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Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Starbreeze CEO steps down, Niantic jobs aplenty, and Annapurna Interactive opens new LA studio Feature Oct 30th, 2020

Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Starbreeze CEO steps down, Niantic jobs aplenty, and Annapurna Interactive opens new LA studio

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Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office? Mobile Mavens Oct 28th, 2020

Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office?

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How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise? The IAP Inspector Oct 26th, 2020

How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise?

  • Monetisation
  • IAP Inspector
  • Free-to-play
  • Hot Wheels
Hot Five: PUBG Mobile revenue tops August, Storm8's Amber Okamura talks remote working, and everything you need to know about IDFA changes Hot Five Sep 21st, 2020

Hot Five: PUBG Mobile revenue tops August, Storm8's Amber Okamura talks remote working, and everything you need to know about IDFA changes

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as 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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Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts Data & Research Dec 4th, 2019

Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts

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Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell News Nov 4th, 2019

Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell

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Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot Interview Oct 8th, 2019

Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot

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as 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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2017 - the year not much happened in mobile games, says Verto Chart of the Week Oct 31st, 2017

2017 - the year not much happened in mobile games, says Verto

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Hall of Fame: King CEO Riccardo Zacconi on building a mobile gaming powerhouse Hall of Fame Oct 27th, 2016

Hall of Fame: King CEO Riccardo Zacconi on building a mobile gaming powerhouse

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The internet reacts to the Nintendo Switch reveal After Hours Oct 22nd, 2016

The internet reacts to the Nintendo Switch reveal

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The Promiscuous Gamer enters a Marvel Avengers Alliance (2) and meets his Dream Girlfriend Promiscuous Gamer Apr 8th, 2016

The Promiscuous Gamer enters a Marvel Avengers Alliance (2) and meets his Dream Girlfriend

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2 Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm? Comment & Opinion Aug 28th, 2015

Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm?

  • F2P
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  • Amazon Underground
  • Crossing the Jordan
Why we need more games without Nolan North's voice in them Stateside Aug 14th, 2015

Why we need more games without Nolan North's voice in them

  • Stateside
  • Going Global
  • Diversity
Fallout Shelter's success, E3's future, and #PCGSanFran speakers in the spotlight Week that was Jun 20th, 2015

Fallout Shelter's success, E3's future, and #PCGSanFran speakers in the spotlight

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3 Why it's significant Kabam has gifted all The Hunger Games' players $0.14 Monetizer Jan 30th, 2015

Why it's significant Kabam has gifted all The Hunger Games' players $0.14

  • F2P
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  • Reciprocity
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Not immune but Finland has given GamerGate the cold shoulder The Finnsider Nov 14th, 2014

Not immune but Finland has given GamerGate the cold shoulder

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PG.biz week that was: Gamevil likes Amazon Appstore, Honeycomb will be open, AGON stops, Zipline starts, HTC profits, Xoom hasn't, 4th & Battery rejected, and Apple gets game PR Week that was Apr 9th, 2011

PG.biz week that was: Gamevil likes Amazon Appstore, Honeycomb will be open, AGON stops, Zipline starts, HTC profits, Xoom hasn't, 4th & Battery rejected, and Apple gets game PR

Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell News Nov 4th, 2019

Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell

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Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot Interview Oct 8th, 2019

Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot

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1 How players pushed Marvel Puzzle Quest beyond midcore to embrace competitive gameplay Feature Oct 15th, 2019

How players pushed Marvel Puzzle Quest beyond midcore to embrace competitive gameplay

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2 Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm? Comment & Opinion Aug 28th, 2015

Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm?

  • F2P
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  • Free-to-Start
  • Amazon Underground
  • Crossing the Jordan
How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise? The IAP Inspector Oct 26th, 2020

How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise?

  • Monetisation
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  • Free-to-play
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Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office? Mobile Mavens Oct 28th, 2020

Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office?

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10 How does Coin Master monetise? The IAP Inspector Feb 7th, 2018

How does Coin Master monetise?

