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Square Enix will end Bravely Default mobile game in February 2023

Game Developer

The brilliant light has faded.

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The Mobile Games Moving Away From Gacha

Game Refinery

Mobile games and gacha mechanics have been closely aligned for a significant time. Regardless of the genre, most gamers playing titles on a mobile device will inevitably encounter gacha mechanics in some shape or form, whether that’s a box gacha, sugoroku gacha, timed gacha, or one of many others.

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Mobile games pull in $41bn globally during H1 2023

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox During the first half of 2023, global mobile game consumer spending reached $41 billion, according to data.ai's latest report. The analyst firm highlights that May saw game revenue hit $94 million worldwide. Read more

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

Game Refinery

We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together. So what are the benefits?

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East Asia PC and mobile games market expected to hit $30bn in 2023

GamesIndustry.biz

A new report from Niko Partners projects that the East Asia PC and mobile game markets will hit $29.8 billion in 2023. Meanwhile, the Korean PC games market makes up over 55% of East Asia's games revenue. The study comprises of Japan, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei. Read more

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12 Ways to Take Battle Passes to the Next Level in Mobile Games

Game Refinery

Battle passes have crept into almost every mobile game genre imaginable, with our platform showing that 66% of mobile games in the top 20% have incorporated the feature. We’ve updated the blog post with new battle pass implementation examples and best practices for introducing the feature into your mobile game.

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China lead mobile game spending and downloads for 2023

Game Developer

Even with their country's restrictions in play, Chinese players kept spending money and downloading games for their phones.