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

Game Refinery

Only 15% of casual puzzle games in the US top grossing 200 have implemented it, despite it proving reasonably effective at boosting performance in several level-based puzzle games. With that in mind, are mobile game studios missing out on an important opportunity here to boost engagement?

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Enhancing Mobile Game Performance: Essential VFX Techniques for Visual Excellence 

iXie gaming

In the fast-paced world of mobile game development , visual effects (VFX) play a pivotal role in creating immersive experiences that captivate players. However, achieving this level of visual excellence without compromising performance on mobile devices is a delicate balancing act.

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How Cookie Run Bakes its Monster Revenue

Deconstructor of Fun

Cookie Run is has some imporessive traction in the Western markets, which may potentially turn this game into a proper worldwide hit. The card-battling RPG genre was one of the first in mobile games that enjoyed success at scale and popularity around the world.

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

Game Refinery

Millions of mobile games are out there battling for engagement, yet only a few titles manage to fight their way to the top. 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).

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Molyneux on media mistakes, and creativity

Game Daily

Indeed, a Twitter parody account called Peter Molydeux regularly posts amusingly bats-arse game design ideas. The badly botched launches of Kickstarter game Godus, and mobile game Curiosity further damaged his reputation. ” Molyneux’s past interview style matches his somewhat freewheeling approach to life.

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Royal Kingdom: Will it Usurp the Throne or Just be a Royal Relative?

Deconstructor of Fun

Now onto the differences… A new way to define ‘casual player vs player’ (PvP) The biggest glaring difference between the two games is the new attack mechanic that is baked into the natural linear progression and appears every 10 levels. Wonder how they will expand their Royal-verse.

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The top 22 mobile games of 2022

Game Analytics

In the game, you run your own farm, create your own products, and sell to the local community through your own small business. And we don’t see this often enough in games. It’s awesome to see some good messaging baked into its core gameplay. So ads won’t ever spoil what is arguably a perfect mobile game.