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Trouble at HQ Trivia studio, Oculus staffing up for AR Glasses, and Clash of Clans a US top grosser thanks to Gold Pass Hot Five Apr 23rd, 2019

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Not immune but Finland has given GamerGate the cold shoulder

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Apple clamping down on reskinners with new App Store algorithm

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3 as Mobile Legends is quietly out-grossing Arena of Valor in many countries The Charticle Mar 8th, 2018

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Trouble at HQ Trivia studio, Oculus staffing up for AR Glasses, and Clash of Clans a US top grosser thanks to Gold Pass Hot Five Apr 23rd, 2019

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Apple clamping down on reskinners with new App Store algorithm News Sep 15th, 2014

Apple clamping down on reskinners with new App Store algorithm

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Frogmind on going from a team of two working on premium games to the new F2P Rumble Stars INDIE SPOTLIGHT Apr 25th, 2019

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Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent’s Let’s Hunt Monsters storms China’s free downloads rankings

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Qualcomm partners with Tencent and Vivo to create new AI game experiences on mobile

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as Newzoo: Tencent responsible for 15% of 2018's global games revenue MONEY MONEY MONEY Apr 18th, 2019

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