AWS Games

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

They could build a scalable, reliable infrastructure that would continuously update the rankings in near real-time, delivering a new level of transparency and engagement for the Worlds 2024 broadcast and beyond. The infrastructure also includes mechanisms for error handling and reprocessing.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2024

Solo developer Walter Woods , working under the name of Here Below , used the distinctive black and white illustrations of 19th century artist, Gustave Doré as the textures for much of the game. Why did you become a solo developer? “I’m Even if it’s just for testing a small mechanic. Strategic partners are crucial.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2024

The AppMagic Hypercasual games recap for the second quarter of 2024 unveils some interesting information about this specific part of the mobile games market. General Market Trends Compared to Q1 2024, the market has shifted down by 11%, amassing 3.38B installs. The question is, who was inspired by whom?

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

This post was originally published on [ 22-06-2021 ] and has been updated on [ 30-09-2024 ] to reflect new information and insights. This is a win-win for both players as well as game app developers , because good game apps are forever in demand. Flow and Gameplay Another crucial factor when developing the game is flow and gameplay.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Development Time As of the latest tally I’ve reached a total of 16,785 hours of work in these 10 years. Sure even now I still spend lots of time engaged directly with the active player community (which has other benefits for development like feedback!), Numbers go up. The first three years there are Alpha, followed by Beta.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

White Star Studio, a small and ambitious game development studio based in Shenzen, China, has captured the essence of ancient China in their game Thriving City. Combining these elements with sim mechanics meant we could come up with some exciting, innovative gameplay.” But it took some tweaking to get the right balance.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 8, 2024

Let’s find out how KAYAC approaches development of Hypercasual games in 2024; what their expectations from the market are; which best practices for game development they can point out; and what tips for adapting games for the Western region they have to offer. As such, we intend to pursue both moving forward!”

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

This game represents me as a developer”, he says. “I But the stress of work can take its toll, and part of the reason why the development of Critter Crossfire is taking this long is because Polekoff had to take breaks. Burnout is a very real threat to solo-developers”, he says. Why are you working as a solo developer? “In

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Depending on the type of IP you want to license, collaborations also provide an opportunity to freshen up your narrative elements and gameplay mechanics. How well does the franchise – if it’s a film or TV show, for example – lend itself to your gameplay mechanics? Does it match your target demographic?

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 22, 2024

Something that Creative Producer & Narrative Designer Inna Fomina (Uzbekistan) really embraced during development. “I We developed the characters together with our lead writer, Alexander Dagan. At the same time, we consider gameplay to be paramount and strive to refine it so that all mechanics and assets are constantly reused.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 19, 2023

One of the biggest breakout hits of 2023 was the haunting fishing adventure Dredge by New Zealand-based indie developer Black Salt Games. Playtesting is a major and frequent part of our development process so we had confidence throughout that we had a really good experience on our hands. says co-founder/CEO Nadia Thorne.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 24, 2024

Sources: Sensor Tower State of Gaming 2024 Data.ai Casual Games went Hybrid: These are tailored for a broad audience with straightforward mechanics, usually aim to sustain player engagement to boost revenue via ad monetization. This blog post delves into those insights to provide a comprehensive overview of the mobile landscape.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In this blog, we look at some of the new and interesting ways developers have implemented minigames into some of the most popular mobile titles on the market, from Royal Match’s Wordle-inspired potion puzzle to Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s recreation of Dave the Diver. That’s even more true now than it was back in April 2023.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

“We switched careers and went full-time into game development.” By speaking with numerous pet owners during development, the team ensured the gameplay reflected the varied experiences of real-life pet ownership. We wanted to have a mechanic to highlight that being a stray cat is not all fun and games.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 24, 2024

Technology Trends in XR - 2024 Extended Reality is breaking new ground and this blog talks about extended reality technology trends like the Metaverse, Digital Twin Technology and Holoportation. Let's check out technology trends in XR - 2024. These immersive environments evolve over time as per the user’s demands.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting. After a five-year hiatus from game development, he returned as a solo developer to create his debut game Repunk. After a five-year hiatus from game development, he returned as a solo developer to create his debut game Repunk.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 6, 2024

Playable Factory offers a suite of products that empower users throughout the ad development process, including tools for ad creation, customization and detailed performance analysis. Shooting game War Machines simplified its hybrid action/strategy mechanics into a straightforward “Aim & Shoot” playable.

