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Monetizer Mavens discuss if Apple Arcade is just for the kids Mobile Mavens Sep 18th, 2019

Monetizer Mavens discuss if Apple Arcade is just for the kids

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  • Monetizer Mavens
  • Apple Arcade
Hot Five: Pokemon Go sustains, Lineage 2 M teases, and Small Giant's transition to success Hot Five Sep 9th, 2019

Hot Five: Pokemon Go sustains, Lineage 2 M teases, and Small Giant's transition to success

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as East Meets West: Apple's App Store payment snafu, Pokemon Master's good start, and Huya's ESL deal Regulars Sep 9th, 2019

East Meets West: Apple's App Store payment snafu, Pokemon Master's good start, and Huya's ESL deal

  • East Meets West
as As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing? The Charticle Aug 26th, 2019

As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing?

  • Charticle
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  • Rush Wars
1 How does Raid: Shadow Legends engage, retain and monetise? The IAP Inspector Mar 25th, 2019

How does Raid: Shadow Legends engage, retain and monetise?

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2017 - the year not much happened in mobile games, says Verto Chart of the Week Oct 31st, 2017

2017 - the year not much happened in mobile games, says Verto

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

Hall of Fame: King CEO Riccardo Zacconi on building a mobile gaming powerhouse

  • Candy Crush Saga
  • Hall of Fame
The internet reacts to the Nintendo Switch reveal After Hours Oct 22nd, 2016

The internet reacts to the Nintendo Switch reveal

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All loot, no hassle: the making of Nonstop Knight Feature Jun 16th, 2016

All loot, no hassle: the making of Nonstop Knight

  • Making Of
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • RPG
  • Tampere
  • Karlsruhe
  • Idle Game
  • Nonstop Knight
The Promiscuous Gamer enters a Marvel Avengers Alliance (2) and meets his Dream Girlfriend Promiscuous Gamer Apr 8th, 2016

The Promiscuous Gamer enters a Marvel Avengers Alliance (2) and meets his Dream Girlfriend

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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

Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm?

  • F2P
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Why Tequila Games developed Earthcore; the game that wanted to be a CCG Interview Aug 25th, 2015

Why Tequila Games developed Earthcore; the game that wanted to be a CCG

  • Making Of
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  • Poland
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  • Wroclaw
Why we need more games without Nolan North's voice in them Stateside Aug 14th, 2015

Why we need more games without Nolan North's voice in them

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

Fallout Shelter's success, E3's future, and #PCGSanFran speakers in the spotlight

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3 Why it's significant Kabam has gifted all The Hunger Games' players $0.14 Monetizer Jan 30th, 2015

Why it's significant Kabam has gifted all The Hunger Games' players $0.14

  • F2P
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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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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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Monetizer Mavens discuss if Apple Arcade is just for the kids Mobile Mavens Sep 18th, 2019

Monetizer Mavens discuss if Apple Arcade is just for the kids

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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

Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm?

  • F2P
  • Disruption
  • Free-to-Start
  • Amazon Underground
  • Crossing the Jordan
1 How does Raid: Shadow Legends engage, retain and monetise? The IAP Inspector Mar 25th, 2019

How does Raid: Shadow Legends engage, retain and monetise?

  • Monetisation
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  • IAP Inspector
3 Why it's significant Kabam has gifted all The Hunger Games' players $0.14 Monetizer Jan 30th, 2015

Why it's significant Kabam has gifted all The Hunger Games' players $0.14

  • F2P
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  • Monetizer
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  • Retention
2 Retail virtual reality: What does it need, and where the hell is it? Mobile Mavens Oct 22nd, 2014

Retail virtual reality: What does it need, and where the hell is it?

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5 How does Coin Master monetise? The IAP Inspector Feb 7th, 2018

How does Coin Master monetise?

  • Monetisation
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  • IAP Inspector
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as East Meets West: Apple's App Store payment snafu, Pokemon Master's good start, and Huya's ESL deal Regulars Sep 9th, 2019

East Meets West: Apple's App Store payment snafu, Pokemon Master's good start, and Huya's ESL deal

  • East Meets West
as As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing? The Charticle Aug 26th, 2019

As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing?

