Mobile Mavens
It's not about ethics, it's about hate: The games industry closes the door on GamerGate
Our Mavens sum up the last few months
Mix it with Pocket Gamer on the 18 November in Helsinki
Talking about money
Virtual Reality
Facebook won't consider Oculus Rift 'meaningful' unless it hits 50+ million sales
And it'll take a few hardware iterations to get there, says Zuckerberg
Jobs
Ex-EA man Nick Earl appointed Kabam's president of worldwide studios
Moving on
Hot Five
The return of Eggebrecht, the lifecycle of mobile games, and Nokia's not dead, just resting
Last week's top 5 stories
Pocket Gamer mixing in Belgrade on 10 November with SkyMobi and Cashplay
SkyMobi-powered tour reaches penultimate date.
Financials
LINE Corp sees FY14 Q3 revenue up 17% to $210 million
Active user base totals 170 million
Week That Was
Debating F2P's soul, Glu's top financials and how the hot Helsinki scene just got hotter
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Financials
Ubisoft says FY15 H1 mobile game revenues already 45% higher than FY14
Sector growing very fast from a small base
Jobs Board
Hamburg is the place to get a job with Innogames and Goodgame recruiting hard
Positions available
Stateside
Want more women in games? Then start embracing F2P
The difficult truth
Opinion
So, Tim Cook is gay. Why exactly should you care?
Why no news is good news
Jobs
Gamevil opens Berlin office with ex-GameGenetics' David Mohr as GM
European expansion
Opinion
Are you ready? Only two months left before new European VAT rules will be in force
European Games Developer Federation's Jari-Pekka Kaleva advises
Financials
Despite Kim Kardashian: Hollywood generating $43 million, Glu's shares drop 20%
Will Next Celeb sequel spark the bulls?
Financials
Thanks to Kim Kardashian, Glu Mobile sees FY14 Q3 sales up 199% to a record $65 million
Game generated majority of quarter's sales
Smartphone wars: Samsung and Apple lead the way but Xiaomi, Lenovo and LG are catching up
Top two account for 36% of market
Ex-DeNA, Kixeye-r Caryl Shaw on ditching F2P games to reclaim her soul with Telltale
She'll be telling all at GDC Next 2014
China joy: Tencent's daily app downloads pass 100 million
Jump 33 percent since July
Monetizer Mavens
On F2P games' moral core, ability to unlock creative freedom and redistribute wealth
Our Monetizer Mavens lead the fightback
Osao Games and Nyamyam win big at Game Connection Development Awards
Plus Herocraft recognised for Warhammer 40.000: Space Wolf
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Charts: Construction Simulator builds its success
October 20 - October 26
Data
Rise and fall: The numbers behind the lifecycle of mobile games
Fisku's chief strategy officer Craig Palli considers retention
Data
Despite growth of 73%, iResearch claims the $4 billion Chinese mobile games market is 'maturing'
Estimates Q3 market value at $1.1 billion
Unity signs global alliance with Korean giant NHN Entertainment
Set to build on 60% share of output
Game Connection 2014
How to accelerate your success in the Chinese mobile market
TalkingData's Ibrahim Dai lends a helping hand
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