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The Mobile Games Industry In the Year 2023

Deconstructor of Fun

1 Organic Discovery Will Be Declared Deceased In 2023, the iOS and Play stores will be officially declared dead - and no funeral will be held. Likelihood of the prediction: 62% #3 Paid UA Becomes a Break-Even Game Advertising is a commodity and in a race to the bottom. Will Netflix launch its first proper hit game in 2023?

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

Game Refinery

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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From Music to Games: Dominique Gawlowski’s journey to shaping Free Lives’ culture

PreMortem.Games

In 2023, I had the pleasure of attending Playtopia Festival for the first time. In 2023, she was named Person of the Year by Games Industry Africa. Despite her parents being anti-games, she enjoyed racing games on her brother’s old Commodore and formed strategic friendships with kids who had Nintendos.

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How Mobile Game Developers Are Using Anime to Boost Engagement and Revenue Across the Globe

Game Refinery

These abilities allow players to gain an advantage in the race to the finish line by grabbing or punching other competitors. Some of these could be obtained by playing through the event, while others required in-app purchases, so there was a balance in trying to keep all players relatively happy.

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Web3 metaverse MMO Avalon unveiled in new trailer

Game Daily

So all of the balance that we enforce is maintained.” ” IN OTHER NEWS Unity 6 announced At Unite 2023 in Amsterdam, Unity announced the next version of its game development engine, Unity 6, set for release next year. ”The drop that began to take shape in H2 2022 continued and even accelerated in 2023.

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From Buckles to Games: The Journey of Rex Bowden and Africa Games Week

PreMortem.Games

In a church filled with diverse races, I was exposed to lots of different people even when it wasn’t allowed in South Africa.” At AGW in 2023, Bowden fondly remembers spontaneously inviting delegates for an ocean swim, “I said, who wants to come for a swim with me? Bowden grew up in Durban. So that opened my mind.”

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Tales of Kenzera: Zau artfully portrays Abubakar Salim’s journey of grief

PreMortem.Games

In 2023, Abubakar rebranded his company from Silver Rain Games to Surgent Studios to expand Tales of Kenzera into various mediums beyond games. He explains, “Surgent Studios is all about telling stories inspired by human truth, beyond race or gender. When managing multiple projects, Abubakar says, “It’s a balance.

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