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
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