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Hot Five: Finnish boom as Metacore gets $180 million and Small Giant $240 million Hot Five May 10th, 2021

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Why Ninja Kiwi co-founders Chris and Stephen Harris felt now was the right time to sell

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

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Not immune but Finland has given GamerGate the cold shoulder

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2014 in Review: The top 10 most read stories on PocketGamer.biz

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as Master the Meta: Do new Chinese regulations spell trouble or opportunity? SCORE FOR FOREIGN GAMES? May 4th, 2021

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Data: Why mobile and console players like loot boxes but PC gamers don't

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Gaming's next big step will take it into CTV GET CONNECTED May 3rd, 2021

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Zynga pays Small Giant $240 million in second performance earn-out

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Supercell lends Metacore $180 million to scale Merge Mansion

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Turkish-developed mobile games accounted for 20% of US top 100

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

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Seeking a job in the games industry - part two: The interview 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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The games investor checklist: Hunting the next Supercell FINDING FUNDING Mar 29th, 2019

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BigBrain raises $4.5 million in funding to launch real-money trivia game BIG BRAIN TIME May 7th, 2021

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Ace Games raises $7 million in seed funding NEW BLOOD May 6th, 2021

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Zynga acquires adtech outfit Chartboost for $250 million in cash BIG DEAL May 6th, 2021

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League of Legends animated series Arcane streaming on Netflix this fall

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East Side Games partners with Game Masons to make sports-themed idle game NOT IDLING May 5th, 2021

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Carry1st secures $6 million in Series A funding to scale mobile games in Africa NEW MARKET May 4th, 2021

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PortalOne raises $15 million for its mobile game-TV show mash-ups READY PORTAL ONE? Apr 30th, 2021

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Mobile to drive Brazil games market to $2.3 billion in 2021 MOBILE FIRST May 6th, 2021

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How May the Fourth drives growth for Star Wars content THE CONTENT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR May 4th, 2021

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XMG Studio is a specialised gaming company, based in Toronto, Canada, bringing you the best of next-generation mobile games.

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Top 10 mobile game developers to watch in 2012

Top 10 mobile game developers to watch in 2012

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pgbiz Over 550 signed up to PG Connects as we countdown to 20 January News Jan 16th, 2014

Over 550 signed up to PG Connects as we countdown to 20 January

pgbiz PG Connects speaker spotlight: Irving Ho, XMG Studio Interview Jan 10th, 2014

PG Connects speaker spotlight: Irving Ho, XMG Studio

pguk game review Nov 6th, 2012

Ghostbusters: Paranormal Blast

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Sponsored Feature: XMG Studio on how busting feels good in Ghostbusters Paranormal Blast on iOS

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[UPDATE] Save your real-world town from ghouls and goblins in Ghostbusters Paranormal Blast for iOS

pgbiz Top 10 mobile game developers to watch in 2012 List Feb 29th, 2012

Top 10 mobile game developers to watch in 2012

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XMG takes to the high seas in freemium iOS pirate hybrid Powder Monkeys

pguk game review Nov 27th, 2010

Little Metal Ball

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Little Metal Ball

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