AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Check it out , and follow the recap below for a full rundown of AWS for Games activities at GDC 2024.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 24, 2024

The mobile market continues to evolve rapidly, driven by shifting user behaviors, technological advancements, and emerging economic trends. This blog post delves into those insights to provide a comprehensive overview of the mobile landscape. Sources: Sensor Tower State of Gaming 2024 Data.ai

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2025

Luke Muscat is no stranger to success in the mobile gaming world. 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.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Guest post by David Fox , founder of Double Coconut — a design and development studio that has delivered hit mobile and web games for partners such as EA Sports, WB Games, Microsoft Casual Games, and more. Catizen — one of the top Telegram success stories — earned $25 million in revenue as of September 2024 with over 1 million paying users.

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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. But Shooters on PC/Console are like Match games on Mobile -- one of the biggest genres, with players always hungry for another game… right? The player base dropped from 80 million monthly active users in 2021 to 50 million by mid-2024.

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 19, 2024

Written by Jesper Gustavsson , Director of Product at SYBO Games and a games industry veteran with 10 years of experience in building and operating mobile games as a product manager. In 2012, Microfun transitioned into the mobile gaming industry with the release of “Super Model” (an RPG fashion game).

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Mobile games market predictions in 2022 Michail Katkoff, Savage Game Studios, and Deconstructor of Fun. Mobile gaming megatrends Eric Seufert, Mobile Dev Memo. Mobile ad spending worldwide is going up and shifting faster than ever from traditional channels like TV, OOO into digital.

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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

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Guest post by Kenneth Landen , Director of Product at Hit Factor Executive Summary In the ever-evolving landscape of mobile gaming, Supercell's Brawl Stars has undergone a remarkable resurgence, transforming challenges into triumphs. Culminating with the highest revenue month the game has seen in years in January 2024.

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MAY 22, 2024

Latest UX ensures mobile-friendly interfaces in keeping with the growing population using smartphones. Data collection and privacy concerns are a balancing act. Adaptability Contemporary User Experience trends are evidence of how UX adapts to evolving technology to ensure integration with changing platforms and devices.

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 2, 2023

My estimation is that - if it happens at all - it would happen somewhere in 2024 the earliest. This seems very low frequency for a mobile game, particularly a new one that should be trying to maintain player engagement with new content. OK, so that’s when it comes to the West.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 19, 2025

Magicabin is a relatively new adventure game, released in 2022 by Ivy Mobile. It has quickly become a top-performing game for the publisher, accounting for over 70% of their revenue in 2024. I first noticed Magicabin because of my passion for tycoon/adventure games. Its nearly on par with Family Island, the leader in this niche!

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