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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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  • Pokémon Go
  • Pokemon
  • Pokemon Masters
  • Pokemon Home
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

  • East Meets West
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?

  • Indies
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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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  • PUBG
  • Rules of Survival
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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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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

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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  • Pokemon
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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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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

  • Charticle
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  • Mobile Legends
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

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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2 How does Lords Mobile monetise? The IAP Inspector Nov 6th, 2017

How does Lords Mobile monetise?

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

How does Tencent's mobile MOBA Strike of Kings monetise?

  • Monetisation
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Be quick: Sign ups for Huawei's Developer Day For Games end tomorrow! HUAWEI DEVELOPER DAY Apr 28th, 2020

Be quick: Sign ups for Huawei's Developer Day For Games end tomorrow!

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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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Mulled 2 takes the Very Big Indie Pitch crown in Jordan INDIE WINNERS Dec 2nd, 2019

Mulled 2 takes the Very Big Indie Pitch crown in Jordan

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What Tencent, Amazon and Twitch’s great PUBG Mobile content giveaway means for game developers NEW CHANNELS Nov 4th, 2019

What Tencent, Amazon and Twitch’s great PUBG Mobile content giveaway means for game developers

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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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  • PUBG
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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

  • China
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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 Lords Mobile monetise? IAP INSPECTOR Nov 6th, 2017

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

How does Tencent's mobile MOBA Strike of Kings monetise?

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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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As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing? SUPER STARS Aug 26th, 2019

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What Tencent, Amazon and Twitch’s great PUBG Mobile content giveaway means for game developers NEW CHANNELS Nov 4th, 2019

What Tencent, Amazon and Twitch’s great PUBG Mobile content giveaway means for game developers

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Will China be able to make a long-term success of its short-term gaming boom? CHINA SUCCESS Jun 25th, 2020

Will China be able to make a long-term success of its short-term gaming boom?

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Indie Spotlight: How a school maths assignment inspired Tales of Memo TALES OF MEMO Jun 11th, 2020

Indie Spotlight: How a school maths assignment inspired Tales of Memo

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Will China’s new regulations push game publishers towards other emerging markets? CHINA REGULATIONS Jun 5th, 2020

Will China’s new regulations push game publishers towards other emerging markets?

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

What happened to Pokemon Sleep?

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The Big Indie Interviews: Willem Delventhal on making award winning games for cats INDIE VIEW May 25th, 2020

The Big Indie Interviews: Willem Delventhal on making award winning games for cats

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China’s mobile game revenue reaches $7.7 billion during COVID-19 CHINA COVID-19 GROWTH May 21st, 2020

China’s mobile game revenue reaches $7.7 billion during COVID-19

  • China
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How to find hyper-casual success with rapid testing and development HYPER-CASUAL SUCCESS May 8th, 2020

How to find hyper-casual success with rapid testing and development

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What western publishers can learn from China's Coronavirus response LEARNING FROM CHINA May 5th, 2020

What western publishers can learn from China's Coronavirus response

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

What happened to Pokemon Sleep?

  • Opinion
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  • Pokemon Sleep
Yokozuna Data CEO Africa Perianez on a career in machine learning and a company where half of the engineers and all the data scientists are women WOMEN IN GAMES Mar 8th, 2019

Yokozuna Data CEO Africa Perianez on a career in machine learning and a company where half of the engineers and all the data scientists are women

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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Jobs in Games
  • International Women's Day 2019
Will China be able to make a long-term success of its short-term gaming boom? CHINA SUCCESS Jun 25th, 2020

Will China be able to make a long-term success of its short-term gaming boom?

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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

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1 China App Store ISBN License: non-compliant games risk being delisted CHINA ISBN Mar 3rd, 2020

China App Store ISBN License: non-compliant games risk being delisted

  • China
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The next frontier in gaming: Entering India ENTERING INDIA Apr 17th, 2020

The next frontier in gaming: Entering India

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Tencent's TiMi Studios discuss Call of Duty: Mobile, Pokémon partnership, and 2020 trends TENCENT TIMI Jan 16th, 2020

Tencent's TiMi Studios discuss Call of Duty: Mobile, Pokémon partnership, and 2020 trends

  • China
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  • Pokemon
  • Arena of Valor
  • Call of Duty Mobile
What does China’s tightened ISBN policy mean for developers entering the market? CHINA ISBN Apr 14th, 2020

What does China’s tightened ISBN policy mean for developers entering the market?

