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Hot Five: Why people still play Coin Master, Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Legends, and how Covid-19 is impacting mobile advertising Hot Five Apr 6th, 2020

Hot Five: Why people still play Coin Master, Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Legends, and how Covid-19 is impacting mobile advertising

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as Pokemon Day: How are The Pokemon Company's recent mobile releases performing? The Charticle Feb 27th, 2020

Pokemon Day: How are The Pokemon Company's recent mobile releases performing?

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What do UK mobile game developers think of Brexit? Mobile Mavens Jan 31st, 2020

What do UK mobile game developers think of Brexit?

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Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts Data & Research Dec 4th, 2019

Monster Strike leaps up global top grossing charts

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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

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

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

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

Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot

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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

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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

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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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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?

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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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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

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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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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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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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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

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

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

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4 as How does Rules of Survival monetise? The IAP Inspector Feb 23rd, 2018

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Hot Five: Why people still play Coin Master, Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Legends, and how Covid-19 is impacting mobile advertising Hot Five Apr 6th, 2020

Hot Five: Why people still play Coin Master, Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Legends, and how Covid-19 is impacting mobile advertising

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2 Hall of Fame: Miniclip CEO Robert Small on building one of the most recognisable names in gaming Hot Five Aug 7th, 2018

Hall of Fame: Miniclip CEO Robert Small on building one of the most recognisable names in gaming

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Games vs Covid-19: No new games will be certified in Japan until 8 May WHAT'S UP? Apr 7th, 2020

Games vs Covid-19: No new games will be certified in Japan until 8 May

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PGC Digital: KPIs to watch for and how to improve them PGC DIGITAL Apr 7th, 2020

PGC Digital: KPIs to watch for and how to improve them

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PGC Digital: Indie survival in a digital landscape PGC DIGITAL Apr 6th, 2020

PGC Digital: Indie survival in a digital landscape

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231 54 top games in soft launch: From Angry Birds Casual and Hay Day Pop to Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells and Tom Clancy's Elite Squad SOFT LAUNCH Apr 6th, 2020

54 top games in soft launch: From Angry Birds Casual and Hay Day Pop to Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells and Tom Clancy's Elite Squad

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It's remote working month on PocketGamer.biz! REMOTE WORKING MONTH Apr 6th, 2020

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Update: All 115 Apple Arcade games available now AN APPLE (GAME) A DAY Apr 6th, 2020

Update: All 115 Apple Arcade games available now

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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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13 Mobile Game of the Week: Undersea Solitaire Tripeaks WHAT WE'RE PLAYING Apr 3rd, 2020

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231 54 top games in soft launch: From Angry Birds Casual and Hay Day Pop to Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells and Tom Clancy's Elite Squad SOFT LAUNCH Apr 6th, 2020

54 top games in soft launch: From Angry Birds Casual and Hay Day Pop to Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells and Tom Clancy's Elite Squad

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Games vs Covid-19: No new games will be certified in Japan until 8 May WHAT'S UP? Apr 7th, 2020

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

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

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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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13 Mobile Game of the Week: Undersea Solitaire Tripeaks WHAT WE'RE PLAYING Apr 3rd, 2020

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Updated: 22 mobile games that have generated more than $1 billion in lifetime sales BILLION DOLLAR CLUB Dec 19th, 2019

Updated: 22 mobile games that have generated more than $1 billion in lifetime sales

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9 How does Coin Master monetise? IAP INSPECTOR Feb 7th, 2018

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Recap: How has the coronavirus impacted the mobile games industry? CORONAVIRUS IMPACT Mar 27th, 2020

Recap: How has the coronavirus impacted the mobile games industry?

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Beyond the office: What remote work can teach us about the strength of our culture BEYOND THE OFFICE Apr 7th, 2020

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Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1: Eight of the best sessions you shouldn't miss EDITOR'S CHOICE Apr 3rd, 2020

Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1: Eight of the best sessions you shouldn't miss

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Making Of: How Bossa Studio's love of game jams led to Apple Arcade title Hogwash MAKING OF Apr 2nd, 2020

Making Of: How Bossa Studio's love of game jams led to Apple Arcade title Hogwash

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Indie Spotlight: How RAC7 Games earned two game approvals for Apple Arcade INDIE SPOTLIGHT Apr 1st, 2020

Indie Spotlight: How RAC7 Games earned two game approvals for Apple Arcade

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How Covid-19 is impacting the mobile advertising industry RISING DEMAND Apr 1st, 2020

How Covid-19 is impacting the mobile advertising industry

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Hypercasual surges with the top 3 most downloads mobile games from Voodoo HYPERCASUAL SURGE Apr 1st, 2020

Hypercasual surges with the top 3 most downloads mobile games from Voodoo

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Jobs in Games: Jam City's Sarah Wolf on transitioning from lawyer to Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery game director JOBS IN GAMES Mar 31st, 2020

Jobs in Games: Jam City's Sarah Wolf on transitioning from lawyer to Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery game director

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16 Why are people still playing Coin Master? KEEP SPINNING Mar 31st, 2020

Why are people still playing Coin Master?

