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Drive-Up Your Revenues with Seasonal Events

Game Refinery

With over 90% of the top-grossing 100 iOS mobile games using seasonal events to boost their revenues, national holidays have become an essential part of LiveOps with players expecting an influx of new content as we approach the holiday seasons. Zombie Frontier 3’s Christmas content Event-related offers (e.g.,

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Destiny 2 | Games of the Year 2022

GamesIndustry.biz

Picking a live service title for my 2022 game of the year felt like a bit of a copout, and I'm sure at any other game website, it may be perceived as such. Great entertainment is timeless (unless it is indeed a live service title in which content can be removed from the internet at any time).

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Dean Gichukie’s studio Kunta Content delivers authentic African stories

PreMortem.Games

Welcome to Dean Gichukie ‘s world, where history comes alive through Kunta Content. The Kunta Content team Dean’s creative journey began at age 8 when he started drawing and painting. Dean recently returned from France, where Kunta Content clinched a prestigious award in the gaming category at the Creation Africa Forum.

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NPD: US game spending dipped 5% to $57bn in 2022

GamesIndustry.biz

According to tracking firm NPD's latest report, US games sales in 2022 totaled $57 billion; the figure represents a 5% decline compared to 2021, which amassed $60 billion. Software comprised most of the year's revenue (84%), with game content spending reaching $47.5 billion in 2022. Read more.

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Postcards from Quakeland, 2022

Radiator Blog

Some random notes and thoughts from Quake modding land, in this cold wintery June of 2022: Community Hubs Official Mods The Future of My Quake Maps COMMUNITY HUBS Since February 2022, I've been acting as volunteer database maintainer / editor for the main Quake single player community archive site Quaddicted.

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How Pride Was Celebrated on Mobile in 2022

Game Refinery

— Zooba (@ZooBattleArena) June 20, 2022. The company has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign as one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+ equality in 2022. The post How Pride Was Celebrated on Mobile in 2022 appeared first on GameRefinery. pic.twitter.com/5d91viGQQ2. League of Legends: Wild Rift (Riot Games).

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From extra content to extra revenue: DLC works best for strategy games

PreMortem.Games

Top image: Europa Universalis IV expansion, Lions of the North Downloadable content (DLC) has become an essential tool for game developers and publishers. It enhances the gameplay experience, provides additional content, and attracts new players. With the rise of live-service games, releasing constant new content has become crucial.

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