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Why Boom Beach is still booming 8 years on Interview Nov 18th, 2021

Why Boom Beach is still booming 8 years on

  • Boom Beach
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1 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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1 How Behind the Frame tells a story from the painter's eye Feature Oct 5th, 2021

How Behind the Frame tells a story from the painter's eye

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1 PGbiz Podcast #5 - The future of app monetisation with Facebook Comment & Opinion Sep 23rd, 2021

PGbiz Podcast #5 - The future of app monetisation with Facebook

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Mobile Mavens: Reaction to China's new restrictions on children gaming Mobile Mavens Aug 31st, 2021

Mobile Mavens: Reaction to China's new restrictions on children gaming

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Hot Five: Everdale, Everdale, Everdale... Hot Five Aug 30th, 2021

Hot Five: Everdale, Everdale, Everdale...

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10 games industry jobs to apply for this week Job News Aug 13th, 2021

10 games industry jobs to apply for this week

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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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Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts Data & Research Dec 4th, 2019

Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts

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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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Hall of Fame: King CEO Riccardo Zacconi on building a mobile gaming powerhouse Hall of Fame Oct 27th, 2016

Hall of Fame: King CEO Riccardo Zacconi on building a mobile gaming powerhouse

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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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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

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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 How Behind the Frame tells a story from the painter's eye Feature Oct 5th, 2021

How Behind the Frame tells a story from the painter's eye

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Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming' Interview Nov 3rd, 2021

Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming'

  • Acquisition
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1 PGbiz Podcast #5 - The future of app monetisation with Facebook Comment & Opinion Sep 23rd, 2021

PGbiz Podcast #5 - The future of app monetisation with Facebook

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Why Boom Beach is still booming 8 years on Interview Nov 18th, 2021

Why Boom Beach is still booming 8 years on

  • Boom Beach
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  • Helsinki
  • Live and Kicking
Behind the scenes of Sumo's $8.3 million acquisition of Auroch Digital Interview Oct 27th, 2021

Behind the scenes of Sumo's $8.3 million acquisition of Auroch Digital

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Why user generated content is key in Trivia Crack Interview Nov 10th, 2021

Why user generated content is key in Trivia Crack

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1 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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Hypercasual mobile monetisation in 2021 MAKE THAT MONEY Dec 8th, 2021

Hypercasual mobile monetisation in 2021

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Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022 advent calendar - Day 8: Take advantage of our Mid-Term savings HAPPY HOLIDAYS Dec 8th, 2021

Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022 advent calendar - Day 8: Take advantage of our Mid-Term savings

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How Airport Radar began as a single sketch of an aeroplane MAKING OF Dec 7th, 2021

How Airport Radar began as a single sketch of an aeroplane

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263 51 top games in soft launch: From Apex Legends Mobile and Everdale to Mighty Doom and Tomb Raider Reloaded SOFT LAUNCH Dec 6th, 2021

51 top games in soft launch: From Apex Legends Mobile and Everdale to Mighty Doom and Tomb Raider Reloaded

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13 Mobile Game of the Week: Rocket League Sideswipe WHAT WE'RE PLAYING Dec 3rd, 2021

Mobile Game of the Week: Rocket League Sideswipe

Updated: Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time REIGNING REVENUE RAISERS Nov 26th, 2021

Updated: Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time

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How Lego Star Wars: Castaways was built "from the ground up" for Apple Arcade MAKING OF Nov 23rd, 2021

How Lego Star Wars: Castaways was built "from the ground up" for Apple Arcade

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as Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play MOST WANTED LIST Nov 18th, 2021

Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play

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263 51 top games in soft launch: From Apex Legends Mobile and Everdale to Mighty Doom and Tomb Raider Reloaded SOFT LAUNCH Dec 6th, 2021

51 top games in soft launch: From Apex Legends Mobile and Everdale to Mighty Doom and Tomb Raider Reloaded

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Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022 advent calendar - Day 8: Take advantage of our Mid-Term savings HAPPY HOLIDAYS Dec 8th, 2021

Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022 advent calendar - Day 8: Take advantage of our Mid-Term savings

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13 Mobile Game of the Week: Rocket League Sideswipe WHAT WE'RE PLAYING Dec 3rd, 2021

Mobile Game of the Week: Rocket League Sideswipe

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

This Week In China: Second wave of game approvals goes through, and Tencent files the first 5G-related lawsuit in the country

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How Retro Bowl went from a simple RPG to a number one sports game MAKING OF Nov 9th, 2021

How Retro Bowl went from a simple RPG to a number one sports game

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1 How Behind the Frame tells a story from the painter's eye MAKING OF Oct 5th, 2021

How Behind the Frame tells a story from the painter's eye

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Updated: Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time REIGNING REVENUE RAISERS Nov 26th, 2021

Updated: Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time

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Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming' DONE DEAL Nov 3rd, 2021

Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming'

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Intellectual Property in mobile games: a recipe for success INCREDIBLE IP Dec 8th, 2021

Intellectual Property in mobile games: a recipe for success

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How Airport Radar began as a single sketch of an aeroplane MAKING OF Dec 7th, 2021

How Airport Radar began as a single sketch of an aeroplane

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The Metaverse is the next big thing, but what will it mean for gaming? METAVERSE MATTERS Dec 7th, 2021

The Metaverse is the next big thing, but what will it mean for gaming?

