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

Should indie developers release their games in Asia?

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

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3 Mobile Legends is quietly out-grossing Arena of Valor in many countries The Charticle Mar 8th, 2018

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

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

Is Supercell's Brawl Stars set to rise in the East rather than the West?

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

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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

How to design effective mobile game monetisation for India Mobile Mavens May 8th, 2017

How to design effective mobile game monetisation for India

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

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2 How does $1 billion hit Summoners War monetise? The IAP Inspector Aug 11th, 2017

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

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GDC 2019: All the top news in one place GDC ROUNDUP Mar 22nd, 2019

GDC 2019: All the top news in one place

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How hard is it to bring a PC hit like Human: Fall Flat to smartphones anyway? INTERVIEW Feb 25th, 2019

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12 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019's East Meets West track EAST MEETS WEST Feb 25th, 2019

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Four experts explain: What you should know about Asia mobile gaming in 2019 ASIA INSIGHTS Jan 10th, 2019

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

The indie spirit behind the rebirth and growth of the Australian games industry

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The Big Indie Awards 2018 Top 20 Countdown Part 2 - 10 to 1 BIG INDIE AWARDS Nov 22nd, 2018

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5 things we learned from the Melbourne International Games Week LESSONS FROM DOWN UNDER Nov 6th, 2018

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3 Mobile Legends is quietly out-grossing Arena of Valor in many countries FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT Mar 8th, 2018

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3 How does Rules of Survival monetise? IAP INSPECTOR Feb 23rd, 2018

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2 How does $1 billion hit Summoners War monetise? IAP INSPECTOR Aug 11th, 2017

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

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12 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019's East Meets West track EAST MEETS WEST Feb 25th, 2019

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How hard is it to bring a PC hit like Human: Fall Flat to smartphones anyway? INTERVIEW Feb 25th, 2019

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Jobs in Games: Florence composer Kevin Penkin on how to get a job creating music for games JOBS IN GAMES Mar 12th, 2019

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How a China partnership turned Steppy Pants into a number one chart topper in Japan EAST TO EAST Mar 7th, 2019

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MapleStory M director on the challenges of bringing a 15-year-old MMORPG to mobile INTERVIEW Feb 28th, 2019

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4 Delving under the hood of Synative's Try Now demo tech as it partners with Google Play PLAYABLE DEMOS Feb 25th, 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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Facebook partner on using UnrealFront’s Cinemagraph ad creative to market your mobile game CINEMAGRAPH ADS Mar 26th, 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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Jobs in Games: Florence composer Kevin Penkin on how to get a job creating music for games JOBS IN GAMES Mar 12th, 2019

Jobs in Games: Florence composer Kevin Penkin on how to get a job creating music for games

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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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How live user comments for in-game mobile ads are boosting developer revenues AD TECH Mar 12th, 2019

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1 Indonesia Snapshot: The largest mobile games market in Southeast Asia MOBILE GAMES TRENDS Mar 2nd, 2018

Indonesia Snapshot: The largest mobile games market in Southeast Asia

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Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle passes $1.6 billion during its best month ever FIGHT Mar 20th, 2019

Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle passes $1.6 billion during its best month ever

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Sony's Fate/Grand Order hits $3 billion in player spending SPEND Mar 14th, 2019

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