Investment
Android F2P specialist Kiwi raises $15 million
Northgate Capital-led round brings total funding to $21 million
Making Of
Underwater love: The making of Deep Loot
Monster and Monster on making a move on F2P
NY Games Conference hits New York City on 8 September
Facebook and King to keynote
Financials
DeNA's platform approach hits global competition with FY14 Q1 revenue down 37% to $278 million
International business drops 50%
Sony cans PlayStation Mobile support for Android
Japanese statement reveals withdrawal
Unity looks to showcase and discover at this year's Gamescom
Intel acquired
The App Store industry: App 'revolution' has added 500,000 jobs to European economy, says Apple
30% of all app payouts have gone to European devs
Apple analytics: 66.3 percent of all App Store software is freemium
Average price of a game is $0.74
Video
Ben Cousins on what's next for gaming hardware
Following the trends down
Financials
Mobile provides 'steady growth' as Konami sees FY15 Q2 game revenue up 2% to $201 million
Sales still heavily Japan-centric
Data
Chinese web and client game growth halts as mobile gears up
iResearch plots the changes
Investment
Smaato closes $25 million investment; expanding in Indonesia and Singapore
RTB outfit bids up
Creative Mobile accelerates through 200 million download mark on Google Play
Fast and furious
What the Chillingo founders did next: Byatte and Wee look to up dev revenue with 'smart' 3D printing
Just hit print
Mobile Mavens
Rise of the YouTuber: An opportunity too good for developers to turn down?
Our experts on the pros and cons of the new media wave
Data
Samsung's woes continue as Xiaomi is #1 OEM in China in Q2 2014
Local company beats out the Galaxy brand
Jobs
Epic puts a ring on Pitbull; rebranded as Epic Games UK and now expanding
Veteran James Golding return home to aid growth
Artist files lawsuit after claiming her trademarked 'Angry Birds' IP was sold to Rovio illegally
Fight the power
Game Connection opens its award submissions
New categories available, submit by 29 August
Deal
Kabam partners with Undead Labs for original mobile RPG Moonrise
Demonstrating it doesn't rely on movie licences
Pocket Gamer rocks the Shanghai night at ChinaJoy 2014
Thanks to sponsors Chukong and Immersion
Video
Realising potential: Rovio reveals how developers can brand their way to success
Learn from the best
The Charticle
Can Glu build on Kim Kardashian's success with Dino Hunter: Deadly Shores?
They do move in herds
Interview
Evolution of the mobile publisher: The Chillingo interview, part 1
Ed Rumley talks the rise of F2P, and taking on rival publishers
Rising sun: Kabam's president of worldwide studios jumps ship to GREE
Andrew Sheppard set to join Japanese giant
'I've got $100 million in the bank, but I'm still cautious about the future,' says LineKong CEO
Wang Feng on tempering ambition with pragmatism
Opinion
China 2014: 8 trends that are shaping the world's most dynamic mobile game market
From the eye of the storm
Hot Five
Why you don't need success to be successful, is the EC's F2P clampdown a farce, and should Apple's iPad sales dip cause concern?
Last week's top five stories
Week That Was
Brand power a shortcut to success, Asian smartphone game revenue doubles, and is iPad in danger?
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Financials
Capcom sees FY15 Q1 mobile sales drop 26% to $14 million
Looking to Asia for future growth
Video
Create character driven games and watch user retention soar, says Boomlagoon
Building brands
Video
Risk equals reward: King's Tommy Palm on heading east and tapping into the next generation
A new breed
Opinion
Diversity isn't a dirty word: Why there has to be a silver lining to the GaymerX turmoil
Finding the pride
Deal
China in its hands: Kabam signs $120 million publishing deal with Alibaba
Online giant to launch Kabam games in China
The big break out: Jolla partners with 3 to make move on Asia
Finland just the first step
Heading east: Asian mobile game revenue doubles as Japan brings home the bacon
Double delight
Samsung: Smartphones stall and tablet sales decline in latest quarter
Giant ups marketing spend to increase demand
Exclusive
The Kim Kardashian way: Using brands effectively can be a shortcut to success, says EEDAR
A matter of matching
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Minecraft tightens its grip and Kim Kardashian gets re-elected
July 21 - July 27, 2014
Going it alone: Former Zynga devs raise $2.5 million following successful solo debut
It's a hits game
Casual Connect USA 2014 buzzing with smartphone frenzy at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Mixer
Another great show, and another great mixer
Financials
Glu Mobile sees FY14 Q2 revenue up 68% to $40.9 million
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood's impact won't be fully revealed until Q3
Financials
GungHo hits 'peak' Puzzle & Dragons as FY14 Q2 sales drop 11% to $440 million
What's next?
Come mix it up with Pocket Gamer at GDC Europe
Chill out in Cologne this August with a Mobile Mixer
Mobile Mavens
Free-to-play free-for-all: Is the EC's F2P clampdown a farce?
We ask our experts
New mobile virtual operator Snail Games disrupts Chinese market as it zero-rates game downloads
Also has a hardware play in the works
Interview
You don't need success to be successful: Kiwanuka co-creator Andrew Lim on dealing with the downs of development
Living with the game development lottery
Deals
Chartboost makes China move with Chukong
US monetisation platform gains local backing
Hall Of Fame
Hall of Fame: Ji-Hoon Lee
CEO Cookie Run studio Devsisters snatching success from failure
BAFTA call issued: Submit your game for a British Academy Game Award
First entry free