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When Matt was 7 years old he didn't write to Santa like the other little boys and girls. He wrote to Mario. When the rotund plumber replied, Matt's dedication to a life of gaming was established. Like an otaku David Carradine, he wandered the planet until becoming a writer at Pocket Gamer.
Articles by Matt Sakuraoka-Gilman
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Feb 9th, 2012
Halfbrick's Jetpack Joyride ascends to 13 million downloads since going free-to-play
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Feb 9th, 2012
With monthly users up 185% to 40 million, Wooga looks to mobile and HTML5 to continue growth
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Feb 8th, 2012
Train2Game and Epic Game secure Fighting Fantasy IP for Make Something Unreal Live final
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Feb 8th, 2012
Music education app WildChords set for expansion as Ovelin raises $1.4 million in seed funding
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Feb 8th, 2012
Share of US smartphone and tablet owners downloading games more than doubles in last 3 years, reports Park Associates
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Users engage more with play if achievements have economic value, reckons Beintoo CEO Tormarcho
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Feb 7th, 2012
DeNA's sales climb 16% to $445 million in Q3 2011 as social giant touts overseas expansion
Halfbrick's Jetpack Joyride ascends to 13 million downloads since going free-to-play
With monthly users up 185% to 40 million, Wooga looks to mobile and HTML5 to continue growth
Train2Game and Epic Game secure Fighting Fantasy IP for Make Something Unreal Live final
Music education app WildChords set for expansion as Ovelin raises $1.4 million in seed funding
Share of US smartphone and tablet owners downloading games more than doubles in last 3 years, reports Park Associates
Users engage more with play if achievements have economic value, reckons Beintoo CEO Tormarcho
DeNA's sales climb 16% to $445 million in Q3 2011 as social giant touts overseas expansion
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