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Hot Five: Clash of Clans has its best month ever, Bernard Kim becomes a Mobile Legend, and what we learned at PGC London 2020 Hot Five Jan 27th, 2020

Hot Five: Clash of Clans has its best month ever, Bernard Kim becomes a Mobile Legend, and what we learned at PGC London 2020

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Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell News Nov 4th, 2019

Hot 5: A new Harry Potter game, Coin Master's $500 million and Gen Z loves Supercell

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as As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing? The Charticle Aug 26th, 2019

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2017 - the year not much happened in mobile games, says Verto Chart of the Week Oct 31st, 2017

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1 How players pushed Marvel Puzzle Quest beyond midcore to embrace competitive gameplay Feature Oct 15th, 2019

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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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Hot Five: Clash of Clans has its best month ever, Bernard Kim becomes a Mobile Legend, and what we learned at PGC London 2020 Hot Five Jan 27th, 2020

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10 YEARS ON: iPad will be the meteor that finally wipes out small iPhone developers 10 YEARS ON Jan 28th, 2020

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218 50 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Minecraft Earth and Tetris Royale SOFT LAUNCH Jan 27th, 2020

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Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020 advent calendar: Day 24: Christmas special offer - 20% off EVENT Dec 24th, 2019

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Territory report: data and interviews from the UK games scene MARKET OVERVIEW Dec 21st, 2019

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Updated: 22 mobile games that have generated more than $1 billion in lifetime sales BILLION DOLLAR CLUB Dec 19th, 2019

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218 50 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Minecraft Earth and Tetris Royale SOFT LAUNCH Jan 27th, 2020

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10 YEARS ON: iPad will be the meteor that finally wipes out small iPhone developers 10 YEARS ON Jan 28th, 2020

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Indie Spotlight: Lykke Studios founder Jakob Lykkegard on life after Playlab INDIE SPOTLIGHT Jan 22nd, 2020

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Hyper Hippo’s Tristan Rattink on why AdVenture Capitalist is still here after 5 years FIVE YEARS OF ADVENTURES Jan 28th, 2020

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Atari pens deal to launch branded hotels across the US ...WHAT? Jan 28th, 2020

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Miniclip appoints Tencent's Jurgen Post as new CEO JOB NEWS Jan 28th, 2020

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UK game companies employ over 16,000 people and contribute $1.75 billion to the local economy UKIE REPORT Jan 28th, 2020

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Clash of Clans had its best month for revenue ever in December 2019 KEEP CLASHING Jan 24th, 2020

Clash of Clans had its best month for revenue ever in December 2019

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as Square Enix teases new Kingdom Hearts game coming to mobile in Spring 2020 FOLLOW YOUR HEART Jan 23rd, 2020

Square Enix teases new Kingdom Hearts game coming to mobile in Spring 2020

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Stillfront Group acquires casual developer Storm8 in deal worth up to $400 million STILLFRONT BUYS STORM8 Jan 22nd, 2020

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Atari pens deal to launch branded hotels across the US ...WHAT? Jan 28th, 2020

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as Square Enix and Suntory partner for Dragon Quest Walk missions via Japanese vending machines PARTNERSHIP Jan 28th, 2020

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Scopely acquires Marvel Strike Force developer FoxNext Games MARVEL-OUS Jan 23rd, 2020

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Stillfront Group acquires casual developer Storm8 in deal worth up to $400 million STILLFRONT BUYS STORM8 Jan 22nd, 2020

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as Super League Gaming partners with Wanda Cinemas Games to expand esports further in China ESPORTS Jan 16th, 2020

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Phoenix Games acquires German developer Sixteen Tons Entertainment for its growing development group PHOENIX RISING Jan 15th, 2020

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UK game companies employ over 16,000 people and contribute $1.75 billion to the local economy UKIE REPORT Jan 28th, 2020

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Articles featuring Matthew Annal

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Will subscription services be good for indie game developers? INDIE MAVENS Nov 5th, 2019

Will subscription services be good for indie game developers?

The Indie Mavens share their thoughts

  • Indies
  • Subscription
  • Stadia
  • Apple Arcade
Indie Spotlight: Nitrome’s Matthew Annal on coming back from the brink INDIE SPOTLIGHT Apr 3rd, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Nitrome’s Matthew Annal on coming back from the brink

"Survival is success”

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

What does Apple Arcade mean for indie games developers?

The Indie Mavens have their say on the new subscription service

  • Indies
  • Premium
  • Subscription
  • Indie Mavens
  • Apple Arcade
Where do indies and innovative ideas fit in the current mobile games market? INDIE MAVENS Dec 7th, 2018

Where do indies and innovative ideas fit in the current mobile games market?

Our indie Mavens weigh in

  • Indies
  • Indie Mavens
  • Creativity
  • Innovation
Why is the Nintendo Switch so popular among indie mobile devs? INDIE MAVENS Sep 6th, 2018

Why is the Nintendo Switch so popular among indie mobile devs?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

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  • Indie Mavens
  • Nintendo Switch
Is ad revenue a good revenue generator for indies in 2018? INDIE MAVENS May 16th, 2018

Is ad revenue a good revenue generator for indies in 2018?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

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  • Indies
  • Rewarded Video Ads
  • Indie Mavens
  • Playable Ads
What do indie developers think about Apple's ARKit? INDIE MAVENS Jul 26th, 2017

What do indie developers think about Apple's ARKit?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

  • Indies
  • Development
  • Augmented Reality
  • Indie Mavens
  • Pokémon Go
  • ARKit
What impact will Apple's App Store redesign have on indie games developers? INDIE MAVENS Jun 22nd, 2017

What impact will Apple's App Store redesign have on indie games developers?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

  • App Store
  • Indie Mavens
How useful is influencer marketing to an indie mobile game developer? INDIE MAVENS May 10th, 2017

How useful is influencer marketing to an indie mobile game developer?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

  • Indies
  • Influencers
  • Indie Mavens
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
How do indie developers measure and define success? INDIE MAVENS Apr 7th, 2017

How do indie developers measure and define success?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

  • Success
  • Indie Mavens
Will the new App Store Indies section have any real impact on indie mobile games? INDIE MAVENS Mar 23rd, 2017

Will the new App Store Indies section have any real impact on indie mobile games?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

  • App Store
  • Indie Mavens
How useful was GDC 2017 to an indie mobile developer? INDIE MAVENS Mar 13th, 2017

How useful was GDC 2017 to an indie mobile developer?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

  • GDC
  • Indie Mavens
How will integrated reviews and ratings in iOS games affect indie developers? INDIE MAVENS Feb 3rd, 2017

How will integrated reviews and ratings in iOS games affect indie developers?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

  • Indie Mavens
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?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

  • Indie Mavens
  • Nintendo Switch
Matthew Annal on making profitable games without looking too closely at the stats GAMES FIRST Jan 16th, 2017

Matthew Annal on making profitable games without looking too closely at the stats

Focusing on the fun

  • Indies
  • PGC
  • Game Design
  • PGC London
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