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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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The latest and most interesting mobile games on the blockchain. BLOCKCHAIN MOBILE GAMES May 31st, 2023

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The mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales UNICORN CLUB May 23rd, 2023

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Subscription is death (without upsell) SUBS AS SERVICE May 30th, 2023

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NetEase introduces Canada-based Bad Brain Game Studios BAD BRAIN May 24th, 2023

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The Activism Game: How games can provoke positive change for good GAME DEV REBELLION May 24th, 2023

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Rusty Lake co-founder Robin Ras celebrates success and shares what's next for the studio Q&A May 23rd, 2023

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It’s the end of an era in hypercasual - we can turn it into a new opportunity NEXT LEVEL HYPERCASUAL May 23rd, 2023

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AppsFlyer’s Adam Smart on why cross-platform is the future INTERVIEW May 24th, 2023

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The Activism Game: How games can provoke positive change for good GAME DEV REBELLION May 24th, 2023

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"Just make something and put it out there": Kaleidoscope Games discuss getting started in game development INDIE VIEW May 15th, 2023

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CipSoft’s Manuel Roth discusses TibiaME’s past, and its future INTERVIEW May 22nd, 2023

CipSoft’s Manuel Roth discusses TibiaME’s past, and its future

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Rusty Lake co-founder Robin Ras celebrates success and shares what's next for the studio Q&A May 23rd, 2023

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Sybo's game director Eoin O’Doherty talks Subway Surfers on the game's anniversary INTERVIEW May 15th, 2023

Sybo's game director Eoin O’Doherty talks Subway Surfers on the game's anniversary

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Supercell’s Alex Roque on the secrets of Clash of Clans’ Builder Base mode

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Brazil's app store tax takes aim at foreign developers LEGISLATION Jun 1st, 2023

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Bleach: Brave Souls surpasses 75 million downloads MILESTONES Jun 1st, 2023

Bleach: Brave Souls surpasses 75 million downloads

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as Tencent Games teams up with SNK for a Metal Slug mobile title SHOOT 'EM UP Jun 29th, 2020

Tencent Games teams up with SNK for a Metal Slug mobile title

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Kabam to lay off 12% of workforce

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Mobile Game of the Week: Laya's Horizon

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PUBG Mobile to collab with Colombian music star Karol G

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Revenue Report: Games financials roundup: May 2023 ROUNDUP May 26th, 2023

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Google removes “Slavery Simulator” game from Play Store APP STORE REGULATION May 26th, 2023

Google removes “Slavery Simulator” game from Play Store

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BattleGrounds Mobile India is back: So what happened? BACK FOR GOOD? May 29th, 2023

BattleGrounds Mobile India is back: So what happened?

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GamesAid raised £120 thousand for charitable causes in 2022/2023 GOOD GAME May 26th, 2023

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AppsFlyer’s Adam Smart on why cross-platform is the future INTERVIEW May 24th, 2023

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The key to successful hypercasual prototypes

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Rusty Lake co-founder Robin Ras celebrates success and shares what's next for the studio Q&A May 23rd, 2023

Rusty Lake co-founder Robin Ras celebrates success and shares what's next for the studio

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Sybo and Outplay on the collaboration behind Subway Surfers Blast Q&A May 19th, 2023

Sybo and Outplay on the collaboration behind Subway Surfers Blast

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Fingersoft CEO Jaakko Kylmäoja on the future of their hit Hill Climb Racing Q&A May 17th, 2023

Fingersoft CEO Jaakko Kylmäoja on the future of their hit Hill Climb Racing

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Are in-game ads the answer for developers? We asked Marc Merrill of Riot Games PUT PLAYERS FIRST Mar 30th, 2023

Are in-game ads the answer for developers? We asked Marc Merrill of Riot Games

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Five reasons why it’s more critical than ever to look to in-game advertising

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Xsolla announces new partnership with marketing platform YouAppi XSOLLA X YOUAPPI May 25th, 2023

Xsolla announces new partnership with marketing platform YouAppi

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BebopBee raises $4 million in funding to inspire "real-world connection" through mobile game brands CREATING CONNECTION May 24th, 2023

BebopBee raises $4 million in funding to inspire "real-world connection" through mobile game brands

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Carry1st brings India’s esports Mobile Premier League to Africa NEW PARTNERSHIP May 16th, 2023

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Keywords Studios acquires Hardsuit Labs

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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority blocks the Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal ACQUIBLIZZ Apr 26th, 2023

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SuperDuperSecretCo raises $1m to make a chess battle royale game CHESS WITH A CHANGE Apr 25th, 2023

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Mobile gaming declined 6.7% in 2022 NEWZOO REPORT May 31st, 2023

Mobile gaming declined 6.7% in 2022

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Krafton reports record Q1 with $407.8M in sales PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE May 9th, 2023

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