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Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days News Nov 25th, 2022

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

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

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

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Stadia may be gone, but will the entire cloud gaming sector go with it? Mobile Mavens Oct 28th, 2022

Stadia may be gone, but will the entire cloud gaming sector go with it?

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as PG.biz Podcast - From breakout to billions Regulars Oct 11th, 2022

PG.biz Podcast - From breakout to billions

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Hot Five: September 12th. The five stories you need to know before you start your working 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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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 Rocket League Sideswipe hit the back of the net Interview Dec 21st, 2021

How Rocket League Sideswipe hit the back of the net

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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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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 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 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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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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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

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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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Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days News Nov 25th, 2022

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

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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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Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days Week that was Nov 11th, 2022

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

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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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as How localised experiences keeps Free Fire alive four years on Interview Dec 15th, 2021

How localised experiences keeps Free Fire alive four years on

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as Hot Five: September 12th. The five stories you need to know before you start your working week Hot Five Sep 12th, 2022

Hot Five: September 12th. The five stories you need to know before you start your working week

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Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days News Nov 18th, 2022

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

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What does it mean for Activision-Blizzard and Take-Two to be mobile first? FEATURE Dec 1st, 2022

What does it mean for Activision-Blizzard and Take-Two to be mobile first?

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How will Web3 impact mobile gaming in the future? INTERVIEW Dec 1st, 2022

How will Web3 impact mobile gaming in the future?

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How to keep your mobile title on top and earning for 10 years plus MTG GAME MAKERS DAY Nov 30th, 2022

How to keep your mobile title on top and earning for 10 years plus

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Mobile Masterworks: Angry Birds MOBILE MASTERWORKS Nov 30th, 2022

Mobile Masterworks: Angry Birds

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"Not measuring up in long term engagement": Space Ape's Simon Hade on Boom Beach: Frontlines shutdown INTERVIEW Nov 30th, 2022

"Not measuring up in long term engagement": Space Ape's Simon Hade on Boom Beach: Frontlines shutdown

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The latest and most interesting mobile games on the blockchain. [UPDATED AUGUST 3] BLOCKCHAIN MOBILE GAMES Nov 30th, 2022

The latest and most interesting mobile games on the blockchain. [UPDATED AUGUST 3]

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The mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales UNICORN CLUB Nov 30th, 2022

The mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales

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Why do so many licensed games go down the idle route? LICENSED GAMES Nov 29th, 2022

Why do so many licensed games go down the idle route?

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The latest and most interesting mobile games in soft launch. [UPDATE] SOFT LAUNCH Nov 28th, 2022

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China may still be top of the mobile game, but India is closing in ANALYSIS Nov 24th, 2022

China may still be top of the mobile game, but India is closing in

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"There is a dragon’s hoard waiting there": game publishing opportunities in Iran and Morocco EAST TO WEST Nov 24th, 2022

"There is a dragon’s hoard waiting there": game publishing opportunities in Iran and Morocco

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"Not measuring up in long term engagement": Space Ape's Simon Hade on Boom Beach: Frontlines shutdown INTERVIEW Nov 30th, 2022

"Not measuring up in long term engagement": Space Ape's Simon Hade on Boom Beach: Frontlines shutdown

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Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time REIGNING REVENUE RAISERS Nov 28th, 2022

Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time

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Mobile Masterworks: Angry Birds MOBILE MASTERWORKS Nov 30th, 2022

Mobile Masterworks: Angry Birds

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The mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales UNICORN CLUB Nov 30th, 2022

The mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales

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Frank Keienburg, Brawl Stars Game Lead, on Supercellian culture and what other platforms can learn from mobile INTERVIEW Nov 10th, 2022

Frank Keienburg, Brawl Stars Game Lead, on Supercellian culture and what other platforms can learn from mobile

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Representation, Privacy, and AR: What will marketing look like in 2023? 2023 IN MARKETING Dec 1st, 2022

Representation, Privacy, and AR: What will marketing look like in 2023?

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The end of the IDFA: Then and Now GUEST POST Dec 1st, 2022

The end of the IDFA: Then and Now

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Maria Wagner on how the gaming industry can lead the change for sustainability WOMEN IN GAMES Dec 1st, 2022

Maria Wagner on how the gaming industry can lead the change for sustainability

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In Depth With MTG's Flow Platform And Behind-The-Scenes With Its CEOs MTG GAME MAKER'S DAY Nov 30th, 2022

In Depth With MTG's Flow Platform And Behind-The-Scenes With Its CEOs

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Hutch CEO Shaun Rutland on making games that attract players MTG GAME MAKERS DAY Nov 30th, 2022

Hutch CEO Shaun Rutland on making games that attract players

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How Apple’s ATT could end the current free-to-play gaming era END OF AN ERA Nov 30th, 2022

How Apple’s ATT could end the current free-to-play gaming era

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"Not measuring up in long term engagement": Space Ape's Simon Hade on Boom Beach: Frontlines shutdown INTERVIEW Nov 30th, 2022

