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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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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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?

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

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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

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Master the Meta: Do new Chinese regulations spell trouble or opportunity? SCORE FOR FOREIGN GAMES? May 4th, 2021

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The Big Indie interviews: Runner-up Minidragon tells us all about their latest game Tiny Fantasy INDIE VIEW Apr 7th, 2021

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Master the Meta: Garena Free Fire publisher Sea’s earnings breakdown MASTER THE META May 24th, 2021

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Despite geo-political tensions, Iran's mobile game industry is ready to scale Feature Oct 25th, 2019

Despite geo-political tensions, Iran's mobile game industry is ready to scale

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Low CPI and high ARPU: Iran, the fastest growing mobile apps market in the Middle East Comment & Opinion Jan 30th, 2019

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The quiet opportunity for games developers in Iran Comment & Opinion Oct 16th, 2018

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Iran bans Clash of Clans over violence and "tribal conflict" concerns News Jan 3rd, 2017

Iran bans Clash of Clans over violence and "tribal conflict" concerns

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Iran bans Pokemon GO News Aug 8th, 2016

Iran bans Pokemon GO

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