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PGC Hong Kong: GameRefinery chief analyst Kalle Heikkinen to discuss mobile art styles across different regions

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PGC Hong Kong: Twitchy Finger founder and CEO Edward Li on future opportunities for developers

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PGC Hong Kong: Superera VP Joe Tang on designing and creating a successful idle game

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PGC Hong Kong: Boomzap creative director Chris Natsuume on hyper-casual concerns and player burnout

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Speaker Spotlight: FlowMotion Entertainment CCO Nathan Sellyn on industry consolidation and new opportunities for devs

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Speaker Spotlight: Hatch Entertainment VP Nick Thomas on the dawn of games streaming and what it means

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Speaker Spotlight: AuthorDigital CEO Serena Robar on chasing your dreams and working in a male-dominated industry

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$100m dev payouts, 1.2 billion hours of engagement a month: What we learned at the Roblox Developers Conference

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