"Not measuring up in long term engagement": Space Ape's Simon Hade on Boom Beach: Frontlines shutdown

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Capital, knowledge, originality: Samer Abbas on how the MENA market will grow REGION INSIGHT Nov 29th, 2022

Capital, knowledge, originality: Samer Abbas on how the MENA market will grow

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Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days WEEK IN VIEWS Nov 25th, 2022

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

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"Not measuring up in long term engagement": Space Ape's Simon Hade on Boom Beach: Frontlines shutdown INTERVIEW Nov 30th, 2022

"Not measuring up in long term engagement": Space Ape's Simon Hade on Boom Beach: Frontlines shutdown

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Todd Green, GM of Candy Crush at King, on the importance of player feedback to the game's decade long success INTERVIEW Nov 15th, 2022

Todd Green, GM of Candy Crush at King, on the importance of player feedback to the game's decade long success

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What makes Pokémon such a monster game? A new record for the franchise Nov 25th, 2022

What makes Pokémon such a monster game?

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How Apple’s ATT could end the current free-to-play gaming era END OF AN ERA Nov 30th, 2022

How Apple’s ATT could end the current free-to-play gaming era

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Capital, knowledge, originality: Samer Abbas on how the MENA market will grow REGION INSIGHT Nov 29th, 2022

Capital, knowledge, originality: Samer Abbas on how the MENA market will grow

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Frank Keienburg, Brawl Stars Game Lead, on Supercellian culture and what other platforms can learn from mobile INTERVIEW Nov 10th, 2022

Frank Keienburg, Brawl Stars Game Lead, on Supercellian culture and what other platforms can learn from mobile

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Hutch CEO Shaun Rutland on making games that attract players MTG GAME MAKERS DAY Nov 30th, 2022

Hutch CEO Shaun Rutland on making games that attract players

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Snapdragon Pro Series to host Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars eSports final

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UK and Germany on track to generate a combined $12.1 billion to the global gaming market in 2022 NEWZOO REPORT Dec 1st, 2022

UK and Germany on track to generate a combined $12.1 billion to the global gaming market in 2022

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Supercell starts up two new studios, with four ex-Riot employees on board A HELPING OF HIRES Dec 1st, 2022

Supercell starts up two new studios, with four ex-Riot employees on board

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Call of Duty Warzone Mobile soft launches in Australia SOFT-LAUNCHES Dec 1st, 2022

Call of Duty Warzone Mobile soft launches in Australia

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Roblox snaps up Apple Veteran John Stauffer as VP of engineering ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE Dec 1st, 2022

Roblox snaps up Apple Veteran John Stauffer as VP of engineering

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Infinity Games’ Flipper Island could be the start of a new idle genre PINBALL-ESQUE PLAY Dec 1st, 2022

Infinity Games’ Flipper Island could be the start of a new idle genre

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as Celebrations and content galore as Netmarble’s Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds reaches 200 days CROSS WORLDS CELEBRATION Dec 1st, 2022

Celebrations and content galore as Netmarble’s Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds reaches 200 days

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as Tencent Games teams up with SNK for a Metal Slug mobile title SHOOT 'EM UP Jun 29th, 2020

Tencent Games teams up with SNK for a Metal Slug mobile title

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EU apps are routinely failing to comply with GDPR regulations GDPR REGULATIONS Nov 25th, 2022

EU apps are routinely failing to comply with GDPR regulations

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as Digital future to be led by Mexico, Slovakia and Saudi Arabia, as China set to feel brunt of global slump MARKET ANALYSIS Nov 28th, 2022

Digital future to be led by Mexico, Slovakia and Saudi Arabia, as China set to feel brunt of global slump

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World of Tanks Blitz sees top Hollywood talent team up to promote Holiday event SEASONAL EVENTS Nov 25th, 2022

World of Tanks Blitz sees top Hollywood talent team up to promote Holiday event

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as Netmarble marks Seven Knights 2’s first anniversary with more special events ANNIVERSARIES Nov 25th, 2022

Netmarble marks Seven Knights 2’s first anniversary with more special events

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as Pakistan halts overseas payments for mobile gaming PAKISTAN’S GAMING MARKET Nov 28th, 2022

Pakistan halts overseas payments for mobile gaming

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Hypercasual game dev Gamejam Co. rebrands to Superfine and releases Web3 growth platform PIVOTS Nov 29th, 2022

Hypercasual game dev Gamejam Co. rebrands to Superfine and releases Web3 growth platform

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as Tencent to stand trial in copyright infringement suit tomorrow TENCENT ON TRIAL Nov 28th, 2022

Tencent to stand trial in copyright infringement suit tomorrow

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Hybridcasual: a winning formula? HYBRID CASUAL HELP Nov 24th, 2022

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How to hire a CFO for your mobile games studio SUPERSTAR CFOs Aug 16th, 2022

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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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Three in-game monetisation myths that need to be left in 2021 MONETISATION MYTHS BUSTED Apr 14th, 2022

