iXie gaming

APRIL 23, 2025

The global gaming industry is booming and yet, most Unity-based titles fail to sustain player attention or generate long-term value. For studios aiming to build not just games, but game-driven businesses, these three pillars are no longer optional. Because success isnt defined by shipping a playable build. Its the opening move.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 6, 2023

First shown off on stage at Apple's September launch event for the iPhone 15, the game offers graphical fidelity that's pretty much indistinguishable, at least to the layman's eye, from the experience of playing on a PlayStation 5. Read more

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Starloop Studios

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Unity game engine is one of the gaming industry’s premier game engines, used by development studios for everything from small-scale independent games to AAA titles. The post The Complete Guide to Unity Game Engine appeared first on Starloop Studios.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

Image: pikisuperstar on Freepik Newzoo’s Global Gamer Study 2023 is a true treasure trove of interesting facts about the people out there that hopefully end up with your game in their hands. Did you know that more than half of all people with an internet connection play games? Or that 87% of players spend money on in-game items?

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 22, 2024

With 95% of game makers developing or maintaining a live service game, live events have become one of the most important elements of finding and maintaining success in not just the mobile market, but PC and console too. You should start thinking of your LiveOps strategy from the moment you start developing your game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

And if you’re really hungry for insights, I nvest Game offers exclusive access via Patreon. A couple of months ago, our friends at Invest Game set out to look for the advantages ex-Riot employees have when securing investments. Finally, we concentrated exclusively on the gaming industry. over 38 rounds during the same period.

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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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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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Starloop Studios

MAY 4, 2023

With every new console generation comes the anticipation of next-gen games and the experiences they can bring to players. The arrival of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S was met with similar excitement and curiosity as to what the new console generation would bring. At Magic Media, we are well-versed in [.]

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Giving a number to any game’s development expense is practically impossible. Because each step has its nuances, if one game became successful in a month, other developers could empty their whole bank account, and still, there’s no guarantee the target market will appreciate it. Which is the most expensive game in the world?

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 16, 2023

It’s mostly because mobile devices became the platform du jour to publish movie tie-in games and other similar shovelware-style titles. Development costs are lower, turnaround time is faster, expectations are lower, and audiences are larger on mobile, so it makes sense that licensors would go there.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

They say imitation is a form of flattery, and there’s no shortage of mobile games that share a striking similarity with other popular titles in the PC, console and mobile markets. Why isn’t there a mobile version of Fall Guys? Kitka Games’ Stumble Guys. Stumble Guys.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 15, 2023

KAP Games is a distribution and publishing platform that can best be described as a kind of Steam for Web3 browser and mobile games. It is currently listing more than 50 games including a number of first party titles, such as Brawl of Fame. We want people to be able to arrive and start playing games within seconds.”

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 30, 2024

Most game dev teams have a strong idea of who our game's target audience is, and that includes the kind of context they should already have. If we're building a casual mobile game where we expect our representative player is new to games and lacks the context needed to play, we'll need to spend more effort to teach them that context.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. FRUSTRATION: These blog posts can also annoy game executives and senior leaders. After all, Supercell is our beacon of hope. Source: Data.ai

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 2, 2020

However, when we look at gaming companies, we don’t see the same level of defensibility that we see for companies in other industries. There is no FAANG-like (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) company in gaming with the associated massive defensive moat and confidence in long-term durability and resilience. fall from grace.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The advent of handheld gaming consoles marked a significant era in the gaming industry. Each of these innovative handhelds had something different to offer resulting in games that had unique traits and quirks inherent to those devices. The PSP achieved commendable success, with over 80 million units sold worldwide.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2023

This week, in the changing economic environment, we take a look at the recent consolidation of blockchain gaming to weather tough times ahead. ? Deconstructor of Fun has teamed up with MY.GAMES, AWS, Unity, Data.ai, and Google to supercharge the Game Drive accelerator program. They even had to fend off AppLovin to complete the deal !

