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

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

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East Meets West: Apple's App Store payment snafu, Pokemon Master's good start, and Huya's ESL deal

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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

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

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

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

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

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MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry REGION FOCUS Sep 10th, 2019

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Indie Spotlight: The Gentlebros CEO Desmond Wong on leaving Koei Tecmo and the allure of Apple Arcade INDIE SPOTLIGHT Feb 12th, 2020

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1 How Huawei's AppGallery can rapidly grow your app in the Middle East and beyond HUAWEI APPGALLERY Jan 31st, 2020

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Indie Spotlight: The Gentlebros CEO Desmond Wong on leaving Koei Tecmo and the allure of Apple Arcade INDIE SPOTLIGHT Feb 12th, 2020

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

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