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LEGO's Ankur Suri explains the difficulties with visas if you live in a developing country Interview Feb 12th, 2021

LEGO's Ankur Suri explains the difficulties with visas if you live in a developing country

  • India
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  • Diversity
  • POC in Mobile
Pokemon Day: How are The Pokemon Company's recent mobile releases performing? The Charticle Feb 27th, 2020

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

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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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Facebook pulls Instant Games from Messenger, Zynga taps classic major IP and whatever happened to Wizards Unite? Hot Five Jul 29th, 2019

Facebook pulls Instant Games from Messenger, Zynga taps classic major IP and whatever happened to Wizards Unite?

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Should indie developers release their games in Asia? Mobile Mavens Sep 28th, 2018

Should indie developers release their games in Asia?

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

How does Rules of Survival monetise?

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How changing one screen led Games2Win to increase Parking Frenzy 2.0's retention by 5% Chart of the Week Aug 18th, 2016

How changing one screen led Games2Win to increase Parking Frenzy 2.0's retention by 5%

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

Hall of Fame: A slice of life with Fruit Ninja designer Luke Muscat

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Coming on leaps and bounds: the making of Bean Dreams Feature Mar 26th, 2015

Coming on leaps and bounds: the making of Bean Dreams

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

Stateside: Nintendo doesn't need to go mobile, mobile needs to go Nintendo

PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: Apple get hacked, EA names the App Store as its biggest money spinner, and we go big on China Week that was Jul 27th, 2013

PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: Apple get hacked, EA names the App Store as its biggest money spinner, and we go big on China

How Stacky Dash utilised TikTok to achieve 100,000 downloads a day Interview Jan 20th, 2021

How Stacky Dash utilised TikTok to achieve 100,000 downloads a day

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LEGO's Ankur Suri explains the difficulties with visas if you live in a developing country Interview Feb 12th, 2021

LEGO's Ankur Suri explains the difficulties with visas if you live in a developing country

  • India
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Why Crunchyroll believes now is the right time to bring Princess Connect! Re: Dive to the West Interview Jan 27th, 2021

Why Crunchyroll believes now is the right time to bring Princess Connect! Re: Dive to the West

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

How does Rules of Survival monetise?

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Pokemon Day: How are The Pokemon Company's recent mobile releases performing? The Charticle Feb 27th, 2020

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

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

Stateside: Nintendo doesn't need to go mobile, mobile needs to go Nintendo

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

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

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

Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution

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

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

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Big Indie Pitch developers take centre stage at the inaugural Pocket Gamer LaunchPad BIG INDIE LAUNCHPAD Aug 7th, 2020

Big Indie Pitch developers take centre stage at the inaugural Pocket Gamer LaunchPad

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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

This Week In China: Second wave of game approvals goes through, and Tencent files the first 5G-related lawsuit in the country

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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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1 This Week in China: Over one-third of iOS games could be pulled from the App Store as Chinese games gain ground across Asia THIS WEEK IN CHINA Mar 20th, 2020

This Week in China: Over one-third of iOS games could be pulled from the App Store as Chinese games gain ground across Asia

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This Week in China: ISBN regulations tighten, ChinaJoy 2020 going ahead, and an anti-Plague, Inc. appears THIS WEEK IN CHINA Mar 13th, 2020

This Week in China: ISBN regulations tighten, ChinaJoy 2020 going ahead, and an anti-Plague, Inc. appears

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Time for a new free app analytics tool GOLDEN DATA Jan 16th, 2020

Time for a new free app analytics tool

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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

This Week In China: Second wave of game approvals goes through, and Tencent files the first 5G-related lawsuit in the country

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

How does Rules of Survival monetise?

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

Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution

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

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

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2 How does $1 billion hit Summoners War monetise? IAP INSPECTOR Aug 11th, 2017

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

Hall of Fame: A slice of life with Fruit Ninja designer Luke Muscat

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

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

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1 This Week in China: Over one-third of iOS games could be pulled from the App Store as Chinese games gain ground across Asia THIS WEEK IN CHINA Mar 20th, 2020

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LEGO's Ankur Suri explains the difficulties with visas if you live in a developing country POC IN MOBILE Feb 12th, 2021

LEGO's Ankur Suri explains the difficulties with visas if you live in a developing country

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The Big Indie interviews: We discuss stargazing, gardening and winning The Big Indie Pitch with Miracle Tea INDIE VIEW Jan 29th, 2021

The Big Indie interviews: We discuss stargazing, gardening and winning The Big Indie Pitch with Miracle Tea

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Why Crunchyroll believes now is the right time to bring Princess Connect! Re: Dive to the West MAKING OF Jan 27th, 2021

