Gamasutra alerted me to this marvellous piece of DLC: a $35 “no-hint pledge” certificate. Yes, that’s right. One game developer, Zarfhome Software, is selling its game, Hadean Lands, for $12 and alongside it, it is selling a...

These were the articles and books that grabbed my interest over the last month. I would welcome feedback on the list, and how to make it more useful to you.   Internet and business A Pyramid of...

A reader just asked this question on one of GAMESbrief’s stats pages:   “Any advice on the optimal timezone to use when calculating DAU? Is UTC standard? If you have a 60/40 breakdown of customers between US...

Hello,   I’m trying a new idea of listing the articles and books that I found interesting in April. If you think this is a good initiative, perhaps you can let me know in the comments or...

SuperData Research reports than in its first full month of global release, Clash Royale made $133 million. Together with Clash of Clans, Supercell raked in $250 million, while occupying the top 2 slots in the Top Grossing...

Getting players back into your game regularly is the most important  thing you need to do as a free-to-play game designer. Success comes from getting people to choose to launch your game over all the other choices...

Electronic Arts is managing to have its F2P cake and eating it. Its sports franchises such as FIFA, Madden and NFL are some of its most popular and successful titles. But it has successfully added a variable...