Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

QQ Speed An arcade racer implementing TCG mechanics The first game on our list is QQ Speed , an arcade racing game with a manga-inspired art style that’s been very successful in the Chinese market. These mechanics are unconventional for a racing game but aren’t surprising.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

Developed by Kitka Games and acquired by Scopely Games in September 2022, Stumble Guys is a knock-out party game with a similar visual style and gameplay mechanics to Fall Guys. Players race, jump and dash through three rounds of obstacle courses (maps). In total, Stumble Guys raked in over 219 million downloads.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

source: Newzoo reports The engagement and spending boom ended in 2022 and was replaced by high inflation, high-interest rates, a careful investment environment, layoffs, and wars. For the past years, large AAA publishers have been shifting their strategy to produce Games-as-a-Service (GaaS).

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

Although I had been watching the space for about a year by then, my interest in blockchain games peaked in the beginning of 2022 right after the latest (doubtfully the last) crypto bull run like most people. a16z saying “It’s still early for crypto” in 2022. What about the App Store and Play Store? They were saying the same in 2018.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Making Call of Duty free Back when CoDO was conceived, consoles didn’t officially exist in China, AAA Mobile gaming was not yet a ‘thing’ and PC gaming mostly happened at Internet Cafes, where gamers paid to sit in front of computers to play, watch videos, eat, smoke and chat.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The console games sector grew in 2023, after a couple of decline years, due to the elimination of two roadblocks: Eliminated Roadblock #1 Major game delays in 2021 and 2022 The growing complexity and scope of game development already slowed down development and the pandemic disrupted development schedules even further.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 21, 2023

We look into the interesting world of creator royalties and whether games, especially those in the blockchain space, will join the race to the bottom. So, I think it’s safe to assume that games will not join this race to the bottom and will try to stay afloat through free mints and the creator royalties accrued from the secondary market.

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