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16 Why are people still playing Coin Master? KEEP SPINNING Mar 31st, 2020

Why are people still playing Coin Master?

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How Covid-19 is impacting the mobile advertising industry RISING DEMAND Apr 1st, 2020

How Covid-19 is impacting the mobile advertising industry

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1 How does Raid: Shadow Legends engage, retain and monetise? SHARP SHINY THINGS Mar 25th, 2019

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Making Of: How Bossa Studio's love of game jams led to Apple Arcade title Hogwash MAKING OF Apr 2nd, 2020

Making Of: How Bossa Studio's love of game jams led to Apple Arcade title Hogwash

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Jobs in Games: Jam City's Sarah Wolf on transitioning from lawyer to Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery game director JOBS IN GAMES Mar 31st, 2020

Jobs in Games: Jam City's Sarah Wolf on transitioning from lawyer to Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery game director

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Hypercasual surges with the top 3 most downloads mobile games from Voodoo HYPERCASUAL SURGE Apr 1st, 2020

Hypercasual surges with the top 3 most downloads mobile games from Voodoo

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How Snap Games tackles exclusivity, monetisation, and competition from Apple Arcade A NEW CONTENDER Feb 7th, 2020

How Snap Games tackles exclusivity, monetisation, and competition from Apple Arcade

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Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1: Eight of the best sessions you shouldn't miss EDITOR'S CHOICE Apr 3rd, 2020

Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1: Eight of the best sessions you shouldn't miss

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PGC Digital: What BoomBit learned from mid-core games to create new hypercasual titles PGC DIGITAL Apr 7th, 2020

PGC Digital: What BoomBit learned from mid-core games to create new hypercasual titles

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as Mobile games just experienced its biggest week for downloads ever APP ANNIE Apr 3rd, 2020

Mobile games just experienced its biggest week for downloads ever

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Epic Games reveals details of J.J. Abrams' mobile game Spyjinx, launches beta THE SPY WHO JINXED ME Apr 3rd, 2020

Epic Games reveals details of J.J. Abrams' mobile game Spyjinx, launches beta

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as Jam City launches Disney Emoji Blitz in Japan after 30 million downloads worldwide IT'S MAGIC Apr 1st, 2020

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Exclusive: Houseparty App sees nearly 3000% increase in downloads following coronavirus lockdown EUROPEAN SURGE Apr 1st, 2020

Exclusive: Houseparty App sees nearly 3000% increase in downloads following coronavirus lockdown

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Idle Coffee Corp dev StarBerry raises $1.1 million HOT STUFF Apr 3rd, 2020

Idle Coffee Corp dev StarBerry raises $1.1 million

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Unity unveils weekly online series Unite Now as it cancels all physical Unite events for 2020 UNITE NOW Apr 2nd, 2020

Unity unveils weekly online series Unite Now as it cancels all physical Unite events for 2020

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April Fool's Day 2020: From a Fire Emblem Heroes spinoff to Pokemon GO pranksters OVERWATCH GOES GOOGLY Apr 1st, 2020

April Fool's Day 2020: From a Fire Emblem Heroes spinoff to Pokemon GO pranksters

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as Sony sets up $100 million Covid-19 global relief fund "UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES" Apr 3rd, 2020

Sony sets up $100 million Covid-19 global relief fund

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The games investor checklist: Hunting the next Supercell

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Idle Coffee Corp dev StarBerry raises $1.1 million

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Epic Games reveals details of J.J. Abrams' mobile game Spyjinx, launches beta THE SPY WHO JINXED ME Apr 3rd, 2020

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as Colopl acquires Steins;Gate creator Mages for $14.9 million MAGES;ACQUISITION Mar 30th, 2020

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Finnish studio Mainframe Industries raises $8.1 million for cloud gaming

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Mobile apps will generate $171 billion through consumer spending in 2024 SO MUCH MONEY Apr 2nd, 2020

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Exclusive: Supercell's Brawl Stars grows by 35% amid coronavirus outbreak SUPER SUPERCELL Mar 26th, 2020

Exclusive: Supercell's Brawl Stars grows by 35% amid coronavirus outbreak

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Tencent reigns supreme as the top-grossing mobile publisher for 2020 APP ANNIE TOP PUBLISHERS Mar 24th, 2020

Tencent reigns supreme as the top-grossing mobile publisher for 2020

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as Exclusive: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp sees revenues surge amid New Horizons launch TOM NOOK REPORTEDLY ECSTATIC Mar 23rd, 2020

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