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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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How does Pokemon Café Mix monetise? The IAP Inspector Jul 30th, 2020

How does Pokemon Café Mix monetise?

  • IAP Inspector
  • Pokemon Cafe Mix
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Indie Mavens: Weighing up the benefits between digital and physical events for indies Mobile Mavens Jul 6th, 2020

Indie Mavens: Weighing up the benefits between digital and physical events for indies

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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?

  • Charticle
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  • Pokemon
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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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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

  • Marvel
  • Live Operations
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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

  • Jobs
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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

  • Data
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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

  • Candy Crush Saga
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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
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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

  • 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

  • Week That Was
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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  • Monetizer
  • 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

  • Equality
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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

  • Hot Five
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

  • Jobs
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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

  • Marvel
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  • Live and Kicking
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
  • Disruption
  • Free-to-Start
  • Amazon Underground
  • Crossing the Jordan
10 How does Coin Master monetise? The IAP Inspector Feb 7th, 2018

How does Coin Master monetise?

  • Monetisation
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2 Retail virtual reality: What does it need, and where the hell is it? Mobile Mavens Oct 22nd, 2014

Retail virtual reality: What does it need, and where the hell is it?

  • Oculus Rift
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How does Pokemon Café Mix monetise? The IAP Inspector Jul 30th, 2020

How does Pokemon Café Mix monetise?

  • IAP Inspector
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  • Monetisation Month 2020
249 48 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 19th, 2020

48 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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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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13 Mobile Game of the Week: Poor Thief! WHAT WE'RE PLAYING Oct 16th, 2020

Mobile Game of the Week: Poor Thief!

Update: All 138 Apple Arcade games available now AN APPLE (GAME) A DAY Oct 16th, 2020

Update: All 138 Apple Arcade games available now

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1 29 notable mobile games released in September 2020 you may have missed NEW GAMES Oct 13th, 2020

29 notable mobile games released in September 2020 you may have missed

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Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Sumo acquires Pipeworks, Huuuge Groups hires new CFO, and Krafton merges with PUBG Corp TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS Oct 2nd, 2020

Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Sumo acquires Pipeworks, Huuuge Groups hires new CFO, and Krafton merges with PUBG Corp

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Mobile games jobs weekly: Former Sumo director joins Supercell, Microsoft acquires Zenimax, and Snap Games snaps up more TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS Sep 25th, 2020

Mobile games jobs weekly: Former Sumo director joins Supercell, Microsoft acquires Zenimax, and Snap Games snaps up more

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1 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"

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249 48 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 19th, 2020

48 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
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

  • Marvel
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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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13 Mobile Game of the Week: Poor Thief! WHAT WE'RE PLAYING Oct 16th, 2020

Mobile Game of the Week: Poor Thief!

1 29 notable mobile games released in September 2020 you may have missed NEW GAMES Oct 13th, 2020

29 notable mobile games released in September 2020 you may have missed

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

How does Coin Master monetise?

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1 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"

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  • Harry Potter
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Rewarded ad monetisation: The 3 most effective ways to rocket revenues ROCKET REVENUE Oct 20th, 2020

Rewarded ad monetisation: The 3 most effective ways to rocket revenues

  • Monetisation
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  • Offerwall
  • rewarded video
The Big Indie Interviews: Jon Jarnsäter discusses pitching Save the Zacks at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020 INDIE VIEW Oct 20th, 2020

The Big Indie Interviews: Jon Jarnsäter discusses pitching Save the Zacks at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020

  • Very Big Indie Pitch
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  • PGC London
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Why Lion Studios' Amy Choi believes studying data analytics is a must for aspiring game developers REMOTE WORKING Oct 20th, 2020

Why Lion Studios' Amy Choi believes studying data analytics is a must for aspiring game developers

  • Data
  • Jobs in Games
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  • Product
Master the Meta: Understanding Unity’s new program that helps developers acquire players MASTER THE META Oct 19th, 2020

Master the Meta: Understanding Unity’s new program that helps developers acquire players

  • User Acquisition
  • Unity
  • Master the Meta
Speaker Spotlight: Chris Hainsworth on how mobile monetisation has gotten harder SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Oct 19th, 2020

Speaker Spotlight: Chris Hainsworth on how mobile monetisation has gotten harder

  • Speaker Spotlight
  • PGC Digital
Employers need to be "proactive in seeking diversity," says IronSource VP of new business Rujul Patel POC IN MOBILE Oct 16th, 2020

Employers need to be "proactive in seeking diversity," says IronSource VP of new business Rujul Patel

  • San Francisco
  • Diversity
  • POC in Mobile
  • Technology
TENTUPLAY on how Behavioural Segmentation grants valuable player insight TENTUPLAY Oct 15th, 2020

