TIGA calls on UK Chancellor to push through Games Tax Relief
Pens open letter to Osborne
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Matthew Diener
About Representing the former colonies, Matt keeps the Pocket Gamer news feed updated when sleepy Europeans are sleeping. As a frustrated journalist, diehard gamer and recovering MMO addict, this is pretty much his dream job.
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Revenue flat, but bottom line stablised
Capcom sees mobile and console as two separate markets
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Cheap and plentiful
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Amazon cold-calling Google Play's top devs in attempt to bolster its own Appstore
Throwing kindling onto the fire
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Growing strong
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Mini also doing the business
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Clone Wars - GMGC recommends diplomacy first when dealing with Chinese copies
Think local
Opinion: Nintendo needs to break down the console-handheld divide, not rush into mobile
Band-Aid fix will hurt everyone
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Focus returning to enterprise customers
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Growth more than doubled in 3 months
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