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Hot Five: August 8th. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more Hot Five Aug 8th, 2022

Hot Five: August 8th. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more

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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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Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – July 14 2022 Feature Jul 14th, 2022

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – July 14 2022

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Hall of Fame: Jani Karlsson and pioneering the earliest days of the mobile games industry Hall of Fame Jun 14th, 2022

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

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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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What is driving the insatiable demand for mergers and acquisitions? Data & Research May 6th, 2022

What is driving the insatiable demand for mergers and acquisitions?

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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 Interview Dec 21st, 2021

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? The IAP Inspector Oct 26th, 2020

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

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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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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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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Hot Five: August 8th. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more Hot Five Aug 8th, 2022

Hot Five: August 8th. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more

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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

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – July 14 2022 Feature Jul 14th, 2022

Upstream: the mobile games streaming and esports digest – July 14 2022

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PG.biz week that was: DeNA's up 167%, Capcom 13%, while Glu drops 5%, THQ 52%, plus a resurgent EA buys Firemint Week that was May 8th, 2011

PG.biz week that was: DeNA's up 167%, Capcom 13%, while Glu drops 5%, THQ 52%, plus a resurgent EA buys Firemint

Hall of Fame: Jani Karlsson and pioneering the earliest days of the mobile games industry Hall of Fame Jun 14th, 2022

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

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Hot Five: August 1st. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more Hot Five Aug 1st, 2022

Hot Five: August 1st. The mobile games industry's unmissable news, features and more

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PG.biz week that was: Amazon gets serious with $199 Kindle Fire, Microsoft releases Mango, and Unity embraces the future in Unite 11 Week that was Oct 2nd, 2011

PG.biz week that was: Amazon gets serious with $199 Kindle Fire, Microsoft releases Mango, and Unity embraces the future in Unite 11

PG.biz week that was: Android downloads will beat iOS, PopCap adds IAP as Flurry and MocoSpace analyse usage, and GetJar goes gold Week that was Sep 11th, 2011

PG.biz week that was: Android downloads will beat iOS, PopCap adds IAP as Flurry and MocoSpace analyse usage, and GetJar goes gold

52 of the latest and most interesting mobile games on the blockchain. [UPDATE] BLOCKCHAIN MOBILE GAMES Aug 10th, 2022

52 of the latest and most interesting mobile games on the blockchain. [UPDATE]

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PG.biz Podcast - the realities of developing hypercasual games for indie studios LISTEN! LEARN! LOVE! Aug 9th, 2022

PG.biz Podcast - the realities of developing hypercasual games for indie studios

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The mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales [UPDATE]

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81 of the latest and most interesting mobile games in soft launch. [UPDATE]

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All 259 Apple Arcade games available now [UPDATE]

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Mobile Game of the Week: Descenders

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The complete list of Netflix Games [UPDATE] A GLIMPSE OF GROWTH Aug 4th, 2022

The complete list of Netflix Games [UPDATE]

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PG.biz Podcast: Squid Games' Jackie Jin on the importance of credibility and culture in a casual games studio LISTEN LEARN LOVE Jul 25th, 2022

PG.biz Podcast: Squid Games' Jackie Jin on the importance of credibility and culture in a casual games studio

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81 of the latest and most interesting mobile games in soft launch. [UPDATE] SOFT LAUNCH Aug 8th, 2022

81 of the latest and most interesting mobile games in soft launch. [UPDATE]

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The complete list of Netflix Games [UPDATE] A GLIMPSE OF GROWTH Aug 4th, 2022

The complete list of Netflix Games [UPDATE]

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The mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales [UPDATE] UNICORN CLUB Aug 9th, 2022

The mobile games that have made more than $1 billion in lifetime sales [UPDATE]

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52 of the latest and most interesting mobile games on the blockchain. [UPDATE]

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Mobile Game of the Week: Descenders

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All 259 Apple Arcade games available now [UPDATE] AN APPLE (GAME) A DAY Aug 5th, 2022

All 259 Apple Arcade games available now [UPDATE]

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PG.biz Podcast: Squid Games' Jackie Jin on the importance of credibility and culture in a casual games studio LISTEN LEARN LOVE Jul 25th, 2022

PG.biz Podcast: Squid Games' Jackie Jin on the importance of credibility and culture in a casual games studio

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Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time REIGNING REVENUE RAISERS Jul 15th, 2022

Top 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time

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  • Pokémon GO
  • Honor of Kings
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Apple Arcade allowed Halfbrick to put aside the complex business model of F2P for Jetpack Joyride 2 ARCADE POWER Aug 11th, 2022

Apple Arcade allowed Halfbrick to put aside the complex business model of F2P for Jetpack Joyride 2

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Should Unity join AppLovin, buy IronSource or just stay as they are? The mobile industry weighs in! EXPERT OPINION Aug 11th, 2022

Should Unity join AppLovin, buy IronSource or just stay as they are? The mobile industry weighs in!

