Square Enix will end Bravely Default mobile game in February 2023
Game Developer
DECEMBER 29, 2022
The brilliant light has faded.
The Mobile Games Moving Away From Gacha
Game Refinery
APRIL 27, 2023
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
JULY 12, 2023
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
MAY 4, 2023
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
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
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
OCTOBER 26, 2023
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
JANUARY 10, 2024
Even with their country's restrictions in play, Chinese players kept spending money and downloading games for their phones.
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Global Data: Asia-Pacific region made up 64% of mobile gaming revenue in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 12, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox In 2023, the Asia-Pacific region accounted for 64% of consumer spending on mobile games. That's according to a new report from data analyst firm Global Data, which says that the sector generated $124 billion. Read more
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The Mobile Games Industry In the Year 2023
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 31, 2023
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. The k-factor, which measures the virality of a game, is at an all-time low. Will Netflix launch its first proper hit game in 2023? Don’t miss our podcast crew’s predictions.
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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Are Driving Player Engagement With Race Events
Game Refinery
JUNE 15, 2023
The rise of hybridization in mobile games has resulted in game developers experimenting with new gameplay mechanics and features from other genres to drive engagement, something that’s often done via limited-time events. Fishdom’s Sailing Regatta was added at the beginning of February 2023.
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German games market increases 6% to €10bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 25, 2024
The German games market grew by 6% to €10 billion in 2023, with revenue from mobile games having almost doubled to €2.9 That's according to new figures released by the German Games Industry Association (Game), based on data collected by Data.ai.
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Mobile accounted for $90.4bn of global games revenue in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 5, 2024
Mobile games made up 49% of total revenue generated by the global games market in 2023 at $90.4 Conducted between January 2022 and January 2024, the 2024 Mobile App Trends report found that in-app revenue for games apps increased 6% year-over-year, while consumer spending decreased 2% to $107 billion.
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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement
Game Refinery
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. However, as we wrote last year , many top-grossing mobile games have found that minigames are the best way to boost UA and player retention.
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Mobile games accounted for 66% of App Store spending in 2022
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 17, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Mobile games made up $110 billion of App Store $167 billion spending throughout 2022, says Data.ai.
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Analysts expect Japan's mobile game revenue to dip 3% this year
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 31, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Japan's total mobile game revenue is projected to hit $12.6 billion in 2023, marking another year of declines for the market, according to a new report from Adjust and data.ai.
SEA-6 PC and mobile games market projected to hit $6bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Market research firm Niko Partners released its SEA-6 Games Market reports, which say that PC and mobile games are poised to hit $5.8 billion in 2023. Read more
Gamesforum North America 2023 - Uniting Mobile Games Visionaries in the Heart of Seattle
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
A Seattle-based event to help bring the mobile games industry together.
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Supercell revenue drops 4.2% to €1.7bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Supercell has published its financial results for 2023, in which revenue dropped by 4.2% During an earnings call, CEO Ilkka Paananen attributed this decrease to a decline in games sales during the first half of 2023 and the overall health of the mobile games market. to €1.7 billion compared to last year.
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Japan's mobile game installs and spending rose in Q1 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 19, 2024
Japan's mobile market is showing signs of growth after a slight decline in 2023, with games enjoying a stronger performance than the wider apps market. increase in spending compared to Q4 2023. Similarly, consumer spending remained largely flat last year when you account for the fluctuations in the Japanese yen's value.
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Meta x Kwalee: Leveling Up Mobile Gaming with Hybrid Monetization and AI
Deconstructor of Fun
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Take hybridization in gaming: while hybrid casual games were the buzz back in 2019, it’s only now—in 2023 and 2024—that they’re fully coming into their own. We might think that trends change fast, and while that’s partly true, some shifts take years to really hit their stride.
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Bucking the Recession in Mobile Gaming
Deconstructor of Fun
DECEMBER 5, 2022
and Deconstructor of Fun’s latest collaborative report, we dive deep into a comprehensive analysis of the mobile gaming sector and which genres are defying the economic slowdown. These three factors have traditionally made mobile gaming venture capital (VC) friendly, which brings in the capital that keeps the flywheel going.
Data.ai: Global mobile game revenue declined by 2% to $107bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 10, 2024
says that mobile consumer game spending hit $107 billion in 2023. The figure represents a decrease of 2% year-over-year, according to the State of Mobile 2024 report. billion a week on mobile games globally and throughout the year titles were downloaded more than 1.1 A new report from Data.ai billion times.
Wings Elevate Game Accelerator returns in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 31, 2023
The Wings Elevate Game Accelerator program has opened applications for 2023. Sponsored by Netflix and delivered by Code Coven, this year will focus specifically on mobile games from creators of marginalized gender identities.
Only a handful of studios in Slovakia generate the lion share of game revenues
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Top image: The House of Tesla by Blue Brain Games This year the Slovakian games industry is expected to generate an estimated €70.3 million in 2023, but a long way removed from the pandemic-induced highs of 2021 and 2022 (€80 million and €77.1 The industry employs approximately 1,100 professionals in 2024, up from 1,017 in 2023.
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The games market in 2023 is ‘one for the history books’ – for good and bad
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Top image: Baldur’s Gate 3 by Larian Studios It’s time to look back at what the year 2023 has meant for the games industry. It’s a year with two faces: one, a blockbuster-filled period with many titles competing for the Game of the Year crown, and the other, the harsh reality of over 9,000 people losing their jobs.
