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China Roundup: Tencent’s new US gaming studio and WeChat’s new paywall

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The wind, he said, “refers to the ever-growing desire for quality by mobile gamers.” ” Breaking the wave, on the other hand, entails TiMi applying new development tools to building high-budget, high-quality AAA mobile games. Not everyone is bullish on the new paywall.

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Source13 Gathers the Biggest Names in Mobile

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Mobile first is becoming an important part of our daily lives. We interact with the world through our mobile devices, and they are quickly becoming our main vehicles for accessing and sharing information. Hence the emergence of Source13, a new mobile conference produced by Flurry. How do you discover the right people to follow?

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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. Definitely Software as a Service (SAAS). Following that, I think mobile advertisement technologies. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? You have to listen to your consumers and customers.

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REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming [Live]

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Prior to joining DWA Chris worked at Activision Blizzard for 13 years, during which time he held a number of role including Executive Producer and Lead Game Designer. Robin Kaminsky - CEO 1 st Street Partners | Former EVP of Publishing, Executive Lead Global Gaming Activision / Blizzard.

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Interview with Paul Bricault, Amplify

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The standard model for an accelerator is, they provide a tranche of equity, along with a suite of services that varies by different accelerator. So, we are offering $40,000 to $50,000, and we're also adding lots more services. The other thing, is we wanted to provide more services, so that there's less friction for entrepreneurs.

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Interview with Josh Resnick, ntro

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That's the problem that the mobile app ntro is looking to solve. I started at Activision, and worked as a producer and director. Why did you decide to start a company in the mobile area, rather than the video game business? We need lots of people in this service, who are able to connect on those long tail, unique interests.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

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Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Howard Marks , Co-Founder at Activision / StartEngine.

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