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Nexon opens worldwide pre-registrations for V4 THE FOUR V'S Jul 3rd, 2020

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CrazyLabs invests $500,000 in the Indian hypercasual games market HYPED UP Jul 3rd, 2020

CrazyLabs invests $500,000 in the Indian hypercasual games market

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PUBG Mobile shoots through $3 billion in lifetime revenue JOIN THE FIGHT Jul 2nd, 2020

PUBG Mobile shoots through $3 billion in lifetime revenue

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Apple's China App Store ISBN crackdown begins with update to its developer console

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Com2uS acquires online Go service Tygem NEW ACQUISITION Jul 1st, 2020

Com2uS acquires online Go service Tygem

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India's government bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok REMOVED Jun 30th, 2020

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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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Tencent Games teams up with SNK for a Metal Slug mobile title SHOOT 'EM UP Jun 29th, 2020

Tencent Games teams up with SNK for a Metal Slug mobile title

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The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter backers are being hit with extra charges NOT REALLY WONDERFUL Jun 29th, 2020

The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter backers are being hit with extra charges

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Nintendo Switch production is getting back on track BACK IN BUSINESS Jun 29th, 2020

Nintendo Switch production is getting back on track

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PUBG Mobile shoots through $3 billion in lifetime revenue JOIN THE FIGHT Jul 2nd, 2020

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Apple's China App Store ISBN crackdown begins with update to its developer console APPLE ISBN Jul 2nd, 2020

Apple's China App Store ISBN crackdown begins with update to its developer console

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

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Com2uS acquires online Go service Tygem NEW ACQUISITION Jul 1st, 2020

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Tencent Games teams up with SNK for a Metal Slug mobile title SHOOT 'EM UP Jun 29th, 2020

Tencent Games teams up with SNK for a Metal Slug mobile title

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Pearl Abyss renews its partnership with Amazon for free Black Desert Mobile content

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Tencent and The Pokemon Company debut Pokemon Unite UNITE 'EM ALL Jun 24th, 2020

Tencent and The Pokemon Company debut Pokemon Unite

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NetEase teams up with Warner Bros for The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War THE PRECIOUS Jun 15th, 2020

NetEase teams up with Warner Bros for The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War

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Tencent acquires 20% stake in Japanese games firm Marvelous SPLASHING CASH May 26th, 2020

Tencent acquires 20% stake in Japanese games firm Marvelous

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MyGamez partners with Small Giant Games on Empires & Puzzles' Chinese Android launch MYGAMEZ FUNDING May 21st, 2020

MyGamez partners with Small Giant Games on Empires & Puzzles' Chinese Android launch

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Tencent acquires majority share of Huya ACQUISITION Apr 27th, 2020

Tencent acquires majority share of Huya

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PUBG Mobile shoots through $3 billion in lifetime revenue JOIN THE FIGHT Jul 2nd, 2020

PUBG Mobile shoots through $3 billion in lifetime revenue

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What happened to Dr. Mario World? BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW Jun 26th, 2020

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Supercell's Brawl Stars shoots through $17.5 million revenue in China HAVE A BRAWL Jun 17th, 2020

Supercell's Brawl Stars shoots through $17.5 million revenue in China

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App Annie: PUBG Mobile generates largest consumer spend overseas for China-based developers in Q1 2020 WINNER WINNER May 13th, 2020

App Annie: PUBG Mobile generates largest consumer spend overseas for China-based developers in Q1 2020

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China games revenue set to exceed $46 billion in 2024 NEWZOO REPORT May 11th, 2020

China games revenue set to exceed $46 billion in 2024

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South Korean mobile games market still grinding MMORPGS RULE May 8th, 2020

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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp clears $150 million in lifetime revenue SAVED BY THE BELLS May 6th, 2020

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Amazon plots its biggest Gamescom ever News Aug 9th, 2016

Amazon plots its biggest Gamescom ever

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Chinese mobile game players spend more at midnight but play more at midday

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Mobile marketing platform Simplaex reaches more than 50 million players in four months

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Cultural clashes are still holding back Chinese developers overseas News Aug 8th, 2016

Cultural clashes are still holding back Chinese developers overseas

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Apple loses ground as Android swallows up 97% of India smartphone market in Q2 2016

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App Store developers have earned more than $50 billion since 2008

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Very Big Indie Pitch comes to PG Connects Helsinki on 5 September

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Nintendo's market cap drops $7 billion as company says Pokemon GO won't dramatically impact financials News Jul 25th, 2016

Nintendo's market cap drops $7 billion as company says Pokemon GO won't dramatically impact financials

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