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"Minorities have to know about the industry and feel welcome to be part of it" Interview Apr 16th, 2021

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Hot Five: Supercell, PES 2021 Mobile, Clash Quest, more Supercell and Puzzle Combat Hot Five Apr 12th, 2021

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Indie Mavens: What trends and events will shape the mobile industry in 2021? Mobile Mavens Jan 20th, 2021

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Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts

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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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Hall of Fame: King CEO Riccardo Zacconi on building a mobile gaming powerhouse Hall of Fame Oct 27th, 2016

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Why we need more games without Nolan North's voice in them Stateside Aug 14th, 2015

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Fallout Shelter's success, E3's future, and #PCGSanFran speakers in the spotlight Week that was Jun 20th, 2015

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Not immune but Finland has given GamerGate the cold shoulder The Finnsider Nov 14th, 2014

Not immune but Finland has given GamerGate the cold shoulder

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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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Why Small Giant followed up its $1 billion hit Empires & Puzzles with Puzzle Combat Interview Apr 8th, 2021

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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

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Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot Interview Oct 8th, 2019

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

How players pushed Marvel Puzzle Quest beyond midcore to embrace competitive gameplay

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2 Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm? Comment & Opinion Aug 28th, 2015

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"Visibility means promoting more developers of colour to leadership positions" Interview Apr 9th, 2021

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Hot Five: Supercell, PES 2021 Mobile, Clash Quest, more Supercell and Puzzle Combat Hot Five Apr 12th, 2021

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261 52 top games in soft launch: From Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and Pokémon Unite to Tomb Raider Reloaded and The Witcher: Monster Slayer SOFT LAUNCH Apr 12th, 2021

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Your guide to the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021 LOBBYING GUIDE Apr 1st, 2021

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How to keep your game on top: Skill Tree - Fishing Clash’s secret for continued success GONE FISHING Mar 29th, 2021

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13 Mobile Game of the Week: Immortal Destiny: Darkness Origins WHAT WE'RE PLAYING Mar 26th, 2021

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as This Week In China: Second wave of game approvals goes through, and Tencent files the first 5G-related lawsuit in the country THIS WEEK IN CHINA Apr 3rd, 2020

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261 52 top games in soft launch: From Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and Pokémon Unite to Tomb Raider Reloaded and The Witcher: Monster Slayer SOFT LAUNCH Apr 12th, 2021

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Get excited for PG Connects Seattle 2020 with these six videos from last year's conference SIX OF THE BEST Mar 9th, 2020

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How to get a job in the games industry CAREERS Apr 12th, 2021

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Update: All 187 Apple Arcade games available now AN APPLE (GAME) A DAY Apr 8th, 2021

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13 Mobile Game of the Week: Immortal Destiny: Darkness Origins WHAT WE'RE PLAYING Mar 26th, 2021

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Breaking the User Acquisition Glass Ceiling TEST, ITERATE, IMPROVE Apr 15th, 2021

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Roblox's Jonathan Vlassopulos on music biz meets the metaverse SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Apr 16th, 2021

Roblox's Jonathan Vlassopulos on music biz meets the metaverse

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"Minorities have to know about the industry and feel welcome to be part of it" POC IN MOBILE Apr 16th, 2021

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Drake Star Partners' Michael Metzger on strong consolidation and more interesting IPOs SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Apr 15th, 2021

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Take a gamestorming leap with AI THINK DIFFERENT Apr 15th, 2021

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Ukie's George Osborn on how gaming's 2020 successes should influence 2021 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Apr 15th, 2021

Ukie's George Osborn on how gaming's 2020 successes should influence 2021

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How Super Monkey Ball and Zelda: Four Swords inspired Marble Knights MAKING OF Apr 15th, 2021

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"There are so many possible entry points to get into the games industry" SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Apr 14th, 2021

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Snap Finger Click's Joanna Haslam on how Covid is changing social gaming SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Apr 14th, 2021

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With Clash expansions, Supercell is rewriting the mobile game playbook - again SMARTER MOVES Apr 8th, 2021

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Why Small Giant followed up its $1 billion hit Empires & Puzzles with Puzzle Combat MAKING OF Apr 8th, 2021

Why Small Giant followed up its $1 billion hit Empires & Puzzles with Puzzle Combat

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Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot JOBS IN GAMES Oct 8th, 2019