TENTUPLAY on how Behavioural Segmentation grants valuable player insight

  • Tentuplay
  • behavioural segmentation
Radical Forge creative director on the three-year road to the launch of Bright Paw MAKING OF Oct 15th, 2020

Radical Forge creative director on the three-year road to the launch of Bright Paw

  • Making Of
  • Premium
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  • Yorkshire
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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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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
  • Jobs in Games
  • Technical Art
How Roblox software engineer Corey Robinson began designing levels at 14 REMOTE WORKING Oct 13th, 2020

How Roblox software engineer Corey Robinson began designing levels at 14

  • Jobs in Games
  • Roblox
  • Engineering
  • Remote Working
Master the Meta: Why Genshin Impact is far more important than you think MASTER THE META Oct 12th, 2020

Master the Meta: Why Genshin Impact is far more important than you think

  • Master the Meta
  • Genshin Impact
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?

  • F2P
  • Disruption
  • Free-to-Start
  • Amazon Underground
  • Crossing the Jordan
Why indie developer Matthew English is looking to reinvent chess for a new audience CHECKMATE Oct 14th, 2020

Why indie developer Matthew English is looking to reinvent chess for a new audience

  • Indie Spotlight
  • Chess
  • Indie
22 Why are people still playing Coin Master? KEEP SPINNING Mar 31st, 2020

Why are people still playing Coin Master?

  • Monetisation
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  • Coin Master
Employers need to be "proactive in seeking diversity," says IronSource VP of new business Rujul Patel POC IN MOBILE Oct 16th, 2020

Employers need to be "proactive in seeking diversity," says IronSource VP of new business Rujul Patel

  • San Francisco
  • Diversity
  • POC in Mobile
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Nokia to deploy 4G/LTE network in space BLAST OFF Oct 20th, 2020

Nokia to deploy 4G/LTE network in space

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DreamHack partners with Sweden Game Arena to support the Sweden Game Conference HELPING HAND Oct 20th, 2020

DreamHack partners with Sweden Game Arena to support the Sweden Game Conference

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All three of our online conferences have been amazing - find out why you should attend Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 HUGE DIGITAL EVENTS Oct 20th, 2020

All three of our online conferences have been amazing - find out why you should attend Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to encourage people to vote through playing Among Us on Twitch COME ONE COME ALL Oct 20th, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to encourage people to vote through playing Among Us on Twitch

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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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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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  • Plants vs Zombies
  • Tower Defence
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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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Master the Meta: Why Genshin Impact is far more important than you think MASTER THE META Oct 12th, 2020

Master the Meta: Why Genshin Impact is far more important than you think

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Voodoo was the top hypercasual publisher through downloads in Q3 2020 TOP DOG Oct 15th, 2020

Voodoo was the top hypercasual publisher through downloads in Q3 2020

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Download the Mobile Games Developer Trends Autumn 2020 report

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as Yodo1 announces transition to a fully remote company from 1st December, 2020 GOING REMOTE Oct 16th, 2020

Yodo1 announces transition to a fully remote company from 1st December, 2020

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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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GDBAY.Network Grand Opening (Online)

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Sweden Game Conference (Online)

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Ramat Gan, Israel

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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

  • Mobile Games University
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

  • Investment
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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

  • Investment
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  • Mobile Games University
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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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Alliance Entertainment acquires US games rental service GameFly FLYING HIGH Oct 19th, 2020

Alliance Entertainment acquires US games rental service GameFly

  • Acquisition
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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

  • Stranger Things
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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

  • Coronavirus
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as Streaming platforms Huya and DouYu are merging TWO BECOME ONE Oct 13th, 2020

Streaming platforms Huya and DouYu are merging

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Vungle adapts to post-IDFA era with acquisition of automated UA platform AlgoLift MACHINE SMARTS Oct 13th, 2020

Vungle adapts to post-IDFA era with acquisition of automated UA platform AlgoLift

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as Com2uS purchases Out of the Park Developments "PROGRESSIVE STRIDES" Oct 13th, 2020

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My.Games acquires a majority stake in mobile games dev Deus Craft ACQUISITION Oct 8th, 2020

My.Games acquires a majority stake in mobile games dev Deus Craft

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Thunderful Group acquires Shadow Point developer Coatsink ACQUISITION Oct 5th, 2020

Thunderful Group acquires Shadow Point developer Coatsink

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as Honor of Kings reigns supreme as the top-earning mobile game in September IT'S AN HONOUR Oct 20th, 2020

Honor of Kings reigns supreme as the top-earning mobile game in September

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as Japan is responsible for 22% of mobile games global revenue in the first nine months of 2020 MONEY MONEY MONEY Oct 19th, 2020

Japan is responsible for 22% of mobile games global revenue in the first nine months of 2020

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Google was the top mobile publisher via downloads in September TOP OF THE WORLD Oct 16th, 2020

