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Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts

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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

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Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot Interview Oct 8th, 2019

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How players pushed Marvel Puzzle Quest beyond midcore to embrace competitive gameplay

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Hot Five: The best Crash Bandicoot: On the Run data and 3 new Supercell games

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Update: All 187 Apple Arcade games available now AN APPLE (GAME) A DAY Apr 8th, 2021

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Your guide to the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021 LOBBYING GUIDE Apr 1st, 2021

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Why Small Giant followed up its $1 billion hit Empires & Puzzles with Puzzle Combat

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as The Big Indie interviews: Runner-up Minidragon tells us all about their latest game Tiny Fantasy INDIE VIEW Apr 7th, 2021

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With Clash expansions, Supercell is rewriting the mobile game playbook - again

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Why Small Giant followed up its $1 billion hit Empires & Puzzles with Puzzle Combat MAKING OF Apr 8th, 2021

Why Small Giant followed up its $1 billion hit Empires & Puzzles with Puzzle Combat

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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

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PUBG: New State exceeds 10 million pre-registrations on Google Play

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Tripledot Studios closes $78 million in Series A funding DOT DOT DOT Apr 9th, 2021

Tripledot Studios closes $78 million in Series A funding

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Update: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run sprints to nearly 33 million global downloads BANDICOOT BONANZA Apr 9th, 2021

Update: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run sprints to nearly 33 million global downloads

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Konami's eFootball PES 2021 Mobile scores 400 million downloads IT'S A GOAL Apr 7th, 2021

Konami's eFootball PES 2021 Mobile scores 400 million downloads

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Supercell soft-launches Clash Quest in Scandinavia

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Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell

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Update: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run sprints to nearly 33 million global downloads

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EA pulls Plants vs. Zombies 3 from soft launch CEASEFIRE Oct 19th, 2020

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as Tencent's Timi Studios hit revenues of $10 billion in 2020 MONEY MONEY MONEY Apr 6th, 2021

Tencent's Timi Studios hit revenues of $10 billion in 2020

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Soft launch to worldwide launch: Optimizing your creative for global success KEEP TESTING Jan 14th, 2020

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Seeking a job in the games industry - part two: The interview process

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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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Tripledot Studios closes $78 million in Series A funding DOT DOT DOT Apr 9th, 2021

Tripledot Studios closes $78 million in Series A funding

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Sandbox buys Fingerprint to create Sandbox Kids WELCOME TO THE FAMILY Mar 31st, 2021

Sandbox buys Fingerprint to create Sandbox Kids

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NBA Top Shot company Dapper Labs secures $305 million in funding SUPER FLOW Mar 30th, 2021

NBA Top Shot company Dapper Labs secures $305 million in funding

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AR outfit Blippar secures $5 million in pre-Series A funding REALITY CHECK Mar 29th, 2021

AR outfit Blippar secures $5 million in pre-Series A funding

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Digital Turbine to acquire Fyber for $600 million WELCOME TO THE FAMILY Mar 23rd, 2021

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Keywords enters the Australian market with Tanalus Media investment DOWN UNDER Mar 18th, 2021

Keywords enters the Australian market with Tanalus Media investment

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Super League Gaming snaps up live streaming platform Mobcrush GETTING COMPETITIVE Mar 12th, 2021

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Hypercasual downloads peaked in Q1 2020

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Crash Bandicoot: On the Run - 400% faster than other endless runners VROOM Mar 31st, 2021

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Genshin Impact rushes through $1 billion in mobile player spending HIGH IMPACT Mar 24th, 2021

Genshin Impact rushes through $1 billion in mobile player spending

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Football titles shot through $600 million on mobile last year BACK OF THE NET Mar 22nd, 2021

Football titles shot through $600 million on mobile last year

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From Guardian of Light to Reloaded, here's how Tomb Raider fares on mobile EVERYBODY LOVES A TOMB Mar 22nd, 2021

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Mobile was the top-earning games platform in 2020

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Supercell, Supercell, and Supercell: The most read news stories of 2019 MOST READ 2019 Dec 31st, 2019

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Disney shuts down Star Wars: Rivals, Honor of Kings takes $3.5bn in revenue and Tencent unveil Lego Cube HOT FIVE Sep 24th, 2018

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125 million downloads later narrative game Episode is ready to fend off new competition POCKET STORIES May 24th, 2018

125 million downloads later narrative game Episode is ready to fend off new competition

Episode studio head Michael Dawson discusses the game's success and the new competitors entering the genre

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How Episode uses TV and Hollywood partnerships to grow its mobile audience FROM MOVIES TO MOBILE Jan 3rd, 2017

How Episode uses TV and Hollywood partnerships to grow its mobile audience

Head of Studio Michael Dawson explains the strategy

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Episode partners with Warner Horizon Television for new Pretty Little Liars story PRETTY LITTLE PARTNER Dec 14th, 2016

Episode partners with Warner Horizon Television for new Pretty Little Liars story

Another big hitter for the narrative platform

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1 Demi Lovato, Mean Girls and moderation: The making of Episode MAKING OF EPISODE Apr 26th, 2016

Demi Lovato, Mean Girls and moderation: The making of Episode

How major licenses helped boost the profile of the interactive fiction platform

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