PreMortem.Games

APRIL 11, 2023

Hypercasual Q1 regional split Comparing the total downloads in Q1 2023 with those in Q4 2022, we see a decrease of 5%. However, an even more significant downtrend can be noticed when comparing Q1 2022 to Q1 2023. The market declined from 4 billion installs in the previous quarter to 3.8 billion installs in Q1 2023.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delabs partners with Web3 community platform Delabs, the Web3-focused arm of South Korean game development company 4:33 Creative Lab, announced a new partnership with Web3 community platform Galxe, for its Rumble Racing Star, previously featured in GameDaily. The game’s open beta test is set for this month.

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Game Refinery

MARCH 16, 2023

Zoobaa, League of Legends: Wild Rift, Beatstar, Farmville, and Zynga Poker are all mobile games that celebrated Pride in 2022 through seasonal events which involved a UI refresh, limited-time characters and cosmetic items, and lots of money raised for non-profits championing LGBTQ+ rights.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

In terms of revenue, the genres that took the most damage were: #1 Racing (revenue -28%, downloads +8%) The genre was down early a third down due to a decline across all titles. And unlike Racing, Shooter games also generally saw a decline in downloads as well. Globally, time spent grew 25% from 2021 to 2022.

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Big Games

JANUARY 22, 2023

You can go with a game featuring a cool theme even if real money gamblers have ranked it poorly. You can go with a game featuring a cool theme even if real money gamblers have ranked it poorly. All rights reserved. The post Slots Of Vegas Online Mobile Casino appeared first on Hashbyte Studio.

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Nvidia

JUNE 9, 2023

First introduced in 2022 by the NVIDIA Toronto AI Lab, Neural Kernel Fields predict a data-dependent set of basis functions used to solve the closed-form surface reconstruction problem. Reconstructed geometry of a long race track Figure 4. These scenes were captured using an autonomous vehicle equipped with a lidar sensor.

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Instant Showdown was first introduced in early 2022 Fishdom is another Playrix game with a 1v1 competitive event incorporated into its Live Event- framework. Players are put into random pairs and race to collect the required number of event points within a 30-minute time limit. Take the aptly titled Coinpetiton event as an example.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The illustration picture is from Quest Of Graal , a fast-paced combat platformer where up to 4 players race to catch the golden chalice. It is developed by Pixel-Archipel and scheduled to release in early 2022. Wishlist it on Steam , and see Pixel-Archipel's itch page for relevant links.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Bucking the Economic Slowdown In Q3 2022, consumers spent more than $6.7 in Q3 2022. in Q3 2022. billion to the global gaming market in 2022 ? billion to the global gaming market in 2022 ? billion per month and downloaded nearly 5 billion new titles every month. UK and Germany on track to generate a combined $12.1

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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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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. I started working full time on Repunk in 2022 and decided to use Unity for multiple reasons: familiarity, access to good looking assets, and great licensing terms. For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting.

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Idle Games have seen renewed growth with IP-driven games like The Office and RuPaul Drag Race, which are both keeping up their revenues despite the decline in downloads. What’s really noticeable in the Merge Mansion’s stride is the investment into the narrative in both game design and the creatives.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The company disclosed that it had already submitted a bid on November 16, 2022, for €8.50 in Q4 2022 despite overall Rovio revenue decline—and a stable core portfolio. million, while five years later 2022, it accumulated €317.7 In its Q3 2022 report, Playtika stated that its social casino revenue declined by 10.2%

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Stunt coordinator Katie Rowe (link to the IMDb profile ) shared with us how crucial the pre-production stage is and script breakdown in particular (you may also be interested in reading Top 7 Best film production management software 2022 ). Car Chases & Racing.

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One of the longest-lasting partnerships in the gaming industry was terminated in October 2022, just after the FIFA 23 release. Football simulation synonym was always a dead race between PES and FIFA until FIFA started introducing more features, like Ultimate Team, which increased sales and became more popular.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

IBM has won its 2022 patent infringement lawsuit against Zynga. Other games accused of infringing IBM's copyright include Crosswords With Friends, CSR Racing 2, Empires and Puzzles, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, Hit It Rich!

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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

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. At the same time, they are, perhaps for the first time in history, expecting development budgets to decrease.

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Game Refinery

MAY 26, 2022

The Ants’ grossing rank graph has remained steady (data from Jan 21 to Apr 21, 2022. The new addition to the game, the “Race of Champions – Lost Island” seasonal event, is a good way to bring some variety to the game. Source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). Revenue per Download numbers increase steadily.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

Likelihood of the prediction: 62% #3 Paid UA Becomes a Break-Even Game Advertising is a commodity and in a race to the bottom. n 2022 Netflix Games had no success on mobile despite heavy investments and offering beyond top-of-the-market salaries to its gaming hires. But our prediction is the meme dog that keeps saying, 'This is fine…'.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

Both Casino and Mid-core games saw a considerable drop in downloads that will likely reflect in the revenues of these categories during 2022. Sports games declined largely due to big IP racing games (ex. Just when we thought that looming lockdowns and hazmat suits were going to be a memory of 2020-2021, enter 2022.

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Designer Notes

APRIL 2, 2023

I gave an Old World postmortem at GDC 2022, which is available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

with 17 alpha builds distributed in 2022, and continuous development effort since 2019. There is, of course, great news for those waiting on C# support to return to the engine, as it was noticeably missing from alpha builds throughout 2022. It has been a long road to Godot 4.0 is now ready and available for download.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Do you agree with the list of Top 5 PS games in 2022 ? Although that is the case, the player can indeed use brooms to traverse the huge expanse of the game and for broom races. What do you think about the early looks of one of the most anticipated releases of 2022? New items, Side missions & Usable Dark Arts.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

2022 has been a tough roller coaster for blockchain games. I think there is a lot to talk about, so let’s start with looking at what happened during that rollercoaster ride of 2022. The VC investment in blockchain games decreased significantly for the last half of 2022 (source: Jon Jordan ).

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It launched to little fanfare in Korea but it became the de facto FPS standard in China thanks to a massive focus on continuous releases of new (and often left-field) modes (ranging from bike racing to ‘soccer with knives’) and extravagant, overpowered, expensive weapons and outfits catering to local taste.

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

The two graphs below show that competition for supremacy of Mid-Core in the Western audience is a tight race between Supercell and FunPlus. We expect at least Avatar to break into the Top 20 in 2022. When excluding China, revenues for Supercell and Lilith look more stable while FunPlus’ shows the same impressive growth. Yes, please!

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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. year-on-year increase.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Mythical Games’ NFT-based mobile racing game Nitro Nation World Tour (NNWT) is out now on Android and iOS. billion in 2022 rising to $9 billion in 2028, representing 18 percent annual growth. While NFT usage in games is still unproven at scale, major brands continue to invest.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Although it was released around the beginning of October 2022 on both iOS and Android, Tile Busters stayed under the radar until March 2023. The game features the standard events where players engage in time-limited races against others, aiming to complete a specific number of levels in the shortest time possible.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 28, 2023

One is the average ARPU LTV for mobile F2P is close - $87 in 2022 ( Statista ). Doing this without kicking off a “race to the bottom” positive feedback loop which takes asset prices close to zero is a non-trivial problem. Another is that an individual microtransaction can go all the way down to $0.29.

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