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How to prevent ‘purposefully neglectful’ UI/UX dark patterns in F2P mobile games

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Financing LTV in mobile gaming FUND GROWTH TO SCALE Mar 31st, 2022

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Pollen VC launches the definitive guide to selecting a UA financing partner UA OK Jan 14th, 2022

Pollen VC launches the definitive guide to selecting a UA financing partner

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Roboto Games raises $15 million in Series A funding round SUCCESSFUL FUNDING ROUND Nov 29th, 2022

Roboto Games raises $15 million in Series A funding round

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X-Flow invests $6 million in casual developer Plummy Games after Star Merge launch BUSINESS CASUAL Nov 23rd, 2022

X-Flow invests $6 million in casual developer Plummy Games after Star Merge launch

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Zynga subsidiary Rollic acquires hypercasual games studio Popcore ACQUISITIONS Nov 17th, 2022

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Anything World raises $7.5 million to make 3D content creation more accessible than ever before ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Nov 10th, 2022

Anything World raises $7.5 million to make 3D content creation more accessible than ever before

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Everybuddy Games raises $15 million in Series A Funding Round and is on a mission to build mobile games SUCCESS IN ISRAEL Nov 8th, 2022

Everybuddy Games raises $15 million in Series A Funding Round and is on a mission to build mobile games

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Nintendo and DeNA's new joint venture Nintendo Systems aims to strengthen mobile business NEW PARTNERSHIP Nov 8th, 2022

Nintendo and DeNA's new joint venture Nintendo Systems aims to strengthen mobile business

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Is Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard in trouble? A CALL OF DUTY TO COMPETITORS? Nov 7th, 2022

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Unity and ironSource finalise the merger, despite early attempts by AppLovin to scupper the deal TWO BECOME ONE Nov 7th, 2022

Unity and ironSource finalise the merger, despite early attempts by AppLovin to scupper the deal

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The top ten gaming industry deals of 2022 (so far) DRAKE STAR REPORT Nov 24th, 2022

The top ten gaming industry deals of 2022 (so far)

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Bucking the downturn: Q3 Daily Active Users and Downloads are both on the up SOCIALPETA REPORT Nov 23rd, 2022

Bucking the downturn: Q3 Daily Active Users and Downloads are both on the up

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Asia Pacific to generate 48 percent of 2022's global gaming revenue NEWZOO REPORT Nov 21st, 2022

Asia Pacific to generate 48 percent of 2022's global gaming revenue

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Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – November 21 2022 NEWS Nov 21st, 2022

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – November 21 2022

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What is the world’s top mobile game franchise? TOP CAT Nov 21st, 2022

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Subscription-based gaming to reach $24.1 billion by 2030 - mobile is the fastest growing segment SUBSCRIPTION-BASED GAMING Nov 18th, 2022

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New forecasts suggest the mobile gaming market will shrink 6.4% year-on-year TROUBLE IN THE MARKET? Nov 16th, 2022

New forecasts suggest the mobile gaming market will shrink 6.4% year-on-year

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How Supercell’s biggest update of 2022 rocketed Clash Royale's revenue ANALYSIS Nov 14th, 2022

How Supercell’s biggest update of 2022 rocketed Clash Royale's revenue

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Pocket Gamer Connects Advent Calendar: Day 1: Xmas Mixer next week! TIME TO CELEBRATE Dec 1st, 2022

Pocket Gamer Connects Advent Calendar: Day 1: Xmas Mixer next week!

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The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022 BEST OF 2022 Aug 23rd, 2022

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PocketGamer.biz's 22 most anticipated mobile games of 2022 MOST ANTICIPATED 2022 Dec 30th, 2021

PocketGamer.biz's 22 most anticipated mobile games of 2022

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Icelandic studio 1939 Games has opened a mobile games unit in Helsinki ICELANDIC EXPANSION Nov 23rd, 2021

Icelandic studio 1939 Games has opened a mobile games unit in Helsinki

Making the mobile version of KARDS

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UK-based indie studio Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million for casual mobile games THE SECRET SAUCE Nov 23rd, 2021

UK-based indie studio Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million for casual mobile games

Founded by former Rovio, Space Ape, and Gram Games alumni

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Armada Interactive secures $10 million from two seed funding rounds JOIN THE ARMADA Feb 23rd, 2017

Armada Interactive secures $10 million from two seed funding rounds

Looking to revolutionise core mobile gaming

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The Finnish and Nordic games industry from an investor’s perspective FINNISH GAMES INDUSTRY Feb 14th, 2017

The Finnish and Nordic games industry from an investor’s perspective

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Can Finland still be a powerful force in the mobile games market? WHY FINLAND? Dec 20th, 2016

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Armada Interactive raises $3 million to give core mobile gaming a hard push A WHO'S WHO Apr 20th, 2016

Armada Interactive raises $3 million to give core mobile gaming a hard push

Remedy, BioWare, Crytek vets reboot

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