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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

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This year, we featured 22 inspiring creators in our Solo Developers-series and we love to share some of their highlights in these final days of the year. In the upcoming Sci-Fi Action-Puzzle FPS IHAS , from Ukrainian solo developer Vladyslav Pidiashenko , players wake up aboard a giant, desolate spaceship swarming with hostile robots.

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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

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To stay ahead of the competition, studios are exploring innovative strategies, like enhancing ad creatives to attract new players and introducing fresh gameplay features to keep existing players engaged and invested in their titles. If you’re a fan of the viral puzzle game Wordle , all of this should sound very familiar.

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Webinar Recap: How Mobile Game Developers Are Using IP Collaborations to Enhance LiveOps

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Notably, the event also included many of the more standard features you might expect from a collaboration event, such as a new premium battle pass, which will also have supported the revenue boost. Kalle and Altti said the latest addition to Supercells comeback efforts is collaboration events, which started with Spongebob Squarepants.

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Rafif Kalantan’s mission to champion MENA and SWANA devs

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Curated by author and artistic director Sharna Jackson, the Ensemble initiative features a new cohort each year , with their talent being showcased at exhibitions in various locations across London. Read more

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How Mobile Game Developers Are Using Anime to Boost Engagement and Revenue Across the Globe

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Weve seen everything from the likes of PUBG x Jujustu Kaisen, to Puzzles & Dragons x Demon Slayer, Fortnite x Naruto, and Grand Summoners x One Punch Manto name a few historic examples. Interestingly, it also launched alongside a new permanent in-game feature: special abilities.

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How Mobile Game Developers Are Using In-Game Collaboration Events to Boost Player Retention

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One such example is Garena Free Fire, which celebrated its fifth birthday with an in-game concert featuring none other than the prince of pop, Justin Bieber. In all of the collaborations featuring joint progression, characters from One Piece were naturally introduced as new time-limited characters, quests and special stages.

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Hypercasual games market keeps shrinking, still 3.38 billion downloads last 3 months

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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. Now, let’s turn to the newbies at the top.

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