  • Acquisition
Influencer marketing in gaming: How to promote RPGs on Twitch INTERACTIVE INFLUENCER INSIGHT Aug 9th, 2022

Influencer marketing in gaming: How to promote RPGs on Twitch

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How innovation is transforming Dinosaur Park - Jurassic Tycoon THE PARK IS OPEN Aug 8th, 2022

How innovation is transforming Dinosaur Park - Jurassic Tycoon

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As tech giants turn to the mobile gaming industry, clever IP usage gains weight as an efficient way to succeed IP-POWER Aug 8th, 2022

As tech giants turn to the mobile gaming industry, clever IP usage gains weight as an efficient way to succeed

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Interview: Noah Rosenfield discusses solo development and the Big Indie Pitch winning game Addagrams INDIE VIEW Aug 3rd, 2022

Interview: Noah Rosenfield discusses solo development and the Big Indie Pitch winning game Addagrams

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  • PG Connects Toronto
Exclusive: The games sector responds to Google's Ad policy updates INTRUSIVE ADS Aug 3rd, 2022

Exclusive: The games sector responds to Google's Ad policy updates

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How to make a great Free-to-Play game in three steps [UPDATE] THOUGHT LEADER Aug 1st, 2022

How to make a great Free-to-Play game in three steps [UPDATE]

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

InnoGames publishes salary bands for 80% of employees

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Daniel Persson on Coffee Stain's new mobile-first studio, exploring old IP, and not looking at NFTs NOT JUST FOR KARL Feb 9th, 2022

Daniel Persson on Coffee Stain's new mobile-first studio, exploring old IP, and not looking at NFTs

  • Swedish Games Industry
  • Sweden
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Exclusive: The games sector responds to Google's Ad policy updates INTRUSIVE ADS Aug 3rd, 2022

Exclusive: The games sector responds to Google's Ad policy updates

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Influencer marketing in gaming: How to promote RPGs on Twitch INTERACTIVE INFLUENCER INSIGHT Aug 9th, 2022

Influencer marketing in gaming: How to promote RPGs on Twitch

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Interview: Noah Rosenfield discusses solo development and the Big Indie Pitch winning game Addagrams INDIE VIEW Aug 3rd, 2022

Interview: Noah Rosenfield discusses solo development and the Big Indie Pitch winning game Addagrams

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As tech giants turn to the mobile gaming industry, clever IP usage gains weight as an efficient way to succeed IP-POWER Aug 8th, 2022

As tech giants turn to the mobile gaming industry, clever IP usage gains weight as an efficient way to succeed

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John Riccitiello: devs who shun monetisation are "pure, brilliant" and "fucking idiots" UNITY X IRONSOURCE Jul 13th, 2022

John Riccitiello: devs who shun monetisation are "pure, brilliant" and "fucking idiots"

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Should Unity join AppLovin, buy IronSource or just stay as they are? The mobile industry weighs in! EXPERT OPINION Aug 11th, 2022

Should Unity join AppLovin, buy IronSource or just stay as they are? The mobile industry weighs in!

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Meet the all-star speakers of our upcoming Metaverse Mixer! METAVERSE MATTERS Aug 10th, 2022

Meet the all-star speakers of our upcoming Metaverse Mixer!

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Nexters announces results for the first quarter 2022 and proposes changes to the board of directors OVERCOMING CHALLENGING TIMES Aug 10th, 2022

Nexters announces results for the first quarter 2022 and proposes changes to the board of directors

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Who are the Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022? Get a sneak peek at the biggest reveal of the year TIME TO CELEBRATE Aug 10th, 2022

Who are the Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022? Get a sneak peek at the biggest reveal of the year

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as Unity announce 9% revenue growth, but lower annual guidance in Q2 results - no comment on Applovin deal QUARTERLY FINANCES Aug 10th, 2022

Unity announce 9% revenue growth, but lower annual guidance in Q2 results - no comment on Applovin deal

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Roblox revenue increases 30% year-on-year

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as Korean market key as Nexon experiences a record-breaking quarter QUARTERLY REPORT Aug 10th, 2022

Korean market key as Nexon experiences a record-breaking quarter

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Activision Blizzard to reveal new Call of Duty in "era-defining" livestream event next month

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Take-Two chairman and CEO optimistic about the potential long-term growth for the mobile industry OPTIMISTIC Q1 REPORT Aug 10th, 2022

Take-Two chairman and CEO optimistic about the potential long-term growth for the mobile industry

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

InnoGames publishes salary bands for 80% of employees

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Mobile developers can sell to consumers outside of app stores, with the latest updates from Xsolla POWER TO THE DEVELOPERS Aug 5th, 2022

Mobile developers can sell to consumers outside of app stores, with the latest updates from Xsolla

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55 per cent revenue share in the new hypercasual developer challenge by CrazyLabs A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES Aug 4th, 2022

55 per cent revenue share in the new hypercasual developer challenge by CrazyLabs