Why Crunchyroll believes now is the right time to bring Princess Connect! Re: Dive to the West

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How Stacky Dash utilised TikTok to achieve 100,000 downloads a day INDIE SPOTLIGHT Jan 20th, 2021

How Stacky Dash utilised TikTok to achieve 100,000 downloads a day

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Finding success in 4x strategy games SPONSORED Jan 19th, 2021

Finding success in 4x strategy games

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Next Level Games was an anomaly - don't expect more Nintendo acquisitions anytime soon ASK IWATA Jan 8th, 2021

Next Level Games was an anomaly - don't expect more Nintendo acquisitions anytime soon

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The Big Indie interviews: Hong Kong indie Trefle & Co Game talk thriving, adapting and succeeding INDIE VIEW Dec 29th, 2020

The Big Indie interviews: Hong Kong indie Trefle & Co Game talk thriving, adapting and succeeding

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Q-Games founder Dylan Cuthbert on the allure of Apple Arcade INDIE SPOTLIGHT Dec 16th, 2020

Q-Games founder Dylan Cuthbert on the allure of Apple Arcade

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What happened to Pokémon Sleep? MISSINGNO Jun 2nd, 2020

What happened to Pokémon Sleep?

  • Opinion
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How Stacky Dash utilised TikTok to achieve 100,000 downloads a day INDIE SPOTLIGHT Jan 20th, 2021

How Stacky Dash utilised TikTok to achieve 100,000 downloads a day

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LEGO's Ankur Suri explains the difficulties with visas if you live in a developing country POC IN MOBILE Feb 12th, 2021

LEGO's Ankur Suri explains the difficulties with visas if you live in a developing country

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Why Crunchyroll believes now is the right time to bring Princess Connect! Re: Dive to the West MAKING OF Jan 27th, 2021

Why Crunchyroll believes now is the right time to bring Princess Connect! Re: Dive to the West

  • Japan
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Finding success in 4x strategy games SPONSORED Jan 19th, 2021

Finding success in 4x strategy games

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Hack and slash: The making of MIHOYO's Honkai Impact 3rd MAKING OF May 2nd, 2018

Hack and slash: The making of MIHOYO's Honkai Impact 3rd

  • Japan
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  • Anime
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2 A wolf in sheepskin clothing: How Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen is far more than meets the eye DECODING DESIGN Aug 30th, 2017

A wolf in sheepskin clothing: How Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen is far more than meets the eye

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

Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution

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China approves League of Legends: Wild Rift, Super Mario Party, Diablo Immortal and 30 other games THANK YOU, NEXT Feb 9th, 2021

China approves League of Legends: Wild Rift, Super Mario Party, Diablo Immortal and 30 other games

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Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM ALL IN Feb 3rd, 2021

Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM

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Chinese games regulators gave approval to 1,411 games last year GAME ON Jan 18th, 2021

Chinese games regulators gave approval to 1,411 games last year

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Nintendo Switch made up 87% of Japanese console sales last year SWITCH IT UP Jan 18th, 2021

Nintendo Switch made up 87% of Japanese console sales last year

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The Nintendo Switch hits one million official sales in China SWITCH IT UP Jan 14th, 2021

The Nintendo Switch hits one million official sales in China

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Drimia Interactive proves the fun never has to end as Aztec Ride takes the first Big Indie Pitch crown of 2021 BIG INDIE PITCH Jan 14th, 2021

Drimia Interactive proves the fun never has to end as Aztec Ride takes the first Big Indie Pitch crown of 2021

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1 Chinese online games portal TapTap shut down for three months as government cracks down on rule breakers TAPPED OUT Mar 8th, 2018

Chinese online games portal TapTap shut down for three months as government cracks down on rule breakers

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Behind The Frame paints its way to victory at the Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5

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China approves League of Legends: Wild Rift, Super Mario Party, Diablo Immortal and 30 other games THANK YOU, NEXT Feb 9th, 2021

China approves League of Legends: Wild Rift, Super Mario Party, Diablo Immortal and 30 other games

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1 Supercell's Brawl Stars officially launches in China HEADING TO CHINA Jun 9th, 2020

Supercell's Brawl Stars officially launches in China

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1 Moonton's Mobile Legends crosses $500 million in gross revenue BANG BANG INTO THE BANK Jan 16th, 2020

Moonton's Mobile Legends crosses $500 million in gross revenue

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Chinese games regulators gave approval to 1,411 games last year GAME ON Jan 18th, 2021

Chinese games regulators gave approval to 1,411 games last year

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Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM ALL IN Feb 3rd, 2021

Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM

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How to design effective mobile game monetisation for India INDIAN MAVENS May 8th, 2017

