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

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

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Behind the scenes of Sumo's $8.3 million acquisition of Auroch Digital Interview Oct 27th, 2021

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262 48 top games in soft launch: From Apex Legends Mobile and Everdale to Mighty Doom and Tomb Raider Reloaded SOFT LAUNCH Nov 22nd, 2021

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Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming' DONE DEAL Nov 3rd, 2021

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How Lego Star Wars: Castaways was built "from the ground up" for Apple Arcade MAKING OF Nov 23rd, 2021

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Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming'

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Five years on, how Gardenscapes changed the match-three market

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The importance of avoiding campaign overlap between ad types

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What to do after a hypercasual game release: check out game support check-list WHAT'S NEXT? Nov 24th, 2021

What to do after a hypercasual game release: check out game support check-list

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Why hypercasual publishers should start exploring IAP monetisation WHAT'S NEXT? Nov 23rd, 2021

Why hypercasual publishers should start exploring IAP monetisation

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Where to get ideas for future creatives CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING Nov 23rd, 2021

Where to get ideas for future creatives

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How Lego Star Wars: Castaways was built "from the ground up" for Apple Arcade MAKING OF Nov 23rd, 2021

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Why Boom Beach is still booming 8 years on LIVE AND KICKING Nov 18th, 2021

Why Boom Beach is still booming 8 years on

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There's more to the metaverse than Meta META METAVERSE Nov 17th, 2021

There's more to the metaverse than Meta

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How cheaters are impacting the most valuable currency in the cash gaming market - player trust BAD ACTORS Nov 17th, 2021

How cheaters are impacting the most valuable currency in the cash gaming market - player trust

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How Retro Bowl went from a simple RPG to a number one sports game

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Why Boom Beach is still booming 8 years on LIVE AND KICKING Nov 18th, 2021

Why Boom Beach is still booming 8 years on

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The importance of avoiding campaign overlap between ad types NEVER THE TWAIN Nov 24th, 2021

The importance of avoiding campaign overlap between ad types

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Why hypercasual publishers should start exploring IAP monetisation WHAT'S NEXT? Nov 23rd, 2021

Why hypercasual publishers should start exploring IAP monetisation

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Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming' DONE DEAL Nov 3rd, 2021

Jam City’s Josh Yguado on why we're 'nowhere near peak mobile gaming'

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Five years on, how Gardenscapes changed the match-three market LIVE AND KICKING Oct 28th, 2021

Five years on, how Gardenscapes changed the match-three market

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Careers in games: getting started as a community manager COMMUNITY CAREERS Nov 17th, 2021

Careers in games: getting started as a community manager

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PUBG: New State made $2.6 million in its first week NEW STATE NUMBERS Nov 26th, 2021

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FunPlus and Warner Bros. bring The Joker to State of Survival

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Marmalade saw UK sales increase 144% during lockdowns BOARDGAME BOOST Nov 26th, 2021

Marmalade saw UK sales increase 144% during lockdowns

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as Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business FOLLOWING SUIT Nov 25th, 2021

Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business

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Coin Master creator Moon Active raises $300 million on $5 billion valuation MASTER OF COINS Nov 25th, 2021

Coin Master creator Moon Active raises $300 million on $5 billion valuation

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Frogmind rebrands to HypeHype, Supercell invests $15 million WHERE'S THE HYPE? Nov 22nd, 2021

Frogmind rebrands to HypeHype, Supercell invests $15 million

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UK-based indie studio Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million for casual mobile games THE SECRET SAUCE Nov 23rd, 2021

UK-based indie studio Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million for casual mobile games

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How Lego Star Wars: Castaways was built "from the ground up" for Apple Arcade MAKING OF Nov 23rd, 2021

How Lego Star Wars: Castaways was built "from the ground up" for Apple Arcade

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Viker partners with Zebedee to bring Bitcoin rewards to mobile games BRINGING IN BITCOIN Nov 22nd, 2021

Viker partners with Zebedee to bring Bitcoin rewards to mobile games

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as Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business FOLLOWING SUIT Nov 25th, 2021

Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business

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as China suspends Tencent from updating or launching apps in Mainland China TENCENT SUSPENSION Nov 25th, 2021

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How much are your players really worth? RESIDUAL VALUE CALCULATOR Sep 8th, 2021

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Soft launch to worldwide launch: Optimizing your creative for global success

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Seeking a job in the games industry - part two: The interview process JOBS IN GAMES Jul 8th, 2019

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

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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 ART OF THE DEAL Apr 26th, 2019

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Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business

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Waysun acquires majority share of Boss Bunny Games to lead MENAT publishing operations MENA EXPANSION Nov 25th, 2021

Waysun acquires majority share of Boss Bunny Games to lead MENAT publishing operations

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Plug In Digital raises $75 million for indie games publishing PLUGGED IN Nov 24th, 2021

Plug In Digital raises $75 million for indie games publishing

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Niantic raises $300 million to build out a real-world metaverse BIG WORLD Nov 23rd, 2021

Niantic raises $300 million to build out a real-world metaverse

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UK-based indie studio Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million for casual mobile games THE SECRET SAUCE Nov 23rd, 2021

UK-based indie studio Pocket Burger Games raises $1 million for casual mobile games

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Viker partners with Zebedee to bring Bitcoin rewards to mobile games BRINGING IN BITCOIN Nov 22nd, 2021

Viker partners with Zebedee to bring Bitcoin rewards to mobile games

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Frogmind rebrands to HypeHype, Supercell invests $15 million WHERE'S THE HYPE? Nov 22nd, 2021

Frogmind rebrands to HypeHype, Supercell invests $15 million

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Solo game development platform DreamCraft raises $10 million DIY Nov 18th, 2021

Solo game development platform DreamCraft raises $10 million

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A new report from Improbable explains how to iterate faster with continuous iteration and development DOWNLOAD NOW Nov 25th, 2021

A new report from Improbable explains how to iterate faster with continuous iteration and development

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as Now doing $8 million per day, PUBG Mobile surpasses $7 billion in lifetime revenue ANOTHER CHICKEN DINNER Nov 25th, 2021

Now doing $8 million per day, PUBG Mobile surpasses $7 billion in lifetime revenue

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Match-3 games drive almost $1 billion in consumer spend in Q3 2021 MATCH MADNESS Nov 25th, 2021

Match-3 games drive almost $1 billion in consumer spend in Q3 2021

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95 per cent of gamers in Africa choose mobile, says Newzoo ARISING AFRICA Nov 24th, 2021

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90% of top 100 grossing mobile games feature seasonal events SEASONAL SPENDING Nov 19th, 2021

90% of top 100 grossing mobile games feature seasonal events

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US sports sim game downloads hit 23 million in Q3 2021 CROWD GOES WILD Nov 18th, 2021

US sports sim game downloads hit 23 million in Q3 2021

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Meet the indie studios coming to Pocket Gamer Connects London 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

Disney shuts down Star Wars: Rivals, Honor of Kings takes $3.5bn in revenue and Tencent unveil Lego Cube

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Apple files appeal against in-app links to alternative payments ruling

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App Store payments are anti-competitive rules Dutch antitrust authority

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Tim Cook set to testify at Epic vs Apple trial

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