Pitch your indie game at the Big Indie Pitch Helsinki on 17 Nov
Be in it to win it in Finland
Deals
Rumour: GungHo Online buys 70% stake in PlayPhone to gain US and emerging markets reach
Android mobile social gaming network snapped up
Pay-to-play
Pay-to-play: Why Fotonica's digital paradise is worth every cent of your $3
Run with me
Virtual Reality
Dexmo hand exoskeleton adds touch to virtual reality
The craziest contraption since the Nintendo Power Glove takes to Kickstarter
Opinion
Girlfriend in a coma: Nokia isn't dead, just resting until 2016
Microsoft has put the Finnish giant to sleep, but don't bet against it waking up
Data
EA Mobile says audience for its mobile sports games is up 250%
Madden and FIFA Ultimate Team working their magic
Financials
EA Mobile sees Q2 FY15 revenue rise 64% to $123 million
Steady quarter-on-quarter
Inside The Game: What happened after High School Story peaked on the App Store?
Pixelberry on when the real work started
Interview
Turrican and Rogue Squadron dev Julian Eggebrecht on taking 4 years to make the perfect iOS fish tank sim
The big ambitions behind TouchFish
Opinion
If you want to succeed, you need to harness the power of your community
James Kaye looks to the past to point to the future
Chukong rolls out Cocos Services to provide one-stop mobile game-making shop
Adds monetisation, analytics and operations
Mobile Mavens
VR is cool, but currently lacks commercial viability say our Indie Mavens
Show us the retail units!
Jobs
Over 1,000 staff, but Hamburg-based Goodgames is still hiring
More talent required
Beyond geeky: Nike and Apple promise more integrated, stylish wearable tech
Plans are revealed for new collaboration
No big puzzle: GungHo continues western push with 17-BIT deal
Set to publish future releases
Jobs
Pocket Gems searching for talented software engineer
Be the best
Charticle
Can New Words With Friends continue the franchise's success?
New game, same words
Oculus SDK update now supports Unity Free for virtual reality games
Experimental Linux support also being rolled out
Rise of Nations designer Brian Reynolds reboots Big Huge Games to revolutionise mobile strategy
DomiNations due in 2015, published by Nexon M
Mobile Mavens
What Unity did next: Industry reacts to Riccitiello appointment
Is Unity looking to sell, float or..?
Game Connection 2014
Game Connection 2014 announces record 900 attending companies
Kicking off in Paris
Pocket Gamer to mix and party in Paris for Game Connection 2014
Two events hitting Paris on 30 October
Drink up with Pocket Gamer and Everyplay at GDC Next
We'll be downing the drinks on 3 November in LA
Jobs
Vivid Games looking to hire an experienced data analyst
Number cruncher
Jobs
Gunjin Games on the look out for C#/C++ programmer
Join the team
Hot Five
Mobile gaming to be worth $41 billion by 2017, 12 funding tips, and whatever happened to tablet gaming?
Last week's top 5 stories
Week That Was
A new direction for Unity as Riccitiello replaces Helgason, 12 top funding tips, and whatever happened to tablet gaming?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Full Indie Uk Column
KPIs are important but don't fall into the Ludic Fallacy
Solve the problem not the symptom says Luke Dicken
Jobs Board
Riccitiello steps up, Playfab bring in Donahue, and Vivid, Next, and Gunjin Games look for new recruits
Positions available
Stateside
Death threats and dictatorships: Why 'ban happy' platform holders are good for no-one
What Newell-gate says about the power of platform holders
Playmob CEO Ower wins Talent Unleashed's The One to Watch award
Praised by Branson
Compare the market: HeyZap mediation service to allow devs to compare multiple ad networks
Switch on the fly to maximise revenue
As it dumps the Nokia brand, Microsoft announces 9.3 million Lumia sales in Q1
9.3 million sold in last quarter
Games Funding Forum 2014
12 tips for getting your game funded
Knowledge is power
Opinion
Unity on the power of video ads and the virality of video gameplay sharing
Mickey Maher on the moving image
Interview
Riccitiello will clarify our vision to help developers find an audience says ex-Unity CEO Helgason
Explaining the changes
Chart Of The Week
The gender gap: Women click, convert and spend more on mobile ads
And Android tops iOS
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Angry Birds transforms its fortunes
October 13 - October 19
Opinion
The Riccitiello riddle: Does CEO switch signal change in direction for Unity?
If a buyout is off the table, what's next?
Studio Profile
Handmade dreams: How State of Play crafted its future
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Data
Fast-growing and canabalistic, the mobile games market will be worth $41 billion by 2017
Newzoo predicts $25 billion worth in 2014
We all made mobile games more awesome in Minsk
We all made mobile games more awesome in Minsk
Deal
CMGE gains rights to make Hello Kitty games in China
License to print money?
Investment
Fiksu raises $10 million to supercharge global expansion
Takes debt funding from Silicon Valley Bank
Bango to provide carrier billing for Samsung's Galaxy Apps store
Carrier billing to enable seamless payments
Data
The average saving when buying an App Bundle is $5.64
AppFigures does the math
Unity unveils former EA exec Riccitiello as CEO as Helgason 'steps back'
Co-founder to continue as executive VP
Chart Of The Week
RPGs take top grossing share from card-collection games on Japanese Google Play charts
Metaps marks the changes
Jobs
Chris Donahue joins PlayFab as director of developer relations
Customer relations
Investment
UA outfit YouAppi raises $3 million to move beyond installs to LTV
Moving downstream