Chasing Carrots wins Havok’s $100,000 Project Anarchy mobile game prize
Three winners announced
Opinion
How to make your game a success in China
i-Free Asia talks challenges and opportunities
Deals
Real-money mobile gaming gets a boost with 3 companies integrating Gamblit’s platform
Shanda Europe, Gamiker and Flexball spinning the wheel
Develop 2014
"We wanted to spawn joy": Media Molecule talks Tearaway
Rex Crowle on crafting a world for fun
Investment
Interactive mobile ad outfit mNectar raises $7 million
NEA impressed with 'huge market opportunity'
Data
Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake and Xac USA: Pop Culture Trivia the #1 critically acclaimed games for June 2014
Android and iOS Quality Indices report for early summer
Making Of
Born of stars: The making of Supernauts
Grand Cru talks grand visions
Develop 2014
Unreal Engine 4.0 the result of a "change in culture" at Epic
James Golding on firm's indie outreach
Playmob: Saving the world one IAP at a time
Providing the industry with corporate social responsibility
Interview
Koch Media CEO on releasing a $5 2GB point-and-click adventure for iOS
Dr. Klemens Kundratitz believes in premium
Data
Facebook's importance as a UA channel for mobile games just keeps growing
CTRs up 579% says Nanigans
Data
Why Apple's strongest competitor in China isn't Samsung, it's Xiaomi
Flurry digs into its data to highlight the key trends
GetJar CEO launches Toyze: an app store for 3D printed game characters
Launches with Cut the Rope's Om Nom
Upsight looks to make location matter with its GeoTrigger ad technology
Are your users in the place to be?
HasOffers on the importance of unbiased data in the world of UA
Creating a win-win situation
Develop 2014
Shared tablet gaming is a "whole new creative experience", says Alistair Aitchenson
Share the love
Develop 2014
Amazon: Fire Phone is the "next piece in the jigsaw"
Google devs need to jump ship
Deal
AppLift funds API-based customisable native ad platform PubNative to tune of 'x' million
Seven-digit investment announced
Paid or F2P: Let the debate rage
Laying down ground rules for success
Opinion
Should you hate energy mechanics?
Zoya Street ponders the sociology of being made to wait
Develop 2014
Second screens: Why TV viewers' limited attention spans could be gaming's gain
Chunk's Brian McHarg on changing nature of content consumption
Pre-party drinks at Casual Connect, courtesy of Pocket Gamer, Everyplay & Unity
Fill a gap in the schedule with a few drinks
Deal
Ex-PopCap Dublin devs evolve thanks to publishing deal with Hill Climb Racing studio Fingersoft
Pick A Pet is picked
The Charticle
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood - a US hit or global breakout?
A glamorous experiment
Korean Fair Trade Commission forces new consumer policies on App Store and Google Play
Tweaking refunds and automatic billing
Flying the flag: Creative England's Greenshoots programme pumps £225,000 into 9 indies
A really creative England
PopAppStore: Don't forget to monetise outside your game
The lure of the physical
GMGC comes to Singapore with its first Mobile Game Asia event
One day conference happening on 18 July
How can UK developers make the most of funding?
TIGA partners with Google to find out
Hot Five
Is toxic F2P attitude holding the UK back, how to optimise your IAPs, and why the ASA was wrong to punish EA
Last week's top 5 stories
The Charticle
Supercell signs deal with Kunlun Wanwei for Android version of Boom Beach
Also include Clash of Clan and Hay Day
Week That Was
EA chastised by ASA over F2P advertising, Supernauts hits 1 million, and Kim Kardashian takes the UK by storm
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Investment
With IPO rumours mounting, Gumi raises $49 million and hooks up with Sega for US invasion
Japanese publisher gains momentum
Tools
Unity reveals plans to support Apple's Metal tech
Cross-platform engine will handle new iOS-only API
Interview
Wearable gaming could outpace the rise of mobile, says Will Luton
Pixel Miner set to be his first foray
Perfect fit: There's no one size fits all monetisation model for mobile, says StartApp
Marina Nissim on tailoring your tactics
Pocket Gamer hits ChinaJoy 2014 expo with latest Mobile Mixer
Get ready to raise the roof in Shanghai on 31 July
Deals
The power of film IP to lower UA costs underlined as Glu releases Hercules game
Company's second deal with MGM
Opinion
Why we've released Wind-up Knight 2 on Android TV and Fire TV
Develop on Shield, deploy everywhere
Bossa Studios appoints board of advisors to build momentum
Sound advice
Pg Connects
What happens in Helsinki: Why you'll have more luck pinning down Peter Vesterbacka at an afterparty than a conference
Tales from Pocket Gamer Connects
12 developers, 3 games, 96 hours: InnoGames set to host Gamescom game jam
No pressure
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Game Charts: RollerCoaster Tycoon takes Sega for a ride and King fights Kim Kardashian
23 June - 29 June, 2014
Creative powerhouse: Industry council outlines plan for sustaining UK success
UK creativity vital
Making Of
Second time better: The making of Royal Revolt 2
How flaregames targeted multiplayer TD for success
The Charticle
Supernauts hits a million thanks to demand from European block builders
Super trooper
Deals
Motor World Car Factory dev Oh BiBi raises $4 million
And hooks up with Japanese publisher Gumi
Data
Plants vs. Zombies 2 and Temple Run 2 hottest western games in China
Wandoujia reveals its top foreign games for first 6 months
Monetizer Mavens
What is the key area of monetisation in which most F2P games underperform?
The Monetization Mavens debate low-hanging fruit
Opinion
ASA's Dungeon Keeper ruling risks opening up a nasty can of worms
How long is too long to wait for a base upgrade?