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Is Supercell's Brawl Stars set to rise in the East rather than the West? The Charticle Dec 13th, 2018

Is Supercell's Brawl Stars set to rise in the East rather than the West?

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3 Mobile Legends is quietly out-grossing Arena of Valor in many countries The Charticle Mar 8th, 2018

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3 How does Rules of Survival monetise? The IAP Inspector Feb 23rd, 2018

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1 Stateside: Nintendo doesn't need to go mobile, mobile needs to go Nintendo Stateside Sep 4th, 2013

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Four experts explain: What you should know about Asia mobile gaming in 2019 ASIA INSIGHTS Jan 10th, 2019

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3 Mobile Legends is quietly out-grossing Arena of Valor in many countries FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT Mar 8th, 2018

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China officially recognises esports as a profession THE CROWD GOES WILD Feb 15th, 2019

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pgbiz Report: Tencent's 2018 was the firm's best ever for investments News Feb 20th, 2019

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Tencent wants to support your game through its Games Without Borders initiative

pgbiz China approves further 84 games as new regulatory body works its way through backlog of thousands News Jan 10th, 2019

China approves further 84 games as new regulatory body works its way through backlog of thousands

pgbiz Activision and Tencent’s Call of Duty Legends of War surfaces in Australia on Android News Dec 17th, 2018

Activision and Tencent’s Call of Duty Legends of War surfaces in Australia on Android

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pgbiz Tencent and NetEase saw a 382 per cent increase in international mobile games revenue during 2018 News Dec 3rd, 2018

Tencent and NetEase saw a 382 per cent increase in international mobile games revenue during 2018

pgbiz PUBG Mobile hits 30 million daily active players and 200 million downloads in eight months News Dec 3rd, 2018

PUBG Mobile hits 30 million daily active players and 200 million downloads in eight months

pgbiz Weekly global mobile game charts: Tencent’s Naruto Online makes a splash in the East News Nov 30th, 2018

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pgbiz Tencent, Zynga and Natural Motion set to speak at India Games Developer Conference 2018 News Nov 29th, 2018

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San Francisco, USA

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San Francisco, USA

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Reboot Develop 2019: Blue

May 9th - 11th 2019

VR & AR Fair 2019

Guangzhou, China

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The Big Indie Pitch at GameDevDays 2019 Europe Apr 11th
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