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Subscription services are growing fast, but unlikely to become the dominant form of monetisation

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Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week

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

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

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

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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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Mobile Game of the Week: Valiant Hearts: Coming Home

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Woke or broke? When should developers break from controversial creators?

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as The complete list of Netflix Games [UPDATE] A GLIMPSE OF GROWTH Feb 1st, 2023

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The mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales UNICORN CLUB Jan 31st, 2023

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How inclusivity and diversity can lead to a positive future DIVERSITY IN GAMING Jan 30th, 2023

How inclusivity and diversity can lead to a positive future

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The latest and most interesting mobile games in soft launch. [UPDATE] SOFT LAUNCH Jan 30th, 2023

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Nour Khrais on MENA: "This is an opportunity for small developers to reach a huge audience.” Pocket Gamer Connects 2023 Jan 27th, 2023

Nour Khrais on MENA: "This is an opportunity for small developers to reach a huge audience.”

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Indian game makers call for better consultation on proposed changes to legislation LEGISLATION Jan 30th, 2023

Indian game makers call for better consultation on proposed changes to legislation

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Mobile Games Industry Trends 2023: Revenue models TRENDS 2023 Jan 25th, 2023

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Apex Legends Mobile Vs Everdale – the right & wrong way to sunset a game SUNSETS Feb 1st, 2023

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Mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes required to unlock items in Switch 'sister' title Engage CROSS-PLATFORM PROMO Jan 25th, 2023

Mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes required to unlock items in Switch 'sister' title Engage

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Mobile Games Industry Trends 2023: Revenue models TRENDS 2023 Jan 25th, 2023

Mobile Games Industry Trends 2023: Revenue models

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Mob Control: hybridising a hypercasual hit

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Apex Legends Mobile Vs Everdale – the right & wrong way to sunset a game SUNSETS Feb 1st, 2023

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Nour Khrais on MENA: "This is an opportunity for small developers to reach a huge audience.” Pocket Gamer Connects 2023 Jan 27th, 2023

Nour Khrais on MENA: "This is an opportunity for small developers to reach a huge audience.”

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Janneke Van Swetselaar from Ultra on bridging the gap and working in gaming PROFILE Feb 3rd, 2023

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Mobile Games Industry Trends 2023: Revenue models TRENDS 2023 Jan 25th, 2023

Mobile Games Industry Trends 2023: Revenue models

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MENA-3 games market to grow 56% by 2026 NIKO PARTNERS FORECAST Feb 3rd, 2023

MENA-3 games market to grow 56% by 2026

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Dubit hires new head of studio Regine Weiner, formerly of Epic Games HIRING HAND Feb 2nd, 2023

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Voodoo’s Alex Shea: “Hypercasual is dead”

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Cost Per Install for hypercasual games hit an all-time high

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Amazon have reportedly purchased Tomb Raider from Embracer Group for $600 million RAIDING THE SMALL SCREEN Jan 31st, 2023

Amazon have reportedly purchased Tomb Raider from Embracer Group for $600 million

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Android has a 71% share of all ads traffic STATISTICS Jan 30th, 2023

Android has a 71% share of all ads traffic

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Tilting Point lays of 14% of its workforce TILTING POINT LAYOFFS Feb 1st, 2023

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UK mobile dev Kwalee hits 1bn total installs MILESTONES Jan 30th, 2023

UK mobile dev Kwalee hits 1bn total installs

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Five reasons why it’s more critical than ever to look to in-game advertising

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as How to turn a hypercasual game concept into an IAP-driven Hybridcasual ZOMBIE DEFENCE SUCCESS Dec 22nd, 2022

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Cheat codes to master the hybridcasual genre

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Hybridcasual: a winning formula?

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What you need to do before monetising your hypercasual game DO THIS FIRST Apr 28th, 2022

What you need to do before monetising your hypercasual game

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Tennis Clash named the official mobile game of Roland-Garros

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House Of Blueberry Raises $6M To Grow Fashion In The Metaverse DRESS UP Jan 24th, 2023

House Of Blueberry Raises $6M To Grow Fashion In The Metaverse

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African publisher Carry1st reports $27m funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures INVESTMENT Jan 17th, 2023

African publisher Carry1st reports $27m funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures

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QYOU Media acquires 51% of Maxamtech Digital Ventures, sets sights on remaining 49% QYOU ACQUISITION Jan 12th, 2023

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Saudi Arabia’s PIF increases its stake in Nintendo to 6% RAISING THE STAKES Jan 12th, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s PIF increases its stake in Nintendo to 6%

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Indian developer Giga Fun Studios raises $2.4 million in funding SUCCESSFUL FUNDING Jan 11th, 2023

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The State of Mobile 2023 revealed

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RPGs saw a 4.76% increase in downloads last year

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Hothead Games

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Last Updated: Jan 3rd, 2023
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Hothead Games is an independent video game developer and publisher based in Vancouver, Canada. Hothead is best known for its role-playing / adventure video game series On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness.

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