Extreme Ua
Following Machine Zone, uCool to drop tens of millions of dollars on Heroes Charge TV campaign
Running in US and globally until January
Mobile Games University
How to create a Game Design Document
Keep on track when starting a new game
Interview
2014 in Review: Chris Akhavan, Glu Mobile - Expect more M&A consolidation in 2015
Future trends from the remembrance of things past
Investment
Tencent co-leads $10 million investment into Dots developer
What comes next for Dots and TwoDots studio?
Mobile Games University
Four steps to writing a killer app store description
Make your game's first introduction count
Virtual Reality
Oculus expands into motion detection through Nimble Sense acquisition
Hand-sensing Rift attachment Kickstarter grabs VR attention
Interview
2014 in Review: Greg Richardson, Rumble - Monetisation will become a lot less aggressive
Future trends from the remembrance of things past
Data
Crime City and Castle Clash are the most asymmetric top grossing games
How the other half prospers
Integrated approach sees The Mobile Majority hit $50 million run rate
The future of mobile advertising is a "holistic system"
Data
Gamers who buy paid games spend more in F2P games
Across the great divide
Week That Was
Kabam drops web games, PlayRaven has $7M to reimagine F2P, and Clash of Clans will do $1.8B in 2014
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Jobs Board
Kamcord, Flaregames, Goodgames and Innogames hiring
Positions available
Interview
Kabam on the fun at the core of its skill-based F2P brawler Marvel: Contest of Champions
It's Marvel. Don't mess it up
Partnership
Storm8 partners with Hasbro for Monopoly Bingo! social casino game
More than Monopoly money
Investment
Video & Dragons: GungHo leads $15 million funding for Kamcord
Gaming social network goes global
Investment
Promising to shake up F2P grossing stasis, PlayRaven raises $4 million
Spymaster dev is making plans
Restructure
With the $4 billion Chinese mobile game market its big play for 2015, Kabam ditches web games
Sold off to RockYou
Making Of
As much as we could chew: The making of The Banner Saga
Stoic reveals all about its tactical triumph
Awards
SXSW Gaming Awards submissions close 12 December
Your last chance looms
Opinion
Why Gear VR is a strong move for Oculus Rift but not for Samsung
Quality versus timing
Glu hopes to prove you can never have too many Kardashians in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
Kourtney and Khloe set to make their entrance
Virtual Reality
Samsung Gear VR now available for $200
The Oculus-designed smartphone virtual reality system finally launches
Deal
Bandai Namco partners with Roadhouse for new western-focused mobile RPG
Bubbling up in Vancouver
Week That Was
Space Ape raises $7M, Monster Strike bests Puzzle & Dragons, and should wearables be subsidised?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Opinion
Why the continued rise and rise of mobile gaming is not guaranteed
What goes up...
Promising to revolutionise your data, Omniata launches Data Apps
Promises to "go beyond data"
Disney reacts to F2P concerns with subscription tie-in for Club Penguin Puffle Wild
Subscribers get everything for free
Solving UA: Pocket Gems hopes its Night at the Museum game will ride third movie's coattails to success
Hidden Object game out now
Opinion
Why it pays to pay attention to retention
AppLovin's CPO Mark Rosner on a metric to monitor
Jobs
GREE is looking for a director of engineering
Level up its RPG studio in San Francisco
Why OEMs, game devs and health companies should combine to make wearables a success
Businesses might need to pay for our wearables if they want to make money from them
Jobs
Vainglory looks to Twitch, hiring George 'Zekent' Liu as video community manager
Building community
Jobs
PlayQ is looking to hire a creative director
Sunny Santa Monica is calling you
Deal
APM deals brings hundreds of thousands of music tracks to Unity Asset Store
Top quality audio at accessible prices
Stateside
With the right attitude, indie game developers can still be successful on mobile
Carter Dotson on cracking the conundrum
Opinion
How rethinking a 5 year-old game in the context of a clone led to Impossible Hex
William Volk on the interaction of influence for new inspiration
Charticle
A tale of two IPs: Candy Crush Soda Saga vs. Vainglory
Best of both worlds
Virtual Reality
Samsung preps Gear VR launch by dropping Note 4 price
The brains of the Gear VR headset targets US gamers in time for Christmas
Mobile Mavens
Can promotional events like Red and Black Friday drive monetisation?
Our Mavens debate charity, sales and engagement
Week That Was
Candy Crush Soda Saga goes viral, NativeX gives away $50,000, and what exactly is the point of publishers?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Hothead, Zynga, Space Ape, 5th Planet and Pixowl amongst those F2P companies incentivising big on Black Friday
Splashing it over the Tapjoy offerwall
Jobs Board
Nonstop, HandyGames, DeNA and Not Doppler in the hunt for new talent
Positions available
Spend $50,000 on UA with NativeX and they'll spend another $50,000 for you
It's the season to give
Candy Crush Soda Saga bubbles up on 100 million Facebook feeds
Sweet smell of success across seven countries
Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame: Niccolo de Masi
Glu CEO talks the future of mobile
Monetizer Mavens
Carrots and sticks: How F2P designers should balance wither and daily rewards
Our Monetizer Mavens talk appointment gaming mechanics
Inside The Game: Why Oliver Miao almost left gaming
Pixelberry CEO on staying to make a change
Ouya now 1,000 games strong
The unconsole thinks it still can
Opinion
Too little, too soon: Did Apple announce its Watch too early?
More questions raised than answered
Virtual Reality
Apple hiring for virtual reality project
Job posting hints at Apple's renewed interest in VR