Changes In Ios 11
A handy guide to what the changes in iOS 11 mean for mobile developers
Not sure what's new? We've got you covered
Link Up
Sony makes the smartphone a PS4 controller with new PlayLink range
Multiplayer-focused games offer potential for unique new games
See If You Can't Unwind
Ubisoft taps South Park IP for mobile game Phone Destroyer
Coming later this year
Starman
Ubisoft gets in on toys-to-life space with new IP Starlink
Comes with a customisable ship
Daaahhh!
Ubisoft teams up with Nintendo for Mario Rabbids crossover on Switch
Shigeru Miyamoto makes surprise appearance during reveal
Final Wave
Two weeks to go to PG Connects San Francisco... time for a final round of speakers
Glu, GREE, BlackStorm, Linekong, Pocket Gems and ESG among 26 new names
Directing Brainz
Colombian developer Brainz adds former Miniclip CTO to Board of Directors
Camilo Marrugo will help see the developer right
Risky Businesses
As the mouse leaves the game stage, enters a fox
Will FoxNext perform better than Disney Interactive?
A Grand Order
Sony's Fate/Grand Order launches in North America on June 25th following nine million downloads in Asia
Can it make it big in the West?
Cash Vault
Fallout Shelter racks up 100 million downloads
Still bringing in the money two years on
Deconstructing Fun
Deconstructing NBA Live Mobile: Why EA can't replicate Madden Mobile's success
Vinayak Sathyamoorthy breaks down the reasons why basketball may not precisely fit the EA Sports Mobile template
The Weekly
The Weekly: EA's crazy vision of the future, the 10-year-old app developer and Game Freak's Gear Project
Rounding up the week's industry analysis and news from around the internet
Student Insight
Learning to design games at university: US interviews
Plus: discover how students can attend mobile conference PG Connects for free!
Highest Bid
Appodeal launches new ad exchange platform for mobile developers
AppodealX available as part of Appodeal SDK 2.0
Mobile Masters
Amazon brings Summoners War, Hearthstone and Vainglory together for Mobile Masters Invitiational eSports tournament
Top teams and streamers come together to battle it out for a $65,000 prize pool
Iap Inspector
How does Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Sow The Seeds
Discord reportedly valued at $725 million after quietly raising $50 million funding round
Also hires former Twitch veteran Andy Swanson as Head of Publisher Relations
Pokemon Party
Pokemon GO clears 750 million downloads as Niantic prepares first anniversary celebrations
Time to crack open a cold Pokemon with the boys
New Dawn
NaturalMotion taps EA Red Crow GM to head up Dawn of Titans development
Jeff Hickman joins as Senior VP of Action Strategy
Bandai Docomo Partnership
Bandai Namco Europe partners with Docomo Digital to push into emerging mobile markets
New HTML5 games being developed for the venture
Mobile Marketing
Why retargeting is the new user acquisition for mobile games
AppLift MD Maor Sadra analyses the benefits
Large Congregation
Kongregate surpasses 100 million downloads across its mobile games portfolio in four years
Currently has 15 million MAUs
Hard Knock Life
What will be the impact of losing the App Store’s top grossing charts?
Another Apple shake up
Just The Essentials
Android creator raises further $300 million funding to disrupt smartphone space
Big cash injection following debut smartphone launch
A Win For Indies
Indie games clean up at Apple Design Awards 2017
Blackbox, Mushroom 11 and Severed among the winners
Jobs News
FoxNext Games promotes Rick Phillips as its new President
Will oversee publishing group and licensing deals for games
Planet Of The Apps
Apple pushes into reality TV with new Apple Music show Planet of the Apps
Will.i.am could help you develop your app
Top Move?
Apple may dump App Store top grossing charts in iOS 11
Could have wide impact on industry and consumers
The Charticle
Are Clash Royale clones making any money?
Can developers feed off the crumbs from Supercell's table?
Instant Success
Monument Valley 2 storms the App Store download charts to take top spot
Strong start for sequel to popular puzzle game
Merge Funding
Mobile VR manufacturer Merge VR starts $1 million Merge Developer Fund
Free dev kits for its Merge Cube also available
A True Pro
Apple refreshes iPad Pro range with heavily rumoured 10.5-inch model
The rumours come true six months after they started
Next Sale
FoxNext acquires former Kabam team at Aftershock
Aaron Loeb appointed President of Studios for FoxNext Games
Ios Ar
Apple unveils augmented reality development framework ARKit for iOS devices
Only works on iPhone 6S and up
New Era
The App Store is getting a design overhaul
Apple wants to improve discovery of new apps and adds room for how-to guides
Ice And Fire
Report: Amazon plots return to smartphone market with Google Android-powered Ice devices
Sets eyes on India
Legal Matter
Apple caught in Australian watchdog ‘error 53’ sting alleging staff misled customers over free repairs
Court documents claim staff allegedly misled investigators about rights to free repairs or a replacement
Here We Go
How and when to watch Apple’s WWDC 2017 keynote
The secret is in Safari and Edge
The Weekly
The Weekly: Swiping right in Reigns, Supercell's least powerful CEO, and awkward multiplayer moments
Rounding up the week's industry analysis and news from around the internet
Honor 8 Pro
Get the full package with the Honor 8 Pro
A look at what the Honor 8 Pro offers
Esports Fighter
Capcom partners with Skillz to bring competitive play to new mobile Street Fighter game
Publisher sets eye on the eSports scene
Make Panels Great Again
Conference panels suck - Here’s how to fix them
HyprMX GM Dan Laughlin offers his thoughts
Iap Inspector
How does Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 monetise on mobile?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Special Indie Offer
PG Connects San Francisco’s tasty offer for indies
How does 50% off the cost of a table in the exhibition area at June’s big mobile, VR, AR and MR event sound? Don’t miss out on this strictly limited offer...
Mobile Boost
Women make up 62% of the mobile games market in the US
New report claims some mobile games attract a bigger audience than the biggest US ad-supported TV networks
Honor 8 Pro
We interviewed Honor to find out what the new Honor 8 Pro brings to VR
How the Honor 8 Pro packs a punch for mobile VR
Profitable Partnerships
Niantic charges up to $0.50 for every visitor to a sponsored PokeStop or Gym in Pokemon GO
May have generated between $900,000 to $3 million a day from McDonalds Japan at its peak
Sporting Knowledge
Mobile eSports special: Have your say on competitive gaming
Contributors wanted
Ready To Play
Mobile marketers are most excited about playable ads in 2017 but video reigns supreme
AdColony surveys top developers about their preferences
The Big Bucks
Mobile developers generate over $70 billion in App Store revenues
Number of downloads increased by 70% in last 12 months