How to design effective mobile game monetisation for India

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Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM ALL IN Feb 3rd, 2021

Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM

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Tilting Point forms live-publishing partnership with South Korean firm Storytaco NEW PARTNERSHIP Jan 13th, 2021

Tilting Point forms live-publishing partnership with South Korean firm Storytaco

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Tilting Point enters funding partnership with Joycity, invests $40 million in Gunship Battle: Total Warfare EVOLVING PARTNERSHIP Dec 16th, 2020

Tilting Point enters funding partnership with Joycity, invests $40 million in Gunship Battle: Total Warfare

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Bandai Namco backs Genies with $3 million investment MONEY MONEY MONEY Nov 23rd, 2020

Bandai Namco backs Genies with $3 million investment

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Streaming platforms Huya and DouYu are merging TWO BECOME ONE Oct 13th, 2020

Streaming platforms Huya and DouYu are merging

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Com2uS purchases Out of the Park Developments "PROGRESSIVE STRIDES" Oct 13th, 2020

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Microsoft and Nintendo team up to bring Minecraft to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ATTACK THE BLOCK Oct 1st, 2020

Microsoft and Nintendo team up to bring Minecraft to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Mobile Premier League raises $90 million in Series C funding FUNDING Sep 21st, 2020

Mobile Premier League raises $90 million in Series C funding

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Nintendo Switch made up 87% of Japanese console sales last year SWITCH IT UP Jan 18th, 2021

Nintendo Switch made up 87% of Japanese console sales last year

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Among Us clone 'Werewolf Among Us' accumulates 663k lifetime downloads, 100k in a single day IMPOSTER Jan 7th, 2021

Among Us clone 'Werewolf Among Us' accumulates 663k lifetime downloads, 100k in a single day

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Five mobile games have made more than a billion dollars in 2020 so far LOCKDOWN LIFT Dec 16th, 2020

Five mobile games have made more than a billion dollars in 2020 so far

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The Asia-10 market will have 826 million gamers by 2024 GROWING MARKET Dec 3rd, 2020

The Asia-10 market will have 826 million gamers by 2024

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Nexon’s The Kingdom of the Winds: Yeon is #1 Korean action RPG BLOWN TO THE TOP Nov 24th, 2020

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Dragalia Lost nears $150 million worldwide revenue, Japan accounts for 50% LOST IN TRANSLATION? Oct 22nd, 2020

Dragalia Lost nears $150 million worldwide revenue, Japan accounts for 50%

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Honor of Kings reigns supreme as the top-earning mobile game in September

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IMGA founder on rewarding creativity and its ambitious plans for 2018 REWARDING CREATIVITY May 4th, 2018

IMGA founder on rewarding creativity and its ambitious plans for 2018

Maarten Noyons discusses hot industry trends and brand new events

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Pokemon GO takes home the Grand Jury prize at the 13th IMGA Global IMGA GLOBAL 13 Mar 1st, 2017

Pokemon GO takes home the Grand Jury prize at the 13th IMGA Global

Dawn of Titans snags two awards

  • Awards
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  • Dawn of Titans
  • Pokémon Go
  • Clash Royale
International Mobile Game Awards Global names 159 finalists FINALISTS REVEALED Feb 6th, 2017

International Mobile Game Awards Global names 159 finalists

Finalists whittled down from 3,000 submissions

  • Awards
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How the International Mobile Gaming Awards is changing with the industry WINNING ACCOLADES Dec 13th, 2016

How the International Mobile Gaming Awards is changing with the industry

Founder and CEO Maarten Noyons on the final call for entries

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Eric Seufert, Gram Games, Next Games, Tilting Point, Mana Cube and Flaregames are latest PG Connects Helsinki 2016 speakers POCKET POWER Jul 28th, 2016

Eric Seufert, Gram Games, Next Games, Tilting Point, Mana Cube and Flaregames are latest PG Connects Helsinki 2016 speakers

Gotta catch 'em all

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IMGA bringing its awards program to China for the first time IMGA CHINA Jun 30th, 2016

IMGA bringing its awards program to China for the first time

Open to entries now

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IMGA to host first Southeast Asia awards in Malaysia, submissions now open IMGA SEA May 19th, 2016

IMGA to host first Southeast Asia awards in Malaysia, submissions now open

Entries close 31 August 2016

  • Awards
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Sam Barlow's Her Story is the big winner of the 12th IMGAs CROWNED Mar 16th, 2016

Sam Barlow's Her Story is the big winner of the 12th IMGAs

Wins three awards

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  • Her Story
IMGA announces its 2016 nominees WHAT'S YOUR FAVE? Feb 17th, 2016

IMGA announces its 2016 nominees

Get voting

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