  • Charticle
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  • Clash of Clans
  • Revenue
  • Clash Royale
  • Brawl Stars
  • Rush Wars
201 50 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Call of Duty: Mobile and Candy Crush Tales SOFT LAUNCH Sep 16th, 2019

50 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Call of Duty: Mobile and Candy Crush Tales

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Build fast and start playing: How Ministry of Games created its Rapid Development Funnel FASTER, FASTER Sep 11th, 2019

Build fast and start playing: How Ministry of Games created its Rapid Development Funnel

  • Finland
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MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry REGION FOCUS Sep 10th, 2019

MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry

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as What we learned at the Bridge between East and West summit in association with Mintegral EAST AND WEST Sep 5th, 2019

What we learned at the Bridge between East and West summit in association with Mintegral

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13 top videos from PGC Helsinki 2018 to whet your appetite for 2019's event on October 1st and 2nd PGC HELSINKI VIDEOS Sep 5th, 2019

13 top videos from PGC Helsinki 2018 to whet your appetite for 2019's event on October 1st and 2nd

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Region focus: A deep dive into the MENA games industry REGION FOCUS Aug 30th, 2019

Region focus: A deep dive into the MENA games industry

  • PG Connects
  • MENA
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  • PG Connects MENA
  • Pocket Gamer Connects MENA
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as As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing? SUPER STARS Aug 26th, 2019

As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing?

  • Charticle
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  • Clash of Clans
  • Revenue
  • Clash Royale
  • Brawl Stars
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PocketGamer.biz's Devcom and Gamescom 2019 party and networking guide GAMESCOM 2019 Aug 15th, 2019

PocketGamer.biz's Devcom and Gamescom 2019 party and networking guide

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Build fast and start playing: How Ministry of Games created its Rapid Development Funnel FASTER, FASTER Sep 11th, 2019

Build fast and start playing: How Ministry of Games created its Rapid Development Funnel

  • Finland
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20 mobile games that have made more than $1 billion BILLION DOLLAR CLUB Apr 3rd, 2019

20 mobile games that have made more than $1 billion

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Games industry roundup: Behind Total war: Three Kingdoms' success, blockchain game Project Genesis heads to Steam, and YouTube defends targeted harassment ROUNDUP Jun 10th, 2019

Games industry roundup: Behind Total war: Three Kingdoms' success, blockchain game Project Genesis heads to Steam, and YouTube defends targeted harassment

  • PC Games
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201 50 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Call of Duty: Mobile and Candy Crush Tales SOFT LAUNCH Sep 16th, 2019

50 top games in soft launch: From Marvel Super War and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena to Call of Duty: Mobile and Candy Crush Tales

  • Soft Launch
3 Why it's significant Kabam has gifted all The Hunger Games' players $0.14 FUTURE EARNINGS Jan 30th, 2015

Why it's significant Kabam has gifted all The Hunger Games' players $0.14

  • F2P
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  • Monetizer
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5 How does Coin Master monetise? IAP INSPECTOR Feb 7th, 2018

How does Coin Master monetise?

  • Monetisation
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1 A Brief History of Mobile Games: In the beginning, there was Snake PRE-2000 Mar 14th, 2016

A Brief History of Mobile Games: In the beginning, there was Snake

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$100m dev payouts, 1.2 billion hours of engagement a month: What we learned at the Roblox Developers Conference ROBLOX DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE Aug 11th, 2019

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

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PGC Helsinki: Redhill's Miloš Jeřábek will be discussing people management and making teams work SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Sep 19th, 2019

PGC Helsinki: Redhill's Miloš Jeřábek will be discussing people management and making teams work

  • Finland
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PGC Helsinki: Justyna Gil will be talking about ASO: compelling visual store assets SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Sep 19th, 2019

PGC Helsinki: Justyna Gil will be talking about ASO: compelling visual store assets

  • Finland
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PGC Helsinki: Matti Palosuo will be part of a panel discussing how to keep games alive SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Sep 18th, 2019

PGC Helsinki: Matti Palosuo will be part of a panel discussing how to keep games alive

  • Finland
  • Speakers
  • events
  • Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2019
Can Apple regain control of mobile gaming with Apple Arcade? BATTLE LINES Sep 18th, 2019

Can Apple regain control of mobile gaming with Apple Arcade?

