Game Refinery

MARCH 20, 2025

With that in mind, it was inevitable that Scopely would eventually bring an anime franchise onto the racetrack, which finally happened in August 2024 with My Hero Academia (MHA) My Hero Academia is one of the most popular anime series in the world.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In the dynamic world of Football Manager 2024, where tactical prowess meets virtual management, the challenge of low FPS can be a disruptive hurdle in your quest for football glory. The sheer amount of data and calculations happening behind the scenes of Football Manager 2024 can sometimes lead to unexpected crashes.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2024

It remains perfectly balanced right at the point when companies have locked down their holiday release schedules and are ready to start looking forward to the following year's tentpole titles; with or without a trade show to anchor it, the start of June is always going to be a milestone games companies are focused on.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The game’s complexity can lead to extended loading times, and occasionally, while playing Football Manager 2024, you might get stuck on the loading screen. Intresting Fact: The nuanced world within Football Manager 2024 serves as a gauge for our hardware’s mettle. Why Football Manager 2024 gets stuck on the loading screen?

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I was so eager to play Football Manager 2024, but to my dismay, no matter how many times I tried to start the game, it won’t launch. Why Football Manager 2024 won’t launch ? Why Football Manager 2024 won’t launch ? How to fix the Football Manager 2024 won’t launch issue?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2025

After several attempts, he landed on Feed the Deep , a 2D deep-sea diving roguelike with procedurally generated caves, which launched in August 2024. One thing I do to try and balance this out a little is work in an office one day a week. It was pretty obvious to me whether the idea had appeal or not from that, he says.

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Game Development News

MAY 2, 2024

It's about finding the right balance between technology and good old-fashioned human interaction." "While AI will help us, it's the personal touch that'll always be most important in PR and communications.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2024

I am nearing release right now for August 2024. I try to keep a balanced life. It evolved over time and became Dark and Deep, an ancient/modern mashup where a conspiracy podcast plays the role of narrator in a hauntingly illustrated world that I built by scanning Doré’s illustrations. It’s really cool.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

iXie, through this article, explores the top 5 mobile game monetization strategies to consider in 2024 for the best results. Therefore, strike a balance between the quality and number of ads to get the most revenue while maintaining a smooth gaming experience. This will help maximize monetization potential and improve retention.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Now we’re in 2024 -- and since 2020, we haven’t seen any new IP get a foothold into this market. The player base dropped from 80 million monthly active users in 2021 to 50 million by mid-2024. Balancing this with the core gameplay experience is a major challenge but necessary for long-term success. Valorant was the last.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

But it took some tweaking to get the right balance. Wu emphasizes the importance of creating a game that strikes a balance between realism and player enjoyment. The full game was released May 30, 2024, after a full year of Early Access. A rich marketplace culture, urbanization, industrialization and civilian society in the era.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 1, 2023

An area that springs to mind is just the balance of survival systems. The genre has a very specific economy, so we have to make sure that balance is right so there’s enough challenge without frustration. Nightingale is set to hit Early Access on Steam and Epic Games Store February 22, 2024.

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Hopscotch

MAY 10, 2024

We have successfully restored and tested our server from Tuesday, May 7, 2024, and we will apply the changes on Saturday, May 11, 2024, between 7 - 9 AM EDT (Check your timezone please!). Here’s what will happen after the server work is completed: Everything on the app will be set back to Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 24, 2024

Sources: Sensor Tower State of Gaming 2024 Data.ai Apps vs. Games The balance between apps and games in the mobile market is shifting. This blog post delves into those insights to provide a comprehensive overview of the mobile landscape. 2023 was a challenging year for the mobile gaming market. All it took was Apple's privacy changes.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 24, 2024

By releasing in Early Access at a very early stage in development, we want to involve the community and its feedback as soon as possible, in order to build and balance a quality product over time.” Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori will release in Steam Early Access in September 2024.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Catizen — one of the top Telegram success stories — earned $25 million in revenue as of September 2024 with over 1 million paying users. In fact, a recent report by Game7 indicates that 21% of web3 games launched in 2024 chose Telegram as their platform. The game Hamster Kombat hit 300 million users.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Balancing their vision with the realities of indie development has been a constant challenge for Oppolyon Studio, particularly when it comes to managing burnout. However, the tide turned in 2024 when they secured a government grant from Screen Australia. Receiving that funding was a huge moment for us.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2024

When managing multiple projects, Abubakar says, “It’s a balance. He finds balance through meditation, focusing on self-awareness and healing. Tales of Kenzera: Zau’, was officially released on April 23rd, 2024. Themes like grief and parenthood resonate universally, forming the core of Zau and other narratives.”

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Mochi found a publisher in Team17 and expects to release the game in 2024. It’s very easy to let development as a solo developer take over your entire life and it is very hard to achieve work life balance, because the progress of the game depends on you and only you.” Why did you become a solo developer? “I And the biggest pitfalls?

