One For All
Zynga apologises to CSR Racing 2 players over setting random prices for the same car
Some players paid up to $34.99, while others scored the car for $4.99
Not A Forever Franchise
Zynga shuts down mobile Mafia Wars after three months
Another one bites the dust
Ar Awakens
Disney's new augmented reality headset lets players wield their own lightsaber
Teams up with tech outfit Lenovo to produce new hardware
The Weekly
The Weekly: Hitman GO postmortem, mobile game publishing relationships, and AR for the masses
Rounding up the week's industry analysis and news from around the internet
Scaled Down
Autodesk kills off game middleware products
Scaleform, Beast, Human IK and Navigation all given the chop
Mobile Is King
Mobile games revenues surpassed PC and console revenues in 2016 for the first time
DFC Intelligence tells us more
Esl New Hires
ESL hires new CMO and CRO to push into next stage of global growth
Rodrigo Samwell and Martin Hubert join the team
Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: Is there an opportunity for smartphones to build on the Nintendo Switch model?
Following recent investments, we ask the experts for their view
Big Deal
Brazil’s Independent Games Festival 2017 attracts 20,000 visitors
3,200 professionals head to event
Tasty
Candy Crush TV show has sweet premiere with 4.1 million viewers
Scores a 1.1 Nielsen rating, whatever that means
Time To Experiment
Experimental games company Velan Studios secures $7 million series A funding round
Round led by Velan Ventures
Pokemon Galore
Pokemon GO players in Japan spent an average of $26 on IAPs in the game's first year
Sensor Tower ranks the top spenders in Niantic's megahit
Epic Accelerator
Epic Games chosen to take part in Disney's 2017 accelerator program
One of 11 companies taking part
Battle Of Legends
Riot Games sues Mobile Legends developer Shanghai Moonton Technology for copyright infringement
Mobile MOBA developer alleged to have ripped design and art from League of Legends
From The Sky
Cloud-based PC game streaming service LiquidSky launches service on Android
Play your PC games on your Android phone or tablet - for a price
Unity 2017
Unity 2017.1 launches with Timeline, Cinemachine, improved analytics, and more
New year-based numbering system finally in effect
Monster Match
GungHo teams up with Capcom for Puzzle & Dragons and Monster Hunter crossover event
New multiplayer dungeon lets three players battle cooperatively
Influencer Marketing
Why influencers are a key part of games marketing and how to work with them
An overview of the space and how to harness these social media stars in your marketing campaigns
Falling Back
Gree closes three studios as it ends Western operations
Japanese publisher retreats after struggling to replicate its native success
The Weekly
The Weekly: Pokemon GO's first year, why everybody still loves Sega, and why some men don't work
Rounding up the week's industry analysis and news from around the internet
Iap Inspector
How does Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Ceasefire
Red 5 Studios shuts down PC game Firefall to focus on mobile adaptation
Previous players will be "greatly rewarded"
Gotta Catch 'em All
One year on: How Pokemon GO has proved it’s more than just a fad
The right game at the right time
Show Don't Tell
The augmented reality-fueled future of mobile marketing will be narrative and personalised
Motive.io's Peter Wittig shares discusses how it aims to empower developers, markets and advertisers to bring immersive experiences to consumers
Influential Opinion
Influencer special: Have your say on influencer marketing for mobile
Contributors wanted
Besieged With Competition
Simutronics on Siege: Titan Wars and 30 years of multiplayer gaming
CEO David Whatley on the journey from MUDs to mobile PvP
Job Losses
AdColony cuts 100 jobs as it shifts to automated ad sales
Company shifting toward reward-based advertising
Acquisition Of Dragons
Chinese developer NetDragon buys LA educational games studio JumpStart
Plans to utilise IP and partnership with Dreamworks
Business News
Razer aims to raise $600 million from Hong Kong IPO
Date and valuation of flotation undisclosed
Catch Of The Day
Steam founder Rick Ellis raises $1.25 million for new studio Sharkbite Games
Eight-person team's first casual mobile game to be released this year
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Glu Mobile's Mark Van Ryswyk on how to get a job as a Studio Head
Glu's Senior VP of Studios shares career insights
Going Viral
Former Gaikai boss David Perry named CEO of Instagram influencer marketing start-up
GoVyrl aims to connect influencers and companies for marketing campaigns
Hot Five
Scopely's meteoric rise, Wargaming opens new mobile division, and what the experts think of Brawl Stars
The hottest articles of the last week
Run For Your Money
Millionaire's Run has players competing for a real-world $1 million cash prize
Launches July 13th, now in beta
5 Years And Out
IGDA looking for new Executive Director as Kate Edwards steps down
Beamdog CEO Trent Oster will take an interim role
N-gaging
LA startup Wonder raises $14 million to build smartphone-console hybrid
Shakira and Kevin Spacey among the investors
Mobile Mavens
The iPhone turns 10: how can Apple shake up mobile gaming in the next decade?
Our Mobile Mavens ponder the next 10 years for Apple and mobile gaming
Feel Old Yet?
iPhone celebrates 10th birthday
The iconic smartphone was launched a decade ago
Now Playing
Now playing: Galaxy of Heroes Creative Director Justin Jones on Kingdom: New Lands
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Business Tips
10 reasons your game studio will never get funding
Execution Labs co-founder Jason Della Rocca shares some sage advice
Uncertainty Principle
What went wrong with Breaking Bad: Empire Business?
Canned after 18 months testing
Big Awards
Brazil's Independent Games Festival Awards 2017 winners revealed
13 winners revealed
Very Big Indie Pitch
Space colonisation game TerraGenesis wins Very Big Indie Pitch at PGC San Francisco
We round up the top three games at everyone's favourite indie dev contest
10 Years On
67% of all iPhones ever sold are still being used
Newzoo report celebrates 10 years of iPhone
Champagne Or Success?
Why (I hope) the experts are wrong about Brawl Stars
Something completely different
Kapow
Team attack: The making of Chroma Squad
From Kickstarter to mobile with Mark Venturelli
Cuddly Assassins
Ubisoft teams up with Behaviour Interactive for F2P mobile RPG Assassin's Creed Rebellion
Can Behaviour replicate Fallout Shelter success?
Opt In
Facebook Audience Network introduces rewarded video ads for mobile games
Playrix reports 80% CPM increase
Mobile Mavens
What do mobile developers think of Supercell's new game Brawl Stars?
Mobile Mavens on Supercell's eSports effort
Coming Soon
Asian top grosser Lineage 2 Revolution set for US launch in 2017
Further Asian launches successful