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DIY desserts and tie dye shirts – Mobile games inspired by social media (part 2)
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
No wonder it scores so well as mobile games. There’s a bunch of games inspired by it, and you can check out the most important ones in the dashboard below. Tie-dye games As for the game’s dynamics on the market, it peaked two months after its release in early July 2020 and quickly went down to 5.58M monthly installs.
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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Can Boost Engagement In The Casual Puzzle Genre With Competitive 1v1 Events
Game Refinery
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Only 15% of casual puzzle games in the US top grossing 200 have implemented it, despite it proving reasonably effective at boosting performance in several level-based puzzle games. With that in mind, are mobile game studios missing out on an important opportunity here to boost engagement?
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Report: US predicted to account for 40% of growth in mobile gaming revenue in 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Mobile gaming revenue is projected to increase by 4% year-over-year to $111.4 This is despite the prediction that consumer spending will drop a further 3% in 2023 to $107.5 billion in 2024, according to a new Data.ai
What’s the Best Time to Request Permission From Users for ATT? (iOS)
Game Refinery
MAY 31, 2023
And are there any additional tactics that the top-grossing games are using to encourage their players to agree to tracking? We chose this time frame because it is a reasonable amount of time for a new user to spend on a game and can provide insight into whether or not the pop-up is displayed early on in the user’s experience.
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Top 10 Mobile Game Development Companies You Must Consider in 2023
Juego Studio
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The post Top 10 Mobile Game Development Companies You Must Consider in 2023 appeared first on Juego Studio.
Report: Mobile game spending projected to hit $108bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 29, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new report estimates that mobile gaming revenue will reach $108 billion in 2023. Data.ai's (in partnership with IDC) Gaming Spotlight 2023 report says that the console market is poised to hit $43 billion, up 3% year-over-year.
How to Build Better Mechanics for Rewarded In-Game Ads
Game Refinery
AUGUST 2, 2023
A common way to monetize freemium mobile games is through in-app advertising, where ad placements are sold to generate profit from the entire player base. Freemium games reach wider audiences, but the risk of churn is always looming. Dragon City Mobile’s ad task event. Dragonscapes Adventure’s ad task event.
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How Mobile Gaming Could Come to an End
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Facebook used games for growth and discarded them quickly as it didn’t need them anymore. The platform killed the booming gaming business by handicapping the distribution channels used to grow our games. I believe that mobile games could be facing the same deliberate death-by-a-platform as games Facebook suffered a decade ago.
Latest Android Mobile Gaming Trends You Need to Watch Out for in 2023
Juego Studio
DECEMBER 26, 2022
The post Latest Android Mobile Gaming Trends You Need to Watch Out for in 2023 appeared first on Juego Studio.
Hypercasual games market is shrinking, still 3.7 billion downloads last 3 months
PreMortem.Games
JULY 4, 2023
AppMagic has released a new quarterly report with an overview of the most successful hypercasual games on the market right now. Comparing total downloads of Q2 2023 to Q1 2023, we see a decrease of about 5%. A larger drop can be identified if we compare Q2 2023 to Q2 2022. The market has shrunk from 3.9B
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Top Features of a Mobile Game
Juego Studio
AUGUST 23, 2023
Mobile games are gaining popularity by leaps and bounds over the years. The advancing graphics and technology make mobile games alluring. According to Statista, the revenue of the mobile games market will reach US $286.50 billion in 2023 and has a CAGR of 7.08%.
Top Mobile Gaming Agencies in India 2023
Artoon
AUGUST 16, 2023
India has become a leading destination for mobile game development over the […] The post Top Mobile Gaming Agencies in India 2023 appeared first on Artoon Solutions.
Newzoo: Global games market expected to grow to $189bn in 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 23, 2024
Newzoo said the market generated an estimated $184 billion in 2023, a small 0.6% The data firm added it was "optimistic' for the PC and console segments, while mobile gaming is "likely to recover" after difficult conditions for the past couple of years. increase over 2022, which itself was down 5% year-on-year. Read more
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AWS for Games at GDC 2023
AWS Games
APRIL 4, 2023
Over 28,000 developers, artists, visionaries, and storytellers came from around the world to meet, learn, share experiences, and celebrate the global video game industry at the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco March 20 – 24. Learn more about how to build a fully serverless game backend.
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WINGS has announced the ELEVATE 2023 Mobile Game Accelerator
Game Development News
MARCH 28, 2023
WINGS has announced that the ELEVATE Game Accelerator will return in 2023
Top 8 Mobile Game Development Trends To Watch Out In 2023
Artoon
AUGUST 24, 2023
Mobile gaming is evolving like never before. The new trends, innovations, and […] The post Top 8 Mobile Game Development Trends To Watch Out In 2023 appeared first on Artoon Solutions.
The Rise and Fall of eCPM in Mobile Gaming: What Happened in 2022?
Game Biz
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The mobile gaming industry was no exception and experienced a significant drop in eCPM (effective cost per thousand impressions) due to these challenges. We found games that experienced a sharper decrease in eCPM from December 2022 to January 2023 than from December 2021 and January 2022.
Marvel Snap, Railbound, Resident Evil Village among Apple Design Awards winners
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 6, 2023
As part of WWDC23, Apple unveiled the winners of its 2023 Design Awards, which recognised several mobile games. Each prize was awarded to one app and one game, across six categories.
Untold Stories of ex-Activision Blizzard King’s Founders
Deconstructor of Fun
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
In the second edition of The Alumni Effect, we’re focusing on another industry powerhouse: Activision Blizzard, which also includes the mobile gaming giant King. average in 2021, reflecting strong investor confidence in founders from Riot Games. by 2023, suggesting a reassessment of risk by investors.
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