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2 Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm? MICRO-TRANSACT THAT Aug 28th, 2015

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2 IDFA revenue losses causing you stress? Context and audio are the answer LISTEN GOOD Apr 12th, 2021

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Master the Meta: Understanding Supercell’s new games and evolving strategy SUPER STRATEGY Apr 12th, 2021

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1 AI and the future of gaming NEW THINKING Apr 14th, 2021

AI and the future of gaming

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"Visibility means promoting more developers of colour to leadership positions" POC IN MOBILE Apr 9th, 2021

"Visibility means promoting more developers of colour to leadership positions"

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Crash Bandicoot: On the Run generated $700,000 in first week CRASH COW Apr 16th, 2021

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Now coming to Xbox, Gameloft announces 1 billion Asphalt installs ON AND ON Apr 16th, 2021

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Take advantage of our season pass and save on access to every Pocket Gamer Connects conference this year! CONNECTS SEASON PASS Apr 15th, 2021

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as Lords Mobile revenue surpasses $2 billion following battle pass introduction GOOD LORD Apr 15th, 2021

Lords Mobile revenue surpasses $2 billion following battle pass introduction

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Bethesda's Mighty DOOM now in soft launch via Google Play HELLS BELLS Apr 12th, 2021

Bethesda's Mighty DOOM now in soft launch via Google Play

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AppLovin files for IPO at a $30 billion valuation GOING PUBLIC Apr 13th, 2021

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Konami's eFootball PES 2021 Mobile scores 400 million downloads IT'S A GOAL Apr 7th, 2021

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

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

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The games investor checklist: Hunting the next Supercell FINDING FUNDING Mar 29th, 2019

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as Jambox Games raises $1.1 million for its competitive casual gaming platform HEAD2HEAD Apr 15th, 2021

Jambox Games raises $1.1 million for its competitive casual gaming platform

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Epic raises $1 billion at a $29 billion valuation

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Creative Solutions snaps up streaming tech specialist Lightstream WELCOME TO THE FAMILY Apr 13th, 2021

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Tripledot Studios closes $78 million in Series A funding DOT DOT DOT Apr 9th, 2021

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Sandbox buys Fingerprint to create Sandbox Kids WELCOME TO THE FAMILY Mar 31st, 2021

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as Lords Mobile revenue surpasses $2 billion following battle pass introduction GOOD LORD Apr 15th, 2021

Lords Mobile revenue surpasses $2 billion following battle pass introduction

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1 Soft launch your game as soon as possible, says Zeptolab Interview Apr 20th, 2015

Soft launch your game as soon as possible, says Zeptolab

CEO Misha Lyalin advises at PGC Bangalore

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as Why talent acquisition is vital to India's gaming success Interview Apr 17th, 2015

Why talent acquisition is vital to India's gaming success

All In A Day's Play co-founder Abhinav Sarangi puts out a call for talent

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as The Indian mobile market will eclipse PC and console, says Manish Agarwal News Apr 16th, 2015

The Indian mobile market will eclipse PC and console, says Manish Agarwal

Pocket Gamer Connects Bangalore kicks off

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as Heed my advice and ignore advice, says Mike Bithell News Apr 16th, 2015

Heed my advice and ignore advice, says Mike Bithell

Thomas Was Alone developer takes to the PGC Bangalore stage

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Angry Birds Go smacks down Mario with 130 million downloads News Apr 16th, 2015

Angry Birds Go smacks down Mario with 130 million downloads

Rovio spin-off game raises the stakes

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as Join Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Fiksu for PG Connects Bangalore's Acquire and Monetise track News Mar 25th, 2015

Join Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Fiksu for PG Connects Bangalore's Acquire and Monetise track

Learn how to make them happy to pay

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as Moonfrog Labs raises $15 million to develop games for India News Mar 12th, 2015

Moonfrog Labs raises $15 million to develop games for India

Zynga veterans rake in the cash

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261 52 top games in soft launch: From Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and Pokémon Unite to Tomb Raider Reloaded and The Witcher: Monster Slayer Feature Apr 12th, 2021

52 top games in soft launch: From Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and Pokémon Unite to Tomb Raider Reloaded and The Witcher: Monster Slayer

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261 52 top games in soft launch: From Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and Pokémon Unite to Tomb Raider Reloaded and The Witcher: Monster Slayer Feature Apr 12th, 2021

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