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What We Can Learn About LiveOps From the 2024 Mobile Gamedev Award Winners

Game Refinery

Each partner event has a theme (like baking a cake, for example), with each team of two having its own target to reach (done by playing the game and building up event currency). For example, what if narrative was tied to a daily login or co-op event?

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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Can Boost Engagement In The Casual Puzzle Genre With Competitive 1v1 Events

Game Refinery

Puzzle Duel was added to Toy Blast in July 2023 and runs every Monday to Wednesday, expanding the LiveOps framework Matchington Mansion Developer Magic Tavern has taken this idea a step further in Matchington Mansion with its 1v1 competitive event, Bake-Off. They advance through the reward track each time they win a match.

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2024 Cherry-picks

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Enjoy co-op gaming and procedurally generated worlds in Unrailed 2. Submissions are handled via our own showreel page and always announced on our blog , so keep a close eye on those if you are interested in pitching your own game for the next one.

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