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Google Android Policy Update: What It Means for Your DTC Strategy

Archie Stonehill

Epic v. Google: January 2026 Hearing Recap, Injunction Status, and What It Means for Android Developers

Archie Stonehill

Our 2026 Industry Predictions: Why this is the year studios take control of their economics

Courtney Touchstone

Secret Stash Ep 11: Gigi Levy-Weiss on Building Israel’s Gaming Powerhouse and the Future of Distribution

Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act: What Game Developers Need to Know

Unlocking D2C Growth with Loyalty: How to Turn Link-outs and Webshops into a Revenue Engine

Secret Stash EP 10: The Secret to Powering Native D2C at SuperPlay

Stash + Galleon: Why We’re Building the Future of Native D2C

Henry Lowenfels

A New Era for Android Monetization: How to Launch Compliant Link-out Payments

Archie Stonehill

Modeling D2C ROI: A Framework for Mobile Game Studios

How Mobile Game Developers Are Reclaiming 25% More Revenue After Historic Court Rulings

Secret Stash EP 9: Leading the Next Era of D2C with Henry Lowenfels and Spencer Tucker

A Message from Stash’s New CEO

Henry Lowenfels

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In the Face of Ongoing Legal Change, What Are the Opportunities for Mobile Games Companies?

PocketGamer.biz

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Stash and Adyen Partner to Bring Enterprise-Grade Payments to Webshops for Games

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Everything Game Studios Need to Know About Linking to Off-Platform Payments on iOS

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Five Proven In-Game Linkout Strategies to Drive iOS Players to Your Webshop

PocketGamer.biz

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6 Real-Life Examples of Game Studios Directly Linking to External Gaming Payment Solutions

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Apple’s WWDC25: Breakthrough or Bust? What Industry Insiders Think

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How the Supercell Store Helped 5 Games Exceed $1B

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Mobile Mavens: Direct-to-Consumer Strategies for an Open App Store

PocketGamer.biz

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What the D2C Monopoly Go Store Did Right to Drive $5B in Game Revenue

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Stash Launches In-Game Popups on iOS to Boost Off-Platform Conversions

PocketGamer.biz

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Stash Announces Stash Pay In-Game Popups for iOS

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How to Avoid App Store Fees with Web Payments

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How Activision Blizzard Used Their Battle.net Game Launcher App to Grow PC Revenue to Over $590 Million

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The Niantic Web Store: Growing Pokémon Go and Monster Hunter Now Revenue to $8B+

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Secret Stash Ep 8: Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau on Reviving 2 Game Giants

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The Formula the Zynga Store Uses to Increase Webshop Revenue

How to Steer Players to Your Web Shop

PocketGamer.biz

Web Shops, DTC Experiences and Creating Value for Players: Stash's Archie Stonehill Talks Top Tips Ahead of PGC San Francisco

PocketGamer.biz

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3 Go-to-Market Strategies Riot Used to Get League of Legends in the Hands of 150M+ MAU (Part 2)

Archie Stonehill

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2025 is the best time to create a web shop. Here’s why

Archie Stonehill

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How to Build a Loyalty Program for Your Game’s Web Shop

Archie Stonehill

Breaking the App Store Monopoly With Singular & Stash

Singular Growth Masterminds

Secret Stash Ep 7: Owen Mahoney on Why Gaming Isn't Hollywood

"The Next Big Opportunity in Mobile Is Out-of-Game Engagement"

PocketGamer.biz

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Stash's Unified Catalog: What It Is and 5 Key Benefits

Archie Stonehill

Your 2025 Predictions: The Future for New Platforms, D2C, Privacy, Distribution and More

Mobilegamer.biz

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5 Gaming Trends We're Watching in 2025

Archie Stonehill

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The 5 Best Game Launchers and What Makes Them Stand Out

Secret Stash Ep 6: How Hellhades Turned Their Gaming Community Into a $6M Studio

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How to Analyze and Optimize Your Game’s Web Shop

Archie Stonehill

Your Games of the Year: King Arthur, Capybara Go, Hexa Sort, Love and Deepspace, Domino Dreams and More

Mobilegamer.biz

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To Steam or Not to Steam: How to Distribute Your PC Game

Archie Stonehill

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Stash and Snowprint Enhance Player Experiences With Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus Web Shop

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Scopely’s D2C Strategy: Exploring the Star Trek Fleet Command and Marvel Strike Force Web Store

Stash Co-Founder Justin Kan Discusses the Future of Gaming

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5 Key Considerations for Going In-House vs. Outsourcing Your Web Shop

Archie Stonehill

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The Current State of Core Gaming and How Its Principles Apply Across Genres

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Deconstructing D2C Success: How Riot Built a GTM Strategy Worth Over $20B (Pt 1)

Secret Stash Ep 5: Justin Waldron on Zynga's Rise From Facebook App to Gaming Empire

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The Best Way to Pay and Play: Stash’s Product Philosophy for D2C in Games

Archie Stonehill

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DMA for Dummies with Stash and Deconstructor of Fun

Deconstructor of Fun

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8 UA Strategies for Spreading the Word About Your Game’s Web Shop

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Drive Traffic to Your Game’s Web Shop With These Web-Native Discount Ideas

Secret Stash Ep 4: Matt Ball Reveals the Secret to the Metaverse

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How to Design a Game Landing Page That Drives Higher Player Spend

Archie Stonehill

Mobile Gaming's Last Hope: Alternative Payments & Web Shops

Mobile Dev Memo

Secret Stash Ep 3: The Untold Story of Dennis Fong’s Gaming Empire

5 Lessons From Airlines: Applying Loyalty Programs to Games (Pt 2)

Archie Stonehill

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Understanding (and Lowering) Payment Processing Fees

Archie Stonehill

Mobile's Broken App Store Discoverability

PocketGamer.biz

Mobile Mavens: Can Xbox's Mobile Games Store Succeed?

PocketGamer.biz

Secret Stash Ep 2: Justin Kan Shares the Secret to Entrepreneurship in Games

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9 questions you should ask your gaming payment gateway

Archie Stonehill

Game Monetization Strategy

The top game monetization strategy to maximize profit

Archie Stonehill

The DMA Breakdown: What Does the Digital Markets Act Mean for Your Business?

PocketGamer.biz

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

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

Archie Stonehill

App store regulations

the game developer’s guide to app store regulations

Archie Stonehill

Stash's Archie Stonehill and Justin Kan Talk D2C and Go-to-Market Strategies at PGC San Francisco

PocketGamer.biz

How to make a game website

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

Stash x New York Times press

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

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

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

Archie Stonehill

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

Archie Stonehill

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Breaking down app store policies with Singular & Stash

Singular Growth Masterminds

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

Archie Stonehill

Stash x Mobilegamerbiz press

Twitch co-founder Justin Kan launches new webshop firm Stash

Mobilegamer.biz

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

Introducing Stash

Introducing Stash, your direct-to-player web shop

Dan Borstelmann

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

Mobilegamer.biz

How to link your game to D2C payments

October 1, 2025

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