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Jam City acquires Ludia for $165m
Acquisition of Jurassic World Alive developer financed by $350m funding round
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Playright Games acquired by Qiiwi Games for around $1.1m
Publisher buys majority stake in hypercasual studio founded in 2020
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Odeeo raises $1m for "non-disruptive" ads for mobile games
The company's audio ads aim to avoid disrupting gameplay
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South Korea's App Store law is a grand experiment | Opinion
With legislation regulating app stores considered by many regions, South Korea's typically early-mover approach will be watched carefully
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Multiscription raises €800,000
Latest funding round will go towards growing its subscription platform for free-to-play games
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Apple to relax store rules for "reader apps"
"It's hard to discern the rationale that this is safe while Fortnite accepting direct payments remains unsafe," Tim Sweeney reacted
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Playtika acquires developer Reworks in deal worth up to $600m
80% of the firm purchased for $400 million, remaining 20% to be acquired in the next year
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South Korea bans Apple, Google from blocking third-party payments
Government also claims the power mediate disputes over app payments, cancellations and refunds
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Studio Sirah raises $830k in seed funding to fuel debut mobile game
Indian developer currently working on PVE strategy card brawler
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Netflix testing first mobile games integration in Poland
Streaming service reiterates games strategy in "very, very early days," test focuses on previous Stranger Things titles
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Apple will allow developers to promote alternative payments outside of their apps
A new $100 million fund has been launched
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Azerion acquires mobile advertising company Keymobile
Acquisition marks firm's third since the start of the year
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Niantic reinstates 80 metre interaction distance in Pokémon Go
Decision to roll back to original 40 metre radius incited criticism from the community
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WePlay Ventures invests $170k in Turkish studio Apphic Games
Mobile-centric company aims to accelerate PC development ahead of debut Steam release
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Gardenscapes passes $3bn on mobile
Sensor Tower reports that Playrix match three puzzle game has passed revenue milestone
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Mobile firms Vungle and Liftoff to merge into new company
Both are subsidiaries of private equity fund Blackstone
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What you need to know to ensure your ad creatives are successful in China
Nativex's Irene Yang guides mobile developers who wish to enter the lucrative Chinese market
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Building Everdale, Supercell's "peaceful" multiplayer mobile game
Everdale game lead, game designer and art producer discuss the plans behind studio's first new IP in four years
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Netmarble Q2 sales down 16%, publisher optimistic ahead of new Marvel launch
Contest of Champions continues to drive revenues as new licensed game prepares to launch
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Seven steps for a winning hypercasual prototype
Crazy Labs' Rotem Eldor details the right steps for a prototype that can pass the marketability test and later become a successful hypercasual game
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Singapore mobile games firm Storms opens development studio
Hypercasual firm partners with Voodoo, debut game has passed three million downloads
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Zynga on impact of pandemic re-opening, Apple privacy changes
COO Matt Bromberg believes "choppiness" in business is temporary, discusses plans for hybrid remote/in-person office model and how to get Merge series growing again
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Growing customisable first-party data analytics for mobile games
Exient's production director Thomas Leinekugel explains the benefits of building a first-party analytics solution
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Rolocule Games acquired by sports tech firm Dream Sports
Studio will be rebranded to Dream Game Studios to align with parent company