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Hot Five: Diablo Immortal makes over $24 million in first two weeks, a third of gaming app businesses expect to close, and Beatstar's exclusive over Spotify Hot Five Jun 20th, 2022

Hot Five: Diablo Immortal makes over $24 million in first two weeks, a third of gaming app businesses expect to close, and Beatstar's exclusive over Spotify

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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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Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – June 10 2022 Feature Jun 10th, 2022

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – June 10 2022

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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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Updated: what crucial lessons can Microsoft and Sony take from mobile for in-game ads? Mobile Mavens Apr 29th, 2022

Updated: what crucial lessons can Microsoft and Sony take from mobile for in-game ads?

  • Monetisation
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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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PGbiz Podcast #6 - Original Games and the rise of merge News Oct 18th, 2021

PGbiz Podcast #6 - Original Games and the rise of merge

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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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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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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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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1 Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – May 6 2022 Feature May 6th, 2022

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – May 6 2022

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1 Hot Five: Tilting Point bullish on blockchain, Warcraft Arclight Rumble, and Zynga’s Bernard Kim to join Match Group Hot Five May 9th, 2022

Hot Five: Tilting Point bullish on blockchain, Warcraft Arclight Rumble, and Zynga’s Bernard Kim to join Match Group

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Hot Five: Diablo Immortal makes over $24 million in first two weeks, a third of gaming app businesses expect to close, and Beatstar's exclusive over Spotify Hot Five Jun 20th, 2022

Hot Five: Diablo Immortal makes over $24 million in first two weeks, a third of gaming app businesses expect to close, and Beatstar's exclusive over Spotify

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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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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

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Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – June 10 2022 Feature Jun 10th, 2022

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – June 10 2022

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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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13 Mobile Game of the Week: Disney Mirrorverse WHAT WE'RE PLAYING Jun 24th, 2022

Mobile Game of the Week: Disney Mirrorverse

All 253 Apple Arcade games available now AN APPLE (GAME) A DAY Jun 24th, 2022

All 253 Apple Arcade games available now

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10 biggest video game acquisitions of all time MONOPOLY MONEY Jun 23rd, 2022

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The mobile games industry glossary THE MOBILE GAMES GLOSSARY Jun 23rd, 2022

The mobile games industry glossary

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34 mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales UNICORN CLUB Jun 21st, 2022

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

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273 Updated June 20: 67 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Snap to Subway Surfers Match SOFT LAUNCH Jun 20th, 2022

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

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273 Updated June 20: 67 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Snap to Subway Surfers Match SOFT LAUNCH Jun 20th, 2022

Updated June 20: 67 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Snap to Subway Surfers Match

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1 Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – May 6 2022 UPSTREAM May 6th, 2022

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – May 6 2022

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34 mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales UNICORN CLUB Jun 21st, 2022

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

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13 Mobile Game of the Week: Disney Mirrorverse WHAT WE'RE PLAYING Jun 24th, 2022

Mobile Game of the Week: Disney Mirrorverse

All 253 Apple Arcade games available now AN APPLE (GAME) A DAY Jun 24th, 2022

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10 biggest video game acquisitions of all time MONOPOLY MONEY Jun 23rd, 2022

10 biggest video game acquisitions of all time

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The mobile games industry glossary THE MOBILE GAMES GLOSSARY Jun 23rd, 2022

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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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Join our Club: Zynga’s Tatum Clanton details Words With Friends 2’s new guild system IT'S CLUBBERIN' TIME Jun 24th, 2022

Join our Club: Zynga’s Tatum Clanton details Words With Friends 2’s new guild system

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Stage Two of Transformers x Top War: Battle Game crossover breaks records once again SHARKTICONS ASSEMBLE Jun 23rd, 2022

Stage Two of Transformers x Top War: Battle Game crossover breaks records once again

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Know someone who wants to get into the games industry? Hashbang and AIE can help PGC SEATTLE Jun 23rd, 2022

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Are you Team Summer or Team Winter in your Q2 game advertising? UA Eye explores nine campaigns to find out UA EYE Jun 22nd, 2022

