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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
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Retail media networks and mobile games

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

market intelligence
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The hidden fixed costs of a paid UA operation

creative strategy
market intelligence
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RPG UA lives and dies on character reveal cadence

creative strategy
playable ads
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End cards and CTAs: the neglected frame

measurement
media buying
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The economics of buying your own players back

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

playable ads
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Playable QA: a device matrix that catches bugs

playable ads
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RTL, Script Speed and Gesture Risk in Playable Localisation
market intelligence
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Gaming Lost Another VC. Don't Be Surprised

creative strategy
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