  • Apple Arcade
Live ops and scaling are key to Stillfront’s growth, says CEO Jörgen Larsson CONSTANT CRAVING Sep 18th, 2019

Live ops and scaling are key to Stillfront’s growth, says CEO Jörgen Larsson

  • Acquisition
  • Sweden
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Monetizer Mavens discuss if Apple Arcade is just for the kids WALLED GARDEN Sep 18th, 2019

Monetizer Mavens discuss if Apple Arcade is just for the kids

  • Mavens
  • Monetizer Mavens
  • Apple Arcade
The Chinese Room's Dan Pinchbeck on why the timing was right to move to mobile ACQUISITION AND SCALE Sep 17th, 2019

The Chinese Room's Dan Pinchbeck on why the timing was right to move to mobile

  • Acquisition
  • iOS
  • Apple Arcade
  • Dear Esther
  • Little Orpheus
PGC Helsinki: Chris Hong from Ubisoft Red Lynx will discuss the challenges of real-time multiplayer games for mobile SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Sep 17th, 2019

PGC Helsinki: Chris Hong from Ubisoft Red Lynx will discuss the challenges of real-time multiplayer games for mobile

  • Finland
  • Speakers
  • events
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as M&A, hyper-casual and chat app gaming: Zynga COO talks future strategy ZYNGA ZOOMING Sep 12th, 2019

M&A, hyper-casual and chat app gaming: Zynga COO talks future strategy

  • Acquisition
  • Merger
  • Hyper-casual
  • Chat app games
Can Apple regain control of mobile gaming with Apple Arcade? BATTLE LINES Sep 18th, 2019

Can Apple regain control of mobile gaming with Apple Arcade?

  • Apple Arcade
How Wargaming is tweaking its strategy in the search for new hits, while remaining totally tanked up FINDING BALANCE Sep 16th, 2019

How Wargaming is tweaking its strategy in the search for new hits, while remaining totally tanked up

  • World of Tanks
  • Belarus
  • Business Strategy
How Gummy Drop amassed 1.8 billion hours of gameplay in five years LIVE AND KICKING Sep 12th, 2019

How Gummy Drop amassed 1.8 billion hours of gameplay in five years

  • Match-3
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  • Gummy Drop
Monetizer Mavens discuss if Apple Arcade is just for the kids WALLED GARDEN Sep 18th, 2019

Monetizer Mavens discuss if Apple Arcade is just for the kids

  • Mavens
  • Monetizer Mavens
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Live ops and scaling are key to Stillfront’s growth, says CEO Jörgen Larsson CONSTANT CRAVING Sep 18th, 2019

Live ops and scaling are key to Stillfront’s growth, says CEO Jörgen Larsson

  • Acquisition
  • Sweden
  • Live Operations
The Chinese Room's Dan Pinchbeck on why the timing was right to move to mobile ACQUISITION AND SCALE Sep 17th, 2019

The Chinese Room's Dan Pinchbeck on why the timing was right to move to mobile

  • Acquisition
  • iOS
  • Apple Arcade
  • Dear Esther
  • Little Orpheus
PGC Helsinki: Max Sjöblom from Kast will be talking about future trends in videogame streaming SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Sep 13th, 2019

PGC Helsinki: Max Sjöblom from Kast will be talking about future trends in videogame streaming

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  • Event
  • Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2019
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Discover Game Maker Insights at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

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GameAnalytics: Top 25% mobile games have average Day 28 retention of 4% SQUEEZED FUNNEL Sep 13th, 2019

GameAnalytics: Top 25% mobile games have average Day 28 retention of 4%

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Apple Arcade: All 54 games launching on 19 September LET THE GAMES BEGIN Sep 18th, 2019

Apple Arcade: All 54 games launching on 19 September

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Zynga cyber-attack sees some Words With Friends and Draw Something accounts hacked

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Google to rival Apple Arcade with its Play Pass subscription service SIGN UP Sep 13th, 2019

Google to rival Apple Arcade with its Play Pass subscription service

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Zynga launches Merge Magic! Gram Games’ follow up to key hit Merge Dragons!

