Back In The Saddle
Unity appoints VR pioneer Tony Parisi as new head of AR and VR Strategy
Reveal made at Unite LA 2016
Daydream Becomes Reality
Google Daydream View VR headset launches on November 10th for $79
Available in Australia, Canada, Germany, UK, US
App Store Metrics
App Store trends for October 2016: Breaking down the number of apps and pricing points
We take a look at the data from our App Store Metrics
Latin America Predicitons
Latin America is the second fastest growing mobile market having generated $1.4 billion in revenue in 2016
Should hit $3 billion by 2019
Ea Financials Q2 Fy17
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes still performing for EA as it helps push mobile sales to $138 million
Still seeing average daily playtimes of 2.5 hours
Unity Run
Nintendo using Unity game engine to develop Super Mario Run
Nintendo using third-party engine to develop Super Mario Run
Connecting Developers
New jobs site Unity Connect brings developers together to collaborate on new games
Unity's talent marketplace aimed at connecting devs with projects
Mobile Mavens
What do mobile developers think of the Nintendo Switch?
Can the Switch and mobile gaming happily coexist?
Pokemon Ghoul
Pokemon GO sees daily revenues up to $4.6 million a day during Halloween live event
Revenues up 133% worldwide for four days during the event
The Charticle
How has the market responded to the changing genres of Plants vs. Zombies and Best Fiends?
Has the change been resisted, or welcomed with open arms?
Ddm Sbdm
Digital Development Management hires ex-Marmalade exec as new Senior Business Development Manager
Stephanie Jorgl joins after 4 years at Marmalade
A Brighter Future
Apple's next iPhone will replace old LTPS screens with curved OLED
Like the Samsung S7 Edge
Ua Strategy
Knowledge Base - UA 101: How to put together your mobile user acquisition strategy
Make the most of your money and maximise your game downloads
Start-up Funding
Mobile and VR start-up Playsnak raises $1.3 million funding from South Korean investor
Former Crytek, NCSoft, EA and Nintendo staff open new studio
Left Behind
An adventure cut short: The human cost of a canned F2P game
A live game can't stay that way forever, but we should remember the impact on players
Ua Overview
Knowledge Base - UA 101: An overview of the different types of paid user acquisition and ads on mobile
A breakdown of user acquisition types and which avenues you might consider
Virtually Hired
Oculus hiring over 100 new staff as it boosts AR and future tech development
Developing new headsets and experiences
Crushing It
Mobile game streaming service Mobcrush raises $20 million
Platform has over one million monthly active users
Tencent On Top
Tencent generated more games revenue in the first half of 2016 than EA or Activision Blizzard ever have in a year
Newzoo Global Games Market Report tells all
Pokemon Go Go Go
Pokemon GO back on top of the US App Store thanks to in-game Halloween event
Niantic's hit surges up charts across the globe
Vungle Fever
Vungle helped increase rewarded ad revenues in Magic Jigsaw Puzzles from $200 to $6,000 a day
Revenues rise by 29x
A Cut Above
Gazillion Entertainment cuts a non-Marvel path onto mobile with licensed IP Dexter: Slice
First non-Marvel title released by the studio.
Facebook Transformation
Transformers: Earth Wars saw 50% cheaper CPIs using Facebook Ads
Facebook case study reveals how it helped grow the game
Tough Apples
Apple posts first annual revenue loss in 15 years as sales fall by $18.1 billion
Sales down across the board except in Services
Ua For Indies
6 tips for mobile cross-promotion: The smart indie dev’s low-cost UA strategy
How to turn your DAUs into loyal consumers for all your mobile games
Drifting Along
Ex-HoloLens and Oculus staff form eSports VR game developer Drifter Entertainment
Currently hiring
Mobile Mavens
What's the value of a movie license for a free-to-play mobile game?
And why are such deals so popular?
Logging On
Amazon Lumberyard opens new Austin office
Working closely with Twitch team there
Pokemon Boo
Pokemon GO aims to entice players back with more candy and scary Pokemon in Halloween event
First live event since launch
Get Found
How to use Apple's App Store Search Ads
Search Ads are now available, but where should you start?
Watch Out
Global smartwatch shipments halve to 2.7 million units in Q3 2016
So says market intelligence firm IDC
Analytics Mavens
How can developers use analytics to make better games?
We ask the experts what they've found to be the most effective actionable insights
My Little Clone-y
Peak Games files My Little Pony lawsuit against Hasbro for cloning Toy Blast
New My Little Pony game looks awfully familiar
Hot Five
Rovio Stockholm GM leaves, DeNA dissolves US arm, and Tencent takes $3.5 billion in loans for Supercell deal
The hottest articles of last week
Mamma Mia!
The internet reacts to the Nintendo Switch reveal
The internet does what it does best...
Record Catcher
Pokemon GO rakes in $600 million in revenue twice as fast as Candy Crush Saga
Niantic continues to catch all the records
Iap Inspector
How does PopCap's CCG debut Plants vs. Zombies: Heroes monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Engage Monetisation
The future of app monetisation is looking up
A look at new engagement and monetisation SDK Aurora
Power Switch
Nvidia Tegra processor powers Nintendo Switch
Power up!
Nintendo Switch Developers
EA, Ubisoft, Activision, Bethesda and more back Nintendo Switch
Developers and publishers sign up to support Nintendo Switch
New Console
Nintendo finally unveils new console the Nintendo Switch
New hardware set for March 2017 release date
Selling Pixels
Google Pixel smartphones go on sale today in the UK, US, Canada and more
Competition heats up in the Android market
Iaps Ftw
In-app purchases more popular than DLC in the US
23% of people surveyed
It's New Hardware Time
Nintendo NX reveal today
First glimpse of Wii U successor imminent
Animation Throwdown-loads
Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards surpasses four million downloads in one month
Day one retention over 50%
Cards On The Table
Four companies, five cartoons, one game: the making of Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards
Kongregate's Peter Eykemans and Jeff Gurian share insights
Game Jam Go
Square Enix Montreal team takes week off for game jam
Inaugural Square Jam uses the theme 'exposed'
Bidding Contest
Kabam receives $800 million offer for Vancouver studio behind Marvel Contest of Champions
Multiple unknown bidders in for talented team
Out Of The West
DeNA dissolves US subsidiary as Western games fail to meet expectations
Publisher to focus on collaborations with external studios
Crushing It
There is going to be a Candy Crush TV show
New game show will have contestants competing on enormous interactive game boards