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Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Starbreeze CEO steps down, Niantic jobs aplenty, and Annapurna Interactive opens new LA studio TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS Oct 30th, 2020

Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Starbreeze CEO steps down, Niantic jobs aplenty, and Annapurna Interactive opens new LA studio

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Automated App Ads delivers performance at scale with powerful machine learning AUTOMATED APP ADS Oct 29th, 2020

Automated App Ads delivers performance at scale with powerful machine learning

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Mistplay, the disruptive new startup shaking up Appsflyer's Performance Index MISTPLAY Oct 29th, 2020

Mistplay, the disruptive new startup shaking up Appsflyer's Performance Index

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250 47 top games in soft launch: From Angry Birds Legends and Crash Bandicoot: On the Run to Hay Day Pop and The Witcher: Monster Slayer SOFT LAUNCH Oct 26th, 2020

47 top games in soft launch: From Angry Birds Legends and Crash Bandicoot: On the Run to Hay Day Pop and The Witcher: Monster Slayer

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How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise? THE IAP INSPECTOR Oct 26th, 2020

How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise?

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Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Sumo appoints Codemasters vet, Rovio looking for more hires, and Devolver acquires Serious Sam maker TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS Oct 23rd, 2020

Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Sumo appoints Codemasters vet, Rovio looking for more hires, and Devolver acquires Serious Sam maker

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Case Study: Marvel Puzzle Quest grows even mightier with Lab Cave ASO CASE STUDY Oct 21st, 2020

Case Study: Marvel Puzzle Quest grows even mightier with Lab Cave ASO

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Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Rovio CEO plans exit, Supercell looks to bolster team, and Anzu recruits Activision Blizzard exec TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS Oct 16th, 2020

Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Rovio CEO plans exit, Supercell looks to bolster team, and Anzu recruits Activision Blizzard exec

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250 47 top games in soft launch: From Angry Birds Legends and Crash Bandicoot: On the Run to Hay Day Pop and The Witcher: Monster Slayer SOFT LAUNCH Oct 26th, 2020

47 top games in soft launch: From Angry Birds Legends and Crash Bandicoot: On the Run to Hay Day Pop and The Witcher: Monster Slayer

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1 How players pushed Marvel Puzzle Quest beyond midcore to embrace competitive gameplay LIVEOP LEARNINGS Oct 15th, 2019

How players pushed Marvel Puzzle Quest beyond midcore to embrace competitive gameplay

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Automated App Ads delivers performance at scale with powerful machine learning AUTOMATED APP ADS Oct 29th, 2020

Automated App Ads delivers performance at scale with powerful machine learning

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How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise? THE IAP INSPECTOR Oct 26th, 2020

How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise?

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Mistplay, the disruptive new startup shaking up Appsflyer's Performance Index MISTPLAY Oct 29th, 2020

Mistplay, the disruptive new startup shaking up Appsflyer's Performance Index

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Updated: 22 mobile games that have generated more than $1 billion in lifetime sales BILLION DOLLAR CLUB Dec 19th, 2019

Updated: 22 mobile games that have generated more than $1 billion in lifetime sales

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2 Why Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells is "the biggest, most robust game Zynga's ever launched" URAMAGICIAN Sep 23rd, 2020

Why Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells is "the biggest, most robust game Zynga's ever launched"

  • Retention
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10 How does Coin Master monetise? IAP INSPECTOR Feb 7th, 2018

How does Coin Master monetise?

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Best practices for growing your video game in Thailand SPONSORED Oct 30th, 2020

Best practices for growing your video game in Thailand

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Speaker Spotlight: IDGA's Renee Gittins' advice on how to break into the games industry SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Oct 30th, 2020

Speaker Spotlight: IDGA's Renee Gittins' advice on how to break into the games industry

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"I’ve often had to do twice the work to convince people that I am capable," says Snap Games' John Imah POC IN MOBILE Oct 30th, 2020

"I’ve often had to do twice the work to convince people that I am capable," says Snap Games' John Imah

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PGC Digital #4 - our editor's picks on unmissable content PGC PICKS Oct 29th, 2020

PGC Digital #4 - our editor's picks on unmissable content

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Kongregate's Tammy Levy on licensing, partnering with Nickelodeon and launching TMNT: Mutant Madness MAKING OF Oct 29th, 2020

Kongregate's Tammy Levy on licensing, partnering with Nickelodeon and launching TMNT: Mutant Madness

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Speaker Spotlight: Industry vet Ariella Lehrer on 35 years in games SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Oct 29th, 2020

Speaker Spotlight: Industry vet Ariella Lehrer on 35 years in games

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Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office? REMOTE VS OFFICE Oct 28th, 2020

Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office?