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No ads, no IAPs: GameClub's iOS subscription service to launch this fall A CHALLENGER APPEARS Sep 13th, 2019

No ads, no IAPs: GameClub's iOS subscription service to launch this fall

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as Android to finally overtake iOS as the dominant mobile gaming platform by revenue in 2019 SIZE MATTERS Sep 18th, 2019

Android to finally overtake iOS as the dominant mobile gaming platform by revenue in 2019

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Seeking a job in the games industry - part two: The interview process

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Seeking a job in the games industry - part one: The application process

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2 User acquisition for beginners: A checklist GUIDE TO UA May 21st, 2019

User acquisition for beginners: A checklist

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Financing your indie games development studio - part four: Due diligence THE FINAL STEP May 1st, 2019

Financing your indie games development studio - part four: Due diligence

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Financing your indie games development studio - part three: Structuring an investment deal

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Financing your indie games development studio - part two: The killer pitch PITCH PERFECT Apr 10th, 2019

Financing your indie games development studio - part two: The killer pitch

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The games investor checklist: Hunting the next Supercell

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Financing your indie games development studio - Part one STUDIO FINANCE Mar 29th, 2019

Financing your indie games development studio - Part one

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The Internet Gaming Database joins Twitch

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Ex-Z2 team Starform raises $1.25 million to focus on mobile games to play with friends Z2 MARK2 Sep 17th, 2019

Ex-Z2 team Starform raises $1.25 million to focus on mobile games to play with friends

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Drivetime secures $11 million in funding to expand game audio library for users while driving

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VRChat secures $10 million in funding to expand team

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Next Games looking to raise $8.85 million by offering shares in the studio SHARE THIS Sep 5th, 2019

Next Games looking to raise $8.85 million by offering shares in the studio

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as Microsoft partners with SK Telecom on 5G-based cloud gaming in South Korea PROJECT XCLOUD Sep 5th, 2019

Microsoft partners with SK Telecom on 5G-based cloud gaming in South Korea

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GameAnalytics: Top 25% mobile games have average Day 28 retention of 4%

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Sweden’s game industry grew 42% in 2018 INDUSTRY REPORT Sep 13th, 2019

Sweden’s game industry grew 42% in 2018

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as Weekly global mobile games charts: Pokemon Masters tops US free App Store rank CHARTS Sep 11th, 2019

Weekly global mobile games charts: Pokemon Masters tops US free App Store rank

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2 as Sony’s Fate/Grand Order tops mobile revenue for August at $163 million MUST BE FATE Sep 10th, 2019

Sony’s Fate/Grand Order tops mobile revenue for August at $163 million

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as Pokemon Masters raked in $26 million from first week MASTERFUL Sep 9th, 2019

Pokemon Masters raked in $26 million from first week

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as Southeast Asia powered Gravity’s Ragnarok M: Eternal Love to $50 million a month EASTERN PROMISE Sep 5th, 2019

Southeast Asia powered Gravity’s Ragnarok M: Eternal Love to $50 million a month

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Update: Pokemon Go has best month for revenue in three years SHADOW DROP Sep 5th, 2019

Update: Pokemon Go has best month for revenue in three years

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Nintendo Switch games dominated Amazon for the month of August SMASHING Sep 4th, 2019

Nintendo Switch games dominated Amazon for the month of August

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3 The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019 BEST OF 2019 Aug 20th, 2019

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019

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Disney shuts down Star Wars: Rivals, Honor of Kings takes $3.5bn in revenue and Tencent unveil Lego Cube HOT FIVE Sep 24th, 2018

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