Despite Q1 2014 sales up 208% to $60 million, Chukong postpones US IPO
Splitting development and tools operations
Data
Having generated $1 billion in sales, Kakao breaks 500 million downloads barrier
The power of friends
Deal
Kakao merges with Daum to create Korean internet powerhouse
Mobile messaging outfit valued at $3 billion
Chinese Beaujolais
318 million smartphones sold in 2013, will Tencent rule them all?
Weekly taster from the Middle Kingdom
The Charticle
Can Thomas Was Alone find friends on the App Store?
A lonely place
Interview
PG Connects Speaker Spotlight: Wilhelm Taht, Playground
The challenge is to do something that stands out and monetizes
Hot Five
The making of Angry Birds Go, rebooting the App Store discovery system, and an Oxford professor calls out Supercell
Last week's top five stories
Nordic Game 2014
'Kickstarter is your story': Cindy Au on crowdfunding successes, failures, and the evolution of Kickstarter
It's all about you
ZeniMax sues Oculus, Apple allows devs to give IAPs away, and Ex-Rovio man Ville Heijari joins Vungle
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Making friends: Gamescom announces Nordic partnership
Working with the best
Win a place on the PG Connects I Love Indie Showcase
10 showcase tables worth $300 each available for VBIP entants who register before 28th May
Job News
Ex-Disney Mobile exec Tim O’Brien joins Scopely as CRO
Back into startup mode
M&a
Kids app publisher TabTale acquires Coco Play, establishes operations in China
All eyes east
Atomicom to sponsor UK Game of the Show at Gamescom 2014
Are you the best in Britain?
Meet us at WWDC: Attend the latest Pocket Gamer Mobile Mixer
Sign up for San Francisco
The Iap Inspector
Has SoulCalibur: Unbreakable Soul sold its soul?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Data
Bitmango finds 3x higher ARPU on Amazon Appstore
Not bad for two hours of work
Lootsie's SDK lets you turn achievements into real-world rewards
Breaking the fourth wall
Chart Of The Week
Why game file size remains critical for success in China
20 MB is your soft limit
Interview
PG Connects Speaker Spotlight: Wandrille Pruvot, Art Of Click
Smart branding integration is a key opportunity
Nordic Game 2014
Unity and Everyplay have power to "change the world" of game dev, says Oscar Clark
Better together
Post-line Generation
BeeTalk announces 10 million users, while customisation app Cocoppa breaks 25 million barrier
New ways to find Asian audiences
Exclusive
Weekly UK App Store Game Charts: Table Tennis and Toilet Time surge, but Blek and 100 Balls hold onto top spots
12 May – 18 May, 2014
Games dev in the modern age: UCL and TIGA team up to school indies
How to turn your hobby into a business
Interview
Tangible Play crowdfunds innovative vision-based education game Osmo for awareness, not cash
Not about consumer. About the movement
The Finnsider
Keep calm, we're Finnish: While the UK whips itself into a F2P furore, Finland's finest are steaming ahead
A tale of two territories
Nordic Game 2014
"I'm doing a bad job and getting away with it": Thomas Was Alone creator on devs embracing their flaws
"We can be a bit messy"
Monetizer Mavens
Is the proliferation of in-game currencies confusing players?
Introducing a new panel of experts
ZeniMax files suit against Oculus for misappropriating trade secrets
IP dispute heads to courts
Meet Pocket Gamer in Berlin at our Mobile Mixer
Come meet us, King and crobo on the 4 June
Interview
PG Connects Speaker Spotlight: Shintaro Kanaoya, Chorus
Surfing Japan's surge
Deal
Kabam and CJ E&M Netmarble partner up to release... ?
Undisclosed but probably Together Dungeon King
Data
League of Legends dominates game usage in Chinese PC cafes
The MOBA opportunity for mobile
Opinion
Apple's IAP giveaways will reboot the entire app discovery system... and here's how
Real Racing 3 just the first fruit
Mobile Mixer
Mobile rock ’n’ roll, embracing globalisation, and art vs. monetisation: Sparks fly at our Malmö Mobile Mixer
Stories from Sweden
Nordic Game 2014
Nordic success down to "strong tradition of storytelling", says Massive Entertainment MD
Polfeldt tracks the rise of Scandinavia
Angry Birds Go's IAPs not out to tempt kids, but the "inner child" in all of us says dev
Exient on finding its feet with F2P
Come and party Hawaiian-style with Pocket Gamer at E3
Say aloha in LA!
Making Of
From kart to finish: The making of Angry Birds Go
The race is never over
Free-to-play farce: Publishers pushing indies to implement pay-to-win tactics
A tale of two titles
Interview
PG Connects Speaker Spotlight: Matias Myllyrinne, Remedy
Winners won't be defined by what they know but how quickly they learn
Appy Pie launches cloud-based mobile Game Builder
Development-as-a-service
400 Million-strong
Storm8 CEO Perry Tam on being different and successful
We don't need a super-hit to achieve our goals
Microsoft: $799 Surface Pro 3 will render your laptop obsolete
Gunning for the ultraportables
Video Interview
FunPlus CEO on building global success from Beijing
Chinese company makes a reverse play
Mobile Mavens
Nintendo's gay gaffe: Has Tomodachi Life damaged the big N's reputation?
Our Mavens talk Mario's PR fumble
Interview
PG Connects Speaker Spotlight: Kimberly Unger, Bushi-go
Any game can benefit from simplification
Opinion
Late nights and lanyards: Never underestimate the importance of attending conferences
Indies, step away from your PCs from time to time
Share Your Thoughts
Final call to take part in the Pocket Gamer Mobile Developer Survey
It's your chance to be heard, so don't waste it
Financials
Perfect World praises mobile's 'meaningful revenue contribution' as Q1 FY14 sales rise 44% to $143m
Return of the Condor Heroes doing the business