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

A solid game outsourcing partnership is reason enough to see your project as 50% complete. In a competitive game, players’ initial focus is on the visual component. Working with an established game art outsourcing firm with a solid track record alleviates any worry about deadlines or allocating internal resources.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 26, 2024

Written by Adam Telfer , our razor-sharp Canadian co-host who doesn’t just play games—Adam both builds and dissects them. As a badass product leader, Adam cuts through the noise with no-nonsense insights into what makes games tick and why some crash and burn. Survive till 2025" seems to be the gaming industry's new mantra.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

If you have been following the DoF newsletter and blog for the last year, you might have seen some of my articles on blockchain games, including a prediction piece. Blockchain games are still early. Should you have tokens or only NFTs in your game? Do you want to learn about how blockchain games are doing at a glance?

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , Executive producer at N3TWORK, who is building his first blockchain game. Ethan is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. If you’re interested in growing your business on mobile and beyond, look no further.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio A year ago, Supercell announced their intention to open a studio in North America with the mission of developing games for PC and Console. ✉️ Received this email from a friend?

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

SOVEREIGN MOON PRESENTS… Game Engine Showdown: Unity vs. Godot vs. Buildbox vs. Unreal Engine. In this game engine faceoff, we’ll explore each game engine’s visual scripting tools to see which engine is the best for beginner game makers and non-coders. . Read the Full Tutorial ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

But they’ve long since stopped being exclusive to mid-core, cosmetic-driven games and nowadays are present in a constantly growing amount of genres and games. It’s also important to understand that Passes are not a straightforward feature to balance that can be applied to any game without risks.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But one thing that hasn’t changed is new hit games entering the market. So to end the year on a high, we rounded up our top 22 games to hit the charts this year. Here are the top games we loved playing this year. If you want some inspiration for games to binge over the holiday period, look no further. Net Fishing!

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

If you’ve ever wondered what the best game engine is, we invite you to figure it out with us. Unity versus Unreal – this seems to be an ever-lasting battle in the game development world. Having been the market leaders for years, these two are the main candidates for the title of the best game engine. What is Unity?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 8, 2024

Written by Phillip Black , Game Economist, Game Economist Consulting. Listen to Game Economist Cast for more juicy Game Economist insights. We were hilariously wrong about the launch prospects of this game. Thanks to Krishna Israney , Mishka Katkoff , and Kenneth Landen for feedback and editing!

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This week, we get into one of the hottest topics, whether the App Store’s NFT guidelines will hurt or help blockchain games. TWIG #209 What is going on with games in China??? ? Tokenomics #20 - Why MystenLabs Raised $300m to Build a Better Layer1 for Web3 Gaming Lastly ? Listen to one of our podcasts from this week, we’ve got ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. This is because we don’t want to reduce the actionability of the data with games that succeed massively in what can be described as closed domestic markets. The money you save on platform fees will go directly into further improving and growing your games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 21, 2023

We look into the interesting world of creator royalties and whether games, especially those in the blockchain space, will join the race to the bottom. And what does this whole debate mean for blockchain games? This is what happened with most of the early blockchain games and I don’t think anyone would argue against it.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 4, 2023

We dive into decline of hypercasual games and hybridcasual, an attempt by mobile game developers to adapt to the new normal in the industry. Former Disney and NBCU Execituve Talk the Death of the Games-as-App Before going deeper, let us define the terms: Hypercasual games are the bubble gum of the gaming industry.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

AAA game franchises are in the middle of a renaissance on mobile. Several of the industry’s top IPs have received high-fidelity ports that have been successful in bringing core franchise players to the mobile format. This is a staggering number and one that all mobile designers should take note of.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Written by Enrico D'Angelo Enrico was VP of Product at Activision Publishing running the Free to Play game portfolio and is currently a VP of Product at Roblox. The game was developed by Raven, one of the historical CoD mainline studios, and Activision Shanghai, a local team assembled for the project.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

Prior to Knock Knock, Andrew was Head of Business Operations at TinyCo where he built, launched, and operated games like Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, MARVEL Avengers Academy, and Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Beyond study and instrumentation, there is instinct.” - Annorax* Creating a new F2P mobile game is riskier than it’s ever been.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 13, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Scale Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. But now, thanks to this tantalizing report we get to wonder, what should be the gaming of Netflix? What do we actually know?

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Despite the recent layoffs, the gaming industry is booming with critically acclaimed titles and sales records being broken left and right! The gaming industry’s impact ripples far beyond the 3.4 We can say with more confidence than ever that gaming is at the heart of media and entertainment. year-on-year increase.

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