Google was the top mobile publisher via downloads in September

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Voodoo was the top hypercasual publisher through downloads in Q3 2020 TOP DOG Oct 15th, 2020

Voodoo was the top hypercasual publisher through downloads in Q3 2020

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US consumers are spending around $20.78 on app subscriptions JUST A STREAM Oct 15th, 2020

US consumers are spending around $20.78 on app subscriptions

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Consumer spending on mobile games hit $20 billion in Q3 2020 MONEY MONEY MONEY Oct 9th, 2020

Consumer spending on mobile games hit $20 billion in Q3 2020

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as BTS World and BTS Universe Story close in on $50 million combined revenue DYNAMITE Oct 6th, 2020

BTS World and BTS Universe Story close in on $50 million combined revenue

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as Tencent's Chinese iOS game revenue drops $125 million as Lingxi and Lilith see strong growth SHAKE UP Oct 6th, 2020

Tencent's Chinese iOS game revenue drops $125 million as Lingxi and Lilith see strong growth

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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

4 Things We Learned at Gamesforum Seattle 2019 EVENT RECAP Nov 5th, 2019

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

  • Top 50
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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  • Pocket Gamer Connects
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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5 things we learned at Devcom and Gamescom 2018 GETTING KOLSCH WITH THE INDUSTRY Aug 31st, 2018

5 things we learned at Devcom and Gamescom 2018

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4 The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018 BEST OF 2018 Aug 21st, 2018

The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018

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Count of active applications in the App Store

Total Active App (currently available for download): 4,391,040

Total Inactive Apps (no longer available for download): 213,872

Total Apps Seen in US App Store: 4,604,912

Number of Active Publishers in the US App Store: 1,205,108

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Plain Vanilla

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Last Updated: May 8th, 2014
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The San Francisco-based developer behind the QuizUp series of games.

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Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2014

Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2014

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pgbiz Teatime Games CEO Thor Fridriksson candidly reflects on the failures of QuizUp and Plain Vanilla Interview Aug 5th, 2020

Teatime Games CEO Thor Fridriksson candidly reflects on the failures of QuizUp and Plain Vanilla

pgbiz Glu Mobile picks up QuizUp developer Plain Vanilla in deal worth $8.7 million News Dec 22nd, 2016

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

pgbiz Glu Mobile invests in and might acquire troubled QuizUp dev Plain Vanilla (if TV show works) News Jan 21st, 2016

Glu Mobile invests in and might acquire troubled QuizUp dev Plain Vanilla (if TV show works)

6 pgbiz Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2014 List Mar 18th, 2014

Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2014

1 pguk news Mar 7th, 2014

Hugely popular iOS trivia game QuizUp is now available on Android for free

pgbiz QuizUp generated 10 organic installs per paid download News Mar 7th, 2014

QuizUp generated 10 organic installs per paid download

pgbiz Diary of a Promiscuous Gamer: One big arrival and a massive clear out Feature Jan 26th, 2014

Diary of a Promiscuous Gamer: One big arrival and a massive clear out

pgbiz Diary of a Promiscuous Gamer: Heroes of Dragon Age tries my patience and wallet Feature Jan 12th, 2014

Diary of a Promiscuous Gamer: Heroes of Dragon Age tries my patience and wallet

pgbiz Holidays Hot Five: QuizUp cashes up, Clash of Clans crashes out, and what's going to happen in 2014 News Jan 6th, 2014

Holidays Hot Five: QuizUp cashes up, Clash of Clans crashes out, and what's going to happen in 2014

pgbiz The Charticle: QuizUp - the least successful most successful iPhone game ever The Charticle Jan 3rd, 2014

The Charticle: QuizUp - the least successful most successful iPhone game ever

pgbiz Plain Vanilla's CEO on why QuizUp won't be an easy-come easy-go fad like Draw Something Interview Dec 26th, 2013

Plain Vanilla's CEO on why QuizUp won't be an easy-come easy-go fad like Draw Something

pgbiz Plain Vanilla strikes while QuizUp is hot, raising $22 million Deal Dec 26th, 2013

Plain Vanilla strikes while QuizUp is hot, raising $22 million

pgbiz We had a $1 million UA launch fund but only spent a fraction, says Plain Vanilla CEO of US #1 hit QuizUp Interview Dec 20th, 2013

We had a $1 million UA launch fund but only spent a fraction, says Plain Vanilla CEO of US #1 hit QuizUp

pgbiz Right answer: QuizUp dev Plain Vanilla raises $2 million in funding News Nov 20th, 2013

Right answer: QuizUp dev Plain Vanilla raises $2 million in funding

pgbiz Plain Vanilla's plan to create a socially-powered world-class trivia gaming platform Interview Nov 7th, 2013

Plain Vanilla's plan to create a socially-powered world-class trivia gaming platform

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