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FunPlus CBO Chris Petrovic to discuss the games industry's 'new normal' at PGC Barcelona
The industry veteran is another big name to join our raft of star speakers heading to the Spain conference on June 15th and 16th
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FunPlus
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www.funplus.com
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FunPlus is a popular social networking and mobile gaming company that creates fun games and builds communities across multiple online and mobile platforms.
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