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introducing stash pay: frictionless ios Payments with built-in loyalty

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Stash Team
5/1/2025
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the niantic web store: growing Pokemon Go and monster hunter now revenue to $8b+

By
Rae Steinbach
4/29/2025
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secret stash ep 8: Zynga CEO frank gibeau on reviving 2 game giants

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Secret Stash
4/23/2025
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Blog

The formula the Zynga Store uses to increase webshop revenue

By
Rae Steinbach
3/31/2025
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Press

How to steer players to your web shop

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PocketGamer.biz
3/21/2025
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Press

Web shops, DTC experiences and creating value for players: Stash's Archie Stonehill talks top tips ahead of PGC San Francisco

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PocketGamer.biz
3/14/2025
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3 go-to-market strategies Riot used to get League of Legends in the hands of 150M+ MAU (part 2)

By
Archie Stonehill
2/11/2025
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How the Supercell Store Helped 5 Games Exceed $1B

By
Rae Steinbach
2/7/2025
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2025 is the best time to create a web shop. Here’s why

By
Archie Stonehill
2/5/2025
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Blog

How to build a loyalty program for your game’s web shop

By
Archie Stonehill
1/31/2025
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Press

Breaking the App Store monopoly with Singular & Stash

By
Singular Growth Masterminds
1/28/2025
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Podcast

secret stash ep 7: owen mahoney on why gaming isn't hollywood

By
Secret Stash
1/27/2025
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Press

"The next big opportunity in mobile is out-of-game engagement"

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PocketGamer.biz
1/19/2025
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Stash's unified catalog: what it is and 5 key benefits

By
Archie Stonehill
1/13/2025
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Press

Your 2025 predictions: the future for new platforms, D2C, privacy, distribution and more

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Mobilegamer.biz
1/9/2025
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5 gaming trends we're watching in 2025

By
Archie Stonehill
1/6/2025
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The 5 best game launchers and what makes them stand out

By
Stash Team
12/29/2024
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Podcast

Secret Stash Ep 6: How Hellhades turned their gaming community into a $6M studio

By
Secret Stash
12/27/2024
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How to analyze and optimize your game’s web shop

By
Archie Stonehill
12/24/2024
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Press

Your games of the year: King Arthur, Capybara Go, Hexa Sort, Love and Deepspace, Domino Dreams and more

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Mobilegamer.biz
12/19/2024
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Blog

To Steam or not to Steam: How to distribute your PC game

By
Archie Stonehill
12/18/2024
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Blog

Stash and Snowprint enhance player experiences with Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus web shop

By
Stash Team
12/13/2024
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Blog

Scopely’s D2C strategy: exploring the Star Trek Fleet Command and Marvel Strike Force web store

By
Rae Steinbach
12/6/2024
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Press

Stash co-founder Justin Kan discusses the future of gaming

By
CNBC
11/21/2024
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Blog

5 key considerations for going in-house vs. outsourcing your web shop

By
Archie Stonehill
11/7/2024
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Blog

The current state of core gaming and how its principles apply across genres

By
Rae Steinbach
10/31/2024
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Blog

Deconstructing D2C success: How Riot built a GTM strategy worth over $20B (pt 1)

By
Rae Steinbach
10/1/2024
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Podcast

Secret Stash ep 5: Justin Waldron on Zynga's rise from Facebook app to gaming empire

By
Secret Stash
8/15/2024
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The best way to pay and play: Stash’s product philosophy for D2C in games

By
Archie Stonehill
8/7/2024
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Press

DMA for Dummies with Stash and Deconstructor of Fun

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Deconstructor of Fun
7/29/2024
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8 UA strategies for spreading the word about your game’s web shop

By
Jasmine Cohen
7/25/2024
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Drive traffic to your game’s web shop with these web-native discount ideas

By
Rae Steinbach
7/23/2024
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Podcast

Secret Stash ep 4: Matt Ball reveals the secret to the metaverse

By
Secret Stash
7/19/2024
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How to design a game landing page that drives higher player spend

By
Archie Stonehill
6/28/2024
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Press

Mobile gaming's last hope: Alternative payments & web shops

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Mobile Dev Memo
6/19/2024
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Podcast

Secret Stash ep 3: The untold story of Dennis Fong’s gaming empire

By
Secret Stash
6/18/2024
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Blog

5 lessons from airlines: Applying loyalty programs to games (pt 2)

By
Archie Stonehill
6/11/2024
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Understanding (and lowering) payment processing fees

By
Archie Stonehill
6/7/2024
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Press

Mobile's broken app store discoverability

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PocketGamer.biz
5/30/2024
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Press

Mobile Mavens: Can Xbox's mobile games store succeed?

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PocketGamer.biz
5/16/2024
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Podcast

Secret Stash ep 2: Justin Kan shares the secret to entrepreneurship in games

By
Secret Stash
5/13/2024
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gaming payment gateway
Blog

9 questions you should ask your gaming payment gateway

By
Archie Stonehill
5/8/2024
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Game Monetization Strategy
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The top game monetization strategy to maximize profit

By
Archie Stonehill
4/26/2024
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Press

The DMA Breakdown: What does the Digital Markets Act mean for your business?

By
PocketGamer.biz
4/23/2024
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Podcast

Secret Stash ep 1: Mitch Lasky reveals the secret to gaming GTM

By
Secret Stash
4/18/2024
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Blog

What games can learn from airline loyalty programs (pt 1)

By
Archie Stonehill
4/16/2024
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App store regulations
Blog

the game developer’s guide to app store regulations 

By
Archie Stonehill
3/28/2024
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Press

Stash's Archie Stonehill and Justin Kan talk D2C and go-to-market strategies at PGC San Francisco

By
PocketGamer.biz
3/14/2024
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How to make a game website
Blog

How to make a game website (plus tips and examples)

By
Stash Team
3/11/2024
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Press

Apple reverses course and allows Epic Games to start competing app store

By
New York Times
3/8/2024
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2.5 Gamers podcast
Press

Two and a Half Gamers & Stash debrief the DMA and D2C

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two & a half gamers
2/22/2024
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D2C gaming iceberg
Blog

The D2C iceberg: How top games hit record profit despite the ATT crash

By
Archie Stonehill
2/19/2024
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30% percent
Blog

Mythbusting: Do the app stores really take 30% fees? Or is it more?

By
Archie Stonehill
2/16/2024
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Singular podcast
Press

Breaking down app store policies with Singular & Stash

By
Singular Growth Masterminds
2/1/2024
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Apple dma
Blog

What Apple's new app store policies mean for game devs in US & EU

By
Archie Stonehill
1/29/2024
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Stash x Mobilegamerbiz press
Press

Twitch co-founder Justin Kan launches new webshop firm Stash

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Mobilegamer.biz
1/18/2024
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Press

Justin Kan’s Stash gives game devs a platform for alternative web shops

By
VentureBeat
1/18/2024
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Introducing Stash
Blog

Introducing Stash, your direct-to-player web shop

By
Dan Borstelmann
1/18/2024
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Stash x Mobilegamerbiz press
Press

Google’s Epic defeat could upend Android’s games ecosystem

By
Mobilegamer.biz
12/14/2023
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how to grow your webshop

April 22, 2025
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