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Challengermode’s Phil Hubner talks about breaking down the barrier of casual multiplayer and grassroots eSports

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Tennis Clash named the official mobile game of Roland-Garros SPORTS IN GAMES Jan 27th, 2023

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African publisher Carry1st reports $27m funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures

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Total Inactive Apps (no longer available for download): 213,765

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China lifts licencing freeze with 44 new approved international games News Jan 3rd, 2023

China lifts licencing freeze with 44 new approved international games

Chinese regulators granted 44 licences for international games to be distributed in the country, including to major corporation Tencent

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as China’s game regulations pose a major potential threat to mobile game business in the country News Nov 8th, 2022

China’s game regulations pose a major potential threat to mobile game business in the country

Unclear regulations, licensing freezes and more are all major challenges for both domestic and foreign game companies operating in China. Particularly for the largest platform, mobile

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Google pulls ahead of iOS in strategy downloads, but iOS reigns for revenue News Feb 2nd, 2023

Google pulls ahead of iOS in strategy downloads, but iOS reigns for revenue

Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse talks up their new global focus News Feb 2nd, 2023

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as The complete list of Netflix Games [UPDATE] Feature Feb 1st, 2023

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The mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales Feature Jan 31st, 2023

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The latest and most interesting mobile games in soft launch. [UPDATE]

Nour Khrais on MENA: "This is an opportunity for small developers to reach a huge audience.” News Jan 27th, 2023

Nour Khrais on MENA: "This is an opportunity for small developers to reach a huge audience.”

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