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Hot Five: Niantic has a new star, Epic warns of "degradation in quality", and new games hit the market Hot Five Oct 9th, 2023

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Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days Week that was Oct 6th, 2023

Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days

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PG.biz Podcast - Hot gaming trends and ad formats that are losing steam

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Mobile Mavens: Can we preserve classic mobile games forever? Mobile Mavens Aug 22nd, 2023

Mobile Mavens: Can we preserve classic mobile games forever?

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PG.biz podcast - Finding and growing your niche

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PG.biz Podcast - gaming for good

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Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days

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Hall of Fame: Jani Karlsson and pioneering the earliest days of the mobile games industry Hall of Fame Jun 14th, 2022

Hall of Fame: Jani Karlsson and pioneering the earliest days of the mobile games industry

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Subscription services are growing fast, but unlikely to become the dominant form of monetisation Comment & Opinion Jun 7th, 2022

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

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What is driving the insatiable demand for mergers and acquisitions? Data & Research May 6th, 2022

What is driving the insatiable demand for mergers and acquisitions?

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Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week Job News Mar 24th, 2022

Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week

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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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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 Chart of the Week Oct 31st, 2017

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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Pokemon Day: How are The Pokemon Company's recent mobile releases performing?

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as PG.biz Podcast - gaming for good Interview Mar 3rd, 2023

PG.biz Podcast - gaming for good

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Subscription services are growing fast, but unlikely to become the dominant form of monetisation Comment & Opinion Jun 7th, 2022

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

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Hot Five: Niantic has a new star, Epic warns of "degradation in quality", and new games hit the market Hot Five Oct 9th, 2023

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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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Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week Job News Mar 24th, 2022

Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week

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Hall of Fame: Jani Karlsson and pioneering the earliest days of the mobile games industry Hall of Fame Jun 14th, 2022

Hall of Fame: Jani Karlsson and pioneering the earliest days of the mobile games industry

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Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days

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Building experiences in Roblox: Behind the scenes of virtual influencer Polar’s live event VIRTUAL EVENTS Dec 8th, 2023

Building experiences in Roblox: Behind the scenes of virtual influencer Polar’s live event

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New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Sonic’s latest adventure to a gyroscopic rhythm game FIVE NEW GAMES Dec 8th, 2023

New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Sonic’s latest adventure to a gyroscopic rhythm game

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Africa’s gaming market: How to make a profit with F2P games EMERGING MARKETS Dec 8th, 2023

Africa’s gaming market: How to make a profit with F2P games

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PG Connects Advent Calendar: A Daily Festive Treat FESTIVE SURPRISES Dec 7th, 2023

PG Connects Advent Calendar: A Daily Festive Treat

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Microsoft accelerates plans for Xbox mobile marketplace launch NEW COMPETITION Dec 6th, 2023

Microsoft accelerates plans for Xbox mobile marketplace launch

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Hot Five: Supercell’s path to fame, a Chinese gacha hit and 20M in Web3 funding HOT FIVE Dec 4th, 2023

Hot Five: Supercell’s path to fame, a Chinese gacha hit and 20M in Web3 funding

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Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days WEEK THAT WAS Dec 1st, 2023

Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days

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Game Analysis: Decoding the Live Ops strategy of Monopoly GO STATE OF PLAY Nov 30th, 2023

Game Analysis: Decoding the Live Ops strategy of Monopoly GO

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Ten reasons why eCPM is the most useless metric in ad monetization AD MO METRICS Dec 1st, 2023

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PG Connects Advent Calendar: A Daily Festive Treat FESTIVE SURPRISES Dec 7th, 2023

PG Connects Advent Calendar: A Daily Festive Treat

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KEK Entertainment's Georgy Egorov talks crossplay's new prominence as gaming’s "new reality" CROSSPLAY CLARITY Nov 30th, 2023

KEK Entertainment's Georgy Egorov talks crossplay's new prominence as gaming’s "new reality"

