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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success

Game Refinery

The game is an almighty genre mishmash almost reminiscent of a AAA console game, carefully combining heavy story and character-driven RPG elements with hectic shooter gameplay. The narrative is a vital part of the drive toward in-game progression. Genshin Impact’s turn-based TCG minigame, Genius Invocation.

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BG3: 10 Surprising Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

Game Errors

Here are some of the most exciting facts about Baldur’s Gate 3: Baldur’s Gate 3 endings The game was released before the official date Almost three years between early access and release Promising reviews are coming in (Sub)classes should be chosen wisely A 2023 game with no in-game purchases?! Why this sudden shift?

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The Three Game Industry Trends to Watch in 2024

Deconstructor of Fun

The time spent on these accounts for over 60% of the time spent in games in 2023. Given how incredibly solid 2023 was for new game releases, the share of new game playtime rose only by 4% ( from 19% in 2022 to 23% in 2023). In 2023, the top five titles out of all six-year-old games captured 27% of all playtime.

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Supercell’s Strategic Initiatives that Will Transform the Company

Deconstructor of Fun

It’s Team Fight Tactics for casuals. Clash Royale was reminiscent of some popular Starcraft/Warcraft mods like Nexus Wars or Castle Fight. Supercell attempted to fight this trend by building better tools and a greater focus on user-generated content. There’s nothing bad in incremental innovation.

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Unity vs. Unreal: What to Choose for Your Game? | Moonmana

Moonmana

Some say Unreal is better just because it’s a common choice for AAA studios. Created by Epic Games in 1988, Unreal has won worldwide recognition for high-end graphics and photorealistic quality and has taken the mantle as the AAA game engine. Unreal, on the other hand, is considered to be the main player in the AAA industry.

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God of War Ragnarok: A Place Where Your Father Loves You!

The Bottom Feeder

As I said in my last GoWR piece (which got quite a lot of reads), it's kind of futile to critique big AAA games. SimTeenager 2023, now with more awkwardness! This is why Video Games will always fight with High Art. A lot of people have played it. It was intensely awaited. It was also. a little shaky. They made their money.

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The Hybridcasual Gamble

Deconstructor of Fun

In terms of the share between ad revenue and IAPs, he states that Homa’s less-well performing hybridcasual titles generate 15% of their revenue from IAPs, while its top performers like Fight For America can bring in as much as 40%. According to industry experts, eCPM (the main KPI of ad revenue) is down up to 30% from February 2023 alone.