmented reality games platform for mobile
Already in closed beta, but a long road ahead
Mobile Mavens
Does Pokemon GO leave room for another location-based hit?
Is location-based gaming a winner-takes-all market?
Instant Value?
1.5 billion Facebook Instant Games played in 90 days, but where’s the value for developers?
No word yet on when monetisation will be implemented in Messenger games
Wearable Gaming
Italian fashion house Moschino unveils Candy Crush collection
Candy Crush the latest inspiration for Jeremy Scott's pop culture designs
Hardware Upgrade
Report: Apple set to launch three new iPhones this year
Two upgrades and one redesign
Latin America Team-up
Animation outfit Anima Estudios partners with Colombia's Teravision to create licensed mobile games
Mexico's leading animation studio calls upon Colombian developer
Switched On
Nintendo Switch the fastest selling console in the company’s history
Breath of the Wild has a 100% attach rate in the US
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Ludia's Charles Taylor on how to get a job as a Narrative Designer
Some top tips for building a career in narrative design
Hot Five
Mafia Wars is back, influencers in Germany face broadcasting regulations, and Club Penguin reboots on mobile
The hottest articles of last week
Iap Inspector
How does Transformers: Forged to Fight monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Very Big Indie Pitch
The Very Big Indie Pitch returns to North America for Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2017
Our jumbo offering of indie developer pitching returns
Super Senso Release
Turbo's Super Senso finally has a concrete release date after nearly four years in development
GungHo will still act as publisher
Shoot The Messenger
Facebook Messenger app hits 1.2 billion monthly active users
A big audience for its Instant Games platform
Neverending Saga
Candy Crush Saga has only dropped out of the US App Store top ten grossing charts twice in over four years
Celebrates its fifth year since launching on Facebook
Nicalis Acquisitions
Nicalis picks up SuperVillain Studios and Cowboy Color to expand development capabilities
SuperVillain absorbed into Nicalis' internal development team
Revolution Not Evolution
Unity's John Riccitiello: The world would be a better place if there were more creators
The tech firm's CEO discusses China, artists, designers and education
The Charticle
How did Transformers: Forged to Fight affect the grossing position of Transformers: Earth Wars?
And what impact did Force Arena have on Galaxy of Heroes?
Spicerack Acquisition
Casino firm Scientific Games acquires social bingo developer Spicerack
Cost of the deal was undisclosed
Oculus Fights Back
Oculus files motion for new trial to battle $500 million in damages sought by Zenimax
Claims damages are excessive
Mobile Mavens
How big can King's Call of Duty mobile game be?
Discussing the potential of the shooter genre on mobile
Gunning For The Top
"You will see a top 10 grossing mobile shooter in the next few years"
Hothead Games' Vlad Ceraldi on the evolution of the genre
Bye Bye 32-bit
Apple could be ending support for 32-bit apps in iOS 11
Should make performance better on newer devices
Join The Club
Why Club Penguin needed to start from scratch on mobile to last another decade
Disney VP of Kids and Casual Games Jim Molinets discusses the game's relaunch
Sleeping With The Fishes
Zynga digs deep into its back-catalogue for newly soft-launched game Mafia Wars
The title returns for another crack at the big time
Pokemon Society
Pokemon GO now has as many MAUs as the entire population of the UK
Expect that number to grow
Covet Users
Re-think mobile ad creatives to motivate your audience
Dots Director of User Acquisition Haydon Young offers advice on attracting engaged users