
Messaging company Line has announced a significant purge of its mobile gaming apps that will see nearly one-third of the titles on its gaming platform bite the dust. Line has closed games before, but the shuttering of so many (20) in one go is a first for the Japan-based firm. Gaming is thought to be responsible for more than 60 percent of Line’s revenue — which stood at $143 million for its most recent quarter — with in-app purchases the key money-maker. Part of Line’s success is knowing which games are resonating and making the most money per user, so it makes sense that it discards those that…
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