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How World of Demons was summoned from an unreleased mobile game Interview Sep 14th, 2021

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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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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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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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How World of Demons was summoned from an unreleased mobile game

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

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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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"Hiring managers should actively seek candidates from underrepresented groups" Interview Jul 27th, 2021

"Hiring managers should actively seek candidates from underrepresented groups"

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Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play MOST WANTED LIST Nov 18th, 2021

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Bagelcode and Socialpoint dominate new Mobile Games Index from adjoe and Statista MOBILE GAMES INDEX Nov 10th, 2021

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

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

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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

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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Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play MOST WANTED LIST Nov 18th, 2021

Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play

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Bagelcode and Socialpoint dominate new Mobile Games Index from adjoe and Statista MOBILE GAMES INDEX Nov 10th, 2021

Bagelcode and Socialpoint dominate new Mobile Games Index from adjoe and Statista

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

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Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution YODO1 Nov 19th, 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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"Hiring managers should actively seek candidates from underrepresented groups" POC IN MOBILE Jul 27th, 2021

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Is Supercell's Brawl Stars set to rise in the East rather than the West? EASTERN STARS Dec 13th, 2018

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"Hiring managers should actively seek candidates from underrepresented groups" POC IN MOBILE Jul 27th, 2021

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Loot box design 2.0: Complying with China's new rules CHINESE REGULATIONS May 7th, 2019

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