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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Tabletop TCG App Player Counts Collected: Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Reaches 100 Million Users Konami's free-to-play Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG app has reached 100 million users. A respectable number, compared to the other two big digital TCG apps, Pokémon TCG Pocket and Magic: The Gathering Arena. Find more statistics in our user data graphics. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
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Daily GamesMarket Daily - 7 August 2026: Fenris Creations, gamescom Arrival, New Daedalic CI & more Politicians making the switch to the gaming industry, Daedalic’s new identity, and the fallout from the now-completed EA acquisition—the news continues to be exciting. And, of course, gamescom remains a hot topic. By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read
(Sigurbjörnsdóttir/Fenris Creations) People Former Iceland Minister Now Leads AI Partnerships for Fenrix Creations Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, formerly Minister of Justice and Minister of Education and Research in Iceland, has now taken a job in the private sector: as Senior Director of AI Partnerships at Fenris Creations, formerly CCP Games. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Insights Nintendo Stationary Hardware Update: All Life-to-Date Sale Numbers Nintendo has posted financial results of the first quarter, and that means we got the current hardware sales numbers for Switch and Switch 2. Use our graphics to see the history of hardware sales numbers for the Japanese manufacturer. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
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(MFG) Funding Games & Gamification in Healthcare Funding Initiative Goes gamescom The seed funding initiative GiG by MFG and BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg is coming to the "The Länd" booth at gamescom. Applications for the games x healthcare initiative can be submitted until 31 January 2027. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