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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. Automation driven by AI is also reshaping user acquisition.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 23, 2024

Mochi found a publisher in Team17 and released the game on July 23, 2024. It’s very easy to let development as a solo developer take over your entire life and it is very hard to achieve work life balance, because the progress of the game depends on you and only you.” Why did you become a solo developer? “I And the biggest pitfalls?

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AWS Games

MAY 7, 2024

For Singularity 6 (S6) , creators of the hit game “Palia,” which released across platforms in 2023 and 2024—their developers needed to craft an immersive and captivating gaming experience while managing the vast resources and infrastructure required to keep the game’s services running smoothly.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

By February 2024, the team had grown to three with the addition of Clémence Geurts, who was initially hired for a future project. ” Balancing a day job with indie game development is no small feat. However, by mid-2024, the team once again found themselves working unpaid as they pushed toward the game’s release date.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2024

Looking ahead to 2024, there’s a strong emphasis on discovering additional opportunities for game developers, particularly through work-for-hire initiatives. To balance work and family life, Bowden prioritizes weekends for quality time with his family where they enjoy outdoor activities in Cape Town. So that opened my mind.”

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 20, 2023

In 2024 it will be 10 years since I wrote the first lines of code and I never planned to spend more than 2 or 3 years on it!” Besides these well documented ones, the biggest problem I experienced first hand was balancing the game’s difficulty. I hope I have something to show by mid-2024.” What are your next plans now? “I’m

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 19, 2024

Mochi found a publisher in Team17 and released the game on July 23, 2024. It’s very easy to let development as a solo developer take over your entire life and it is very hard to achieve work life balance, because the progress of the game depends on you and only you.” Why did you become a solo developer? “I And the biggest pitfalls?

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AWS Games

JULY 23, 2024

Set to launch by the end of 2024, it runs on servers powered by AWS and is currently in an alpha test phase on Android in Southeast Asia. Kinetix worked closely with Krafton to customize its AI emote technology integration for OVERDARE, aligning with Krafton’s unique platform goals.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Our next indie RPG, Geneforge 2 - Infestation , is coming out March 27, 2024. They are heavily balanced to allow for a lot of variety. (Around 1200 demos this time. People, this is not a viable career path.) But it's less utterly hopeless. We had a demo in the fest. Then there is a pool of over 100 weapons and upgrades to buy.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 13, 2025

Let's examine key BTL production budget categories: Technical Crew Expenses Production Staff: Department heads ($5,000-15,000/week) Crew members ($2,000-8,000/week) Specialists (VFX supervisors can command $10,000+/week) "Dune: Part Two" (2024) employed over 1,000 crew members during peak production.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 19, 2024

The game makes use of rewarded video ads, which most likely contribute around 15-20% on top of IAP, which then puts us around a daily average of $535.000 (using July 2024 revenue as a base). The event is balanced to provide easy progression upfront, but it significantly slows down as you approach the end.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Film synopses must pack a complete story arc into one piece, while TV synopses must balance their pilot's hook with future episode potential. TV synopses need to balance the pilot story and series potential , while film synopses must tell a complete story arc in fewer words. A synopsis plays a vital role in the entertainment industry.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 1, 2024

Looking at the numbers, the first soft launch had three phases: April 2023 - Aug 2023: New content and new features (events) Aug 2023 - Dec 2023: Only content updates Dec 2023 - April 2024: No updates This suggests that the game lacked the same uptake and momentum that Royal Match saw.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 10, 2024

This perspective is vital, especially as the industry grapples with the phenomenon of 'rightsizing,' which we recently discussed in our post on The Three Game Industry Trends to Watch in 2024. Amidst layoffs and uncertainties, understanding the intricacies of executive roles becomes more imperative than ever.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Mobile ad spend will be over half of all media ad spend by 2024 Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention in Safari was the catalyst to radically altering the digital marketing landscape. Mobile ad spending worldwide is going up and shifting faster than ever from traditional channels like TV, OOO into digital. ATT in iOS 15 went harder.

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Game Designing

AUGUST 26, 2023

billion by 2024. Where a gamer is placed on the scale is all about balance. While we are on this topic, you may wonder, “How popular is gaming as a hobby? What percent of people play video games?” In 2023, there are over 3.09 billion active video gamers worldwide, with the number set to rise to 3.32

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

However, the game's recent success is evident in its January 2024 performance, marking a historic high in revenue and unprecedented engagement metrics. Culminating with the highest revenue month the game has seen in years in January 2024. This massive uplift in revenue also comes with a resurgence of player engagement.

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Logic Simplified

MAY 22, 2024

Data collection and privacy concerns are a balancing act. Latest UX ensures mobile-friendly interfaces in keeping with the growing population using smartphones. 5 UX Design Principles Which Are Here to Stay UX practitioners and UX designers have been on their toes trying to keep abreast of the flux in the UX industry.

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