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1m Twitch viewers for Vainglory, 100 SDKs for your mobile game, and a top 20 launch for Mobile Strike

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1m Twitch viewers for Vainglory, 100 SDKs for your mobile game, and a top 20 launch for Mobile Strike

It was a busy old week for us at PocketGamer.biz, with our various trips jetsetting around the world (or just getting trains to London) taking up most of our time.

But thanks to the permanency of the Internet, readers are still flocking to our pages, and the focus this week seems to be on big numbers.

The heavily-advertised Mobile Strike gets a Charticle treatment only a week into its release, showing its impressive rise through the mobile tanks thanks to the deep pockets of developer Machine Zone.

Tribleflame CEO Torulf Jernström talks about why you need 100 SDKs to make the most of your mobile game, with necessary components from ad networks, analytics programs, and even just the platform SDKs for each device you release on.

Mobile MOBA Vainglory has found a million-strong monthly audience on Twitch, with developer Super Evil looking to increase that with an expansion into China, and further involvement with the eSports scene.

And finally, AdColony's Bryan Buskas reveal the top ten trends in user acquisition, while an article from GDC Europe 2015 deconstructing the success of Game of War has a revival in viewers, no doubt due to the aforementioned success of Mobile Strike.

Take a look at the list and try not to be too overwhelmed by those numbers.

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