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Hot Five: The Witcher: Monster Slayer's launch snafu, more Yu-Gi-Oh and Netflix gets games Hot Five Jul 26th, 2021

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2 Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm? Comment & Opinion Aug 28th, 2015

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"Hiring managers should actively seek candidates from underrepresented groups"

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3 Why it's significant Kabam has gifted all The Hunger Games' players $0.14 Monetizer Jan 30th, 2015

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Update: All 200 Apple Arcade games available now AN APPLE (GAME) A DAY Jul 23rd, 2021

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10 games industry jobs to apply for this week HIRING NOW Jul 23rd, 2021

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How Inkle Studios created a hit in 100 days MAKING OF Jul 19th, 2021

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Soft launch essentials - getting the most from your app launch WE HAVE LIFT OFF Jul 6th, 2021

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as This Week In China: Second wave of game approvals goes through, and Tencent files the first 5G-related lawsuit in the country THIS WEEK IN CHINA Apr 3rd, 2020

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as "Hiring managers should actively seek candidates from underrepresented groups" POC IN MOBILE Jul 27th, 2021

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How to grow a profitable audience within a niche genre ROLL THE DICE Jul 7th, 2021

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Sumo Digital director Ian Richardson passes away aged 53 INDUSTRY VETERAN Jul 27th, 2021

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as Indian social mobile gaming platform Eloelo raises $2.1 million INDIA RISING Jul 27th, 2021

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Jam City cancels SPAC listing but still hopes to buy Ludia DESERTED DEAL Jul 26th, 2021

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Former Pixonic CEO raises $500,000 for new games social network NETWORK FOR GAMERS Jul 22nd, 2021

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Former Pixonic CEO raises $500,000 for new games social network NETWORK FOR GAMERS Jul 22nd, 2021

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Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds storms the most downloaded Q2 2021 charts in Japan and South Korea

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What does Apple Arcade mean for indie games developers? THE FUTURE IS NOW Mar 29th, 2019

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What industry trends do mobile indies see on the horizon for 2019? WELL?! Feb 1st, 2019

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Where do indies and innovative ideas fit in the current mobile games market? INDIE MAVENS Dec 7th, 2018

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Why is the Nintendo Switch so popular among indie mobile devs? INDIE MAVENS Sep 6th, 2018

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Is there any room for indie games developers to get in on the battle royale trend? INDIE MAVENS Mar 6th, 2018

Is there any room for indie games developers to get in on the battle royale trend?

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Should aspiring indie games developers strike out on their own straight away or get experience at a studio first? INDIE MAVENS Jan 11th, 2018

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Mobile indie game developer marketing tips INDIE MAVENS Oct 26th, 2017

Mobile indie game developer marketing tips

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How do indie developers measure and define success? INDIE MAVENS Apr 7th, 2017

How do indie developers measure and define success?

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How useful was GDC 2017 to an indie mobile developer? INDIE MAVENS Mar 13th, 2017

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How do indies feel about the Nintendo Switch following its official reveal? INDIE MAVENS Jan 19th, 2017

How do indies feel about the Nintendo Switch following its official reveal?

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What are the best ways for indie game developers to market their games? INDIE MAVENS Dec 9th, 2016

What are the best ways for indie game developers to market their games?

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How useful are ads for indies in their free-to-play games? INDIE MAVENS Dec 1st, 2016

How useful are ads for indies in their free-to-play games?

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3 Are indie developers interested in releasing games on the Nintendo Switch? INDIE MAVENS Nov 3rd, 2016

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1 Are codeless development tools making the mobile indie development scene stronger? SAY NO TO CODE Jun 10th, 2016

Are codeless development tools making the mobile indie development scene stronger?

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Indie Mavens on why Crunch - including indie self-crunch - is a failure of process

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