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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

Stumble Guys uses IP in live events to introduce new gameplay mechanics Stumble Guys x Nerf Over on the casual Market, Stumble Guys fumbled home with the other Best Collaboration Event Award. Arena was actually first introduced to League of Legends: Wild Rift in November 2024 as a temporary addition.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In terms of both technical achievements and content expansion, 2024 was a huge year for Cogmind… but first, the traditional opening collage, a quick visual summary of the year: Selection of images from the past year of Cogmind-related development as posted on this blog, forums, and social media (larger size here ).

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Game Development News

APRIL 15, 2024

Dicefolk to Bring Deckbuilding and Die-licious Monster-Collecting Gameplay to Nintendo Switch Later This Year Roll the dice, befriend beasts and save humanity from extinction LOS ANGELES (April 9, 2024) – The innovative tactical roguelike combining dice-based combat with monster recruiting mechanics, Dicefolk, is coming to the Nintendo Switch (..)

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 29, 2024

Our guest, Archie Stonehill , Chief Product Officer at Stash , is providing insights into how the DMA is changing the landscape for app stores and game developers. From sideloading to third-party app stores, we dive deep into the regulatory shifts and their implications for developers, publishers, and the entire mobile gaming ecosystem.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

I’ll start by defining these two types of innovation: Content innovation periods are characterized by a focus on developing new types of games, expanding game portfolios, and pushing the boundaries of gameplay mechanics and storytelling. EA’s strategy focused heavily on developing and acquiring new intellectual properties.

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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. Even established teams with proven track records, developing games like THE FINALS, XDefiant, and Spectre Divide, all have quickly faded away weeks after launch. Valorant was the last. We’ve learned that FINALS was not enough.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2024

If you've been curious about how world-leading game publishers are operating in 2024, you're in for a treat. Here are some impressive stats: Voodoo maintains an average of roughly 100 prototypes in progress at all times, reflecting a massive stream of game development ideas. Despite this extensive prototyping, only about 0.4%—approximately

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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. That’s because these new tiered purchase options include an old fan favorite, luck mechanics!

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AWS Games

MARCH 8, 2024

To efficiently build multiple Unity applications in this way, many application developers have achieved automation and reduced build times by creating their own build pipelines. Benefits of Unity Build on AWS An application build pipeline needs to run uninterrupted, and flexibly increase or decrease capacity for different development phases.

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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). This success translates to an astounding $195 million annual run rate, making Gossip Harbor a clear standout case worth studying.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 1, 2024

Dream Games, the developer of the massive Match-3 success, Royal Match , is still attempting to answer this (difficult) question. While presently, with Township , and retroactively Homescapes , we see the first explorations into non-Match-3 engines, this pivot only occurred after focusing almost entirely on one game mechanic.

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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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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The event that went down on September 13 th at 6pm ET traced some new updates from their Japanese partners and developers from across the world alike. This game is developed from the studio that created Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The game is to release some time in 2024, but looks like it’s going to be well worth the wait.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The collection and account progression mechanisms, as well as their utility in an action sequence, are very different and lacking when compared to Brawl Stars. Brawl Stars, Supercell's crown jewl in 2024 had to climb outta of a hole in 2018. After all, it’s a fun game that just needs way more development time.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With the success rate of the new games released drastically low, one can’t help but ask two questions: When releasing a game in 2024, which genre should I choose to make the most of it? We distinguish more than 300 genres in total in our most developed genre classification in the world.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As the current Chief Business Officer and Board Member at FunPlus , an independent game developer and publisher, Chris has traversed through a myriad of remarkable roles. This drive mirrors the spirit of innovation seen in industries like medical tech, where companies invest heavily in research and development.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 12, 2020

Below is the graph of historical (2015–2019) and projected (2020–2024) free cash flow of both Zynga and Supercell by linear extrapolation (not necessarily our belief of what will happen) for the two companies. Clash of Clans drew heavily from Backyard Monsters on social but improved the mechanics for mobile.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The studio, co-founded by Meaad Aflah and Muslih Alzahrani , has since grown into a multinational team of twelve developers from several countries. The game has already been turning heads with a nomination for Best Saudi Indie Game and a win in the Graphics Galore category at the Devcom 2024 Indie Awards.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 11, 2024

Renee Gittins , indie game developer of Potions: A Curious Tale , faced severe harassment after the release of her game on Steam earlier this year. Frustrated with the traditional rewarding of slaughter in games, she developed a unique resource management mechanic that discourages unnecessary killing. This is her story.

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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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