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12 Ways to Take Battle Passes to the Next Level in Mobile Games

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But with so many different examples of battle passes on the market these days, developers have had to get increasingly experimental to build on their past successes. The social co-op battle pass – Top War The 4X strategy game Top War is a team-focused game where players create guilds.

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Duolingo: How the $15B App uses Gaming Principles to Supercharge DAU Growth

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Candy Crush, puzzle games, and YouTube typically occupy this time to prevent boredom. Duolingos thesis was to build a product that was fun, smart and consumable in 3-minute gaps. Lock-In Systems The final piece of the puzzle is getting users to come back the next day - this is where Lock-In Systems come into play.

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How Playrix' Township Became a Billion Dollar Game

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Playrix is one of the powerhouses in the puzzle genre thanks to Gardenscapes and Homescapes’ current success. In many ways, Township has been the cornerstone for Playrix’s success as a title that allowed the company to build experience in live ops, analytics, and user acquisition. product management.

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Turkish Gaming Phenomenon Uncovered: A Conversation with Rina Onur

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Rina co-founded Peak Games, which has become a game-changer in the Turkish gaming scene. Originally, they were developing Royal Riches, a social casino game, investing heavily in optimisation techniques like segmentation, personalisation, dynamic pricing, and live ops tailored for the casino title.

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Stumble Guys vs. Eggy Party: Which Fall Guys Clone Is the King of Mobile?

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It’s likely that Stumble Guys activated UA campaigns around this time period and we also know the game has been building a solid fan base thanks to influencer marketing on platforms such as TikTok and YouTube, which is one of the reasons why the game is so popular in Latin America. Passive skills and active skills. Monetization.

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Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023

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Running through the market by genre, Kress noted that King has done quite well, but other genres had suffered badly, with strategy, RPG, match puzzle, and casino games all down double digits. Shooters got creamed”, too, he said – down 33%. Kress predicted another two years of western market decline at around 5-10%.

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2020 Predictions #10: Playbook to reach the Top of Sports Games

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We believe that the growth of individual titles will not necessarily lead to competition, in-spite of user base overlap, as there is enough room for them to co-exist and grow. We will see more aggressive addition of meta, social features and live-ops events combined with potential franchise tie ups. 1 position in 2020.

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