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Ludo AI reveals mobile-friendly website for AI-powered game development

4Players appoints Patty Toledo as marketing director CONGRATULATIONS PATTY Aug 4th, 2022

4Players appoints Patty Toledo as marketing director

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Netflix games only engage a slim minority of its streaming audience STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED Aug 9th, 2022

Netflix games only engage a slim minority of its streaming audience

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Mobile games more profitable than console AND PC combined, reports Activision Blizzard MOBILE DOMINANCE Aug 9th, 2022

Mobile games more profitable than console AND PC combined, reports Activision Blizzard

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Jam City lays off 17% off staff LAYOFFS Aug 8th, 2022

Jam City lays off 17% off staff

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How to value a mobile games studio MOBILE PRICE INDEX Aug 9th, 2022

How to value a mobile games studio

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What you need to do before monetising your hypercasual game DO THIS FIRST Apr 28th, 2022

What you need to do before monetising your hypercasual game

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Three in-game monetisation myths that need to be left in 2021

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How to prevent ‘purposefully neglectful’ UI/UX dark patterns in F2P mobile games

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Financing LTV in mobile gaming FUND GROWTH TO SCALE Mar 31st, 2022

Financing LTV in mobile gaming

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Pollen VC launches the definitive guide to selecting a UA financing partner UA OK Jan 14th, 2022

Pollen VC launches the definitive guide to selecting a UA financing partner

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How in-game ads have taken APPS to the next level

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

How much are your players really worth?

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AppLovin offers to acquire Unity for $17.5 billion AN ACQUISITION BATTLE ROYALE Aug 10th, 2022

AppLovin offers to acquire Unity for $17.5 billion

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Tencent is developing a handheld cloud gaming console NEW FRONTIERS Aug 3rd, 2022

Tencent is developing a handheld cloud gaming console

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Appodeal Stack’s in-app bidding solution BidMachine is officially supported by AppLovin MAX

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Alternative financing for game developers from Stardust and Sanlo Partnership

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Mighty Bear Games raises $10 million to launch Web3 games

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F2P publisher 10K Riders secures half-a-million dollar investment

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L8 Studios closes pre-seed investment round SUCCESS IN THE INDUSTRY Jul 22nd, 2022

L8 Studios closes pre-seed investment round

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Jagex makes its first acquisition with Pipeworks Studios A NEW STEP FOR JAGEX Jul 21st, 2022

Jagex makes its first acquisition with Pipeworks Studios

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EA forecasts a 48 per cent boom in mobile revenue in the coming fiscal year REPORTS AND FORECASTS Aug 9th, 2022

EA forecasts a 48 per cent boom in mobile revenue in the coming fiscal year

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IP-based games have positive impacts on the mobile industry, according to research by Newzoo IP-BASED GAMES TAKE CHARGE Aug 8th, 2022

IP-based games have positive impacts on the mobile industry, according to research by Newzoo

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as IP-Power and Eastern markets play a major role in July mobile industry performance GLOBAL MOBILE MARKET Aug 5th, 2022

IP-Power and Eastern markets play a major role in July mobile industry performance

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Most mobile genres see revenue decline in the first half of 2022 A BAD PERIOD FOR GROWTH Aug 4th, 2022

Most mobile genres see revenue decline in the first half of 2022

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The evolution of mobile advertising in 2022: higher quality, fewer ads T3 MARKET RISES Aug 3rd, 2022

The evolution of mobile advertising in 2022: higher quality, fewer ads

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The number of UK mobile gamers increased by 4 million since the pandemic RESEARCH Aug 3rd, 2022

The number of UK mobile gamers increased by 4 million since the pandemic

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New report reveals Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is the seventh most streamed game of Q2 2022 STREAMING GIANTS Aug 2nd, 2022

New report reveals Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is the seventh most streamed game of Q2 2022

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Playing games doesn't make you mad or bad PERMISSION TO PLAY Aug 1st, 2022

Playing games doesn't make you mad or bad

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The highest-grossing mobile games of the quarter revealed A STRONG QUARTER FOR MID-CORE TITLES Aug 4th, 2022

The highest-grossing mobile games of the quarter revealed

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PocketGamer.biz's 22 most anticipated mobile games of 2022 MOST ANTICIPATED 2022 Dec 30th, 2021

PocketGamer.biz's 22 most anticipated mobile games of 2022

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PocketGamer.biz’s top five biggest features of 2021 FEATUREFUL Dec 29th, 2021

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PocketGamer.biz’s top five biggest news stories of 2021

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The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021 BEST OF 2021 Sep 6th, 2021

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021

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The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2021 finalists

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The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020

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Supercell, Supercell, and Supercell: The most read news stories of 2019 MOST READ 2019 Dec 31st, 2019

Supercell, Supercell, and Supercell: The most read news stories of 2019

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Count of active applications in the App Store

Total Active App (currently available for download): 4,815,455

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Total Apps Seen in US App Store: 5,029,220

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