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PG.biz Podcast - Hot gaming trends and ad formats that are losing steam

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Mobile Mavens: Can we preserve classic mobile games forever? Mobile Mavens Aug 22nd, 2023

Mobile Mavens: Can we preserve classic mobile games forever?

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PG.biz podcast - Finding and growing your niche

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Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days

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

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What is driving the insatiable demand for mergers and acquisitions?

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Top 10 games industry jobs to apply for this week

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

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The internet reacts to the Nintendo Switch reveal

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

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PG.biz podcast - Finding and growing your niche

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

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

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Game Analysis: Deconstructing Idle Bank Tycoon by Kolibri Games

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Hot Five: AI funding, UK development turmoil and a new player in livestreaming

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New release roundup: The best new mobile games from sports manga adaptations to risqué word games… FIVE NEW GAMES Nov 24th, 2023

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Publishing perfection: Making the most of today's landscape: Part two INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Nov 22nd, 2023

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Hot Five: Unity 6, Monopoly Go’s major milestone and Supercell’s creator support HOT FIVE Nov 20th, 2023

Hot Five: Unity 6, Monopoly Go’s major milestone and Supercell’s creator support

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Why Gamescom merged with BIG Festival to bring the expo to Brazil BIG EXCLUSIVE Nov 28th, 2023

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Why is the UK games industry struggling to fill vacancies despite mass layoffs? JOBS CRISIS Nov 24th, 2023

Why is the UK games industry struggling to fill vacancies despite mass layoffs?

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"All the stars aligned. Now it’s full steam ahead!" MTG's CEO Maria Redin looks back at 2023 Q&A Nov 21st, 2023

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Behind the scenes: The making of Cooking Fever Duels COOKIN' IT UP Nov 17th, 2023

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Christian Lövstedt on The Battle Of Polytopia’s journey to 20 million downloads INTERVIEW Nov 14th, 2023

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Unlocking the potential for Web3 on mobile Q&A Nov 23rd, 2023

Unlocking the potential for Web3 on mobile

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Why is the UK games industry struggling to fill vacancies despite mass layoffs? JOBS CRISIS Nov 24th, 2023

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Anime at your fingertips: Crunchyroll on it’s new Game Vault offering Q&A Nov 24th, 2023

Anime at your fingertips: Crunchyroll on it’s new Game Vault offering

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"All the stars aligned. Now it’s full steam ahead!" MTG's CEO Maria Redin looks back at 2023 Q&A Nov 21st, 2023

"All the stars aligned. Now it’s full steam ahead!" MTG's CEO Maria Redin looks back at 2023

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Behind the scenes: The making of Cooking Fever Duels COOKIN' IT UP Nov 17th, 2023

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Behind the scenes: The making of Dino Bash Travel Through Time Q&A Nov 10th, 2023

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Christian Lövstedt on The Battle Of Polytopia’s journey to 20 million downloads INTERVIEW Nov 14th, 2023

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Fingersoft CEO Jaakko Kylmäoja on the future of their hit Hill Climb Racing Q&A May 17th, 2023

Fingersoft CEO Jaakko Kylmäoja on the future of their hit Hill Climb Racing

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Video games add £1.3 billion to UK economy in "spillover technology"

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State of the games industry: “I think the technical term for it is a clusterf**k”

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Sony sets sights on mobile in strategic partnership with NCSoft

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Riot Games’ Social Impact Fund raises $50 million in five years for charities, education and more VALORANT VALIANCE Nov 29th, 2023

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Supercell's marketing head Iwo Zakowski: "We need to make our games f**king famous and become part of pop culture"

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Fishlabs is laying off around 50 employees as Embracer Group restructure continues PLAICE NO MORE Nov 29th, 2023

Fishlabs is laying off around 50 employees as Embracer Group restructure continues

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A masterclass in gaming excellence: Gain insights from industry titans this January WHO'S AT THE SHOW Nov 29th, 2023

A masterclass in gaming excellence: Gain insights from industry titans this January

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Unity lays off 265 as it restructures its deal with digital effects creator Weta JOB LOSSES Nov 29th, 2023

Unity lays off 265 as it restructures its deal with digital effects creator Weta

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OpenAI's chaos is over: Sam Altman is back on the throne. So what just happened and what's next? "AI'LL BE BACK" Nov 22nd, 2023

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MENAP gaming market is poised to grow to $2.8Bn by 2026, but there are challenges ahead

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Thunderful explores sale of Bridge Constructor publisher Headup Games nearly three years after €11m acquisition HEADS UP Nov 24th, 2023

Thunderful explores sale of Bridge Constructor publisher Headup Games nearly three years after €11m acquisition

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Adjust and TikTok boast 220% iOS app conversion leap with SKAdNetwork 4 INCREASING CONVERSIONS Nov 23rd, 2023

Adjust and TikTok boast 220% iOS app conversion leap with SKAdNetwork 4

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Layer AI seed round raises $1.8M to bolster generative game art production PRODUCTION POWER Nov 22nd, 2023

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PG.biz Podcast - My.Games’ Elena Grigorian on smart strategies for surviving an industry downturn

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Video games add £1.3 billion to UK economy in "spillover technology" TECH SPLASH Nov 29th, 2023

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Riot Games’ Social Impact Fund raises $50 million in five years for charities, education and more VALORANT VALIANCE Nov 29th, 2023

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Ten Square Games sees record quarterly growth with Hunting Clash MAU up 82% TEN SQUARE TURNAROUND Nov 28th, 2023

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Are core games the road to success? 49% yearly revenue growth projected in India until 2028

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Bluepoch’s debut time travel game Reverse: 1999 reaches $15 million

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Adjust and TikTok boast 220% iOS app conversion leap with SKAdNetwork 4 INCREASING CONVERSIONS Nov 23rd, 2023

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