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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

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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%

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As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing? The Charticle Aug 26th, 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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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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212 51 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Minecraft Earth and Tetris Royale SOFT LAUNCH Dec 2nd, 2019

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

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Why Lebanon's game industry is less about opportunity and more about potential REGION FOCUS Oct 22nd, 2019

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How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global OUTWARD BOUND Oct 9th, 2019

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How Jordan is building on solid foundations to take its game sector global OUTWARD BOUND Oct 9th, 2019

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The indie spirit behind the rebirth and growth of the Australian games industry RESTART Jan 2nd, 2019

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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

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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

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

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Malaysia snapshot: Mobile Legends extends its lead MOBILE GAME TRENDS May 11th, 2018

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4 tips for tapping into the South Korean mobile games market TOP TIPS Jun 12th, 2018

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Three years on: Bandai Namco on the evolution of Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle LIVE AND KICKING Aug 23rd, 2018

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16 Garena’s battle royale game Free Fire surpasses $1 billion of lifetime revenue EMERGING MARKETS HIT Nov 19th, 2019

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Huya picks up minority stake in ESL for $30m CHINA EXPANSION Sep 2nd, 2019

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