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Google Play reveals its Best of 2023 award winners BEST OF THE BEST Dec 1st, 2023

Google Play reveals its Best of 2023 award winners

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Apple unveils App Store Award winners. These are the best apps and games of 2023 APPLE PICKING Dec 1st, 2023

Apple unveils App Store Award winners. These are the best apps and games of 2023

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New release roundup: From the return of Dynasty Warriors to a 'brand new' retro-fuelled 16-bit kart racer FIVE NEW GAMES Dec 1st, 2023

New release roundup: From the return of Dynasty Warriors to a 'brand new' retro-fuelled 16-bit kart racer

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Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days WEEK THAT WAS Dec 1st, 2023

Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days

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“This is a classic example of political point scoring taking precedence over business common sense” BAD FOR BUSINESS Dec 8th, 2023

“This is a classic example of political point scoring taking precedence over business common sense”

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as Crunch time for ByteDance's gaming ambitions DANCE THE BLUES Dec 8th, 2023

Crunch time for ByteDance's gaming ambitions

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"It was surreal to see our little brainchild win a Google Play Award and be nominated for a BAFTA!" TALES TO TELL Dec 7th, 2023

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AI advances: Kongregate’s new AI Adventure Creator platform is out now AI MEETS UGC Dec 6th, 2023

AI advances: Kongregate’s new AI Adventure Creator platform is out now

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Behind the scenes: The developers of Going Balls on the success of their hypercausal hit HYPERCASUAL HIT Dec 6th, 2023

Behind the scenes: The developers of Going Balls on the success of their hypercausal hit

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Jobs in games: Breaking into animation with Hutch’s Lucia Gentile INDUSTRY STORIES Dec 5th, 2023

Jobs in games: Breaking into animation with Hutch’s Lucia Gentile

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"Unity - I'm done" Why Fundamentally Games’ CEO Oscar Clark is switching platforms UNITY NO MORE Dec 4th, 2023

"Unity - I'm done" Why Fundamentally Games’ CEO Oscar Clark is switching platforms

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Ten reasons why eCPM is the most useless metric in ad monetization AD MO METRICS Dec 1st, 2023

Ten reasons why eCPM is the most useless metric in ad monetization

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"Unity - I'm done" Why Fundamentally Games’ CEO Oscar Clark is switching platforms UNITY NO MORE Dec 4th, 2023

"Unity - I'm done" Why Fundamentally Games’ CEO Oscar Clark is switching platforms

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Game Analysis: Decoding the Live Ops strategy of Monopoly GO STATE OF PLAY Nov 30th, 2023

Game Analysis: Decoding the Live Ops strategy of Monopoly GO

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Ten reasons why eCPM is the most useless metric in ad monetization AD MO METRICS Dec 1st, 2023

Ten reasons why eCPM is the most useless metric in ad monetization

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AI advances: Kongregate’s new AI Adventure Creator platform is out now AI MEETS UGC Dec 6th, 2023

AI advances: Kongregate’s new AI Adventure Creator platform is out now

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Jobs in games: Breaking into animation with Hutch’s Lucia Gentile INDUSTRY STORIES Dec 5th, 2023

Jobs in games: Breaking into animation with Hutch’s Lucia Gentile

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Behind the scenes: The developers of Going Balls on the success of their hypercausal hit HYPERCASUAL HIT Dec 6th, 2023

Behind the scenes: The developers of Going Balls on the success of their hypercausal hit

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"It was surreal to see our little brainchild win a Google Play Award and be nominated for a BAFTA!" TALES TO TELL Dec 7th, 2023

"It was surreal to see our little brainchild win a Google Play Award and be nominated for a BAFTA!"

