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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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2017 - the year not much happened in mobile games, says Verto

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Fallout Shelter's success, E3's future, and #PCGSanFran speakers in the spotlight

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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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Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week

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Abigail Rindo: Every game is a different problem to solve narratively and creatively

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How innovation and iteration has transformed Survivor.io

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“Security is a challenging skillset, and scarce”: Steeve Huin of Denuvo talks mobile and metaverse hacking

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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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Jochen Gary: "Playing seamlessly across mobile, desktop, and partly console will be the new normal"

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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.”

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“Jordan is the access point to 65 million Arabic gamers”: Nour Khrais on the Middle East market MENA SPOTLIGHT Sep 17th, 2022

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How innovation and iteration has transformed Survivor.io

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Armello devs summon remake of 2009’s Solium Infernum

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Theorycraft Games raises $50 million in funding INVESTMENTS Sep 22nd, 2022

Theorycraft Games raises $50 million in funding

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Keywords Studios announces conditional acquisition of Smoking Gun

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Cosmo Media Labs launches with investment from The Sandbox

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NetEase and Shueisha Games partner up on unVEIL the world UNVEILING A NEW PARTNERSHIP Sep 16th, 2022

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Animoca Brands begins acquisition proceedings of WePlay Media RACING TO SUCCESS Sep 16th, 2022

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Genshin Impact surpasses $3.6 billion revenue ahead of second anniversary

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as How did Apex Legends top the charts in Japan? BIG IN JAPAN Sep 22nd, 2022

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GlobalData: Games industry to be worth $470 billion by 2030

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as Israeli gaming market worth $9 billion ISRAELI GAMING MARKET Sep 22nd, 2022

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CSR Racing 2 and Words With Friends 2’s strong performance extends Zynga’s profit streak FOUR IN A ROW May 3rd, 2018

CSR Racing 2 and Words With Friends 2’s strong performance extends Zynga’s profit streak

Plus Willy Wonka’s Sweet Adventure in testing

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Mark Pincus’ decision to relinquish Zynga majority voting rights reflects “my confidence in the company” ONE SHARE, ONE VOTE May 2nd, 2018

Mark Pincus’ decision to relinquish Zynga majority voting rights reflects “my confidence in the company”

Founding CEO is stepping back

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"F**k scale": Mark Pincus explains why a focus on product was integral to Zynga's endurance FOCUS ON THE DETAILS Dec 1st, 2017

"F**k scale": Mark Pincus explains why a focus on product was integral to Zynga's endurance

The Zynga co-founder on creativity, failing fast and why the small details in games matter

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Were the 21 months Dawn of Titans spent in soft launch a waste of time? JUST DO IT Jan 25th, 2017

Were the 21 months Dawn of Titans spent in soft launch a waste of time?

As the game cooked, the market moved on

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  • Dawn of Titans
Zynga puts its trust in operational excellence, as ex-EA Mobile EVP Frank Gibeau becomes its surprise new CEO ALL CHANGE AGAIN Mar 1st, 2016

Zynga puts its trust in operational excellence, as ex-EA Mobile EVP Frank Gibeau becomes its surprise new CEO

Pincus reverts to chairman role

  • Restructuring
Social casino growth sees Zynga post $3 million profit in FY15 Q3 JACKPOT Nov 4th, 2015

Social casino growth sees Zynga post $3 million profit in FY15 Q3

Beats guidance

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  • 30 September 2015
Mobile majority Zynga sees FY15 Q1 sales down 5% to $183 million HARD TIMES May 8th, 2015

Mobile majority Zynga sees FY15 Q1 sales down 5% to $183 million

Losses will continue

  • Financials
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  • 31 March 2015
Mattrick out as Mark Pincus regains control at Zynga SOMETHING OLD Apr 8th, 2015

Mattrick out as Mark Pincus regains control at Zynga

Time for a CEO swap

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Zynga founder Pincus out, as Alex Garden becomes head of studios GARDEN-IN' & LEAVE Apr 24th, 2014

Zynga founder Pincus out, as Alex Garden becomes head of studios

New chief marketing and visual officers hired

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