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Hot Five: Former Zynga execs launch Dice: Heroes of Whitestone, Tencent raises $3 billion, and Roblox’s Chinese app removed from mainland stores Hot Five Jan 10th, 2022

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

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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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How localised experiences keeps Free Fire alive four years on Interview Dec 15th, 2021

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

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

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

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

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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

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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 THIS WEEK IN CHINA Apr 3rd, 2020

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

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App Annie reveals the top 10 retention tactics which turn first-time users into repeat players RETENTION ROADMAP Dec 22nd, 2021

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Japanese game sector to hit $22 billion in 2021 FANTASY IS FINAL Dec 3rd, 2021

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