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as Hot Five: September 12th. The five stories you need to know before you start your working week Hot Five Sep 12th, 2022

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Hall of Fame: Jani Karlsson and pioneering the earliest days of the mobile games industry

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Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week Job News Mar 24th, 2022

Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week

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How Rocket League Sideswipe hit the back of the net

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PGbiz Podcast #6 - Original Games and the rise of merge News Oct 18th, 2021

PGbiz Podcast #6 - Original Games and the rise of merge

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How does Hot Wheels Unlimited monetise?

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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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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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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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The internet reacts to the Nintendo Switch reveal After Hours Oct 22nd, 2016

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

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Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – August 15 2022 Feature Aug 15th, 2022

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

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How much do Unity and ironSource need each other? Mobile Mavens Jul 14th, 2022

How much do Unity and ironSource need each other?

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Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week Job News Mar 24th, 2022

Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week

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as Hot Five: September 12th. The five stories you need to know before you start your working week Hot Five Sep 12th, 2022

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Subscription services are growing fast, but unlikely to become the dominant form of monetisation Comment & Opinion Jun 7th, 2022

Subscription services are growing fast, but unlikely to become the dominant form of monetisation

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The latest and most interesting mobile games in soft launch. [UPDATE] SOFT LAUNCH Oct 3rd, 2022

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Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time REIGNING REVENUE RAISERS Aug 14th, 2022

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How innovation and iteration has transformed Survivor.io ROGUELITE Sep 11th, 2022

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Abigail Rindo: Every game is a different problem to solve narratively and creatively

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10 biggest video game acquisitions of all time MONOPOLY MONEY Sep 12th, 2022

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GameAnalytics on the importance of Narrative design THE SCIENCE OF STORIES Oct 4th, 2022

GameAnalytics on the importance of Narrative design

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James Levick: "The success of the initiative is dependent on being able to do 100% of the work in 80% of the time" FOUR DAY WORK WEEK Oct 4th, 2022

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Huawei explores alternative app store advantages at Pocket Gamer Connects EXPLORE THE ALTERNATIVE Oct 3rd, 2022

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Anna Yukhtenko: "Some tasks that I thought would take me a long time, actually require much less time if approached tactically" FOUR DAY WORK WEEK Sep 30th, 2022

Anna Yukhtenko: "Some tasks that I thought would take me a long time, actually require much less time if approached tactically"

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"There is enormous room for the industry to grow in a less saturated market": Joseph Azzam on the Middle East market MENA SPOTLIGHT Sep 24th, 2022

"There is enormous room for the industry to grow in a less saturated market": Joseph Azzam on the Middle East market

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Understanding hybrid-casual’s gentle revolution GUEST POST Sep 23rd, 2022

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InnoGames publishes salary bands for 80% of employees SALARY TRANSPARENCY Jul 19th, 2022

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Anna Yukhtenko: "Some tasks that I thought would take me a long time, actually require much less time if approached tactically" FOUR DAY WORK WEEK Sep 30th, 2022

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Choosing the right online tech for your game CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON Aug 15th, 2022

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Huawei explores alternative app store advantages at Pocket Gamer Connects EXPLORE THE ALTERNATIVE Oct 3rd, 2022

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How innovation and iteration has transformed Survivor.io ROGUELITE Sep 11th, 2022

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Abigail Rindo: Every game is a different problem to solve narratively and creatively INTERVIEW Sep 15th, 2022

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"There is enormous room for the industry to grow in a less saturated market": Joseph Azzam on the Middle East market MENA SPOTLIGHT Sep 24th, 2022

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James Levick: "The success of the initiative is dependent on being able to do 100% of the work in 80% of the time" FOUR DAY WORK WEEK Oct 4th, 2022

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Sandsoft opens flagship studio in Riyadh

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as Saudi Arabia eyes up acquisition of major publisher SAUDI ARABIA Sep 30th, 2022

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Azur Games discuss salvaging ditched apps in latest blog post PUBLISHER NEWS Oct 4th, 2022

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