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Tilting Point on synergistic growth by supercharging its developers' success ALIGNED INCENTIVES Dec 7th, 2021

Tilting Point on synergistic growth by supercharging its developers' success

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  • New York
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N3TWORK explains how to leverage the holiday spirit to boost mobile game revenues NAUGHTY OR NICE? Dec 6th, 2021

N3TWORK explains how to leverage the holiday spirit to boost mobile game revenues

  • Monetisation
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Standing up for the female perspective through storytelling PASSION TO START Dec 6th, 2021

Standing up for the female perspective through storytelling

  • Diversity
  • Slovakia
  • United Kingdom
1 Busting myths about blockchain, NFTs, and play-and-earn monetisation for games BLOCK BUSTER Dec 3rd, 2021

Busting myths about blockchain, NFTs, and play-and-earn monetisation for games

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1 Hook Up: Exploring creativity through storytelling and dating INDIE VIEW Dec 1st, 2021

Hook Up: Exploring creativity through storytelling and dating

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1 Busting myths about blockchain, NFTs, and play-and-earn monetisation for games BLOCK BUSTER Dec 3rd, 2021

Busting myths about blockchain, NFTs, and play-and-earn monetisation for games

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The Metaverse is the next big thing, but what will it mean for gaming? METAVERSE MATTERS Dec 7th, 2021

The Metaverse is the next big thing, but what will it mean for gaming?

  • Virtual Reality
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  • Metaverse
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Standing up for the female perspective through storytelling PASSION TO START Dec 6th, 2021

Standing up for the female perspective through storytelling

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How Retro Bowl went from a simple RPG to a number one sports game MAKING OF Nov 9th, 2021

How Retro Bowl went from a simple RPG to a number one sports game

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Tilting Point on synergistic growth by supercharging its developers' success ALIGNED INCENTIVES Dec 7th, 2021

Tilting Point on synergistic growth by supercharging its developers' success

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Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming' DONE DEAL Nov 3rd, 2021

Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming'

  • Acquisition
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1 PGbiz Podcast #5 - The future of app monetisation with Facebook LISTEN LEARN LOVE Sep 23rd, 2021

PGbiz Podcast #5 - The future of app monetisation with Facebook

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How Airport Radar began as a single sketch of an aeroplane MAKING OF Dec 7th, 2021

How Airport Radar began as a single sketch of an aeroplane

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as Affyn raises $7 million for F2P P2E AR metaverse mobile game BLOCKCHAIN BRIDGE Dec 9th, 2021

Affyn raises $7 million for F2P P2E AR metaverse mobile game

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Roblox partners with Ralph Lauren for holiday event FASHIONABLY FESTIVE Dec 9th, 2021

Roblox partners with Ralph Lauren for holiday event

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Apple wins postponement to App Store changes from Epic ruling APPLE AWARDED APPEAL Dec 9th, 2021

Apple wins postponement to App Store changes from Epic ruling

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Consumer spending on mobile games and apps will reach $135 billion GAMES TAKE GOLD Dec 8th, 2021

Consumer spending on mobile games and apps will reach $135 billion

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Ubisoft launches Quartz NFT platform

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Nexon partners with Games Workshop to develop Warhammer: Age of Sigmar SOCIALLY INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE Dec 8th, 2021

Nexon partners with Games Workshop to develop Warhammer: Age of Sigmar

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Lineage 2M launches in North America and Europe TIME TO CONQUER Dec 2nd, 2021

Lineage 2M launches in North America and Europe

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Sarajevo startup Gotiva Games raises $250,000 for NFT social puzzle games GOTIVA’S GOT IT Dec 2nd, 2021

Sarajevo startup Gotiva Games raises $250,000 for NFT social puzzle games

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Brawl Stars US downloads surge 350% following sponsorship of Mr Beast's Squid Game BEAST BOOSTS BRAWL STARS Dec 1st, 2021

Brawl Stars US downloads surge 350% following sponsorship of Mr Beast's Squid Game

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Wildlife Studios is opening a new mobile games studio in Sweden EUROPEAN EXPANSION Dec 2nd, 2021

Wildlife Studios is opening a new mobile games studio in Sweden

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Voodoo shares the secrets of hypercasual development at Paris HQ INSIDE TRACK Dec 2nd, 2021

Voodoo shares the secrets of hypercasual development at Paris HQ

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Talewind raises $3.4 million for casual Roblox experience Breezy Bay BREEZY Dec 2nd, 2021

Talewind raises $3.4 million for casual Roblox experience Breezy Bay

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Gismart surpasses 450 million mobile game downloads MEGA MILESTONE Dec 3rd, 2021

Gismart surpasses 450 million mobile game downloads

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Lockwood Publishing makes 10% of staff redundant REDUNDANCIES AND REDEPLOYMENT Dec 6th, 2021

Lockwood Publishing makes 10% of staff redundant

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

How in-game ads have taken APPS to the next level

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How much are your players really worth? RESIDUAL VALUE CALCULATOR Sep 8th, 2021

How much are your players really worth?

