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Hot Five: Vainglory changes hands, what's next for Playtika? and Rush Wars' weak KPI revealed Hot Five Nov 11th, 2019

Hot Five: Vainglory changes hands, what's next for Playtika? and Rush Wars' weak KPI revealed

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Will subscription services be good for indie game developers? Mobile Mavens Nov 5th, 2019

Will subscription services be good for indie game developers?

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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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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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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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as As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing? The Charticle Aug 26th, 2019

As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing?

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1 How does Raid: Shadow Legends engage, retain and monetise? The IAP Inspector Mar 25th, 2019

How does Raid: Shadow Legends engage, retain and monetise?

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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

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

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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

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

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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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Will subscription services be good for indie game developers? Mobile Mavens Nov 5th, 2019

Will subscription services be good for indie game developers?

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Hot Five: Vainglory changes hands, what's next for Playtika? and Rush Wars' weak KPI revealed Hot Five Nov 11th, 2019

Hot Five: Vainglory changes hands, what's next for Playtika? and Rush Wars' weak KPI revealed

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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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1 How does Raid: Shadow Legends engage, retain and monetise? The IAP Inspector Mar 25th, 2019

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3 as 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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6 How does Coin Master monetise? The IAP Inspector Feb 7th, 2018

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208 51 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls and SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off SOFT LAUNCH Nov 13th, 2019

51 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls and SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off

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Updated: 22 mobile games that have generated more than $1 billion in lifetime sales BILLION DOLLAR CLUB Nov 12th, 2019

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

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1 Why casual games like Homescapes are adding midcore Guild community features UNITE WE PLAY Nov 7th, 2019

Why casual games like Homescapes are adding midcore Guild community features

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as What Tencent, Amazon and Twitch’s great PUBG Mobile content giveaway means for game developers NEW CHANNELS Nov 4th, 2019

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The geographic fault lines of mobile game art style CULTURAL FIT Oct 31st, 2019

The geographic fault lines of mobile game art style

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What makes Summoners War a successful esport? NO MAGIC FORMULA Oct 31st, 2019

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as What should I pack to attend Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan 2019? And other FAQs VISIT JORDAN Oct 29th, 2019

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The potential of Bahrain’s fledgling games industry PUTTING THE PIECES IN PLACE Oct 28th, 2019

The potential of Bahrain’s fledgling games industry

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Updated: 22 mobile games that have generated more than $1 billion in lifetime sales BILLION DOLLAR CLUB Nov 12th, 2019

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

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1 Why casual games like Homescapes are adding midcore Guild community features UNITE WE PLAY Nov 7th, 2019

Why casual games like Homescapes are adding midcore Guild community features

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208 51 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls and SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off SOFT LAUNCH Nov 13th, 2019

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

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as What Tencent, Amazon and Twitch’s great PUBG Mobile content giveaway means for game developers NEW CHANNELS Nov 4th, 2019

What Tencent, Amazon and Twitch’s great PUBG Mobile content giveaway means for game developers

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The geographic fault lines of mobile game art style CULTURAL FIT Oct 31st, 2019

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

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2 Chart rush: The making of Clash of Clans MAKING OF Oct 17th, 2012

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Games design lecturer Zhia Zariko on the importance of politics in games POLITICS X GAMES Nov 14th, 2019

Games design lecturer Zhia Zariko on the importance of politics in games

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Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King JOBS IN GAMES Nov 13th, 2019

Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King

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Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile INDIE SPOTLIGHT Nov 6th, 2019

Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile

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How Keplerians saved time and bagged more money with Yodo1's managed ad service SCARY NUMBERS Nov 5th, 2019

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Will subscription services be good for indie game developers? INDIE MAVENS Nov 5th, 2019

Will subscription services be good for indie game developers?

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Switch Lite is already shaping up to be 3DS' worthy successor SWITCHING UP Nov 4th, 2019

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Outplay's Emma Turner on the importance of HR for great company culture JOBS IN GAMES Oct 29th, 2019

Outplay's Emma Turner on the importance of HR for great company culture

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as Who won Tencent's Game Without Borders Awards 2019? WINNERS Oct 29th, 2019

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Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King JOBS IN GAMES Nov 13th, 2019

Kiki Olofsson on building diversity and great art at Candy Crush Saga dev King

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Will subscription services be good for indie game developers? INDIE MAVENS Nov 5th, 2019

Will subscription services be good for indie game developers?

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1 Roblox’s masterplan to enable young game devs to make $50 million a year on its platform BEYOND GAMING Oct 8th, 2019

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1 How does Raid: Shadow Legends engage, retain and monetise? SHARP SHINY THINGS Mar 25th, 2019

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How Keplerians saved time and bagged more money with Yodo1's managed ad service SCARY NUMBERS Nov 5th, 2019

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8 How one student's The Sims-like Roblox game racked up 160 million play sessions BUILDING BLOX Mar 7th, 2018

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Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile INDIE SPOTLIGHT Nov 6th, 2019

Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile

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Games design lecturer Zhia Zariko on the importance of politics in games POLITICS X GAMES Nov 14th, 2019

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as SuperGaming raises $1.3 million for new social gaming platform FOR ALL Nov 14th, 2019

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Update: Voodoo expands 'beyond hyper-casual' with new Montreal studio NEW LOCATION Nov 14th, 2019

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One week left to save up to $350 on Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020 EVENT Nov 14th, 2019

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as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling fighting game of all time ROSTER-RIFIC Nov 5th, 2019

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling fighting game of all time

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1 Roblox survey says 60% of teens don’t report inappropriate online behaviour to parents RO-BLOCK? Nov 8th, 2019

Roblox survey says 60% of teens don’t report inappropriate online behaviour to parents

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Call of Duty: Mobile racks up almost $60 million in launch month OVERTAKES MARIO KART Nov 11th, 2019

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Apple Arcade hits 100 live games ITS A TON Nov 8th, 2019

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Update: Voodoo expands 'beyond hyper-casual' with new Montreal studio NEW LOCATION Nov 14th, 2019

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

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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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Financing your indie games development studio - Part one STUDIO FINANCE Mar 29th, 2019

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Wappier raises $4 million to enhance revenue and dataviz platform SEED FUNDING Nov 14th, 2019

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Rogue Games takes Vainglory as Super Evil raises $10.5 million for cloud game Project Spellfire CROSSING THE BEAMS Nov 6th, 2019

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as Warner Bros. and NetEase partner for card RPG Harry Potter: Magic Awakened LUMOS Oct 30th, 2019

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Scopely raises another $200 million, taking total funding to over $450 million CASH UP Oct 29th, 2019

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Candy Crush Saga still crushing it on the US top grossing chart MATCH-3 RULES Nov 14th, 2019

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Call of Duty: Mobile racks up almost $60 million in launch month OVERTAKES MARIO KART Nov 11th, 2019

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1 Roblox survey says 60% of teens don’t report inappropriate online behaviour to parents RO-BLOCK? Nov 8th, 2019

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Call of Duty: Mobile gains top grossing momentum, while Mario Kart Tour’s downloads fall away DELTA FORCE Nov 6th, 2019

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The San Francisco-based developer behind the QuizUp series of games.

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Glu Mobile picks up QuizUp developer Plain Vanilla in deal worth $8.7 million

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