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  • USA
  • Coronavirus
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App bidding: The importance of automating monetisation in hypercasual games APP BIDDING Oct 28th, 2020

App bidding: The importance of automating monetisation in hypercasual games

  • Facebook
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  • In-App Bidding
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3 Habbo product manager Jorge García on balancing family life and work under lockdown REMOTE WORKING Oct 27th, 2020

Habbo product manager Jorge García on balancing family life and work under lockdown

  • Finland
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Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot JOBS IN GAMES Oct 8th, 2019

Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot

  • Jobs
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11 Why are people still playing Garena Free Fire? WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE May 25th, 2020

Why are people still playing Garena Free Fire?

  • Game Design
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An analysis of Genshin Impact’s mobile success and how it could grow even bigger THE GENSHIN IMPACT Oct 27th, 2020

An analysis of Genshin Impact’s mobile success and how it could grow even bigger

  • China
  • Monetisation
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  • analysis
2 Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm? MICRO-TRANSACT THAT Aug 28th, 2015

Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm?

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Yodo1’s guide to publishing your mobile game in China, part 1: ISBN, copyright, and taxes YODO1 Oct 22nd, 2020

Yodo1’s guide to publishing your mobile game in China, part 1: ISBN, copyright, and taxes

  • China
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App bidding: The importance of automating monetisation in hypercasual games APP BIDDING Oct 28th, 2020

App bidding: The importance of automating monetisation in hypercasual games

  • Facebook
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Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office? REMOTE VS OFFICE Oct 28th, 2020

Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office?

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Rovio sees a drop in revenue as it generates $79.3 million in Q3 2020

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Activision Blizzard hiring for over 2k staff following 800 layoffs last year

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Best practices for growing your video game in Thailand

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Take a dive into hypercasual and social games at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4

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Turn your hobby into a business with Yodo1’s newly released AdHawk

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Microsoft is shutting down Gears Pop! in April 2021

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Activision Blizzard had a great third quarter with $1.95 billion in net revenues

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Speaker Spotlight: IDGA's Renee Gittins' advice on how to break into the games industry SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Oct 30th, 2020

Speaker Spotlight: IDGA's Renee Gittins' advice on how to break into the games industry

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1 as Chinese online games portal TapTap shut down for three months as government cracks down on rule breakers TAPPED OUT Mar 8th, 2018

Chinese online games portal TapTap shut down for three months as government cracks down on rule breakers

  • China
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1 Among Us hits 86.6 million downloads two years after release JOIN US Sep 16th, 2020

Among Us hits 86.6 million downloads two years after release

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Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell READ 5 NOW Nov 4th, 2019

Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell

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EA pulls Plants vs. Zombies 3 from soft launch CEASEFIRE Oct 19th, 2020

EA pulls Plants vs. Zombies 3 from soft launch

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as Dragalia Lost nears $150 million worldwide revenue, Japan accounts for 50% LOST IN TRANSLATION? Oct 22nd, 2020

Dragalia Lost nears $150 million worldwide revenue, Japan accounts for 50%

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2 Riot Games is launching a regional open beta for League of Legends: Wild Rift BORN TO BE WILD Oct 19th, 2020

Riot Games is launching a regional open beta for League of Legends: Wild Rift

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Automated App Ads delivers performance at scale with powerful machine learning AUTOMATED APP ADS Oct 29th, 2020

Automated App Ads delivers performance at scale with powerful machine learning

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Scopely raises $340 million in Series E funding MONEY MONEY MONEY Oct 28th, 2020

Scopely raises $340 million in Series E funding

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Soft launch to worldwide launch: Optimizing your creative for global success KEEP TESTING Jan 14th, 2020

Soft launch to worldwide launch: Optimizing your creative for global success

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Seeking a job in the games industry - part two: The interview process JOBS IN GAMES Jul 8th, 2019

Seeking a job in the games industry - part two: The interview process

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1 Seeking a job in the games industry - part one: The application process JOBS IN GAMES Jul 1st, 2019

Seeking a job in the games industry - part one: The application process

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2 User acquisition for beginners: A checklist GUIDE TO UA May 21st, 2019

User acquisition for beginners: A checklist

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Financing your indie games development studio - part four: Due diligence THE FINAL STEP May 1st, 2019

Financing your indie games development studio - part four: Due diligence

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Financing your indie games development studio - part three: Structuring an investment deal ART OF THE DEAL Apr 26th, 2019