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

What is CFO Resources?

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

Soft launch to worldwide launch: Optimizing your creative for global success

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Seeking a job in the games industry - part two: The interview process JOBS IN GAMES Jul 8th, 2019

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

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1 Seeking a job in the games industry - part one: The application process JOBS IN GAMES Jul 1st, 2019

Seeking a job in the games industry - part one: The application process

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2 User acquisition for beginners: A checklist GUIDE TO UA May 21st, 2019

User acquisition for beginners: A checklist

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Financing your indie games development studio - part four: Due diligence THE FINAL STEP May 1st, 2019

Financing your indie games development studio - part four: Due diligence

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as Affyn raises $7 million for F2P P2E AR metaverse mobile game BLOCKCHAIN BRIDGE Dec 9th, 2021

Affyn raises $7 million for F2P P2E AR metaverse mobile game

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Roblox partners with Ralph Lauren for holiday event FASHIONABLY FESTIVE Dec 9th, 2021

Roblox partners with Ralph Lauren for holiday event

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Nexon partners with Games Workshop to develop Warhammer: Age of Sigmar SOCIALLY INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE Dec 8th, 2021

Nexon partners with Games Workshop to develop Warhammer: Age of Sigmar

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Frameplay raises $8 million for seamless, non-disruptive ads NON-DISRUPTIVE ADS Dec 8th, 2021

Frameplay raises $8 million for seamless, non-disruptive ads

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  • Series A
  • USA
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MGVC invests $2 million into Square Triangle and Talerock INDIE INVESTMENTS Dec 7th, 2021

MGVC invests $2 million into Square Triangle and Talerock

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Green Grey invests up to $1.1 million in Megu Games A JOINT JOURNEY Dec 7th, 2021

Green Grey invests up to $1.1 million in Megu Games

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  • USA
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Tamatem Games raises $11 million for MENA expansion, backed by Krafton MOBILE IN MENA Dec 6th, 2021

Tamatem Games raises $11 million for MENA expansion, backed by Krafton

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Esports group 100 Thieves raises $60 million at $460 million valuation ESPORTS EXPANSION Dec 3rd, 2021

Esports group 100 Thieves raises $60 million at $460 million valuation

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  • Series C
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Consumer spending on mobile games and apps will reach $135 billion GAMES TAKE GOLD Dec 8th, 2021

Consumer spending on mobile games and apps will reach $135 billion

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Mobile games will generate $89.6 billion by the end of 2021 STILL RISING Dec 8th, 2021

Mobile games will generate $89.6 billion by the end of 2021

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  • Downloads
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Tapjoy finds 77% of Gen X play mobile games daily GEN X GAMERS Dec 7th, 2021

Tapjoy finds 77% of Gen X play mobile games daily

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as How to plan and build a successful mobile game GLOBAL MOBILE Dec 6th, 2021

How to plan and build a successful mobile game

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as Japanese game sector to hit $22 billion in 2021 FANTASY IS FINAL Dec 3rd, 2021

Japanese game sector to hit $22 billion in 2021

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Brawl Stars US downloads surge 350% following sponsorship of Mr Beast's Squid Game BEAST BOOSTS BRAWL STARS Dec 1st, 2021

Brawl Stars US downloads surge 350% following sponsorship of Mr Beast's Squid Game

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A new report from Improbable explains how to iterate faster with continuous iteration and development DOWNLOAD NOW Nov 25th, 2021

A new report from Improbable explains how to iterate faster with continuous iteration and development

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as Now doing $8 million per day, PUBG Mobile surpasses $7 billion in lifetime revenue ANOTHER CHICKEN DINNER Nov 25th, 2021

Now doing $8 million per day, PUBG Mobile surpasses $7 billion in lifetime revenue

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The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021 BEST OF 2021 Sep 6th, 2021

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021

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1 The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020 BEST OF 2020 Sep 8th, 2020

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020

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

Supercell, Supercell, and Supercell: The most read news stories of 2019

4 Things We Learned at Gamesforum Seattle 2019 EVENT RECAP Nov 5th, 2019

4 Things We Learned at Gamesforum Seattle 2019

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5 The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019 BEST OF 2019 Oct 1st, 2019

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019

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Meet the indie studios coming to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 INDIE SHOWCASE Jan 14th, 2019

Meet the indie studios coming to Pocket Gamer Connects London 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

Disney shuts down Star Wars: Rivals, Honor of Kings takes $3.5bn in revenue and Tencent unveil Lego Cube

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Neon Play seals Emoji Movie deal with Sony Pictures for new game Traffic Panic Boom Town HAPPY FACE Jul 6th, 2017

Neon Play seals Emoji Movie deal with Sony Pictures for new game Traffic Panic Boom Town

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Traditional book publishing meets gaming as Hachette UK acquires Neon Play A NEW CHAPTER Jun 17th, 2016

Traditional book publishing meets gaming as Hachette UK acquires Neon Play

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