TWIG 68: Bytedance Takes on Tencent, Nintendo Mobile Hit $1B, EA $1B on MTX, Garena Acquires Dauntless, Ubi Acquires Kolibri

Welcome to TWIG 68!

We've got the full crew today coming at you with a bunch of exciting news. Specifically:

#1. ByteDance Takes Aim at Tencent's Core Gaming Business

#2. Sensor Tower: Nintendo mobile games have earned $1 billion

#3. Sea’s Garena acquires Dauntless game maker Phoenix Labs

#4. EA Made Almost $1 Billion From Microtransactions Last Quarter

#5. Ubisoft Acquires Mobile Game Studio Kolibri Games

Also, you should definitely check out the interview we did with Kolibri's CEO Daniel Stammler on GameMaker's Youtube as well as our Deconstructor of Fun podcast episode as well.

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