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Why Gamescom merged with BIG Festival to bring the expo to Brazil BIG EXCLUSIVE Nov 28th, 2023

Why Gamescom merged with BIG Festival to bring the expo to Brazil

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Former DotEmu and Playdigious co-founder announces alternative app store finder, StoreRider APP STORES Dec 8th, 2023

Former DotEmu and Playdigious co-founder announces alternative app store finder, StoreRider

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Get a sneak peek at the schedule for PG Connects London

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The Game Awards 2023 picks its mobile game of the year

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Google Ads overhaul: AdInMo and Usercentrics prepare for the big changes due January 2024

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Odeeo claims over 90% of audio ads are not skipped by gamers

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Rovio close Studio Lumi in Montreal with the loss of 16 jobs ANGRY NERDS Dec 7th, 2023

Rovio close Studio Lumi in Montreal with the loss of 16 jobs

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3D Sonic adventure Sonic Dream Team launches as an Apple Arcade exclusive SUBS ONLY Dec 7th, 2023

3D Sonic adventure Sonic Dream Team launches as an Apple Arcade exclusive

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Google Play reveals its Best of 2023 award winners

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Apple unveils App Store Award winners. These are the best apps and games of 2023

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Activision Blizzard, Epic Games and Supercell considered forming a Google Play competitor

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Former Activision Blizzard CEO supports GameTree's $1.7M seed round for AI app to unite gamers PLATFORM PSYCHOLOGY Dec 5th, 2023

Former Activision Blizzard CEO supports GameTree's $1.7M seed round for AI app to unite gamers

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Q3's biggest genres saw 700% more downloads on Google Play than Apple App Store DOWNLOAD DISPARITY Dec 5th, 2023

Q3's biggest genres saw 700% more downloads on Google Play than Apple App Store

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Microsoft in discussions with potential partners over mobile app store for games MICROSOFT MOBILE Dec 1st, 2023

Microsoft in discussions with potential partners over mobile app store for games

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King soft launch Candy Crush 3D: Is their next crowning victory on its way? CANDY CROWN Dec 6th, 2023

King soft launch Candy Crush 3D: Is their next crowning victory on its way?

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Rovio close Studio Lumi in Montreal with the loss of 16 jobs ANGRY NERDS Dec 7th, 2023

Rovio close Studio Lumi in Montreal with the loss of 16 jobs

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AppsFlyer’s Adam Smart on why cross-platform is the future INTERVIEW May 24th, 2023

AppsFlyer’s Adam Smart on why cross-platform is the future

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The key to successful hypercasual prototypes FEATURE May 23rd, 2023

The key to successful hypercasual prototypes

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Rusty Lake co-founder Robin Ras celebrates success and shares what's next for the studio Q&A May 23rd, 2023

Rusty Lake co-founder Robin Ras celebrates success and shares what's next for the studio

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Sybo and Outplay on the collaboration behind Subway Surfers Blast Q&A May 19th, 2023

Sybo and Outplay on the collaboration behind Subway Surfers Blast

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Fingersoft CEO Jaakko Kylmäoja on the future of their hit Hill Climb Racing Q&A May 17th, 2023

Fingersoft CEO Jaakko Kylmäoja on the future of their hit Hill Climb Racing

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Are in-game ads the answer for developers? We asked Marc Merrill of Riot Games PUT PLAYERS FIRST Mar 30th, 2023

Are in-game ads the answer for developers? We asked Marc Merrill of Riot Games

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A recipe for success: bringing intrinsic in-game ads to Cooking Diary INTRINSIC IN GAME ADS Feb 7th, 2023

A recipe for success: bringing intrinsic in-game ads to Cooking Diary

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Five reasons why it’s more critical than ever to look to in-game advertising MAKE MORE OF MONETISATION Jan 11th, 2023

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

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Former Activision Blizzard CEO supports GameTree's $1.7M seed round for AI app to unite gamers PLATFORM PSYCHOLOGY Dec 5th, 2023

Former Activision Blizzard CEO supports GameTree's $1.7M seed round for AI app to unite gamers

