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How World of Demons was summoned from an unreleased mobile game Interview Sep 14th, 2021

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Pokemon Day: How are The Pokemon Company's recent mobile releases performing?

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Hall of Fame: A slice of life with Fruit Ninja designer Luke Muscat Hall of Fame Aug 11th, 2016

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East Meets West: Apple's App Store payment snafu, Pokemon Master's good start, and Huya's ESL deal Regulars Sep 9th, 2019

East Meets West: Apple's App Store payment snafu, Pokemon Master's good start, and Huya's ESL deal

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Mobile Legends is quietly out-grossing Arena of Valor in many countries

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

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How World of Demons was summoned from an unreleased mobile game Interview Sep 14th, 2021

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

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Is Brawl Stars set to knock it out the park in China as Supercell’s latest billion-dollar success? The Charticle Apr 2nd, 2019

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How does Tencent's mobile MOBA Strike of Kings monetise? The IAP Inspector May 12th, 2017

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Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play MOST WANTED LIST Nov 18th, 2021

Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play

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Bagelcode and Socialpoint dominate new Mobile Games Index from adjoe and Statista MOBILE GAMES INDEX Nov 10th, 2021

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Battle of Balls meets Transformers in Chinese crossover CHINA IN YOUR HANDS Jun 11th, 2021

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Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution YODO1 Nov 19th, 2020

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Yodo1’s guide to publishing your mobile game in China, part 2: content and system changes

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This Week in China: Chinese gamers are spreading anti-coronavirus messages in Animal Crossing: New Horizons THIS WEEK IN CHINA Mar 27th, 2020

This Week in China: Chinese gamers are spreading anti-coronavirus messages in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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This Week In China: Second wave of game approvals goes through, and Tencent files the first 5G-related lawsuit in the country THIS WEEK IN CHINA Apr 3rd, 2020

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Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play MOST WANTED LIST Nov 18th, 2021

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How does Tencent's mobile MOBA Strike of Kings monetise? IAP INSPECTOR May 12th, 2017

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Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution YODO1 Nov 19th, 2020

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Yodo1’s guide to publishing your mobile game in China, part 2: content and system changes YODO1 Nov 6th, 2020

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Honor of Kings is the first mobile game to generate $10 billion MO' MONEY Sep 9th, 2021

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"Hiring managers should actively seek candidates from underrepresented groups" POC IN MOBILE Jul 27th, 2021

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Is Brawl Stars set to knock it out the park in China as Supercell’s latest billion-dollar success? EASTERN STARS Apr 2nd, 2019

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Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution YODO1 Nov 19th, 2020

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Now doing $8 million per day, PUBG Mobile surpasses $7 billion in lifetime revenue

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pgbiz Nintendo to close Dr. Mario World after barely two years live News Jul 28th, 2021

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LINE Corporation signs up to distribute mobile Skullgirls adaptation globally

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LINE grows revenues to $1.2 billion despite global MAUs falling by three million

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