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

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How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise?

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Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – August 15 2022 Feature Aug 15th, 2022

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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

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How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise?

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Subscription services are growing fast, but unlikely to become the dominant form of monetisation Comment & Opinion Jun 7th, 2022

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

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All 262 Apple Arcade games available now [UPDATE]

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"There is enormous room for the industry to grow in a less saturated market": Joseph Azzam on the Middle East market MENA SPOTLIGHT Sep 24th, 2022

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Luis de la Camara: “ I wouldn't be surprised if ten years from now the industry is primarily made up of a handful of big companies.” INTERVIEW Sep 20th, 2022

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InnoGames publishes salary bands for 80% of employees SALARY TRANSPARENCY Jul 19th, 2022

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as Tencent changing strategy to acquire more majority deals FUTURE ACQUISITIONS Oct 3rd, 2022

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PG Connects speaker spotlight: Volker Hirsh Dec 18th, 2013

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