Financing your indie games development studio - part three: Structuring an investment deal

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Financing your indie games development studio - part two: The killer pitch PITCH PERFECT Apr 10th, 2019

Financing your indie games development studio - part two: The killer pitch

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The games investor checklist: Hunting the next Supercell FINDING FUNDING Mar 29th, 2019

The games investor checklist: Hunting the next Supercell

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Stillfront acquires indie dev Everguild Limited NEW ACQUISITION Oct 29th, 2020

Stillfront acquires indie dev Everguild Limited

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VSPN raises $100 million in funding round led by Tencent MONEY MONEY MONEY Oct 26th, 2020

VSPN raises $100 million in funding round led by Tencent

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Scopely snaps up match-three developer Genjoy WELCOME TO THE FAMILY Oct 23rd, 2020

Scopely snaps up match-three developer Genjoy

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Devolver picks up Serious Sam developer Croteam TWO BECOME ONE Oct 22nd, 2020

Devolver picks up Serious Sam developer Croteam

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Blizzard veterans raise $4.7m to fund new studio Frost Giant TALKING STRATEGY Oct 21st, 2020

Blizzard veterans raise $4.7m to fund new studio Frost Giant

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Alliance Entertainment acquires US games rental service GameFly FLYING HIGH Oct 19th, 2020

Alliance Entertainment acquires US games rental service GameFly

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MyTona teams with Netflix to bring Stranger Things to Cooking Diaries ENTER THE UPSIDE DOWN Oct 13th, 2020

MyTona teams with Netflix to bring Stranger Things to Cooking Diaries

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UK National Videogame Museum receives $522,000 grant NVM SUPPORT Oct 13th, 2020

UK National Videogame Museum receives $522,000 grant

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Mobile gaming on the rise as 70 per cent of gamers are playing more than before GOING MOBILE Oct 30th, 2020

Mobile gaming on the rise as 70 per cent of gamers are playing more than before

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SuperData: Oculus quest was the best-selling VR headset last quarter GOING VIRTUAL Oct 29th, 2020

SuperData: Oculus quest was the best-selling VR headset last quarter

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Genshin Impact has hit $245 million in player spending on mobile HIGH IMPACT Oct 29th, 2020

Genshin Impact has hit $245 million in player spending on mobile

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The Swedish games industry saw revenues of $2.21 billion in 2019 ON THE RISE Oct 27th, 2020

The Swedish games industry saw revenues of $2.21 billion in 2019

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as Dragalia Lost nears $150 million worldwide revenue, Japan accounts for 50% LOST IN TRANSLATION? Oct 22nd, 2020

Dragalia Lost nears $150 million worldwide revenue, Japan accounts for 50%

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Gen Z mobile users more likely to play games, but spend less time in top titles PLAY TIME Oct 22nd, 2020

Gen Z mobile users more likely to play games, but spend less time in top titles

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Roblox surpasses $2 billion in player spending on mobile BUILDING UP Oct 22nd, 2020

Roblox surpasses $2 billion in player spending on mobile

  • Downloads
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Case Study: Marvel Puzzle Quest grows even mightier with Lab Cave ASO CASE STUDY Oct 21st, 2020

Case Study: Marvel Puzzle Quest grows even mightier with Lab Cave ASO

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1 The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020 BEST OF 2020 Sep 8th, 2020

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020

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Supercell, Supercell, and Supercell: The most read news stories of 2019 MOST READ 2019 Dec 31st, 2019

Supercell, Supercell, and Supercell: The most read news stories of 2019

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4 Things We Learned at Gamesforum Seattle 2019

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5 The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019 BEST OF 2019 Oct 1st, 2019

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019

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Meet the indie studios coming to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 INDIE SHOWCASE Jan 14th, 2019

Meet the indie studios coming to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019

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Disney shuts down Star Wars: Rivals, Honor of Kings takes $3.5bn in revenue and Tencent unveil Lego Cube HOT FIVE Sep 24th, 2018

Disney shuts down Star Wars: Rivals, Honor of Kings takes $3.5bn in revenue and Tencent unveil Lego Cube

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Last Updated: Nov 19th, 2014
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New York-based developer Dots is the studio behind mobile puzzlers Dots and TwoDots. 

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pguk new release Jul 21st, 2016

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Tencent co-leads $10 million investment into Dots developer

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