Good News Everyone
TinyCo reveals second Fox Interactive partnership with Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow
Could be a nice money-spinner for Jam City
Managed By Maple
Mobile acquisition and management firm Maple Media raises $30 million
Shamrock Capital gives a healthy cash injection
Pokemon Back
Pokemon GO shoots back to the top of the grossing charts following major update
New Pokemon and customisation options helping boost revenue
Rising Spending
US iPhone gamers spent an average of $27 on games in 2016
Sensor Tower breaks out some estimates
Swiss Speaches
Three things we learned at the Zurich Game Festival
At the end of last month, Ludicious took place in Switzerland, and here are our track highlights…
Tenjin Partnership
Tenjin partners with Looker and Chartio to make marketing data more efficient
Visualising marketing data for better growth
Something's Bugging Me
App Store bug causes top grossing ranks to drop Candy Crush Saga for driving theory test app
Or was Apple testing a new algorithm?
Ipad You Pad
Report: Apple to refresh entire iPad line with four new devices in March 2017
A new red iPhone 7 is also expected
Mobile Mavens
Why did Take-Two buy Social Point?
What's the motivation for the $250 million deal?
Money For Something
E-commerce platform Xsolla launches $30 million royalty investment arm for indie game developers
Get some much needed funding for a cut of your revenues
Still Room For Indies?
How Tilting Point is helping indies compete with its $12 million UA fund Game Alliance
Dan Sherman talks tilting the balance back in indies' favour
Amazon Spotlight
Get your game in the spotlight... the Amazon Appstore UK Developer Spotlight!
How getting yourself in the spotlight can lead to more downloads
Forevergreens & Bold Beats
Why Zynga and Glu Mobile are focusing on the past for future success
Frank Gibeau and Nick Earl are singing from the same hymn sheet
Right Partner Right Time
Take-Two CEO says Social Point "addresses all of our concerns" about mobile market
Strauss Zelnick on why the publisher made its push into free-to-play on mobile
Bearing Fruit
Crowdfunding platform Fig establishes $500,000 fund to help developers finish their games
Fig Finishing Fund to offer $20,000 to campaigns with 1,000 backers or more
Storm8 Job Losses
Storm8 cuts over half its workforce with 130 jobs lost
Streamlining business
Vungle Growth
Vungle hits $300 million annual run rate after sixth consecutive year of growth
Sees 125% increase in SDK adoption rate from 2015
More Pokemon
80 new Pokemon coming to Pokemon GO alongside new gameplay and customisation
If this doesn't bring players back, nothing will
Monetisation Tips
3 ways to monetise a real-time multiplayer mobile game
Designing with competitive play, IAPs and ads in mind
Esports In 2017
Revenues from eSports expected to hit $696 million in 2017
Newzoo digs into the growth of the market
Managed Decline
Glu Mobile's problems in one chart
The landscape for Nick Earl's new strategy
State Of App Engagement
Only 5% of mobile app users remain active after 30 days
AppsFlyer looks at the state of app engagement
Angry Banned
Angry Birds is the most blacklisted app on corporate devices worldwide
Should probably be more concerned about Angry Birds 2
The First Step
Mobile Games University - How to get a job in games: Crafting the perfect CV
How to stand out in a crowd of applicants
Playing On Bold Beats
CEO Frank Gibeau on how Zynga is regaining its mojo through live operations
It's time to create forever franchises
Humble Publishing
Humble Bundle launches games publishing and funding arm for all platforms
Wants mobile games as well as PC and console
Big Apples
Apple's next iPhone could cost over $1,000 due to OLED screens and memory upgrades
But a top-end iPhone 7 is already $969
Zynga Financials Q4 Fy16
Zynga remains loss-making but revenues and bookings increase in Q4 2016
Zynga Poker makes up 20% of all Q4 revenues
Moving On
Mike Olsen on 20 years at EA and joining Glu Mobile to help shape its new direction
Reflecting on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and Dungeon Keeper
Activision Blizzard Financials Q4 Fy16
King makes up nearly 25% of Activision Blizzard's $6.6 billion in sales for 2016
MAUs fall but players are more engaged
Future Of Kabam
Kabam winds down Beijing studio following poor internal performance of soft-launched Legacy of Zeus
COO Kent Wakeford also discusses future asset sales
Know Your Players
60% of all mobile gamers are men but number of women gamers is on the rise
SuperData Research shares insights from Player Profile dashboard
Serious Talent
Vainglory bolsters professional team roster with five established eSports organisations
Fnatic, Echo Fox, NRG, Rogue, and Immortals enter the Fold
Marketing Future
The game ad-unit: The future of mobile marketing and location-based entertainment after Pokemon GO
Mark Ollila peers into the near future for mobile marketing
Play Ball
Glu partners with MLB to bring fully-licensed teams and players to Tap Sports Baseball
Kris Bryant returns as the cover star
Glu Financials Q4 Fy16
Glu inches past $200 million in revenues for 2016 thanks to Crowdstar acquisition
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood still making money
E3 Opens Floodgates
E3 2017 will open its doors to 15,000 members of the public for the first time
$250 a ticket for the full three days
Gone Fishing
Autodesk CEO Carl Bass steps down after 10 years
Will remain on board of directors
Singular Roi Index
Facebook Ads deliver the highest ROI across both Android and iOS
Singular indexes the top advertisers in terms of return on investment
Unite The World
Unity to sponsor 50 developers from countries affected by Trump's travel ban to attend Unite Amsterdam
"I strongly believe that there is no place in this world for discrimination, in any form," says Riccitiello
Mobile Mavens
What do mobile game developers think of iOS 10.3's new in-app rating and review features?
Update makes ratings a breeze, but is it important?
Just Deserts
Brazilian developer Cupcake Entertainment secures $1 million deal with Southeast Asia publisher Playlab
Revenues for the company have tripled since September 2016
It's Party Time
Pocket Gamer’s ultimate GDC 2017 party guide
Stay busy during the evenings at GDC
Zynga Board Additions
Zynga bolsters Board of Directors with two new additions
Carol Mills and Janice Roberts boost numbers to 10
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Nexon's Devon Kim on how to get a job as an Engineering Lead
Nexon M's Head of Technology shares career insights
Pokemon Damages
Developers now need permits to use Milwaukee parks in their games thanks to Pokemon GO 'damage'
County Parts Department attempted to hold Niantic accountable for damage to park
On The Up
The rise and rise of EA’s 'very profitable' $600 million mobile business
Breaking the $600 million barrier
Indie Deal
SpellTower dev signs partnership with dictionary publisher
New game and SpellTower update incoming
Telling Tales
Telltale recruits ex-ArenaNet Head of Narrative as VP of Creative
Leah Hoyer heads up writing, design and voice-over teams
Touch Down
Mobile Strike, Evony - The King's Return and World of Tanks get big money Super Bowl ads
30-second commercials cost nearly $5 million each.