Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 10, 2025

Trkiye has rapidly established itself as one of the world's most dynamic mobile gaming hubs. With a strong talent pool, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a track record of success, the country is now the second-largest gaming hub in EMEA after the UK. Watch the 2024 talks here. But what about tomorrow?

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Big Games

JANUARY 9, 2025

Not too long ago, we could only dream of playing high-quality 3D games on our phones. Mobile gaming becomes more impressive with every new smartphone release, making traditional gaming methods out of vogue. Are you also curious about the future of mobile gaming? billion and is expected to reach USD 164.81

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2025

Luke Muscat is no stranger to success in the mobile gaming world. I didnt feel like I was learning that much with each new game, he says. Determined to push himself, he embarked on a new path as a solo developer. One that would force him to master every aspect of game creation, from coding to marketing.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 3, 2024

2024 hasn't exactly gotten off to the best start for the game industry: mass layoffs loom over large publishers like Epic and Riot Games , and it's becoming harder and all the more expensive to develop and deliver breakthrough games. The general atmosphere is one of distrust and dissent, to say the least.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 14, 2024

A new report by mobile game company Sandsoft says that 81% of mobile developers are working on a new title, while 83% have raised capital to develop, launch, or market a game. The majority of developers (47%) are testing a prototype, while 9% are at the soft launch stage. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 2, 2024

All these numbers and more interesting facts about the Slovakian games industry are taken from the annual report from the Slovak Game Developers Association (SGDA). The Slovak games industry is relatively young and slowly growing with 69 active companies in 2024. of game releases. and 13% respectively.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 8, 2024

The UKIE Video Game Awards 2024 took place last night, with Sad Owl Studios' Viewfinder taking home UK Game of the Year alongside best console game. Sumo Digital won the accolade for best developer and Secret Mode took home the award for best publisher. Read more

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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.

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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. Smartphones are as much a tool for entertainment as they are for communication, and mobile games rule the roost for keeping users entertained.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 2, 2024

First: what’s your creative edge—what’s going to make your game stand out in an endless market of competitors? As development cycles get longer and break-even points extend, the question isn’t just about how fast you can scale but rather how reliably you can predict when that investment will pay off. Seven Trends Redefining 2024 1.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 10, 2024

Supercell believes there's room for more mobile games to be highlighted during events like Summer Game Fest. The Finnish developer was the only company to have a mobile-only game featured during this year's showcase on Friday, with the star-studded live-action trailer for Squad Busters promoting its most recent hit.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 28, 2024

Games for Change , in partnership with HP and Google Play, announced the winners of the second annual Diverse Voices, New Stories Challenge at the 2024 Games for Change Festival. The challenge is an initiative to improve representation and increase visibility for underrepresented game developers in the mobile gaming industry.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 6, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Mattel, the toy firm behind Barbie, has announced that it will self-publish mobile titles. In an interview with GamesBeat , global head of digital gaming, Mike DeLaet, said that announcements for the company's self-published games will begin later in 2024.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

With the annual Game Developer Conference (GDC) just days away, Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games is ramping up to host exciting technology demonstrations and programming focused on evolving industry trends, including generative artificial intelligence (AI). Be sure to RSVP here if you plan to attend.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 29, 2024

An unfairness that we in the mobile game industry have experienced a tightly controlled distribution landscape for our entire industry's lifetime. The implication of government actions will bear consequences on mobile games and apps that are being distributed in the future. You see an ad for a game.

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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

Millions of mobile games are out there battling for engagement, yet only a few titles manage to fight their way to the top. Throughout 2023 (and now 2024), Stumble Guys has become a collaborative machine, introducing players to everything from MrBeast , Barbie , Monopoly , Spongebob , Nerf , Rabbids , and many more.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased.

