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Puzzle market brief: Turkish capital, Hay Day Match, clones, and Royal Kingdom

A Games & Genres read of that archive’s April 2026 puzzle monthly: Turkish founder capital remains sticky, Supercell’s Hay Day Match is an IP bet in a high-CPI Match-3 lane, Color Blaze’s removal tracks legal/owner enforcement more than store policy, and Royal Kingdom’s scale still trails Royal Match on efficiency.

Samuel Ortiz

9 min read

Puzzle market brief: Turkish capital, Hay Day Match, clones, and Royal Kingdom
Retail media networks and mobile games

market intelligence

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2 min read

Retail media networks and mobile games

Ninth Circuit sends Epic v Apple back to Judge Gonzalez Rogers: the link-out fee and your web shop

platforms

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3 min read

Ninth Circuit sends Epic v Apple back to Judge Gonzalez Rogers: the link-out fee and your web shop

The hidden fixed costs of a paid UA operation

market intelligence

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6 min read

The hidden fixed costs of a paid UA operation

RPG UA lives and dies on character reveal cadence

creative strategy

market intelligence

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6 min read

RPG UA lives and dies on character reveal cadence

End cards and CTAs: the neglected frame

creative strategy

playable ads

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4 min read

End cards and CTAs: the neglected frame

The economics of buying your own players back

measurement

media buying

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6 min read

The economics of buying your own players back

Moloco goes to Costco and CTV. Should game buyers care where their DSP diversifies?

media buying

platforms

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3 min read

Moloco goes to Costco and CTV. Should game buyers care where their DSP diversifies?

Playable QA: a device matrix that catches bugs

playable ads

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4 min read

Playable QA: a device matrix that catches bugs

RTL, Script Speed and Gesture Risk in Playable Localisation

playable ads

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4 min read

RTL, Script Speed and Gesture Risk in Playable Localisation

market intelligence

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6 min read

Gaming Lost Another VC. Don't Be Surprised

Licensing creator content for paid ads

creative strategy

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4 min read

Licensing creator content for paid ads