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The evening began with Jeff Scott, 148Apps'editor-in-chief, and Martine Paris, Pocket Gamer'sUS events editor, welcoming a stream of hungryand thirsty mobile game developers with twocushy pool pods Mlled with swag from sponsorsGrantoo and Heyzap.

There were squeezy rocket ships, tee shirts withmatching shades in every color, and one hundreddrink tickets to match the 100 beers being featuredat San Francisco's newest bar plus arcade, theGolden Gate Tap Room.

Fireball shots were going down fast as games ofshuTeboard and skee-ball.

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Martine ParisTech reporter Martine Paris covers trends across mobile, games, AR VR,wearables and IoT, the intersection of emerging tech, music, video and culture, andhow to get featured, funded and monetized. You can typically Mnd her at showswith a mic in her hand interviewing industry's leading voices. Follow her@contentnow.

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