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Sony sets sights on mobile in strategic partnership with NCSoft PARTNERSHIP POWER Nov 29th, 2023

Sony sets sights on mobile in strategic partnership with NCSoft

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KEK Entertainment raises $8M in seed round to build "platform-agnostic IP" PLATFORM POWER Nov 28th, 2023

KEK Entertainment raises $8M in seed round to build "platform-agnostic IP"

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NFTs incoming: Matr1x doubles funding to $20M ahead of its debut Web3 mobile launch NFT NOW Nov 27th, 2023

NFTs incoming: Matr1x doubles funding to $20M ahead of its debut Web3 mobile launch

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Layer AI seed round raises $1.8M to bolster generative game art production PRODUCTION POWER Nov 22nd, 2023

Layer AI seed round raises $1.8M to bolster generative game art production

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SBI Holdings reveals ¥100BN fund to bolster Web3 in Japan WEB3 WORLD Nov 14th, 2023

SBI Holdings reveals ¥100BN fund to bolster Web3 in Japan

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Games livestreaming start-up Noice raises $21 million VERY NOICE Nov 9th, 2023

Games livestreaming start-up Noice raises $21 million

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Following 200M downloads, Blacklight Studio Works concludes its maiden funding round FUNDING IN INDIA Nov 7th, 2023

Following 200M downloads, Blacklight Studio Works concludes its maiden funding round

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as Chinese mobile publishers see an end of year revenue turnaround despite industry challenges HIGHEST EARNERS Dec 8th, 2023

Chinese mobile publishers see an end of year revenue turnaround despite industry challenges

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as The Africa Games Industry Report sheds light on the region's challenges and triumphs GAMING IN AFRICA Dec 7th, 2023

The Africa Games Industry Report sheds light on the region's challenges and triumphs

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The US accounted for 53.5% of casual game installs in Q3, but what are the hottest genres globally? AMERICAN ASCENT Dec 5th, 2023

The US accounted for 53.5% of casual game installs in Q3, but what are the hottest genres globally?

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Q3's biggest genres saw 700% more downloads on Google Play than Apple App Store DOWNLOAD DISPARITY Dec 5th, 2023

Q3's biggest genres saw 700% more downloads on Google Play than Apple App Store

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Hybridcasual conquers the $2 billion mark in 2023 A HIGH BREED Dec 4th, 2023

Hybridcasual conquers the $2 billion mark in 2023

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Video games add £1.3 billion to UK economy in "spillover technology" TECH SPLASH Nov 29th, 2023

Video games add £1.3 billion to UK economy in "spillover technology"

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Riot Games’ Social Impact Fund raises $50 million in five years for charities, education and more VALORANT VALIANCE Nov 29th, 2023

Riot Games’ Social Impact Fund raises $50 million in five years for charities, education and more

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Ten Square Games sees record quarterly growth with Hunting Clash MAU up 82% TEN SQUARE TURNAROUND Nov 28th, 2023

Ten Square Games sees record quarterly growth with Hunting Clash MAU up 82%

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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard: The complete timeline ACQUIBLIZZ Oct 13th, 2023

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard: The complete timeline

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From Wooga to Innplay Labs: Inside Playtika’s shopping spree PLAYTIKA ACQUISITIONS Oct 2nd, 2023

From Wooga to Innplay Labs: Inside Playtika’s shopping spree

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The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2023 BEST OF 2023 Aug 23rd, 2023

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2023

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Marvel Strike Force, Stumble Guys, and GSN: What has Savvy Games Group bought? SAVVY X SCOPELY Apr 6th, 2023

Marvel Strike Force, Stumble Guys, and GSN: What has Savvy Games Group bought?

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Seven more fireside chats with the mobile world's movers & shakers from PGC London 2023 FIRESIDE CHATS PART TWO Mar 20th, 2023

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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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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)

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

Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2014

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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