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With Lumines Arise, a PSP puzzle classic is getting the extravagant Tetris Effect treatment it deserves

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This game sees Tetris Effect developer Enhance putting the Lumines puzzle formula through that same extravagant prism: the colour-matching of 2x2 blocks to the rhythm of a beat, brought to life with awe-inspiring visuals that often have a similar effect on the players brain as the stargate sequence from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Why Survival Kids on Switch 2 is Unity's only in-house game (for now)

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Turkish studio Bigger Games nets $25 million to expand flagship mobile title

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Bigger Games was established by Hakan Ulvan, Yagiz Akpek, and Erkan Gurel in 2019 and quickly attracted the attention of investors. As noted by VentureBeat , the company raised $6 million in December 2020 with the intention of driving into the casual puzzle genre.

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

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He started his career in advertising, but the world of video games always held his real interest. Or try to make a game designed to be loved by every person in the world. I started to work on the game in January 2022, a month before the war started. You can make something that only you and your dog would like.

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Telegram x Web3 Gaming: Why So Popular and How Can I Get In On This?

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Experience with idle games — making a repetitive action seem fun and not taxing — is key. We believe that just as early Facebook games became much more sophisticated and fun, the same will happen to Telegram games. Graphics may be relatively simplistic but every moment has to be ‘perfect.’

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Can Hay Day Pop Solve the Puzzle?

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At first glance, it was clear what type of game they were emulating. A bold move for Supercell, going against giants that continue to rule the casual puzzle space. Supercell’s previous entry, Spooky Pop, had a lot of design mistakes that prevented it from competing with the Saga model. The Core Game Loop. Puzzle Pass.

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In a Privacy-Centric World, Creative is More Important Than Ever

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With privacy becoming more important to mobile players and the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in app advertising inventories, the quality of your creatives has never been more important to the success of your games. In most app advertising inventories, you do not have many levers to pull.