Is Nintendo about to turn to smartphone apps to boost weak Wii U sales?
'Sources' say console being modified
Mobile Gaming Mavens: Should developers play the pirates at their own game?
Our experts discuss Game Dev Tycoon
Bluestacks now enabling Android apps and games on 10 million PCs and Macs
Everything, everywhere
Marvelous AQL rebrands US operations with separate console and mobile/online focus
Simplifies nomenclature
As EA gets core console licence, Disney retains Star Wars IP for mobile, tablet and web games
Promises original games with new stories
PlayScape partners with Amazon to launch games catalog for Kindle Fire HD
10 titles to start, 40 to follow during 2013
Fan-tastic: Fantasy sports developer DraftKings raises $7 million
In the game
Amazon opens Chinese version of Appstore for Android
Working with local devs for free and paid apps
Going mobile gives us global reach and a 10-fold increase in player sessions over browsers, says LEGO game dev 4T2
But F2P kids' games need a hard IAP limit
UK Government calls 'emergency meeting' to fight back against EC's Games Tax Relief block
Byron Atkinson-Jones reveals the response
How InMobi increased Ruzzle's eCPMs in Italy by 20%
Quality inventory meets premium campaigns
Apple extends 2.25 banhammer to apps with sharing, recommendation and App Store search tools
T&Cs tightened further
Hot Five: Apple to strip off the shine in iOS 7, BlackBerry slates tablets, and how to make an in-app purchase
Last week's top five stories
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: iOS to be flattened, Minecraft Pocket hits 10 million, and Zynga attempts a 'sticky' sequel
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Google kickstarts Android gaming initiative, hires 'chief game designer'
Picks up LucasArts vet Falstein
Blue Byte co-founder Thomas Hertzler resurfaces with cloud-focused dev Stratotainment
Texas outfit to announces details soon
Social casino outfit Dragonplay embraces new genres with publishing initiative
Puzzle & Dragon-esque Gun N' Blade comes first
Barnes & Noble breaks down walls, allows Google Play onto Nook HD
Tablets get official app store
Heading to Beijing next week? So is Pocket Gamer
Bound for GMGC and GMIC
Our friends in the Nordics: Developers go it alone, and the Nordic Game Awards are announced
Our regular Nordic roundup
The App Store's most downloaded games of all time: Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Temple Run
Apple reveals
Chart of the Week: Is LINE or KakaoTalk growing faster?
Hare vs hare
How Bayern's bashing of Barcelona caused Fluid Football's daily downloads to jump 20-fold
AppyNation on real world benefits
Unity brings games to Tizen through its Union initiative
Emerging OS will have games
HTML5 game engine Turbulenz goes open source
Take your game everywhere
Distribution muscle: 25 million app downloads driven through Facebook mobile app install ads
40% of top 100 publishers spending money
Zynga commits $1 million to learning games accelerator
Partners with NewSchools Venture Fund
Curiosity Chart of the Week: How end-game news boosted in-game activity in 22Cans' Curiosity
50 levels and counting down
It's time to stop hunting whales and start supporting sharers, argues Oscar Clark
Whaling ban
Forget user acquisition until you've honed retention and monetisation, says PlayHaven CEO
And he has the tools for the job
Minecraft Pocket Edition passes 10 million sales milestone
Mojang's premium-priced, IAP-free success story
Were you snapped at the PG Mobile Mixer in San Francisco?
Rocking with CocoaChina and GREE
KakaoTalk rolls out game platform in Vietnam and Indonesia
Messaging service expands
Opinion: Time for Apple to sacrifice skeuomorphism in iOS 7
But be prepared for a backlash
Boss Alien, Big Fish, MediaTonic and more confirmed for Develop in Brighton 2013
Rodeo Games, InnoGames & Alistair Aitcheson too
Glu cuts headcount by 12% as Q1 FY13 revenue drops 11% to $19.1 million
But looking to hire game-as-a-service experts
InMobi now reaches 691 million unique users across 165 countries
US leading, Southeast Asia in a distant second
GDC Europe 2013 kicks off 19 August in Cologne
Another summer on the Rhine
ShepHertz adds Unity support to its AppWarp multiplayer engine
Also for App42 Cloud API
Tim Schafer, Telltale Games and David Helgason on board for Nordic Game 2013
Registration now open for 22-24 May conference
As PlayHaven's tools go free, platform's reach booms; now reaches 523 million unique players
Adding another 14 every second
Infinity Blade Cross culled as DeNA quietly shelves 5 first-party games in Japan
Mobage titles shuttered
Apple raises $17 billion through record-breaking bond sale
Largest company by market cap worldwide
Opinion: Why console's summer drought is great news for mobile gaming
GTA V leaves gaping hole in schedule
BlackBerry CEO: 'In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet anymore'
PlayBook maker predicts slate obsolescence
Nintendo CEO Iwata talks 'similar to' free-to-play and subscription fees
But doesn't expect radical change
Exclusive: BlackBerry dismisses claims it's losing the race for third place
Boasts 10% market share in UK
Samsung domination: Sony, HTC and LG being squeezed out of Android race in Europe
Galaxy dominant force UK, France & Germany
Stateside: Don't be fooled proper monetisation tops marketing might every time
Why IAPs beat ads on the App Store
Puzzle & Dragons and Candy Crush Saga rule the global charts in March
Cross-platform approach pays off big time