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Critical Force on growing an eSport, 50 studios sign up to Hatch, and the rise and rise of EA Mobile

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Critical Force on growing an eSport, 50 studios sign up to Hatch, and the rise and rise of EA Mobile

EA Mobile may have got off to a rough start with its free-to-play transition, but now its growing at a rapid pace and making some quality games too.

Contributing Editor Jon Jordan decided to take a look into its finances and track its steady growth, in what became the most read article of last week on the site.

In second place was the news that 50 studios have now signed up for Rovio's new Hatch service, which will allow mobile game players to stream games to their device, a platform that could change the face of mobile games forever.

Ops, icebreakers and legacies

Third up is Critical Ops developer Critical Force talking about how its growing the game as an eSport and how the mobile eSports scene is changing as a whole.

And finally, Finnish investment fund Icebreaker is looking for established developers with a strong idea for a startup, and Kabam explains why its winding down its studio in Beijing.

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