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Fishing (and hunting) for awareness GAMING FOR GOOD Jun 22nd, 2022

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Supercell: looking back on 10 years of Hay Day – part one MAKING HAY Jun 21st, 2022

Supercell: looking back on 10 years of Hay Day – part one

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Post-lockdown period led to an increase in mobile gamers, says Xsolla's Nick Yama PG CONNECTS SEATTLE Jun 21st, 2022

Post-lockdown period led to an increase in mobile gamers, says Xsolla's Nick Yama

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Daniel Persson on Coffee Stain's new mobile-first studio, exploring old IP, and not looking at NFTs NOT JUST FOR KARL Feb 9th, 2022

Daniel Persson on Coffee Stain's new mobile-first studio, exploring old IP, and not looking at NFTs

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Supercell: looking back on 10 years of Hay Day – part one MAKING HAY Jun 21st, 2022

Supercell: looking back on 10 years of Hay Day – part one

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Post-lockdown period led to an increase in mobile gamers, says Xsolla's Nick Yama PG CONNECTS SEATTLE Jun 21st, 2022

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Are you Team Summer or Team Winter in your Q2 game advertising? UA Eye explores nine campaigns to find out UA EYE Jun 22nd, 2022

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Stage Two of Transformers x Top War: Battle Game crossover breaks records once again SHARKTICONS ASSEMBLE Jun 23rd, 2022

Stage Two of Transformers x Top War: Battle Game crossover breaks records once again

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Want to celebrate the world’s best mobile games creators? Nominate them for the 2022 Top 50 Game Makers

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Rec Room turns six with more rooms than there are apps on App Store HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jun 24th, 2022

Rec Room turns six with more rooms than there are apps on App Store

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Veiled Games spills beans on App Store pricing effects

Diablo Immortal has made over $24 million in first two weeks WELCOME TO HELL Jun 17th, 2022

Diablo Immortal has made over $24 million in first two weeks

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as Super success: Hay Day hits the top of the charts in Japan Oct 22nd, 2013

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Supercell reveals PC-exclusive studio, Channel37

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1 Subway Surfers and Garena Free Fire top most downloaded games in May 2022 MAY 2022 DOWNLOADS Jun 20th, 2022

Subway Surfers and Garena Free Fire top most downloaded games in May 2022

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Five reasons why you absolutely need to book your ticket to PG Connects Helsinki today!

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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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1 How in-game ads have taken APPS to the next level IN-GAME INSIGHT Nov 29th, 2021

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What is CFO Resources? MONEY TALK Jun 1st, 2021

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CloudFeather Games raises $1.25 million in seed funding round BOUNTY HUNTING Jun 22nd, 2022

CloudFeather Games raises $1.25 million in seed funding round

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TIME and The Sandbox partner to build metaverse destination, TIME Square

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Lumi Interactive raises $6.74 million for “crowdhealing” mobile game

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Square Enix invests in cloud gaming company Blacknut

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Uncapped acquires gaming finance provider Sugar for undisclosed amount

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MSA Novo invests in Tamatem Games' Chinese expansion

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Mobile gaming audio tech startup Odeeo receives $9 million, becomes DAX’s sales partner

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Candy Crush creator King acquires AI software company Peltarion

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Gamers are increasingly positive towards in-game branding

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User acquisition to be dominated by three key factors: predictive analytics, automation, and data privacy

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McKinsey & Company report predicts $5 trillion in metaverse earnings by 2030

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Almost a third of gaming app businesses may close due to new regulations, says Bango APP EXTINCTION Jun 15th, 2022

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Liftoff and AppsFlyer report considers untapped potential in subscription-model mobile games SPENDING ON SUBSCRIPTIONS Jun 14th, 2022

Liftoff and AppsFlyer report considers untapped potential in subscription-model mobile games

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  • Subscription
  • Report
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Sensor Tower: player spending on mobile games reaching $117 billion by 2026

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PocketGamer.biz’s top five biggest features of 2021

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The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021

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