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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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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Also, after two years of negative growth, due to difficult market conditions, especially around user acquisition, mobile gaming is likely to recover. Mobile devs go PC Speaking of mobile gaming, more game companies focus on evolving existing games instead of launching new games.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The concept of a mobile game is worth thousands or even millions of dollars, which may not be enough. Some games, like Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile, generate billions of dollars annually. But not all mobile games are profitable, with some developers making little from their mobile games.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 15, 2024

One of the world’s most anticipated games industry events, the conference brings together developers, publishers, hardware manufacturers, and cloud providers from around the world alongside the gaming community to celebrate industry achievements and discuss the trends shaping the industry’s future. Register here. Register here.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 26, 2024

For King, the new opportunities offered by AI in improving and speeding up game development aren't new at all. King's AI Labs is a sizeable department led by Sahar Asadi, and the firm has already introduced AI tools that its teams are using in games such as Candy Crush. Read more

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Endless runner games are like those friends that are always available to go out; hassle free, always attention grasping and require little to no planning. Hailing from the casual gaming brigade, these games have become synonymous with the mobile gaming experience, delivering entertainment at your fingertips with just a few taps.

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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. Finally, we concentrated exclusively on the gaming industry. average in 2021, reflecting strong investor confidence in founders from Riot Games.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

He has helped numerous developers close deals and accumulated a ton of invaluable experience in the world of game publishing and funding. “I I get to travel the world and help indie game developers succeed.” In the meantime developers are forced to get really creative”, says Berenbaum. Absolutely chicken! “In

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A program that aims to improve representation and increase visibility for underrepresented creators in the mobile gaming industry. The winning game will be showcased at the annual Games for Change Festival in New York City in Summer 2024.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 16, 2024

At Develop Brighton last week, Jamie Brayshaw, Ripstone's head of partnerships, gave a talk on how the studio convinced Netflix to let them develop a Queen's Gambit title – the developer's first mobile project, and the first Netflix game using Unreal Engine.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The global games market is navigating a period of slow but steady growth, according to Newzoo’s Global Games Market Report 2024. billion in revenue in 2024, representing a modest 2.1% billion in 2024, a 4.5% Console gaming, on the other hand, is anticipated to see a slight decline of 1.0%

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 19, 2024

Speaking at Devcom, Stray Fawn co-founder Philomena Schwab shared how the Zurich-based studio has survived for the past eight years, from refusing to partner with a publisher to the importance of community support when developing a game. Read more

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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? To operate with representative groups, we compared games across top-level subgenres.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 24, 2024

In a recent podcast featuring Lexi Sydow , Director of Corporate Marketing and Insights at Sensor Tower, several key insights were shared about the current state and future of mobile gaming, mobile marketing, and the dynamic between apps and games. Sources: Sensor Tower State of Gaming 2024 Data.ai

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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. The hypercasual games market has been on a downwards trajectory for a couple of years now, but there is still potential for success.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 13, 2024

Introduction : The importance of selecting a proper game backend Selecting a game backend solution is one of the most significant decisions that game studios face during development. Harmony Games, a mobile game studio founded in 2023, considered two possible paths for solving the backend problem.

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AWS Games

JULY 16, 2024

Azur Games , a mobile game publisher and developer, recently achieved over 8 billion game installs across their portfolio of hypercasual games. Screenshot of Kingdom Clash, published by CASUAL AZUR GAMES. A hypercasual game is a simple, easy-to-play mobile game with low barriers to entry.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 26, 2024

year-over-year to $186 billion in 2024. Mobile gaming continues to dominate this category, accounting for $109.6 Console gaming is on track to reach $44.9 growth), while PC gaming shows the strongest growth at 4.2%, reaching $31.4 And Web-based gaming is reinvigorated, growing +5.8% year-over-year.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Even as creatives in other entertainment industries continue to fight to make fair wages, a new front has opened in gaming as developers figure out what to do about Unity’s new fee structure. Starting in January 2024, Unity will introduce what it calls a ‘Runtime Fee’. Moreover, game production is changing rapidly.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 4, 2024

Glu's mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is shutting down on April 8, 2024. Those who installed it before it was taken down will see a notice in-game referring to the shutdown date. In-app purchases within Kim Kardashian: Hollywood have been disabled, but players can use in-game currency up until the closing date.

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